Chapter 264: You used to be called Zhang Sir, but from now on, you can only be called by your number!

Zhang Chongbang stood there in a daze, his hands holding the code paper were shaking slightly, and his face was full of confusion and pain.

Great White Shark realized something was wrong and immediately stepped forward and took the code paper from Zhang Chongbang's hand.

Spreading out the wrinkled code paper, there was a line of words written below the code.

The handwriting is printed very neatly.

"Choose one or the other. You can only save one side."

The great white shark was also stunned. He looked at Lan Keying, then at the eight hostages, and finally at Zhang Chongbang: "Master, there is no need to think about it. Save my sister-in-law first. She is pregnant!"

If I have to choose one, of course I would save my own people. They didn't kidnap the eight hostages, so the thief king should be blamed.

It has nothing to do with them!

Ever since the incident at the Cointreau Hotel, the Great White Shark's temperament has changed a lot.

The matter of Mr. Yao can be kept secret, and as for the matter of the hostages, no one will know as long as no one says anything.

The bomb was placed by the thief king.

They had no choice but to kill people. After all, they had already tried their best and even killed Ji Zhengxiong for it.

"No, I can't be so selfish."

"We can't just give up eight lives like this!"

Zhang Chongbang's face was full of confusion. He looked at the eight hostages, young and old, all with faces full of hope, desire, and fear...

He gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and prepared to walk towards them.

Being a policeman means sacrificing one's own interests, right?

If I don't save the eight hostages, how can I justify wearing this uniform?

Zhang Chongbang, who had always been so dignified, couldn't let go of himself.

Rather than saying how great he is and how much he wants to save people, it is better to say that he cannot accept himself, a self that is not upright in the eyes of others.

"Abang..."

With tears in her eyes, Lan Keying looked up at Zhang Chongbang eagerly, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

She probably understood that this set of codes could only save one side.

If we save eight hostages, we won't be able to save her and BB.

If we save her, we won't be able to save the eight hostages.

With a bitter look on her face, she tried to evoke Zhang Chongbang's fatherly love: "BB kicked me."

"Aying."

Zhang Chongbang turned his head and looked at Lan Keying's bulging belly, which was moving slightly.

My heart aches.

Putting aside the fact that Lan Keying is his wife, she is just an ordinary citizen, an ordinary pregnant woman.

This is no different from the other eight hostages.

What qualifications does he have to decide the life and death of Lan Keying and the child with his status?

“Ahhhhhh!”

"Which side?"

"Save which side?!"

Zhang Chongbang is going crazy.

He had a painful expression on his face and was pulling his hair frantically. On one side were eight living lives, and on the other side were his wife and children.

My heart is constantly torn and tangled in pain.

What is fairness, dedication, selflessness, truth and justice, right and wrong...

Like an overturned dye vat, everything is mixed together.

Memories of the past kept flashing through his mind, and he argued convincingly, standing on the moral high ground, accusing Chen Shixian and the others.

The scene of accidentally killing Mr. Yao at the Confederation Hotel, concealing the truth from the world, and breaking his own bottom line with his own hands.

Now, he has to make the decision between his wife and children on one side and the lives of eight hostages on the other.

This is too difficult!

“Ding ding ding…”

"Twenty, nineteen, eighteen, seventeen..."

Time was running out, and the flashing countdown was imprinted in Zhang Chongbang's pupils.

He didn't have much time to think.

"Master, save my sister-in-law first."

Lu Sihui's heart softened and she looked at Lan Keying with tenderness. She is also a mother.

Lan Keying usually supports Zhang Chongbang's work and takes care of everything during her pregnancy.

She knows best how hard and helpless it is to be a policeman's family member.

Otherwise she wouldn't be a single mother.

Besides, she and Lan Keying had many interactions, and she couldn't bear to watch Lan Keying die in front of her.

"Hey, you are the police, you must save us. We have eight lives, can't you be worth less than one?!"

Among the eight hostages, a bald old man wearing a striped sweatshirt immediately noticed the clue.

This password can only save people on one side.

In the face of life and death, the old man spitted and loudly encouraged everyone, shouting to everyone: "Neighbors, the pregnant woman next to you is the wife of this policeman."

"They are trying to be partial and not save us!"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized what was going on and became filled with indignation and anger.

"Pull the street! Being a police officer requires sacrifice and dedication. Otherwise, why would you be a police officer?"

"Sacrifice eight of us to save one. You can't be so selfish!"

