Claude took it over to have a look and saw that it read, “Trevor, my son died to protect Jenna. I killed my son, my only family. I will not let your family live on peacefully. Today, let’s settle it once and for all. I will raze your mansion to the ground. Mark my words. Yadriel.”
Claude understood Trevor’s concern when he saw this. He closed his eyes and felt chills running down his spine.
Norton was stunned by their expressions. He hurriedly took the letter from Claude’s hand and read it. His face instantly turned pale.
“Quickly evacuate all the family, guests, and servants in Richards Manor. We have to try our best to minimize the casualties. Yadriel has gone crazy.” Trevor’s gaze was stern as he decided.
That day was the day when their relatives and friends had come to mourn Vivian. Their guests came early in the morning, and more were coming. Initially, everything was in order. However, only when Alvin and John brought their men back in a hurry did they know that Yadriel had commanded the terrorists from the war-torn country to plant bombs in the mansion.
This news put the mansion in utter chaos.
Upon hearing the news, the relatives and friends began to grow restless. The scene was extremely chaotic, but under Sabrina’s reassurance, the funeral went on as usual.
After all, it was a peaceful time. So, no one took it seriously.
At that time, the rumor of the Ocean Heart, the rare treasure in the Richards family, continued to spread widely. The fact that the Richards family had hidden it aroused the crowd’s curiosity. Therefore, everyone stayed to watch as events began to unfold.
However, the letter sent by Yadriel caused Trevor to fall into panic mode.
He stood in front of the window, holding the letter Yadriel had sent him. He looked at the numerous relatives and friends in the mansion. His eyes were deep and shallow, filled with boundless darkness.
Richards Manor was at stake. His son’s and daughter-in-law’s lives were in danger. Yadriel had completely gone mad. He could do anything.
For a moment, he felt as if the end of the world had arrived. Everything was dark in front of him, and he felt helpless.
At that moment, after receiving orders from Trevor, Norton immediately took Alvin, John, and the others out to evacuate the crowd.
After a while, screams of panic were heard.
“This is not good. We can’t go out. There are terrorists at each gate shooting those who try to escape. Several people have died.” All kinds of panicked voices sounded.
Trevor’s body trembled. He held the letter tightly and his eyelids twitched.
Overwhelming sobs and shouts could be heard.
Following this, the situation in Ink Garden became extremely chaotic.
Some of the guests had planned to leave after hearing that a bomb had been planted in the mansion, but were forced back by the gunfire outside. Some began to cry. Their weeps filled the halls of Richards Manor.
Trevor’s entire body trembled, and everything before his eyes turned black.
At that time, footsteps could be heard, and the gate of the Ink Garden’s office opened. General Delia and Christopher rushed in with big strides.
“D*mn it!” General Delia’s face was pale as he roared furiously, “How dare he! To do something as major as this in broad daylight. It’s disgusting.”
Never in his wildest dreams did General Delia expect something as dangerous as this to happen in Richards Manor.
Christopher had told him everything about Yadriel. He finally understood why Johan had stopped him from supporting Yadriel at that time.
“General Delia, Mr. Matthews, I’m sorry for troubling you all,” Trevor said, feeling guilty.
“Trevor, Yadriel is abominable. He allowed these terrorists to cross the border and come to Richards Manor. That man is vicious. He deserves to be punished.” Christopher’s face twisted in anger and was flushed red.
He knew better than anyone else how critical the current situation was. It was more terrible than being on a battlefield. The damage they would suffer was bigger. There were many innocent people here. Yadriel was out of his mind.
General Delia punched the office table and said angrily, “Yadriel has broken the law and colluded with terrorists. His actions are unforgivable.”
Even as he was talking, he saw Jordan and many policemen running over from outside the window. After he asked the police to stay where they were to maintain order, he immediately strode to the office. Seeing Christopher, he saluted and said, “Mr. Matthews.”
Christopher’s eyebrows furrowed tightly. He nodded and asked, “Mr. Jordan, how is the situation outside? How many policemen have you brought?”
With a solemn face, Jordan replied.
