Chapter 962: Followers (super large chapter, please vote for a happy new year)
Chapter 963 Followers (please vote for this huge chapter/Happy New Year)
"Did you really want to come back to see the mayor, even if you passed the bus stop? Did you just happen to encounter the prisoner gang assassinating the mayor?"
In a quiet and cramped small room, a man wearing an officer's uniform turned the bright desk lamp in front of him, illuminating the cheeks of a somewhat cramped young man on the other side of the small room.
"Yes,"
Looking at the officer's indifferent eyes, the young man nodded lightly and said as calmly as possible, "I was on the same bus as the mayor. I originally just planned to come over to meet the mayor and see if there was a chance to talk to him.
In the last two sentences, I didn’t expect things to develop to this point..."
"Joate, a low-level employee of the machinery factory owned by Ives Space Systems Group, as an ordinary citizen,"
The officer in front glanced down at the tablet in his hand and continued in a cold voice, "After encountering such a big event as the mayor's assassination, your first reaction was not to run away, but to hide and carefully observe the situation. Don't you think you are too
Too calm?"
"I really just want to see..."
The young man known as Choate hesitated for a moment and said slowly.
"Just want to see the excitement?!"
As if hearing the young man's hesitant tone, the officer's voice became colder and his eyes were like swords, staring at the young man.
"I···"
The young man trembled, and then said slowly, "I was wondering if I could help the mayor, if necessary..."
"Help Mr. Mayor? Among a bunch of armed gang members and powerful supernatural monsters?"
The officer looked at the young man with cold eyes, and his tone was calm and low.
"People who grow up in southern neighborhoods are more or less familiar with firearms,"
Facing the officer's gaze, the young man spoke slowly, "My brother serves in the Beicheng City Defense Army. He also taught me some basic fighting skills..."
Then he paused for a moment and said with a slight embarrassment, "Isn't it always like this on TV? An ordinary street kid meets a seriously injured big shot, and then begins a legendary adventure life..."
The entire interrogation room fell into a brief silence.
After a while, the interrogating officer coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "You are very imaginative."
Then he lowered his head and flipped the tablet in his hand, raised his head, and looked at the young man again, "Okay, there is no problem for the time being. Keep the communication open. We will verify your information. Thank you for your support of Mayor Lin En. I hope
This inquiry will not affect your trust in Mr. Lynn."
"ah,"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then nodded and stood up slowly, somewhat awkwardly, "Okay, thank you."
"Okay, next one."
The officer flicked the tablet screen, clicked on a walkie-talkie next to him, and spoke quickly.
At this moment, the young man who was about to stand up glanced at the officer who started to flip the tablet to see the next person's information. He hesitated and asked softly, "From your tone, it seems that you guys also support Mr. Lin En?"
"
“We can’t talk about support or lack of support,”
Hearing the young man's question, the officer looked up at him and replied casually, "Soldiers give priority to obeying orders. But personally, we all admire him. The mayor who is also resourceful, courageous and courageous, in
In this era, there are even fewer provisions to care for employees than in the employee care plans of consortiums.”
Then he lowered his head and continued to look at the documents in his hand, "If you really want to find Mr. Lin En, turn right when you go out and go straight, follow the direction of the crowd, and you can probably find him. Mr. Lin En is doing a free clinic over there.
Remember to collect your bracelet and personal belongings at the exit.”
"Free clinic?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Thank you."
Then he opened the door and walked a few steps along the corridor outside the door, arriving at a brightly lit intersection with several wooden tables.
"Joate?"
The soldier guarding the door glanced at him and pointed to a table next to him, "That's yours. Check to see if there's anything missing. If you take it away and find something missing, don't come to us again."
"Okay, okay, thank you."
The young man nodded quickly, then walked to the table and found his bracelet and some personal items that had been taken away during the inspection in a small plastic basin.
After briefly checking that there were no missing items, he put away his personal belongings, picked up the bracelet, and clicked on the bracelet interface.
Suddenly, dense records of missed calls filled his field of vision.
And these missed calls are all from the same person.
He immediately put the bracelet on his hand, put on his Bluetooth headset, and called back.
The call was connected almost within a very short time, but there was no word immediately.
"elder brother?"
The young man opened his mouth and asked carefully and tentatively.
"Well, good, you're still alive,"
The voice on the other end of the phone sighed softly, "Tell me, what happened? Were you valued by the mayor, and then we talked secretly for a long time, and he wanted to grant you a high official position and a generous salary? Or did you meet the mayor and was assassinated?
, you were involved in it and lost half your life, and now you have the opportunity to give me your last words?"
"The mayor was indeed assassinated."
The young man said slowly.
The moment he said these words, there was a moment of silence on the other side, and then in this moment of silence, there was the sound of quickly packing up things, and a slightly urgent question, "Where are you?"
"Brother, I'm fine, I'm fine."
The young man quickly said, "The mayor was indeed assassinated, but he took care of it himself. I was just found nearby by the city defense troops who were searching, so they arrested me and interrogated me to see if I was an assassin."
