Chapter 124: Thankfully, I Was Prepared
"Their mood is fairly stable now, but there will definitely be chaos in the evening, and there are ten times as many people today as there were yesterday......
"As far as I've seen, there are at least 16 people with guns, and there are even more blunt weapons, whether it's to give themselves a boost or to have a further purpose, they are all dangerous......
"That person should be a central figure, he is fanning people's emotions, and there is a part of the people around him whose emotions have been mobilized......"
"The mood of the police has also come up, and I have noticed a statement that they have been given full access to stun guns, rubber bullets, tear gas, stun grenades, pepper spray on their website and Twitter, and it seems that they are also ...... the situation tonight."
Li Bing is worthy of being the person in charge of information collection in the counter-espionage team, and Tang Chao has gotten a lot of information from her since he got off the car.
Yes, they still chose to get out of the car.
Tang Chao didn't have time to pay attention to this, but Li Bing always paid attention to everything that happened around Tang Chao, and the demonstrations around the hotel were naturally included.
This incident is very similar to last year's one, except that last year's riot was over, and without a program of action, no goals, no leaders, it was destined to turn into a riot.
Because the matter has not been resolved, this year it has "reappeared yesterday" again.
In the first few days, people were relatively restrained, only confronting the police, then clashing with the police, and only occasionally smashing up the surrounding shops.
It's just that with the passage of time, there is no action plan, no goal, no leader, and this kind of three-no-protest has gradually become uncontrollable, and yesterday's shooting incident was one of the fuses.
While there were deaths for both police and civilians, people in one camp felt that it was the fault of the other.
The demonstrators argued that if the police had not enforced the law violently, there would not be what it is now.
And the police believe that this would not have happened without the repeated demonstrations.
So this incident not only did not allow the two sides to reach a consensus, but intensified the contradictions.
Of course, it is not excluded that there are organizations that use this opportunity to expand their influence, or earn wealth.
Well, just like last time.
"Yesterday repeatedly".
Li Bing's observation ability is very strong, and she can also grapple with martial arts, Tang Chao is also 1.8 meters tall, and he is not short in Merriken, so the two of them got out of the car with the boldness.
The marchers were mainly in the middle of the road, but there were no people on the sidewalks next to them, and they did not walk slowly.
Along the way, Tang Chao found that some people were purely here to play, most of them were young people, and they not only took pictures with their friends, but also played cosplay.
They dress themselves up as superheroes from movies or comics, shout slogans in crowds, pose for photos with others, or get photographed alone.
Or even start a live stream yourself.
Well, for some, it's probably a show.
Just like the last demonstration, there were also appearances of "Batman" and "Joker", and Xiao Po also cut a lot of videos on the station.
So mixed up, the audience really couldn't tell what was unreal and what was reality, and they exclaimed, "Gotham City has arrived"!
The previous time it was only sporadical, but this time it appeared in batches.
These superheroes, who represent the "spirit of justice" and the "spirit of resistance" in the movie, appear here, and the protesters take it for granted that they are here to uphold justice, so the demonstrators cheer every time they see one.
When the two walked near the hotel, they found that this was the center of the protests, and it was the scene of the last meeting of the Moon Grand Prix.
The protesters surrounded the hotel, while the police stood guard outside.
Yes, the protest must be to make things bigger, and this building is inhabited by people from space agencies and companies from various countries, and the people who can attend this meeting are considered high-level, so it is best for them to protest here.
This sense of déjà vu made Tang Chao's heart swoon.
There were several cosplay-clad people at the standoff, such as Master Chief, Captain Merrican, Batman, Special Forces movie armor, etc., their equipment looked better than the police, and they were shouting slogans with the crowd.
Tang Chao felt that their armor and combat uniforms were secondary, and it was estimated that they mainly wanted to cover their faces, after all, he hadn't seen a single "superhero" who showed his face all the way.
"Boss, we have to find a way to get into the hotel,"
Li Bing whispered to him: "Judging from the current situation, it is not appropriate to let Zhang Liyan and Zhang Qin come out, so we should go in." ”
"There are a lot of important people living in this hotel, and they come from all over the world, Merrican has to make sure that this hotel is safe, there will definitely be reinforcements after that, I feel like it's better for us to stay in the room and wait for things to pass, our room is on the 18th floor, even if there are rioters who destroy the glass, it can't be smashed on the 18th floor."
Tang Chao felt that what Li Bing said was right, this place was not as much tense as the outside of the parade, and the sky was gradually darkening, and the crowd was becoming more and more restless.
They can't stay here for a long time, Zhang Liyan and Zhang Qin are much weaker than them, and letting those two people squeeze out their luggage with large bags and small bags will inevitably have problems.
And they also noticed that the crowd didn't want people from the hotel to come out, after all, the protest crowd came here to spread influence with people from all over the world.
If the people inside are gone, who are they protesting to?
As for whether the people inside will be disgusted with them, seriously, after the number of people increases, these things can no longer be taken care of.
"Let's go inside."
Tang Chao made a decision.
The two of them looked for a place with few people to move forward, and in order not to be too special, the crowd shouted a slogan and they also shouted, and they used English.
Soon they came to a path that had been specially made out of the way, and the police, after reading their room cards and passports, let them in, and comforted them.
"Rest assured, this is a peaceful protest and there will be no danger."
Hearing this, the corners of Tang Chao's eyes jumped, and he thought in his heart, "Don't say it quickly, the person who said this to me last time was almost killed."
Because of this sentence, Tang Chao became alert, he didn't want to stay outside longer, so he said thank you and entered the hotel.
Walking into the lobby, Zhang Qin and Zhang Liyan were waiting there, and it could be seen that they were very worried, and they kept telling them about the situation when they were in the car just now.
Tang Chao took them back to the room on the 18th floor, and asked them to go back to their rooms to stay well, if they were afraid of being bored, they would pack their things first and gather when they were eating.
He wanted to be quiet...... Oh, just stay quiet for a while, and let them not take the initiative to look for him.
The three men had different interpretations of this order, but they all promised not to bother.
Tang Chao nodded and returned to his room, locked the door, closed the curtains, and took out a miniature abnormal signal detection device from his trouser pocket.
Looking at the word [safety] displayed on the detector, he sighed and said, "Because of the policeman's words, I have a very bad feeling now, but fortunately I was prepared." ”
"I didn't think I would use it, but I didn't expect it to be used this time."
"It just so happens that there are a lot of people playing cosplay outside, so my equipment shouldn't be too conspicuous."
With that, he opened the door of the twin stars and walked inside. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)