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Chapter 12 Tokyo TV interrupts the news Chapter 12 Tokyo TV interrupted the news.
The sun gradually set, and the afterglow of the sunset gently sprinkled on the campus of Fujimi University Academy, covering this land that was once full of laughter with a faint layer of sadness.
The rampant infection has plunged the campus into silence and terror, as if it had been forgotten by the world.
After a period of rest, the pain from Jinghao Yong's wound was relieved under the professional treatment of Marikawa Shizuka.
After taking a look at the infected bodies wandering downstairs, Lin Yi took a deep breath and said, "Okay, next we have to go to the staff room in the office building to get the car keys. Be careful on the way."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
Then they started to move. For added protection, they put on as many layers of clothes as possible in case of emergency.
Although doing so will slightly reduce their agility, the extra protection will undoubtedly increase their chances of survival when facing the infected.
Komuro Takashi and others put on rugby caps and carefully moved the tables, chairs and benches piled at the rooftop exit, preparing for the next action.
On the way to the first floor lobby, Miyamoto Rei deliberately went around to the second floor to visit the survivors who were hiding, trying to persuade them to join the team and leave together.
However, when these girls learned that Lin Yi and others planned to leave the teaching building and go to the office building, fear and anxiety immediately appeared on their faces.
They all said they wanted to stay where they were and were unwilling to risk going to unknown places.
Looking at their nervous and determined expressions, Miyamoto Rei felt a complex emotion in her heart. She understood that everyone had their own choices and decisions, and she could not and would not force them to take risks.
Therefore, Rei Miyamoto can only silently bless these people and hope that they can get through this difficult time safely.
Lin Yi stood on the first floor of the teaching building, carefully observing the infected people outside through the window.
Compared to the morning, the number of infected people outside the teaching building has decreased significantly, with only a dozen left wandering aimlessly nearby.
Lin Yi speculated that as time went on, some infected people might have left or no longer lingered in this area for other reasons.
This observation was good news for him because it meant that the threat they faced was reduced.
He turned around and made a gesture, which was a signal to Komuro Takashi, Miyamoto Rei and Busujima Saeko, indicating that they were ready to take action.
These people are the core combat force of the team, and it is more than enough for them to deal with these small number of infected people.
In the brief confrontation, they accurately and effectively sent the infected roaming nearby back to hell one by one.
After clearing out the threats on the road, Lin Yi waved to the back, indicating that they could bring Jing Haoyong over.
With the close cooperation of everyone, they successfully crossed the perimeter of the teaching building and headed towards the office building.
After entering the office building, Lin Yi adopted the same strategy and found a solid object to block the door to ensure safety.
Fortunately, the outbreak occurred during school hours, and the number of infected people in the office building was not large.
This relaxed everyone's tense nerves a little.
However, for Takashi Komuro, his heart was filled with anger.
He looked at his classmates and teachers, who had been with him day and night and were very familiar to him, and saw how they had now turned into such a horrible appearance. Anger burned in his heart.
He gripped the weapon tightly and killed the infected one by one without mercy.
Every swing seemed to vent his inner dissatisfaction and anger.
It was not until the last infected person fell that Komuro Takashi stopped, panting, and the anger in his heart subsided a little.
In the staff room, the afterglow of the setting sun softly shines through the window, onto the neat desk, giving the exercise books a layer of golden luster.
This office, which was busy and noisy in the past, is now immersed in tranquility, as if time has quietly stopped at this moment.
After experiencing a series of tension and danger, everyone's nerves were finally able to relax a little.
After making sure there were no infected bodies in the room, they put down their weapons and began to search for useful supplies in an orderly manner.
Komuro Takashi leaned tiredly in his office chair. He tried to turn on the TV, hoping to get some valuable information from it.
The flashing images and sounds on the TV screen add a bit of vitality to this quiet space.
"Urgent news! Urgent news!" the reporter on TV said anxiously.
"The government has begun to discuss emergency measures, whether to deploy the Self-Defense Forces to maintain public order, but both the ruling party and the opposition party have denied this."
At this critical moment, neither the ruling party nor the opposition party wants to give their political opponents an excuse to deploy the Self-Defense Forces in violation of the constitution, which would affect the upcoming general election.
"It's already this late! Those politicians above are still hesitating whether to send troops. What are they thinking?" Upon hearing this, Komuro Takashi slammed his fist on the desk in anger, and the sound echoed in the empty office.
He couldn't understand how those government officials could be so indifferent and selfish, caring only about their own political interests and ignoring the safety of people's lives when the country was in an unprecedented crisis.
At this moment, Komuro Takashi suddenly understood Lin Yi's previous decision. Lin Yi did not communicate with the Japanese government in advance, and he probably saw through the true colors of these politicians.
If it were him, he would probably make the same choice as Lin Yi - not to cooperate with this group of people who only know how to fight for power and profit and ignore the suffering of the people.
Busujima Saeko glanced at Komuro Takashi calmly, and seeing that he was a little out of control, she silently picked up the remote control and changed the TV channel.
The newly switched TV station is a local channel in Saitama Prefecture, and is also closely following this sudden virus disaster.
Different from the reports we have seen before, this time the TV reports did not use the term "zombies", but instead called the infected people victims of a "killer disease."
This subtle difference reflects a gradual shift in the media and public's perception of the disaster.
On the TV screen, the scene behind the reporter was in chaos.
The police are trying their best to fight the infected, but they obviously don't know enough about the characteristics of the infected.
Many police officers took to shooting infected people in the legs in an attempt to knock them out that way.
However, this approach has almost no effect on these infected bodies that have lost their sense of touch.
Even if they were shot in the legs, they would only stagger for a moment, and then continue to move forward tenaciously, dragging their broken bodies.
Suddenly, the picture on the TV screen began to shake violently, and then the camera fell heavily to the ground.
Then came the screams of the photographers and reporters outside the screen. This sudden change made everyone in front of the TV feel terrified.
The next second, the TV screen fell into complete darkness, leaving only those shrill screams and chaotic shouts echoing in the empty staff room.
Busujima Saeko shook her head gently. She switched to Tokyo TV, and a food variety show that was originally being broadcast was suddenly interrupted.
The host took a piece of paper that was urgently handed to him, and his originally relaxed and happy expression instantly became solemn.
He began to report the current infection situation seriously, his tone filled with unprecedented urgency.
"How is this possible? Even Tokyo TV has started reporting this. Is the world really going to end?" Hirano Kouta was unable to accept this sudden reality. He fell to his knees powerlessly, his face filled with shock and disbelief.
Everyone was so shocked by this sudden change that they were speechless.
Seeing this, Busujima Saeko decisively turned off the TV. She didn't want this panic to continue to spread and affect the morale of the entire team.
Miyamoto Rei stared blankly at the black TV screen, and the confusion and bewilderment in her heart surged like a tide.
"What should I do?" she murmured to herself, her voice revealing endless confusion and helplessness.
She took out her cell phone again and tried to call home with a glimmer of hope.
However, the only sound coming from the receiver was still the cold busy tone, as if mocking her helplessness and despair.
(End of this chapter)