Crisis Management Game

That's right.

Gu Ji traveled all the way from Rundle Forest just to talk to the Mayor of London.

In fact, at the beginning, he originally wanted to use the photos of the UFOs he had taken to negotiate with the Bendwall Air Force Base for resources.

But this approach was no longer feasible because Buchan and Paul revealed the identity of "Sahana" over the phone.

If he dared to show up now, he would be captured by Holt and taken to the base laboratory for interrogation and torture.

Therefore, Gu Ji had to find another way.

The mayor is the only person he knows in London who can compete with the Bentwall base.

Shortly after he introduced himself.

The mayor's low voice came from the phone, and his tone seemed a little unhappy:

"Sahana, I heard from Deputy White that you only gave Mayor Ellington a manual and then disappeared. What does this mean?"

Obviously.

"While I was dealing with the smog in Ellington, I investigated two very important things: one was the appearance of an unidentified flying object in the Rendel Forest, and the other was the risk of a weapons-grade anthrax leak at the Bentwall Base!"

"Um!?"

Gu Ji's words had just fallen.

Then there was a "click" sound on the phone, and it seemed that the mayor suddenly stood up from his chair.

"Is what you said true?"

"I can swear in the name of God, and I have the evidence in my hand!"

"Where are you now?"

Hearing this, Gu Ji knew that the mayor had at least believed half of it.

That's right.

As the mayor of London, he is unlucky enough to encounter such unprecedented severe smog. If anthrax leak occurs and causes widespread infection, he will inevitably have to take the blame and step down to apologize.

So he didn't dare to gamble at all.

"Mayor, my current situation is not safe. Please give me two hours and I will go to the city hall to report in person!"

Gu Ji did not reveal his position.

It’s not that he didn’t trust the mayor, but he knew very well how perverted the military’s intelligence monitoring capabilities were.

I'm afraid that as soon as the mayor sends someone to pick him up, Hott will bring his men over.

So for his own safety, Gu Ji decided to go alone.

Fortunately, the London Underground is still operating at this time.

Gu Ji followed the ORS satellite map navigation and ran all the way to the nearest subway entrance.

In 1952, London's underground rail transit system was already very mature, with more than a dozen lines covering almost the entire city.

He hurried to the subway station.

Perhaps because all public transportation has been suspended, the subway station is crowded with people at this moment.

As the haze continues to worsen, the gray-yellow smoke has begun to penetrate into the underground. Citizens are all wearing masks or thick white cotton masks, looming in the smoke, like a group of ghosts.

Gu Ji bought a ticket and walked quickly towards the platform.

As a result, after he had walked a few steps, a man in a black coat suddenly caught his attention out of the corner of his eye.

This guy was wearing a wide-brimmed hat with the brim pulled down low. He was standing next to a pillar not far away. He seemed to be reading a newspaper in his hand, but his eyes were constantly scanning the crowd.

Gu Ji's heart tightened.

His intuition told him that this person was definitely sent by the military.

Because this kind of surveillance behavior, hiding in the crowd and using daily objects to cover up, is obviously an old-fashioned reconnaissance technique used during the Cold War.

It was only in the haze that this behavior of reading a newspaper seemed too counterintuitive to common sense, so he noticed it at a glance.

Fortunately, Gu Ji had already changed out of "Sahana's" original clothes in the car for convenience. He pretended nothing had happened, walked straight past him, and got into the car with the crowd.

The carriage was packed with people, leaving almost no space.

Gu Ji found a corner near the window and stood there.

Through the glass, I saw the man in black still standing on the platform. He seemed to be still searching for his target.

Fortunately, the subway had already started moving slowly at this time.

"Make way!"

"Damn it, you touched my butt!"

Not long after the train started moving, there was a commotion in the next carriage.

Gu Ji turned around to find the voice.

However, he found that two tall men wearing gas masks came from the right carriage and checked the identities of the citizens in the carriage one by one as if they were catching a criminal.

Two more coming?

Gu Ji's heart sank. He didn't expect the military's search had become so strict.

