In the crowd, someone pulled a glass vial the size of a middle finger out of their sleeve, pushed through the crowd, and charged towards Elly Campbell.
As the voice fell, Elly instinctively looked up and saw the perpetrator already throwing the opened vial at her.
Elly’s heart sank with a sense of dread.
Surrounded by the mob, she had nowhere to hide.
Just then, her wrist suddenly tightened, and her body was yanked forcefully outwards. Without any chance to react, she was pulled out of the crowd by that hand.
She then crashed into a solid embrace, followed immediately by a sharp scream behind her.
Elly instinctively turned around and saw the two people who had been blocking her path now writhing in agony, covering their faces and screaming chaotically.
Seeing the faces of the victims, Elly knew exactly what had been in the little bottle thrown at her.
A layer of cold frost instantly spread across her gaze.
If it hadn’t been for the person who had pulled her away a fraction earlier, that vial of sulfuric acid would now be splashed on her face.
With this thought, she looked up to thank her rescuer, only to meet a pair of deep eyes simmering with rage.
Elly was stunned for a moment, facing the familiar handsome face, and for an instant, her eyes grew warm.
"You... how did you come back so soon?"
Hadn’t he just left for the United States yesterday? Calculating the time, from his departure to his arrival here, he would have only had enough time for the round trip on the plane.
Adam Jones’s face was terrifyingly dark.
He had just gotten off the plane when he saw the news online. The appalling attacks, the sight of which made the fury in his heart uncontrollably surge.
He had only just left her, and someone had already dared to bully her—did they think Adam Jones was dead?
Thinking of the dangers she might encounter, he couldn’t bear it for a moment, so he turned around and came right back.
"President, Mrs. Jones."
Robert Green adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and walked over.
How did even Robert Green come back?
Elly’s eyes held a tint of confusion.
If the situation in San Francisco had been so easily resolved, there would have been no need for Adam to go there personally.
But since it hadn’t been settled, why had he returned?
Robert Green, perceiving the confusion in Elly’s eyes, let out a silent chuckle.
Wasn’t it because as soon as your man’s plane landed, he saw the domestic news and, without a second thought, had the plane turned back?
As an assistant on the same flight, he didn’t even get a chance to disembark first; he was brought back with everyone else.
"Keep all these people detained, don’t let a single one go."
Adam’s face remained cold as he left these words behind and pulled Elly towards the company building.
Only then did Elly notice that aside from Adam and Robert, there were several other armed commandos dressed like mercenaries.
As soon as they appeared, they immediately gained control of the situation.
They did not seem like government forces, but more like private security forces.
Elly glanced at Adam, and without asking, she knew it was this man who had brought them.
She had to admit, his arrival indeed brought her a great deal of reassurance.
The troublemakers outside were frightened by the sudden appearance of the mercenaries.
The two who had been splashed with sulfuric acid were also detained there; none had managed to leave.
Most of these people were aimless ruffians and thugs, looking to cause trouble under this pretext. They had never imagines that they’d attract the attention of a major figure like Adam Jones.