Chapter 262: Double Standard Monster, your bottom line and standards are your own, you can compromise!
Dense bullets swept through the corridor.
The fierce and tense shooting instantly made Li Wenbin in front of the screen and the citizens of Hong Kong Island in front of the TV all nervous.
"Jaws cover me!"
"Cao Yun and Lu Sihui, provide firepower support!"
The scene focused on Zhang Chongbang, who was seen running wildly along the wall with great agility, rolling under the bullets, quickly firing, then sucking his belly into the narrow frame of a door to avoid a bar of bullets.
Then, under the cover of the great white shark, he leaned out again and fired two bullets, hitting one of Ji Zhengxiong's men.
The man in the jacket had his chest and shoulders instantly covered in blood, and he fell backwards with his head raised.
"Attack, attack!"
Zhang Chongbang's face lit up with joy, and he took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy. He rolled sideways to avoid a volley of bullets, and then pulled the trigger at Ji Zhengxiong.
Great White Shark, Cao Yun, Lu Sihui and others pressed forward instantly.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The bullets hit two more bandits, and Ji Zhengxiong's firepower suddenly dropped.
"Retreat, retreat to 1304!"
Ji Zhengxiong acted decisively. They were outnumbered and had suffered heavy casualties, so they absolutely could not confront the police head-on.
Now, the best way is to go to 1304. With hostages in hand, the police will be afraid and they will have room.
What's more, it's being broadcast live now.
The police must show humanistic care while maintaining the image of the police force.
It is absolutely impossible to do it. Kill the hostages, and the rest is the robbers' business.
For some special forces, only those who survive are called hostages, and those who die are terrorists.
Especially in the big goose-style counter-terrorism, where not a blade of grass can be left, the hostages are lucky if they can survive.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Ji Zhengxiong and others fought and retreated, and quickly retreated to 1304, opened the door and went in.
As soon as he entered the room, Ji Zhengxiong almost tripped over the corpse on the ground. His two accomplices were already lying dead on the ground.
"Where are the hostages?"
Ji Zhengxiong panicked, this was their trump card.
But don't let anything go wrong.
Fortunately, after looking around, the hostage was found in the inner room.
Although the scene was a bit weird.
But the hostages were still there, so Ji Zhengxiong was temporarily relieved. Even though he felt something was wrong now, he didn't have time to think about it.
There are police surrounding us outside.
And with two crazy accomplices around, it’s not surprising that they can do some out-of-the-box things.
After Ji Zhengxiong made sure that the hostages were still there, he pulled the bolt of his gun, looked ruthless, and pointed the gun towards the door.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
A string of bullets shot in from outside the door and pierced through the door panels. Light shone in through the gaps created by the bullets, producing a Tyndall effect and forming beams of light.
"Back off, all of you!"
Ji Zhengxiong fired a bullet toward the door and threatened, "We have nine hostages here."
"If you shoot again, we will shoot all the hostages, leaving no one alive!"
Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others were leaning against the wall, squatting on the left and right.
Hearing Ji Zhengxiong's threat, their expressions froze. Hostages?
There are actually nine more!
This is obviously not good news.
Zhang Chongbang raised his fist, signaling everyone to cease fire, observed for a while, and kicked open a door.
This house formed a diagonal with 1304, and he looked into the house from the diagonal window.
Through the half-opened curtains.
I saw several hostages tied up in the room, all of them seemed to be asleep.
Suddenly, in the corner, a familiar figure came into his sight.
"Master, it's my sister-in-law!"
Great White Shark pointed at the figure and spoke loudly with a stern expression.
A lotus-colored vest dress, a bulging belly, messy hair, and a pretty face...
This pregnant woman is, yes!!
Zhang Chongbang's pupils dilated instantly, his heart rose to his throat, and his heart couldn't stop beating wildly.
This is his wife, Lan Keying.
What's going on?
His wife, Lan Keying, is about to give birth, and she clearly said today that she was going to Galaxy Shopping Mall to buy some things.
How come he appeared in Guangchang Building?
Zhang Chongbang looked at his wife who was so close to him, feeling extremely anxious, but he still took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
With a gloomy face and trembling hands, he took out the structural diagram of the building and spread it on the ground.
Eyes scanned quickly.
His brain worked frantically, and he quickly formulated a battle plan. Then he said to Great White Shark and others, "Wait a minute, Lu Sihui and Cao Yun, you guys stay outside to attract firepower."
"Jaws and I went through the vent in the hallway and into the room."
"We must work together inside and outside to control Ji Zhengxiong and others!"
"Be careful, you can kill the others, but you must leave Ji Zhengxiong alive!"
"Yes, sir!"
Great White Shark, Lu Sihui, Cao Yun and others all looked serious.
"action!"
At Zhang Chongbang's command, Cao Yun and Great White Shark squatted down and formed a human ladder.
He stepped on the two men's shoulders, lifted the ceiling panel, and then rushed in.
Then Cao Yun and another police officer lifted the great white shark up again.
Zhang Chongbang and Great White Shark crawled in the cramped ventilation duct and climbed to position 1304. They gently pried open a corner of the ceiling in the bathroom.
Observe the distribution of people inside.
Two people were outside and two were inside.
Zhang Chongbang gestured and pressed the communicator, and the communicators of Lu Sihui and others outside vibrated slightly.
Lu Sihui and others immediately moved to both sides of Gate 1304, holding guns in both hands, ready for action.
