Chapter 698: Painstaking Investigation

After hearing the announcement, Long Yuehongwho was sitting by the bedstood up immediately.

This development exceeded his expectations.

The person who obtained the nuclear warhead planned to blow up Ubei, sending hundreds of thousands of people to hell! Furthermore, he had also hijacked the radio and widely publicized the matter as if he wanted to savor the ensuing panic and despair the Ubei residents experienced.

This was lunacy!

It was really a disaster to have a miniature hydrogen bomb land in the hands of such a person.

"Team Leader, what should we do now?" Long Yuehong looked at Jiang Baimian. He didn't become overly nervous or panic, nor did he lose the ability to think. After undergoing so much training, he could still maintain a basic level of composure when facing such situations.

The reason he asked Jiang Baimian was that he remembered his team leader mentioning that Commissioner Huang from the Ubei Supplies Management Committee would allow the Old Task Force to undergo a detailed inspection and leave Ubei after receiving feedback tomorrow or the day after.

At this moment, they had to consider this problem unless they intended to fall out with the Salvation Army and rely on their own abilities to storm their way out of Ubei.

Jiang Baimian didn't answer immediately. Instead, she frowned and thoughtfully said, "There's no rush. This matter happened too suddenly, and I find it a little strange"

"That's right, that's right," Shang Jianyao echoed.

Bai Chen tried to glean some of Jiang Baimian's thoughts. "The 'game' began at a strange time, neither too early nor too late. If he's waiting for the army to enter the city while Ubei is under martial law, preventing anyone from leaving, he could've announced the start of the 'game' last night. Isn't the chance of failure higher the longer this drags on?"

The honest Shang Jianyao gave his answer. "Maybe he only found an opportunity a few minutes ago to temporarily control the entire Ubei radio system. He couldn't announce it earlier even if he wanted to."

It was too easy to expose oneself by distributing pamphlets on the streets. Only the Anti-intellectualism Church liked to do so.

Jiang Baimian nodded. "I just feel that what he did was rather unnecessary. If he really wants to blow up Ubei and satisfy a certain desire, he definitely has to enter the city secretly and not resort to force. Only then will there be a higher chance of success."

"No, no, no." Shang Jianyao wagged his finger. "Maybe he's a pure lunatic and wants to appreciate the ugliness of human nature and the way humans break down before the explosion?"

Jiang Baimian wanted to reply, "Such lunatics often can't control their actions. Very few can complete the corresponding plan." However, she recalled that Awakened existed in the Ashlands.

Awakened who sacrificed mental health had both the ability and drive. For example, the dark version of Shang Jianyao could definitely do such a thing.

Jiang Baimian paused and looked around. "I mean that with such a broadcast and the announcement of such a 'game,' there's a high chance that the Ubei Supplies Management Committee will mobilize and evacuate the residents and supplies out of Ubei in batches due to the panic. Three days is enough to turn this place into an empty city. When the time comes, will that person be satisfied with just blowing up buildings?"

Upon hearing his team leader's analysis, Long Yuehong gradually realized that something was amiss.

The honest Shang Jianyao argued, "Maybe the lunatic never thought of blowing up everyone. He just wanted to create chaos and savor everyone's panic."

As a mental patient, his words rendered Jiang Baimian, Genava, and the others present unable to retort. He was a professional in this regard.

Soon, another professionalthe timid but ruthless Shang Jianyaoscoffed at himself. "If it were me, I would definitely add, "In three days, only entries into Ubei are allowed; no exits. If anyone escapes without permission, I'll detonate the nuclear warhead in advance. This way, be it the goal of destroying Ubei, killing most of the people here, or savoring humanity's exaggerated performance in the face of danger, the effects will be maximized!"

Good heavens.

Long Yuehong cursed inwardly.

The ruthless Shang Jianyao perfectly explained what an extremely dangerous and intelligent lunatic was.

With such an 'expert' around, the latent problems with the radio broadcast immediately became obvious.

Jiang Baimian connected various scattered thoughts. She smiled and said, "From our observations and the broadcast, we can deduce two possibilities: First, although the terrorist is crazy, he's not that intelligent. He forgot to add the last sentence during the broadcast: 'Only entries, not exits into Ubei are permitted during the game.' The possibility of such a situation isn't too high. A stupid fellow would've long exposed his tracks, and even if there are various reasons that prevented him from being exposed, he won't be able to be out and about for long after the radio broadcast. There's a high chance that he won't be able to detonate the nuclear warhead.

"Second, he deliberately didn't add 'only entriesnot exitsinto Ubei during the game' to create flaws in the rules" At this point, Jiang Baimian looked around again. "His real goal might be to force the Ubei Supplies Management Committee to evacuate everyone in the city. Only during such an emergency evacuation can he have a chance to fish in troubled waters!"

This

Long Yuehong's heart palpitated.

Bai Chen also came to a realization.

Genava spoke before anyone could. He moved his metal neck up and down and said, "That person wants to use a large-scale evacuation to deliver the nuclear warhead out of the city? Otherwise, with the Salvation Army's mobilization and organizational abilities, it won't take long for them to find that person under martial law and retrieve the nuclear warhead with the large number of Awakened they have."

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Shang Jianyao's applause was never absent.

At this moment, a commotion came from the hotel's first floor. It seemed to have become relatively chaotic.

After looking at each other, Jiang Baimian pointed at the floor. "Let's go down and take a look as well."

As they discussed, they heard