Jake trembled as he said, "I'm Jake Bullen from the Department of Health! We're just following orders.""Following orders? What orders and who gave them?" Fitz's cold gaze swept over Jake and Rory's faces. "We came to ch-check the permit," Jake said after mustering up the courage. "Haven't we given you the permit already? Why did you rough him up?" Fitz asked, looking thunderous.Trey had run over to tell him that something was happening with the pharmaceutical factory, but he hadn't been told that the permit had been torn up. "P-Permit? Where?" Rory had been so scared that his mind had gone blank. He had completely forgotten about what had happened. "It's… It's the one you tore up!" Trey said, panting. "What?" Fitz's expression suddenly changed. He looked down and noticed the torn pieces of paper on the ground and immediately became furious. Glaring at Jake and Rory, he yelled, "Tell me! Which bastard tore that up? Step forward!"Everyone jolted with fright and simultaneo
"Who the hell did this!" Fitz was furious. The equipment they had bought was all of extremely high quality, and they were very expensive. He had brought over so many soldiers not just to protect the factory but also to protect the shipment of equipment and ensure that it remained undamaged.The men who had taken part in smashing up the machines fell to their knees in fear at once. They wailed, "It has nothing to do with us! It was Mr. Bullen and Mr. Woodsen who made us smash it!""Splash him awake!" Fitz's eyes were bulging with anger, and he was breathing heavily.Two soldiers splashed a huge bucket of water on Rory's face. He shuddered and woke up. "Tell me honestly! Who told you to smash it up?" Fitz said, pointing to the equipment next to them.The newly-awaken Rory turned to look at the equipment behind him, and he hastily pointed at Jake. "It was Jake who gave the command to smash it! He even said that if anything big happened, he would take responsibility!"Jake was utt
"Yes, they've all been shot dead. Even the law enforcement team that went with them are all… all dead," his assistant said. Cold sweat was pouring off him like rain."Sebastian! How could he be so bold? Connect me to the may—"Before Marcel could finish speaking, Liam walked into his office with two military officers wearing the uniform of a major. There was also a man in a suit with a badge pinned to his chest."Are you Marcel Lyme?" Liam asked, his expression frosty. Marcel looked Liam and the others up and down and said, "Yes… I-I am. Who are you?"The man in the suit went up to him and said, "Hello, Mr. Lyme. I'm from the Investigation Department. There are some things I'd like to find out more about from you. Please come with us.""What? What do you want with me? I haven't made any mistakes, have I?" Marcel asked fearfully, trembling.He could not understand why they had come looking for him. Besides, what were the three officers behind him doing?Even if he had offended
"What did you say?" Marcel had assumed that the worst that could happen would be that he would be arrested and sentenced. However, when Liam said that someone would die, Marcel was aghast."After we've verified your actions, we'll execute you by gunshot within three days! This is an order from above!" Liam said and turned around. He didn't even want to look at Marcel again.Marcel burst into loud laughter as he wailed. "The Gullivers! Kelvin Gulliver! They were the ones who did this to me! Even if I become a ghost, I'll never forgive them!""Oh? Is this related to the Gullivers?" Liam asked impassively as he turned to look at Marcel. "Yes! It does have something to do with them!" Marcel wiped away the tear stains on his face and sobbed, "I'm willing to tell you everything I know. Can you please spare my life?"Liam shook his head slightly and sighed, saying, "A military order is as immovable as a mountain. However, if you behave well, we can hide your crimes from society so that
Rosalie glared at the security guard and picked up the scattered flowers from the ground.Although Rosalie had grown up in a wealthy family, she understood how difficult life was for those on the lowest rung of the social ladder. Anyone who had to sell flowers on the street on a festive day must be doing it because they were forced to do so and had no choice.It must be true for the little boy in front of them. He was so young, but he was helping his family share the burden of raising him. He was so thoughtful that it made their hearts ache."Exactly! You only need to chase him off. Did you have to hit him?" Whitney frowned, looking displeased.She had watched the rain pouring down outside while the unfortunate child was kicked to the ground by the security guard. His clothes were drenched!She hastily bent down and helped the little boy up."How dare you be so arrogant?" Zane said. He slapped the security guard before turning toward Sebastian and said, "Mr. Ballard, please wait
The force of the bullet hitting Rosalie made her roll forward several feet. A pained expression flashed across her face, but even when she hit the ground, she was still pointing at the security guard behind Sebastian."Rosalie!" Sebastian roared. He shot forward and caught her in his arms. When he saw the red, flower-like bloodstain on the back of her snow-white coat, he felt as if his heart had been pierced by a thousand arrows.The security guard who had fired the gun looked shocked when he realized that he had not managed to kill Sebastian.By the time he pulled the trigger again, Sebastian seemed to disappear into thin air. Right after that, an agile figure appeared in front of the security guard. He tried to turn the gun, but Sebastian kicked him in the chest.The security guard barreled backward and crashed against the wall behind him, as if he was a bullet that had just been fired out of a gun.The crash made him feel as if his upper body had gone completely numb, but he
Zane glanced at the gunman, who was lying dead in the corner, and at the unmoving boy, who was lying on the ground in the distance. He hesitated but still started the engine quickly.Whitney climbed into the car and sat in the passenger seat. She turned and said to Sebastian, "How's Ms. Griffin?""I've only temporarily stopped the bleeding. I'm not sure if her internal organs were injured or not, so we must get back as quickly as we can so that I can treat her wound," Sebastian said in a slightly choked voice.He had never imagined that Rosalie would take a bullet for him without any thought for her own life. He looked down at Rosalie, who was lying unconscious in his arms, and he couldn't help but think about everything that had happened since they met.At first, he had treated her coldly and kept her at arm's length until he eventually came to accept her. Now, Rosalie was barely hanging on to life. Sebastian had finally realized that he already owed her too much. He was afraid
The burly officer frowned.After hesitating for a long time, he mustered up the courage to approach Sebastian and glance inside the car. When he saw that there really was a severely injured young woman inside, he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"Sebastian had no choice but to tell him simply about what had happened. Once he had heard Sebastian's account, the burly officer waved a hand at the dozen or so officers behind him and said, "Put your guns away. Clear a path and send the young lady in the car to the hospital at once. Hurry!"Sebastian said gratefully, "Thank you.""You're welcome. I'm very sorry. We received a report from someone about a murder, but we didn't expect you to be the victims."He added, "Hurry, time waits for no man. With police cars clearing a path, the journey will be much smoother." He saluted Sebastian and the others and sprinted back to his car.With the police cars clearing a way for them, the half-hour journey to Tranquil Hospital was shortened to