"You're right! Why aren't we allowed on the lighthouse, why can the people ahead go up."
The crowd behind the man echoed his words, and the pent-up emotions of the masses ignited at this moment.
They looked at the lighthouse, only a step away from them, and anger, resentment, and fear all erupted at once.
"Brothers, we men charge ahead, the women follow behind. We'll risk our lives today!"
"Right! We'll fight these lackeys today!"
"Right! I absolutely have to go up to this lighthouse today! How noble is this lighthouse, that it doesn't allow all of us in!"
The staff had never seen such a scene and were so scared that they turned to run. A black-faced man stepped forward, grabbed his collar, clearly intending to make an example of him.
"You know how to run now! Brothers and sisters, let's make an example of him! Let's charge!"
Saying that, the man, amidst the chaos of the crowd, snatched the staff's ID card, hid it on himself, and then pushed him to the ground.
A dense crowd surged towards the lighthouse, fear and anger dominating everyone's reason. They weren't blind to the staff member who had fallen to the ground.
But they attributed their anger at not being able to board the lighthouse entirely to the man.
And so, amidst screams, the young staff member lost his life under the trampling of countless people...
...
Seeing the soldiers blocking their way, everyone on the lighthouse was confused.
"What does this mean? Why are you stopping us here?!"
"Yeah, why aren't you intercepting the rioters flooding in from outside, why are you stopping us..."
Doubts kept arising from the crowd, and as more people spoke, the questioning grew louder.
Xu An did not join the commotion, but quietly retreated to the side.
Qin Chuan did not explain to the crowd. His demeanor was cold and stern, his words like shards of ice. He scanned everyone coldly and said:
"Are you going to get out on your own, or do I have to drag you out one by one?"
Silence fell all around. No one stepped forward.
Qin Chuan didn't have time to waste with these people and immediately ordered:
"Zhou Zhe, check everyone one by one and drag them out!"
As soon as the words fell, the man who had been speaking first immediately cowered and turned to flee, but was caught by a nearby soldier.
Qin Chuan strode forward, pulled out the pistol holstered at his waist, and aimed it at the man's thigh without hesitation.
"Bang—" went the shot.
Blood stained the smooth marble floor.
The commotion in the crowd immediately quieted down.
"Zhou Zhe, you take teams 1 and 2 to verify identities here. The rest, come with me!"
After speaking, Qin Chuan led a team of soldiers and continued towards the corridor where the rioting was most severe.
Xu An watched Qin Chuan's retreating back and lowered her head, hiding the emotions in her eyes.
Qin Chuan led the troops, firmly blocking the corridor, like an unbreachable iron wall.
...
"A-level secret order! Terminate on sight!"
Qin Chuan listened to the command coming from his earpiece, his face expressionless. He tapped his finger, relaying the order to Zhou Zhe via communicator.
"Boss... aren't the orders from above a bit..."
Qin Chuan frowned and his eyes turned cold as he listened to Zhou Zhe's reply from the communicator.
"I've told you, you only need to obey orders. The rest is not your concern."
Qin Chuan looked ahead at the endless stream of people still pouring in, his demeanor growing colder.
"You stay put and guard defense line three. Execute the secret order immediately. I'll take my men to guard the first defense line. If the crowd breaks through the first two defense lines... Zhou Zhe, I hope you know what you should do!"
"Received!"
Zhou Zhe's voice was somewhat trembling, but his eyes grew more resolute.
If that group of people broke through, it would mean Qin Chuan's death here.
Qin Chuan no longer paid attention to Zhou Zhe. He looked directly at the desperate faces before him and decisively issued the command.
"Bring out the heavy machine guns!"
His back was straight, unwavering. This was his battlefield.
...
Checking the ID card was simple, just swipe it through the machine. All cards had facial recognition systems.
Cards belonging to unauthorized individuals would simply not pass.
The queue soon reached Xu An.
But the woman behind her seemed somewhat off. The woman's body trembled at an abnormal frequency, and she kept looking around.
As if she had made up her mind, she finally fixed her gaze on the back of the person in front of her.
Just as Xu An was about to hand her ID card to the inspector, she felt a great force push her from behind. The next second, a gleaming dagger was placed against her neck.
But before the surrounding people could react, Xu An grabbed the woman's outstretched arm with both hands, yanked hard, snatched the dagger from her hand, and stabbed back.
The woman didn't even have time to react. Her pupils widened in shock as she looked at this petite girl with short hair, her body collapsing heavily, ending her life with unwillingness.
Blood splattered onto Xu An's somewhat old shirt. She expressionlessly dropped the dagger.
Zhou Zhe and the others finally reacted, running over to look at Xu An and asking, "Are you alright?"
Xu An shook her head, "I'm fine. This is self-defense, right? It doesn't violate the lighthouse rules, does it?" She hadn't forgotten the rule about not killing on the lighthouse.
Zhou Zhe paused, "This is a special situation, so... it doesn't count, right?"
The surrounding crowd consciously spread out. It was as if there was a vacuum around Xu An, and no one dared to approach her.
Even the girl who had struck up a conversation with her earlier avoided her like a plague.
After all, most residents of the lighthouse, let alone killing, had barely even seen zombies.
Zhou Zhe, after verifying the identity of the deceased woman and confirming she was a rioter, tossed the body aside and continued the investigation.
Ten minutes later.
After Qin Chuan finished dealing with the rioters at the entrance and closed the lighthouse's hatches, he learned about the riot here. By the time he arrived, Xu An had already completed her identity check and left.
"How are things on your end?"
"All checks are complete. Those who sneaked in have all been executed."
Qin Chuan nodded and asked, "Did anything happen just now?"
"Someone snuck in and tried to hijack Xu An, but she killed him instead. This woman is really ferocious," Zhou Zhe said, still shaken.
"Xu An?" Qin Chuan asked back.
"No way? Boss, you mean you haven't known the name of that woman we met last time was Xu An for this long?"
Disbelief was evident in Zhou Zhe's tone.
"Did she voluntarily tell you her name?" Qin Chuan asked, unaware that his tone carried a hint of indignation.
"No, her name was on it when her identity was verified."
Qin Chuan's expression finally returned to normal.
Looking at Qin Chuan's face, Zhou Zhe secretly grumbled, was their boss this naive?