"Damn it, can't you finish what you're talking about?"
A voice came from the other end of the phone and sat back down on the bed, "I thought you were so hot-blooded that you went to save the mayor. That's right. With your three-legged cat skills, if you really want to rush forward, you have no chance to call me now.
"But if you really die in there, I can't afford to buy you a cemetery. I can only see if I can find your body before the scavengers do, and burn it for you and scatter it back to your hometown."
"Ahem,"
Hearing his brother's words, the young man coughed twice in embarrassment and looked up to the front.
Scattered crowds were slowly moving forward along the dilapidated streets, some with admiration on their faces, and some with doubts on their faces.
The rapid and violent gunshots that had been heard all around had completely silenced at this moment. Only the soldiers with guns and live ammunition guarding key street entrances could still vaguely leave a trace of the coldness and solemnity of the fierce battle.
The wind under the moonlight blew over the young man's cheek, and his eyes followed the flow of the crowd and looked into the depths of the dark night.
At the very end of the street, a bright light was shining faintly.
Then he lowered his head, followed the pace of the crowd, and continued to talk to the phone, "Brother, I heard that Mr. Lin En has a free clinic nearby."
"Free clinic? The mayor is at the free clinic?"
The person on the other end of the phone looked slightly surprised, then he paused and asked calmly, "You want to go? Why, are you sick?"
"I···"
The young man opened his mouth slightly.
"Okay, I understand. You are mentally ill. You can go if you want."
The person on the other end of the phone sighed, "Before you do anything else, remember to send me your location so that I can come over and collect the body for you."
"elder brother,"
The young man moved forward and said, "When the mayor was assassinated, I was right next to him. I saw most of the assassination process. I felt that he was a little different from what I imagined."
"Why is it different? These differences didn't make you change your mind?"
The person on the other end of the phone paused and asked slightly confused.
"I can't explain clearly, I just feel..."
The young man looked up at the brightly lit tent surrounded by soldiers and the rows of busy medical staff under the tent, as well as the dignified and kind old man sitting in the middle of the tent, treating a child.
His tone slowed down and he said little by little, "He is more real and reliable."
Then he scratched his head, recalled it, and continued,
“When I used to watch the mayor’s speeches, I could feel his courage and courage, and his impassioned emotions, but I always felt that he was far away from me and what he said was illusory.
"Sometimes I always have a feeling that the mayor really has that goal, but he doesn't have the ability and courage to achieve everything he promised.
"But after seeing him today, I feel like I have seen another person, strong, confident, calm, tough and decisive. For example, the city defense army is now using absolute violence to clean up the entire Prisoner Gang,"
His eyes swept across the crowd queuing up at night. On both sides of the crowd, there were some outdoor grills with flickering firelights standing there like street lamps.
It was obvious that many people had not adapted to the existence of these stoves. It seemed that no one had ever placed these things here before. They leaned next to the stove, keeping warm while looking at the stove and talking in low voices.
The young man lowered his head, entered the queue, and continued talking to the phone, "In the past decades or hundreds of years, no mayor has cared about the southern neighborhood, and no gentleman from St. Yilan is willing to come here.
, take a look at us, even just a glance,
"There is no order, no FBI, gunfire, chaos, killings, and death that never knows when it will come. This is our childhood, our parents' life, and perhaps our future life.
"The chaos in the southern neighborhood has its benefits. It has the cheapest labor in the entire Yilan City. There is never a shortage of people who sell their health for a little medicine. There is also no shortage of people who have borrowed gang loan sharks and are willing to do anything dangerous because of the interest.
employees.
"elder brother,"
The young man's voice paused for a moment, "Mr. Lin En is the only one who is willing to come here. If we don't want our children, our children's children, to live the same life as us, we can't watch him being attacked by the consortium.
do nothing."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, as if he was lighting a cigarette. Finally, the person on the other end asked slowly, "Do you want to follow him?"
"Um."
The young man nodded slightly.
"What should I do if someone doesn't want you?"
asked the other end of the phone.
"I···"
The young man's expression froze, and he said awkwardly, "You have to give it a try."
"I shouldn't have sent you to high school in the first place,"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to have taken a deep drag on the cigarette and sighed slightly, "But you are an adult now. You can already make decisions about your own life. No matter whether it succeeds or fails, you must protect yourself."
"Um!"
The young man nodded, followed the crowd, and continued walking inside.
Those responsible for security and order are not only soldiers, but also some staff wearing what appear to be mayoral guard uniforms, as well as a very small number of police officers from the city police station.
As they approached the free clinic, the team slowed down a bit.
There is a security checkpoint here, and everyone who wants to pass must take out their firearms or blades and store them aside.
The person in charge of the security check was a sharp-eyed middle-aged man wearing a police uniform.
Not everyone is willing to hand over these weapons.
While young Choate was waiting in line, he saw several disputes, and someone even drew a gun and threatened.