"Hurry up, save us!"

"Uooaaaaah! I don't want to die!"

…

Eight people started shouting, one after another, mixed with the sound of children crying.

These words were like slaps in the face, one after another, slapping Zhang Chongbang in the face.

Which side to choose?!

Which side should I choose?

Zhang Chongbang was in a dilemma. He wished so much that someone could help him make a decision and point out a clear path forward.

Because no matter which choice you make, it will be wrong.

No matter what you choose, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Great White Shark, Lu Sihui, Cao Yun and others stood there hesitantly, waiting for Zhang Chongbang to make a decision.

"Zhang Chongbang is such a loser, it's hard to choose. If you don't choose, it's too slow."

Baozhu looked at the screen and saw Zhang Chongbang going crazy and collapsed, and sneered with a bored look on his face.

"It's a double standard. Two sets of standards conflict, and it's hard to choose."

"On the one hand, you are noble and righteous, you want standards and fairness, but on the other hand, you treat yourself differently, you want exceptions and special treatment."

"Now that he is on the stage, he can neither break his own character nor abandon his wife and children."

"See what he does!"

Qiu Gangao looked at Zhang Chongbang with a joking expression, and his words were full of sarcasm.

"Please understand. It's a difficult choice."

Chen Shixian, holding a cigarette and a cup of coffee, leaned back in his chair leisurely and said with a smile: "If it were you, it would be hard for you to choose either."

"If it were me, I would choose my wife. At worst, I would quit being a police officer, but my wife would stay with me forever."

"Besides, I didn't kill him."

"It is the thief king who is cruel."

"I just follow my heart and choose the answer that I feel is right."

"Don't be too hypocritical."

Baozhu said carelessly, he was straightforward and did not hide his selfish motives at all.

"If it were me, I would choose eight hostages. In this scenario, first they would be public officials, then husbands."

"Saving eight people is definitely more cost-effective than saving one person."

Ah Quan said in a naive manner.

Baozhu glanced at him and said, "Pujie, you pick a few. You are a single monk, how can you choose a Deng?"

"My wife is definitely more important."

Several people started discussing it heatedly.

Chen Shixian took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: "Then I'll ask it in a different way."

"If you are a train driver and you come to a fork in the road, and there are eight children lying in the direction you were originally driving, if you drive normally, you will run over these eight children."

"But if you change direction at this moment and switch to another track."

"On that road, there was only one child lying."

"Will you continue driving, or will you change tracks and run over that child?"

Explosive Button's itchy head: "These kids are having a seizure. Why lie down somewhere else but on the track?"

"I choose to crush them all to death, idiots, even if they survive, they are still idiots!"

“…”

Everyone was speechless.

Ah Quan rolled his eyes at Baozhu and said, "What if, what if, I suspect you are the idiot who survived."

"Of course I'll change lanes. It's better to run over one person than eight!"

Ah Hua also nodded: "I think this is more reasonable."

Chen Shixian glanced at Qiu Gangao: "Do you think so too?"

"Brother Xian, what do you choose?"

Qiu Gangao did not answer, but asked back.

"I won't change lanes."

Chen Shixian said indifferently.

"Damn it, Brother Xian, you are even more brutal than me. Crushing eight people to death is a bit too cruel."

Baozhu looked surprised and shouted loudly.

"Why?"

Ah Hua was curious.

"Because these eight children were lying on the track that was originally going to move forward, it was their own damnation."

"If you change lanes, you become a murderer. Even though there is only one child on the next track, this child should not have died."

Chen Shixian explained slowly.

"But, eight lives in exchange for one, isn't that too cruel? Isn't that too inhumane?"

Ah Hua said with a grin.

"The lives of eight children are lives, but the life of one child is not a life, right?"

Chen Shixian asked in return: "Let me put it another way. If there are four patients, one is waiting for a liver transplant, one is waiting for a heart transplant, one is waiting for a lung transplant, and one is waiting for a kidney transplant."

"Would you choose to sacrifice a healthy person to save them?"

Baozhu, Aquan, Ahua and others all shook their heads.

"Everything has its own laws. Let go of the desire to help others and respect their fate."

Chen Shixian looked at Zhang Chongbang on the screen with a deep and distant gaze.

"So, Brother Xian, you've said so much. If you were Zhang Chongbang, which one would you save?"

Bakuju asked bluntly.

"you guess?"

Chen Shixian smiled slightly and did not answer.

