Chapter Four
Frank was getting worried. It's been two days and there's still no news of Joe and Smith. His dad had promised him that the kidnappers would contact him. Frank tried surfing on the Internet for any possible news. He had only managed to find out many fan tributes and sites dedicated to Amos and Smith. There wasn't any news in relation.
"Dad, are you sure Joe's alright?" Frank asked in exasperation. They were on their way to Bayport Station to find out any updates on the case.
"Frankly son, I'm worried too. I'm sure that we'd be able to get some news today." Fenton said as he tried to convince his son. The last time he contacted Chief Collig, there wasn't any news. As they pulled up the driveway, one of the officers came running out to the driveway.
"Mr. Hardy, the kidnappers are on the line!" Upon hearing that, both Fenton and Frank ran in to Chief Collig's office. He had just hung up. "Fenton, I'm glad you came. Those kidnappers aren't related to Amos. They just wanted money. Joe happened to be on the way, so they brought him along too. The kidnappers contacted Smith's manager and we had just managed to trace the call to a warehouse." Chief Collig informed them as they entered the room.
Frank silently thanked God for answering his prayers.
"What are we waiting for now? Let's head on to the warehouse." Frank exclaimed.
"Wait a minute. I'll inform my men." Chief Collig bellowed out a series of commands. Soon, the entire Bayport police team was out driving to the warehouse, located at the wharves, with Fenton's car tailing. They soon reached the warehouse and surrounded it.
Frank kicked the door opened. To his astonishment, the warehouse was empty. There was a tape lying on the floor. Frank played it on the radio in his van.
"You think we're stupid? You're tricked. This isn't as simple as you thought. Now that you came, you have one more person to deal with. Remember Pete Daniels? He's highly wanted by the F.B.I. Search through your files before you come barging in again. There wouldn't be another time. . Hardy, your son's in the way. I dumped him somewhere. It's time for some game of Hide and Seek. We want the ransom by next week or you'll see Smith dead like Amos. You don't want bad reputation coming, do you?"
The message in the tape ended. Frank and the rest went searching for Joe immediately.
"Joe! Where are you?" Frank shouted to the empty warehouse and heard his voice echoing. He went to the back and kicked the wall. There was a series of rumbles and he thought he saw a gap. Frank pushed the exposed wall open and found rats scattering all over a badly bitten body. He screamed upon seeing the face of the body. It was Joe. He ignored the rats and carried his brother and ran out to the van.
"Frank, what happened? Oh goodness, we better bring him to the hospital fast." Fenton said upon seeing his younger son. Frank drove like a maniac to the hospital. The doctors quickly attended to him.
"He's alright now. We gave him an injection. Thankfully, the rats weren't carrying any diseases. We need to keep him overnight for observation." The doctor informed them.
Frank and Fenton entered the room. They saw Joe stirring awake.
"Joe! You're awake!" Frank exclaimed in relief.
Joe looked disoriented for a moment.
"Dad! You got to save Smith! Everything's not so simple! There's a person name Pete who's looking for Smith regarding Amos!" Joe said a little too loudly and regretted his actions. The injuries to his body were starting to hurt.
"Joe, I think you need a break off the case. We know that too. Leave it all to us." Fenton reassured his younger son.
"Dad! I don't want to be off the case! I know much information. I overheard something about revenge!" Joe answered back. He felt annoyed. There wasn't anything to be done with Smith and they're abducting him for no reason besides money. He could be hurt.
"We'll discuss this tomorrow. Frank, you better stay with Joe. I don't want him to sneak off in his current condition." Fenton said as he left the room.
"Frank, you got to help me. I know what's all this about now. I just need a laptop and your help." Joe pleaded desperately. Frank finally gave in to his pleas. "Alright, I'll be back in a hour."
Joe took advantage of the situation. He wrote a note to his brother and changed into his original set of clothes before sneaking out of the room. He knew where the kidnappers were doing and why they wanted Smith now. He had pieced out every piece of information in his head.
Frank came back after an hour to find an empty room. He cursed. Why did Joe always act before he thinks? He found a note on the empty bed.
"Sorry Frank. I was rushing for time. Log online and search for Pete Daniels. Try hacking into his site and you'll find out the information we need. - Joe "
Frank followed his brother's orders and log online. He found the required personal website of Pete Daniels. The website wasn't making any sense. There was just a blank page with words all over. He stared on the mess of words and finally found a word that made sense.
A B C D E F C H L J I L C N K P M R E T U V W S Y Z
Amongst the letters, there was a word which says, "Click me."
Frank clicked on each word and a password box appeared. He keyed in "Amos" and successfully gained entry into his site.
He saw pictures of Pete taken with Amos. There was even a page dedicated to Amos.
On it was a message. It says, "Amos, I love you." Below was a picture of Amos taken with Pete in front Smith's concert. Frank finally understood something. Pete was Amos's brother and Smith's manager. There was more to the story.
