The man didn't dare to look any further, as if his eyes were pierced by the sharp sword.
He put down the telescope and calmly directed his men:
"Put down the safety basket and let her come up alone."
A machine that was simple yet had a mechanical beauty was soon pushed in from a distance and placed on the city wall.
Driven by an electric motor, a hanging basket with guardrails moved slowly downward and finally stopped on the river surface outside the inner city wall.
Zhuang Mian pushed the crowd aside and stood up alone. The motor started to run in the opposite direction, carrying her up continuously.
Soon, the shining golden sword was once again displayed in front of the city wall defense officer.
"No, no, I really see it clearly."
The middle-aged man waved his hands repeatedly, as if he would be pierced by the sword in the next second.
"I have no intention of targeting any member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please tell me what happened in the outer city. Our mission was to guard the city walls during the riot, but now it seems that it is not going to happen..."
"Help me contact the top military officials."
Zhuang Mian said calmly:
"Or maybe you have the authority to open the city gates and let the refugees in for refuge."
"Don't dare to say anything nonsense!"
The middle-aged man's fat body trembled, and even his stomach shrank back:
"I'll just help you make the contact. Why threaten someone?"
He muttered quietly, walked into the office behind him and took out the communicator with the City Defense Army logo printed on it.
Zhuang Mian has already reported the previous intelligence to his immediate superior Wayne, but the situation now is obviously more serious.
I have to report to a higher level to get the result as quickly as possible, even if this may be a little bit... against the rules.
The communicator was quickly connected, and the voice on the other end seemed very unhappy:
"This is the headquarters, please speak."
"This is Xiao Zhengyuan, the city defense officer of the South Second Gate of the Inner City. There is a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who wants to report some important intelligence directly to the General Command."
There was a noticeable inhalation sound from the other side.
"Hand the communicator over to him."
"Yes, sir!"
The middle-aged city defense officer named Xiao Zhengyuan quickly handed the small communicator to Zhuang Mian, as if he was handing over a hot potato.
Zhuang Mian quickly took over the communicator and began to report the information he knew to the headquarters on the other side.
At this moment in the headquarters, Zhuang Mian's voice was being broadcast loudly, and all the staff officers were listening to the situation from the front line.
There are very few surveillance cameras in the outer city areas, which means they know almost nothing about the situation in the outer city areas.
After hearing Zhuang Mian's report on mycelium-infected people and the diversion of the crowd, the staff member in charge of answering the call asked Zhuang Mian to wait for a moment, and then the headquarters fell into a heated discussion.
The focus of the discussion is nothing more than two points:
Whether to allow the people gathering inwards to seek refuge in the city, and whether to kill those controlled by the mycelium.
At this moment, another report was also transmitted, which contained the latest data obtained by the research institute.
Based on the information provided by Ji Yongxing about the biological field and mycelium infection, Zhou Zhuo and most researchers believed that the number of infected people in the outer city had reached a very scary number at this time.
Six hundred thousand.
This has reached one-eighth of the total population of the outer city area and one-tenth of the total population of Hope City.
If we let these lunatics mess around, the defense troops on the city wall will be attacked from both sides, and it will only be a matter of time before they are breached.
Hope City could not withstand the devastating blow of losing the outer city area.
Even if all the remaining people were squeezed into the inner city, countless people would still starve to death.
But if all these people died in this disaster, Hope City would also be seriously damaged.
By then, let alone whether the beast tide can invade Hope City, the impact of the biological field on people in the outer city areas alone will be enough to disrupt normal life.
Amid the heated discussion, there was a sudden sound of slamming the table, and everyone looked at the man whose military uniform was bulging.
He was a middle-aged man with half-white hair. He had a resolute face as sharp as a sculpture and a short buzz cut. The oppressive feeling of a strong man and the temperament of a person in a high position were fully revealed in him.
At this moment, everyone in the headquarters turned their eyes to him. There was fear and unwillingness in their eyes, but more of it was expectation.
"Open all communication channels of the inner city defense forces."
Following his order, Zhuang Mian's communication was transferred to the terminal in front of him. At the same time, the communicators of all the city defense officers in the inner city began to beep.
"I am General Wencheng, the supreme commander of the army, and I am now issuing the latest order:
"All gates in the inner city are opened, and all uninfected people are allowed to pass through. The city defense forces will take them to the nearest open area to await follow-up arrangements.
"Those who disobey orders will be executed on the spot."
He pressed a switch button on the terminal in front of him. After a short electric sound, the other end of the communication channel had become the city defense forces of all the outer city areas.
"I am General Wencheng, the supreme commander of the army, and I am now issuing the latest order:
"All outer city defense forces must hold their positions to fight the beast tide. If an infected person crosses the line, fire a warning shot once. If they do not retreat, they will be executed on the spot.
"Superpowers and other support forces are on the way. You must hold your ground until the last moment."
After the communication ended, some attachments that facilitated the rapid identification of infected people were quickly sent to the communicators of each city defense officer.
After briefly reading the information, many people became instantly furious and just wanted to smash something.
"These shitty beasts can actually infect humans!"
The situation of being attacked from all sides made many city defense officers on the front line furious, but as the soul of the team, they had to command calmly at all times, even if a strange beast would rush in front of them in the next second.
On the other side, General Wencheng's order had been heard by many soldiers, including Zhuang Mian and Xiao Zhengyuan.
Many of them were hearing the general's voice for the first time and were extremely excited.
As members of the army, their yearning for the general is as ardent as every researcher's yearning for Zhou Zhuo, the deputy director.
At this moment they were just waiting for Xiao Zhengyuan's order, and then they would go to protect the civilians outside and move them to an open and safe area.
Zhuang Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he might be punished by the Ministry of Internal Affairs later, he had saved so many lives after all, so the result was not bad.
Zhuang Mian turned his head and looked towards the bottom of the city wall, his eyes instantly widening as he scanned the area.
She saw several members of her [Butterfly] team.
At this moment, they were all covered in dust and dirt, as if they had just escaped from a fire. Their civilian combat uniforms had traces of burns, scratches and scrapes, and many of them still had frightened expressions on their faces.
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