Seeing that there was zero possibility of fighting their way out of the dragnet, the remaining logistics workers quickly threw their tools aside, raised their trembling hands, and surrendered. Thick plastic flex-cuffs were ruthlessly secured around their wrists before they were lined up on their knees against the far wall.
"Warehouse One and Two secured!"
"Medical and rescue teams, move in immediately!"
Assault officers pushed forward alongside medical personnel, child trauma psychologists, social workers, and emergency first responders. The moment an officer inserted a crowbar and pried open the heavy lid of the first wooden crate, every hardened tactical officer in the vicinity fell into a painful silence.