As a human being, you have a selfish side. As a human being, you have emotions and distinctions between close and distant relatives.

If there is no emotion and is absolutely selfless, then it can only be God, not a human.

If Zhang Chongbang saves his wife, it means that he is a human being, but if he wants to be a god, he will naturally be incompatible with others and be abandoned by his friends and relatives.

Now, it depends on him whether he wants to be a god or a human being.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

The final countdown begins.

"Master, there is no need to hesitate any longer. Make a decision!"

Great White Shark, Lu Sihui and others urged with anxious faces.

"Da da da."

Zhang Chongbang knelt behind Lan Keying and punched three codes. He paused and suddenly said in a heart-wrenching voice, "I'm sorry, Ying."

"I'll make it up to you in the next life!"

After that, he resolutely walked towards the eight hostages and quickly entered the password.

“Click!”

With a click, the lock opened.

Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others hurriedly helped to untie the ropes and evacuate the eight hostages: "Hurry, run, run outside and lie down."

"Abang, I hate you..."

Lan Keying's eyes were filled with tears and her face was full of sorrow. She took one last look at the baby in her belly and slowly closed her eyes in despair.

“Bang!”

Zhang Chongbang had just evacuated everyone outside, asked everyone to lie down, and was about to turn back.

A slight explosion was heard.

His mind went blank and he felt a little dizzy. The moment his brain failed, he immediately rushed into the house.

"Tick-tick-tick-tick..."

The 'bomb' sprayed out a series of colorful mists, and the parts lying on the ground made crisp musical sounds.

"Surprise!"

"Surprise!"

"Surprise!"

…

The repetitive sound kept echoing in the house, like a mischievous child constantly giving Zhang Chongbang and others the middle finger.

"That's great, Aying, you're okay."

"I swear, next time, next time, I will definitely protect you."

Zhang Chongbang was incoherent, and helped to untie the rope in great surprise, then hugged him and cried with joy.

"There will be a next time?"

Lan Keying's eyes were red, and she looked at Zhang Chongbang hatefully: "We are over."

"Aying, I'm a policeman!"

Zhang Chongbang poked at his heart and emphasized, trying to make Lan Keying change her mind.

"You are a policeman."

Lan Keying cried and complained: "You are noble, you are noble, you are selfless and dedicated, you are willing to sacrifice your wife and children."

"If you sacrifice yourself, I will be proud of you and let BB respect you for the rest of my life."

"But you are not qualified to sacrifice me and the child to achieve your selfless spirit!"

"Achieve your glory!"

"I will never forgive you in my life!"

"Let's get a divorce."

There were colorful strips floating on Lan Keying's head and face, and her heart was dead. She pushed Zhang Chongbang away, covered her stomach, and walked out step by step, staggering.

His face was full of ruthlessness.

Zhang Chongbang's hands dropped down, and his face looked uglier than if he had eaten shit.

"Surprise!"

"Surprise!"

…

The music after the fake bomb exploded was still playing. This mockery and humiliation made Zhang Chongbang angry and ashamed.

“Crack!”

He violently kicked the fake bomb that made the sound and smashed it to pieces.

The bomb was fake?!

Great White Shark and Lu Sihui were dumbfounded when they saw this scene, their eyes widened.

His eyes swept over to Ji Zhengxiong who was tortured to death on the ground, and his face was speechless.

If so, this is just a prank.

All the efforts of everyone in 1304 are a joke, a complete joke.

They tortured people and killed people, so what?

Isn’t this price too high?!

Everyone's heart sank to the bottom, feeling extremely cold.

"My Lord, what should we do?"

Great White Shark asked somewhat helplessly.

"What should I do? I want to know, too. What should I do?"

Zhang Chongbang leaned against the wall and slid down to sit down helplessly, with his head drooping, losing all his strength and ability.

Is it really wrong?

Is it wrong to guard the mission and responsibility of a police officer?

What is right and what is wrong?

Downstairs, temporary command center.

"Big Sir, something has happened. Zhang Chongbang's group tortured people and beat them to death. The whole process was broadcast live on all major media."

Fang Jiexia had a solemn expression as she put the copied playback into the player.

Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark, Lu Sihui and others beat Ji Zhengxiong violently and inflicted all kinds of disgusting punishments on him.

The final scene of beating someone to death was shown to Li Wenbin in full detail.

“Snap!”

Li Wenbin threw down his headphones, his face full of gloom.

