pjbooks Chapter 034 The whole world is setting flags
Chapter 034 The whole world is setting flags
boom!
Gunshots.
The sound wasn't loud, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was as terrifying as a thunderclap.
There was no slow motion like in the movies, nor any flashbacks.
All that remained was a bullet piercing the temple, with red and white matter splattering.
Lin Fan didn't even have time to exhale the last puff of smoke before his body fell straight backward.
He died very cleanly, without any hesitation!
puff.
He crashed heavily onto the asphalt road, and the pistol slipped from his hand and slid two meters away.
The enormous blue electric grid followed closely behind, enveloping the motionless corpse within it.
The electricity crackled, but it was no longer of any use.
Because he already sent it.
It was sent very thoroughly and decisively, and it was the kind of thing that couldn't be saved.
"..."
This sudden turn of events froze Sato Masayoshi, who was preparing to dodge, in place. He remained in the backward-falling position, but his expression was even more unpleasant than if his own father had died.
He stared wide-eyed at the corpse.
one second.
two seconds.
"ah!!!!"
"Mr. Lin..."
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching wail pierced the night sky.
Sato scrambled to his feet like a madman and rushed toward the electric fence, jumping up and down in a panic around it.
"Medical team! Where the medical team is?!"
"Quickly, save him! Even if his heart has stopped, give him an electric shock!!"
"He can't die! He can't die!!"
"Damn it, what are you standing there for? Cut the power and start the rescue!!!"
Sato knelt outside the electric fence, clutching his hair with both hands, his face contorted in extreme pain.
It’s over.
It's all over.
His pension, his later years, his detached house still under mortgage...
Like him,
Those special agents, plainclothes officers, and special police officers all seemed to have had their spines removed, their faces ashen.
Mission failed.
The target is dead.
Based on the intelligence department's deductions, are we all going to be buried with them later?
Oh no, I'm going to die!
……
At this moment.
The Prime Minister's official residence in the Kingdom of Sakura, the Supreme Command Conference Room.
A huge screen is displaying high-definition footage of Shibuya streets in real time.
The moment Lin Fan collapsed, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.
"Splash!"
The prime minister suddenly stood up, knocking the chair behind him to the ground.
His fingers trembled as he pointed at the screen, his lips quivering for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"Why...why didn't they stop it?!"
The Minister of Defense was deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
"The net... the net was still a step too slow. We never expected this young man to be so determined to commit suicide, and to be so fast."
"Baka! Is this the time to talk about hand speed?!"
The Prime Minister slammed his fist on the table.
"Quickly! Seal off the entire Shibuya! Not even a fly should be allowed to get out!"
"But Prime Minister... there are at least several hundred thousand people in Shibuya right now..."
"Then evacuate immediately!"
The prime minister roared hysterically, his eyes bloodshot.
"If this disaster spreads throughout Tokyo, we'll be condemned for all time! Cut off transportation! Cut off signal! Activate the highest level of emergency plan! Now!!"
……
Streets of Shibuya.
The chaos did not stop with the gunfire; instead, it became even more chaotic with the arrival of the officials.
"Run! Murder!"
"Why are the police firing indiscriminately!"
Unaware of the truth, the crowd began to scatter and flee, while many more bystanders continued to take photos and videos with their phones.
An elderly detective with graying hair was directing the crowd while glancing at his watch, remarking to his young partner beside him:
"Don't be nervous, Koizumi."
After midnight tonight, I will officially retire.
After thirty years in the industry, this is the first time I've encountered such a grand occasion. It feels like a fitting end to my career.
The young partner looked on with admiration:
Congratulations, senior.
Today is my first day at work, and I never expected to encounter such a big case on my first day. I'm sure I'll become an elite in the future!
Not far away.
A young couple is embracing tightly.
The boy shielded the girl from the surging crowd, his affection evident.
"Yuko, don't be afraid, I'm here. Tomorrow is our wedding, and no matter what happens, I will never let go of your hand."
The girl was moved to tears: "Kenta-kun, as long as I'm with you, I'm not afraid of dying."
Go to the side.
On a bus forced to stop running, the exhausted driver looked out the window at the chaos and took out his phone to call home.
"Hey honey, I might be home a little late tonight. Yeah, after this last shift, I'll quit my job and we'll go back to our hometown and open a small shop. We'll never suffer in the big city again."
A corner of the sidewalk.
An elderly professor with thick-rimmed glasses and messy hair, clutching his briefcase tightly, excitedly shouted into the phone:
"It's a success! Dean! My experiment was a success! The formula for the miracle drug to cure cancer is in my bag! This is absolutely a miracle in medical history! Humanity will no longer suffer from cancer! I'll deliver it right now, even if the world ends, I will deliver it!"
And under the streetlights.
