The scene outside the United States Embassy was only a small glimpse of the larger picture.
Tonight, more than just one Tom had died in Kyiv.
No one knew how many people, when they were arrested, had clung to a sense of luck and tried to resist or flee.
Without exception, the task force members could not even be bothered to chase them. They simply shot them dead on the spot!
Before the operation, Independent Prosecutor Natalia had ordered everyone not to let a single target escape. They had to see the person alive or see the body dead!
The leaders of these task forces had almost all been transferred from Crimea. They all understood perfectly well what kind of outcome Natalia—or rather, the powerful figures above her—wanted.
With higher-ups shouldering the responsibility and no need to consider the consequences, what did they have left to worry about? They could simply kill without restraint!
To Wagner's people, killing an American with a sensitive identity in front of the American embassy was a piece of cake!
Over in Africa, they often fought mercenaries from all over the world. Americans, French, British—on the battlefield, nationality did not matter. There were only enemies and allies!
The massive arrest operation continued until dawn before the teams finally withdrew.
A total of 265 people were captured, and 32 were shot dead on the spot. Not a single person on the arrest list escaped. They were either arrested or killed!
That night, many people did not sleep at all.
They included Natalia, Andelov, Kuchma, Yanukovych, Yulia, and others.
But Wang Ye was not among them...
After Natalia announced the citywide lockdown on television and the operation began, Wang Ye went to sleep.
He had already done everything he needed to do. From here on, it was