That woman has already used a sentry machine gun to attack members of the internal investigation team. How could she still surrender?
Even so, this step cannot be omitted.
When working for a large company, the process is very important. Sometimes, the process is even a hundred times more important than the thing itself, because it involves whether it is politically correct.
Clearing his throat, Hippocrates began to shout.
What he said was nothing more than platitudes. He asked Meredith to give up her illusions, come out obediently, and actively cooperate with the company's investigation.
"Hippocrates! Give me some time to think about it!"
Contrary to Hippocrates' expectations, as soon as his shouting ended, the people inside responded immediately.
The speaker of the security system must have been turned on, so now not only Hippocrates heard Meredith's answer, but also the others who came to bear witness.
In this case, even though he was very reluctant, Hippocrates could not take action immediately.
Considering that his people still needed some time to unblock Meredith's computer firewall, Hippocrates readily agreed.
"Even if it's just a delay, Meredith, you're dead."
After inspecting the encirclement again, Hippocrates felt relieved.
He sets a five-minute countdown, and that's the last bit of decency he gives Meredith.
"Amber? Amber, my good daughter, come quickly!"
Taking advantage of this moment, Meredith had already gone upstairs and hugged her daughter.
"Amber, let me introduce you to an uncle. His name is Peacock. He is my mother's good friend.
Peacock, this is my daughter Amber."
When Meredith brought the girl with the big eyes to Peacock, she introduced Peacock in a softer tone than Peacock had ever heard.
"Hi, you are Amber, I heard your mother mentioned it. How are you?"
Looking at the timid little girl, Peacock's heart suddenly melted.
He smiled and knelt down, winking at Amber.
"Mom, I have met this uncle. He came to our house last time."
Glancing at the peacock in front of her, Amber raised her face and looked at her mother again.
"Yes, Amber, you have a really good memory. Uncle Peacock came to our house last time, so you and he know each other now."
Gently patting her daughter's little head, Meredith's eyes were full of doting.
If she could, she really wanted to stay with her daughter like this. But time waited for no one, so she could only speak her mind.
"Amber, mom just received a call from the company. They have very important matters waiting for mom to deal with.
So tonight I want you to stay with Uncle Peacock, and he will take you to a fun place.
You are not allowed to cry or make trouble, and you must listen to Uncle Peacock in everything."
"Mom, when will you pick me up?"
"I will come to you tomorrow. The earliest will be in the morning, and the latest will not be after noon.
Amber, will you listen to mother?"
Looking at her mother beside her and then at the peacock opposite, Amber grinned.
When Peacock thought she would cry, the little girl nodded aggrievedly.
"Mom, you have to go to work, so I will definitely support you. But you have to pick me up early, preferably as soon as dawn tomorrow."
Holding her mother's hand, Amber solemnly told Meredith.
When she said this, her eyes were shining, but she could still control herself and didn't let herself cry.
"Amber, be good, I know you listen to your mother the most. Mom will definitely come to pick up Amber as quickly as possible, I promise!"
Meredith hugged Amber in front of her and held her tightly in her arms.
Reason told her that she should let go, because Amber in her arms was a little overwhelmed.
But Meredith still allowed herself to be bold. She hugged him for two more seconds, and then let go.
When Meredith stood up again, the weakness she had just shown was gone.
Now she has turned into a tigress gnashing her teeth and wanting to protect her cubs.
Pulling open the compartment under the gun cabinet, Meredith took out a small school bag.
In front of the peacock, she opened it and showed the contents to the peacock.
In addition to drinking water and food for one person, there was also a pack of colorful paper boxes in the bag.
"Peacock, Amber's health is not good, she needs Nefiniti injection every 7 days.
There are now 96 hours until her next injection, and these Nefinitis are in reserve.
Just in case, I mean just in case, you must remember to inject her on time."
When saying this, Meredith seemed to use all her strength, and this was the first time Peacock saw her so excited.
Meredith certainly had reason to be so excited. In order for her daughter to escape safely, she was going to give the amber to a stranger, but she had to stay and hold on as long as possible.
This is a trust as heavy as Mount Tai, so the peacock has become extremely serious.
"Don't worry, Meredith, I will never forget my oath.
As for these medicines, I think there is no need for me to inject Amber. I am just keeping them for you now and will return them to you tomorrow."
After receiving Peacock's assurance again, Meredith nodded and put the things back into her small school bag.
Without her having to say anything, Amber turned around obediently and asked her mother to put the small schoolbag on her back.
Seeing how skillfully they cooperated, Peacock guessed that Meredith and Amber often did this kind of drill.
After putting Amber away, Meredith reached out and grabbed the sconce lamp on the wall.
As she twisted hard, Peacock felt a slight vibration on the ground.
