Chapter 154: Federal Law (2nd update, seeking monthly votes)

Yubei City No. 1 Airport, aircraft inner port.

At this moment, a large Federal transport airship and several small aircraft were docked there.

The airship's flight engines were already started and on standby, while many Federal investigation team members in black suits were transporting special citizens onto the airship.

"Director Taylor, the situation is already this severe, why aren't we taking off yet!"

A middle-aged man with black and white hair and a sinister expression sat in a wheelchair, being pushed over by a bodyguard. The massive airship's turbulence caused everyone's clothing to flutter. The middle-aged man, his expression filled with anger, questioned Taylor Mo Leinuo, who was sending messages on a mobile terminal.

Taylor Mo Leinuo looked up at him: "Councilor Zhou, please return to the airship immediately. Without clearing the airspace threat, the flight formation cannot risk taking off."

"Absurd! What about the Iron Guard Brigade, the Security Regiment, and... and all the anti-aircraft equipment at the airport? This is all paid for by the Federation; why aren't you clearing the airspace for us immediately!! A bunch of idiots!" Councilor Zhou cursed hysterically: "Take off immediately, or you won't be director anymore."

Taylor Mo Leinuo gave a disdainful laugh and responded coldly:

"The Iron Guard Brigade? They refused to escort us, but I have already used Federal authority to restart the airport system directly. The current anti-aircraft weapons will clear a path for us, so please do not waste time here."

Councilor Zhou looked at her coldly, his expression shifting, and he said urgently: "Hmph, then hurry up. If you waste my time, all of you can get out!"

"Notify all flight formations, prepare for takeoff."

Taylor Mo Leinuo handed the mobile device to her subordinate and instructed.

"Yes."

Pat, pat, pat...

At this moment, a group of hurried footsteps approached. Taylor Mo Leinuo turned her head and saw Bai Shuang leading a group of emergency team members and Iron Guard Brigade soldiers walking over quickly, all of them wearing angry expressions.

"Security Regiment!"

She shouted immediately. At this moment, dozens of Security Regiment members stepped forward with guns raised.

"You actually dared to do such a thing!" Bai Shuang ignored the muzzles of the Security Regiment and rushed forward angrily: "There are tens of thousands of survivors here; do you know the consequences of what you are doing?"

Taylor Mo Leinuo stepped back, letting the Security Regiment stand in front of her, raised her glasses, and said with a defiant look:

"According to Federal Law Article 332, all armed forces must provide comprehensive escort measures for government officials' aircraft. I am simply acting according to regulations!"

After hearing this, Bai Shuang roared: "Then have you forgotten Federal Law Article 1, that the life, property, and freedom of all citizens are above everything else!!"

"So what if it is?"

Taylor Mo Leinuo gave a cold laugh and pointed at the large airship behind her:

"Do you know what kind of people are on this?!"

The conflict here quickly attracted the attention of other survivors in the plaza. Many people felt unhappy seeing this Federal investigation team, so more and more people gathered around. Many who heard the conversation were even more enraged.

"What! They actually shut down the anti-aircraft system... for an escort??!!"

"What the hell! Why would they do that!?"

"Damn it, I'll slaughter you all!"

"Kill these sons of bitches!!"

"Kill them!!"

The crowd was filled with indignation. Many began to raise their guns. The Security Regiment members were forced to stand in a line in front of Taylor Mo Leinuo and Councilor Zhou, blocking the angry survivors from rushing forward.

Shu Qin, Xu Jin, Old Mo, and others were covered in blood and exhaustion at this moment. To resist, their gun barrels were almost used as fire pokers, only to be stabbed in the back by their own people.

It was impossible not to be angry.

Councilor Zhou looked at this scene with a gloomy face, signaled slightly to the bodyguards behind him, and prepared to leave.

Facing the sky-filling curses, Taylor Mo Leinuo shouted angrily: "I advise you not to waste time. The entire airport is an asset belonging to the Federation. You don't ridiculously think that these weapons and these high walls were paid for by you guys, do you?!"

Her body trembled, and she became more agitated as she spoke: "You must know that the figures on these airships are the most important assets of our human civilization. Everyone has an obligation to prioritize protecting them..."

Bang!

A gunshot pierced the sky, suddenly quieting the scene that was on the verge of erupting.

Because everyone saw that Taylor, who was screaming crazily, now had a regular blood hole in the center of her forehead. Blood slowly flowed down from her forehead. Her eyes were filled with disbelief, and then... thud, she fell backward.

Pat, pat.

A resonant and powerful sound of footsteps approached quickly. The crowd parted automatically. Iron Guard Brigade Commander Zhang Dingzhong walked into the inner port surrounded by a group of adjutants.

Seeing the newcomer, Councilor Zhou's expression changed drastically. He looked at the dead Taylor on the ground and said coldly: "General Zhang, you dare to shoot a Federal official? This is going to be an enemy of our entire Federal government..."

Bang!

Zhang Dingzhong looked indifferent. He walked over, raised his pistol, and fired another shot, directly blowing the head off Councilor Zhou, who was sitting in the wheelchair, and cursed in a low voice:

"Bastard."

