Upon seeing Chris Shelby, Alice immediately clenched her teeth in anger. Three years ago, Chris Shelby had arrived alone in Oxwoods, turning everything upside down. As the chief detective of the Oxwoods Royal Patrol, Alice was ordered to capture him. Not only did she fail to apprehend Chris Shelby, but she also endured a severe humiliation at his hands. This grudge, Alice had never forgotten.
Unexpectedly, she encountered Chris Shelby here today. However, Alice knew that now was not the time to tangle with him. Moreover, with her capabilities, trying to capture Chris Shelby was a joke. So, the priority was to deal with the assassins first. As for Chris Shelby, he would have to wait for another day.
As Chris Shelby watched indifferently, suddenly, an assassin holding a firearm shot at Esther. Seeing this, Chris Shelby’s eyes instantly turned icy cold. Bang! A gunshot rang out. The bullet hit the ground, sparking a series of sparks. In that brief moment, Chris Shelby had pushed Esther away.
The assassin was stunned; he had not expected Chris Shelby to so easily neutralize his shot. “Courting death!” Chris Shelby’s eyes fixed firmly on the assassin, and then he charged forward. Before the assassin could react, Chris Shelby was already in front of him. Chris Shelby reached out his hand like lightning, grabbed the assassin’s neck, and twisted it forcefully.
To Chris Shelby, as long as these assassins did not provoke him, he preferred to ignore them. But since they dared to attack Esther, they had crossed a line, and he showed no mercy. Although the bullet had missed Esther, Lily Peake, who was nearby, was terrified. She crouched on the ground, shivering in fear.
Seeing this, Esther immediately went over to comfort her. “Lily, don’t be afraid. With Chris Shelby here, we’ll be safe,” she said. Lily Peake looked up at Esther with a puzzled face. She did not understand why Esther would say that. However, she had witnessed Chris Shelby’s skills as he had snapped an assassin’s neck with ease. Such capability was surely not something an ordinary son-in-law could possess.
Could she have been mistaken all along? Was Chris Shelby not just a mere son-in-law, but a hidden major figure? It must be so! Otherwise, how could Esther marry someone like Chris Shelby? Thinking of how she had previously looked down on Chris Shelby as just a son-in-law, Lily Peake’s face turned red with embarrassment.
Just then, several rockets were fired towards the window. Seeing this, Chris Shelby’s expression became grave. Rockets being fired indicated a well-prepared sneak attack. It was unclear which faction dared to cause such a disturbance at the Rhode family’s banquet. Disrupting the Rhode family’s function was tantamount to directly provoking them. This incident would certainly not be overlooked by the Rhode family.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The rockets hit the floor, causing massive explosions. Chris Shelby quickly moved to shield Esther with his body while pulling Lily Peake to the ground. Facing the powerful blast of the rockets, Chris Shelby blocked it with his body. However, others were not so fortunate. Particularly, the Rhode family’s bodyguards lay on the ground, severely wounded or dead. Even the Rhode family’s butler, David, was blown away by the blast.
Esther and Lily Peake were fortunate; after all, they were under the protection of Chris Shelby and came to no harm. Esther was stunned by the scene before her. She had never imagined that her first visit to Oxwoods would turn out this way. No wonder people say foreign lands are chaotic; such incidents would be impossible in Amerosia. In Amerosia, the politics are clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and though there are minor issues, the country is thriving. Such chaos could never occur in Amerosia!
Meanwhile, seeing the casualties around her, Esther said, “Dear, go and help the others.”
“But you…” Chris Shelby frowned. He didn’t really care about the lives of others. After all, this was Oxwoods, and those dying were Oxwoodians, not Amerosians. Chris Shelby, the Primus of Amerosia, had no connection to the fate of people in Oxwoods.
“There are no buts, go and help the people, we are fine!” Esther urged urgently.
Chris Shelby sighed deeply; Esther was simply too kind-hearted, unable to bear seeing others hurt and fallen. Reluctantly, he went to help.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then, several figures burst through the window. The assassins were incredibly fast and soon confronted Esther. Without hesitation, they seized her. Esther struggled and shouted, “What do you want? Let me go!” But the assassins paid no heed to her struggles and quickly retreated with her.
“Esther!” Chris Shelby, not far away, saw this and his eyes filled with rage. He dashed over without a second thought.
Boom! But it was too late, as a helicopter descended from the sky. By the time Chris Shelby got there, Esther was already being pulled into the helicopter. It then soared into the sky and quickly disappeared into the night. Seeing this, Chris Shelby’s expression turned extremely grim.
He hadn’t expected that Esther was the target. What was going on? Esther had just arrived in Oxwoods-who would go to such lengths to capture her? Chris Shelby felt this was premeditated. The assailants had deployed a large number of assassins and even used rockets and helicopters. Esther was merely the president of Chester Group, hardly worth such an enormous effort. But now, the scale of the operation to kidnap Esther made Chris Shelby suspect there was more to it. Perhaps the real target was not Esther, but himself. But who could it be? Perhaps an old enemy from his time in Oxwoods?
Following the incident, the Oxwoods Royal Constabulary was immediately mobilized. Many injured were carried into ambulances by medical personnel. With Esther abducted, Chris Shelby looked visibly upset. David approached Chris Shelby with an apologetic expression, “Mr. Grim Reaper, we are terribly sorry for what happened. But don’t worry, the Rhode family will do everything in our power to rescue your wife.” At the Rhode family’s reception, Chris Shelby’s wife had been abducted, and the Rhode family was undeniably responsible. At that moment, David wished he could kill all the assassins. After all, who was Chris Shelby? He was the Grim Reaper, and angering him could spell the end for the entire Rhode family.