Latent Syndrome

Chapter 12 12. Raging Waves

2:07 p.m.

Thousands of clouds covered the sun, and it was extremely gloomy.

The most prosperous seaport area in Los Angeles, the Stock Exchange, is four hundred meters high. Its interior design uses a hollow lobby, which is the lifeblood of the entire Los Angeles business transactions.

Three SCT members and Cohen disguised themselves as electricians, wearing blue uniforms and peaked caps, and sneaked into the building.

Lying on the ground were the bodies of several security guards. They all died of heavy bleeding after their throats were cut with daggers.

"This vote has definitely made us famous around the world."

"Idiot, SCT is already famous all over the world."

"That's just for us infected people. It needs to be heard by ordinary people like thunder. Only in this way can the symbolic world be subverted."

"You said that person... He has already achieved his goal, killed the third party, and destroyed the company he used to work for. Why does he still want to work with us?"

"It seems that Di Wei promised to help him find the children who left North America. He does have that ability."

Four people acted at the same time to install clay explosive bags on one side of the refuge area of ​​the middle and lower floors of the building. Such oblique blasting of the ground floor would cause the superstructure to tilt, causing collapse.

"The detonation time is 2:10, and we have three minutes to leave."

Cohen's voice was cold and ruthless, and all the devices were in place, just waiting to be detonated with the controller.

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1:56 p.m.

Colin had already driven to the stock exchange. He thought about countermeasures countless times on the way, trying to consider the problem from the perspective of a criminal.

More than an hour ago, he tried to ask for help from the Los Angeles Police Department, but as a new agent in the Countermeasures Bureau, he could not decide on such a major matter. He only had the highest right of passage, but did not have the decision-making power to mobilize police forces. Moreover, the matter was of great importance. If Surrounding the stock exchange with police cars and evacuating the people will inevitably lead to some public opinion and affect the overall economy.

However, they still handled the reports according to the situation of ordinary citizens. The police would not attack with all their strength just because of some jokes. They only arranged some covert police operations to search for so-called bombs.

But this small-scale operation has no meaning at all in the face of an actual explosion.

This is the crux of the problem. The so-called official, the so-called Gray, do not trust patients like themselves with latent syndrome at all. It is just a disguised form of surveillance and full use of value.

"I said, do you really want to go in? Maybe they have already installed explosives inside, and there is only a dead end if you go in."

Forced by the situation, Eugene followed him, but if he really wanted to kill people, he wouldn't be afraid.

"Maybe they haven't had time to install the bomb yet, we just need to guard this place."

As time goes by, Colin's understanding of the ability to regress time becomes a little deeper. Perhaps the abyssal syndrome is causing him to slowly sink, and he is more closely connected to the so-called real world and the truth.

Although the ability to go back in time is still not completely controllable, Colin already knows for sure that as long as he dies, he will immediately start going back in time.

Although it was just an intuition, he was extremely certain about this matter.

Seeing that he had arrived at his destination, Colin unbuckled his seat belt. Since he had a chance to start over again, he wanted to go in and take a look.

According to his speculation, it would be of little significance if only the trading hall was destroyed, and all server backups would not be affected.

But those important data cannot be stored in the city, and will be placed in the wilderness and uninhabited land where no one knows about it.

This bombing is different from the last one that took place in the Central Business District, which was based on Cohen's revenge, but this time it was an attack led by Dick.

According to the madman's idea, he might want to destroy the entire building.

"Give me the architectural drawings of the exchange."

Colin asked Eugene to get the architectural drawings of the exchange. I wonder if she can find them. The drawings of these special buildings are not accessible to ordinary people at all. They involve a series of issues such as security and confidentiality. Since she has the highest authority of the official system, Right of way, that should be available.

Eugene had been busy with this matter on the way here. Because it was a top-secret document and there was no electronic file, he had to use his identity as a member of the Countermeasures Bureau to ask people from the Construction Bureau to take photos, but only the general structure was taken and no photos were taken. There are many details. Firstly, due to the workload, there are probably tens of thousands of these drawings, and more importantly, safety. They are worried about the leakage of these drawings, but the people from the Architecture Bureau still believed in the Countermeasures Bureau and sent them out.

