At this moment, the Police Station Director walked in from outside, his face stern, and his footsteps drew everyone's attention back to him.
After forcing a somewhat awkward smile, he approached the Provincial Governor and softly reported on the situation outside.
The situation outside was indeed not good. In just this brief period, the riot had grown larger than they had initially anticipated, drawing more individuals into the chaos.
Peasants from outside the city also began to enter. Now, not only industries related to foreigners were being looted, but local ruling class shops too were being smashed, looted, and burned. The situation was quickly spiraling out of control, truly out of control.
Not long ago, a group wielding sticks attempted to storm the Governor's Mansion but were intercepted by the outer layer of police. To everyone's surprise, these people, who had never resisted before, swung their sticks at the police officers.
