But in fact, he could only stand not far from the state government office building, and watched helplessly as the whole building was reduced to ruins amidst the roar at 3:00 a.m. on time.
In a blink of an eye, the 20-story office building became a ruin less than 10 meters high, and the sky was full of dust.
On the contrary, the six-storey podium dedicated to the Public Security Bureau did not collapse, and the original small building was set off to become a tall one, standing alone in place.
The companies in the surrounding commercial buildings did not get the news in advance, and the sudden roar instantly attracted everyone's attention, and they gathered around the window, watching the familiar state government building disappear in a blink of an eye...
Logically speaking, the state government building was bombed, and the state government should be extremely indignant and furious from top to bottom, and immediately launched a city-wide manhunt against the mastermind behind the scenes.
The actual situation at the scene was that the staff members fell into a long silence as they watched the state government building in ruins.
Some security guards fell to the ground dejectedly, and some even thought to themselves: Anyway, before the explosion, there will be a warning in advance that no one will be hurt, so just blow up as many buildings as you like.
Sensing the low air pressure around him, investigator Brooke hated iron and iron, and the other party only made a few moves, but this side couldn't hold it anymore? What a bunch of trash!
Annoyed, Investigator Brook found out the roster of the Public Security Bureau, checked them one by one and arranged them personally, and assigned tasks to all the security officers. Now the security officers only need to pay attention to one thing, and that is arresting people!
Mobilized by Investigator Brooke's taunts and encouragement, the stricken security guard regained some energy and took action. Suddenly, the unique security siren echoed throughout the city.
Seeing the security vehicles whizzing by from time to time, listening to the harsh sirens, the citizens who couldn't figure out what happened were panicked.
The news became more and more difficult to hide. The officials who were busy cleaning up the ruins insisted on not explaining it publicly, but it was convenient for all kinds of gossip to spread.
The most widely circulated news is that international terrorist gangs have their eyes on Katsuma City. They have already caused many bombings, robberies and murders in Katsuma City, and they are secretly plotting even bigger conspiracy. The horse market has become extremely dangerous.
Some citizens who listened to the rumors even decided to take their families to leave Katsuma City to avoid it. Recently, Katsuma City is really not peaceful, and they dare not stay in the city they used to be familiar with.
Time has proved that the citizens who make up their minds to leave Katsuma City at the first moment are the wisest, because if they hesitate a little, it will be difficult to leave...
***
Investigator Brook turned the room where Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian lived upside down, and all those who had been in contact with Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian recently were also summoned to ask for details and make records for filing.
When Robert, the administrator of the Sunflower Community Center, heard the investigator's question, he was so surprised that he couldn't imagine that Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian, who left him the impression of being well-behaved, motivated, and polite, turned out to be deranged terrorists , There have been four bombings in the last two days!
You know, Robert's job is to deal with criminals participating in community corrections. He has seen a lot of various criminals, and this is the first time he has encountered such a confusing situation!
But Robert couldn't believe it, after all the investigators from the FBI stood in front of him. Robert had no choice but to frown, and told the investigator in detail the process of his contact with Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian from the beginning to the end.
On the other hand, according to the clues received after the arrest warrant was issued, several Oriental restaurants were summoned for questioning from the bosses to the employees. They were very impressed with Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian. It is hard to forget those who have met, especially the little girl in the store, who always secretly looks at those two people.
During this investigation, investigator Brook discovered a subtle commonality. Every time Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian appeared, a distinctive young man would appear in the restaurant at the same time.
Although the surveillance cameras in the store are gone, the memories of passers-by have not been erased. Investigator Brook felt intuitively that the young man was also the key person behind the bombing, so he called experts to do character profiling and wanted to draw the mysterious young man. portrait.
At this moment, Sheriff Anderson rushed in from the door with a pale face, staring straight at Investigator Brooke. When Investigator Brooke raised his eyebrows to ask, Anderson rushed up and grabbed Brooke and dragged him out.
"What happened?"
Investigator Brook noticed that Anderson's state was not right, followed his strength and walked out. At the same time, he asked gently, and looked at Anderson calmly while speaking. Anderson's hands were shaking. This is not an old sheriff. The state it should have.
Anderson looked at Brooke with complicated eyes, his chapped lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything. He vigorously dragged Brooke into the car parked in front of the restaurant, and the car rushed out like an arrow off the string.
In the car, Anderson couldn't say a complete sentence. He took out his mobile phone and called up the latest photo in the album to show Brook.
Brook raised his eyebrows. He was really curious about what frightened Sheriff Anderson so much, but when he took the phone to see the contents of the photo clearly, his face sank uncontrollably.
