82 Charging towards the Police Command Center (1/2)
Day 3 – 9:10 AM – Bacoor City Hall 4th Floor, Molino Boulevard, Bayanan, Bacoor City, Cavite
The congresswoman did not see any change in Mark's expression but she noticed the shock in Charmaine's face after she said the name of the subdivision.
”Is something wrong?”
To her question, Mark decided to be frank. He also knew that Charmaine's expression gave it away.
”That place is just in front of the subdivision where her house is.”
”Is that so? Wait, you two are siblings right?”
The congresswoman asked which made Mark annoyed.
”Why are you asking about something private?”
”I apologize. I just grew curious. Though, I think I get the picture here.”
Madam Lanie looked at Mark and Charmaine alternately. As Mark felt what she was thinking about, he said.
”You are thinking about it too much. Yes, we are not biological siblings. So what? You should stop thinking about unnecessary things.”
'Seriously… Women.' Mark wanted to add but just voiced it in his mind.
”What do you think? Will you escort us there? If there are people you need to find there, I can tell my men to find them.”
”Are you saying that you will just let the people under your jurisdiction suffer just because I declined?”
”No. I did not say that. At least, if you agreed to help us, I can make taking care of those people a priority.”
Going back to the whole conversation, Mark could only think of one thing. Politicians were really cunning. However, he could not immediately decline this one. He looked at Charmaine and at her pleading look. He sighed.
”Alright. If you people can find your own vehicles. Then, I can at least help you people out of this building.”
The eyes of everyone who heard him lightened. Mark swatted their expectations though as he said his piece to the congresswoman.
”Don't get your hopes up too much. I want you to help us find someone first and well talk later. We still have something else to do.”
And with that, Mark told Madam Lanie about Charmaine's younger sister and her description before going towards the discussion about how to deal with the people in the Police Command Center and the City Health Center.
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Day 3 – 9:30 AM – Bacoor City Hall Rooftop, Molino Boulevard, Bayanan, Bacoor City, Cavite
”Mei'er, do it.”
Mark said as he stared at the drone flying above the rooftop of the City Health Center. On the rooftop of the health center, there were several people wearing dirty lab coats and uniforms.
After the discussion with the congresswoman, Mark spent another fifteen minutes to prepare and went back to the rooftop to commence the plan. Now however, it was not just him and Abbygale who was on the rooftop. Behind him, there were three policemen. One of the policemen was actually Chief Mallari who volunteered to participate. The chief participating was actually on the favor to the plan. Out of all the members of the police, it was him who could create the most effect against the minds of the criminals.
Using the drone, Mark told the people to go to the rooftop of the health center and used the same way he did to give the radio to Charmaine.
One of the doctors just took the radio taped under the drone and let the drone fly away after Mark's signal.
”Hello? I'm Dr. Galvez. Is what you said before true? We will get rescued from here?”
The doctor said towards the radio.
Mark did not reply and handed his radio to the police chief to do the talking.
”Dr. Galvez, this is Police Chief Mallari. What this person said earlier is true. You people there just needed to wait a bit more since we needed to retrieve the weapons in the station first.”
What the police chief said was heard by all the people behind Dr. Galvez. The nurses hugged each other with the others were jumping in joy. Finally, they would get away from this place!
”Thank you, Chief Mallari.”
Dr. Galvez voiced his gratitude.
”Don't thank me doctor. If not for this man beside me, it was all impossible to do. And this is a trade. You people are in the health center and you had all the medicine there. We can only proceed on helping you after you packed the medicine he needed.”
Hearing that, Dr. Galvez nodded. He already knew this fact. The drone, the radio, and that man that contacted them first did not belong to the government. That person would only help them with the proper payment.
”Chief, we'll gather everything we can get. What medicine does he want?”
”Insulin, for those with type 2 diabetes. Do you have them in stock?”
”There should be five bottles remaining.”
”Alright. I'll cut this conversation short. We have other urgent things to do.”
”Then Chief, we'll wait.”
The silhouettes of people at the City Hall rooftop retreated as Dr. Galvez put down the radio in his hand. He then shouted at the people behind him.
”Everyone, you heard it. Gather up everything. Food, medicine and other necessary equipment we can carry. Pack up some injections and the insulin bottles in another container. We'll wait until they contact us again. They are our only ticket out of here!”
Everyone nodded and they all rushed back into the building.
Back in the rooftop, Mark received the radio the Chief returned to him. Now, it was time to deal with the people at the Command Center.
Mark and the policemen deduced some of the possibilities they might encounter. First, if the criminals were armed. If that was the case, then it was likely that these people already ransacked the armory inside out. Then there was no reason to go to the first floor anymore and the weapons and equipment might have been already stored in the higher floors. Second, it was the possibility of the criminals escaping. There were four ways for them to escape. Two of which could lead to the criminals infiltrating the city hall out of desperation while one would lead them escaping to the farmlands behind the compound and the last one was more inclined to the policemen's favor and it was if the criminals try to escape out to the front of the police station. The last one would surely lead to the criminals being killed by the infected.
Due to the two escape routes, there were actually six policemen participating in this plan. Three was with Mark who would infiltrate the Command Center and three who would guard the suspended pathway to the fourth floor of the city hall. They only need to shoot the criminals that would pass on the pathway and there was no escape for them.
As the start of the plan, Mark picked up a golf ball sized debris from the rooftop.
BADUMP! BADUMP!
Mark's eyes squinted as he activated his Adrenaline Rush and concentrated it on his right arm. Along with his slightly strengthened body, he threw the debris towards the window of the Command Center's top floor.