The SWAT officers shouted for a long time, but there was no reaction from the survivors in the supermarket, which made them a little strange.
There was indeed light from the fire at the door of the supermarket, which confirmed the information they had obtained. There were at least signs of survivor activity here.
But after they shouted for so long, the people inside were just like criminals who were stubbornly resisting. There was no movement at all. No one came out to reply or made any sound.
If it weren't for the fact that the fire at the door wasn't still there, the SWAT officers would have thought the people inside had escaped.
"Boss, what should we do now?" A SWAT team member looked at the still silent supermarket in front of him and asked the operations team leader.
The operations team leader frowned and looked at the supermarket in front of him. He was also in a dilemma at this time.
The supermarket in front of me is not a stronghold occupied by criminals, but a shelter for a group of survivors.
Although they have not responded, it is impossible for the operation team leader to order the SWAT team members in the car to conduct a violent attack like arresting criminals.
But it's not an option to spend so much money. It's not that we can't afford it. It's not uncommon for criminals to be arrested and faced off for more than ten hours.
For these professionally trained special police officers, waiting in an armored vehicle for more than ten hours is nothing to worry about.
The key is that they are not here to arrest prisoners now. There are probably survivors who have experienced two months of outside life. They are likely to be in urgent need of help.
After gritting his teeth and thinking for a long time, the operations team leader decided to take people in.
"Gangzi, Fengzi, and Gangqiang, the three of you bring your equipment and go in with me, while the others are on alert." The leader of the operations team ordered three team members to move with him.
The police armored vehicle they drove had a total of ten seats. In addition to the driver and the commanding operations team leader, it could also carry a sniper, observer and six commandos.
But today they didn't bring snipers, only six SWAT team members, the operations team leader and the driver.
The four of them got their equipment and prepared to enter the supermarket.
The commando named Gangzi stood in front of him with a riot shield in one hand and a police pistol in the other hand. He was half-crouching and cautiously moving forward.
At the back of the team were Fengzi and Gangqiang, both of whom held police assault rifles in their hands, providing cover for him one after the other.
The operations team leader also followed Gangzi with a riot gun and was responsible for commanding, providing support, and negotiating after encountering survivors.
A group of four people marched slowly. As they moved forward, the operations team leader warned the three people around him: "Try to avoid conflicts. Use uniforms first. If you can't, don't shoot."
"Yes!" The three SWAT team members responded. At the same time, they also increased their vigilance and observed the surroundings more carefully, hoping to identify survivors as much as possible and avoid accidental injuries.
Although the police equipment included non-lethal equipment such as tear gas guns and they also carried them on their bodies, the operations team leader did not want to risk the lives of his team members before confirming the identities of these survivors.
Although he made the judgment that there might be survivors inside the supermarket, this did not rule out the possibility of danger inside.
Survivors in a state of stress may be quite aggressive, and non-lethal weapons such as tear gas guns are difficult to stop effectively in this case.
As for possible dangers or ambush, two assault rifles are enough to deal with unexpected situations in this environment.
However, when they entered the supermarket and saw several survivors huddled in the corner with simple sticks as weapons, looking at them in horror, the operations team leader knew that his worries were in vain.
These survivors are indeed in a state of stress, but their physical condition no longer allows them to engage in aggressive behavior, and they do not look like they have the ability to attack.
However, the operations team leader did not relax his vigilance and carefully approached the survivors together with the three SWAT team members.
"Ah!" One of the survivors suddenly shouted, whether he was frightened or something, waving the steel pipe in his hand and smashing it towards Gangzi who was holding a riot shield without thinking.
Gangzi hurriedly blocked it with his shield, and at the same time, the pistol in his hand was pointed at the survivor who suddenly went crazy.
However, Gangzi did not fire. He just retracted the arm holding the shield. After holding the shield tightly, he took a step forward and bumped into the survivor, knocking him to the ground.
The remaining survivors were also frightened by this sudden situation, and they immediately grasped the weapons in their hands and wanted to attack.
But at this moment, a sudden gunshot made them tremble and then freeze.
A still-steaming bullet casing fell to the ground, making a crisp collision sound.
Seeing that the situation in front of him was under control, the operations team leader put down his hand that was shooting in the air and put the pistol back on his waist.
Fengzi and Gangqiang behind him also rushed forward. While one helped Gangzi hold down the survivor on the ground, the other also pointed a gun at the group of survivors and shouted to them: "Put down your weapons!"
The survivors, frightened by the gunshots and shouts, were shaken into sieves, and the sticks in their hands were thrown to the ground almost unconsciously.
Seeing these survivors put down their weapons, the operations team leader couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Finally the matter was resolved "peacefully".
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The survivors who were found were sent to the shelter of the city's First People's Hospital.
This is the only hospital in the city that is currently in operation. Of course, most of the city's medical staff are concentrated here. Other medical staff are stationed in several other shelters in the form of medical teams to provide medical care in the shelters. Serve.
However, all the medical resources of the city's three people's hospitals before the disaster were concentrated here, and it became the city's only hospital after the disaster.
The survivors who were discovered were in very poor condition because they had been in the wild for two months. They could only be sent to the hospital for examination and treatment. Only after they have recovered mentally and physically can they be considered for transfer to other places. refuge.
For these survivors who were transferred, the doctors in the hospital have also become accustomed to their condition. This is not the first batch of survivors sent here in two months.
After a complete process of sedation, cleaning, disinfection, and examination, the doctors also figured out the physical conditions of these survivors. Except for a few special cases, these survivors were basically malnourished and could only eat a few full meals. A meal and a little glucose can basically slow things down.
As for the future... psychiatrists will provide counseling for them, and after the situation has improved, the police will send them to a shelter after questioning.
Currently, various shelters are under construction and are short of manpower. (End of chapter)