Chapter 58 Cleaning Operation
Sitting on the return train, Heshia held the gift box in front of her, feeling as if she were in a dream.
This was her first time to travel far away alone, and then to a strange and fresh place to participate in an event. The last time was when she was very young, she was carried by her father to the academy where her sister was, to watch their winter festival party.
Outside the window was the endless and empty Gobi wilderness. The evening breeze blew from the twilight world into the orange-yellow halo of the car, bringing some coolness and comfort.
The rails under her made a regular beat as the train passed by, and some students in the carriage took a nap on the seats, some whispered with their companions, and some opened their personal terminals to browse through materials and pages. For a while, the environment was a little quiet.
After the re-examination, although no notice was issued, many students also had a clear idea in their hearts. Some were happy and some were worried. Everyone discussed their future destinations and lamented the passage of time. In the blink of an eye, it was time to separate from their classmates.
Holding her personal terminal, Heshia also opened the class group that she hadn't checked for a long time.
Jones: "My retest results are out, and I was announced to be admitted~"
Everyone: "Congratulations" xN
Dudu: "Want to treat us?"
Bonn: "Dudu is going to trick Jones again."
Dudu: "What? It's rare for Jones to get into his ideal high school. It's not bad to celebrate."
Jones is a little core among the boys in the class. He likes sports. Although his grades are average, he has always been popular and he also hosts many activities.
Jones: "Okay, okay, I'll spend a lot of money this time. Can you recommend any good restaurants? But don't make them too expensive, otherwise I can't afford it."
Everyone: "Boss Jones is so majestic~" Many people followed suit.
Heshia swiped the screen, then closed the page, lying on the gift box and looking at the night view outside the window, enjoying the feeling of the evening breeze.
Although it was only a month before graduation, it seemed like a long time had passed. The images of those classmates in the class were also blurred. She rarely spoke in the class and would not participate in many activities. Over time, she had become accustomed to staying alone in the corner.
After taking the retest of Iridium Academy today, I should be able to pass it. Unfortunately, because of the same time, I have to turn down the one at Irene Academy.
Originally, according to her life trajectory, she should have gone to that medical school to take the retest and become a doctor in the future.
Unconsciously, her life has taken a completely different path.
"Ding", a message came from the personal terminal at hand.
[Cindy: How is Heshia today? Did she pass the assessment of the academy? ]
[Heshia: Well, the retest went well...]
After a slight hesitation, Heshia still did not type the words Iridium Academy. If she said it out, she would probably be pestered again. It would be better to tell everyone after she is officially admitted. Heshia still has a good impression and misses her former elementary school classmates.
Everyone spent six years together in that happy school, playing and participating in activities together, and many past events are still vivid in her mind.
[Cindy: That's good, let's get together later. The time is set, on the afternoon of June 12, at Fenglu Restaurant on Xuanjing Street. ]
[Heshia: Well, I know. ]
[Cindy: You must come.]
[Hershia: I will (*^▽^*)]
At the same time, Heshia's class group also set a time and place for a dinner party in the near future.
Jones: "Then we'll meet at Fenglu Restaurant on the afternoon of June 12~"
Everyone: "No problem~" xN
Unfortunately, Heshia has closed the class group information at this time. It will probably be several days before I look at it again.
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In the underground world of Arpeggio City, the cleaning operation is advancing step by step.
The huge double helix head keeps moving downward, bringing a violent roar. The hard rock keeps breaking under this huge drill with a diameter of about 10 meters. The water mist that reduces dust keeps spraying, and the crushed stone powder is brought up by the threads of the drill and moves to the side.
While drilling the ground, the two drills are also rotating against each other, expanding the hole.
There are now six similar large-scale drilling equipment, distributed at the bottom of Arpeggio City. They will continue to develop downwards, penetrate the underground rock layer, and connect all the underground worlds that were hidden in the past. These six passages are also heavily guarded, with a number of "Viper-S52" tanks guarding the entrances and exits of each underground floor.
