As a boss, Joel instinctively wanted to question him. After all, Leon, who had just joined the police force less than a month ago, did not look like a covert agent from the Department of Homeland Security.
The wearable holographic glasses automatically scanned the certificate displayed by Leon and gave the result that the certificate was "authentic".
Seeing this, Joel had to admit the fact that Leon was a hidden agent.
And with more than ten years of experience as a police officer, Joel understands that the cases Leon secretly investigates are definitely related to the alternative thugs hiding in the mall.
So the first one spoke in support: "Agent Kennedy, what kind of assistance do you need from our police?"
"Thank you, sergeant." Leon was not surprised, but still thanked him.
Sheriff Marvins and the corporal from Venlato City, even without the aid of holographic glasses, could see that Leon's ID was not a forgery, not to mention the support of Joel as his boss.
"Sheriff." Leon then looked at Marvins and asked:
"I need to understand the process of that group of thugs occupying the mall, what kind of ceremony you mentioned, and what the specific situation is."
"Okay." Marvins recalled it and said to everyone present:
"Around nine o'clock, our town suddenly lost power and network, and even the mobile phone signal became extremely poor. Then not long after, we discovered that someone had maliciously set a fire.
And those thugs took advantage of the chaos and forcibly kidnapped a large number of hostages and occupied the mall. By the time we found out and rushed here, it should be ten o'clock, just not long before you arrived.
We had a brief firefight with the thugs, but they had fully automatic rifles and even a light machine gun, so we had to retreat.
As for the ceremony...the thugs said that they would not harm the hostages as long as they did not hinder their ceremony."
"No request?" Joel asked.
"I didn't mention it." Marvins shook his head.
"This is so abnormal." Joel frowned and said, "Is it true that the hostages were kidnapped without any exchange conditions just to complete a certain ritual? These people are really crazy! Unreasonable crazy people!"
Leon understands that those thugs are crazy, but they are not unreasonable, but they really want to complete the "great cause".
For example, more than three months ago, Leon received an order from his superiors to go to Spain to investigate a cult calling itself Los Illuminados.
The leader of the Illuminati Cult, Osmude Sadler, discovered an ancient parasite (Las Plagas).
Through experiments, it was found that if humans are infected with the "Queen" level king bug, they can gain stronger power and control other infected humans.
However, before the leader Sadler could take more actions and display his inner ambitions and ambitions, the headquarters of the Illuminati Cult, a small Spanish village, ushered in Lyon's investigation...
In the end, the Illuminati Sect was completely eradicated.
Parasites that were judged to be Nyx-level (second level) by the Red Queen were controlled by Umbrella's technical staff so that they could no longer threaten human society.
Therefore, as Umbrella's intelligence agent, whenever Leon hears about which religion is celebrating a festival or performing a ritual, he will instinctively associate it with abnormal phenomena.
After solving the Illuminati cult, Leon returned to the United States and enjoyed a rare vacation. He accidentally learned that a sect had emerged in Oxnard that believed in the "Spider Mastermind".
The followers of this sect believe that the Almighty Spider Leader is real.
It is also believed that the spiders living in houses are ordered by the Almighty Spider Leader to assist humans and secretly eliminate cockroaches and other insects that are harmful to humans.
There doesn't seem to be anything special about the sect except for asking believers to be kind to the spiders they live with.
But Leon always felt something was wrong.
Therefore, a month ago, Lyon came to the Oxnard Police Station to conduct a secret investigation as a graduated police officer and an undercover agent of the Department of Homeland Security.
During this period, Leon discovered that Corporal Joel Miller was experienced and decisive. He was definitely a good candidate to be an intelligence agent!
Although it is inappropriate for Leon, who is in his twenties, to praise Joel, who is in his forties, as a senior intelligence agent, Leon is indeed qualified to say so.
Just when Lyon ruled out the suspicion that the Almighty Spider leader sect was linked to abnormal phenomena, unexpected changes occurred in the small town of Ojai.
After listening to the information provided by Marvins and combining it with the key word "ritual", Leon was certain that the thugs hiding in the mall were followers of the Almighty Spider Leader Sect.
And with the experience of dealing with the Blood Demon, it is not difficult to guess that the cultists want to sacrifice hostages to summon the so-called spider leader.
Immediately.
Leon took out the agent's exclusive mobile phone and immediately called for armed security and MTF support.
Soon, the support request was approved.
Leon glanced at the message content on the phone screen, then put away the phone, held the MA5D hanging on his chest, and said solemnly to Karl, Marvins and the corporal from Venratu City:
"Everyone, it will still take fifteen minutes for the fastest support to arrive here, but based on my experience, we should break into the mall as soon as possible to obtain more intelligence, and if circumstances permit, prevent the thugs from completing the so-called ritual." p>
"This...?" Marvins and the corporal hesitated slightly.
After all, according to normal people's thinking, they will only think that the thugs are a group of lunatics. In order to avoid excessive casualties on the hostages and ourselves, waiting for the arrival of support is the best choice.
"Sergeant, Corporal." Joel said directly: "To the east of the mall is a green park, and there is a bush that can provide some cover.
Our Oxnard Police Department has the best equipment, so we will use the bushes to approach the mall and be responsible for conducting a strong attack on the rioters. How about leaving the frontal feint attack to you?"
Joel is also a normal person, but with the weird behavior shown by the thugs and the existence of Leon with the identity of "hidden agent", he can no longer act according to ordinary people's thinking.
"Okay (no problem)." Seeing Joel's statement, the other two police officers no longer had any objections.
"Then just follow the sergeant's plan." Leon also agreed.
Next.
All Oxnard police officers, including Joel, plus one Leon, a total of sixteen people took a vehicle to the park on the east side of the mall.
Police officers from the town of Ojai and the city of Venlato also started to drive their vehicles slowly forward, using the vehicles as cover to approach the main entrance on the south side of the mall.
While approaching, he opened fire on the second, third and rooftop of the shopping mall.
The believers hiding in the mall saw the police approaching the mall in two groups, so they had to disperse their manpower to stop them.
"Pah! Pah!"
In an instant, firearms of various calibers opened fire.
The police officers responsible for the frontal feint attack attracted most of the firepower of the believers, creating an excellent opportunity for Lyon.
Leon, Joel and others also lived up to their expectations and successfully approached and entered the first floor of the mall.