A seemingly timid high school boy, upon witnessing the tragic death of Lin Fan, was deeply moved and, summoning the greatest courage he could muster, spoke into the phone:
"Misaki-chan, actually... I've always liked you!"
There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a girl's joyful, tearful voice:
"Really? Actually, I've been watching you too! If you manage to get out of Shibuya alive, let's date!"
The boy clenched his fist, his face flushed, and his eyes burned with hope: "Great! I will definitely..."
Countless voices and countless wishes intertwine at this bustling crossroads.
Everyone felt that this was just a minor incident in life.
Everyone thought the sun would rise as usual tomorrow.
until--
Boom!
A muffled clap of thunder suddenly boomed over Shibuya without warning.
The sky, which was originally clear despite being nighttime, was instantly shrouded in thick, dark clouds.
Repressed.
Extreme repression.
Everyone instinctively stopped and looked up at the sky.
This thunder sounds strange.
It didn't sound like natural lightning; it sounded more like the low growl of some giant beast deep in the clouds.
Tick.
A drop of cold liquid landed on Sato Masayoshi's nose.
He reached out and touched it.
It's raining.
but……
"Why is it gray?"
As Sato looked at the murky water stain on his fingertip, the unease in his heart instantly surged to its peak.
"It's raining...it's raining?"
The veteran detective, who was evacuating the crowd, also looked up; the rain had soaked his gray hair.
slam-la-
The rain intensified instantly.
A gray curtain of rain instantly enveloped the entire Shibuya Crossing.
As the rain fell, a faint, fishy odor began to permeate the air.
The smell wasn't like the stench of a sewer; it was more like... the smell of a long-rotten piece of meat being forcibly turned over.
"This rain is a bit strange..."
In the crowd, a hot girl with heavy smoky makeup and a miniskirt patted the raindrops off her arm with a hint of disdain.
She was about to open her umbrella.
Sudden.
She stopped moving.
Those eyes, which were originally painted with exquisite eyeliner, suddenly rolled upwards, revealing a large expanse of white.
"Uh...uh..."
A strange sound, like a broken bellows, came from his throat.
A kind-hearted middle-aged man from the Mediterranean region standing next to her asked, "Young lady, are you alright? Are you experiencing low blood sugar?"
The hot girl didn't answer.
Her body began to convulse violently, and her joints made a sickening "crackling" sound.
next second.
She turned her head abruptly.
That face, which was originally quite handsome, has now turned bluish-purple, with countless black veins bulging out under the skin like earthworms.
His mouth split open to an incredible angle, revealing teeth covered in mucus.
"roar!!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the hot girl pounced on the kind-hearted office worker.
The speed is astonishing.
"Hey? What are you doing...?"
The uncle hadn't finished speaking.
puff!
The hot girl bit the old man's neck.
Fresh blood gushed out instantly.
The scalding red liquid splashed onto the faces of passersby, mixing with the cold gray rainwater and sliding down their cheeks.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
The man let out a piercing scream, desperately trying to push the girl off him, but she was incredibly strong, biting his carotid artery tightly and refusing to let go.
"Murder!!!"
The surrounding crowd instantly erupted in uproar.
Screams and cries erupted instantly.
However, this is just the beginning.
The man who had been bitten stopped screaming abruptly.
His body jerked violently, and then he began to convulse.
In just a few seconds.
He stood up again, his eyes rolled back, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, and turned to pounce on the high school boy behind him who had just been confessed to.
This isn't the only place.
As the gray rain soaked the crowd, people began to fall one after another, only to quickly get back up.
"roar--"
"Help! Don't bite me!"
"Honey! What's wrong, honey? It's me, Yuko! Ah!!!"
The couple, who were just vowing to get married tomorrow, have now seen the boy bite off the girl's nose, and her blood has stained the diamond ring she hasn't even had a chance to put on yet.
Before the retiring detective could react, his young partner tackled him to the ground and ripped his throat.
"Waaaaah..."
The young partner's mouth was full of blood, and his eyes no longer held any admiration, only an endless thirst for blood.
The old professor, clutching a miracle cure for cancer, was surrounded by three zombies. His briefcase was torn to shreds, and the white pills were scattered all over the ground, mingling with the blood and being trampled into mud.
On the bus, the driver, who wanted to go back to his hometown, stepped on the gas pedal to the floor. The out-of-control bus, like a steel beast, ran over countless fleeing people and finally crashed into a drugstore.
Chaos.
Complete chaos.
The Shibuya Crossing instantly transformed into a living hell.
And in the middle of the road.
Beside Lin Fan's body, which was encased in an electric fence.
Sato Masayoshi stared blankly at all of this.
He watched as his once most trusted subordinate lunged at him, his face contorted and rotting, and only one thought remained in his mind…
Finished!