1:00 a.m.
Outside 0119 City Hall.
As the last trace of light quietly went out, a middle-aged man carrying a briefcase walked out of the City Hall building, his face exhausted.
Rubbing his lower back, he headed toward the parking lot.
But just as he was about to reach his car, a shadow suddenly crawled out from beneath a sedan and slashed at the middle-aged man's neck!
"Urgh—!!"
The middle-aged man clutched his neck in shock and collapsed to the ground in agony.
The shadowy assassin merely glanced at him without a word, then quickly vanished into the night.
It was not until the next morning.
That the parking lot attendant discovered the corpse, already cold.
As an alarm rang throughout City Hall, the entire base city erupted.
The victim was named Shangguan Ye.
Deputy Minister of the Municipal Finance Department.
The murder immediately alerted every military and police agency in the city.
Following an investigation, the police concluded that the killer was likely a member of the Rebel Army.
And this was a blatant assassination targeting a base city government official!
Thus, a citywide manhunt for the Rebel Army assassin was launched amid great fanfare.
0119 Base City immediately went into lockdown to assist with the capture.
The City Defense Department also deployed all its personnel to help with the search.
Naturally, Xu Qing's Special Patrol Team was included as well.
Within half a day, every hotel, inn, youth hostel, and guesthouse in the base city had been searched.
Even every filthy, shady establishment that could not stand in the light was turned upside down.
Even clubs, bathhouses, and entertainment venues with towering connections could not escape inspection.
No one dared to provoke public outrage or stick their neck out at a time like this.
Bang!
Cun Jing