The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 101: Elevator Terror

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Elevator Terror

Gina Lopez did not ride with James Brown today. The logistics department was quite busy, and Sarah Utah was working so hard there. James Brown also appreciated the help Sarah had given him before, so he began to help her at this moment.

The two of them were busy all day, and when it was time to leave work, there was still some work left undone. Sarah was a girl who took her work extremely seriously and had no intention of leaving. She was still working diligently.

James Brown was also influenced by Sarah and lost track of time.

Just then, the phone rang. James Brown looked at the time and realized that work hours had already passed. It was Lucy Campbell calling, and as he answered the phone, he heard her ask, "James, are you coming home tonight?"

"I have to work late tonight. I’ll be back late, so you two help yourselves to dinner."

"Hey, can you manage that? You came back late yesterday and now again today."

"There’s nothing I can do. I have a lot of work on my side."

"Alright then, you carry on with your work."

Although Sarah and James were working at the same desk and she could not clearly hear the conversation on the other end of the phone, she vaguely heard a woman’s voice and looked at James with some surprise. "Big Brother Brown, did you get a girlfriend?"

"No, they’re just my two neighbors. They found out I can cook, so they started coming over for meals."

"Are they beauties then?" Sarah asked James with a wink.

James chuckled lightly and said, "They’re not bad." However, he felt hypocritical saying this because if Lucy Campbell could only be described as not bad, what other woman could even be mentioned.

"Really a beauty, huh? Big Brother Brown, you might have a chance then," Sarah said excitedly.

James Brown smiled wryly and replied, "Even if they are beautiful, that has nothing to do with me. If we’re talking about beauty, you, Sarah, are also not lacking. Plus, you’re sweet and charming. I might as well pursue you."

Sarah’s face flushed at once, and she coquettishly said, "Big Brother Brown... don’t tease me."

"I’m sorry," James Brown said apologetically. "My mouth gets ahead of me sometimes. Don’t mind it."

Sarah quickly said, "I don’t mind at all, Big Brother Brown. You can actually cook? I’d like a chance to try your food too."

James Brown laughed heartily and said, "Is it really that rare these days for a man to cook?"

Sarah chuckled awkwardly and admitted, "I can’t cook either. There aren’t many young people who know how to cook nowadays."

"Well then, I’ll have to invite you over to my place someday, and I’ll cook for you."

"Great, it’s a deal then."

The two had a cheerful conversation and then returned to their work until they finally finished around seven o’clock.

Having packed her things, Sarah stood up to stretch and said, "Big Brother Brown, I really owe you for your help. Without you, I would have needed two days to finish all this work. To express my gratitude, let me treat you to dinner tonight."

James Brown chuckled and said, "Getting treated to dinner by a beautiful lady? Now, that’s a great opportunity."

Sarah’s face turned red and she chided him, "Big Brother Brown, you’re teasing me again."

James Brown replied earnestly, "I’m telling the truth."

"Big Brother Brown, you’ve learned to be naughty," Sarah pouted cutely, picking up her bag. Her shy demeanor was incredibly charming.

The two of them entered the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor. Right after the doors closed and the elevator began to descend, it started making creaking noises. Sarah grew a bit nervous and said, "Why is it making that sound? The elevator isn’t going to break down and trap us, right?"

A loud "clank!" interrupted her words as the elevator suddenly plunged downward at a rapid speed.

James Brown and Sarah suddenly found themselves in a state of weightlessness, and Sarah screamed shrilly with fright.

Getting stuck in an elevator isn’t the worst thing; the truly terrifying part is experiencing a free fall like this. It was essentially like a free fall motion, where people inside plummet with the elevator, similar to falling directly from a great height. Especially since they started from the eighth floor, if they were to continue falling to the first floor like this, the two of them would almost certainly be killed.

James Brown had never expected to be so unlucky to encounter such an incident. Elevator free falls were incredibly rare and didn’t happen more than a few times a year, with the odds being nearly one in a billion. Unfortunately, they were now facing such a perilous situation.

But when James Brown encountered such a situation, he didn’t panic. In the weightless state, he still managed to rush to the door, pressing each floor’s button rapidly in succession, then yanked Sarah Utah violently, lifting her up while his legs bent slightly, with his back pressed tightly against the elevator’s wall.

This was the optimal method for self-protection when encountering a sudden drop. If it were just James himself, he was confident that he wouldn’t sustain any major injuries, but holding Sarah, he wasn’t so sure about himself. His muscles tensed up instantly, and his mental energy was highly focused. The more dangerous the situation, the more James was able to tap into the potential of his body.

