At night, there was a burst of intensive gunfire from the direction of the port. Lance, who was half asleep, jumped up and went to the window to look towards the port.
The dim lights on the dark road could not illuminate much, and some scattered rats occasionally poked their heads out of the sewers.
The gunfire lasted for about seven or eight minutes, and then many police cars sirens rang out, all heading towards the port.
It seemed like something big had happened at the port, and the gunfight that broke out in the middle of the night made him feel a little uneasy.
This made him fall into a drowsy sleep in the second half of the night.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock woke him up, and he couldn't help but sigh that it was good to have a young body.
I didn't sleep for most of the night and only slept for three hours. When I woke up, I still felt full of energy.
After getting up from the ground, he tidied up the blanket on the ground and then walked to the sink outside the bakery.
A night passed and the apprentice was still there. He took a cup to collect some water from the boiler, picked up a toothbrush and started brushing his teeth.
The Federals are conflicted.
Everyone knows the importance of taking care of their teeth, but not everyone really puts the effort into it.
He stirred the toothpaste a few times, but no foam came out. He then rinsed his mouth and considered himself done cleaning his teeth.
There are even some mouthwashes on the market for those who pretend to care about their dental health but don't really want to brush their teeth.
It is said that holding a mouthful of it and gargling it is more effective than brushing your teeth.
As to whether it is true or not, it depends on one's opinion.
The guests who came to the bakery this morning were discussing the fierce gunfire last night. Today's Golden Port published an article about what happened last night.
"A fierce exchange of fire between the smuggling boat and the Coast Guard resulted in multiple casualties among police officers"
The headlines on the front page are bold and black.
The photo shows a smuggling boat that has been towed to the shore. It is full of bullet holes. Because it is a black and white newspaper, some places may or may not be bloody.
It looked like the ship had been hit by a fucking storm of bullets.
"…After receiving a tip-off that a stowaway ship from the East Ocean was planning to approach the port in the middle of the night, the Coast Guard immediately organized a capture operation after receiving the intelligence."
"During the arrest process, the stowaways and the operators of the smuggling boats were unwilling to be arrested and fiercely resisted with hot weapons, resulting in the injury and death of many police officers..."
The other customers in the bakery exclaimed in surprise, and even the fat boss and his daughter exclaimed "Oh my God".
The guy who was reading the newspaper had a happy smile on his face. This is how people who like to be in the limelight are. It doesn't matter to them who dies, as long as they don't block their attention.
He continued reading, "After a battle that lasted more than ten minutes, we finally joined forces with the city police to eliminate this group of extremely evil illegal immigrants."
"But this has also resulted in four police officers having unfortunately died so far, and many more are being rescued."
The guy reading the newspaper flicked the paper with his fingers when he read that this was the end. "Their firepower must be very fierce. I hope those police officers who are rescuing them can be blessed by God."
"These stowaway boats are really abominable. They not only bring us rats, fleas, cockroaches, but also a large number of stowaways."
"If you ask me, Congress should pass a law and use the death penalty against these people."
These remarks have received support from many people, all of whom are locals.
While the locals are enjoying the help that these illegal immigrants have brought to urban construction, they are also criticizing the people who have contributed to the economic miracle built on the bones of countless people.
This sounds very much like how the upper-middle class and middle-class people evaluate the lower class - a bunch of maggots who are unwilling to work hard and are willing to rot in the mud!
Some illegal customers in the bakery left soon as they didn't like the atmosphere.
The fat boss also cursed a few times, staring at Lance while cursing, as if he was scolding him.
In the afternoon, some rumours spread that a total of eleven police officers died, nine of whom were from the Coast Guard and the remaining two were local police officers.
The people on the smuggling boat were not ordinary smugglers. They came from the empire and had a large amount of weapons and equipment. They might belong to a small armed force.
There is no doubt that these dangerous people will never do anything good after coming to the Federation. Joining a gang or becoming a bandit are their few options.
Fortunately, the city's guardian eliminated these illegal immigrants, safeguarded the peace of the city, and protected the safety of people's property and lives.
But Lance felt that this might not be the end of the matter.
In the afternoon, he went to find Alvin. He didn't care at all that the fat boss was going to deduct another dollar from him.
"You guys better be careful these days, and it's best to travel in a group."