However, judging from the indiscriminate inspection by these people, it seems that they are not targeting him alone, that is, "Sahana", but their main purpose is to catch Bakken.

Holt's willingness to go to such great lengths can only prove one thing:

During this period, Britain and the United States should have fully realized the importance of the mysterious sphere.

This forced Gu Ji to reconsider whether the Mayor of London was capable of protecting him.

He was secretly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind, and the two strong men also found out the carriage where he was.

But Gu Ji did not choose to retreat to other carriages.

Because the space in the subway was too narrow, any evasive action he made at this time might be captured by the military, which would increase his suspicion.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the harsh sound of the wheels rubbing against the rails reached Gu Ji's ears, indicating that the train was slowing down.

Perhaps you can take advantage of the flow of people getting on and off the subway to avoid inspection.

After he finalized the plan, he began to pay attention to the door.

But what I noticed was a man in gray wearing a dust mask, standing in front of the door, looking hesitant and very panicked.

Gu Ji first raised his eyebrows, then curled up the corners of his mouth.

It was obvious that this guy was a repeat offender who mistakenly thought that the two military personnel were here to arrest him, so his eyes were full of fear and panic.

It's like giving me a pillow when I feel sleepy.

really.

As the two burly military men got closer, the man in gray finally couldn't stand the pressure anymore. He turned around abruptly, pushed away the passengers next to him, and ran away.

There was a sudden cry of surprise from the crowd.

The two military personnel reacted extremely quickly and rushed out almost the moment the guy escaped.

The two sides chased each other in the carriage, scaring the passengers to retreat to both sides.

Gu Ji took advantage of the crowd flow and squeezed directly to the door, ready to get off at the next stop.

The subway slowly stopped, accompanied by a sharp brake sound, and the door opened with a "clang".

The frightened passengers rushed out of the car like frightened birds. The crowd pushed and shoved, and screams and shouts mixed together. The scene was in chaos.

Gu Ji mixed in with them and ran out while doing so.

At the same time, I noticed two figures in black coats on the platform, squeezing against the flow of people, probably going to support the two strong men.

"It seems that the military has planted people at every station..."

He silently lowered the brim of his hat and, taking advantage of the commotion of the crowd, hurriedly squeezed out of the subway station.

Fortunately, this place is not far from the City Hall.

Gu Ji pulled his collar, lowered his hat, and quickly hid in the alley next to him under the cover of the haze.

About twenty minutes later, the majestic outline of the City Hall building finally appeared before his eyes, vaguely visible in the mist.

But Gu Ji still did not let his guard down. Who knew if Hott would send people to ambush nearby.

He first observed the surroundings for a long time, and after confirming that there was no danger, he quickened his pace and went around the backyard into the building.

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One day gone.

The city hall was obviously busier than yesterday, with people rushing to and fro, some rushing with thick documents in their arms, some shouting loudly on the telephone lines.

Gu Ji went all the way to the mayor's office on the top floor.

The secretary seemed to have been waiting outside the door for a long time.

He followed behind and pushed the door open, and saw the Mayor of London sitting behind his desk with a pile of documents in front of him, and three officials in suits standing beside him.

One of them is naturally White, who is in charge of public health, and the other two are the deputy ministers in charge of energy and social security.

The four of them raised their heads at the same time, their eyes focused on Gu Ji.

White frowned slightly, seeming somewhat dissatisfied with his presence here.

After all, as the introducer, if anything goes wrong with Gu Ji, it will directly affect his political career.

"Tell me about the two things you said on the phone."

The mayor put down his pen and leaned forward slightly, indicating that he could speak.

Gu Ji immediately took out the photo from his pocket, placed it on the table, and in front of the four people, began to describe the entire process involving the UFO from Penny's perspective.

"So, you saw the UFO with your own eyes?"

"Yes!"

"God, this is unbelievable!"

The Deputy Minister of Energy picked up a photo with one hand, held it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time.

Deputy Minister White snorted coldly.

"Even if this is true, it should be under the jurisdiction of the Air Force. What does it have to do with our City Hall?"

