The residence of Pu Xueli is not far from the administrative building, just a few minutes on foot.

Lv Bai glanced back at the crowd gathered in the square, vaguely sensing that this rally was not so simple.

However, he had never seen such protest activities and couldn’t be sure if his suspicions were correct, so he didn’t say anything further.

Thus, he brought his younger siblings along and followed Pu Xueli to a two-story detached house.

It was not the imagined villa with a lawn and garden, but rather understated overall.

Seeing Lv Bai’s puzzlement, Pu Xueli explained while entering the code to open the door, "After all, it’s just me and my wife living here; such a house is already sufficient."

Hearing the noise coming from the entrance, Pu Xueli’s wife walked out of the kitchen.

She was a middle-aged woman around forty years old, but the crow’s feet at her eyes couldn’t hide her refined features, making it evident she was a beauty in her youth.

She wiped her hands on her apron and warmly said, "You must be Lv Bai, right? No wonder Old Pu has been mentioning you constantly in my ear lately; indeed, you are quite talented.

Your younger siblings are also very cute, come in and sit down, make yourself at home; dinner will be ready soon."

Pavilion Xueli’s wife’s friendly attitude quickly relieved the originally tense emotions of Lü Ziyi and Lv Qingyan, leaving only a bit of the awkwardness of being in someone else’s home.

Lv Bai, however, was not uncomfortable at all. He followed Pu Xueli to the sofa in the living room and naturally looked around at the décor.

"Principal Pu, how much would a house like this cost to purchase?"

Pu Xueli poured a few cups of tea on the coffee table and, hearing the question, chuckled: "In this location, it’s not a matter of money."

He paused, then continued, "However, given your current development momentum, if you apply, maybe the City Council might grant you the usage rights for a house."

Lv Bai had no dissatisfaction, just thoughtful silence.

"Even as an official Death Fighter, it’s just usage rights then."

It’s no wonder Can Society could incite so many people to protest against the authorities.

...

The time was now half past six in the afternoon, and the holographic sky of the shelter was already darkened, instead illuminating with specks of starlight. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The protest crowd around Bell Tower Square not only hadn’t gradually dispersed but had grown even larger with the passing time.

Apart from the Field Department members and ambitious individuals mingled within them, most people genuinely believed they could express their resolve in this way.

Most people at the rally hope to attract more attention through this means, prompting the City Council to notice this protest and make promises and changes.

However, the truth is that when the crowd gathers to such a degree, the City Council would only mobilize armed forces to enter the scene to prevent major chaos.

This is not surprising.

From the perspective of psychology and sociology, the clustering effect stems from human conformity, the need for belonging, and social identity; it is indeed understandable that people gather more and more.

But the problem is, the behavior of groups under the clustering effect becomes uncontrollably impulsive and volatile with emotional characteristics.

One misstep, and a legitimate rally would devolve into a riot.

In the administrative building, a seemingly gentle and urbane middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stood by the window, looking at the scene in the square with some concern.

He felt it was like a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

Today is New Birth Day, and a large portion of the City Council’s armed forces are on vacation, as are the Field Departments of the Death Battle Campus, where it’s even hard to find personnel.

Relying solely on the district security department personnel, in case of turmoil, it’s really not guaranteed to suppress the chaos.

The middle-aged man turned and pressed the communication button on the desk.

"Connect me to the management committee of the shelter district and inquire whether this protest rally can be terminated early."

After waiting for a moment, he pressed the communication button once more.

"Ask Cheng Zhiwu to confirm the vacation personnel list and try to summon back vacation personnel to prevent resident riot incidents."

Evidence showed that the middle-aged man’s concerns were not unfounded.

Seeing the crowd not being fully ignited, Field Department members among them immediately started to incite conflict, proactively squeezing to the periphery, hurling curses and shoving the security department personnel.

Those security personnel naturally couldn’t silently withstand, unconsciously applying greater force, inadvertently affecting other protestors.

The crowd’s emotions visibly intensified with anger; some people directly took security personnel as the ruling group, venting their dissatisfaction.

Among them, certain Field Department members intentionally stirred up trouble, creating the scenario that Field Department wants to see.

The pushing and verbal insults on the periphery grew more intense.

When aggression reached its peak, a member from the security department was horrified to see someone in the crowd pulling out a homemade sawed-off shotgun.

By this stage, there was no need to delve into whether this gun-drawer was a Field Department member or a leader among the ordinary citizens.

In short, at the moment the trigger was pulled and the barrel spewed flames, the only issue left was the scale of the riot.

The huge gunshots rang out, causing many to instinctively crouch down.

After a brief silence, spurred by the sight of blood, the crowd began frantically rushing around, all sorts of noises mingled together, and it became rampant.

Security department personnel, compared to the protest rally crowd, was undoubtedly at an extremely disproportionate disadvantage in numbers.

Moreover, initially they did not anticipate needing to suppress a riot, having brought little anti-riot shield equipment.

The crowd, like roaring waves, instantly breached the security department’s defensive line; that thin human wall barely provided any obstruction.

It’s worth noting that the hundreds sitting silently before the administrative building remain oblivious as if they felt nothing, quietly sitting still without any reaction.

This group, thoroughly brainwashed by Can Society’s misguided theories, essentially renders re-education meaningless.

The frenzied crowd was seizing weapons and smashing everything in front of them.

Under the leadership of some Field Department members, the crowd swarmed towards the administrative building.

...

Meanwhile.

Located northeast of the shelter, the armed forces base naturally received news of the administrative building being under assault at the first moment.

A bald, burly man sat behind a desk, holding a lit cigarette between his fingers.

"Recall all vacation personnel and head to the Central District to suppress the riot."

"The vanguard has already set off, but..."

A staff officer hesitated to add, "Deploying the City Council’s own armed forces, the casualties might be uncontrollable?"