With the bragging of Ethan, Erwin, and other young people from the empire, news of their small group and some of the things Lance did to help Ethan had begun to spread in a small circle.
Some young people who also came from the empire but were not on the same trip or ship as them were also eager to join them.
With Lance's consent, they have been accepted.
Seeing that there were already more than twenty people, Lance memorized the appearance of each of them.
Erwin has become the core of the small group, standing to the left of Lance, "What does this have to do with us?"
Lance didn't know how to explain to him for a moment, "The election is coming up soon, and the president plans to use the support of illegal immigrants to gain votes, but the native people of the federation are not very friendly to us."
"Now that more than a dozen police officers have died, this may be the most serious case in recent years. It is inevitable that some people will use this incident to incite public opinion."
"Once a trend of xenophobia develops, we will become very dangerous."
"You all should know that even if someone attacks us first, we will be beaten. If we dare to fight back, even if it is in self-defense, the police will cause trouble for us."
"The situation at the dock is very complicated. You'll be safer if you stick together."
Many people do not understand the horror of "movement". It can make a closed society suddenly start to accept new things, but it can also distort the right things.
There have been many cases in history of manipulating current affairs through "movements". We may not discuss the results of each case, but the process was definitely bloody.
The chess players sitting at the chessboard always look glamorous and beautiful, and it is difficult for people to realize the bloody cruelty on the chessboard.
Erwin was a little confused, "Isn't that too sensitive?"
"I don't think this is sensitive. As long as it is related to our lives, anything should be of concern to us!"
After explaining these things, Lance left. When he left, he saw a lot of people gathered on the stranded ship full of bullet holes.
Several young men were waving their fists and saying something loudly.
By the next day, even the Federal Daily reported the incident, and the impact it caused was far from insignificant.
As the economic engine of the federation, anything that happens in LOS City will spread across the country.
Such a vicious case has alarmed the Presidential Palace and Congress. Although these bigwigs have not yet started bargaining around this matter, there are already some trends.
What is even more incomprehensible is that the Emperor of the Empire also spoke out about this. He claimed that the federal people's killing of imperial citizens was a provocation to the empire, and at the same time demanded that the federal government hand over the murderer and bear all losses.
Otherwise, the Emperor of the Empire will declare war on the Federation.
When this news came out, most people treated it as a joke.
The emperor of the empire has been driven out of the imperial capital by the rebels. If he did not have some troops and a few nobles supporting him, he could have formed a government in exile.
In this situation, he dared to threaten the Federation and said he would start a war. How did he do it?
Almost all the people in the Federation felt that the Emperor of the Empire was not in a good mind and might have some problems. At the same time, they also began to dislike this person.
Lance was also a little surprised when he saw this, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he soon realized that this was the emperor's way of diverting conflicts.
Once he really declares war on the Federation on behalf of the Empire, the civil war within the Empire is likely to stop under external pressure.
If the rebels, who originally had the support of the people, did not stop, they would only need a little trick to become "running dogs of the Federation" and thus be spurned by the imperial people who had a strong sense of national identity.
All of a sudden, they turned from an army of righteous men into an army of bandits, and having lost the greater good and the support of the people, the royal family would soon be able to regain control of the situation.
If they ceased fighting, then as the current legitimate ruler of the empire, the royal family could regain power through war.
Maybe this is a joke to the federal people, but in front of the royal family, the emperor himself, and the world's senior politicians, this is a conspiracy!
Lance's mood of settling down, which was not urgent at first, finally changed a little.
In fact, he was not in a hurry at all. Once he found the right opportunity, it would just be a matter of thought for him to get out of it.
But now, it is no longer a question of whether he has a suitable opportunity, but that he must change his identity as soon as possible.
It was originally just a small matter, but with the push from many parties, it is moving in a direction that is unimaginable and unpredictable for the people at the bottom.
By the third day, some people holding banners such as "Go back to the Empire" had begun to march in the port, and nine empty coffins were placed outside the Coast Patrol's duty room, with black-and-white photos of the nine sacrificed Coast Patrol officers placed on them.
There were flowers and small gifts piled up all around, and even without anyone inciting, an emotional frenzy caused by public opinion had already begun to appear.
This is a very dangerous signal!