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It was already the following morning by the time Shane made it to the location of the GPS tracking system
manufacturer, for it was in yet another country.
He was personally received by the manufacturer's senior executive. After learning the cause of his visit, the man
agreed to track the helicopter for him.
“This is the helicopter's serial number. You should be able to lock onto its location with this, right?” Shane looked at
him with urgency brimming in his eyes.
He was desperate to find Natalie.
It was already the third day she had gone missing, and he had no idea what was happening to her.
Taking the photo from him, the senior executive glanced at it. “You've been to the helicopter's fuselage
manufacturer, Mr. Shane?”
“Yes, I went to the rotor blade manufacturer first and learned about the various major manufacturers that
assembled the entire helicopter. This serial number was provided by the fuselage manufacturer,” Shane replied
with a nod.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe senior executive flashed him a smile. “Understood. I'll have the technical department lock onto this helicopter's
GPS tracking system.”
“Thank you!” Shane's brows that had been scrunched together for three days finally eased slightly.
The process of locking onto the helicopter's GPS tracking system was exceedingly slow, as it was too far away, and
the signal was intermittent.
Fortunately, luck was on their side, for Shane finally got the answer he wanted.
“The results are out, Mr. Shane.” The senior executive walked over to Shane with a document in his hands. “The
helicopter has been traveling to and fro Nalanica in the past three days.”
“Nalanica.” Shane narrowed his eyes. Hmm, it's Nalanica again.
The senior executive nodded in affirmation. “That's right. At present, it's parked on an airport apron in Nalanica.”
So, Natalie is in Nalanica?
Shane curled his hands into fists.
No, there's also a possibility that it's merely a facade Sean deliberately created. Perhaps she has already been
transported someplace else by other means of transportation after they arrived in Nalanica.
At that thought, Shane asked, “Has it been to anywhere else in the past two days?”
“Yes. According to the GPS tracking system, it disappeared in Nalanica's open ocean three days ago, alongside its
signal. However, the signal was only gone for a short time before it reappeared, for the helicopter then made a
return flight. It went back to the airport apron I mentioned earlier. Yesterday, it again made a flight to the open
ocean, and the signal was lost once more. Shortly after, it made a return flight again. Therefore, my guess is that
the signal blinked out due to the fog and magnetic field as it passed through the airspace over the ocean,” the
senior executive expounded.
Shane pursed his lips. “How long was it between the disappearance and reappearance of the signal?”
“It was about half an hour,” the senior executive answered.
The second Shane heard that, his eyes lit up like Christmas lights. “Half an hour... I remember that the flight
between Nalanica's open ocean and the land on the other side is about five hours, yes?”
“Yes, that's right.”
Shane's clenched fists trembled, and undisguised excitement shone in his eyes.
A five-hour flight means that the location where the helicopter's signal disappeared is at least a thousand nautical
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmmiles from the land on the other side. But it couldn't travel that far. Most importantly, it always disappeared for half
an hour in the middle of the ocean before making a return flight. That means that it stopped somewhere there!
Yesterday, I was told that there are a ton of small islands in the middle of Nalanica's open ocean. And now, it has
been proven that the helicopter stopped at a particular island! In other words, Natalie is on an island!
After figuring that out, the urge to set out right away on a helicopter and search for Natalie on the islands in the
ocean seized him.
However, he knew he had to calm down.
Inhaling deeply, he turned his gaze to the senior executive. “Can you not determine the location of the helicopter
after its signal blinked out?”
“No, Mr. Shane. Our GPS tracking system is already the most advanced in the world. We also have collaborations
with several military forces. Unfortunately, technology can never compare to the might of nature. Not only is
Nalanica's open ocean shrouded in heavy fog all year round, but there's even a magnetic field there. All electronic
devices will lose their signals there. No matter how advanced the technology, one can't possibly determine the
location where the helicopter's signal blinked out. Hence, this is the best we can do,” the senior executive explained
with a wry smile.
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