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Citizens gathered near Central Tower in unprecedented numbers since the establishment of City 4. Most of the citizens participating were praying for the epidemic to end soon, some were mourning Canaria with her photo, while others held banners saying "Support poleace's strict law enforcement" and "Hope for City 4 to regain peace and stability quickly."
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Despite having different wishes and positions, the citizens were united in expressing their thoughts, aiming to bring stability to the whole of City 4.61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpi5IEPanV
Near the Central Tower and even around the entire Central Tower, there were a large number of poleace stationed to maintain order. Although they were only on alert, the overall atmosphere was still tense. 61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVngZPgMw4
The ordinary citizens were respectful, but The Birddies thought it was not bad, as their actions were like tearing off their masks in front of the large citizens.
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As time passed, more and more citizens, including students, women, children, and the elderly, joined the gathering. From morning to noon, the area around the inner circle was already filled with gathering citizens.
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Perhaps Pengury did not expect that the death of Canaria, who was once a means of terrorizing City 4, along with the rising epidemic, would unite the entire City 4 regardless of their stance.
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In the mayor's office of the Central Tower, Pengury and Seagle were monitoring the gathering situation through more than a dozen screens and discussing response plans.
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Pengury, with his hands supporting his chin, his restless golden eyebrows showing his mood: "Gathering like this can easily cause chaos. We can't let them unite too much, they only need to obey."
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"Agreed, I will arrange a dispersal operation. Fortunately, we had planted undercover agents among them for surveillance and will coordinate action if necessary." Seagle, experienced, was always well-prepared for such events.
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Pengury laughed with satisfaction after hearing this, because Seagle had never disappointed him, his eyes fixed on the citizens and poleace on the screens.
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"The messier, the better. The presence of illegal activities shows the importance of the enforcers."
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In the makeup room of the anchor, Herowl was facing the mirror, adjusting his appearance, wearing a neat suit, his eyes full of determination because today was the best and last chance to let everyone know the truth. He understood that everything he did might not have immediate effects, but he sincerely hoped it could be a seed planted in everyone's heart, germinate in the future, and change City 4.
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"Snowily, Canaria, Mr. Petrelo, Mrs. Petrelo, and all the victims of this epidemic, I hope you bless me."
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A major event that would change the future of City 4 was about to happen.
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Outside the Central Tower, the poleace who received Seagle's orders raised their megaphones to advise the gathering citizens: "Please be aware, we suspect Plaguemad infiltrating the group, intending to launch an attack. For safety and prevention of infection, please gather and evacuate the citizens as soon as possible."
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The crowd of course understood the intentions of the poleace and respected their decision, but when was it not allowed to have a civilian assembly? They believed that as long as they helped each other, they could stop Plaguemad from causing trouble. The crowd began to unite, shouting slogans to the poleace, cheering for each other.
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"Social elites, protect our city!" "Watch out for each other, fight the epidemic together!"
"Canaria, I love you!"
"Monitor each other, always watch out for Plaguemad around you!"
"Protect peace, protect health, and maintain stability in City 4!"
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Various slogans were shouted one after another, blessing City 4, with expressions of support for Canaria mixed in. The groups supporting the poleace in action also stayed behind, perhaps unaware that their actions could also cause trouble for the poleace.61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOcH0KSXYj
The crowd hoped for City 4 to be well, believing that poleace would not force them to leave. They shouted various slogans and continued to stay, blessing City 4.
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After the persuasion to leave, the situation remained deadlocked for over ten minutes without improvement. Seagle, observing in the meeting room, believed it was time to push the defense line forward and not let the citizens get too close to the central tower.
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So, poleace raised the megaphone again, maintaining a polite and vigilant demeanor in front of the vast crowd: "In one minute, we will advance the defense line and arrest all citizens within the defense line! Please retreat as soon as possible to avoid breaking the law! I repeat! In one minute, the defense line will be advanced, please retreat immediately!"
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At this point, some citizens realized the seriousness of the situation and began to consider retreating. However, those in the know intended to stay because it was rare to gather such a large number of citizens today. Poleace's actions hit the nail on the head, allowing common people to experience the oppression firsthand. Only in this way could it become an awakening opportunity.
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Outside the central tower, the familiar trumpet prelude rang out on the electronic screens again. It was time for the noon news, and the anchor on the screen was Herowl, looking serious and delivering a professional report.
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"Good afternoon, City 4. Welcome to the noon news. I'm Herowl. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the explosion at the central tower, and there are large crowds gathering outside the central tower. Poleace is on guard at the scene. Due to reports of Plaguemad mixing among the crowd, poleace is very nervous, but the atmosphere on site remains relatively calm."
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Not only the central tower, but citizens from all districts of City 4 were watching the live news broadcast. Citizens who couldn't go to the central tower for various reasons were also closely following the situation.
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"To ensure the safety of the citizens, poleace has just announced that they will advance the defense line and urge citizens to move back and disperse. Recently, there have been several criminal cases in succession, causing public panic. Fortunately, poleace is maintaining law and order, safeguarding the safety of City 4. This station once again thanks poleace for carrying out their duties and serving society."
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By now, one minute had passed, and seeing that the crowd still showed no intention of retreating, poleace picked up the green cloth tape symbolizing the defense line and began to push forward towards the people. Many poleace officers in front of the green cloth tape proactively dispersed the crowd.
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"As seen on screen, poleace has started to push forward, and the citizens are orderly retreating. There are suspicions of a Flyania invisible patient having an outbreak and refusing to leave, and poleace is dealing with it appropriately with force."
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Seeing the slow retreat of the citizens, poleace began to use batons to drive them away. The Birddies couldn't bear to see innocent civilians getting involved and tried to resist, leading to poleace retaliating and intensifying their attack.
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"From the screen, you can see that due to the influence of Plaguemad, the scene is very chaotic, and poleace is using reasonable force to suppress the resistance and assist other civilians in leaving."
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Herowl looked at the script provided by the live broadcast team, containing many dialogues for the anchor to choose from. It was only then that he realized how corrupt society and the television station were, writing such cheesy scripts.
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In reality, the situation was far beyond what Herowl described as reasonable force. He saw from the screen poleace's erratic behavior.61Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtdDsiUy1g
A female citizen was holding bird eggs preparing to hatch and slowly walked away, only to be pushed down by poleace, who then viciously crushed the bird eggs. The citizen looked at the baby remains on the ground and cried in pain, unable to leave in time. As the line of defense passed over her, she was immediately arrested for illegal actions.
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Among the retreating citizens, a sparrow elementary school student panicked and ran away at the sight of poleace advancing armed. Poleace noticed his suspicious behavior and quickly chased and tackled him from behind, pinning him to the ground.
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Furthermore, many citizens who were already on the ground and unable to resist were still surrounded and attacked by several poleace officers, wielding batons mercilessly like exterminating pests. They targeted the joints, and it is feared that even if they survived, they would suffer permanent damage or lifelong disability.
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Why could poleace be so brutal and ruthless? All thanks to the word "Worm". It was all thanks to the government's teaching that brainwashed them to see Plaguemad and carriers of invisible diseases as lowly creatures, not even considering them as fellow human beings. Even bird eggs and children were just insect eggs and larvae to them.
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Because of this, many citizens mocked the attackers as Worm , as Plaguemad, and that's why poleace targeted them. If you mind your own business and act uprightly, they would not deliberately make things difficult for you. These citizens even heartlessly blamed The Birddies, thinking that they were the ones causing trouble for everyone and that poleace did nothing wrong.
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All these scenes were seen by Herowl, who knew that the situation had come to a head. He took a deep breath, facing the live camera, preparing for what he was about to say.
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