"But what if one of the causes of this smog comes from it?"

As soon as Gu Ji said this.

This immediately caused everyone to look shocked.

"How can this be..."

"Go on!"

Deputy Minister White originally wanted to refute, but he was unexpectedly interrupted by the mayor.

This was actually something Gu Ji had expected.

Because the London smog incident was so severe, the mayor urgently needed a reasonable but force majeure reason to help him reduce his liability for dereliction of duty.

So, Gu Ji brought out the same analysis and conclusions that he had used to fool Sahana last week, exactly as they were.

The sheriff frowned.

"Mr. Mayor, if this secretary is right, I think it is necessary to cooperate with the Air Force Base immediately to get to the bottom of this matter!"

The mayor rested his hands on the desk, muttering the word "Air Force" repeatedly. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and stared at Gu Ji:

"The second thing you want to report..."

"Yes, there will be an anthrax leak at Bentwall Air Force Base."

"How did you know about the anthrax leak?"

White widened his eyes and looked at Gu Ji in disbelief.

As the Deputy Minister of Public Health, he knew very well how powerful this thing was.

"I have a friend who has worked with a research institute at the Bentwall base. He saw with his own eyes that the military there was secretly researching biochemical anthrax weapons, but there was a problem with the exhaust pipes at the institute, and no one was managing it.

Now the base is sending people all over the city to arrest my friends. In order to prevent the anthrax weapons from being leaked, the military is also targeting me. Mayor, you only need to do a little research to know whether what I said is true or false!"

Gu Ji changed the story of Baken and Paul and made it sound more convincing.

"Mayor, what he said is probably true. Since this morning, a number of suspicious people have appeared in London and caused quite a stir. My men arrested one or two and found that they were all military soldiers."

"Damn it! The military is simply playing with the lives of civilians by doing this!"

"Yes, anthrax is extremely harmful. Once it spreads widely, I'm afraid the entire city of London will fall!"

The sheriff's words completely confirmed the authenticity of the matter.

The mayor gripped the edge of the desk with his fingers so tightly that his knuckles turned white. With every word White and the other deputy ministers said, his expression grew uglier.

But after his anger, he sighed helplessly.

"Bentwall is a joint US base with a very high military level. Not to mention that we have no right to intervene, I'm afraid even the Minister of the Air Force is unable to manage it."

"Mayor, we don't need to get involved."

Gu Ji saw an opportunity and quickly took advantage of it and said:

"We just need to report this to the Minister of Defense and let the military send someone to handle it. This way, they can save face. Regardless of whether the base can be punished in the end, at least the anthrax leak problem can be solved first!"

For him, it was simply unrealistic to destroy the Bentwall base and the secret laboratory at once.

It would be better to complete the system tasks first.

Anyway, as long as we can ensure that nothing goes wrong in south London within 24 hours, we will pass safely.

"Minister of Defense? Then we have to let the Prime Minister know..."

The Deputy Minister of Energy exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Ji then remembered that during this period, Britain had not yet established an independent defense department, and the Minister of Defense was temporarily concurrently held by the Prime Minister, the famous British Iron Prime Minister: Churchill!

"I think Sahana is right."

White thought again and again, and began to explain the harm of anthrax word by word, "If we leave it alone, once something happens, the consequences will definitely not be something we can bear!"

"You wait here, I will report to the Prime Minister first!"

In the end, the mayor could not withstand the pressure and adopted Gu Ji's plan.

Gu Ji raised his wrist.

It is just past noon now. According to the time of the incident at the base last week, the anthrax leak should have actually started around two in the afternoon.

There's still time for everything.

As long as Prime Minister Churchill knew about this, he would definitely send someone to deal with it, even though the biological anthrax experiment at the Bentwall base was approved by him personally.

Because the news has now been leaked by Gu Ji to senior officials of the entire London City Hall, if this matter is not properly handled, once it is exposed, it will affect more than just him as the Prime Minister and the military.

It's the reputation of the whole of Britain! (End of this chapter)