Chapter 164 Armed Clashes Between Extremists
Several young comrades responded in hushed tones, their eyes filled with pride and excitement.
Xiao Zhang, the translator, was even more quick-witted, proactively explaining to the queuing crowd in both English and French:
"Dr. Gu has been working intensively on a continuous schedule and needs a short rest to ensure the quality of his subsequent diagnoses. Thank you for your understanding and patience. We will serve you in order."
Most people expressed their understanding, and some even showed admiration. Doctors are human too; if they collapse from exhaustion, who will treat everyone?
However, this brief, tense calm lasted for less than half an hour.
[Ding—! ...
A piercing alarm, almost bursting through eardrums, suddenly shattered deep within Gu Baobao's tranquil mind!
It wasn't the usual cheerful or serious electronic sound from Tefu, but a shrill scream with the highest crisis warning frequency!
Gu Baobao sat up almost instantly from Lu Zhanming's arms, her eyes snapping open, her pupils contracting from the sudden palpitation!
"Baby?!"
Lu Zhanming was startled by her violent reaction and immediately supported her.
"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare? Or are you feeling unwell?"
He instinctively reached out to touch her forehead.
Gu Baobao's face was even paler than before, but it wasn't a tired pallor; rather, it was a tense, startled expression, a result of intense focus.
She didn't answer Lu Zhanming because Defu's hurried, almost incoherent voice was frantically flashing through her mind:
[Host! High Alert! Approximately 800 meters northwest of the convention center, at the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Boulevard Laspay!]
Three minutes! No, two minutes and fifty seconds later! A fierce armed clash between extremists will break out! The impact will be enormous! There will be a large number of innocent civilian casualties! Repeat, massive casualties!
Key target identified: 10-year-old Chinese-American boy, Kang Zijian! His vital signs are about to enter a high-risk phase!
He is one of the founders who will drive China to achieve key breakthroughs in semiconductor materials science in the host's original timeline!
Save him! He must be saved! Host, act immediately! The merit points reward is beyond imagination, but more importantly, it's a human being! A human being!!!
Time, place, event, key figures... a deluge of information assaulted Gu Baobao's consciousness.
Two minutes and fifty seconds! Eight hundred meters!
"No! It's too late!"
Gu Baobao cried out, shoved Lu Zhanming's hand away, and without even putting on the shoes she had just taken off, jumped off the folding bed barefoot and rushed out of the lounge like a madwoman!
"Baby!!"
Lu Zhanming's heart clenched. Although he didn't understand why, based on his unconditional trust in her and his soldier's instinct, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately sprang up like a cheetah to chase after her!
Almost as soon as Gu Baobao rushed out of the lounge, she stumbled and fell to the edge of the booth.
"Bang!!!"
"Bang! Bang bang—!!!"
"boom--!!!"
A series of dull, sharp, and explosive noises approached from afar.
The sounds of shattered glass, twisted metal, and agonizing screams and cries from the crowd, like the prelude to hell, brutally shattered the relatively quiet atmosphere of the convention center!
The sound wasn't right next to your ear, but came from a distance, yet the terrifying aura it carried made the blood of everyone in the exhibition hall freeze instantly!
A few seconds of deathly silence.
Immediately afterwards, with a loud "boom," the entire exhibition hall erupted into chaos, like a lake tossed with a giant rock!
"Gunshots! Gunshots!"
"Explosion! Oh my god! Something's happened outside!"
Run! Run!
"Don't push! My child!"
Panic spread at an alarming rate.
The queue instantly collapsed, and people scattered like headless flies, knocking over the display stands and trampling on the fallen items.
The once orderly exhibition hall descended into terrible chaos.
Just then, several large doors leading from the convention center to the outer plaza were violently smashed open, and several people with blood on their faces...
A man in tattered clothes scrambled in, screaming with all his might, his voice distorted by extreme fear and despair:
"Help! Outside! In the square! Terrorist attack! So many people have been shot! So many people are dead! Doctors! Are there any doctors?! Save them!!!"
"God! Save my wife! She's been shot!"
"My child! My child is still outside!"
The word "doctor" at the end struck Gu Baobao's heart like a heavy hammer.
She didn't need Defu to urge her anymore.
All that remained in my mind was the name of that 10-year-old boy—Kang Zijian!
The talents of the future!
The situation is now extremely critical!
Get out of the way!!!
With fluent English and a sudden surge of strength, she pushed aside the crowd that stood frozen in shock.
Facing the nearest door, against the flow of people rushing in for help, covered in blood, he rushed out against the current!
"Baby!!"
Lu Zhanming's eyes were bloodshot with rage. She was moving too fast and was so resolute that she showed no intention of turning back.
His muscles were taut to the limit, unleashing his full speed like a black lightning bolt tearing through chaos, relentlessly pursuing her retreating figure.
At the same time, he shouted in Chinese at Sui Jianguo and the others who were equally stunned:
"Keep up! Protect Expert Gu! Bring first-aid supplies!!!"
Sui Jianguo, having weathered many storms, quickly recovered from the initial shock. His heart pounded, but he forced himself to remain calm.
He hissed and gave the order to his comrades:
"Quick! Take our hemostatic drugs, bandages, and all the first aid supplies! Xiao Zhang, you stay here and contact the embassy and the local police!"
"Everyone else, come with me! Remember, we are the Chinese delegation. Be careful, and more importantly, save lives!"
As Gu Baobao rushed out of the convention center, the sight that greeted her made her feel a suffocating dizziness, even though she was mentally prepared.
The midday sun, which should have been bright, now shone like a searchlight, cruelly illuminating this... hell on earth.
Thick smoke billowed from the intersection plaza to the northwest, where several cars were burning at an angle, their black smoke shooting straight into the sky.
The air was thick with the smells of gunpowder, blood, and burning gasoline.
The once leisurely outdoor cafe's seats were now askew, and shards of glass littered the ground, reflecting a glaring and desolate light in the sunlight.
People were lying haphazardly on the ground.
Some were still groaning weakly and writhing, with pools of dark red, sticky blood flowing beneath them.
Some were already motionless, their postures contorted.
In the distance, there were still sporadic gunshots and shouts, indicating that the conflict was not completely over, but the core killing field seemed to have temporarily shifted or subsided.
The survivors huddled in corners and behind cars, emitting suppressed sobs and trembling.
The piercing siren of an ambulance could be heard from afar, but it was blocked by chaotic traffic and could not get close for a while.
The scene was one of utter devastation!
Desolate and heart-wrenching!
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