Trust (Chapter)

Flash Point is the 60th chapter of the Attack on Titan manga, written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama.

Summary
The chapter begins with a view of the Central Military Police base. Multiple soldiers are shown laying injured on the ground. Afterwards, Levi is shown dragging one of the Central MP soldiers alongside the rest of the Survey Corps members to interrogate him on the whereabouts of Eren and Historia. The man, ignoring the captain's question, asks if his subordinates were killed, to which Levi replies by telling him that they were only incapacitated, as killing them would've been unpleasant. Armin notices that Jean is visibly shaken about the incident. The man proceeds to criticize Levi for what he has done, claiming that some of the people in the MP base were only servants and fell victim to the squad's indiscriminate attack. Levi, unfazed from the man's words, kicks him in the mouth, breaking his teeth and causing him to bleed. Greatly angered, the man insults the Survey Corps and berates them for abandoning their comrades, saying that they will all be executed, including Erwin Smith. He then claims that if Levi and his squad turn themselves in, the lives of the others will be spared. He then proceeds to stand up, hold Levi's shoulders, and offers to speak on his behalf.

Levi declines, and once again asks him about Eren and Historia's current location. The man still ignores his question, mocking him for not caring about the lives of the other Survey Corps members. Levi grabs the man's hand, pulls it behind his back and breaks it, making him squeal in pain. The soldier finally decides to speak, however, he does not know where Eren and Historia are, claiming that Kenny Ackerman's tells them nothing. Levi is surprised to learn about Kenny's last name, and Mikasa also takes note, although she remains silent. Suddenly, Sasha hears sounds from the distance, and the squad arms its rifles. Three figures wielding rifles, two of them wearing Military Police cloaks, are shown walking towards the squad in the distance (later revealed to be Marlo, Hitch, and Hange).

The scene cuts to the Berg Newspapers office in the Stohess District, one day prior to the incident. Beaure, reviewing the report, expresses his disapproval for the false news being reported. He asks Roy as to why he became a journalist. As Roy explains why he chooses to do this, Beaure suddenly notices Hange Zoë sitting on a table, who introduces herself to the journalists. Moblit is shown entering from behind. Hange explains that she initially wanted to break both of their hands for spreading falsehood in their news, but after overhearing their conversation, she decides to hold off. Roy apologizes for what happened to the Survey Corps members and sympathizes with her. Beaure quickly starts taking notes about their conversation, but is interrupted by Moblit, who twists his hand. Hange takes Beaure's pen, and tells Roy that she wants him to write a report on the Survey Corps in order to expose the Central MP.

The scene cuts to the Trost District. Flegel is shown fleeing from three armed military policemen, until he hits a dead end in front of an abandoned building. One of the policemen mocks Flegel and claims that he would've been dead for not killing him as well. He thanks Flegel and is about to shoot him. Flegel panics and quickly asks the policeman as to why they killed his father. The policeman explains the entire incident to Flegel, who remains calm and tells the policeman that he does not understand anything, and that he chose the side that his father trusted. Angered, the policeman shouts at Flegel, saying that he should be begging for his life. Just before he is about to shoot, Flegel replies by telling the policeman to look above. Hange and Moblit drop down from the abandoned building, knocking two of the policemen unconcious. The remaining policeman attemps to shoot Hange and misses; she proceeds to punch him in the jaw, knocking him on the ground. Suddenly, a large crowd of Trost citizens emerges from the "abandoned" building. One of them remarks that they've heard the entire truth of the incident behind Dimo Reeve's death, and that they will all attest to it. Angry upon hearing this, the policeman who was about to execute Flegel insults the townsfolk, telling them that the news about Dimo Reeves will spread for only a short time before being forgotten, and that the Military Police won't let them get away with it. His ranting is interrupted by Flegel, who sits on his head and announces that the Reeves company will protect Trost and his new position as the CEO. The townsfolk smile and start clapping, promising to take care of him.

Hange and Moblit proceed to go towards Beaure and Roy, who are hiding behind cover with notebooks in their hands. Beaure implores Roy to report this incident and expose the crimes of the Central Military Police, but Roy nervously breaks down, telling Beaure that if they do this, the entire news agency and their families will be killed by the corrupt government. He then asks Hange if she has the right to sentence his family to death.

The scene changes to a shot of Erwin with a badly wounded face, who is kneeling in front of the king of the Walls, surrounded by other men from the interior. The king asks Erwin if he has any final words.