Buzz—!
Just when the argument between the Hindus and the drivers was at its most intense, suddenly, the entire city was filled with the piercing sound of an air raid siren, echoing throughout Calcutta.
It's an air raid warning!!
Everyone stopped what they were doing, their bodies tense as if they were drawn bowstrings, stiffly raising their heads to look at the sky. Their faces, painted with all sorts of colors of fear, turned pale and blue, covered in panic.
This was expected. Air raid warnings are used for civil defense during wartime, and for disaster forecasting and emergency alerts in peacetime during unforeseen accidents. Even a simulated air raid can make people think of disasters happening, and due to the human instinct to avoid harm, feeling anxious is a normal physiological reaction.
Buzz~ Buzz~
Ding!
The next second, drivers, passersby, and Hindus all reached for their pockets, even Gu Ji and others inside the military vehicle felt their phones vibrate.
