390 – [7] Reasonable Doubt
#390
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Arecibo was slowly burning.
Although it was a day of heavy rain, those who were quick to notice slowly began to notice.
“Hey, there was a fight between a house guard and the police beyond that intersection!”
“Hmm? “It looks like the security had an argument with the police.”
“No? “I heard the police started a fight with a citizen?”
Arecibo had many strange aspects compared to other regions.
This was an issue acknowledged by locals and cadets.
A city created for the profession called hunters.
However, even taking that into consideration, the news that numerous cadets were currently receiving was not normal at all.
“Hey, I heard the police shot a civilian?”
“Did the racist police do something stupid again?”
“You shoot at white people, you shoot at Asians, you shoot at black people. “I heard they shot evenly.”
“Are you a humanist?”
It seemed like a mysterious cloud had fallen.
Even so, there were not just one or two, but constant reports of this dark energy.
“Save people!!! “Police colluded with drug cartels!!!”
“Police? Cartel?”
At that moment, they came across strange information that they did not know if it was true or not.
At first, everyone dismissed it as the nonsense of a lunatic.
But when I looked at the news coming from all over, it didn’t seem like that was the case.
In particular, people who witnessed the police destroying a place like a store with gunmen made that judgment.
“Oh, that’s still true. “The police colluded with the cartels.”
“What benefit can the cartel gain by colluding with the police? What, are you going to sell drugs to the cadets?”
“If you bought it to sell drugs, I think the money out there would be bigger.”
“Um…… “First of all, I think there may have been a wrong order given within the police.”
“That’s right. That’s right. “It feels exactly like that.”
Of course, even after that, everyone tried to ignore the claim that he really colluded with the cartel.
This was because a significant number of police officers were believed to be involved in the chaos taking place in Arecibo.
Buy one or two police officers?
That could be true.
But bribe hundreds or thousands of police officers?
What is the benefit of doing something like that?
“There is no particular benefit.”
“If you did something like that, even the billionaire drug dealers would be in trouble.”
“But recently, there have been a lot of news stories about police officers being bribed by criminals.”
So there were many cases where everyone tried to ignore it, saying it was a wrong order.
It was not uncommon for government agencies to mess up their work due to minor mistakes.
However, such thoughts were dispelled starting with an article posted on the community.
This was a post that was posted while many people were cursing the police and turning their backs.
<[Title] Who on earth are these bastards hanging out with?>
(Photo of police officers and gunmen taken at close range)
(Video of police officers and gunmen suddenly arresting and threatening a cadet sitting on the corner of the street.)
It seems like these bastards are running around for a completely different reason than carrying out official duties?
Aren’t they just going around to vent their anger, or are they really acting because of those rumors?
Otherwise, there would be no reason for so many cases to occur.
(Anonymous 1) [??? That wasn’t a security guard or anything, it was just a cadet resting in the corner. Why?]
(Anonymous 2) [Are they idiots? Or rather, what on earth are those monsters over there?]
(Anonymous 3) [The gangsters have a lot of tattoos and are pigs, so isn’t this a reasonable suspicion?]
(Anonymous 4) [This is my first time seeing such clear photos and videos.]
(Anonymous 5) [Hmm…… For what reason did they really collude?]
(Anonymous 6) [Hey, isn’t this just a mistake?]
┗ (Anonymous 7) [ㄹㅇ I think it was just a mistake.]
┗ (Anonymous 8) [Or is this some kind of secret operation at the police level? I remember cases like this being rare.]
┗ (Anonymous 9) [??? Even if it was a secret operation by the police, it has never acted like this before;;;]
(Anonymous 10) [Arecibo police as usual.]
(Anonymous 11) [It’s really strange. What are those masked guys doing?]
A cadet who was not particularly armed was forcibly arrested.
Yet they were being lynched as a group.
Why isn’t there anyone else stopping this?
Because it was a place with no crowds and the view was obscured by heavy rain, the writer had to be the only person who saw the scene.
And from that point on, strange posts slowly began to appear.
It was the moment when Arecibo was burning in earnest.
A post saying that he came out to work part-time, but the police were chasing him.
The police were nowhere to be found, and strange masked men were trying to force people out of the cafe.
A post about meeting more than one person who was bragging that police officers and gunmen were killing civilians.
