Dongcheng District was an old city, and there were a lot of factory or institution residences left over from the old era. Although these factories or institutions had long been restructured or bankrupt, only the residences remained as a memory of that era.
During the bobbit worm incident, Zhang Zian had been there once with Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu. This time, it didn't take much effort, and he easily found the entrance to the residences.
It was a working day, and it was working hours.
Logically speaking, other than idle people like Zhang Zian, there might only be retirees and insurance salesmen strolling on the road.
However, when he saw the entrance to the residences, he couldn't help but be stunned, because there were a lot of people gathered inside and outside the entrance. At a glance, there was a huge crowd of people. If it was an FPS game, you could easily kill someone with your eyes closed.
Zhang Zian didn't think too much about it at first, thinking that it was someone's wedding or funeral. Although it wasn't an auspicious day, there shouldn't be such a problem for a funeral, right? Or it could be some unscrupulous businessmen using the excuse of free physical examinations to enter the residences to sell health care drugs and scam the elderly's coffin.
Beep!
He honked the horn.
The crowd gathered at the entrance looked back at him, then reluctantly moved to the left and right, barely making way for him.
Zhang Zian's driving skills were average. He tried to drive, but he couldn't squeeze in at all, so he parked his car outside the residences, shouted a few times, and forced his way into the crowd.
The further he walked, the more crowded it became. He felt that something was wrong, because there were too many onlookers. Looking at the situation, it seemed like everyone in the residences had come out. What could have attracted so many onlookers? Could it be that the factory's old director had passed away? However, the expressions on the people's faces didn't look like they were mourning, but more like they were panicking. They were whispering in small groups, and from time to time, they pointed deeper into the residences.
And … looking at the direction they were pointing, it seemed to be Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu's residences.
Of course, it could also be that he was overthinking.
He vaguely heard keywords like "police," "scary," "bad luck," "family extermination," and "trouble."
Could it be that there was some kind of vicious murder in the residences?
Zhang Zian naturally thought of this.
Walking forward and turning a corner, the passage in front of them was blocked by police cars. A large number of police officers stood behind the yellow police tape with solemn expressions. There were also many police officers maintaining order and persuading the citizens who were too close to the scene to leave.
Of course, many people still insisted on staying at the scene to watch the fun, raising their phones to record from afar.
The police officers obviously did not want to see such a scene, but they were powerless to stop it, because this was a densely populated residential compound. Looking up at the surroundings, every window of every building next to them had a curious face and different brands of mobile phones, and even cameras and camcorders with telephoto lenses.
Zhang Zian stood there, not knowing what to do. The place where the police were the most concentrated was the family building he was going to, which was also the building where Welder Zhao lived.
Fortunately, most of the police officers went in and out of the door of another unit, not Welder Zhao's unit.
There were many men, women, and children crying at the scene. They looked like the families of the "victims," and the police officers were trying to comfort them.
One of the children's cries was particularly loud. Zhang Zian moved his feet and changed his angle. He suddenly realized that the child who was crying shrilly was a little fat boy. He was none other than Welder Zhao's grandson, and he had inherited Welder Zhao's loud voice.
What happened?
Did something happen to Welder Zhao?
Zhang Zian took a deep breath. No wonder Welder Zhao said he would come to the shop to buy fish in a few days, but he hadn't come yet …
There were a few adults next to the little fat boy who were hugging and crying with him. They were definitely Welder Zhao's family.
The onlookers sighed and exchanged all kinds of unbelievable speculations with each other in low voices.
They all wanted to find out what major event had happened that attracted half of the police officers in Binhai City to the usually peaceful factory residences?
Murder?
Hostage taking?
Kidnapping for ransom?
These common vicious cases seemed to be far from qualified.
When a SWAT team wearing professional gas masks, oxygen cylinders, and eye-catching bright yellow chemical protective suits walked out of the unit door with a toolbox, the onlookers suddenly went into an uproar. Everyone's face showed a look of panic and unease. They couldn't help but step back, and many people even ran away without the police's persuasion.
Some parents were watching with their children. When they saw the situation, they picked up their children and ran home, afraid that their children would be infected with some terrible virus.
Many people squeezed out of the crowd and drove away from the area without saying a word.
It was important to watch the show, but their lives were more important … A gentleman would not stand under a collapsing wall. Everyone understood that.
Obviously, something big had happened!
Even the Biochemical Special Police Unit had been mobilized. Could it be … a terrorist attack that had always been far away from the people of China?
The plots of the Hollywood blockbusters that he usually watched flooded into his mind.
