A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 1317

Amidst the chaos, a man retreated into the crowd in the back and stole a glance at Maximus as he whispered to the person next to him, "What the hell is going on here? Is this a robbery?"

"Shh, keep it down! They might open fire!"

Of course, Maximus was no fool either. He shouted at the retreating crowd in a loud and stern voice, "Keep quiet, all of you!"

He waited until everyone had stopped in their tracks and were looking at him before continuing, "We're undercover police, and there is a fugitive among you!"

The reason he said that was to reduce the fear and panic in order to gain control over the crowd, and it seemed to work as the people slowly calmed down when they knew they were safe.

"Just arrest the person, then! Jeez, you guys scared the hell out of me! I thought this was a robbery!”

"What? I've suffered a huge loss because of this little stunt you pulled! I'm a huge taxpayer, okay? Do you have any idea how much tax I have to pay every year? Which station are you from? I want to file a complaint!"

"Yeah, me too! I worked for the government!"

The crowd went into another uproar and threatened to file complaints when they thought they were policemen.

Maximus fired another round into the air to silence them as he shouted, "Shut up and return to your vehicles! You'll be allowed to leave once you pass the inspection!"