This was the time of the festival, and the main creators on stage and the fans off the stage were very active, causing those fans who had not crowded in front of the stage to rush forward one after another.
Owen struggled to push aside the crowd and moved to the side. There was another person like him. Owen noticed that it was an Asian man wearing a white baseball cap. But unlike him, Owen moved to the side.
He was facing the exit, just opposite to the direction of people, and it was more difficult to move.
Julia's side went much smoother than Owen's. When Owen passed by, Julia had already hugged Amanda and Ken, and she also got to know Monica who was standing next to her through Amanda's introduction.
"Oh, Owen, your girlfriend is so beautiful. I can't tell you have good taste."
Julia's compliment immediately brought several people closer. Although Monica is not a star-struck person, she still finds it helpful when someone compliments her on her beauty. What's more, the other person is a big star, so she nods to express her gratitude.
"Long time no see, Owen. I didn't find you before and thought you didn't come today."
Julia gave him a hug, and Owen didn't refuse. It was obvious that Julia truly regarded him as a friend. It was said that when the people from Universal were recruiting him, he still got his contact information from Julia.
"Oh, Julia, you are so awesome today"
"boom"
A loud noise interrupted Owen's words, and a wave of air came over, knocking Owen and everyone around him down.
After a while, Owen sat up from the ground and felt his head was foggy and there was a buzzing in his ears. This lasted for several seconds before the whole symptom gradually disappeared.
When his hearing returned again, there were cries everywhere, and Owen's head regained its clarity.
Farke! It's a bomb! That was a bomb explosion just now!
Owen got up in a panic: "Are you okay? Are you injured?"
He asked the people around him one by one, and when they saw no response, he simply started checking their bodies.
Julia, Amanda, and Ken still didn't fully react. They were like fools and allowed themselves to be manipulated by Owen. When they heard Owen's question, they just nodded mechanically. Then they seemed to be aware of the troops and shook their heads.
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Monica was the fastest to recover. Owen was relieved to see that none of the three girls had any obvious injuries. There were cries and cries everywhere, and the blood on the floor looked so dazzling. Owen told Monica to keep an eye on them.
Wandering in the cinema.
Where people were most crowded before, you can see obvious traces of bomb explosions.
With that as the center, the theater seats all around were scattered in a radial pattern, swaying here and there, and in dilapidated condition. There were many people lying around, some still moaning, and some motionless.
The bomb exploded directly in the dense crowd. People around him were either killed or injured at that time. However, because the people were so dense, most of the power of the bomb was absorbed by the people inside, but it saved the people outside.
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Most of the people outside only suffered some injuries. Owen and the others were safer because they were far away, and there were no external injuries except being knocked down.
"Who? Who put the bomb?"
When this doubt came to mind, Owen's mind inexplicably saw the figure of the Asian man squeezing toward the door. This was too wrong.
Everyone else was squeezing in, but he was the only one squeezing towards the door. Those who came here must be movie fans, at least fans of celebrities or guests. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to get up close and personal with idols. Instead of pushing forward, he was anxious to leave.
, this is not normal.
It's him, it must be him!
Owen had a hunch that there was definitely something wrong with that Asian man, and he might be the culprit of the bomb attack.
Owen squeezed towards the door without stopping, and chased the man in the direction he left, three steps at a time.
But at this moment, the media who had escaped because they were far away were like sharks smelling blood. They keenly realized that this was a big news, and what they had in front of them was first-hand information.
So the media all turned their cameras to take pictures of the tragic scene.
At the entrance of the theater, Owen grabbed a security guard who was coming and asked: "Have you seen an Asian man wearing a white baseball cap?"
"Let me go, I'm going to help"
The security guard was not cooperative and he was anxious to enter the cinema.
"Did you see it? I am, did you see it?"
Irving didn't let go of him. Even though he didn't bring his ID, the other party obviously chose to believe him after he revealed his identity. He hesitated and finally said, "I didn't see it."
Owen was about to let go of him, but when he saw the direction they were running in, he suddenly thought of something: "Where did you come from?"
The security guard was stunned by his question, but he immediately said: "Fire escape."
"Then have you met anyone else?"
"No, we are the only ones in the fire escape."
"How many fire escapes are there?"
Owen was already looking in the direction of the elevator when he asked.
"Well, this is the only one."
Owen threw the security guard away and ran towards the fire escape. Not far away, the number displayed on the descending elevator was floor 7.
Owen ran as fast as he could down the stairwell. He didn't run at all, but jumped. He took a few steps to get to the first floor.
The other party must be in the elevator going down, but the elevator has already reached the seventh floor, and they are on the fifteenth or sixteenth floor. Owen is afraid that he will not be able to catch up.
While he was jumping, he suddenly saw a fire alarm on the wall. He smashed the glass with his fist, pressed the alarm, and then ran away without stopping.
Just as the bells rang loudly in the building, both elevators stopped in place. For safety reasons, ordinary elevators will automatically stop at the nearest floor after receiving a fire alarm, open the door and lock it to prevent anyone from riding on it.
The elevator caused a secondary accident.
It has to be said that Owen worked hard to buy himself some time.
Owen was still running wildly in the stairwell, and in this moment he had already descended half the distance.
On the third floor, the elevator rang for five seconds and finally opened the door slowly. Everyone inside ran out in panic, including the Asian man Owen wanted to catch.
Without a second's hesitation, the man got into the stairwell and ran quickly downstairs. While running, he heard the movement upstairs. He immediately understood something and moved faster with his feet.
Owen rushed to the third floor and happened to see the stopped elevator. He was just about to go out to check, but he also heard the undisguised sound of running downstairs. In seconds, he retracted his steps and chased down again.
By the time Owen rushed out from the stairwell on the first floor, it was already too late. There was no one in the hall at all. Owen hurried out of the door and looked around, but there was no trace of the Asian man outside.
Letting him run away, Owen kicked over a trash can unwillingly.
Take out your phone.
"Chloe"
"Owen? What are you doing?"
"A bomb exploded on the 15th floor of Turtimore Mall in Whinesson. Send someone immediately."
Owen didn't give Chloe a chance to joke. Chloe over there also immediately realized the seriousness of the matter: "Understood, a bomb exploded on the 15th floor of Sister Wyniston's Tultimo Mall. Our people will immediately