Chapter 139 - 137: City Bureau Shelter
This wasn’t Chen Xin’s first time at the City Public Security Bureau, but the bureau now looked vastly different from how Chen Xin remembered it.
The glass curtain walls of the office building were all shattered, with only a few remnants left to hint at their original appearance.
However, the bottom few floors seemed to have undergone some maintenance; at least the broken windows were covered up, and there was a faint light visible, indicating people were still inside.
It was unclear whether these were survivors who couldn’t fit in the shelter below, or police officers still working.
Chen Xin didn’t ask any questions, and the car quickly drove into the underground parking garage.
Although the parking garage’s first level wasn’t part of the protective shelter according to its construction standards, and it didn’t have heavy protective doors installed, the fire curtains were still lowered to block the cold wind from outside. This reduced heat loss from the shelter below and prevented the intrusion of some harmful substances.
This setup made vehicle entry somewhat inconvenient, requiring the already frozen fire curtains to be lifted before accessing the garage.
After entering the garage, the SWAT driver didn’t drive further down. Instead, he parked the car in a parking space.
Chen Xin and Qin Lan got out of the car together, and the SWAT driver went to the back of the vehicle to open the compartment door, freeing another SWAT member who had been guarding the equipment inside.
"The whole journey was really a struggle." The SWAT member getting out of the compartment stretched his limbs, feeling somewhat stiff.