Miss Assassin is heavily addicted

Chapter 111, Section 27: The Damaged Elevator

"This is the dispatch center of Rose Police Headquarters. Calling all officers on duty around Pollock Lane 10 to proceed to the Memorial Tower in the central square to assist with the investigation... "

He Ye was resting her cheek on her hand, looking at the scenery.

The car radio crackled with a cacophony of voices, instructing officers in a certain area to provide support at a specific location—common personnel dispatch terminology. Meanwhile, He Ye sat aimlessly in the passenger seat of the police car, passing the time watching the crowds lining the street, paying no heed to their questions.

It's almost six o'clock in the afternoon now, and in another thirty minutes he can get off work and end his last day.

There were only two people in the police car: Laun Chell and He Ye.

He had already met with the two junior officers at noon, said a casual goodbye, and then the two groups went their separate ways to patrol other places in the afternoon. Officer Laun's claim of "taking him on patrol" was actually just a leisurely drive to enjoy the scenery, and he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

The last day seemed destined to end in slacking off.

"Uh... why is the radio ringing again? It doesn't seem right if the dispatcher finds out we're neglecting our duties. Should we go check it out?"

Officer Lawn gripped the steering wheel and said worriedly.

He Ye's attention returned to the radio, where a dispatch notification had sounded forty minutes earlier. At that time, He Ye and Lao En were also wandering around the road. The dispatcher said that someone seemed to be about to jump off the radio tower, and asked nearby police officers to go and see what was going on, and to help if possible.

At that moment, He Ye looked at Lao En, who touched his thinning hair and sighed. He thought that it was He Ye's last day and said that he shouldn't work overtime, so he didn't go to see her.

He Ye was naturally happy to agree.

But now, this news has come to them again, because they are indeed nearby.

"Let's go take a look," He Ye said casually.

Because if he didn't go to check, it would be dereliction of duty. He might be fine, but the kind-hearted Officer Laun would be in trouble.

"You don't mind that it's almost time to get off work?"

"It's ok."

He Ye's train ticket is for around 7:40 PM. The police station is only about a kilometer away from the station, so even if it delays a bit, it will be more than enough time to get home after get off work.

Upon hearing this, Officer Lawn turned around and drove towards the tower.

After a five or six-minute drive.

The two arrived at the "National Broadcasting and Victory Tower," a hundred meters high, with red paint on the steel beams. The entire iron tower is supported by four long, slanted iron pillars, a classic tower structure.

At the very top is a slender mast, with the national flag tearing and snapping in the high wind.

"It doesn't seem like anything's wrong," Laun muttered, scratching his head. "I haven't seen any onlookers either. Could it be some daring artists trying to make a scene? Why haven't we heard anything from the police officers who came to investigate earlier..."

"Who knows? Let's finish this quickly."

Neither He Ye nor Lao En took it to heart and walked inside together, because police officers had already been there, and there was even a police car parked nearby.

The dispatch center only said it was a normal public security incident, and that a group of police officers had already handled it. However, it was a bit strange that they hadn't replied to the message for a long time, so they notified the police officers to go and see if the person had actually jumped and whether they should send someone to cordon off the scene.

It's actually quite easy to guess that the police officers at the top of the tower were trying to persuade the person contemplating suicide, and were too busy to reply, so they remained silent.

But before getting off the bus—

"This is the Raun Cher team. I have arrived at the support location and see the B-252D police car here, but no one is inside. My teammates and I will go up and investigate. We will get back to you in 20 minutes."

After replying, Lao En got out of the police car and walked into the tower with He Ye, intending to ask the staff there about the situation.

And just two minutes after they left.

The police car's radio crackled to life again, this time with a serious warning, as if they knew something bad was happening there.

But no one responded; only the receding figure could be heard.

And reminders that are repeated over and over again.

"...Please do not act rashly. ISAB specialists are on their way to provide support; cooperate with their operations..."

……

—Iron Tower. Base—

Here are citizens who have come down after enjoying the scenery.

He Ye and Lao En did not choose to take the direct route up, but instead turned left and right, and found several rows of rooms to enter.

This is inside the base, which houses the guard room and the machine room for the elevator leading to the top of the tower. Several staff members are busy here, and their expressions are a bit strange when they see He Ye and Lao En walking over.

"Why is another team of police officers here?"

