Forty-eight hours ticked by slowly, with the desperate search for the missing boy leading to different dead ends.
Jasper's men combed the city and its environs for the boy, utilising various local intel.
They dismantled every gang hideout in the city and even confronted some cartel known for its human trafficking activities in the underworld.
Yet, there was no sign of the missing boy.
It was as though he had disappeared into thin air.
And to make matters worse, no calls were made by the supposed ghost kidnappers.
No ransom was even requested, which all pointed to two things: either the kidnappers wanted the boy for keeps, or the boy had already been killed.
Either way, this was bad news for the Mendozas, who were currently being held hostage in the devil's den, awaiting the start of their trial.
