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"That's right, all the remaining trains in the depot have the same problem. It's probably a problem left over from the previous rectification. In short, none of them can be dispatched."

"Who the hell are you?! Huh?! Do you know how many cars will be missing on the main line if this happens?! This is a red line! Red line warning!"

"The brakes on the remaining trains might be faulty! If the train can't stop, it won't be as simple as a red line warning... I think you know the consequences!"

The person on the other end was speechless for a moment—Xu Qi's words were so decisive that the dispatcher was unsure of what to do.

"This requires approval from the leadership."

"Supervisor Xia has already applied, and he will take full responsibility for this matter!"

"Manager Xia? Which Manager Xia... Xia Ya? What authority does a technical supervisor have..."

"boom!"

Xu Qi abruptly hung up the phone, while Xin An, who was standing to the side, twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"You're just going to use your master's name like this?"

"Anyway, he's probably plotting something somewhere right now... He's capable of doing something like this, so he probably doesn't want to stay at the subway company anymore. It's not a big deal for me to use his name."

"You're insane...you're absolutely insane!"

Sure enough, a short while later, Xu Qi received a call from the manager of the sixth department.

"Xu Qi! What are you doing?!"

The other person completely lacked his usual composure and elegance as a leader. His words were filled with panic, anger, and a hint of unease.

"You've actually detained all the trains in Jiuting! Are you trying to cause trouble?!"

“It’s not just Jiuting.”

"what?"

"And the Golden Bridge."

……

At this moment, the exact same scene is unfolding in the dispatch room of the Jinqiao base.

Yao Yucheng stood in front of all the drivers who hadn't yet boarded the trains, gritting his teeth as he said, "Sorry! Problems were found during the train's rectification process. All trains are currently unable to leave the depot and will be impounded!"

"Are you crazy!?"

The dispatcher roared and rushed out of the dispatch room, quickly running to Yao Yucheng.

"Who gave you the right to impound the car?!"

"It's Supervisor Xia! This is an order from our technical supervisor, Xia Ya!"

"I just called Xia, but no one answered!"

"That's your problem. I was just relaying Supervisor Xia's instructions—the train's braking system is faulty, and the trains still in the depot must be impounded!"

"You're all insane...you're all insane!"

Yeah... I think I'm going crazy too...

Yao Yuchen appeared resolute, but his heart was filled with bitterness.

I feel like this is no longer a problem that can be solved by expulsion; it's not impossible that I might end up in jail... Xu Qi, you've really given me a big problem.

"Get out! The dispatch department has never received such an absurd order to impound the vehicle! Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I'll call security to drag you out!"

Looking at the large number of drivers and dispatchers in front of him, the immense pressure was almost suffocating Yao Yuchen.

Now is the time!

"Everyone, could you please hear me out?"

The sudden sound, though very soft, was still clearly transmitted to everyone's mind.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but look at where the person who spoke was, and then they saw... a man who seemed to always have his eyes squinted, who suddenly appeared next to Yao Yuchen.

苏？

Yao Yuchen remembered him; he was one of the four people who came over, and he didn't talk much and had a very low profile.

Is he also Xu Qi's friend?

As everyone looked at him, Su swung a pocket watch from his palm.

"You must be tired after a long night, right? Time to sleep..."

……

Huh! What's he doing? Yao Yuchen suddenly wondered if this guy had something wrong with his head. What did he think he was? A hypnotist...?

"boom!"

When the sound of the first person falling to the ground rang out, Yao Yucheng's brain briefly went blank.

Then—they all fell asleep…

Right outside the train depot, the driver and dispatcher all collapsed onto the ground, fast asleep.

"Okay, now...the problem is solved."

Yao Yuchen looked up at Su beside him, unaware that his gaze upon Su was as if he were looking at a god!

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"You're insane! You're really insane! Xu Qi, do you know what you're doing?!"

An angry voice came from the doorway of the dispatch room, and Ding Yu, the manager of Maintenance Department Six, pushed the door open and entered! He was followed by a group of leaders and cadres from Department Six.

But when they opened the door, the scene that greeted them was somewhat surreal.

All the drivers and dispatchers stayed obediently in the dispatch room, while Xu Qi sat in the head seat, looking calm and composed, as if he was just waiting for them to arrive.

Xin'an stood beside him, his face showing a resigned expression.

Besides Xin'an, there were two other women I didn't recognize, who were so beautiful they seemed to outshine even the most famous actresses on screen.

What's truly shocking is that both women had a long knife tucked into their waistbands.

It doesn't look fake...