It was very satisfying to increase the adrenaline secretion in the tense plot of the movie, but if he entered the world of the movie and became an ordinary cannon fodder, it wouldn't be so satisfying …
As the crowd retreated, Zhang Zian's surroundings suddenly became much more spacious. Only a few bold people still stayed in the same place and stretched their necks to look around.
After the Biochemical Special Police Unit came out, they went to report the situation to a middle-aged man in a police uniform waiting outside.
This middle-aged man was about fifty years old. He looked extremely dignified, and his body exuded an invisible majestic aura of a person in a high position.
Next to this middle-aged man, Zhang Zian saw Sheng Ke at a glance. He was anxiously asking the SWAT team about something.
Although Zhang Zian was too far away to hear, the news brought by the SWAT team was obviously not optimistic. Sheng Ke and the middle-aged man exchanged glances, and the muscles on their faces kept twitching, as if they had encountered a very difficult and unsolved problem, or were in a dilemma about a major decision.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! "
There was a sharp braking sound, followed by the sound of hurried and rhythmic running. Zhang Zian looked back and saw two familiar people and two familiar dogs!
Xiao Liu and Xiao Wang pulled Red Dragon and Prince out of a police car at the gate of the courtyard. They ran into the courtyard with other police dogs, saluted and reported to the middle-aged man.
When they passed by Zhang Zian, whether it was Xiao Liu, Xiao Wang, Red Dragon, or Prince, they all noticed him. However, due to their strict discipline, they were only slightly distracted and didn't say anything.
Several well-trained police dogs didn't make a sound from beginning to end.
Zhang Zian also shut up. At this time, there was no room for him to say anything.
Sheng Ke ordered the police dog team to stand by. The police dogs lined up in a row and squatted down. The Biochemical Special Police Unit distributed gas masks to the police dogs one by one.
The police dogs held gas masks and oxygen cylinders, looking straight ahead. From time to time, they glanced at the door of the unit where the Biochemical Special Police Unit went in and out. Their eyes flashed with unconcealable worry.
Zhang Zian roughly guessed that as long as the middle-aged man gave the order, the police dog team would break into that unit and use their sense of smell to search for suspicious objects.
Judging from the posture of the Biochemical Special Police Unit, this might be a suicide mission for the police dogs.
"Oh my god! Why is there no cell phone signal? "
"Yeah, I'm editing my WeChat Moments, but I can't post it …"
"My cell phone also has no signal. I hung up halfway through the call. I can't get through again. What about you guys?"
"Me too …"
"I'm so worried. I'm doing a live broadcast! My popularity is rising! Who cut off my signal? "
As if someone had given the order, the onlookers raised their cell phones, trying to find the illusory signal.
Zhang Zian also took out his cell phone and looked at it. The signal sign had disappeared.
Unsurprisingly, in order to prevent rumors from spreading and large-scale panic among the people of Binhai City, the police temporarily used equipment to interfere with the cell phone signal nearby, or simply shut down the telecommunications base station in the community. Probably even the broadband network was disrupted.
These measures could only buy a very short time, because soon, people would run to other areas with signal to upload photos and videos.
"Hey? This … What's going on? What are the police doing here? "
A familiar voice came from behind, and Zhang Zian turned around again.
Electrician Wu was wearing his morning exercise clothes, carrying a supermarket plastic bag in his hand. The bag was filled with all kinds of fresh vegetables, and he looked at the familiar, yet strange, family quarters blankly.
He went out early in the morning for his morning exercise. After his morning exercise, he didn't go home immediately. Instead, he went to the supermarket to buy vegetables. He met an acquaintance in the supermarket and was delayed, so he only returned to the family quarters when it was almost noon. He thought that he would definitely be scolded by his wife, and along the way, he was thinking about how to make up a harmless lie. Who knew that after not seeing each other for a few hours, there would be a huge change in the family quarters!
"Wu, something happened in your building!" someone said. "Hurry up and go take a look!"
When Electrician Wu heard this, his face immediately turned pale. The plastic bag in his hand fell to the ground, and the fruits and vegetables rolled all over the ground.
"Let me in! Don't stop me! Let me in! My family is still inside! My little grandson is still inside! "
He ran inside like a madman, trying to cross the yellow police line, but was stopped by a young police officer.
"Sir! Sir! Please calm down! It's a police area inside, please don't hinder the police! "
"My family is still inside! Let me in! "Electrician Wu was so anxious that his eyes were red. He didn't care if it was the army or the police in front of him, he had to rush through the police line no matter what.
Electrician Wu's noise was so loud that it alerted the middle-aged man and Sheng Ke, who were in command at the scene. They frowned and looked over, seeing Electrician Wu. At the same time, Sheng Ke also saw Zhang Zian, and a strange look flashed across his face.
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