Chapter 341: Chaos Erupts in Rio 2

Rivera remained silent for a long while before answering with a flat, somewhat impatient tone: "... Sorry, Mr. Prosecutor, I don't know what you are talking about. Also, until I see my lawyer, I refuse to answer any questions."

Although Carlton had anticipated that it was absolutely impossible for him to cooperate with the investigation, seeing Rivera be so uncooperative still made his expression turn somewhat ugly.

However, he still did not give up, repeatedly using both threats and inducements, attempting to obtain some evidence from him that would be favorable to the case.

Regarding this, Rivera only gave a cold smile in his heart.

He knew Carlton's thoughts clearly, and he also understood why.

Indeed, in the past, Rivera had, like most people, left some of the bribes he received and evidence of his own embezzlement from the military trade company he worked for, even storing them in hidden places at home.

However, ever since the last Military Trade Case broke out and word came from above that they were preparing to investigate Rivera, he had already begun to set about destroying the physical evidence he had kept and transferring some of the assets and valuables under his name.

Therefore, although Carlton and his team caught him off guard today before dawn and even searched his residence from top to bottom.

The reality was that the other party actually failed to find any of the evidence they wanted from his residence.

Seeing that Rivera was impervious to both soft and hard tactics, Carlton finally lost his patience after pestering him for a while.

He immediately frowned and warned him in an icy tone: "Mr. Rivera, it seems you are still harboring quite a bit of wishful thinking. Hmph, I might as well tell you clearly now: the mess you've made has blown up. How big? Even if the military steps in, they won't be able to protect you. The President has personally issued instructions to the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office for a strict investigation. My colleagues and I have already formed three investigation teams to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Nebrina Import and Export Trading Company, the military, and the prison, respectively. Aside from cooperating with our investigation to seek a reduced sentence, you have no other choice!"

Rivera's face twitched slightly, but he said nothing.

Carlton thought he had finally started to get scared and was about to continue with a few more threats when suddenly, the police car slammed on the brakes and came to a stop, narrowly avoiding a collision with the police car in front.

The driver was clearly startled; after the car stopped, he immediately slapped the steering wheel, and the horn let out a piercing, shrill sound.

Carlton was also startled. He had it worse than the driver in the front seat because the driver had his seatbelt fastened, while he, sitting in the back, did not. As a result, the sudden stop of the car caused both him and Rivera to slam their heads into the back of the front seats due to inertia.

"Hiss, what happened?"

Although it didn't hurt much, the sudden bump to his head left the unprepared Carlton seeing stars, and he couldn't help but ask the front row in a grumpy tone.

"It seems there was a traffic accident. The guys in front suddenly hit the brakes, and I almost couldn't avoid crashing into them..." the driver hurriedly explained, then opened the door, "... I'll go over and take a look."

In the back seat, Rivera had also been dizzied by the sudden braking, but after regaining his senses, a smile suddenly appeared on the corners of his mouth. He turned his head to look toward where the noisy sounds were coming from: "... Has it finally come? I've waited so long for this..."

"... Finally come?!" Carlton was sitting right next to Rivera, so even though Rivera had only muttered it under his breath, he heard it clearly, and his expression changed instantly, "... Who are they?"

"... Heh heh..." Rivera chuckled. Whether it was because he had completely set his mind at ease, the smugness on his face was clearly visible. He took the initiative to turn his head toward Carlton and said: "... If I were to be taken away by you, even they would surely feel it's very troublesome. After all, I know too many secrets about them. Therefore, they must be coming to save..."

Rivera didn't finish his sentence. Accompanied by a faint popping sound, the windshield of the police car they were in shattered instantly, and the upper half of Rivera's head exploded like a rotten watermelon, splattering blood and brains all over the nearby Carlton.

"... me..." Rivera's lips continued to move, finishing the last word, and then he collapsed onto Carlton.

In an instant, Carlton was almost sick from the pungent, fishy stench. After a brief pause in his thought process, he quickly realized what had happened. He couldn't help but push Rivera's corpse forward with a horrified expression, then immediately looked toward the front windshield. Instantly, a bullet hole that had pierced through the glass and the circular, radial cracks caused by the hole looked exceptionally glaring.

Carlton's pupils constricted sharply. He hurriedly opened the door and got out, crouching behind the car door to avoid any potential incoming bullets, while simultaneously taking out the police radio to call for help: "... Calling Security Bureau, this is Carlton. The operation to arrest Rivera has aborted. A sniper has assassinated Rivera on the road..."

Before he could finish speaking, a violent explosion came from ahead. Flying rocks and debris of unknown material in the air struck the vehicle in front of Carlton multiple times, giving him quite a scare.

He hurriedly roared into the radio: "Calling Security Bureau, I suspect the armed personnel who assassinated Rivera are still nearby. We need support here, please support immediately..."

The Prosecutor's Office was not a violent agency, so their arrest operation had only been formed with the strong assistance of the Rio police, or the State Security Bureau.

Clearly, this sudden sniping and explosion made Carlton realize they were in big trouble.

And in fact, that was indeed the case, because that explosion just now was like a signal flare. Before he could recover and poke his head out of the window to steal a glance at the situation, gunfire and even more frequent explosions rang out immediately.

"Pop... pop-pop..."

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Oh, shit. What the hell is that thing?"

"Damn it, that Mechanical Beast isn't a model, it's a weapon..."

Amidst the explosions and gunfire, terrified cursing and screams could be heard from time to time. Carlton couldn't care about the response from the radio anymore and hurriedly poked his head out a little, looking toward the front through the window of the car door that was shielding him.

The next moment, a silver-gray beast-like monster, which was jumping down from a Prosecutor's Office police car while two shoulder-cannon-like weapons on its back—where the front hooves were located—were continuously shelling nearby police cars, came into his view.

"..."

Shock caused Carlton to open his mouth wide for a moment, to the point that he didn't even hear the intermittent voice coming from the radio in his hand amidst a sudden burst of static: "Security Bureau... please be patient... need to arrive later... damn it... are those people crazy?... this is a riot... support is needed everywhere..."