"To be honest, there's not much I can do now that things have come to this..."

It was Xu Qi who spoke first.

"At this point, all I can do is pray that the train with the malfunctioning brakes is among the trains I stopped in the depot and that it wasn't put on the main line."

Brake failure!?

This is like PTSD for some people, and Ding Yu stepped forward! As the current manager of the Sixth Maintenance Department, he is quite sensitive to this!

"Do you know what you're saying? This is nothing like that 914 braking test... Xu Qi! Don't think that just because you did that good deed you can..."

“You should know what I’m saying, Manager Ding. After all, you took over Xia’s position in the first place, didn’t you? Train 956’s mainline brakes failed—Xia wanted to recreate that scene.”

Ding Yu's eyes widened.

"What did you say!?"

“I know this sounds crazy, and I hope it’s not true. Let’s wait… All we can do now is wait. After all, the cars are on the main line, and I don’t have the authority to call them back.”

Ding Yu's face turned ashen, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Early in the morning, the group leaders called one after another, all asking what was going on with Line 9 and why there was a severe shortage of trains on the main line!

The morning rush hour is almost here, and there are only about twenty or thirty trains running on the main line!

The transport capacity is severely insufficient!

"Xu Qi, here's what we'll do: have the driver take all the cars out first. If there are any problems, we can..."

“You guys still don’t understand…” Xu Qi shook his head.

"Since I've gone this far, just like Xia, I have no intention of turning back. There are fewer trains on the main line, so even if a train really can't brake, there's still a chance to save it."

Pray, and you'd better pray too—pray that the train Char tampered with has been impounded by me in the Kuri.

33. Do what you want to do, young man.

"Lord Char, have you seen the news online?"

"Yes, Line 9 has a severe shortage of train capacity. During the morning rush hour, there is only one train every ten minutes or so, and most of the trains are stuck in the depot."

"Yes... Line 9 is no longer just about the trains being overcrowded, it's about the stations being overcrowded! The police have already been deployed to evacuate the crowds."

"It seems that Xu Qi has made his move."

"Yes, just as Lord Xia said. I just didn't expect that kid to go to such extremes!"

"Ignore it, contact the people on Anti-Entropy, proceed with the plan as scheduled."

"Yes!"

……

"Xu Qi! Look what you've done!" Ding Yu held his phone up to Xu Qi's face. It showed a video of police officers dispersing crowds and maintaining order at the overcrowded People's Square station.

The densely packed flow of people was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

After reading it, Xu Qi calmly said, "At least they are still alive."

"What on earth has possessed you to believe this..."

Halfway through his sentence, another phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Hmph!" Ding Yu snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "It must be the group's leaders calling again. Just wait to be held accountable!"

The call connected, but it wasn't the group leader or city leader Ding Yu had imagined; instead, it was... a lowly dispatcher.

"Manager Ding..."

"Huh? Who are you? What do you want?"

"956...956..."

"What?" Ding Yu frowned, while Xu Qi, with his amazing senses, keenly heard the dispatcher's words and tone on the other end of the phone.

It was filled with fear and panic!

Xu Qi immediately rushed to Ding Yu's side, pushed him aside, and took the phone from his hand, saying...

What's wrong with 956?

"It's 956... 956 is back... 956 is back! It's 956!"

"Calm down!" Xu Qi interrupted the other person's almost frantic words. He said calmly, "Tell me... what happened! Tell me!"

"956 can't brake...can't brake! This train can't stop now! It's over...it's all over...that train that can never stop—is back."

"!"

Xu Qi's eyes widened in shock. At the same time, the cell phones of almost all the leading cadres present began to ring one after another, and only one message awaited them...

956! Unable to brake!

Xu Qi hung up the phone and slowly turned his head to look at Ding Yu. Ding Yu was clearly aware of what was happening; his face was deathly pale.

"Looks like you didn't pray properly... Manager Ding."

Ding Yu suddenly looked up!

"You...what do you know?! How do you know that a train can't brake! You...did you do all this?!"

Xin An, standing behind Xu Qi, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The sarcasm in the voice made Ding Yu's face flush red.

Mei took a deep breath, walked to Xu Qi's side, and asked, "What should we do?"

Yeah... what should we do?

"Let's go to Meilong first... to the vehicle command headquarters. If everything went smoothly with Ellie, then all the leaders must be there right now."

"it is good!"

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Moving back in time, when Vervi gave the order to go to the substation and the road network center, Xu Qi also came up with a corresponding countermeasure—a measure taken out of desperation.