Chapter 190 Arrest

In order to better adapt to the darkness, Wu Yongcheng asked everyone to get off the bus one kilometer away from the destination and then move forward on foot.

It is also to reduce the risk of exposure.

At this time, Wu Yongcheng found that it was right to bring Shi Tao with him.

Because Shi Tao was the only one who had been here, and without the ability to use a flashlight, the entire dock was pitch black, making it difficult to discern the situation.

Relying on his vague memory, Shi Tao roughly pointed out the location of the dock buildings. He remembered that there was an abandoned warehouse on each of the north and south sides of the entire dock. There was also a small two-story office building about 30 meters away from the warehouse on the south side. Then there was a dispatching room of about ten square meters along the bank of Nansha River. The rest were abandoned items and there was definitely no place to hide people.

Wu Yongcheng counted and found that after removing the four people taken away by Gu Changhai, there were exactly eighteen people left, all of whom were criminal police from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau.

He immediately divided the people into four groups.

He took Zhou Yi and the other three people, forming a group of five, to search the warehouse on the south side.

Shi Tao took four people to search the office building.

The warehouse and office building on the south side are close to each other, so timely support can be provided if any situation arises.

Jiang Biao and Chen Yan led four people, a group of six, to search the warehouse on the north side.

Qiao Jiali took someone to check the dispatch room near the river bank.

If any group finds any trace of the kidnappers, they should immediately block all entrances and exits of the building and report by radio. If necessary, they can fire warning shots at the kidnappers at any time.

Wu Yongcheng had Zhou Yi accompanying him because this was Zhou Yi's first time participating in such a major and dangerous operation. While investigating crimes might be a talent, this kind of operation was all about experience, and he didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Yi.

Of course, he didn't want anything to happen to any police officer in Hongcheng.

Four groups of people began to move quickly in the designated direction in the dark.

Zhou Yi knew what Wu Yongcheng was thinking. Although he actually had no less experience in this area than Wu Yongcheng, at his current age, he should indeed be more low-key.

Moreover, the police are a collective, and he doesn't want to have to fight alone like he did in the food street again.

At that time, it was completely forced by the situation, coupled with my concern for Lu Xiaoshuang.

"Zhou Yi, follow me closely and don't be impulsive." Wu Yongcheng whispered as they were about to approach the target warehouse.

"Okay, Captain Wu."

The five of them quickly approached the warehouse, keeping guard against the wall. Wu Yongcheng turned back and whispered, "Zhou Yi, follow me in from the front. The three of you go around, block the windows, and wait for my signal."

"Got it!" The three brothers in Team 1 immediately moved quickly along the wall and went around to the back of the warehouse.

Wu Yongcheng waved to Zhou Yi, then moved along the wall to the warehouse door.

Before reaching the gate, Zhou Yi smelled an unpleasant fishy odor, the smell of rotting fish and shrimp after long-term processing, which seemed to have seeped into the soil.

After approaching the warehouse gate, Zhou Yi had a premonition that there should be no one inside, because the warehouse door was rotten, the hinge on one side was broken, and half of the warehouse door was hanging there.

But to be on the safe side, Wu Yongcheng was still very careful, and then used gestures to signal Zhou Yi to prepare for the attack.

The moment Wu Yongcheng retracted his gesture, Zhou Yi and Wu Yongcheng pushed open the door of the warehouse at the same time, stood guard with guns in hand, and quickly scanned the environment inside the warehouse.

Hearing the noise, three detectives immediately emerged from the back window and headed towards the interior of the warehouse.

But there was nothing in the warehouse, only some discarded debris.

At this moment, a gunshot suddenly came from the north. Wu Yongcheng's face suddenly changed and he shouted, "Quick! The warehouse to the north!"

Everyone immediately ran towards the north and saw Shi Tao running out of the office building with his men.

"How is it?" Wu Yongcheng shouted.

“No one!”

As soon as Shi Tao finished speaking, several more gunshots were heard from the north. Wu Yongcheng's heart suddenly tightened. One gunshot did not mean anything, but multiple gunshots proved that the kidnappers really had a gun!

"Please don't let anything happen!" Wu Yongcheng cried in his heart.

When the two groups of people arrived at the north warehouse, Wu Yongcheng saw at a glance that the door of the warehouse was half open, and a man was lying at the door with a gun in his hand.

Jiang Biao and Chen Yan stood guard on both sides of the gate with guns.

Wu Yongcheng immediately crouched down and approached quickly, asking, "Biaozi, what's going on?"

Zhou Yi ran to Chen Yan and found that Chen Yan was so nervous that his whole body was tense.

Jiang Biao said, "I noticed the two windows at the back of the warehouse were boarded up, and I felt something was amiss. I thought the kidnappers were inside. So I decided to have someone guard the two windows at the back first. Then I'll have Chen Yan and his men guard the main entrance. I'll run a distance away and then notify you by radio."

Zhou Yi strongly agreed with Jiang Biao's arrangement. Since the kidnappers had hostages, the police had to be cautious.

Using the police radio directly outside the door may alert the people inside, so it is the right choice to run a distance before notifying them.

"I didn't expect that just after I ran a few steps, the warehouse door suddenly opened. One of the kidnappers spotted me and immediately pulled out a gun, so Chen Yan had no choice but to shoot him dead." Jiang Biao said with a guilty look on his face, "Captain Wu, it's my fault for alerting the enemy."

"No, you did it right. This was an emergency," said Wu Yongcheng.

This is indeed the case. In the process of handling cases, police will encounter various emergencies. No matter how careful the plan is in advance, there is no guarantee that everything can be carried out as planned.

Because the kidnapper was alive, it was like Jiang Biao didn't expect someone to open the door suddenly.