An article about endless gunshots and screams being heard in a certain area.
What put an end to this was someone posting a post as if it was time.
The title is ‘Please take a look at this article. The Arecibo police have now been bribed by the cartel (evidence O).
Just looking at the title, it was a fishing post that could have included a photo of a real eagle.
However, the contents were not like that at all.
“What, why is this article so long?”
“There is also a photo attached in the middle, and this…… Deposit statement?”
“What the fuck? Were you really bought off? “So, these criminals are going around beating up normal people?”
The claim that the police were bribed and the contents faithful to the evidence were very persuasive.
No, beyond being convincing, it trampled on everyone’s expectations that it was a police mistake or a secret operation.
Realization of possibilities that were once overlooked or ignored.
Since then, articles whose authenticity is unknown have been circulating, chilling the minds of Ji Bakryeong and academy cadets in the community.
It was then.
People who read the entire article and returned to the main page witnessed an untimely tragedy.
“Hmm?”
“Wait a minute, what…… Why now?”
“Huh? “What is wallpapering?”
Meanless posts covering the community’s main page.
I visited another community on the subject of Palaistra Academy just in case, but it was the same there too.
I received an award.
It was strange.
Why, when this incident happened, it was plastered all over the place.
That article was plastered all over the place not long after it was posted.
The cadets continued to refresh to find out how long the wallpaper would continue and to find good articles.
I actually didn’t refresh it a few times, but the community spit out a white ‘500 Internal Server Error’.
Roughly speaking, it meant that the server had crashed.
Of course, it was very suspicious that the server exploded in this situation.
“DDoS?”
It wasn’t necessarily intentional, but it seemed like it was artificially made public.
No way, no way, no way, bribed police officers and cartels would do something like this?
With such doubts in mind, many cadets turned on the mobile or PC version of the messenger program.
I was in a hurry to inform my friends, and some of them were faced with loading that just kept spinning in circles.
– [No internet connection]
This was the same even when I entered the website.
Even the Internet was broken.
I was embarrassed and tried to make a quick phone call.
However, some of the cadets encountered the strange situation of not being able to get a phone signal in the middle of the city.
It was a horrifying reality in many ways.
And some other cadets experienced very terrible things.
Dismissal─
“What, what?! Blackout?!”
“What on earth…?” … “What, everything is cut off outside?”
“The electricity is cut off? Why now?”
Experience of electricity being cut off near where you live.
It seemed like he was pushing them to quickly suspect themselves as criminals.
Drooling.
The pale gaze turned to the lamp.
Afterwards, many cadets’ eyes turned out the window.
Some people were unlucky to see a somewhat unpleasant sight, while others saw nothing but heavy rain.
I couldn’t answer the question of why on earth he would do something like this.
But even Samcheok-dong would know who was doing this.
“Holy shit, those bureaucratic bastards have finally gone crazy!”
“Damn it! Are you doing something like this just to get in trouble with the cartels?!!”
“For some reason, he was always hostile and violent towards the cadets! How dare you pay me these four months?!”
Many of the cadets were furious.
However, the situation and the weather were too difficult to put that anger into action.
Some people remained at home in anger.
To put it a little differently, it meant that some others took action.
Some of the Palaistra Academy cadets carried hunter-specific equipment.
The intention was to go out armed to confront the largest group that was doing this.
Not many, but not a small number of armed cadets.
They headed into an evening world filled with wind and rain.
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From Noble mtl dot com
A group that protects the security and order of Arecibo.
Arecibo Police.
On a rainy and windy day, they were receiving more love than usual.
To be precise, the cadets who were angry to the core held a meeting at a nearby police station.
– [Out of office. Please leave your contact information in front and we will contact you later.]
Of course, not everyone was able to hold a meeting inside the police box.
This was because something that should not have happened happened right in front of some of the cadets.
“Hey, there’s no one left at the police box? You’re not even on duty? “Helping the cartel?!”
“Have you seen these bastards!”
“Is the post posted on the community real? “Is it true that they colluded with a cartel and went to attack innocent people as a group?!”
They soon left with their eyes wide open in search of another police station or police station.
Because my fists were full of strength, the next police officers I met were going to have a not-so-pleasant experience.
Meanwhile, the cadets who faced the police immediately at the police box or the police station were frowning.
