Enforcer Manual
Chapter 1106 - 948: Witness_2

Chapter 1106: Chapter 948: Witness_2

Another silence.

"Unfortunately, you don’t have the information I’m interested in."

"It’s about Benjamin Abell."

Seeing Song Lan about to leave, the woman quickly said, "I know their purpose!"

Her response was a searing beam of light. By the time the people in the supermarket heard the sound, the beam had already penetrated the woman’s chest, leaving a still-burning hole in the wall behind her.

The sound of mechanical crawlers grew from faint to loud, approaching the two with an overwhelming battlefield presence.

The woman’s expression froze on her face. After being pierced by the laser, her body fell backward like a kite with its string cut, until her head thudded on the floor, and the sensation of suffocation finally left her.

The woman almost reflexively reached for her own chest, where the hole should have been was intact, the main pain coming from the back of her head where it hit the floor.

The worst scenario still occurred.

When the informant attempted to reveal crucial information, she unexpectedly encountered an unknown assailant, and a virus-infected "War Chariot" patrol robot became the "sniper" in this incident. If this were a movie by Kolo Film Industry, the dead woman would be involved in a series of shocking conspiracies.

However, the woman seemed to have anticipated her potential assassination, clutching a data chip in her left hand the moment her chest was penetrated. Thus, during the subsequent investigation of the body, someone would discover this critical chip, leading to a thrilling chip battle between the protagonist and the Assassin.

But such a scenario obviously couldn’t happen to Song Lan. He was fine watching movies while lying on the couch, but getting him involved in real-life spy warfare filled with explosions, death, and deceit was definitely not something he was willing to do.

Moreover, this attack occurred in the large supermarket in West District of The First Region.

He stared long at the alarming hole in the wall, the merchants who came upon hearing the sound were obviously frightened by this sudden change.

"The robots have gone mad!"

"Quickly contact the Anti-Terrorism Squad!"

...

Screams were incessant.

"Please listen to me, there is no need to panic, the situation is now under control."

Song Lan raised his voice, shouting to the townspeople behind him, he has always disliked such attention-seeking behavior, but the West District’s market was special as it was the only place in The First Region where one could buy non-synthetic food. If the supermarket was compromised, it would pose a major crisis for their family’s food supply channel.

Lu Xiang would inevitably be depressed if he couldn’t enjoy delicious food, coupled with the overtimes at the Counter-Intelligence Department, the worst outcome could lead to depression.

Such low spirits would spread quickly at home.

First it would be Yeying, then Anfiya and Elmon who came home for the holidays, and ultimately, he himself would not be spared.

In the long run, he feared he might only lead a relatively failed life.

And all of this was caused by a single laser from the rogue robot before him.

The townspeople at the supermarket calmed down, but Song Lan’s shouting could not stop the rampaging "War Chariot" robot. Its display screen glowed red, and its sharp mechanical synthesized voice repeatedly broadcasted the "execute annihilation" command.

As it lunged at the woman again, a pitch-black crescent-shaped shockwave passed through its body.

Then, there was the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.

The robot, split in two, sparked a few electric arcs, and with a crackling roar, a blaze engulfed the streets in front of the supermarket.

Perhaps this was the terrifying nature of mechanical beings; even prior to destruction, they would initiate a self-destruct sequence intent on taking their adversaries down with them.

When the explosion cleared, the panicked people saw Song Lan standing amidst the heat wave and thick smoke.

He appeared unharmed, even the plastic bag filled with potatoes he was still holding hadn’t caught a speck of dust.

That afternoon, H1 Department received for the first time an urgent order issued by the Minister—Guard the supermarket.

The mission objective is to drive out all mechanically capable combat entities from this street.

...

"It seems that you have obtained evidence that Benjamin Abell is deeply wary of."

On the way back to the apartment, Song Lan’s face was grim.

In fact, as early as in The Fourth Region, he had noticed something amiss—some facts were too perilous to ponder deeply.

The "War Chariot" is a military technological production of war weaponry, representing the highest advanced level currently controlled by military technology. It is said to use a specialized system produced by the company. However, this system was easily hacked by the unexpectedly emerged Benjamin Abell, who then turned them into his own weapons.

Worse still, over eighty percent of the core city’s defense systems are products of military technology.

Besides the "War Chariots" patrolling the streets, the hive drones, laser cutting nets, and omnipresent automatic gun turrets could all potentially be exploited by those with ulterior motives.

This undoubtedly indicates a severe internal problem within military technology.

Song Lan isn’t interested in the internal political struggles of the United Government, but this struggle has now reached their designated market.

It’s just that he’s easy-going. If it had been Yeying who discovered that someone intended to tamper with their "food reserve storage," they wouldn’t rest until they had swallowed the entire "War Chariot" robot to quench their anger.

"Thank you for rescuing me, but I have a question."

The woman’s voice sounded misty, as if floating from far away, "Is this the new style of torture by the Counter-Intelligence Department?"

The chilly wind made her speech somewhat unclear. Since Song Lan took her away from the market, she had maintained this immobilized posture, her body tied up by the tentacles sprouting from the bicycle, floating in mid-air like a balloon.

She no longer wanted to dig deeper into the astonished stares of the passersby; even she felt that this scene only belonged in niche fetish works.

"No."

Song Lan shook his head, "It’s just that Old Lu doesn’t like others sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, this is an exclusive seat prepared for other guests."

"I know, ’The Law Enforcers Department Romance Manual’ mentioned she is a person with strong control desires."

"That’s an exaggerated portrayal in artistic works."

Comrade Zhuang Chi, who had been reprimanded and fined for writing that section, clarified to the public. Song Lan then asked, "Are you also from The Seventeen Region?"

"Ante, I used to be a journalist there."

"I remember you, you’re a companion of Angle, there’s still a warrant for you in The Seventeen Region."

watts.

A level not even worth mentioning, it’s possible the company issuing the bounty isn’t very keen on capturing this fleeing journalist.

"It’s the downfall of offending the company, but reality has proven that I was right, military technology isn’t anything benign."

"This is The First Region, just by that remark you made earlier, military technology has enough to charge you with treason."

"I would speak out even if charged with treason."

If she had been a "law-abiding" little journalist, today’s events wouldn’t have occurred, "Angle told me that if he ever fell into the hands of military technology, I must find a way to pass this chip to the ’Concerned Citizen’."

This seemed like an impossible mission, but the epidemic in Oasis revealed the true identity of the "Concerned Citizen."

"Before falling into the hands of Benjamin Abell, we had always been secretly investigating the ’external’ industries of military technology. All the results of our investigation are recorded in this chip."

Thus, even if she couldn’t escape the beam of the "War Chariot", and died on the street outside the market, her mission was already complete.

"It explains why Benjamin was able to control the war weaponry of the military technology."

Ante said, "That villain has long been in collusion with military technology."