Frank was getting worried. It's been two days and there's still no news of Joe and Smith. His dad had promised him that the kidnappers would contact him. Frank tried surfing on the Internet for any possible news. He had only managed to find out many fan tributes and sites dedicated to Amos and Smith. There wasn't any news in relation.
"Dad, are you sure Joe's alright?" Frank asked in exasperation. They were on their way to Bayport Station to find out any updates on the case.
"Frankly son, I'm worried too. I'm sure that we'd be able to get some news today." Fenton said as he tried to convince his son. The last time he contacted Chief Collig, there wasn't any news. As they pulled up the driveway, one of the officers came running out to the driveway.
"Mr. Hardy, the kidnappers are on the line!" Upon hearing that, both Fenton and Frank ran in to Chief Collig's office. He had just hung up. "Fenton, I'm glad you came. Those kidnappers aren't related to Amos. They just wanted money. Joe happened to be on the way, so they brought him along too. The kidnappers contacted Smith's manager and we had just managed to trace the call to a warehouse." Chief Collig informed them as they entered the room.
Frank silently thanked God for answering his prayers.
"What are we waiting for now? Let's head on to the warehouse." Frank exclaimed.
"Wait a minute. I'll inform my men." Chief Collig bellowed out a series of commands. Soon, the entire Bayport police team was out driving to the warehouse, located at the wharves, with Fenton's car tailing. They soon reached the warehouse and surrounded it.
Frank kicked the door opened. To his astonishment, the warehouse was empty. There was a tape lying on the floor. Frank played it on the radio in his van.
"You think we're stupid? You're tricked. This isn't as simple as you thought. Now that you came, you have one more person to deal with. Remember Pete Daniels? He's highly wanted by the F.B.I. Search through your files before you come barging in again. There wouldn't be another time. . Hardy, your son's in the way. I dumped him somewhere. It's time for some game of Hide and Seek. We want the ransom by next week or you'll see Smith dead like Amos. You don't want bad reputation coming, do you?"
The message in the tape ended. Frank and the rest went searching for Joe immediately.
"Joe! Where are you?" Frank shouted to the empty warehouse and heard his voice echoing. He went to the back and kicked the wall. There was a series of rumbles and he thought he saw a gap. Frank pushed the exposed wall open and found rats scattering all over a badly bitten body. He screamed upon seeing the face of the body. It was Joe. He ignored the rats and carried his brother and ran out to the van.
"Frank, what happened? Oh goodness, we better bring him to the hospital fast." Fenton said upon seeing his younger son. Frank drove like a maniac to the hospital. The doctors quickly attended to him.
"He's alright now. We gave him an injection. Thankfully, the rats weren't carrying any diseases. We need to keep him overnight for observation." The doctor informed them.
Frank and Fenton entered the room. They saw Joe stirring awake.
"Joe! You're awake!" Frank exclaimed in relief.
Joe looked disoriented for a moment.
"Dad! You got to save Smith! Everything's not so simple! There's a person name Pete who's looking for Smith regarding Amos!" Joe said a little too loudly and regretted his actions. The injuries to his body were starting to hurt.
"Joe, I think you need a break off the case. We know that too. Leave it all to us." Fenton reassured his younger son.
"Dad! I don't want to be off the case! I know much information. I overheard something about revenge!" Joe answered back. He felt annoyed. There wasn't anything to be done with Smith and they're abducting him for no reason besides money. He could be hurt.
"We'll discuss this tomorrow. Frank, you better stay with Joe. I don't want him to sneak off in his current condition." Fenton said as he left the room.
"Frank, you got to help me. I know what's all this about now. I just need a laptop and your help." Joe pleaded desperately. Frank finally gave in to his pleas. "Alright, I'll be back in a hour."
Joe took advantage of the situation. He wrote a note to his brother and changed into his original set of clothes before sneaking out of the room. He knew where the kidnappers were doing and why they wanted Smith now. He had pieced out every piece of information in his head.
Frank came back after an hour to find an empty room. He cursed. Why did Joe always act before he thinks? He found a note on the empty bed.
"Sorry Frank. I was rushing for time. Log online and search for Pete Daniels. Try hacking into his site and you'll find out the information we need. - Joe "
Frank followed his brother's orders and log online. He found the required personal website of Pete Daniels. The website wasn't making any sense. There was just a blank page with words all over. He stared on the mess of words and finally found a word that made sense.
A B C D E F C H L J I L C N K P M R E T U V W S Y Z
Amongst the letters, there was a word which says, "Click me."
Frank clicked on each word and a password box appeared. He keyed in "Amos" and successfully gained entry into his site.
He saw pictures of Pete taken with Amos. There was even a page dedicated to Amos.
On it was a message. It says, "Amos, I love you." Below was a picture of Amos taken with Pete in front Smith's concert. Frank finally understood something. Pete was Amos's brother and Smith's manager. There was more to the story.