Five seconds later, the floor in front of him separated to the left and right, revealing the secret passage below.
"Now, go ahead. Peacock, we'll see you tomorrow at the Wall of Sighs.
Amber, remember to be obedient."
While saying this, Meredith put her daughter's little hand into Peacock's hand.
Because it was her mother who did this, the little girl did not dodge.
Holding that little hand, Peacock has never felt such a heavy responsibility as now.
He didn't talk nonsense, he just nodded again, and then walked into the passage with Amber in his arms.
When the two of them were about to disappear into the darkness, Peacock and Amber stopped at the same time and looked back at Meredith again.
"go Go!"
Seeing Meredith who was obviously reluctant to leave but still trying to force a smile, Peacock patted the little girl gently and then let her lie on his back.
"Meredith, you must keep your promise and never die."
Because of Amber's presence, Peacock did not say these words. He could only sigh secretly in his heart, and then quickly rushed into the passage in front of him.
Seeing Peacock and Amber leave, the last smile on Meredith's face disappeared.
Because she had to go in later, Meredith just pulled the carpet and hastily covered the entrance, and then she quickly rushed to the door.
At this time, she could no longer use her home defense system to check what was going on outside. Just when she was sending her daughter away, the hackers finally broke through her home's firewall.
All surveillance cameras are now disabled, and the sentry machine guns outside have either been destroyed or have been controlled by hackers.
Although it got off to a bad start, Meredith didn't care.
After arranging Amber, she no longer had any worries, so she was going to do something big.
Peacock had already reached the end of the tunnel when he heard the faint sound of firefighting behind him.
Meredith's secret passage can only accommodate an adult walking. It extends almost straight forward, with a total length of more than 50 meters.
Even so, this is already quite a huge project. I don't know how much effort that woman Meredith put in to create such a passage.
Peacock was mentally prepared for the gunfire behind him.
In a sense, the more intense the gunfire from behind, the safer he and Little Amber will be.
The more intense the gunfire, the more enemies the mother attracted to them.
Now Peacock's chance of escape was bought by someone else's life, so he didn't dare to waste a minute, which is why he had to carry Amber on his back.
As soon as he entered the secret passage, he started running wildly, so he quickly saw the end.
"Amber, where does this lead to? Have you been here before?"
After rushing to the end in one breath, Peacock didn't have time to catch his breath, so he put the little girl down from his back.
At this moment, there was a trap door in front of him, but he did not dare to act rashly.
While adjusting his breathing, Peacock drew his gun and prepared for battle.
Although Peacock also asked Amber, he didn't have much hope.
Amber is Meredith's daughter, but she is only 8 years old. How can such a little girl know so many details?
Little Amber could follow a strange man into a dimly lit underground passage without crying, which already impressed the peacock.
"Uncle Peacock, I know, I know.
Behind this door is the water pumping station in our neighborhood. As soon as we get there, we can immediately drill into the underground pipes."
Amber, how do you know so clearly?"
"This is what my mother told me. She will play this kind of game with me every six months."
"I didn't expect that Meredith, like her father, likes to play doomsday drills even when she has nothing to do."
Looking at this little girl who was actually very scared, but pretended not to care with her eyes wide open, Peacock felt deep pity in her heart.
He could see that Amber was a very sensible girl.
In addition to her mother's education, this should also be related to her experience.
A girl who needs to be injected with medicine every seven days. To grow so big, she must have eaten and cried a lot, so she is so sensible.
To Meredith, she is the most precious treasure in the world.
Now that the mother has given this treasure to herself, she must protect the girl no matter what.
Gently patting Amber's head, Peacock motioned for her to stay back.
After Amber retreated a little, Peacock stretched out his hand and gently pushed the trap door in front of him.
Just when a gap appeared in the door, the gun in his hand also stretched out.
"It's been three minutes. With that person's ability, he and Amber should have entered the underground pipe, right?"
Almost at the same time, Meredith in No. 124 Bodhi Street Community was replacing new magazines on her submachine gun.
Military technology has always been watertight, and with an attack like today, it is even more so.
Meredith knew that there were not only armed soldiers with guns at the scene, but there should also be many monitoring technicians near her home.
Because of this, she can no longer communicate with Peacock, otherwise her daughter's whereabouts are likely to be exposed.
As the senior director of the Operations Department, Meredith is very familiar with these routines of military technology.
So she couldn't ask about the peacock's progress, she could only calculate where they should be based on time.
For the past three minutes, Meredith had retreated from the foyer to the hallway while fighting.
Those scumbags from the internal investigation team finally broke through the first line of defense, and they paid the price with five lives.
Although she lost her gate, Meredith's situation is actually more stable now.
