Maeve was the most self-reliant and charismatic woman Penny had ever known. Penny was deeply influenced by Maeve and took every word she had said to heart. As such, she lowered her gaze and replied, "I don't know."As soon as the words left her lips, the man removed her handcuffs before handcuffing both of her hands once again."Let’s go to Maeve's grave. There might be something buried there." Penny's heart was filled with unease. As they walked outside, she heard the sound of a helicopter approaching in the sky. She thought that it must be Caleb!Her footsteps slowed as she searched for an opportunity to escape.She did not believe that the man intended to take her to Maeve's grave. The state of her uncle's house suggested that Maeve's grave had already been dug up and likely yielded nothing.Penny assumed that her kidnapper said that to ease her suspicions. As for where he was taking her, that remained uncertain."Ms. Sullivan, take me to Miss Maeve’s grave," the man
Penny took a deep breath and said to the leader, "Let's play a game."The man thought he had misheard her as he could not imagine anyone wanting to play a game in this situation.Penny, however, looked at him and continued, "You've already taken control of the entire building. I can't just disappear into thin air. That thing is important to you, but it's also important to me. "Killing a group of irrelevant people won't faze me, so let's play a game. If I lose, I'll tell you where my mother hid that thing."The man raised an eyebrow and pointed the gun's muzzle in between her eyes."Do you think I'd believe you?"Penny was unafraid and calmly said, "You have no choice but to believe me. In this world, I'm the only one who knows where that thing is.""Ms. Sullivan, are you aware of what we're looking for?" The gun's muzzle was pressed on her forehead. One wrong word would mean her death.For someone else, the situation would have been terrifying, but Penny remained calm throug
After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked outside.Jade sobbed as she stood at the door, wiping her tears while listening to the noises outside.Only five minutes had passed, and the game had not even started yet.Penny walked into the hallway. She saw a man smoking not far away. There was a gun in his hand.She took off her coat and undid a few buttons.The man’s eyes lit up when he saw her.Penny beckoned him with her finger, and the man immediately threw down his cigarette, stamped it out, and strode toward her.He even started unbuckling his belt as he walked.Penny turned into the bathroom, and the man followed her in.As soon as he entered, he pressed Penny against the door of a stall, his back facing Jade.However, when Jade saw the gun on the man’s waist, she was so scared that she covered her mouth tightly, not daring to move.At this moment, the man was hurriedly undoing Penny’s buttons, speaking in a flurry of foreign language. His mouth was pressed aga
Penny reloaded her gun and went to another floor.The game had already officially started by then, and these people all had walkie-talkies. They were certainly keeping tabs on her position.She only had to delay as much as possible so that the people downstairs could survive longer, giving those outside a chance to get in.She went straight to the 17th floor, which the kidnappers had probably swept through already. No one had been left behind.Penny avoided the nearby surveillance and found that there were windows here that could be opened.She crouched down and carefully avoided the few patrolmen on this floor.Just as she was about to continue sweeping other rooms, she ran into two men head-on.“She’s here! On the 17th floor! Catch her!”Hearing them communicate in a foreign language, Penny hurriedly ran to the other side. However, gunshots rang out behind her. The bullets hit the ground near her feet as a warning.She was surprisingly calm at that moment, even hiding on top
Everyone around knew his identity. Just a second ago, he had been commanding the police. Shawn had also made a call from above.The safety of this man before them was more important than anyone else at the scene.“Mr. Fergerson, it’s enough that they go. Your safety is more important.”However, Caleb would not listen to such words, having already taken off his suit.Seeing that they could not persuade him, everyone was somewhat trepidatious.With a gun in hand, Caleb spoke in a detached tone.“Even if something happens to me, it has nothing to do with you.”Time waited for no one, and everyone knew they could not delay further. Even if there was no one on the 15th floor just now, what about now?They dared not gamble. They could only climb up to the 15th floor through the ducts while there was still no new news.As the windows from the 14th floor down had all been locked, and the kidnappers inside could not see the facade, climbing up through the ducts was feasible.Everyone’
Caleb’s eyes were also very red as he soothingly patted her back again and again.“It’s okay now. It’s okay.”He carefully cradled Penny’s head as if he were touching some fragile treasure.Penny’s forehead was bruised, and there were also traces of blood at the corner of her mouth.He gently wiped the bloodstains clean with the corner of his shirt and kissed her, saying again, “It’s alright.”He comforted her.Tears welled up in Penny’s eyes in an instant. She had not expected Caleb to come, and especially not so quickly.He must have climbed up through the ducts all the way to the 15th floor. The slightest misstep could have cost him his life.Who did Caleb come for?Who did he take such a great risk for?Yet quickly, she thought of Jade, who was also here. The relationship between these cousins was quite good.Instantly, the emotion that had risen in her disappeared without a trace.She became calm again.Caleb did not notice her change and simply pulled her behind the
The kidnappers had no time to react, and they all fell down.Penny stood by Caleb’s side. Upon seeing this scene, she only felt nauseous.In the past, she never would have thought that such things would happen around her.She had always felt that those police films were deceiving, but at this moment, she understood that there was no such thing as peace and quiet in this world. It was just that these people maintained public order and marched on with their burdens.Caleb said to the group of police officers, “There are about a dozen people left in the first-floor lobby.”As soon as he finished speaking, Penny wanted to check on the man with the tattoo on the back of his hand.However, after taking just one step forward, Caleb pulled her back with a shout.“Be careful!”Inside the elevator, the man with the tattoo on his hand, fired a shot while on his last breath.Penny was tackled to the ground by Caleb. The bullet grazed his cheek, leaving a shallow trace of blood.If it had
”Boo-hoo…”Jade had been crying. At this moment, seeing the man lying in a pool of blood, she fainted outright.Penny stood not far away, not daring to approach.It was because from the look in Jade’s eyes, she detected intense hatred.She opened her mouth, but at this moment, she could not utter a single word.She quickly took off her own coat and handed it to Caleb.She had intended to explain a few words, but Caleb wrapped Jade in the coat and walked out without saying anything.Penny stood in place, suddenly feeling that this incident would become a thorn in the hearts of the Fergersons. Moreover, the distance between her and Caleb at this moment was like a vast abyss.The smell in this room was truly unbearable. The man had obviously tortured Jade and for at least 40 minutes.The other kidnappers on the floor had been cleaned up, but this kidnapper had been in this room all along. That was why he had not been discovered until much later.Penny followed Caleb with heavy s