Time passed.
Around three in the afternoon.
New developments emerged in the mountain search operation.
The task force urgently mobilized a significant number of police officers and special forces from surrounding cities and counties to provide support.
Simultaneously, they established a lockdown within a five-kilometer radius centered around the location where the fugitive entered the forest.
Multiple checkpoints were set up, and every individual and vehicle entering or leaving was inspected one by one.
At the same time, efforts were made to persuade well-meaning citizens who voluntarily joined the search to leave the area.
The fugitive was a professionally trained killer; cornered in the wilderness, he might very well retaliate like a desperate beast.
Whether attacking citizens to steal clothing and shoes, or resorting to hostage-taking when pushed to the brink...
To the unarmed public, he posed an extreme danger.
