Aino, Prime Minister's Residence, White Plum Banquet Living Room, Prime Minister Rocks was smiling and chatting and laughing with Pariston. Suddenly, the door of the banquet room was pushed open in a hurry. Prime Minister Rocks stopped talking with an unhappy face, and was thinking about it. When I asked, I saw the person rushing over with a pale face and a anxious look on his face.
When Rox saw this posture, he knew that something big might have happened, so he smiled apologetically at Pariston, and when the people arrived, he asked in a low voice and seriously.
"what happened?"
The visitor wiped away the hot sweat, then lowered his voice and whispered in Prime Minister Rox's ear.
"Sorry, Prime Minister, the police department just called to say that 40 minutes ago, when train 035 of Metro Line 1 passed through Central Station, a fire broke out in carriage No. 3. It was suspected to be a terrorist attack."
"···What!"
Prime Minister Rox was shocked and stood up. He even couldn't help shouting. He didn't care whether it was rude or not, and how much confusion it would bring to his distinguished guests. He just stared at the visitor. He kept asking questions.
"Has the fire been put out? What are the casualties? What is the situation at the scene now? Who is in command?"
Prime Minister Rox also broke into a cold sweat. He knew very well what kind of terrible consequences a fire in a subway car would have during rush hours. Their Republic of Sullen is only a small country with a population of only 30 million. What if a fire in a subway car would cause There were heavy casualties. This was definitely a major accident on a national level. If it was a terrorist attack, it would be no joke. We must respond immediately to prevent the incident from escalating.
Although the visitor knew that the Prime Minister was impatient, he still started from the beginning in the order of the passage, but he spoke quickly and urgently, and his brows were deeply furrowed.
"After the fire broke out in the train carriage, although emergency calls were made to the following stations in the hope of evacuating people so that the train could stop and put out the fire, because it was during the morning rush hour, the following stations were all large and densely populated stations, so the evacuation work was not very effective. It went smoothly, so the train did not dare to stop. It accelerated and drove at the highest speed for another ten minutes until it stopped at Bahrain Station. However, the fire had severely burned the train car and spread to the adjacent cars on both sides, more than half of the two cars. The above area was damaged, as for casualties..."
The visitor paused hesitantly, and was urged by Prime Minister Rox unhappily. "What are the casualties? Tell me!"
The visitor gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said.
"The casualties haven't been calculated yet, but I heard that the carriages affected by the fire were burned beyond recognition. The number of people in each carriage is conservatively estimated to be around 270, so..."
He didn't dare to say the next words, and he couldn't say them out. The number of casualties was too terrible, and it was no different from an air crash. The key is that an air crash is an accident, but this is not! Thinking of the national public opinion and media pressure, as well as the ensuing various doubts, claims and government aftermath, everyone felt a headache for Prime Minister Rox.
Although he had expected it, this unfinished figure still made Prime Minister Rox shake slightly unconsciously. He waved away the concerned support from the people around him. He calmed down, suppressed his angry and anxious mentality, and calmed down. vocal channel.
"Let's go to the police station. I want to personally direct the inquiry, and check! Search with all your strength. I want to know how this happened!"
In the end, Prime Minister Rox couldn't suppress his anger and slammed the table. After seeing his subordinates start to take action, he turned to Pariston and forced a smile.
"Vice President Hill, I'm sorry, there was a major accident in the city. I have to rush to the scene now. It's rude of me that I didn't entertain you well today. We will make an appointment to continue the discussion later."
Pariston listened clearly to the whole process, and naturally knew that Rox would have no time to talk to him at this time, so he smiled kindly.
"It's okay, Mr. Prime Minister Rox, you can go and do your own business. I'll go back today and wait for your next appointment."
Rox said a few more polite words and left in a hurry.
On the way back to his temporary residence, Pariston sat in his luxury car and saw that the expressway in the capital was completely blocked, and the traffic flow for ten miles was completely at a standstill.
The association car driver apologized profusely to Paris Channel.
