The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 117: Chapter 117

Ten minutes later, the police arrived.
Lucas briefed the police on what had happened.
Some officers immediately rushed to the crime scene.
Twenty minutes later, the police returned with Lucas's bodyguards and the four surviving attackers.
On Lucas's side, one bodyguard was killed, two were seriously injured, while the others sustained minor injuries.
The exact death toll among the attackers remains unclear. Only four survivors were found at the scene, all of whom were taken into custody by the police.
After leaving the police station, one of Lucas's bodyguards stepped forward and reported, "Boss, these are all foreign operatives."
Arielle suddenly had a realization.
'No wonder these people are so brazen, they're bringing their high-handed ways from back home to Haskium,' she thought.
Upon hearing this, Lucas frowned, thinking to himself, 'When did I ever offend any foreign forces? That can't be right! My overseas business has always been running smoothly, never made any enemies. Could someone have hired them?'
Just then, Arielle spoke up from the side, "I'm pretty sure those people were after me."
"What do you mean?" Lucas was stunned, not understanding why she suddenly said that.
He couldn't help but think, 'She's just a young woman, who could possibly harbor such deep hatred to go so far as to try and kill her?
'If it was just some conflict on campus, at most they'd send someone to give her a verbal threat. No one would risk their life just to kill her over school drama.'
"Today's events were far too suspicious," she analyzed, "First, there was car trouble, then we lost cell service. If their target had been you, they would have attacked the moment the bodyguards got out."
Arielle paused, her expression returning to calm.
"The attackers weren't after you," Arielle explained, "but since I was with you the whole time, they had no choice but to eliminate you along with me."
'Her analysis makes sense, but how could she have offended foreign forces?' Lucas wondered.
Lucas was stunned. "What? So I was just the extra body in a buy-one-get-one-free deal tonight? Did I almost get myself killed for nothing?"
He couldn't believe it. "Damn, this is insane, way too close for comfort."
Lucas frowned, still puzzled. "There's something I just can't figure out," he said, "Tonight was a complete chance encounter between us, there's no way they could've bribed my men that quickly. That just doesn't make sense."
Arielle looked at Lucas like he was a complete idiot.
She thought, 'I've spelled it out this clearly and he still doesn't get it?
'He must be shell-shocked!
'Let's just say the smart part of his brain hasn't come back online yet.'
Arielle patiently explained, "Have you considered that your mole might have known them all along? The moment I showed up, he could've tipped them off."
Lucas nodded, as if suddenly enlightened. "Yeah, could be.
"Seriously, what kind of grudge would make them want you dead this badly?"
Lucas leaned lazily against the car, one arm draped over the roof, relieved to have survived, but couldn't resist giving her a hard time.
Arielle frowned and thought, 'I've offended some people, but I doubt any of them would go this far.
'Could it be Meredith?
'Right now, she doesn't have the guts or the means to take me on. At most, she'd just pull some petty tricks.
'The Peterborough Four? No way. Girls their age wouldn't have the ruthlessness or guts to pull this off.
'As for Meredith's squad, that's out of the question. Our bet is still on, and those girls are waiting for me to fail so they can have a good laugh.
'James? No way.
'We have no direct conflict.
Dominic, Celeste, Frederick... No way. Judging by their abilities, there's no way a mere student from Peterborough could possibly pull off something like this.