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    “Yes, Rachel also—”


    Before Tracy could finish speaking, Brianunched himself into the pool.


    He plunged into the cold water, paddling frantically, turning this way and that in search of Rachel. But no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find a single trace of her.


    He decided to swim around the pool—onep, then two, then three… until he eventually lost track of how many times he had scoured the entire pool.


    Eventually, his stamina waned. When he finally broke the surface, he took a deep breath and yelled out desperately, “Rachel, where are you? Come out, now! Stop hiding. Please, juste out.”


    He called out repeatedly, but received no response. “I’m begging you, pleasee out! You can yell at me, or hit me, you can do whatever you want! Just please, show yourself…” By the end, his voice dropped to a whisper.


    Droplets dripped from his chin, though it was impossible to tell whether they were water or tears. Brian was deste, and it was clear to anyone who looked.


    “Brian!” Tracy cried from the poolside, her voice trembling with fear for his well-being. “Please get out of the water. That’s enough, okay? I’m the one begging you now—please stop this!”


    But Brian remained oblivious to her pleas. He didn’t even turn toward her and continued to drift in a daze, as if he hadn’t heard a word.


    Tracy’s face tightened with worry. “Come on, Brian. You’ve been in the water for far too long. You can’t keep going like this! If you push yourself any further, you might actually die.”


    That got his attention, though he merely nced at her briefly, silent, before closing his eyes and disappearing back into the water.


    This time, he didn’t resurface for what felt like an eternity.


    The water was calm, disturbed only by the asional, small ripples.


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    Tracy was so frightened that she began to cry in earnest. “Brian, get out of the water! Stop scaring me! Come out now! Don’t leave me alone…”


    She cried until her voice turned hoarse, and finally, she copsed to the ground.


    Fortunately, she still had a shred of rationality left, and she managed to yell at the security. “What are you just standing there for? Go and save him! I’m telling you, if anything happens to him, you will all face serious consequences!”


    At hermand, a dozen people jumped into the pool.


    They quickly managed to grab hold of Brian, but even in the water, they were no match for him. They couldn’t stop him.


    “Brian, I’m begging you!” Tracy screamed again. “Just get out of the water.”


    “I won’t rest until I find her, whether she’s dead or alive.”


    Brian kept telling himself that he needed to find Rachel, no matter what. He wasn’t going to leave the water without her.


    Meanwhile, through the haze of Tracy’s fear, she felt utterly bewildered. How could Rachel just vanish without a trace?


    More than ten minutes had passed, and she refused to believe that Rachel was still alive at that point.


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