"Vice president, I may have to be stuck in traffic for a long time today. I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. Why did it suddenly become like this? Wasn't everything fine the past few days?" He finally muttered in confusion. One sentence.
Pariston naturally knew the reason. If there was an accident on the subway, it would definitely be blocked for a period of time. Then other public transportation must be used. If the ground is not blocked, there will be trouble, he said with a smile.
"You'll know if you turn on the radio."
"Yes." The driver received permission and quickly turned on the radio. Pariston usually didn't like him playing the radio in the car.
"... A fire broke out on Metro Line 1 and the entire line is congested. Drivers are asked to avoid the Central Avenue business district... The casualties caused by the fire are still unclear. The police have blocked Line 1 and Bahrain Station. Family members are coming from all directions. came and surrounded Bahrain Station. In addition, our station received news that Prime Minister Rox was on his way..."
The announcer on the radio spoke clearly and played the breaking news in a loop.
"It turned out to be a fire... No wonder." The driver muttered in a low voice.
Pariston looked at the queue of cars outside that could not move for a while, and rested his head in boredom while scrolling through the news on his mobile phone. He was not touched by the subway fire in the slightest. No matter how many people died, it had nothing to do with him.
When scrolling through his own news, Pariston took a few glances at the accompanying pictures and nodded with satisfaction. The photographer's skills were very good and he made him look powerful and handsome. I gave him a thumbs up. Pariston gave it a thumbs up. As for the comments Naturally, he ignored the comments about envy, jealousy, hatred, and kneeling down to lick his appearance and beg to marry him, and continued to the next one.
When the news about the murder of the Murdoch family passed by, Pariston was thoughtful, is it the Phantom Troupe? This criminal group is also well-known in the world of hunters, the underworld and the mercenary world, and it is a very difficult person to mess with. However, its behavior style and areas of activity are completely unrelated to the Phantom Troupe, and it is nothing special. Events are unlikely to intersect in a lifetime.
Pariston didn't pay attention to the news about spiders at all before, but recently, he has been thinking more about it unconsciously. After coming out of the Bellavist ruins, Pariston had a lot of questions about the identities of Chrollo and his party. Less speculation, and somehow, he thought of the Phantom Troupe.
Could Chrollo and his group be spiders? Judging from the physical strength, it is very consistent. As for the others, there is too little contact and there is no way to know. Pariston thought about it for a while and then put it aside. Anyway, there will be a day when the mystery will be revealed. He will pay attention to these people. It is nothing more than Because they had a close relationship with that girl, he was just afraid that these people would cause trouble for him in the future.
Of course, even if they are really spiders, Pariston is not afraid. They have strength and means, but he has no strength and means? The only thing that made him a little troublesome was Jin.
Thinking of the man who had his own way of doing things, Pariston frowned slightly, then relaxed for a moment, and then saw the news about Fairman and Leslie's awards. It seemed that after the visit here, he Needing to rush to Anxi City as soon as possible, Leslie has also joined Fairman's team to continue the research on hormones and vanilla water. The seminar scheduled to be held later is also to recruit more talents to participate in the experiment. This plan, Fei Mann mentioned it to him, and Paris provided financial support.
After roughly scanning all the news in the economic section and making sure that there was nothing worth paying attention to, Pariston continued to the next section. He was not interested in the sports news and skipped it directly. Pariston had no interest in the entertainment news before, but since the debut of the girl, he has After listening to her songs, Pariston would occasionally pay attention to see if there was any news about that girl. The more dazzling and shining she was, the more joyful Pariston felt, which made him feel like destroying her. The value and fun have also increased.
Sure enough, after seeing the news that Lonely Light won three number one spots, Pariston smiled happily. It was natural that a song that could make him cry couldn't help but win this honor. Because of this news, he suddenly He really wanted to listen to "Lonely Light" again, so he clicked on the "Lonely Light" downloaded on his mobile phone and started to read the comments.
