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Chapter 171 Let them bleed
"beep"

"Calling in progress"

At this point, the neighborhood was still barely maintaining the illusion of "order".

People were still pushing and shoving each other.

Right-wingers roared, police held onto railings, and protesters sat on the ground, raising their hands in protest.

No one fired a shot.

not yet.

—Until two seconds later.

"Boom——"

It wasn't a violent explosion.

There was no fire.

There was no glass shards.

A muffled thud came from underground.

The entire building seemed to be shaken by an invisible force, with the floorboards rising and falling.

The main circuit is disconnected, the lights go out, the air conditioner stops, and the monitoring screen terminates.

The system detected an abnormal power outage, and the access control system automatically locked itself immediately.

The sound of metal clanging echoed continuously, like coffins closing and sealing off the building.

The hall went dark instantly, with only red emergency lights flashing incessantly in the corners.

Complete lockdown!

Several police officers who were unable to react in time crashed into the iron gate.

"Damn it, we haven't even gone in yet!" the man roared.

"Why wasn't there a warning about the lockdown?!"

The walkie-talkie was filled with electrical noise.

The communication in the headset is experiencing frequency hopping, signal loss, and line mixing.

There was no response from the main control center, and the command center inside the building was out of contact.

Soon, they were unable to ask any more questions.

because--

The riots began.

"boom!"

The first shot rang out not far away, right in the crowd diagonally in front of them.

"Hold!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Retreat—Retreat!!!"

The officer instinctively raised his gun, but there was no time to determine the direction.

Chaos spread rapidly from the center like a tide.

Someone crashed into the guardrail, their face smashed into the metal mesh, and half of their tooth was broken.

"Don't push me!!"

"They're going to kill someone!!!"

"That's not one of ours! He's not on our side!!!"

The flag fell.

The water bottle smashed against the shield, and shards bounced off and embedded themselves in flesh.

The bald man pulled a shotgun from behind his back in a comical manner, as if he were performing.

But the next second, he simply raised his hand and pulled the trigger.

boom.

A burst of red mist erupted from the man's chest, knocking down several of his companions upon landing.

The screams were piercing, and tears streamed down her face.

The defense line completely collapsed, and officers were grabbed by their helmets and slammed to the ground.

The headset was filled with wails:
"I've been shot! I've been shot!"

"Retreat—retreat!"

"Calling for backup! HQ! HQ!"

"Ahhhh——!"

On the terrace, several spectators stood, unwilling to leave.

They stopped joking and laughing, but remained silent, watching the commotion at their feet.

Sudden--

"Snapped!"

The ballistic trajectory sliced ​​through the air.

"boom!"

A figure fell from the sky.

It crashed heavily into the chaotic core area.

The few people who were originally standing on the edge retreated hastily.

It's unclear who started it, perhaps they were simply overwhelmed by the bloodshed before their eyes.

Finally, someone among the protesters looked up and shouted:
"Let them bleed!"

"Let them bleed!"

"Let them bleed!"

Immediately afterwards, slogans arose one after another, one wave after another.

Soon, many people rushed toward the investment bank building not far away.

A person who is unarmed.

Fully armed people.

In an instant, tear gas canisters fell and hit the ground at my feet.

Smoke filled the air, and the first flames flickered.

Meanwhile, inside the Federal Reserve, a female employee stood frozen in place.

Her brain was racing, but she still couldn't fully understand what had happened.

In her ten years in the profession, she had never seen a 'system' collapse in such a way. The woman stared at the unfamiliar "police officer" before her, trying to calm herself.

"You're crazy."

"You have no idea what will happen next."

"SRG will seal off the scene immediately."

“ESU is gathering nearby, along with JTTF and DHS.”

Her voice trembled, yet she spoke faster and faster, as if grasping at the last straw:
"You're trapped here. You're going to die."

"Let me go and I won't call the police. I... I can tell you how to escape the blockade."

The woman took a breath and tried to force a smile: "Let's talk, okay?"

"My name is Lindsay. What's yours?"

Zhou Yi smiled.

Then, he made a simple gesture.

The woman was taken aback, then frowned in confusion.

"What? Sir—"

"boom!"

Trigger pulled.

The body collapsed.

"Click."

The woman dropped her phone.

The screen is unlocked.

The interface clearly displays: "Calling - 911".

Time keeps moving forward.

Twenty-three seconds have passed.

Zhou Yi remained silent for a moment, then reached out and ended the call.

We need to act quickly.

He turned around, quickly crossed the lobby, and slipped into the service corridor.

The corridor was dimly lit, with red emergency lights flashing regularly.

The second basement level is the vault area, while the third basement level houses the pipes, ventilation systems, and various wiring systems.

Further down is the meeting area.

This route was originally very safe.

However, after the power was cut off, the door lock failed, forcing manual control to be used.

This provided Zhou Yi with an opportunity.

The air was cool, with a faint smell of central air conditioning.

A policeman was leaning against the corner, his rifle slung across his chest.

The other two sat behind a makeshift guard post in the distance, making half-hearted attempts to contact the outside world.

Lax guard.

It's not entirely their fault.

Power outages, signal interference, chaos, and blockades caused the information they received to be mixed up.

Zhou Yi didn't rush to make a move.

He crouched in the shadows, drew his tactical knife, and gripped it tightly in his hand.

We need to deal with the man around the corner first.

We mustn't alert the conference room.

Otherwise, they will trigger an internal lockdown.

That would end everything.

The time was fast approaching.

The police officers behind the makeshift post seemed to receive some kind of signal, and they stood up abruptly and turned their backs.

The man was momentarily distracted by the noise and peered out to investigate.

Just then, Zhou Yi quickly moved closer, grabbed the other person's neck with one hand, and pushed him against the wall.

With his other hand, he slashed at the side of her neck with a knife.

Blood gushed out, the man couldn't make a sound, convulsed twice, and then collapsed.

Zhou Yi then supported the body, dragged it to the wall, and gently laid it down.

By the time he walked around the corner, the two police officers had finished their call.

One of them tensed up when he saw him.

"Hey, which group are you from?"

"Stand there and don't move."

Zhou Yi stopped walking, her expression calm.

The uniform, shoulder boards, and numbering were all perfectly accurate.

"Something big happened up there, there was an explosion, so they sent me down to help."

Zhou Yi gave a perfunctory reply and took two steps forward without making a sound.

Not fast, but intentionally bypassing the blind spot on the left side of the guard post.

The officer who had spoken earlier leaned out and placed his hand under the table, presumably to subdue the spare gun.

“Don’t come any closer,” he warned in a deep voice. “Stand still and talk.”

"Didn't you just receive the latest instructions from HQ?"

Zhou Yi didn't stop walking: "What were you talking about?"

“Hostile forces have infiltrated.” The man said, raising his hand and placing his thumb on the release button.

"I'm wearing the same clothes as you."

“It wasn’t me.” Zhou Yi calmly turned around and gestured, “Look, I didn’t even bring any weapons.”

Seeing his confidence and fearlessness, the man became somewhat undecided.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he finally made up his mind and said coldly:

"No matter what, I fired if they went any further."

(End of this chapter)