Enforcer Manual
Chapter 508: January 7th (Part One)_1

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: January 7th (Part One)_1

People who’ve lived "outside" for many years are no strangers to this sort of thing.

Before the assassin decided to leave the city, he decided to point his hostage friend, whom he’d come to know, to a clear path as repayment for getting him to the prosthetic hospital.

"The airport and train platforms have been sealed off, I suggest you take a long-distance bus to ’outside’ to lay low for a while,"

the assassin said, "If you need it, I can get you a bus ticket."

"You go ahead, I still have some things to take care of."

Hearing this, the assassin didn’t continue to persuade Song Lan, that wasn’t his style.

In the face of an impending disaster, each person would make their own judgment, and he simply relayed the news he had surmised to Song Lan, "You have less than two days left. Once they’ve pulled their concentrated manpower, they will take action."

What the assassin hadn’t anticipated was the United Government’s decision to use weapons of mass destruction within its own territory; he couldn’t help but become curious about how they would report this after destroying Sector 17.

In the past, blaming the Rebel Army was a common tactic. Before striking a district, they’d craft a narrative that the rebels had armed and seized the city. Then, they could justify their operations as a righteous effort to eliminate these vicious terrorists.

"Take this."

The assassin handed Song Lan the contingencies he had prepared.

A bus ticket and an address.

The ticket was for a long-distance bus leaving Sector 17 for an "outside" station tonight.

By now tickets were in short supply; he’d only managed to secure one through a friend.

People who’ve lived "outside" for years, familiar with the United Government’s methods, had started to plan their escape. And of course, there were scalpers looking to make a fortune by selling tickets at high prices during this crisis.

The address was the location where the United Government personnel were to assemble for evacuation.

Despite the failure of his mission in Sector 17, the assassin had no regrets. Such a scenario was quite the adventure for a professional assassin.

"Thank you."

Looking at the items the assassin handed over, even Song Lan felt a bit embarrassed.

This might be their last meeting, and his assassin friend would likely never know that when he had voluntarily let himself be kidnapped, he had already prepared to use his piercing hand knife again if necessary.

Song Lan cleared his throat to calm himself and decided to leave his assassin friend with a pleasant memory, "Take care."

"You too."

Once again, the assassin displayed his professionalism.

After saying goodbye to Song Lan, he left the alley silently.

Song Lan kept the bus ticket; it was a token of his friendship with Mr. Killer. After everything settled down, he could frame it on the wall at home, but before that, he had to visit the address on the other piece of paper.

............

Meanwhile.

Lu Xiang stood on the second floor of the assembly point, gazing out the window at the scene below.

This used to be a luxury hotel near the airport, but now it was tightly sealed off by the Review Meeting and the staff of the Exceptional Cases Bureau; to ensure no leaks, all communication devices were confiscated upon entry.

She saw vehicles coming and going into the hotel courtyard, the faces disembarking were familiar.

Only important figures were qualified to be part of this plan, and most of them were heads of major companies in this region.

She was waiting for Falena to arrive.

As the head of Uni-Tech in District 17, she would inevitably receive the corporate withdrawal order, and once she arrived at the rendezvous point, she could instantly relay the message back to the junkyard through the consciousness of the Bug Swarm.

But...

Lu Xiang couldn’t help but clench her fists.

Merely sending out the message was useless.

She understood the power of the United Government’s war weapons; they could easily level the entire city’s surface, and even if the Devourers and those in the junkyard were fortunate enough to survive, the entire city would face irrevocable destruction, with countless dead or injured.

What was more perplexing was that even Ivan, who lay hidden within Military Intelligence Section Seven, hadn’t received the slightest bit of information beforehand.

Logically, even if the United Government decided to employ war weapons, the decision would have gone through a full committee vote, and such was the case even when dealing with cities in Neutral Countries—let alone a city within the United Government’s own borders.

The only possibility she could think of was that someone had bypassed the voting process and made a decision on the spot.

This tied in with the arrival of Langinus.

He was one of the few in the Review Meeting who could bypass council voting.

Lu Xiang didn’t wait for Falena; instead, a reflection of an unexpected figure appeared on the window.

This figure was all too familiar to her.

A black coat, a top hat, and a masquerade mask from the ball—his arrival came without any indication, as he seemingly materialized out of thin air in the room.

Earlier, she had playfully downloaded a torturing alarm app onto his phone with a frivolous heart, robbing him of peace all morning.

And now, as she turned around, she almost instinctively held him close.

Just as described in "A Love Tip Every Day," a simple gesture could grant strength, the sensation of genuine touch, the tense emotions found some solace, and Lu Xiang, in a rarity, buried her head in Song Lan’s embrace, scarcely seeking a moment’s rest.

She had no idea how Song Lan had learned they were being gathered here, and she no longer intended to pursue the details.

She suddenly recalled the day when Phine Arnhem barged into District 17, and she had to issue a level two alert; it was also Song Lan who had soothed her turbulent emotions.

But what Lu Xiang didn’t know was that her actions were being observed in their entirety by another.

The red light flickered in the youth’s mechanical eye, and his heavily modified brain momentarily blanked due to this unexpected scene.

Monitoring Lu Xiang was also a last-minute task assigned to him.

Agents from the abnormal case unit had witnessed the arrival of "Mr. Helpful Citizen" on the train transporting Angle Safron, which led them to realize that the alleged death of "Mr. Helpful Citizen" might have been a fake report; thus, they speculated that if "Mr. Helpful Citizen" was still alive, he would certainly meet with Lu Xiang in private.

And now, "Mr. Helpful Citizen" had really come.

But what truly took him by surprise was Lu Xiang’s action—she had flung herself into "Mr. Helpful Citizen"’s arms.

It was no secret that she was in the throes of a passionate affair, the local Law Enforcers department had even published a romance series manual based on it.

After a brief lull, a startling thought crossed the young man’s mind.

At this moment, the mystery of "Mr. Helpful Citizen"’s secret identity finally had an answer; with the answer now in hand, all past mysteries were explained.

This was precisely why Lu Xiang always unconditionally stood by "Mr. Helpful Citizen," even helping him to feign his own death—the true reason!

He must report this information to his department.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, the scene in the room changed.

"Mr. Helpful Citizen" suddenly vanished without a trace.

At the same time, an unprecedented chill spread throughout his body.

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