"Oh my god, are they coming to check?"

Officer Lawn stepped forward, showed his identification, explained his purpose, and learned two things after a brief exchange with them.

The first thing is that two police officers did come here not long ago. They heard that someone might jump off the building to go to the third platform to check the situation, but they haven't come down yet.

The second thing is that the elevator inside the tower that goes directly to the third platform is broken for some reason. Now, you can only take the elevator to the civilian observation deck on the second platform. If you want to go up further, you have to climb the stairs.

"Oh, that's terrible news." Laun hated climbing stairs.

"Let me take you up there first. Uh, hopefully the problem has been solved, and no one actually jumped down from up there, otherwise we'll all be in trouble..."

"That's what the staff member, Dorrance, said awkwardly."

He led He Ye and Lao En into the public elevator and waited for it to descend. A moment later, they were squeezed into a space of less than a few square meters with about twenty other citizens. They all rose to the second platform and looked at each other inside the elevator.

It was a truly subtle experience.

Upon reaching the second platform, surrounded by panoramic glass, two engineers were sweating profusely and whispering to each other in front of the employee elevator, with toolboxes at their feet. Clearly, they were repairing the elevator that led directly to the third platform.

"Western Europe, how long will it take to repair?" asked the accompanying staff member, Dorrance.

"About twenty minutes."

The maintenance engineer said that they had actually been working on it for half an hour, and he really didn't know who had so violently damaged the elevator's control box, which is why he now has to work overtime.

"Did our colleagues who came before also take the elevator up?" Officer Lawn asked curiously upon seeing this.

“No.” The engineer put down the wrench and wiped his sweat. “Those two officers climbed the stairs. Look, it’s behind that room where there’s a sign for an emergency exit. It’s a reserved escape route, but in reality, very few people use it and it’s not safe. Everyone who goes to the third platform will take the elevator.”

Laun and Heye hadn't quite grasped what he was hearing, but they exchanged a glance and decided to go take a look—until they reached the so-called staircase, they realized what a ridiculous passage it was.

Climbing ladders.

The ladder goes straight up and down, allowing only one person to go up or down at a time; two people cannot climb side by side. After a moment of silence, somewhat embarrassed, Laun said:

"If they let go and fall, it would be a huge problem... It's amazing that those two guys dared to climb."

"How about I go check it out by myself, and you don't have to come up?" He Ye rolled up his sleeves, preparing to climb up. "After all, it is indeed a bit dangerous."

Officer Lawn swallowed hard, almost agreeing but then shook his head, simply stating:

"I'll just stay away from looking down. How can I let you take this risk alone?"

At this moment, his companion, Doronsi, rummaged through the drawers nearby and took out two hooks for working at height. These can be hung on the ladder to connect to the waist for safety, but they need to be re-locked every few steps, since the person is constantly moving.

But compared to the tediousness, life is obviously more important.

Officer Laun accepted the gift with great joy, and He Ye also accepted it, after all, it concerned their own safety and there was no rush.

There's no need to argue anymore.

He Ye crawled ahead, with Officer Lao En below him, the two of them slowly climbing up, just to find out the whereabouts of their two colleagues.

"What are those two officers doing up ahead? We haven't heard from them for so long?" Officer Lawn was still chatting, which meant that the security connection gave him a lot of confidence.

"Who knows—maybe it's trying to dissuade people from committing suicide." He Ye gripped the lock and climbed up.

“But we haven’t seen anyone around the top of the tower either…” Officer Lawn said sadly. “If someone were going to jump, that person should be at the edge of the tower; if no one was going to jump, those two colleagues should have come down by now. Either way, it’s strange that so much time has passed and we haven’t heard from them.”

The ladder to climb is only about 30 meters high, which would normally take less than a minute or two to climb. However, at this height, there are also cumbersome safety hooks, and it takes two people three minutes to move half of the way.

“You’re right.” He Ye also felt something was off.

But since the two of them had already come this far, they couldn't very well go back the way they came.

“I’ll try calling out and see if they hear me and respond,” Officer Lawn said.

Heye, please.

Officer Lawn cleared his throat and then gave a deep, resonant shout in his middle-aged voice:
"This is Laune Cher, from the field team of the Security Division. We received a call from the dispatch center inquiring about your situation. How is the rescue mission going? Are there any people threatening to jump off buildings up there? And why haven't you responded to any messages?"