***
The state government office building collapsed, but the small building of the Public Security Bureau, which was only more than 30 meters away, was unscathed and was simply requisitioned and became a temporary state government office building.
At this time, in the large conference room on the top floor of the temporary office building, the atmosphere was silent, and everyone's expression was so gloomy that water could drip out.
Various information is constantly popping up on the large screen in front of the conference room, but the information automatically becomes translucent and cannot block the background of the desktop at all.
And the desktop background is a threatening letter with a familiar tone.
[Dear citizens of Katsuma City:
Thank God for being so generous
Those little gifts are not enough to represent our hearts
Forgiving and generous we are ready to give a bigger gift
Tomorrow at five o'clock in the afternoon, we will detonate the bomb planted in Katsuma
Send Shengmashi to the sky to stand side by side with the sun
We sincerely invite all citizens to witness such a grand event together!
Enthusiastic citizens of Katsuma City]
Everyone who read this letter was stunned. After Shengma Middle School, Shengma City Library, Shengma Subway Station and Shengma State Government Office Building, the next target to be targeted by the bomb maniac turned out to be The entire city of Katsuma? ? ? ! ! !
frenzied!
Ridiculous!
How can a city be bombed? ?
How can the damn gangster have so many bombs? ?
How dare they attack a city? ?
How come Katsuma City... can't be blown up...
Seeing the sudden rise of the threatening letter, the anger gradually subsided, and the fear pervaded. When thinking of the four buildings that exploded in succession recently, no one dared to firmly denounce the threatening letter as a prank. What if, what if the bomb maniac behind the scenes Can it really be done
Such cognition makes people who have lived in peaceful times for a long time have a sense of trance and unreality.
Investigator Brook, who rushed into the meeting room, rushed all the way to the front of the meeting room, snatched the microphone from the governor's hand, and asked the staff below to cooperate in calling out the city's natural gas and gas pipeline route maps.
With this order, everyone in the meeting room who was still in a trance was suddenly awakened.
Yes, bombs may not be able to cover the entire city, but these combustible energy sources are all over the city. The black hands behind the scenes only need to blow up the pipelines of natural gas, gas, and gas stations...
The governor squeezed the space between his brows in pain, he couldn't figure out how the situation could get to this point in just a few days
The public security situation in Katsuma City is indeed a bit tense recently, but it's just tense. Haven't those troublemakers been solved or caught one after another
Why is there still a terrifying bombing team hidden in the dark
"The most important thing now is to evacuate the citizens. We only have 24 hours. We must evacuate seven million citizens from Katsuma City by five days tomorrow afternoon. This will be a big challenge for us..."
The governor woke up in time after a brief gaffe. Although his voice was still a little slumped, he knew that the disaster would come soon, and he didn't have time to let himself down. He still had more important work to do, and he had to arrange for the evacuation of the citizens to minimize casualties as much as possible.
"No! There is no need to evacuate. We have a longer time this time. We will definitely be able to find their flaws, catch them, and resolve the crisis."
Investigator Brooke, who was staring at the city pipeline map, expressed different views in a firm tone, and was provoked by Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian one after another. His anger had been stimulated to the highest point, and he was about to catch the mouse hiding in the dark!
"Prepare with both hands, work both ways..."
The tired Governor was unwilling to argue with Investigator Brooke any longer, and backed down a step, saying decisively that the plans for evacuation and arrest did not conflict and could coexist.
The governor has realized that the root cause of the differences between the two is that they have different responsibilities. The governor considers the safety and development of Katsuma City as the starting point, while Brook considers eliminating threatening terrorists for the country.
"I have applied for support from the National Guard in the name of Katsuma City, and they promised to send a group of people to help us maintain order before ten o'clock tonight, but the Public Security Bureau still has to take the main responsibility for maintaining order.
My preliminary evacuation plan is to evacuate people on the grounds that Katsuma City will be hit by a strong earthquake at 4:00 pm tomorrow, and encourage citizens to leave Katsuma City and go to other cities to escape.
For citizens who are unable to leave on their own, organize them to evacuate to the three nearby satellite cities, and notify the three satellite cities to do a good job of receiving them... "
The governor, who had regained his composure, began to assign tasks one by one.
The governor has predicted that if the entire city is evacuated together, the order in the city will be very chaotic, and the Katsuma City Public Security Bureau alone will certainly not be able to maintain good order.
Inspired by Investigator Brook's previous request for the assistance of the National Guard to catch the two thieves, the governor also applied to the National Guard for the deployment of personnel to help Katsuma City maintain order.
As for the evacuation of citizens, the main body of Katsuma Prefecture is Katsuma City. In addition, there are three smaller satellite cities. The governor plans to arrange three satellite cities as the receiving points for the evacuation from Katsuma City. Citizens out.