You Hit My Heart (Joyce and Luther) novel Chapter 2041

Chapter 2041: Darkness Under the Lamp

On the other side, Khebury, South Island.

Days and nights of searching had taken their toll. Luther was utterly exhausted, having not slept for two consecutive nights. Not finding any trace of Joyce had pushed him to the brink of collapse.

Experts from various fields had gathered here.

This included geologists, historians, professional search and rescue teams, and more.

They conducted a thorough search of South Island, but so far, there had been no breakthrough.

Cecelia had returned home to take care of the children. Life had to go on, and it was important to keep the children calm.

Luther sat in a temporary tent, his hands supporting his head. His once sharp eyes were now dull, and his handsome face was pale. He was on the verge of despair.

At that moment,

Aaron suddenly burst in.

"Mr. Warner! We've finally found something!"

Luther's spirit was instantly revived. He stood up immediately, "What did you find?"

"The survey team discovered a hidden passage. The entrance is extremely concealed. You should come and see it," Aaron said urgently.

Luther was stunned for a moment, "A hidden passage?!"

He never imagined such a strange thing could exist. It couldn't possibly be a recently dug tunnel; the engineering required would be too great. He never expected that this island would hide a secret passage, and he had no idea about it.

He quickly followed Aaron to the entrance of the passage.

The captain of the survey team, Captain Stevens, saw Luther and quickly said, "Mr. Warner, it's right here."

Captain Stevens pointed to a very concealed entrance, "We actually searched here before but didn't notice anything. Who would have thought that behind this electrical box, these bricks could actually move?"

Luther looked around at his current location. It was right between the guesthouse and the villa resort. This was exactly where Joyce had to pass that night. Such an obvious location, yet they hadn't found it immediately-it was truly darkness under the lamp.

Captain Stevens continued, "It wasn't until our third search that I noticed something odd about the moss here. I studied the brick seams closely and felt they had been moved, causing some moss to appear crushed. It didn't seem like it was due to our search efforts. So I looked around the electrical box and found a hidden lever. Right here."

Captain Stevens showed Luther.

"This lever turns 90 degrees to the right, then 90 degrees to the left, then 90 degrees to the right again. This opens the passage."

Captain Stevens demonstrated.

"What was this passage originally used for?" Aaron asked in confusion.

"Military bases often hold many secrets. The passage could have hidden weapons, ammunition, minerals-possibly even an air-raid shelter. In short, it was a channel for transporting secret materials," the archaeologist explained.

"So you're saying someone who knew about this passage took Joyce from here?" Luther frowned. "This area happens to be a blind spot for surveillance cameras; no wonder they could take her away silently."

"Exactly," nodded the archaeologist.

At this moment, the team that had gone down to investigate returned.

The leader reported, "Captain, Mr. Warner, following the passage down leads to a large space inside. We didn't expect this island to be hollow! We estimate it could hold over ten thousand people."

"What!" Luther exclaimed in shock.

"The end of the passage is a rocky cave entrance directly connected to the sea above. Because no one has been to that side and ships can't see it due to obstructions, it's extremely hidden! Even locals don't know about this cave entrance," described the team member. "I suspect small submarines once docked here; taking one or two people away through such means would be no problem."

Luther was completely stunned.

He roughly understood what had happened.

Elsa's midnight landing on South Island was just a diversion by their enemies!