NovelEnglishFrank drove at top speed to Riverton University, arriving in under fifteen minutes when it would normally take half an hour.
He narrowed his eyes as he immediately spotted the ambulances at the gates, feeling a foreboding sensation right then.
He rushed toward it and found paramedics tending to several students, each bleeding all over their faces.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThankfully, he did not recognize any of them.
Then, as he started toward the campus building, a girl suddenly appeared and got in his way. "Hey, stop! The cops have already set up a police line—no one's allowed in!" They were both surprised when they saw each other's faces, since the girl was none other than Winter's best friend, Jean Zims.
"Frank?!" She appeared stunned.
"What happened here, Jean?!" Frank asked, repressing his panic as much as he could.
"I don't know—a bunch of black-clad men suddenly charged into the campus," Jean cried urgently, tugging on Frank's sleeves. "They hurt the security and kept shouting for Winter, but Mona was with her. Mona was strong and managed to beat sof them, but there were too many, so they had to keep running." Jean then pointed at the circle of black-clad men at the campus doorway.
"I saw Mona and Winter being chased into that building. A young man was leading them, and he threatened to burn it down. Many male students who tried to stop them were beaten up. Just wait here, I've already called the cops. Someone will cto stop them." Jean's quick rundown gave Frank the general idea of what happened. However, considering that Winter had always behaved and stayed away from bad company, they black-clad men were most definitely coming after him.
"Make way!" Over fifty men-in-black charged through the front gates just then.
Frank glanced at them, immediately recognizing them as Trevor Zurich's bodyguards—he must have sent them over first thing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"It's too late, Jean. Just stay here—I'll help Winter," Frank said, ignoring Jean's attempts to stop him, and he started charging inside the building.
Calm down, Frank!" Jean cried, but she was left stamping her feet since she could not stop him.
The onlooking crowd saw Frank running forward alone and started shouting at him too.
"Hey, don't go over there! They'll beat up anyone who gets too close—you'd get yourself killed!" "Hey, isn't that Professor Lawrence?" "Professor Lawrence? Who?!" "Who else... He's the one who gave a lecture at the medical faculty!" "Stop him! He'd get himself hurt!" Seeing that the students were running to intercept him, Frank turned toward Trevor's bodyguards. "You hold them there. Leave the rest to me!" "What.?" Their leader paused for a moment but soon recognized Frank and promptly directed his men to turn around and hold back the rowdy students.
Meanwhile, smoke was billowing from the lower floors of the building, with sparks filling the air as heat unfurled.
Frank's pupils dilated—the building was on fire! His pace quickened as he shot forward, turning into a blur as he streaked toward the lecture hall.
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