Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1152: Chapter 678: Safe Haven of the Lower Third District (Part 4)

Behind the Key of Gate, people gradually understood what was happening in City 10.

Those community members who had been aggressive towards them earlier did not choose to flee in the face of disaster but left the chance of survival to them.

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A journalist from Hope Media quietly hid in the crowd, following the residents of the lower Third District as they evacuated.

He had initially come to investigate the abnormalities in the lower Third District, but now he was intimidated downstairs by the Parents’ Meeting.

Because of an incident one night, this journalist saw the lower Third District, which was supposed to be dark, unexpectedly lit up brilliantly without knowing when. So he couldn’t help but walk in.

Before he could take a good look, he encountered law enforcement from the Parents’ Meeting.

The journalist witnessed with his own eyes how families continuously raided two thief dens in a building, with onlookers applauding and cheering.

At night, pedestrians happily gathered on the streets to chat, and women even dared to walk alone at 2 AM.

Even in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Districts, women couldn’t walk like that after midnight. Walking through any small dark alley could mean disappearing forever.

The journalist instinctively looked towards the small alleys of the lower Third District, where there was surveillance and signs saying ”No urinating or defecating, or be paraded through the streets,” ”No breaking the law, or you will be caught,” ”I’m watching you.” The surveillance cameras patrolled back and forth, creating a very strong deterrent.

He walked in and sniffed; there was indeed no smell of urine!

Even in some alleys of the Third District, people would urinate or defecate.

At that time, the journalist from Hope Media was stunned.

Was this still the lower Third District he knew? Wasn’t the lower Third District supposed to be extremely dangerous, dirty, and dark? The lower Third District before him had become completely different.

There must be something wrong with this situation.

The journalist rented a house in the lower Third District, wanting to experience life there up close.

Gradually, he started learning about the Community Federation and met the key figures.

Later, through other channels, he discovered that it seemed the lower Third Districts in each Federation city were undergoing transformations, and those overlapping key figures gradually emerged...

The journalist began to understand that behind the hundreds of community organizations making up the Federation was a giant called the Parents’ Meeting, which had taken down the Mechanicus in cities 10 and 18.

His investigation could have been written long ago, but the journalist hesitated because he knew well that the conglomerates had not yet noticed the changes in the lower Third District or the transformation of the Parents’ Meeting.

The conglomerates were just accustomed to looking down on others, so they disdained to check out the lower Third District.

But if Hope Media reported it, it would surely expose the Parents’ Meeting. The journalist was very aware of the consequences that would follow.

So he burned the article.

Although this thing would be exposed sooner or later, he would rather let it be exposed a little later.

Later, the journalist settled in the lower Third District. He felt that living there was even more comfortable than in the Fifth District.

Just as it was the journalist’s turn to enter the Key of Gate, he saw Xiao San, who was leaning alone against a sandbag bunker smoking, and suddenly left the group.

As soon as he left the group, a family member kicked him and harshly asked, ”What are you doing? You want to die, don’t you? Get back in the group!”

Another family member was maintaining order in the group, ”Fill in from the back, everyone move faster!”

The journalist was kicked and fell to the ground, but he wasn’t angry. He just stood up, dusted himself off, and looked at Xiao San, saying, ”I’m a journalist from Hope Media. I served in the Federal First Group Army’s 102nd Brigade. I want to stay and fight with you.”

Xiao San was stunned for a moment, ”Do you know what the hell you’re saying?”

The journalist nodded, ”My name is Gao Wen, and I’m willing to stay. I also know what I might face next.”

This Hope Media journalist wanted to stay and fight and record what he saw and heard into a story.

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