Is this destiny?

~ Russia, Port of Magadan ~

Sarah entered with Ron and Zula a small warehouse on the outskirts of the Magadan city.

Michael and Oni stayed outside to keep watch, just in case. This is a warehouse occupied by Mr. Wang's people, but one can never be too careful.

"Mrs. White…" A man greeted Sarah and gestured to a man who is tied up to a chair and has a bag over his head. "We captured this man. He secured the van we saw on the video. Mr. Wang is on his way; he should be here in no more than fifteen minutes."

Sarah was surprised. "Mr. Wang is coming here?"

"Yes. Mr. Wang cleared his schedule so that he can meet with you."

Sarah was not sure how to respond. Mr. Wang was always very polite toward her. She remembered the last time she met him, when Hong was hurt and needed treatment in a hospital. At that time Meili showed up. Sarah wondered, what happened to Meili and if she will show up today. But that was only for a second because she has a man to interrogate.

Sarah approached the man and removed the bag from his head.

The man blinked and looked around before his sight settled on Sarah in front of him.

"Are you the man who arranged for this van to wait at the port?" Sarah asked while showing him a still image on her laptop screen.

Sarah saw that the man is not talking. "You can answer my question, or we can do this the hard way."

The man smirked and snorted in response, obviously thinking that her threat has no weight.

Sarah was contemplating between torture and giving him a truth serum, when Mr. Wang made his entrance.

"Mrs. White…" He greeted Sarah with a big smile on his face.

"Mr. Wang. Thank you for assisting me and for coming here in person."

"Not a problem, not a problem…" He said quickly. "It is my pleasure. I was distressed to hear that your husband was mistreated. I don't know who was reckless enough to target him, but I swear to give my all to help you find out."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang."

Mr. Wang glanced toward one of his men on the side. "What is the status?"

"We know that he is the one who arranged for the van, but he is not talking."

"Break his legs." Mr. Wang said with a frown.

"Wait. I have a better solution." Sarah interjected. The man might lie under pain and she has the truth serum. After she finds out what he is hiding, they can do what they want with him.

Sarah was getting ready to inject the man, when they heard a commotion from the main entrance.

One man jogged to Mr. Wang and Sarah. "There is a group outside. They said that they are here on the orders of Mr. Patel."

Sarah confirmed. "Let them in."

She saw that Mr. Wang is confused. "I apologize. I didn't have a chance to inform you. We suspect that they are taking my husband toward West and Mr. Patel can offer assistance. I hope that you can work together."

Mr. Wang didn't respond. He turned to the door and they saw a young woman in a sharp business suit and high heels walking in steady steps. Her light blue suit fit her perfectly and her black hair was pulled into a neat high bun without a single strand out of place.

She went straight for Sarah. "Mrs. White, I presume… I am Mr. Patel's assistant, Suvedini."

Sarah greeted the newcomer and introduced Mr. Wang. "Suvedini, this is Mr. Wang and I was hoping that we can all collaborate on this task."

Suvedini glanced at Mr. Wang before returning her attention to Sarah. "I am here on orders of Mr. Patel to assist you. If you want me to collaborate with Mr. Wang, it will be done."

"No objections from my side." Mr. Wang said.

Sarah exhaled. This went easier than she expected.

"I assume you saw the video.", Sarah spoke to Suvedini. "This man is related to the van and I was about to get him to talk."

"I will not talk." The man finally spoke. "My business runs on secrecy. If I go and tell everyone who my customers are, I will not have any business left."

Sarah shook her head. "Why does it need to be the hard way?"

The man snorted. "This is the Port of Magadan. Many big players have their hands in the game. Do you think that you can do as you please?"

Mr. Wang frowned. "If you know that there are big players involved, you should know who I am and start talking."

The man looked at Mr. Wang with confusion obvious in his expression. 

Mr. Wang was getting irritated (and slightly embarrassed). "Maybe you don't know how I look, but my name..."

"Allow me…", Suvedini said and stood about two steps in front of the man with her arm extended toward him. 

The man was confused for a moment, and then he snickered. "Is this supposed to intimidate me?"

Suvedini snapped her fingers and a second later a krait snake came out of her sleeve.

The man widened his eyes and leaned back in the chair while his sight followed a dark-bluish head that approached him slowly.

Suvedini smiled. "I see you recognize it. This is Kala. Her bite is so light that it can be compared to a mosquito bite. However, her venom will cause severe abdominal cramps that will progress to a general paralysis and within four hours you will die due to respiratory failure… unable to talk… unable to breathe… unable to blink… you will just die in silence while being completely aware."

Suvedini snapped her fingers again, and the snake emerged further from her sleeve and propped herself upward, looking straight at the man who was sweating bullets.

"No… No…Wait… Wait…", the man stuttered. "I got a call from a local guy. He told me to prepare one unmarked van and to have it ready this morning on the dock with a full tank of gas and he paid in cash. That's it."

"Who is the 'local guy'?" Suvedini asked in an icy voice.

"Dimitry. I have his contact in my phone…"

Suvedini snapped her fingers twice and Kala slithered back into her sleeve.

Sarah was impressed and Mr. Wang looked at Suvedini in awe.

"Miss Suvedini… Is Kala your pet?" Mr. Wang asked when she stepped away from the man who is tied up.

"I trained her, yes."

Mr. Wang could not contain his curiosity. "How did you manage to train a krait snake?"

"I spend a lot of time with her, we are inseparable."

"What does your husband think about it?"

Suvedini shot him a side glance. "I am single."

"Oh… well…" Mr. Wang licked his lips nervously. "I have a green basilisk. Do you think that Kala would like a friend?"

Sarah blinked. Is Mr. Wang trying to sell a basilisk, or is he hitting on Suvedini? Well, Suvedini is an attractive woman in the late twenties, while Mr. Wang is not bad to look at and probably in his late thirties, but based on Suvedini's stiff expression, it's not working.

Suvedini looked at Mr. Wang sternly. "Mr. Wang, I came here to work. Also, snakes and lizards don't make friends."

"Of course, of course… I was only thinking…"

"If we are going to make this cooperation work, I suggest you think about our task." Suvedini shot him down.

Sarah felt sorry for Mr. Wang, but they have work to do. "Mr. Wang… I assume that your men can get Dimitry person?"

Mr. Wang confirmed that they will get him and interrogate him properly. He was happy when Suvedini confirmed that she will help.

Before leaving the warehouse, Sarah spoke with Mr. Wang and Suvedini and they agreed to collaborate in establishing a good coverage of the area with a goal to find and follow the van. Sarah emphasized not to approach the van because she does not want to risk them hurting Aiden as a way of getting rid of the evidence.

"I want to know where they are taking him. I hope that your men can follow them without being noticed. We have a team using satellites to track him and as soon as we get something, I will let you know… Also, keep us posted about the most recent sighting…"

Mr. Wang and Suvedini agreed and Sarah, Michael, Oni, Ron, and Zula went to the dock from where Aiden was transferred into a van earlier that morning.

Sarah stood at the exact spot where the van was parked and sighed. Only a few hours ago, Aiden was there. She was sad that he is not here anymore, but she was optimistic because she had a confirmation that he is alive, and they have something solid to follow.

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