Although it's a bit silly to do this, if they really have someone on their side, they'll peek out and reply no matter what.

Laun's voice echoed across the tower, and everyone on the third platform could definitely hear it. Even Doronsey, who was guarding the safety passage, looked up and saw two police officers climbing, looking on with a puzzled expression.

And very quickly, a few seconds later.

He Ye saw that a police officer had 'replied' to her.

"call out--"

It was the sound of something heavy falling from above, the free-falling corpse brushing past He Ye. It seemed it was originally going to hit He Ye on the head, but for some reason it suddenly changed direction, being tossed aside or even grazing past him, becoming a meaningless warning.

At this moment, even their pupils froze.

The police officer was dead, his face covered in blood. Less than ten seconds later, he crashed heavily to the ground with a thud. One could already imagine the scene of bones shattering and blood splattering, along with the screams of the citizens who were taking a walk.

A few seconds later, He Ye came to her senses.

He couldn't see the person above clearly, but he could vaguely guess what was going on and his expression was strange.

Officer Lawn below was trembling with fear, repeatedly asking, "What... what was that?!"

“Corpses.” He Ye said after a long silence, “This is beyond our control. There are indeed people up there, but they are not our people. Let’s get back down quickly, otherwise if the next corpse hits us on the head, we might be the ones falling down.”

Upon hearing this, Officer Lau's face turned deathly pale. He dropped the safety lock and hurriedly crawled backward, while He Ye also quickly crawled down.

What was supposed to be a three-minute walk turned into a journey that was reversed in less than a minute.

Doronsi, who was guarding there, stared in disbelief, trembling as he knelt on the ground and peered out, pointing to the mangled figure buried far away in the ground, and asked:

"What's that?...A corpse? He looks like he's wearing a police uniform!"

Officer Lauen, still shaken, wiped his sweat.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong! We need to get back to the dispatch center right away and tell them we need more officers here. The top of the tower might already be occupied by terrorists! Yes, terrorists! Who knows what those lunatics are up to?!"

He Ye's expression was blank and confused.

I already had some possible guesses in my mind, but why now? Wasn't it supposed to be just a normal psychological counseling session, something that would be easily resolved and we could just walk away? Why did it turn into a police officer's body being thrown down from above?
Do you want to take care of it?
No, no, no, let's just ignore it...

After all, they hadn't informed me of anything, but I had already agreed to leave.

While He Ye was lost in thought, Officer Lao En reached out and patted his shoulder, shaking him vigorously, as if he thought He Ye was frightened by what he had just seen.

“Let’s go, let’s go. Our top priority now is to report the situation!” Lauen said, frowning.

He Ye nodded, then sighed, "Mm."

As the two walked out of the emergency exit, the sound of their fall attracted many people, even the elevator repair engineer ran over looking around. But Officer Lawn was already in a panic, stopping them from going any further.

The scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.

Just then, He Ye saw the elevator doors open, and a group of people dressed in uniform black uniforms walked out aggressively, clearly ISAB agents.

The leader was none other than a Black Flower level specialist.

He Ye was surprised that someone of this caliber was sent out without any warning, especially since they hadn't even reported the information yet...

In fact, just ten minutes earlier, the staff at the base station had discovered that several of their own personnel were unreachable. The third platform was an important signal transmission station, and there were also personnel on duty there, but the lack of information after several attempts to contact them was already a serious problem. Given that this was a highly sensitive period, the dispatch center suspected that something was wrong and simply sent a specialist from the executive bureau to check the situation.

“Klaus, ISAB Black Flower Commissioner, I’m now in charge of the situation here. You two—have you discovered something?”

A tall, burly man walked up to He Ye and Lao En. He was nearly two meters tall, with a black buzz cut and his brows seemed to be constantly furrowed, forming deep furrows.

It gives people a very strong sense of oppression.

Just one look at him and you can tell he's an extremely irritable person.

Officer Lawn honestly reported everything he knew, including his speculation that there might be terrorists above the third platform and that the police officers from the policing unit were dead. This information instantly sharpened the Black Flower Commissioner's eyes, making them gleam with murderous intent.

However, after listening to the conversation, he did not let the two police officers from the Public Security Bureau go.

He needed to leave someone behind to 'guide the way'.

(End of this chapter)