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The collapse of the commercial buildings on Ginkgo Road was just a small prelude.The crowd spread out from Baihua Road and Gingko Road, and the scale grew at an astonishing speed.They rushed through the defense lines set up by the City Defense Army and the Security Bureau, threw stones at riot vehicles and people in uniform, and after being forced back by the tear gas bombs, they rushed forward with their heads covered, like a large group rushing towards the city. Ants on the fire.No matter how many charred and fallen ant carcasses there are in the outer layer, this mass will always stubbornly cross the fire and reach its destination.

When the sky was bright, Ran Yu saw the crowd blocked by the high wall in front of him crazily brandishing sticks and stolen knives and axes and smashing the door. He asked the young man next to him, "Where are we going?"

"Enter the ring, surround the city lord, and force him to change his policies! Fight for the rights we deserve!" The young man held up the banner for a day, and he was not too tired, and he was still full of energy when he spoke.

This young man was the one who accused Ran Yu of being "inactive", named Roy Edwin.He had already taken off his blue robe, and his golden hair looked very bright in the morning sun.

The night was very long. The crowd started from Baihua Road, passed through more than ten main roads such as Ginkgo Road, Metasequoia Road, and Huaishu Road, and approached the checkpoints on the second and third ring roads.There have been many violent suppressions on the road, and the snipers of the city defense army opened fire in the tall buildings beside the road, shooting many people.At that time, the crowd was in chaos, and Roy was knocked to the ground. Seeing that there would be more holes in his body, he was snatched away by Ran Yu next to him, saving his life.After that, he followed Ran Yu all the time.

The hail of bullets did not scare these people away, but aroused their anger.

They loudly counted the crimes committed by the city defense army and guards and the oppression of the people at the bottom, and bloody roars and shouts rang out from the crowd.Even many passers-by hiding behind shelters joined the team angrily.

After dawn, the rioting crowd had just come to a stalemate with the city defense army and guards, and there were many casualties on both sides.

Roy's voice sounded very natural, not like a synthesized voice.So Ran Yu continued to ask: "This wall is so high, and there are heavy guards next to the checkpoint, how can we get to the second or even the first ring?"

"I asked about this just now. Don't worry, there are arrangements." Roy lowered his voice, "Someone brought explosives, but I don't know the specific arrangements, so I can't ask."

Ever since Ran Yu came to the underground parking lot uncontrollably last night, he has been thinking about what went wrong.The unanimous "do what you should do" under the pale light made him understand that those people's bodies were also controlled by a strange force.They seem to have a unified goal, and they can act at the same time without negotiating with each other through language.As if following some kind of command.

But Roy said that he "asked around", indicating that he had not received such an order.But his crazy behavior last night was no different from those who had instructions, even more excited.

Ran Yu didn't know where his former teammates were on duty near the mob, let alone where the people carrying explosives would attack.It was the first time he was caught in such a huge crowd, and he felt a huge sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Due to the increasing number of people, the clothes and masks were no longer enough. In order to be consistent with more people who joined, and to be more like a whole, many people who were originally tightly wrapped took off their masks and blue robes.The sense of security they get in the crowd far exceeds those thin coverings.

In such a unified atmosphere, people who are well-dressed will be targeted instead, causing a lot of dissatisfaction.In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Ran Yu also followed the crowd early.

Roy saw the worry on Ran Yu's face, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "It is indeed difficult and dangerous to change the status quo, but there is nothing worse than the current life, isn't it?"

Ran Yu didn't know how to answer the conversation. Seeing his silence, Roy thought he thought of his own miserable life, so he couldn't help but say a few more words: "We have been educated in community schools since we were young. Dedication''We should be proud of being the people of the main city', but what has the main city given us? 10% of the people in the first ring occupy 30% of the land and more than 80% of the wealth in the main city. We ordinary people In order to earn efficiency points, I get up early in the morning and do the work I don’t like at night, and carefully follow thousands of rules. I am afraid that if one accidentally touches a new regulation, the order points will be deducted, the v point will be lowered, and the whole family will be affected. Human life. Score assessments and rules and regulations are everywhere, and you can’t move at all. What’s the point of such a life..."

Roy was complaining endlessly about his dissatisfaction, when there was a sudden noise one or two meters behind, as if someone in the team had fallen down.