In fact, once the kidnappers suddenly open the door, they will be exposed regardless of whether they shoot or not.

No matter how the kidnapper who opened the door was dealt with, the people inside would inevitably be alarmed.

The kind of situation where someone is subdued in an instant without making any noise does not exist in reality. It is simply an exaggeration in movies and TV dramas, not to mention that the kidnappers have guns in their hands.

Zhou Yi also understood why Chen Yan was so nervous. Judging from the appearance of the kidnapper lying at the door and the first gunshot, he was probably shot dead.

This reaction is normal when you kill a criminal for the first time.

"Brother Yan, relax. You saved Brother Biao's life. You did nothing wrong." Zhou Yi said in a low voice.

Firstly, it reduces his psychological pressure, and secondly, it allows his tense nerves to relax appropriately to avoid accidental injuries or other situations due to excessive tension.

"What happened to the last few shots?" Wu Yongcheng asked.

Jiang Biao said: "The kidnappers inside fired several shots, but they didn't hit anyone."

Wu Yongcheng took a deep breath. At this point, he had no choice but to take a hard approach.

He shouted loudly: "Listen up, everyone inside! We are the Hongcheng police. You have been surrounded by us. Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately. Do not offer any more meaningless resistance. Striving for leniency is your only way out!"

While shouting, Wu Yongcheng used gestures to signal Shi Tao, asking him to take his men around to the back window for support.

Because if the people inside don't surrender, we have no choice but to attack.

Attacking from the front and back is the most effective way of assault. It not only makes it difficult for the criminals to take care of both ends, but also prevents them from escaping.

"You killed Xiao Hai, I'll fuck you..." a voice inside yelled angrily, but the rest of the words were drowned out by the continuous gunfire.

Bang, bang, bang—

Several shots were fired at the warehouse walls and gate. Although no one was hit, Wu Yongcheng still shouted, "Get down."

Zhou Yi suddenly had an idea and shouted, "Xiao Hai is not dead, he is still alive."

The people inside were stunned for a moment, but immediately shouted, "You're lying, Xiao Hai is dead, he's not moving!"

"I'm not lying to you. I saw his fingers still moving." Zhou Yi shouted, "If we start rescuing him right now, he might still be saved, but if you don't surrender, we can't save him."

The people inside were silent, as if they were trying to figure out whether what Zhou Yi said was true.

But Zhou Yi didn't want to give the other party time to think, and immediately shouted: "Xiao Hai has lost a lot of blood, so you have to make a decision quickly. Heavy bleeding can easily lead to death!"

"Really...really? Xiaohai is really not dead?" The voice inside was filled with tears.

Zhou Yi knew that the person inside had been shaken psychologically and was just one step away from a decisive blow. He had already roughly judged the relationship between the person who was speaking and the "injured person" at the door from the other party's words, tone and voice.

He shouted, "Xiao Hai, don't give up, your brother will definitely save you!"

This sentence completely broke Scarface's defense. He raised his hands and shouted, "I surrender, I surrender, please save my brother."

Wu Yongcheng shouted, "Throw away the guns in your hands first, then lie on the ground with your hands on your head. Don't make any movements, and don't make the same mistake over and over again, adding to your crime!"

As soon as Wu Yongcheng finished speaking, a pistol was thrown at the door.

After a few seconds, another gun was thrown out, and another voice shouted: "I surrender too! Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I was forced to do this! Police comrades, please save me!"

Things were much simpler afterwards. The criminal police quickly entered the warehouse, and at the same time, more than a dozen flashlights were shone into the warehouse, conducting a carpet search of the warehouse.

When Zhou Yi entered the door, he checked the person lying at the door, and it was the young man with long hair.

He has no pulse and there is a bullet hole on his forehead. Even the Golden Immortal cannot save him with this one bullet.

Although Chen Yan was nervous, he was able to accurately shoot the target in the head in this environment. His marksmanship was truly impeccable.

There were two men lying on the floor of the warehouse with their hands covering their heads. Jiang Biao and others immediately handcuffed them. When they shone several flashlights at the same time, they found that it was Scarface and the fat man who bought the illegal taxi whom they had been looking for.

Scarface shouted anxiously, "Did you call an ambulance? Did you call an ambulance?"

Zhou Yi didn't answer him, but asked coldly: "Where are the hostages? What did you do to them?"

Because soon a criminal police officer reported to Wu Yongcheng that a young woman, who was the suspect Hu Ying, had been found and arrested.

But no hostages were found in the warehouse.

Scareyes suddenly realized that he had been tricked, because after the police flashlight came on, he found that his brother was lying there motionless.

"You fucking lied to me!" Scareye was furious.

Zhou Yi didn't bother to argue with a gangster about such a meaningless matter. He grabbed his collar and asked sternly, "Where are the hostages?"

Scarface instantly regained his ferocious, gangster-like expression. "I should have buried him long ago! I shouldn't have trusted you bastards. I should have dragged two policemen to be buried with my brother."

His words made the hearts of all the police officers present sink suddenly.

Is it still too late?

"Where did you bury the child?" Zhou Yi asked gritting his teeth, his eyes almost spitting fire.

None of the police officers present could understand how he felt.

In his previous life, he looked at the photo of Qian Lailai's body in the file and felt sad for the murder of such a young child.

In this life, he successfully rescued the child from the kidnappers.

But he didn't expect that there would be an even greater disaster waiting for the child.

He was unwilling to give up, he wanted to save the child again.

He believed that God would not be so cruel.

But now the kidnapper says the person has been buried, and he cannot accept such a cruel result.

The fat man on the side was about to speak: "Police... Police comrade..."

The police radio in Wu Yongcheng's pocket suddenly made a beep.

"Captain Wu, Captain Wu, this is the command center. We have an important situation to report to you."