In the following days, Greg Jensen continued to live a life of dual cultivation during the day and at night, keeping the girls well fed.
As the year-end approached, Quinton Creed finally became restless and made several phone calls to urge him on, and it was only then that Greg agreed to begin the plan.
He gave that inferior-quality amulet to Max Milton and instructed him to take it to Quinton Creed; afterward, he began to patiently wait at home, waiting for the notification that the auction was about to begin.
After two or three days, Quinton Creed's call came through, inviting him to attend the auction the following morning.
Trey Holmes was still the driver, but this time there was an extra passenger, Nathan Humphrey, in the back seat.
Nathan Humphrey had also received the notification. However, this time he didn't bring Creed Humphrey with him; instead, he went to Phoenix County with Greg.