novelraw Chapter 1178 602: Bitterness Upon Bitterness (Part 3)
Chapter 1178 602: Bitterness Upon Bitterness (Part 3)
Deathly silence, still deathly silence.
Only the sweat of fear slowly drips from the forehead, striking the tabletop with a crisp sound.
Outside the house, a sound even crisper resonated.
Gunshots.
Bang—bang—bang—bang—
Like the sound of firecrackers, on the shooting range, one by one, officers judged as negligent, those who once rampaged across Central Earth with arrogance, getting fat with their illicit gains, faced the dark barrels of guns.
The trigger was pulled.
Then, they became one corpse after another.
"Investigate, everyone, continue investigating."
With an expressionless face, Dorodongville, with cold light flashing in his gray eyes on his gaunt face: "You have already shamed the Empire.
Once dignity is lost, you must pay tenfold, a hundredfold, to regain it.
So, hurry and investigate.
I don't care what methods you use, I don't care what means you employ—if you can't wash away the disgrace you've caused with the blood of these small fry, then use your own blood instead."
On the shooting range, blood soaked into the fertile soil, silently extending and spreading.
Tens of thousands of strands, furious and raging.
Like hands once again reaching out to Central Earth.
The gunshots on the shooting range continued without stop, extending from afternoon until deep into the night.
From armament to storage, from defense to military police, more than twenty senior base officials were declared negligent, all involved were sent into the base's jail cells to the point of overcrowding.
And the gate of the entire base was never closed again.
Vehicles bustled, flowing out in grandeur.
One armored vehicle after another, fully loaded, sped towards the streets and alleys, endlessly; countless fully-armed soldiers stormed into the city, starting a brutal search.
With Dorodongville's application, the Elder Council in the Great City passed a temporary emergency management order, granting everyone the right to shoot without warning and kill dangerous targets, while authorizing the Security Bureau to act as necessary regarding this matter.
Two hours later, all communications within thousands of miles of Tower City were cut off, checkpoints were set up on all major traffic routes.
Then, like mad dogs unleashed, they searched!
All surveillance cameras were activated, a large number of drones took off into the sky, rising and falling like clouds.
Once rarely seen Ether Chosen Ones were scattered like water, under special protection, beginning to track down any insignificant clues.
In the entire Tower City, under military law and martial control, all surveillance and camera backups were moved by the Imperial Army along with the servers back to the military district.
The police department had already been taken over by personnel dispatched by the Empire, then all previous cases were cleared by specialists.
And all who had spied on Imperial intelligence and internal affairs were taken one by one to the garrison base for questioning, then given a multiple-choice question—do you want to go to the shooting range to "eat purple eggs," or to the labor camp to grow cauliflowers?
The restless Tower City boiled at the beginning, but in an instant, fell silent, under the cold scrutiny of the Flying Airships, not even a trace of rebellion or chaos was seen.
Only in the intervals between the rough engine and brake noises, the constant knocking sounds echoed, as in those once extravagant and luxurious hotels, apartments, and villas, anyone or anything of unknown origin within a twenty-kilometer radius of the Imperial Garrison Base was packed into buses and taken away as a whole.
As for the numerous gray and black industries, needless to say.
They couldn't even speak...
What could they say? These Imperial people are like lunatics; forget resisting, even a slight evasion results in immediate gunfire, and if you dare to run, you're bombed to pieces.
Even your nest is razed to the ground.
The Desert Market, ah!
Desert Market, come and take control!
Faced with constant calls of lament and pleas, Shaban, the Dragon Head of Tower City, turned a deaf ear, perfunctorily replying for a few sentences before hanging up, then looked at the Empire Heavenly People sitting across from him at his desk.
"Investigate, by all means, investigate. The innocent will be proven so."
He said with a smile: "Since the leader has spoken, then investigate meticulously, investigate slowly, we will surely cooperate, by all means don't overlook anything."
The Desert Market said if he wants to check, let him check.
Instantly, a countless number of people were anxious.
Investigate your **!!!
Is this something that can be investigated randomly? Everyone trading armaments, people, organs, banned substances, and those unspeakable affairs, once exposed, nothing will happen to you, but for us, death is the only option!
Federation, where are you?
He's so arrogant, Federation, speak up!
The Federation was still in a daze.
Watching the Empire storming around like mad dogs, at first they still ridiculed: they're anxious, Empire's anxious, hahaha... don't be so anxious, if you're upset, share it with everyone!
You won't speak?
Then I'll tease you!
Unfortunately, they had not even had a chance to laugh.
That very night, after a secret informal meeting between agents from both sides, the Federation was also anxious.
No, brothers, are you idiots?!
Such a massive fusion bomb, you tell me you lost it?
Are you trying to make me laugh?! Hahaha, I'm laughing now, alright, stop joking, let's be serious, this joke is a bit terrifying, it's a joke isn't it?
In his office, Fan Yun cursed for a full two and a half hours, from that dead Imperial Emperor to Pasarella to the dog at the base's gate, cursing until he was out of breath.
Then, after the elders in the Great City, the Saints of Central City also started sweating.
You Empire people, really courting disaster!
Know that all along, the Federation has been the hardest hit by White Country's terrorist attacks!
Imagine if a fusion bomb suddenly appeared in Central City...
Not even daring to imagine.
Just thinking about it, the Military Department already went insane!
Then, the Security Bureau also went insane!
When everyone started going insane.
There were already those who were nearly dead.
In the once splendidly decorated prosperous district, now it was a scene of deathly silence, with constant gunfire, and incessant screams.
The once high-and-mighty masters, now... well, still high and mighty, even higher, step by step, climbing to the highest point.
Then, like dumping dumplings, they leaped down.
Pa!
More people, holding onto a lucky mentality, under orders, instructions, threats, or even coercion, allowed Imperial and Federation investigators to turn their homes upside down, preparing themselves to take the fall alone so their family could survive, boarding the buses heading to the interrogation centers.
Tears fell like rain, pouring down.
Bitter indeed...
Isn't serving as a dog good enough to live? Why even kill the dogs!
In each bus, former sworn enemies who would never wear the same sky could not help but fall into silent tears, hugging their heads and weeping.
Bitter! So very bitter!
Days in this groove are bitter beyond bitter...
Tears, wails, accusations, roars echoed in the deathly silent night, and in that moment, it dawned.
Literally, dawned.
Vast and majestic light descended out of nowhere from the darkness, enveloping the entire Tower City.
Annoyed by the inefficiency of the slow dragging of each suspect, the Empire couldn't bear the delay any longer, in the cataract-like brilliance, a gigantic eye normally invisible to the common man abruptly opened.
Sweeping from the celestial poles to the netherworld, overlooking all!
Substantially scanning inch by inch across the entire Tower City.
Not sparing a single place.
Searching the heavens, examining the earth.
On the Coast Industrial's unfinished building, Ji Jue sat on a beach chair, gazing at this grand scene, unable to restrain his quiet laugh, applauding and praising.
"Great is Tian Yuan, magnificent is Tian Yuan!"