He raised his hand and signaled the girl to pause, and then he picked up his phone and answered it, "Hello, Sergio. What's the matter? Is something up?"
An urgent voice could be heard saying on the other end of the phone, "Mister Yates, I am now in the county next to where you’re at. I'm in a valley that's even further away from the county you're in. I heard that there are plenty of—"
"Wait for me there! No matter if Yvonne is in that village in the mountains or not, I have to personally make a trip there. Just in case I can meet her there. Even if I had to risk my life, I have to take her away.
Sergio, wait for me. I'll come as soon as I can!" Kingston said with great urgency.
Upon saying that, he started putting his suit on.
"What's the matter?" asked the girl.
"I'm sorry. Stay at this hotel today.
Something's come up, so I have to go. I may not return today," Kingston said to the girl hurriedly.
"You're looking for your family, right?" the girl asked.
"I've got to go. Recuperate here. I'll be going over now," Kingston replied.
The girl immediately grabbed Kingston’s arm. "Mister..."
When she addressed him as mister, Kingston suddenly felt a little warm.
"I am familiar with this area, the counties nearby, and also the valleys. If you're looking for your cousin, I may be able to lend you a hand. The injuries on my head are fine. They are just superficial wounds. I'll follow you. I can endure hardships, so I'll be fine. I might even be able to be of great help to you at critical moments," the girl said sincerely.
Kingston thought about it, and then he nodded. "Alright! Let's go!"
After he had already put on his suit, he suddenly thought that he would be trekking through the mountains and rivers later, so he took off his suit again. Then, he changed into workwear. He originally wanted to shave his beard after he came back to the hotel, but before he managed to tidy himself up, he had to depart again.
Kingston and the girl who came along with him were the only ones left on higher ground in the valley.
After both of them laid on their stomach quietly on that higher ground for more than one hour, their hard work truly paid off. Before the night had completely fallen, the young mother that Sergio spoke of appeared in Kingston's line of sight.
Unfortunately, the young mother was indeed carrying two children, but she was not Yvonne.
Kingston then came down from the higher ground with immense disappointment and he walked out along the uneven surface.
The sky was completely darkened, so both of them had to rely on their phones for lights. There were all sorts of vines and weeds on the ground. Kingston was not in a good mood, so he was walking very quickly.
As he was walking, he suddenly shouted," Gosh, I've been bitten by something."
Upon hearing that, the girl behind her suddenly shouted in shock, "It's venomous... snake!"
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