He looked at Fang Jiexia with a dark face: "Madam Fang, didn't I tell you that the live broadcast of 1304 must be cut off, and not a single frame is allowed to be leaked?"

"What's going on with such a detailed and comprehensive live broadcast?"

"Sorry, sir, we have shut down all the communicators and monitors that Zhang Chongbang and his team had arranged." Fang Jiexia lowered her head and explained apologetically, "But there is still a closed-circuit surveillance camera in room 1304."

"These videos were all circulated from surveillance."

"The initial suspicion is that it was done by the three thieves. Their purpose was to humiliate the police, just like knocking the police hat off when they were kneeling and begging for mercy."

After listening to this, Li Wenbin's face turned angry and dark. He slowly closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

What happened in 1304 is irreversible.

It is a fact that Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others tortured and beat people to death.

If there really was a bomb, Zhang Chongbang sacrificed his wife and saved eight lives. At least there was room for public opinion manipulation.

Citizens will also feel that it is understandable and sympathize with Zhang Chongbang and others.

But unfortunately, the bomb was fake.

This is very ridiculous.

The police's face was once again trampled on and rubbed harshly.

"Madam, order all media to stop broadcasting this video. At the same time, broadcast the video of Zhang Wenyao, Zhang Sir and his team bravely besieging and killing Zhang Shihao. Public opinion must be suppressed."

"Otherwise, let's wait together and go before Brother Yi and the Governor to explain to them!"

Li Wenbin ordered coldly.

Just a few minutes ago, Zhang Wenyao worked together with the captain of the Flying Tigers, Zhou Xingxing.

Together they shot the thieves' gang to death on the rooftop.

This time, the police had experience and said it was a live broadcast, but they recorded the footage, making it a recorded broadcast.

Zoom in on the heroic scenes of Zhang Wenyao and Zhou Xingxing, this is the final killer move.

It is also the only means to suppress public opinion.

Although the police were beaten and teased a bit from the time they arrived at the site, at least they remained unyielding and finally completed the task.

Destroyed the three major thieves.

At least, this century's thief king group debuted as a group, and they are tough and difficult to deal with.

Just establish a hero.

Slowly, public opinion will naturally be overshadowed.

When Zhang Wenyao came down from upstairs, there was a scar on his forehead and some bruises on his face.

But this became a living medal on his face.

The media swarmed in, taking pictures of him like crazy and treating him like a hero.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, you will definitely be promoted!"

"It's causing a stir in Hong Kong. It's making us famous!"

…

Colleagues also gathered around and congratulated him.

"Thank you very much."

Zhang Wenyao didn't show much emotion. He just put on a smile and responded calmly.

He looked at Zhang Chongbang and others who were handcuffed, hooded, and taken away by a police car not far away, and felt a sigh in his heart.

There is also an unprecedented fear.

A fear of being dominated and manipulated by others.

Chen Shixian, Qiu Gangao and others, with smiles on their faces, stood in a circle at a distance, watching everything quietly.

It seems as if they are just a supporting role, unknown.

Only Zhang Wenyao knew that they were the protagonists and they were the ones who directed this drama.

The thief king, Zhang Chongbang, and everyone else were fooled around.

"Sir Zhang, don't worry, I told you to take the center position!"

Chen Shixian's words were still echoing in his ears, but at this moment, they made his hair stand on end.

Today, I finally experienced how terrifying Chen Shixian is. It was as if everyone was just a chess piece on his chessboard, and every move was carefully calculated without any mistakes.

From beginning to end, there were no accidents.

Zhang Wenyao let out a long and deep sigh, a feeling of powerlessness rising from the bottom of his heart.

A feeling of powerlessness and being controlled by others.

He also realized that Chen Shixian was someone who must not be offended.

The fate of Zhang Chongbang and others speaks for itself.

"Brother Xian, Zhang Wenyao is such a dark person. If you put him in the C position and let him be a hero, it will be difficult to control him once he grows up."

Qiu Gangao looked at Zhang Wenyao, who was in high spirits but surrounded by reporters with cameras, and said worriedly.

"Haha, Ah Ao, blessing and disaster come together. I'm helping him achieve his ambitions, but how do you know that this isn't a death warrant for him?"

Chen Shixian raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said lightly without caring.

Qiu Gangao, Baozhu, and Ahua all looked thoughtful and confused.

Chen Shixian didn't explain any more, just turned around and said, "Let's go, it's time to call it a day!"

The next day, the police force held a press conference.

(End of this chapter)