48 Hours a Day

Chapter 1058: Three Minutes

According to Qiu Ming himself, this was the first time he came to the first floor.

As a special agent, he had basically lived on the fifth floor until he was demoted. He finally began to run around the floor. However, at that time, his relationship with Mr. G was more sensitive. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the management, he never took the initiative to step into the first floor.

Therefore, Qiu Ming’s understanding of the first floor had been mainly gained through images, data, information, as well as memory reading. This time, he personally came to the first floor and felt very fresh about everything here. Sitting in the back seat of the SUV, he looked out of the window with great intrigue.

However, the place he was looking at now was no longer as chaotic and vigorous as in the video. Shops were practically closed, and far fewer pedestrians could be seen on the road. It looked like a depression. There were many man-made obstacles, with sentry posts set up at almost every corner. When they saw Miss F’s car, however, the people in the sentry posts moved the obstacles away in advance and let them pass.

Qiu Ming also saw many armed men and women. Some were patrolling the streets, while some hid behind windows, aiming their guns at the street. They were, however, mostly armed with light weapons.

“If I were your commander, I would’ve evacuated the sentry posts and the people upstairs,” Qiu Ming said. “They won’t be a match for the Type-VI robots. You’ve seen the power of those things before. These people can’t even be considered militia, and the weapons they carry are the most common. Against those droids, they’ll be a piece of cake.”

“We also never expected Shengtang Morgan to be harboring such a powerful weapon,” Miss F said. “I’ve already reported the situation here to Mr. G.”

“And then, I didn’t see your men retreat or retreat… and I personally suggest that you don’t wait for Mr. G’s order.”

Upon hearing this, Miss F frowned and glanced at Qiu Ming before speaking seriously, “We’re in a state of war now, so everyone has their own responsibilities. We can’t retreat just because we want to. Mr. G is our leader, so he’ll order us to retreat when he has to. But you, where did you come from? Why are you telling us what to do?”

Before this, everyone’s attention was on the Type-VI robots. Miss F did not have the time to pay attention to Qiu Ming. When Zhang Heng ended the battle, and everyone got into the car, Qiu Ming also got into the car. However, sitting at the side quietly seemed to be not present. It wasn’t until then that his words were remembered.

“He’s a police officer I just met on the second floor. He helped me a lot when I was able to make it back to the first floor.” Considering that they would meet Mr. G, Zhang Heng didn’t reveal Qiu Ming’s true identity.

“This is me, a man who has turned his back on the dark side.” Qiu Ming raised his hand. “So please don’t doubt my position just because of my police uniform.”

Miss F looked deeply at Qiu Ming but said nothing more to him. She turned to Zhang Heng and asked, “Have you brought that thing?”

Zhang Heng nodded. “But can you give me some time before meeting Mr. G? I want to talk to you first, privately.”

Miss F looked at the other people in the car and said, “Let’s talk about it after this matter is over. Every minute now could cost more lives.”

“My matter is also very urgent. I don’t think we can drag this out any longer,” Zhang Heng insisted.

Miss F seemed to fall into a state of hesitation. However, half a minute later, she said, “Okay, I’ll give you three minutes. No more.”

After that, she patted the back of the driver’s seat in front of her. “Stop in the middle of People’s Square for a moment.”

“Roger,” the driver nodded. At the same time, he stepped on the accelerator and sped up.

About ten minutes later, the SUV arrived at the People’s Square. Normally, this was a lively flea market, where many gathered to sell off things they didn’t need. Now, the place was empty, with only a few sheds that hadn’t been demolished still standing.

Miss F opened the door and jumped out, followed by Zhang Heng.

The two walked a distance away from the SUV and came to a shed in the square. Miss F looked at the bracelet on her wrist and reminded, “You only have three minutes.”

Zhang Heng looked into Miss F’s eyes. “This time, I left the first floor and accidentally entered Shengtang Morgans’s secret base in New Shanghai 0297. As a result, I found out that Mr. G is also an employee of the company.”

However, to Zhang Heng’s surprise, Miss F did not have much of a reaction after hearing this. She still stood there.

“You’ve known about this?”

“It wasn’t that early. After you left, Mr. G gathered his most trusted people and told everyone about his identity. He said that he once stayed in the company’s emergency response team for a period of time, but I didn’t realize that he was one of us, just like you and me. No wonder he was so friendly to the clones and was willing to accept them as citizens of this city.”

“Is that all?”

“Of course not, but it doesn’t matter anymore. We’ve agreed to continue letting him lead the uprising. It doesn’t matter what his identity is, but what’s important is that we have the same goal. He could have kept it from us because he said that once the war started. Morgan would use all means to discredit and attack him and spread rumors about all of us. You should have seen the news these few days. You should have seen how they slandered us in public, distorted and covered up the truth.”

Miss F paused for a moment before continuing, “You called me out to tell me that Mr. G had betrayed us a long time ago? But how do you know that what you saw and heard was not what Shengtang Morgan wanted you to hear or see? You said that you entered the Shengtang Morgan’s New Shanghai 0297 secret base by chance. Don’t you have a bit of doubt in the depths of your heart? Wasn’t your chance a mere coincidence? It just so happened that at this time, you discovered a secret base that no one knew about, and then you found some evidence that Mr. G had betrayed us.”

“You think I may be a spy Morgan sent to drive a wedge between you two?” Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

“No, I’m just saying that we can’t rule out the possibility that you’ve been deceived by Morgan,” said Miss F. “I believe you. Although we haven’t known each other for a long time, Zhang Heng, this is a war, and both sides will use all means at their disposal.”

“If you saw what I saw, you would know that what I said is true.