The sounds of pounding and gunshots echoed from outside as the men tried various ways to break


    through the door.


    Richard’s face was grave as he stood guard at the door with a gun in hand.


    “Richard, you can’t hold them off forever. Those outside are after money, not lives. We’re the ones


    offering money. They won’t give up on us so easily.”


    “I believe you won’t kill us either. If you do, you’ll bear the me.”


    The loudmotion grew increasingly rowdy as the sturdy steel door began to creak, causing the


    adjacent walls to tremble.


    “Stay alert, everyone. Our rescuers are here.” These individuals were audacious and had long


    disregarded thew.


    Shirley also heard the sounds of multiple people ramming the door. So, she moved toward the source


    of the noise and intended to open a door. Just as she was about to do so, she heard a voice screaming


    at the top of their lungs, “Hurry! Open that door! The ministers are trapped inside, and we need to


    rescue them if we want to get paid!”


    “Is anyone else in there?”


    “I don’t know. Judging from the gunshot earlier the ministers are being held hostage. So, I’m sure there


    are enemies inside.”


    Shirley spected that Richard might be the hostage-taker. His objective wasn’t just to save Zacharias


    but also to expose the identities of those crooks orchestrating Zacharias’ attempted murder behind the


    scenes. It was his duty.


    She clutched her fists tightly and knew she had to rescue her father. Even though reinforcements had


    arrived, they couldn’t immediately breach the area, and time was of the essence.


    She immediately ran upstairs and arrived at the top floor, where she noticed two thugs attempting to


    break in through the skylight. They were preparing their tools and werepletely unaware of her


    presence.


    When they went to get their guns, Shirley swiftly dealt with them. She grabbed the window- breaking


    tool with one hand and coiled the rope around her hand a few times. Then, shended gracefully on


    the ss panel with a leap before bncing on her tiptoes.


    Sure enough, she saw her father pointing his gun at four individuals through the ss. Richard also


    caught sight of her. He was surprised and thrilled that she had managed to find him.


    He watched as his daughter used an iron spike to carve a circle on the ss. Then, she leaped, and


    her footnded precisely at the center of the circle.


    This wasn’t ordinary ss. So, one had to be skilled in order to break through the ss. Otherwise,


    they would be just wasting their time and effort.


    Richard watched approvingly as his daughter executed her n. The ss finally shattered after


    receiving six powerful stomps from her. Shirley protected her face as she rolled andnded on the


    ground.


    “Shirley, are you okay?” Richard asked her.


    Shirley rose to her feet swiftly. “I’m fine, Dad.”


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    “There are six people outside,” Shirley reported, then turned her gaze toward the four individuals. Her


    eyes bore into them like they were trash. If she could, she would take them out one by one. These


    were the people behind the assassination attempt and the very ones she despised.


    “Richard, you’ve indeed raised a great daughter!” teased one of the men.


    Shirley instantly pointed her gun at the person. “Say another word, and I’ll kill you right now.”


    “You wouldn’t dare to kill me. Your father-”


    The person’s smug words were interrupted as Shirley shot his shoulder. She sneered, “I’ll do what my


    dad wouldn’t.”


    Richard looked on approvingly. There was no doubt about it. Shirley was definitely his daughter.


    Now, none of the four dared to speak out of turn. Shirley noticed a nearby box. She kicked it open to


    find a set of handcuffs inside. She grabbed four and approached the individuals.


    “You dare…” one of them started to say.


    She grabbed his shoulder, pressed her foot on his back, and pinned him to the ground before promptly


    cuffing him.


    The second person tried to resist and raised a fist to strike her. She simply snorted andnded a punch


    on his face, which disoriented him. In the next moment, she kicked him against the wall and handcuffed


    him as well.


    The third person was terrified. So, he didn’t bother struggling. Instead, he meekly extended his hands


    and allowed Shirley to cuff him.