The Secret Telephone Number

Jasper answered, "Don't you understand it? The bomb was a diversion."
Joshua said, "Oooohhh! So this explosion will cause us to think he died because of the bomb."
Yanna replied, "I got a theory. At 2 am or earlier, he saw the robbers. Maybe he found his way to the phone and called Nicah. Then he was suddenly grabbed by the robbers."
Nicah mentioned, "Great! Now we are one step closer to finding Carlos."
Joshua replied, "Don't you mean a hundred? We have no clues to where he went. Except for..."
They eyed the piece of paper containing the number.
They all cried in unison, "THE PHONE NUMBER!"

They all got in the Mini Cooper and started driving back to their headquarters, a.k.a. Jasper's mansion. This time, Joshua drove the Mini Cooper more slowly. It was quiet. They were thinking about the seven numbers. 5290437 What could this mean?

They had seen nothing unusual. Yanna could't find anything suspicious. Their only lead was the telephone number.

Joshua then said, "What if the "Help" before the telephone number meant something? Or what if the number itself is a code. Nicah, did you record the conversation?"
Nicah sadly replied, "No..."
They all sighed.
Suddenly Jasper realized, "Nicah! Did you check your answering machine? Maybe Carlos called back!"

They suddenly changed destination. Nicah's house.
Nicah shouted in astonishment. Her house has been ransacked. The door has been left wide open. Nicah rushed to the answering machine, only finding the tape stolen.

Nicah sighed in despair, "They must have got the address from Carlos. Now we don't have any other clues."
Yanna saw something in the corner of her eye. She looked and she smiled. "Maybe not...!"


TO BE CONTINUED...