With a "whoosh" sound, the government official directly drew his waist knife, brandishing it high in the air, fierce and intimidating, and waved it twice: "You know the consequences!"
A scream came out of the crowd and everyone moved aside, their faces pale from fear.
The official looked around, satisfied with the fear he had caused, finally returned his gleaming knife and left.
As the official left, the hearts that people held in their throats finally fell and were soon replaced by a chorus of animated discussions.
"Such a large scale mobilization, who exactly has escaped? I've lived all these years and never seen the government officials searching from house to house like this! I just heard that all the medical practitioners in town, and even the doctors in the village below, were searched one by one by the officials! It's truly terrifying."