Teams of soldiers equipped with exoskeleton armor began to clean up each floor one by one. Any violent resistance would be killed directly. They would not show mercy to these underground elements, as these people were not formal residents who had received federal education and values.
As early as the fifth era, there were many debates about what "people" are, and later even a war broke out because of this. Now, in the sixth era, the interstellar countries have reached a basic consensus.
That is, only residents who are legally born in the country and have received normal primary education will be granted human rights. Other humanoid creatures, even if they have wisdom, will not grant human rights to their own country.
This seemingly simple sentence has caused countless bloody conflicts and painful lessons.
"Put down your weapons, come out one by one, and the countdown begins now."
In front of an underground gang base, two 'Viper-S52' tanks aimed their main guns at the main gate, and behind the tanks were two teams of fully armed soldiers. They were holding electromagnetic rifles and covered with white exoskeleton armor, shouting at the stubborn people in the base.
Inside the covered helmet, various indication data floated on the light golden transparent metal mask, and the data scanned by the front detection device was also transmitted to it simultaneously.
"Report to the captain, there are 21 people inside the base, including 12 sequence 2, 3 sequence 3, and 1 sequence 4. The rest of the people have weak extraordinary magic power."
"Received, wait another 40 seconds. If the other party does not respond, let the tank break through the outer layer and we will start cleaning directly."
"Received, understood." Then the call went out.
At the same time, inside the stronghold, a group of gang members were also having their final arguments.
"Brother Tiger, what should we do?"
A group of people looked at the bald man sitting in the middle. He had many scars on his face, two metal bone nails on the side of his head, and a golden tiger tattoo on his body. The essence of such a tattoo is to embed special metal wires into the flesh to form a kind of extraordinary brand to enhance the flesh. Although the effect is excellent, there are also many side effects. Generally, only people who wander in the gray area will use this method.
"Surrender? Absolutely impossible." He put his hands on his knees, and his voice was gloomy and low.
"Let me, Archie Tiger, go out and beg for life like a dog? Haha, if I agree, why should I sit here? As early as 20 years ago, I swore to stand on the opposite side of the Federation, turn it upside down, and humiliate it severely." After
he finished speaking, his blue-gray eyes slowly swept over the people in the field. Several of them couldn't bear it and lowered their heads to dodge.
"Humph."
He knew in his heart that many of these guys were afraid of death. If he surrendered, these people would probably rush out immediately with joy.
Would the federal army really be so kind as to let them go? He had been fighting against the federal government for so many years and knew it clearly. Unfortunately, there were still people who were lucky enough to get away with it. It was ridiculous, but he was too lazy to remind them now.
There was another shout from outside, and the final deadline was expressed.
"Take up your weapons and follow me out. Since you have joined the gang, you must abide by the rules of the gang, even until death. Do you understand?"
"Brother Tiger... We understand." Although a few people were ready to move, they never had the courage to object because of the long-term fierce intimidation of the man in front of them.
"Very good, follow me now." Lifting the giant machine gun at his feet, the gang leader led his men to walk outside step by step.
Soon, fierce gunshots rang out, and the federal soldiers outside began to fight back.
Two minutes later, the gunshots stopped, and one by one the federal soldiers began to enter the stronghold to clean up the remaining gang members.
"Don't kill me, I surrender, I want to live."
In the corner of a room, a thin man raised his hands and cried out in a crying voice, but the federal soldiers were still alertly aiming their guns at him.
Bang! Bang!
After two gunshots, the man fell down with an unbelievable look, and dark red blood slowly flowed.
Just as the man thought just now, in this operation, each team of soldiers received an order that members of the underground gang must be shot on the spot and must not be dragged to the stage of detention.
In fact, if it were not for the consideration that a complete "clean-up" would easily stimulate the normal residents in the federation, they might not let anyone go. When a person or a group of people are separated from the society and system of the federation for a long time, they are no longer regarded as "people".
(End of this chapter)
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