Three days later.
Bloomsdale had changed. Police checkpoints stood at every major intersection. Military vehicles patrolled the streets.
Special operations units guarded government buildings, hospitals, evacuation centers, and transportation hubs.
For the first time in decades, organized crime had triggered a full-scale response.
The Crimson Syndicate was no longer being hunted by the mafia clans alone.
Now, the police, the military and the government itself had joined the hunt.
Inside the temporary command center established at Bloomsdale City Hall, dozens of officers moved between screens and maps.
Red markers covered an entire wall. Each marker represented a known Syndicate location.
Weapons cache.
Safehouse.
Communication relay.
Financial network.
The list continued growing every hour.
At the center of the room stood Aciel, Lucien, Simon, several military commanders, and senior police officials.
