Chapter 99: Is it you, Henry?

"Bring in the helicopters and tanks. Suppress them all. If they dare to fight back, annihilate them all, not a single one alive!"

Henry's voice was icy. He knew that with this order, thousands of people could pay the price with their lives, but he didn't care.

For Laura's sake, he wouldn't back down even if faced with enemies numbering in the tens or hundreds of thousands. He knew they would all be slaughtered.

"You better pray that nothing happens to Laura. Otherwise, I don't know how many people I'll bury along with her."

After uttering his final words, Henry walked away with long strides.

Harold and Beckett remained kneeling, burying their heads deeply in the ground until they couldn't hear Henry's footsteps anymore, and only then did they dare to lift their heads.

"If I find out who laid a finger on her, I'll pulverize them to dust!"

Veins popped on Beckett's face, and his teeth grated loudly.

But Harold was in an even deeper despair, bloodshot veins filling his eyes almost completely.

Henry was Harold's most revered person, a god in his heart, and Laura was Henry's woman. Yet now, she seemed to be held hostage by a military force within his Freton City. This wasn't just a slap in his face, it was an attempt on his life!

"The troops appearing here can only be from the Freton City side. Who else would have the audacity to kidnap the Miss of the Costa family?"

A thought flashed through Harold's mind, and upon reflection, the only one who could be so unrestrained in Freton City was Beckett.

But Beckett was right there, kneeling with him. It couldn't possibly be him.

Anyone who knew Henry's identity and the weight that came with the title of the King of the North State wouldn't dare to offend Henry, including anyone associated with him.

"Capturing Laura could be for money, for desire, or because of the ability to mobilize troops."

Harold abruptly stood up, a look of extreme horror on his face, and he quickly took out his phone, flipping open the contacts, and called someone.

But after a couple of beeps, the call was rejected. He dialed again, but now the phone was turned off.

His body was trembling like a leaf, and he could hardly stand. The phone slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

Beckett was stunned.

He had been arrogant and fearless, especially before Henry arrived in Freton City, but now he was at a loss, especially when faced with the unimaginable wrath of Henry.

When Harold was there, he also felt unwilling to provoke trouble. But now, seeing the mixture of fear on Harold's face, he himself felt a chill. "What is Harold afraid of?"

Beckett looked around coldly for a while, then, when he suddenly realized, his eyes glazed over, and he slowly uttered a sentence, "It can't be true, right?"

"Run, where can we run?"

Elijah blocked the cave exit, step by step approaching Laura, with a continuous sinister smile.

By now, Laura was already desperate. She had already searched several times and there was simply no other way out here. If it weren't for the relatively spacious interior of the cave, she wouldn't have been able to contend with Elijah until now.

No, even if I have to die, I won't benefit this beast, Elijah! At this point, Laura no longer harbored any illusion in her heart. She knew that the other party wouldn't care about what she said.

Find a sharp stone... I would rather die here... Laura slowly retreated while looking around desolately. Just then, a ringtone suddenly sounded, breaking the current situation.

"Who the hell is it?" Elijah was initially flustered by the sudden interruption, but then he regained some composure, took out his phone, looked at it, and hesitated before quickly hanging up.

"Dad's calling now. It must be to ask why I brought a legion out. Now is not the time to talk about that. After I deal with Laura, Dad will have no choice but to accept it. At most, my punishment will just be a beating or being restricted; there's nothing to fear."

Thinking this, Elijah simply turned off his phone, lest someone call during the most enjoyable moment later.

Turning his head to look at Laura again, he found that she had already shrunk into a corner.

He couldn't help but laugh lasciviously and say, "Darling, have you chosen a good spot? Then hurry up and take off all your clothes so I can have a good look."

Taking two more steps forward, Elijah suddenly changed his expression and shouted, "Stop!" But it was too late.

Laura gritted her teeth, with a determined face, and slammed her head against the raised stone wall in the corner. Blood flowed, Laura's head felt heavy, and she weakly collapsed to the ground. She realized that the impact just now wasn't strong enough. The impact wasn't strong enough to cause her death, let alone knock herself unconscious. Wiping off the blood on the stone wall, she stood up and, with even greater force, tried to hit into it again.

But before she could make contact, she was suddenly pulled away and fell to the other side.

Elijah was furious, feeling deeply insulted, "Laura, you don't even want to let me have fun. Even if you die, can't you let me have fun first? Let me tell you straight, if you didn't die from hitting yourself, I won't let you off!"

Laura's body swayed suddenly. She felt like she had fallen into an endless abyss, the feeling of despair almost suffocating her. But even at this moment, she struggled and crawled towards the mouth of the cave. Henry. Where are you? I'm so scared. If there's another life, will I be able to see you again? Her consciousness was starting to fade.

Looking at the bright cave entrance ahead, it felt infinitely distant.

"Climb, if you're capable, then try to climb out!" Elijah said gloomily, slowly following behind.

His patience had reached its limit, and he didn't want to play with Laura anymore.

"I'll strip off your clothes first and see if you can still climb!" Just as he was about to bend down, a flicker of light and shadow at the doorway caught his attention, and someone rushed into the cave.

Backlit by the light, Elijah took a few glances before finally recognizing the person's face. It was his subordinate.

"What are you doing?!"

"A lot of troops have arrived outside!" the subordinate said.

Elijah replied, without hesitation, annoyed. "Tell them to get lost. Just say that I am Harold's son. If they don't know any better and dare to lay a hand on me, what are you afraid of? Don't fucking disturb me again, or I'll have all of you executed."

The soldier was still panicked, quickly getting to the point. "The Tiger Gang and all the remaining troops from Freton City's First Army have surrounded us!"

Elijah was stunned, finding it hard to believe.

How did the Tiger Gang get involved with the First Army of Freton City?

Feeling that something was amiss, he was about to ask a few more questions when a gunshot rang out suddenly. The soldier delivering the message didn't even have time to scream, clutching his bleeding neck as he fell to the ground.

Another person appeared at the cave entrance, and with his arrival, the temperature in the entire cave seemed to drop significantly.

"Who are you?" Elijah exclaimed in fear, realizing that the person wasn't his subordinate.

Meanwhile, Laura, lying prone on the ground, burst into tears.

"Henry? Is that you, Henry?"