Chapter 20
"Road ahead is under lockdown! All vehicles prohibited!"
Isabelle was driving to find a property agent for a rental building when the road ahead was suddenly blocked off.
She slammed on the brakes!
She hit the brakes so hard that Marilyn and Jason in the back seat crashed into the front seats.
"What kind of driving is that?"
Marilyn complained.
She rubbed her head and looked up, stunned. "Look at that!"
Isabelle and Jason also looked out the window, eyes wide with shock!
Rumble rumble rumble!
In the sky, hundreds of military helicopters flew past rapidly.
The roar echoed throughout Harborview City!
At the same time, on the streets, trucks carrying soldiers sped by.
The soldiers were armed to the teeth.
Sniper rifles, cannons.
Behind them, there were even armored vehicles and tanks!
Must be tens of thousands of people, right?
My God!
Why so much military equipment?
Is there going to be a war?
How come nobody heard about this?
What's going on?
"Isabelle, what's happening?" Marilyn swallowed hard, her eyes filled with shock.
"I'll go check it out!"
Isabelle jumped out of the car and quickly pushed into the crowd.
Marilyn and Jason also got out of the car.
From the crowd, they got some information: this mobilization seemed to be because someone had offended a man with enormous power!
Marilyn said enviously, "I wish that person was my son-in-law! I'd work like a slave for him!"
Jason sighed deeply, looking disappointed. "You're telling me! Too bad Kane is a useless loser. This world is so unfair!"
Isabelle frowned deeply.
The road seemed to be blocked all the way to Lockwood Tower. Could something have happened to Kane?
"I have something to do!"
Isabelle was very worried and quickly turned to push out of the crowd.
"Isabelle, Kane's not worth it! Come back!"
Behind her, Marilyn's voice called out.
Isabelle didn't think twice and ran desperately toward Lockwood Tower along the side streets!
She didn't want Winnie to grow up without a father!
She didn't want to be alone anymore!
Kane, please don't let anything happen to you!
Lockwood Tower.
Military trucks sped up and stopped in front of Lockwood Tower.
Two to three hundred armed soldiers jumped down from the trucks.
"Major, two hundred and twelve soldiers all present!"
A soldier stood at attention and saluted.
"Kane, you think you're so tough?"
Bobby shouted, "So what if you can fight? In front of power, you're nothing!"
"With power, you can do whatever you want and treat lives like dirt?"
"With power, you can abuse a girl who just came of age?"
Kane's voice was ice cold.
"That's right!"
Bruce said loudly, "If you had power, I'd kneel in front of you like a dog!"
He changed his tone, mocking, "But do you have power?"
"Power? I'll show you!"
"Bayonet, have the people I called arrived? It's time to close the net!"
Kane glanced at Bayonet.
"Almost here!"
Bayonet said in a deep voice.
"Kane, you're really good at bluffing!"
Bruce, Bobby, Draymond and the others showed disdainful looks.
The next moment, they were all stunned.
Rumble rumble rumble!
Attack helicopters loaded with missiles flew over.
Tanks and armored vehicles rapidly approached from the streets!
Armed soldiers surged in like a tide!
On the high ground opposite, there were snipers holding sniper rifles!
"These are the people you called?"
Bruce's voice trembled with shock.
"That's right!"
"Are you scared now?"
Kane said coldly.
"Kane, stop showing off!"
Bobby didn't believe these people were called by Kane and shouted, "These people must have been called by Draymond!"
"Yeah, how could you have that much power!"
Bruce came to his senses and got excited looking at the scene.
"Armored vehicles!"
"And tanks and cannons!"
"Draymond, you're amazing!"
Bruce looked at Draymond with admiration.
But Draymond looked confused. "I didn't call them."
Although Draymond was a major, he didn't have the authority to mobilize so many armored vehicles, attack helicopters, and such.
You know, if he mobilized so many soldiers without authorization, it would violate military law. If the higher-ups investigated, he'd face a military court.
"Draymond, don't be modest."
"If you didn't call them, could this rapist have called them?"
Bruce looked at Kane mockingly.
Bayonet suddenly spoke up, "You're right, Mr. Lockwood called them!"
There was silence at first.
The next moment Bruce and Bobby burst into mocking laughter!
Draymond thought so too.
Kane was just a criminal who had been out of prison for a short time. How could he have such power?
But why were so many people mobilized?
He looked at a soldier nearby. "Did anything happen when you came?"
"Major, when we came, we ran into General Jackson. He asked us why we were out, and we said we found the escaped prisoner from a few days ago!"
"It must be General Jackson who mobilized all these people after learning about this!"
Draymond seemed to understand.
A few days ago, a heinous criminal escaped from Harborview City Maximum Security Prison. In just a few days, he had killed nine people.
Now the whole city was in panic!
Whoever caught this person would receive a major reward!
He looked at Kane, a sinister gleam in his eyes!
"Kane, in a moment, if you admit you're an escaped prisoner, I might consider sparing your life!" Draymond showed a sinister smile.
Kane frowned. "What if I don't admit it?"
"That's not up to you!"
Draymond sneered.
Bobby mocked, "Kane, you've only breathed free air for a few days, and now you have to go back to prison!"
Bruce sneered, "You brought this on yourself!"
Kane remained calm. "I'd like to see how you're going to send me to prison!"
At that moment, Nicholas in military uniform, along with several people, walked over quickly.
Each person behind him wore the rank of colonel.
Even in front of the people at the back, Draymond could only bow and scrape.
"General Jackson!"
Draymond immediately stood at attention and saluted. "I was ordered to arrest the escaped prisoner, and now he's been captured!"
"He's the escaped prisoner?"
Nicholas followed Draymond's pointing finger, his gaze falling on Kane, and his heart trembled.
"That's right!"
Draymond said, "That's the vicious criminal."
"Shut your mouth!"
Nicholas couldn't hold back anymore and kicked Draymond hard in the stomach.
Draymond staggered back several steps and fell on his butt.
He quickly got up from the ground. "General Jackson, why did you kick me?"
Nicholas didn't bother arguing with Draymond. He brought his people to Kane, bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Mr. Lockwood!"
"Harborview City garrison, a total of thirteen thousand and eighty-five soldiers, all assembled!"
"All awaiting Mr. Lockwood's orders!"
Draymond was stunned.
Bobby was stunned.
Bruce was stunned!
A major general and over a dozen colonels, all saluting a rapist?
And calling him Mr. Lockwood?