The three of them started from the top and searched all the way down. A total of three teams were working with them, and the rest of the people were on guard below to prevent "possible enemies" from taking advantage of the troubled waters.

Sean knocked on the first door and waited for about half a minute, but saw no movement.

This is to be expected. Since the Battle of the Link Bridge began, the residents of Xicheng District have begun to run away. Naturally, what is left behind are empty houses.

Sean tilted his head towards the door, and Tom walked up knowingly, took out a small box from his backpack, and pulled out a slender metal wire.

Although the disposable lock picking tool can only be used once, it can open the lock without damaging it, and it can be considered a very efficient tool.

Of course, it also has its limitations, such as password locks or electronic locks. These things are useless.

However, in this kind of ordinary residential buildings, most security doors and ordinary iron doors are used. Code locks or electronic locks are really rare here.

Tom was engaged in handicraft processing before the war. He was the most suitable person for such delicate work.

His two chubby fingers were unusually stable, and he slowly inserted the metal wire into the keyhole. Then, he pressed a small screwdriver against the keyhole and began to slowly turn the keyhole.

Not long after, there was a "click", the lock bolt popped open, and the door was opened. The three people walked in carefully, with the muzzle of the gun and the bright flashlight next to them, carefully searching every corner of the room.

But in the end, it came to nothing. There was no one here. The most obvious thing was that there was a thick layer of dust on the ground, indicating that no one had been here for a long time.

"Looks like it was a failure." Jess wiped the table with two fingers. There was a thick layer of dust on it, which must have been at least a month old.

If it were Jiangdu District, it might not be possible to accumulate so much soil in one month, but this is Xicheng District, an industrial center, and the carbon emissions are unimaginably high.

"There's more, let's continue." Sean waved his hand, and the three of them left the room and closed the door.

"Don't alarm the people, don't disturb the businesses." These two elegant sentences are the "New Order's" program for operations in residential areas. However, as long as there is a war, it is impossible not to disturb the people.

At least for now, there are very few pedestrians on the road. Except for those who have run out of supplies at home, few people go out to go shopping. Because the firefight area is really too dangerous.

The three people continued to search. The search work was quite boring and dangerous, but the expression on the officer's face when he gave the order... really made them afraid to be careless, so they could only be more careful.

As they searched along the way, they tried to be as careful as possible. Not only were they careful about their own safety, but they also tried their best not to disturb other residents.

The structure of this kind of building can accommodate about five or six households on one floor. After searching the five floors this time, they found that there were probably seven or eight households left in Xicheng District.

This area is a little far away from the connecting bridge, so there are quite a few.

No matter what their status is, civilians will try their best to stay away from the damage caused by war. Because none of them can afford these damages.

Before long, they had almost completed the search in the area they were responsible for, and this was the last one left.

Just like searching other places, Sean walked up, slightly curled his middle finger, and knocked on the door. Then the three people raised their ears and listened quietly.

There was relatively little movement in one house, so Sean went up to pick the lock without waiting. In order to avoid a similar thing from happening, their waiting time was extended to about one minute.

This time they were lucky. This family did not leave, but chose to stay here and wait for the end of the war.

"Hello, from the 'New Order' Military Police, have you seen anyone suspicious?" Sean saluted with a military salute and said in a very official tone.

The person who opened the door was a middle-aged man in his thirties. Judging from his slightly thick arms and not particularly good living environment, he should be an ordinary worker working in a factory. This mid-range residential area is also

Just in line with their economic level.

As for the 'New Order' Gendarmerie, that's their current name. They changed from the logistics company to the Gendarmerie. It seems... there is no difference, it's still logistics.

"Hello...Hello, I haven't seen anyone recently..." The male host was obviously frightened by the shiny thing in their hands, and he was a little embarrassed to speak.

"Is it convenient for us to go in and search?" Sean frowned. For a man, a man in his thirties, even if he is facing three loaded rifles, he should not reveal his face.

This expression.

What's more, the three of them are not evil-looking, so they are completely incapable of being so fearful.

"There's something fishy!" all three of them thought. This time it was not just a routine inspection, but a more detailed search.

"Of course... of course, please do so." The man's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he turned sideways to open the door.

The three of them looked at each other, and naturally went straight in without being polite. Before entering, the attentive Jess used the intercom to report the unusual situation and their location to the commander downstairs.

After cautiously entering the room, the three people spread out and began a comprehensive search.

The house is not very big, with a small house with two bedrooms and one living room, probably only about 50 to 60 square meters in total. A special feature of this kind of house is that the kitchen and foyer are together, which means that the kitchen is right when you enter the door.

In order to cram more daily necessities into this sixty-square-meter space, the designers also took great pains.

The furnishings in the room further highlight that this is the residence of a single old man. The floor has not been wiped carefully, the coffee table is full of piles, and the cigarette butts and ashes are about to overflow from the ashtray. Everything is very functional.

explain the problem.

Sean just glanced at it casually and gave up the idea of ​​extracting the footprints from the floor.

"Search each for five minutes." Sean glanced at the two of them and set a time limit. A few minutes is enough to find a place to hide people in such a small room.

The two nodded, each found a room and got in. Suddenly there was the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets. Sean glanced at the male host from the corner of his eye and found that his face was a bit green.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a routine search, it won't cause any damage to your property." Sean comforted casually and started searching in the foyer.

To be honest, there is really nothing to search for in this foyer. In order to facilitate walking, there are no extraneous things here, only the refrigerator is placed in the part used as the kitchen.

It was obvious at a glance that there was no place to hide.
Chapter completed!