"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the elevator finally stopped between the third and second floors, and the lights inside the elevator went out at once, plunging the tiny space into darkness.

Sarah kept screaming nonstop, an instinctive reaction. Even though the elevator had stopped, she was still calling out, completely unaware that the danger had been mitigated.

"Thud!"

Although James was alive, he was in considerable pain. His knees, having withstood the force, were excruciatingly painful, as if the tendons were torn; his legs couldn’t hold him up anymore, and he collapsed onto the ground, with Sarah falling down to sit on his lap.

"Ah!" That scream marked the moment Sarah finally snapped back to reality, realizing she was still alive. However, she remained unsettled, her mind blank, not even realizing she was sitting on James’s legs.

"Sarah, can you... can you get off me first? You’re crushing me." James, enduring the pain, patted Sarah on the shoulder.

Sarah finally came to her senses a bit and sprang up all of a sudden, then frantically pulled out her phone. Light suddenly filled the elevator, revealing James seated on the ground, his face etched with pain.

"Big Brother Brown, what’s wrong?" Sarah squatted down, looking at James with extreme nervousness.

James grimaced and said, "It’s nothing. My leg just hurts a bit. I should be fine after a rest."

The elevator hadn’t fallen many floors, just four or five, but since it was a commercial building with better construction, it was practically equivalent to seven or eight floors of a residential building. Additionally, because he was holding Sarah, James was injured. Otherwise, with his skills, he could have avoided even that minor injury.

Holding her phone in one hand, Sarah stammered, "Big...Big Brother Brown, where exactly are you hurt?"

Seeing Sarah’s anxious expression, James shook his head and sighed, "My knees are really hurting."

Sarah immediately reached towards James’s knees, touching them gently, tears streaming down her eyes as she choked out, "Big Brother Brown, your legs aren’t broken, are they?"

James said with a pained face, "Whether they’re broken or not I don’t know yet, but I’m afraid a disability of some sort is inevitable."

Sarah became even more panicked, wiping her tears and crying out, "Then what should we do?"

"There’s not much to do, just end up in a wheelchair for life if it comes to that. I’m open-minded, don’t worry about me."

Sarah didn’t immediately respond, but just stared blankly at James. Then, biting her lip hard, she grabbed James’s arm with a determined expression, saying, "Big Brother Brown, you were injured this severely trying to save me. I believe that if it hadn’t been for me, you definitely wouldn’t have gotten hurt so badly. If your leg is really broken, then I’ll..."

"Then you’ll do what?" At this moment, James’s face didn’t show as much pain but a somewhat mischievous curiosity instead.

"I’ll... I’ll take care of you for life." As Sarah said this, her small face turned red from the light of her phone’s screen, yet she looked extraordinarily resolute.

James’s eyes widened in surprise. He had only been making a joke, who would have thought Sarah would say something like this.

Facing James’s gaze, Sarah’s chest heaved a few times, then she stated, "Big Brother Brown, do you not believe me? If you hadn’t lifted me up, I would definitely have been the one injured, not you. Trust me, I will take care of you for life."

James grinned wryly and gave a dry laugh, "Sarah, I was... I was joking with you, I’m fine."

Sarah shook her head vigorously, emotionally exclaiming, "Big Brother Brown, don’t be afraid. Even if your legs are broken, I’ll be your legs, I’ll carry you, I’ll push you in a wheelchair."

"I’m really okay, I can stand up," James quickly tried to stand.

But Sarah pressed down on James, urgently saying, "Don’t move, don’t move!" In her haste, she even threw herself onto James, holding him down firmly.

James felt he might have taken the joke too far and hurriedly said, "Sarah, calm down, calm down, I’m alright."

But at that moment, Sarah didn’t believe him at all and suddenly hugged James’s neck, bringing her mouth to his and kissing him on the lips, leaving James stunned. What was she doing?

Because she was holding James, Sarah forgot to keep holding her phone, and the elevator went dark again. Without facing James, she seemed to speak more fluently, "Big Brother Brown, don’t you believe me? I’ve never had a boyfriend before, no one has kissed me. I kissed you, which means I will truly take care of you for life."

James was even more dumbfounded; a casual jest had stolen Sarah’s first kiss, and it seemed she was serious. This joke had gone too far, and now he didn’t quite know how to defuse the situation.