"What?" Honglian and Lin Qing jumped out of the car at the same time and looked toward the daily chemical plant.
Black smoke was indeed rising on the horizon.
Though they could not see the flames, such a pitch-black column of smoke was clearly unusual.
Even beyond the Third Ring Road, a sight like this drew plenty of attention. People had already come out of nearby shops, pointing at the black smoke and talking among themselves.
"Officer Tian, how long until your people arrive?" Honglian ran back to the car and asked over the vehicle radio.
"About an hour. What's wrong? You sound like you're in a hurry... According to the plan, weren't we supposed to make the arrests after nine tonight?" Tian Zhenggang replied.
The daytime was mainly for tracing the source of the smell and identifying the suspects. If a factory was confirmed to be suspicious, the police would gather personnel to surround it before launching the operation after nine—this was also to avoid accidentally harming innocent bystanders in the event of a direct clash with ability users within the city.
But the plan clearly could not keep up with the changes.
"The information may have leaked. A fire just broke out at Hongda Daily Chemical Plant. We have to act immediately!"
"What? A fire? Wait! I need to report to my superiors—"
Before he could finish, Honglian cut off the communication.
"Miss Lin, get in! We may have to move ahead of schedule!"
"Is this really a good idea?" Wang Baihu's head immediately began to ache. "We don't represent the organization, and we aren't law enforcement. Charging in there to arrest people... is that appropriate!?"
"Who cares? Can't we just be passing by?" Seeing Lin Qing climb back into the medical pod, Honglian slammed down on the