It was none other than the fact that the police were strangely showing an attitude of avoiding rather than solving the case.
“No, I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s anything we can do about this right now.”
“That makes sense─”
“I think it will be difficult to determine the location just from this video right now. Moreover, if there had been a problem, nearby police would have been notified and went there.”
“Those police officers are the problem─”
“Conclusively, we have not received any reports yet. “For now, let’s wait calmly.”
Actually, it wasn’t anything strange, it was a bureaucratic manual and was being solved as usual.
It was the height of ignorance, not knowing whether there had been any ‘preliminary work’ targeting the police and the National Police Agency for the current situation, and not knowing that the people they were currently dealing with were wearing colored glasses.
The police responded as usual, as if they were dealing with malicious complaints.
In the meantime, some people received a phone call.
“Huh? Yes yes? Cadets are suddenly attacking civilians? “You need assistance with an arrest?”
Request support.
There was no option of refusal.
I immediately guided this to several fellow police officers.
They headed outside feeling a little nervous, thinking that someone had been drinking again.
“Wait a minute! “We will go together too!”
The ones who stopped them were the cadets who came to argue with the police.
The cadets erased their doubtful gaze as much as possible and showed their willingness to cooperate.
“Oh, really? Then let’s go together—”
“Huh? “I don’t think it’s necessary.”
“I don’t think there will be a need for it. As an aspiring hunter, I think it’s natural to help the police.”
“No. It’s really okay. “You can help us by just staying here or going home—”
“Hey, Constable Charlotte. “The cadets are willing to roll up their sleeves and help you, so why are you refusing that?”
“…… Sorry.”
A suspicious person objected in the middle, but he cooperated anyway, so everyone was able to head to the scene.
And that scene, in front of a small potion store, was a place that could hardly be called a very hopeful place.
“Everyone, stay still!” Put your hands up! “Otherwise I will attack!”
“What, what?! Why are people and police officers lying like this? … Cadets there! “Is that what they did?”
“Ha, I’m going crazy. It was difficult to have police and gunmen attacking out of nowhere, but now reinforcements are coming? If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have taken a part-time job at Nartica… ….”
“I see. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have applied when the head office said they were recruiting with three times the salary as bait…….”
“Ugh…… “First of all, I think it would be right to take down those people and either act according to further instructions or hide.”
People and policemen scattered on the floor.
Some people were bleeding so much that they were clearly dead.
The police officers who arrived at the scene pulled out guns or magic-imbued weapons.
However, strangely, some of the police took an attacking stance as if they were going to kill them right away instead of arresting or warning them.
The cadets and guards at the front were very tired.
Their expressions filled with resentment became even more crumpled.
‘What are you doing? Are you trying to kill me without warning?
‘I think these guys are really right.’
‘I don’t know what the situation is, but it’s clear that many of the police officers are insane.’
Luckily, there was no one on their side.
The cadets who were watching the scene from a distance were astonished by the suspicious behavior.
If we leave it like this, several cadets and guards will die.
We had to take action immediately.
“You all know this by reading the community posts…… The situation over there…… A little… ….”
“The police are strange? “It certainly seems like that.”
“First of all, it seems clear that the police are crazy. “Let’s save the cadets over there first and then do something else or not.”
Of course, it was not arbitration or anything like that.
They were greatly disappointed by the police and rushed at them with their weapons drawn.
“Aaaaak!”
“What is this…?” … ?! “What are you doing now?”
“Let go of this! Don’t you let this go?! “Are these cadets crazy?!”
The police were quickly overwhelmed.
It wasn’t a very nice sight.
But such bad scenes were not the only story here.
This was because similar battles were taking place in numerous places in Arecibo.
“The cadets are crazy! They’re suddenly attacking us! “I ask for your support!”
“The police in collusion with the cartels are trying to stab us from behind! “Suppress the police officers and the children next to them immediately!”
Gunfire and screaming continued throughout the city of Arecibo and the island of Puerto Rico.
Unlike what a cartel successor had planned, things were spiraling out of control.
It was an incident that would not benefit anyone.
However, it was not for one person.
“Is there some drug bastard trying to handle things secretly…?” … ?”
Kang Xian repeated that in the hospital room of his bad childhood friend.
It was a desolate look.