Chapter 243: A Game

For the next half hour, they weaved through the labyrinth of back roads and side streets, the tension in the vehicle mounting with every turn. Just when they thought they had found a clear path, Rodney's radio crackled to life, the dispatcher's voice delivering another devastating blow. "Agents, we've got reports of a secondary blockade ahead. Looks like construction crews have torn up a section of the road, citing a gas leak as the reason." Cindy swore under her breath, her frustration reaching a boiling point. "You've got to be kidding me," she snarled, her hands balling into fists in her lap. "How far does this obstruction reach?" The dispatcher's reply was grim. "Far enough to cut off any access to the Grey residence from this direction. You're effectively boxed in." A heavy silence descended upon the car as the weight of their predicament settled in. It was becoming increasingly clear that their mission was being systematically dismantled, their every move anticipated and coun