"BREAKING NEWS: Authorities have discovered ten bodies and a burnt taxi riddled with bullet holes on a deserted road in Shanghai late last night..."
Long Tian walked out of an antique store in a new set of clothes when the report appeared on the massive city screen.
Images of the burnt taxi flashed across the screen. The faces of the dead men had been blurred to conceal their identities.
Long Tian watched silently before shaking his head at how fast the police had reacted.
At that moment, everyone was watching the news—whether at work or at home—as it was broadcast on every television channel.
He could hear the murmurs and the gasps of shock of the crowd in the bustling streets.
"Is this an action film or what? Look at the bullets littering the ground like stones."
"I wonder what caused this action."
"Wait, does it mean that we aren't safe anymore."
The crowd's discussion quickly turned chaotic, everyone fearing for their life.
Using the chaos, he quietly slipped away.
