Today was the day Bai Shaotang would give a speech at Jinlin Square. Calling it a speech was actually a bit of a stretch—it was a mobilization rally.
That was why, early in the morning, military vehicles from the City Defense Department arrived at the square one after another.
The military vehicles surrounded Jinlin Square, setting up roadblocks and barricades and establishing a defensive perimeter.
They had adopted full wartime standards.
The streets around the square were guarded every three steps, with sentries posted every ten.
The civilians who came to hear the speech had to enter through designated locations and undergo security checks.
At the same time, the Strategic Affairs Department had formulated emergency evacuation routes in case they were needed.
It was not difficult to see Bai Shaotang's importance from all these preparations.
The time for the speech had not yet arrived, but residents were already coming to the square, entering through the officially designated entrances and undergoing a series of security checks.
Luo Yan also arrived at the square, but he did not enter it. Today, he was wearing a City Defense Department Second Lieutenant's uniform.
This was the identity Bai Shaotang had arranged for him. He could use it to move around near Jinlin Square, and the authority of a Second Lieutenant was enough to let him pass freely through every area.
He also had access to the City Defense Department's information system.
At that moment, standing by a tenth-floor window of a building, Luo Yan looked toward the square and saw a vast, densely packed crowd below.
"There are so many people."
"Commander Bai is still taking too much of a risk."
"What if something goes wrong..."
Luo Yan shook his head, cast aside his distracting thoughts, activated Divine Treasure, and looked toward the square.