Troy took two steps forward and said, "Weldon, we all know that you are loyal to Miss Ninetina and abide by her orders. But, it would help if you understand that we all also work for her; we're on the same boat. Let's talk things out nicely. Please don't make us out to be enemies. Remember, our enemy is Jefferson."
"I'm glad you guys still know that Jefferson is the true enemy." A cold voice rang from the entrance as the silhouette of a tall man appeared.
His appearance made the atmosphere quiet down instantly. The men in the factory all lowered their heads and no one dared to make a sound. Only Weldon remained unfazed.
He stood where he was, guarding beside Adrienne.
This was the same man who appeared in front of Miss Ninetina previously and took Jefferson away. His name was Uriah Sanders. He was the one who had brought Jefferson over to these men to keep an eye on.
Who would have thought that these good-for-nothings would not only fail to monitor Jefferson, but they even allowed Jefferson to take away one of their important members. Anyone would be infuriated by this situation, and Uriah was no exception.
He looked at everyone present and yelled angrily, "You guys can't even keep one man in check. How dare you guys complain? Just wait and see. Let's see how Miss Ninetina will deal with you lot."
No one at the scene dared to answer. Even Finn could only hang his head low and did not dare to say a word.
"Weldon, take this girl to the next room and watch her carefully. She is a very important hostage right now. Don't take your eyes off her." Uriah then turned to Troy. "Jefferson will be coming soon. You guys should get ready. If he escapes again this time, you guys will have to answer to Miss Ninetina."
Weldon didn't reply and simply acted according to the orders. He picked Adrienne up like a sack and brought her over to the rundown house next door.
The other men started preparing. Soon, the sound of the car engines could be heard from the outside.
Jefferson's voice rang out over a megaphone,
"All of you inside, listen to me. Give her to me right now, or I'll make you all suffer!"
It was obvious that Jefferson was mad, they could all hear the anger in his voice from inside the factory.
Before Uriah could even settle down, the person they wanted to see had already shown up at their doorstep. "Hmph, how can he still be so arrogant when the girl is in our hands? Is he dumb or is he just that bold that he fears nothing?"
Troy came over and commented, "Uriah, if he continues to be arrogant, we'll send her corpse out to him to bring home."
Uriah glared at Troy coldly. "Are you disregarding Miss Ninetina's orders?"
"Uriah, why can't we touch the girl?" asked Troy. They were allowed to harm Jefferson, but not the girl. Troy was just as curious as Finn.
"Are you that curious? If you keep asking all these questions, I might have to kill you," Uriah growled in a low voice. Suddenly, he raised his voice and shouted, "Bring that girl out."
Hearing the order, Weldon once again strung Adrienne over his shoulder and carried her out.
Uriah added, "Bring her to the entrance and let Jefferson see her. Let's see what he plans to do."
Weldon chimed in, "Miss Ninetina told me that no matter what happens, we can't let the girl get hurt."
Uriah asked coldly, "Did I ask you to hurt her?" Weldon didn't say a word, nor did he move.
"If we don't show her to him, Jefferson might not believe us. What can we do to make him surrender then?"
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