Chapter 64
Over at the Starstream Group production plant, the angry workers were not listening to whatever
Cordy had to say.
She knew very well that someone had incited them, and that this was all Simon’s plan.
In fact, she could shout herself hoarse, but she would never calm them down.
Cordy quickly made up her mind.
Not wanting to waste time here, she told Vince quietly, “You need to get out of here somehow and call the cops.”
“But you’d be alone, Ms. Sachs-”
“Don’t worry. I can take care of myself.”
“Alright.” Not arguing, Vince slowly released Cordy while distancing himself.
Cordy was the mob’s target, and they naturally did not pay much attention to Vince, who squeezed his way through the crowd and called the cops.
He was certainly impressed that Cordy could stay calm despite the danger, even though he did not expect them to leave without any problems-if anything, he felt like they were not making it home tonight.
After he made the call, the cops soon arrived.
However, the workers were even more furious when they heard the sirens.
“It’s the cops!”
“Cordy Sachs must have told someone to call them! She’s actually calling the cops!”
“She never wanted to settle this issue…”
As the workers became restless, the police quickly rushed into the plant, barking at the workers to stop.
The scene was a complete chaos, and Cordy tried to squeeze her way through the crowd to escape while they were busy.
Vince kept his eyes on Cordy, worried that she would get hurt… and he suddenly cried out in panic, “Ms. Sachs! Watch out!”
One of the workers was swinging his steel pipe at Cordy, aiming it squarely on her back!
Nearby, Randy was left dumbstruck.
When John heard that Cordy was heading to the factory, he seemed to predict that something bad would happen. He promptly dropped everything, including a key meeting in the afternoon, and headed straight to this plant out in North City’s suburbs.
There, they immediately saw the workers rioting in the plant, and the cops were there too.
Randy himself had been staying beside John, and he certainly had no idea how John had managed to find Cordy instantly in the chaos and gather her in his arms to protect her at lightspeed despite how quickly that worker swung his bat.
“John…” Cordy was stunned too.
John withstood the agony on his back, coughing twice before saying, “I’m fine.”
But how could he be fine after being struck by that huge steel pipe?!
Not stopping to argue with John, she turned and yelled at Randy, “Get him to the hospital, right now!”
“Yes, yes!”
Randy quickly ran to them to help carry John.
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