Before, she was guarding the door and couldn't take care of other directions. Now she takes the initiative to give way to the hall, which allows her to concentrate more.
At this time, she was guarding a narrow passage, and there was a secret passage hidden in the room behind her that could allow her to escape.
Now she still has plenty of weapons and ammunition, and she was not injured in the previous battle.
To catch her, Hippocrates must have enough lives to fill the corridor in front of Meredith.
Of course, Hippocrates could also try knocking down the walls on both sides so that he could attack Meredith on all three sides.
If this is the case, Meredith will very much welcome it. Because it will definitely consume more time, and this is exactly what she wants.
"I should be able to hold it for 10 minutes. No, I should try to hold it longer."
Looking at the entrance to the secret passage not far behind her, Meredith felt confident.
In the eyes of expert Meredith, the internal investigation team's attack was extremely amateurish.
They didn't have heavy weapons or offensive equipment, so such an attack could only scare the uninitiated, but Meredith could withstand it.
It doesn't matter if she can't stand it anymore. There is a secret passage behind her, and Meredith can retreat from there at any time.
According to Meredith's estimation, in about 5 minutes, the peacock will be able to carry the amber and leave the Bodhi Street community through the underground waterway.
As long as she can leave the encirclement here, with that person's ability, her daughter will definitely be safe. When the time comes, whether she leaves or stays, isn't it all up to her?
When she thought of this, Meredith suddenly felt courageous.
She fired again, knocking an agent who had just poked his head to the ground, and then she challenged Hippocrates.
"Hippocrates! You hide your head and tail, you are a jealous villain.
I know it was you who was planning to frame me. Your internal investigation team relied on constantly framing your own people to rise higher and higher.
But let me tell you, I will never be a ladder for you to climb up.
If you want to catch me, you should pick up the weapon yourself and fight me one-on-one instead of letting others die for you!"
"She is indeed the tiger of the Operations Department. Even if she has reached this point, hasn't she given up yet?"
Listening to the heart-wrenching remarks shouted by the woman inside, Hippocrates just smiled indifferently.
At this time, he was still outside the door of No. 148. From the beginning of the battle, he had been staying in that safe place without moving even half a step forward.
Hippocrates didn't even bother to pay attention to the woman's provocation or estrangement.
Even if Meredith is right about everything, so what? This woman still has to die today, because Hippocrates would not be angry with the dead.
Before his men were shot, Hippocrates actually had no idea.
At that time, he had no conclusive evidence to accuse Meredith, so he used "groundless" charges to convince his superiors to approve the arrest.
"We have to arrest her, and believe me, I will get her to confess.
If I can't do it, I'm willing to take all the responsibility."
Hippocrates used this kind of promise in exchange for support from above. Now it seems that he made the right bet. Not only did Meredith have a problem, but she also had a big problem.
"Minister, yes, we are making arrests, but there is little progress. Yes, the woman resisted fiercely, and many of us died.
Minister, I need your approval to grant me that authority.
Yes, I have to use that authority, and this is also to minimize the company's losses and maintain the dignity of the internal investigation team.
Yes, Minister, I understand, I will definitely be responsible..."
While watching another person who was shot being sent out of No. 148, Hippocrates used intracranial communication to report to his immediate superior.
The investigating minister was quite hesitant about the application made by Hippocrates.
It's no wonder that the bureaucrat was so hesitant, because the authority Hippocrates applied for was a double-edged sword.
Although it is easy to use, it has serious side effects. Once used, it will seriously damage the morale of people within the company.
Although there are such obvious disadvantages, what does this have to do with Hippocrates?
How to stabilize the mood of the company's employees is a matter above. It's not his turn to worry about this kind of thing. What he has to worry about is how to dig out the insiders who helped Peacock.
After Hippocrates repeatedly swore, his boss finally relented.
He had just ended the call with the minister when an electronic command was pushed to his retina.
"hey-hey!"
Looking at the authorization code that he finally got, Hippocrates sneered silently.
With this code, the tiger inside would immediately turn into a sick cat. So he immediately summoned the team leader responsible for the attack and began to teach him the instructions.
When Meredith discovered that the offensive of the internal investigation team suddenly weakened, she smelled the imminent danger.
At this time, she had been holding on for 8 and a half minutes. So far, she was still guarding the passage steadily without taking another step back.
"Come on, come on, it's almost 10 minutes. Wait for another minute and a half, and I'll leave."
While encouraging herself like this, Meredith pricked up her ears and listened to the movements outside. After losing control of the computer, she could only rely on hearing to predict the enemy's movements.
"Here we go! Looks like it's the same old thing, and there's nothing new!"
When she heard the footsteps of three more people next door, Meredith knew what was going to happen next.