The music of Lonely Light was flowing in the car, and the driver of the private car said something unconsciously.
"Does the vice president also like this song? This song is very popular recently."
Pariston looked up and asked with a smile. "Also? You like it too?"
The driver said embarrassedly.
"Yes, my wife has been playing this song on a loop at home some time ago. I thought it was very ordinary at first, but somehow this song became better and better the more I listened to it, and the more I listened, the more fascinated I became, so I went to buy it. A genuine CD, Vice President, if you like it, I can play it now, the sound effect is better than that of a mobile phone."
Paris looked at the driver's excited proposal, stared for a moment, agreed with a smile, and turned off the music on his mobile phone. Then, the song from the car CD continued to flow in the car instead of the mobile phone. He crossed his legs and leaned back comfortably. He sat down, twirling a strand of hair and looking at the driver thoughtfully. The expression on the driver's face was very intoxicated, and there seemed to be many emotions and complexities in his eyes, and there were even tears.
This driver is his co-professional. Although he only serves as a driver now, he and his wife and partner were experienced mercenaries. The two of them have experienced and seen countless dark and cruel things, and have countless things on their hands. The blood of Qing Dynasty has long been immobile, bloodless and heartless. Who would have thought that I would be touched by this song?
Pariston was deeply affected by this song when he first heard it, but now, seeing this driver who had gone from being indifferent to now being deeply affected, he feels that this song may not be as simple as he imagined. Now, thinking of the life-saving song he heard in Bellavest, which also touched people's hearts and shocked the soul, Pariston suddenly felt that this could even be said to be an operating system that had a relatively slight influence but continued to exert a subtle influence. Able.
However, if this song really has this ability, it doesn't seem to be very good.
Although he said something bad, on the contrary, Pariston's face suddenly smiled brightly, full of an expression of anticipation for a good show. He couldn't hide his good mood and continued to look down at the comments. After a few scrolls, he When he saw the final note, which was vaguely like a declaration of suicide and murder, and there were hundreds of comments below it, Pariston's pupils shrank, and then he slowly smiled.
Is this just what you say? The moment he figured it out, what he expected to happen actually happened? Pariston had a hunch that this declaration might be true.
He thought for a while, called the hacker experts in the association, and gave him some instructions.
The association's hackers were extremely efficient and had a clear target. In less than an hour, while Pariston was still speeding forward in a traffic jam, he sent the phone owner's message and the last location where the phone appeared. Yes, the last location, because this mobile phone suddenly lost all signals two hours ago, and the last place where the signal appeared was near the Central Station of Aino Line 1.
Pariston's eyes swept across the face of the featureless middle-aged man. After seeing that position, he really felt surprised that things happened by such a coincidence. Then, a smile slowly spread and he saw Come, he can join in the fun and help the worried Prime Minister Rox solve his problems.
He closed the phone and said to the driver with a smile.
"We're not going back to the hotel, we're going to Bahrain Station instead."
"Bahrain Station? That's not the one that caught fire..." The driver was just surprised, then turned the steering wheel and drove towards the destination.
Bahrain Station has been completely blocked, but outside the station, there are huge crowds of people. The news media are out in full force. They learned about the fire through the news and then found out that they could not contact their family members and acquaintances, as well as the families and friends of the victims. Bahrain Station was also surrounded by water. Ordinary police and riot police formed a human wall to keep all irrelevant personnel outside the isolation line. Riot police, fire fighters and medical staff quickly opened a passage and rushed inside.
On the other side, the passengers from other carriages who were not injured were being guided to exit in an orderly manner. With every person who came out, there might be one more face crying with joy in the crowd. They came forward to hug and kiss the survivors, but more But the face is filled with anxiety, disappointment, and expectancy.
Pariston's car had to stop at the perimeter.
He called Prime Minister Rocks. Although the Prime Minister was surprised by Pariston's arrival, he was surprised and disbelieving when he heard that he actually had clues about the arson incident and ordered Pariston and the two to be killed. Brought in.