His shots hit the center of the forehead every time, without mercy.

The bodyguard behind Councilor Zhou was splattered with blood. Looking down, Councilor Zhou had already opened his mouth wide and slumped in the wheelchair, excreting feces and urine, already dead beyond repair.

The hundreds of passengers on the airship also heard the gunshot. The cabin was immediately in chaos, with screams following one after another.

This sudden change also stunned the angry survivors present. Shi Diyuan of Longshan No. 1 widened his eyes, looking relieved. Jian Xuwei and Jian Zeyang, the sister and brother of the Silver Star, had their expressions change slightly.

Zhang Dingzhong walked directly in front of Security Regiment Captain Zhan Wei. His cold eyebrows swept over him. "Zhan Wei, when you were my security guard, did I ever teach you to point a gun at women and children?"

"Chief, I..."

Seeing his old chief, Zhan Wei struggled in his expression. He lowered his head. The Security Regiment members all lowered their guns at this moment; they had never wanted to point their guns at survivors in the first place.

Zhang Dingzhong walked past him directly, came to the back, and said to the deputy who was trembling with fear next to Taylor Mo Leinuo's corpse: "You have three minutes to take off."

"Ah!?"

Hearing this, the deputy turned pale with fright. Other Federal officials' expressions changed drastically, and they all ran toward the airship.

"Quick! Let's go!"

On the airship, Zhao Yan and Xu Wen sat in the very last row holding their computer bags, their expressions tense. Seeing the airship about to take off, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"My god, I thought they were going to shoot us."

"Sigh... finally taking off..."

!

Woo...

The airship took off slowly, and the entire flight formation began to rush into the high-altitude night sky.

Zhao Yan looked through the airship porthole at the black armored train parked on the train track platform in the distance, her eyes flickering: "Director Ding... what a pity..."

After shooting Taylor and Councilor Zhou, General Zhang Dingzhong came to Bai Shuang's side.

"How is the situation now?"

"Not good." Bai Shuang's face was filled with worry: "We didn't expect them to do such a thing; it completely disrupted our plan."

Wei Kexue, who was on the side, sighed: "This authorization comes from the original Federal high-level authorization. Now we either have to negotiate with them or overwrite the system."

With the Federal government dissolved and various places fallen, the system permissions for local assets were not clearly divided. Bai Shuang's emergency team arrived with the purpose of activating and maintaining the climbing channel to assist survivors in transferring. They didn't expect Taylor Mo Leinuo to make such a move at a critical moment, completely catching everyone off guard. This disaster actually came from within humanity.

Hearing this, the survivors' team members' breathing sank, and their eyes turned toward Zhang Dingzhong in unison.

"Don't even think about authorization. How long will it take to overwrite the system?"

At this moment, the most composed person here was Zhang Dingzhong. His expression remained unchanged, like a pillar of strength in everyone's hearts: "The defense line has not been breached yet; there is still a chance to evacuate."

Wei Kexue looked left and right with a complex expression and said urgently: "If we overwrite the system, it will take at least 4 hours using the computing power we brought. The climbing elevator has also been repaired with the help of Lin Dui, but the problem now is that even if the overwrite is completed, the power transmitted from the eastern cable cannot support the operation of the climbing elevator."

Zhang Dingzhong frowned slightly and looked at Bai Shuang.

"Yes." Bai Shuang said with some shame: "The earthquake just now damaged one of the airport's power supply lines. The climbing elevator, electromagnetic acceleration, and anti-aircraft system are all heavy power users. The current energy cannot maintain the basic operation of the airport."

As soon as Bai Shuang's words fell, the atmosphere seemed to freeze suddenly.

The survivors present had their expressions change one by one, and an atmosphere of panic and despair suddenly began to spread.

"Ah?? The airport can no longer be maintained?"

"Then what do we do, wait for death?"

"My god..."

"So, is there no other way?" Zhang Dingzhong's face sank, and he asked sternly.

"We..." Bai Shuang was burning with anxiety at this moment. The critical situation at the airport far exceeded previous estimates, and with the Iron Guard Brigade suffering heavy losses, the survivors stranded here were almost in a desperate situation. She had no other ideas for a moment.

"There is one more way!"

Just at this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from behind the crowd. Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, and they looked back one after another.

In the distance, Lin Xian and Kiki ran over quickly with urgent expressions.

"Lin Dui!" Shu Qin and Xu Jin shouted immediately.

"Lin Dui?!"

Seeing Lin Xian walk over, Wei Kexue suddenly remembered that there was such a mechanical ability expert here, and immediately said as if he had found a life-saving straw: "You... do you have a way to overwrite the system?"

In his view, Lin Xian could directly repair such complex robots. If he could directly complete the system overwrite, perhaps there would still be some chance.

"I cannot overwrite the system!"

Lin Xian walked over hurriedly, his eyes sweeping over General Zhang Dingzhong, who was the leader, and knowing he must be the head officer of the Iron Guard Brigade, he said directly:

"However, I have a way to send everyone at the airport to the high-altitude corridor together within two hours!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 155 =====