"I found it. Are you sure you can understand it?"

Eugene stared at the architectural drawings on his mobile phone with his head spinning. Those dense lines and symbols looked like something from an alien planet.

"You underestimate me too much. I just hope that Di Wei is a smart man. If he is a fool, I really don't know where he will start."

"In high-rise buildings, frame shear walls are usually used, called frame shear structures, which can bear the internal forces of various loads and can effectively control the horizontal force of the frame. If these places are blasted on one side of the middle and lower floors, it will cause The collapse of the structure, the consequences of that are devastating."

Colin took Eugene's cell phone and studied the drawings carefully.

"Uncle..."

Eugene was a little stunned.

"What's wrong?"

Colin didn't like to be disturbed at this time.

"nothing."

Colin was indeed a bit handsome now, but Eugene still swallowed it.

"If you want to take action, you will definitely choose a secret location. If it were me, I would choose a place on the refuge floor without human interference. If Di Wei's IQ is high enough, then he will definitely plant a bomb in one of these places."

Colin returned the phone to Eugene, looked at the external structure of the exchange with his naked eyes, and already had a clear plan.

He walked to the stock exchange without saying a word. Because he could go back in time, he was not worried about his own safety. If he tried twice and it still didn't work, he would give up. This was his limit.

According to experience, two times of time backtracking can cause a lot of damage, three times is almost the limit, that is, three chances of death, but the last one must be treated with caution, as it may cause irreversible damage.

She didn’t know what Abigail was doing, and she never answered her phone calls. She had to let herself get involved in such a bad thing. This was none of his fucking business and was completely beyond her capabilities.

Colin got out of the car, followed by Eugene, and lifted the black cloth covering the bed of the pickup truck.

Several days passed before Colin figured out what those suspicious bulges were. They were all heavy firepower weapons, some automatic rifles, small submachine guns, and a few suspicious cold weapons. The most exaggerated thing was that they had grenade launchers. device.

"Aren't we going to deal with the infected? Although the other side also has guns, we have the support of the Countermeasures Bureau after all. Against the infected, we also have special bullets, so we have the advantage."

Eugene picked up a submachine gun and picked up several boxes of special ammunition magazines. In a room where there would be short-range contact, a submachine gun was the best choice.

"Why are you following me? Why are you joining in the fun, little girl?"

Colin was speechless. He was very precious about his life when he spoke a few days ago. He only dared to do this because he had someone to rely on. He didn't know what caused Eugene's sudden seizure.

"Are you discriminating against women? This is not cool at all, uncle. We are partners. You have very perverted abilities, right? Because I see that you are not only not afraid at all, but also a little eager to try."

Eugene said this, thinking that if he hugged her, he could get paid for free.

No matter how Colin tried to get rid of her, it was useless and he wasted some time.

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2:09 p.m.

The two entered the stock exchange showing their identity as police officers and checked the place where Colin guessed, but it was normal for now, except for the last location.

"There should be no problem. All five places have been checked. There is only one last place left. There is a one-sixth chance that we won't see you."

Eugene's tense heart was already relieved, and his tone was somewhat leisurely.

"You're such a fucking crow, fuck!"

Colin, who was walking in front, had already discovered the bodies of several security guards in one side of the 24th floor, as well as clay bombs all over the room.

The second hand moves every second.

Arrive at 2:10.

boom!

The two of them were instantly enveloped in the diffuse firelight.

As for the exterior of the building.

With the loud rumbling sound that shook the sky, a large amount of earth and rocks flew away, and the black billowing smoke spread crazily.

A gap was opened in the Exchange Building. Because one side could not bear the huge force from the upper level, it slowly tilted to the other side and collapsed.

The building collapsed, shocking the world.

The people screamed like the end.