However, the moment he pushed through the crowd and saw the scene in the center, his voice abruptly stopped.
All the words were stuck in his throat, turning into a hissing sound of gasping for air.
What did he see?
"The Inspector General... is dead?"
The inspector general lay in the rain like a lump of mud, his neck twisted at an odd angle, disbelief still lingering in his eyes.
Standing beside the inspector general's corpse was Zhao Dezheng, whose body was surging with energy and several eerie cubes were floating around him, his face still bearing the fanaticism of someone who had just carried out "justice".
What made the second team captain even more uneasy was that the more than thirty elite members of the first and third teams around him were just standing there in a daze.
No one stepped forward, no one stopped them, and no one even uttered a sound.
Only the torrential rain and the heavy, suppressed breathing of the crowd could be heard.
"What...what the hell is going on?!"
"What are you all good for?"
The second team leader's voice suddenly rose, almost trembling:
"Who did this?!"
The Thunder Bureau members around them couldn't help but turn their attention to Zhao Dezheng in the arena.
The answer is self-evident.
"So you're just going to watch?! Just stand by and watch the inspector general be killed?"
The captain of the second team was furious, his angry gaze sweeping across the faces of the members of the first and third teams.
The other two captains opened their mouths, their throats were dry, but they couldn't say anything.
What else can they say?
Did they hesitate and disobey orders because they recognized Li Yu's identity?
Or is it the absurdity of the Inspector General's order that's problematic in itself?
At this moment, any explanation seems pale and powerless in the face of the sudden death of an officer.
The second team leader's gaze suddenly locked onto Zhao Dezheng, and upon recognizing him, he was both shocked and furious:
"Zhao Dezheng? It's you!"
"Are you insane?! You dare kill the Inspector General?!"
His voice was filled with an unreal quality, as if he were having an absurd nightmare.
Zhao Dezheng had already joined the Changshengmen stronghold, and it seemed that he had even undergone material transplantation, making his life extension very successful.
And because of his special background, Zhao Dezheng's name was also among the key personnel in their rescue operation.
But this very person who should have been rescued has now become the murderer of the inspector general!
And they went all out!
The inspector general is dead...
He's really dead.
Now, everything is beyond repair.
The second team leader knew what they would face upon returning, the consequences of failing in their duty of protection, and the fact that the power behind the inspector general would not let the matter rest. That was why he was so angry and fearful.
The other two captains also swallowed hard, unable to recover from their shock for a long time.
Looking at the body on the ground, gradually growing cold from being constantly washed by the rain.
The Thunder Bureau members felt a chill run from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.
How are they going to explain this to their superiors?
How should we explain this to the Thunder Bureau headquarters?
How can we explain this to the families and forces that have been secretly monitoring and pressuring us during this rescue?
When everyone fell silent.
Even Li Yu, who had remained calm throughout, showed a clear hint of surprise in her eyes at this moment.
Li Yu really didn't expect Zhao Dezheng to have such courage.
In his view, this was by no means reckless or impulsive.
It is not a matter of seizing the right opportunity, acting decisively and without hesitation, and striking with deadly force.
Decisive, ruthless, completely disregarding consequences, with a touch of manic purity.
A light flickered deep within Li Yu's golden eyes, and she silently murmured to herself:
'If I could keep going 'crazy' for justice like this forever...'
"Perhaps the seemingly impossible goal that Zhao Dezheng is pursuing actually has a sliver of a chance—a chance so slim it's almost nonexistent."
Just as the Thunder Bureau staff were at a loss in the face of the death of the Inspector General.
"Boom..."
A deep rumble grew louder as a large number of figures pierced through the rain.
Immediately afterwards, fully armed Awakened soldiers, their auras heavy and imposing, quickly occupied the high ground around the ruins and charged towards the crowd.
Everyone looked over.
These soldiers were well-equipped, and their specially made energy weapons were clearly designed specifically to kill Awakened Ones.
The energy fluctuations on the soldiers condensed together, forming a single mass.
This created an invisible force field that was far more oppressive than the entire Thunder Bureau.
That's the battle spirit of those who have been through many battles and whose tacit understanding runs into their very bones!
"They're from the military!"
"Why are they here? And so quickly?"
The Thunder Bureau members were filled with surprise and doubt, and subconsciously made way, splitting to both sides.
Compared to the well-trained and cohesive military force, they appeared disorganized and even more scattered without the inspector general's command.
The military troops quickly approached and stood firmly in place, like cold machines.
There were no unnecessary movements, no unusual sounds.
At the front of the military ranks, an officer with a straight posture and a cold, steely demeanor strode out.
He didn't look at the inspector's body on the ground, nor at the panicked Thunder Bureau members; his eyes bypassed everyone and fixed on Zhao Dezheng.
Seeing that Zhao Dezheng had stood up, still had energy in his body, and was in high spirits and unharmed, the officer breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief, and his tense shoulders relaxed slightly.
He strode forward, his military boots slamming on the ground, and stopped in front of Zhao Dezheng:
"Lieutenant Colonel Zhao Lin of the Dragon Blade Special Forces, on orders from the General, has come to escort you back."
Zhao Lin seemed to understand Zhao Dezheng's personality very well. He spoke in an unusually gentle tone, even though he should have been serious and rigid. His words clearly showed his intention to protect Zhao Dezheng.
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