Then soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition will come out and politely 'please' these uncooperative people out of the team.
Sometimes they are also carried out of the team.
However, the person guarding the security check was very methodical in his actions. Every time there was a commotion, he would first isolate the rioters, then deal with them quickly, and then continue the security check.
Therefore, every commotion was quickly calmed down, and the progress of the entire team was not greatly affected.
As he approached the security checkpoint, the young man raised his head and looked at the buildings on both sides, recalling the knowledge his elder brother once taught him.
There are several locations on the buildings on both sides with good views. Obviously, there are snipers in those places.
"Learned it?"
A gentle man's voice came from beside him.
The young man turned around and happened to see the middle-aged police officer guarding the security check.
Obviously, the middle-aged police officer noticed what he had just done to look at the sniper spot.
"know a little."
The young man nodded honestly.
"If you have any weapons, put them in the basket next to you,"
The middle-aged police officer did not continue to speak, but glanced at the young man and activated the security inspection equipment.
As the device displayed a green glow, he waved his hand and said, "Go in."
The young man nodded slightly and followed the team inside.
There are many temporary doctors in the entire free clinic area, and the gray-haired old man is sitting in the middle. At this moment, he seems to be still wearing the suit he used when giving a speech during the day, except for a white coat.
The queue in front of this old man was also the longest, and nurses kept coming to divert people in the queue to other doctors.
The young man naturally walked to the front of the old man's team.
The old man was not always seeing patients. Occasionally he would get up and walk into the tent behind him, as if he was dealing with something, and the sky would change little by little.
The moon was setting, the stars were darkening, and a faint light appeared at the end of the sky. As dawn approached, the young man finally reached the front of the line.
At this moment, the old man seemed to have something to do and entered the tent.
"What's wrong with you?"
At this time, a nurse in a white shirt also came over, holding a tablet and looking at the young man.
This seems to be asking for consultation in advance and improving the efficiency of consultation.
The young man looked at the little nurse in front of him. He knew that at this moment he should make up a disease in order to get a chance to see the old man. He had been waiting in line most of the night.
But in the end, he slowly said, "I'm not sick, I just want to see Mr. Lin En."
The nurse frowned slightly, then looked at the young man and said coldly, "This is a free clinic. If you do this, you will delay other patients' medical opportunities. If you are not sick, please leave here."
"I···"
The young man opened his mouth slightly.
Some people in the queue before and after him also looked over.
"What's wrong?"
A gentle and kind voice sounded in their ears.
Hearing this sound, the young man was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his head and looked at the place where the sound came from.
At this moment, the old man in a white coat was standing in front of him.
"Mr. Lin En, this man is not sick. He came over and lined up."
The nurse looked at He Ao and explained quickly.
"No, I just want to see you,"
The young man quickly opened his mouth to explain.
"I remember you,"
He Ao smiled and looked at the young man in front of him, "Were you hiding behind the billboard at that time?"
"ah?"
The young man was stunned for a moment and looked at the old man in front of him with wide eyes.
He thought he was not exposed at all and that none of the gang members saw him.
Later, when the city defense troops conducted a comprehensive search, they found him.
"Don't be so close in the future,"
Looking at the young man's surprised expression, He Ao smiled and said, "The risk is not big this time. If the situation gets out of control, I may not be able to save you. Okay, we have met and talked, let's go back."
The young man's eyes widened slightly.
He somewhat realized the meaning of 'Mr. Linn's words.
The snake-headed monster probably noticed him at that time, but the monster was quickly killed by 'Mr. Lin En', so there was no further incident.
If Mr. Lin En had not defeated the snake-headed monster, judging from the behavior of the snake-headed monster that had been eating people.
For a moment, thin beads of sweat oozed out on the young man's back.
He originally thought that he was just hanging out and looking around secretly, and that he was safe.
The result was a dance beside death.
But his thoughts quickly came to his senses. He looked at the old man turning around to leave and said quickly, "Mr. Lin En, I want to follow you!"
But the old man's turning movements did not stop.
See this scene.
The young man opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing. He lowered his head little by little and slowly walked out of the team.
At this moment, he saw the old man walking toward the consultation table with his back to him, slightly raising his hand and pointing behind him, "Director Tucker of the City Police Department is recruiting people. If you are interested, you can go and see him."
Look, this job is very dangerous, so you have to be mentally prepared."
"yes!"
The young man frowned and immediately stood up straight.
Then he looked back along the old man's finger, and happened to see the middle-aged police officer in charge of security inspection.
The police officer looked at him, shrugged slightly, and pointed to the recruitment advertisement of the city police station posted next to it, as well as the members of the mayor's guard who were registering and logging in under the recruitment advertisement.
At this moment, there are already many people queuing under this advertisement.
The young man laughed awkwardly and scratched his head.
Then he ran over quickly.
Behind him, at the end of the dilapidated building, the rays of morning light slowly rose from the sky, piercing the dark sky.