Ran Yu heard a familiar voice, he turned his head to look, it was Xu Peier and Xiao Yang.They had separated from him when they first set off last night, and they didn't expect to be so close.

It was Sister Qing who fell down. She clutched her belly and suppressed the painful cry in her throat. Her pale face was covered with sweat.

Ran Yu and Roy took a few steps back and asked about the situation.

"She was bleeding profusely, as if she had a miscarriage..." Xiao Yang said with trembling lips.

I don't know if there is a pharmacy nearby, but even if there is, it must have been smashed to pieces by the chaotic crowd.Xu Pei'er was at a loss, so she could only put her arms around Sister Qing's shoulders, gently wiped her sweat, and anxiously asked her how she was feeling.

Sister Qing's eyes were far less sharp than last night. She seemed to have just woken up from a big dream. After asking where this was, she seemed to remember something.She lay in Xu Pei'er's arms, opened her eyes and looked up at the blue sky and the white and soft clouds. She felt that her consciousness was gradually peeling off, and her body seemed to be getting lighter and lighter, and she was about to float up to the clouds.

So a pale, feeble smile appeared on her face, and she said, "I feel like I'm dying, and I feel... free."

The crowd behind was slowly moving forward, Xu Pei'er was squeezed to the side, and her legs were stepped on several times, but she still protected Sister Qing and did not let go.

Ran Yu and Roy wanted to help stop the crowd, but they were pushed forward by the suddenly excited crowd.

Because the thick gate of the forward checkpoint exploded.

"Look! Is the door broken a little!"

"We're going into the second ring road!"

"Fuck the v-spot! No one can control me!"

The crowd was surging. Under such circumstances, if Xu Pei'er was still sitting and protecting Sister Qing, she would be trampled to death sooner or later.Ran Yu strenuously used his fists and kicks, and of course received countless punches and kicks, and walked against the flow of people to Xu Pei'er who was struggling to support him.Roy followed Ran Yu closely, with some paint on his face and body.

Xiao Yang had already been pushed to nowhere, Sister Qing was about to die, Xu Pei'er had been trampled on countless times, her clothes were covered with footprints, and the back of her hands was bleeding.

Ran Yu bent down and grabbed Xu Pei'er's arm with difficulty: "Go forward, or you will die too."

With trembling lips, Sister Qing said to Xu Pei'er weakly: "Go quickly. Hurry up!"

The tears in Xu Pei'er's eyes were rushing down, she gritted her teeth and stood up.Ran Yu and Roy took her arms and walked forward, and she looked back for the last time.She saw Sister Qing smiling through the gaps between countless legs and feet, and then closed her eyes.

Ran Yu was pushed by the crazy crowd, his eyes fell straight on the void, and he suddenly asked softly: "What is freedom?"

Although the voice was not loud, Roy still heard it.He rubbed the corner of his mouth that was bruised from the beating just now, and said, "It's something that doesn't exist in the main city."

The joint meeting of the City Defense Army and the General Security Bureau was urgently held in the first ring, and the inspector team responsible for the security affairs of the main city was also present.

After learning about the riots spreading from Baihua Road and Ginkgo Road, Captain Lou got up and went to the meeting room to make a few calls, but it seemed that they hadn't been connected. He explained a few words to An Xiang, and returned to his seat with an irritable expression on his face. .

Fifteen minutes later, Lou Yue received a message from An Xiang: He was missing, and Captain Ding said that he might not be able to get out among the mob.

Director Wei and Commander Albert had analyzed the situation and quickly made a decision.The current number of mobs has exceeded [-], seriously affecting the stability of the main city.Deterrent small-scale shootings are not effective, and large-scale armed suppression is required.

Some people suggested that this move would hurt innocent people, but it was quickly refuted by others with the surge in casualties at this stage.

"The third ring has a large population and is densely populated, accounting for more than 60% of the main city. Some of these rioters are attacking checkpoints trying to break into the second ring, and some are spreading to the third ring, trying to attract more people and make the situation worse." Ai Commander Burt said, "The loss must be stopped in time. Anyone else have a different opinion?"

Commander Albert's ancestors were Caucasian, with a hooked nose and deep eye sockets, and he ruled the army very dignifiedly.His sharp eyes glanced around, slicing across the heads of a table of people like a sickle, and finally settled on Lou Yue's face: "What does Captain Lou mean?"

Lou Yue's eyes stayed on the report of the number of casualties for a long time, and said, "I agree."