"Are you done checking? I told you that you will not find that girl in our territory. Now, shall we discuss the terms of the deal you promised me? You did not find your daughter, but you did disturb the peace and quiet of our place." Natasha's frustration was palpable, adding to the tension in the room.
The shrewd old man, with his cunning mind, was not going to let this go. His every move was calculated, adding to the tension in the air.
Natasha gritted her teeth, the bitter taste of realization dawning on her. She had been outsmarted by the old man from the very beginning, and she was now falling into a trap.
But her anger at the situation and her affection for Rika blinded her to the truth (or made her not care), and she fell into this trap.
'This old man is good! Just where did Ren Li hide Rika? We should have found her if she was near this base. She has to be near here! No paranoid person would send their prisoners too far away from their sight.'