Pariston walked into the heavily blocked circle, ignoring the various excited questions from outside reporters after discovering him and the interview microphones stretched out in front of him. The driver turned around and turned into a bodyguard, guarding Paris as he walked inside.
When he got off the platform, Pariston smelled an extremely unpleasant burning smell, mixed with the chemical irritating smell of burning metal, leather, and plastic, as well as a weird meaty smell produced by burning fat and Despite the burning smell, both Pariston and the driver's expressions remained unchanged. Pariston even kept smiling, but most of the people involved in the work had extremely bad expressions, and several even vomited directly next to them. .
Prime Minister Rox looked extremely ugly. He covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and seemed to be trying to suppress his nausea. Pariston followed his line of sight and saw that one and two half-cars were all burnt and black, with piles of piles on the ground. Countless carbon-black human-shaped objects, the fire has been extinguished, and only sporadic residual fires are burning. Firefighters are extinguishing the remaining small fires, while medical staff are checking the situation in a safe area without open flames, trying to find the injured who still have a chance of survival. After ruling out the possibility of further explosions, the explosion-proof police took on the task of carrying the bodies. After the medical staff determined that they could not be saved, they carefully peeled off the sintered corpses and tried to transport them out as intact as possible.
There were at least forty or fifty corpses lying in rows on the ground. Pariston put away his smile, and after showing that he was not so indifferent and had nothing to do with himself and even felt happy, he stepped forward and asked with a concerned and heartbroken expression of compassion.
"Prime Minister Rox, it's a pity that something like this happened. What's the situation now?"
After a few words of greeting, Rox said with a livid face.
"There were no survivors in the carriage that caught fire. A large number of seriously injured people were found in the carriages on both sides that were affected. According to preliminary statistics, at least 400 people died in the fire, about 100 people were seriously injured, and more than 200 people were slightly injured. Most of them were due to After discovering the fire, it caused a panic and stampede. It’s so crazy! Who is it? For what!”
After he was angry, he suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask urgently.
"By the way, Vice President Hill, you said on the phone before that there were clues to the arson incident. What exactly is it..."
"Actually, I'm not sure if it's definitely related. The discovery of this incident is purely coincidental. I wonder if Prime Minister Rox has heard the song "Lonely Light"?" Pariston said with a mischievous smile in his heart. , asked with a look of worry and sigh on his face.
"What? A pop song? Sorry, I'm not interested in this..." Rox said in confusion and embarrassment, and asked in confusion. "Is this related to the arson incident?"
Pariston showed the messages on his mobile phone, and then showed Rocks the personal information, photos and location information of the middle-aged man sent by the association. He looked like he might have just misunderstood and hesitated to speak. Still not finished.
"Maybe I'm just overthinking it. Speaking of which, I'm actually a fan of Lonely Light. I accidentally saw this message and felt a little worried. Then I checked it through the association. Unexpectedly, this message was The last place he appeared was Central Station. Thinking of the fire here, I somehow... Of course, it may actually be a completely unrelated thing, just a coincidence..."
After Rox saw the message clearly, he was shocked, angry and surprised for a moment, but he was filled with gratitude.
"No, thank you, Vice President Hill. You provided an extremely valuable piece of information. Thank you for your help. The Hunter Association is really full of professionals. When the matter is resolved, please be sure to accept my thanks."
"No matter where it is, I just do it casually." Paris still had a worried expression on his face.
Although the investigation has not officially started yet, Prime Minister Rox was already 50% sure that the owner of this message was the murderer who caused the arson incident. He even had a preconceived notion of extreme disgust towards Lonely Light. He looked at it again After reading the message, he snorted angrily.
"Light of Loneliness? Huh, what kind of confusing song is this? It actually incites people to commit crimes!"
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Paris stayed for a while and then left. He walked out of the subway and looked at the huge crowd of anxious people outside. He smiled happily and whispered to himself expectantly.
"How are you going to deal with this trouble?"