“Mr. Matthews, the current situation is very, very bad. Yadriel kidnapped Sara to kill two birds with one stone. On one end, he could force Jenna to hand over the Ocean Heart. On the other end, Mr. Richards was lured away from the mansion yesterday to save Sara. He had already sent all his men to Sergio’s hiding spot. The police also sent a lot of people back while putting Liya under custody. This was taken advantage of by some terrorists, who infiltrated Richards Manor and planted many bombs. Now they are keeping guard outside with advanced weapons. They plan to kill everyone in the mansion. It is a very dangerous situation.”
Jordan told him what had happened on Sunshine Mountain. Trevor couldn’t help but to burst into tears as he listened.
He picked up Yadriel’s letter and handed it over to General Delia. At that moment, he could not guess what happened to Hansen and Jenna after Jordan and the others left. However, Sergio was already dead. That was for sure. Gunfire must have taken place there.
His possible death was not worth his attention. However, his son and daughter-in-law were still young.
General Delia took the letter and read it. He knitted his eyebrows tightly and handed the letter to Christopher. After reading it, Christopher’s frown deepened.
“Looks like it is even more dangerous right now. Sergio is dead, no doubt, and Yadriel is desperate for revenge. There’s no time to waste. We have to come up with a way to deal with this,” Christopher said worriedly.
Only then did Jordan know that after they left, Sergio was killed, making the matter even more urgent.
General Delia’s gaze was like a burning dark cloud. He muttered, “Calm down, everyone. We should mobilize our troops to deal with the terrorists. I’ll call A City’s army to surround the terrorists and wipe them out in one fell swoop.”
When Christopher heard this, he nodded in agreement, but his face still looked thoughtful. “General Delia, the army can handle the terrorists, but what about the landmines? That’s the most critical thing. At present, we don’t even know where they are buried, how many of them are there, and when they will explode. It’s unpredictable.”
General Delia understood what Christopher meant. He was instantly immersed in deep thoughts as well.
“I have a plan.” A clear voice came from behind. Everyone was shocked and turned around, only to see Jaqueline quietly walking over with a calm smile on her face.
Everyone was shocked. At that time, many people were so scared that they were crying. It was rare for a woman to be so calm. Everyone thought that it made sense then why Johan favored this great-granddaughter of his. She had really been raised quite well.
“Jaqueline, any ideas?” Christopher looked at her seriously.
Jaqueline smiled and said very seriously, “There is a famous bomb disposal expert in Capital City. I will call my grandfather and have them come immediately.”
General Delia’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He immediately said, “This is good. This bomb disposal expert was specially trained by Capital City. He has advanced equipment and had successfully dismantled many bombs in the past.”
At that point, it was the only way. Christopher replied, “If that’s the case, then let’s split up.”
Soon, General Delia called the army in A City. They immediately sent a group of well-trained soldiers.
Christopher immediately ordered, “Mr. Jordan, maintain order in the crowd. Evacuate these civilians at the right time. The rest of you, let’s wait and observe.”
Jordan accepted the order and left.
The field army quickly rushed over and began to shout at the terrorists with a vuvuzela.
After a while, they heard gunshots outside.
Everyone held their breaths.
At that time, Jordan had already moved everyone outside to a safe spot. He started to evacuate these people after the gunfight outside ended.
Christopher was quite familiar with Richards Manor. He had participated in capturing Reid before. So, he quickly led Trevor and the rest to an upper floor, staying alert.
Helplessly, they all stood here and waited for any news.
After the field army came, General Delia personally led the battle. The gun battle lasted for more than two hours before it stopped.
After a while, the commander came in and reported to General Delia, “General, seven terrorists were killed. Ten of them are caught. That must be all of them.”
General Zhang nodded. “Mr. Matthews, I’ll leave these terrorists to you.”
“Okay.” Christopher nodded and said to Jordan, “Mr. Jordan, take them back to the station. Charles will interrogate them personally. Find out the location of the explosives as soon as possible.”
“Yes, sir.” Jordan received the order. He sent part of the police team to evacuate the masses and escorted the terrorists back to the police station for interrogation.
After taking care of the terrorists, everyone had yet to calm down.
After all, there were still many landmines buried in the mansion. No one knew when they would explode, and no one knew what Yadriel would do next. There were still unforeseen dangers.
Under the guidance of the police, many relatives, friends, and servants of the Richards family began to leave the mansion. After a while, the mansion suddenly became quiet.
Terribly quiet.