"boom!"
The door was kicked open.
Action inside and outside the house
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Gunshots continued to ring out, and Zhang Chongbang and Great White Shark appeared in the house, catching everyone inside off guard.
The battle was over in less than a minute.
On the ground, the three robbers had several bloody holes on their bodies and died on the spot.
Ji Zhengxiong was also shot in the abdomen and legs. He covered his stomach, blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth, and his body was shaking slightly.
There was despair in his eyes. He quickly gave up struggling, threw away the gun, raised his hands high, and said very sensibly and cooperatively: "I surrender, unconditionally, cooperate with the police, don't shoot."
The thief king, who was showing off his power and might, had completely lost his edge at this moment and was no different from an ordinary criminal.
Since childhood, he has been a good son in front of his parents, and disguise is his talent.
He is not as reckless as Ye Guohuan, nor will he pursue some illusory thrill and sense of accomplishment like Zhang Shihao.
A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him, and he knows when to stop when he sees an advantage.
The great white shark stepped forward, grabbed Ji Zhengxiong's arm and locked it behind his back.
"Save us, save us!"
…
The fierce gun battle woke up all the sleeping hostages. A group of ordinary citizens woke up and saw several corpses lying on the ground. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Everyone looked terrified and struggled frantically, yelling.
When Lan Keying saw that it was Zhang Chongbang who came to rescue her, she was surprised and delighted, and shouted, "Abang, Abang, save me!"
"Don't panic, the thief king has been controlled. We will come to rescue you immediately."
Zhang Chongbang said something to comfort her, and then ran towards Lan Keying: "Aying, I'll help you untie the rope first."
“Ding ding ding…”
Suddenly, a crisp sound was heard in the room, and red lights appeared on the hostages tied at both ends.
The air seemed to have suddenly pressed the pause button.
Zhang Chongbang's breathing became rapid.
His expression changed suddenly and he quickly squatted down and looked behind Lan Keying. A small bomb, along with a rope, was tied behind Lan Keying.
Once moved or the rope is untied, the bomb will explode. Although the power of this bomb is not very great, it is easy to kill someone if it is tied to a person.
At the other end, the same thing happened. Eight hostages, young and old, were tied together with ropes, and bombs were also connected to their backs.
There is only one way to deactivate this kind of bomb, which is to enter the string of numbers below and it will be defused.
"Everybody, don't move! There's a bomb!"
After checking, Zhang Chongbang carefully stepped back and warned.
As soon as this news came out.
The hostages became even more panicked, their faces turned pale, their bodies stiffened, and they dared not move.
Those with poor psychological quality have collapsed and are crying and shouting with tears streaming down their faces.
Lan Keying's eyes were also shining. She looked at her belly worriedly, then looked at Zhang Chongbang and cried, "Abang, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"I shouldn't have come to Guangchang Building to find a confinement nanny just to save money."
"Aying, don't panic, we will definitely save you."
Zhang Chongbang said something to comfort them, and then quickly said to the shouting crowd: "Everyone, be quiet."
"Please trust us, the police. We will definitely get you out safely."
"Now please stay calm and be careful not to trigger the bomb."
The hostages were terrified, their bodies stiffened and they dared not move, but some of them were still sobbing.
“Tick!”
As soon as Zhang Chongbang finished speaking, the bomb exploded several times quickly, then suddenly stopped and made a sound. The electronic screen above flashed and began to count down.
"Ahh, I don't want to die..."
The five-minute countdown on the flashing electronic screen caused the hostages, who had just calmed down a little, to scream in fear again.
Zhang Chongbang, Great White Shark and others felt a sinking feeling in their hearts as they watched the countdown slowly getting shorter.
Now, it is obviously too late to wait for the support of the explosion-proof team.
“Tap, tap, tap!”
Zhang Chongbang walked towards Ji Zhengxiong with red eyes, grabbed his collar, and asked in a low voice: "Password!"
"What's the password?"
Ji Zhengxiong looked confused. He really didn't know what the password was.
Zhang Shihao and Ye Guohuan didn't tell him that they were going to play this kind of trick on the police.
"Don't play dumb, tell me the password!"
Zhang Chongbang's face was tense and he didn't believe it at all. He unconsciously exerted force with his hands and tightened Ji Zhengxiong's collar.
"Ahem, I, I really don't know what the password is!"
Ji Zhengxiong's face turned red due to the collar, he had difficulty breathing, and he coughed violently, his face gradually turning blue and purple.
"Master, if you pinch him again, you'll strangle him to death!"
Great White Shark whispered and stepped forward to stop it.
Only then did Zhang Chongbang throw Ji Zhengxiong heavily to the ground.
Then, several people took turns questioning.
But as time passed, there was still no progress.
"rustle."
Zhang Chongbang's communicator made a noise, and Zhang Wenyao's voice came from the other end: "Zhang Chongbang, your team, go to the 21st floor for support immediately."
"The Flying Tigers were attacked and have lost their combat effectiveness."
"Sorry, Sir Zhang, we can't do it!"
Zhang Chongbang replied hurriedly: "We encountered the thief king Ji Zhengxiong on the 13th floor. There was an exchange of fire and we captured him alive."
"At the same time, nine hostages were found at 1304. Code bombs were strapped to the hostages. There are now four minutes and thirty-four seconds left before they explode."
"We need to interrogate the password first and rescue the hostages!"
"Now, is there any progress?" Zhang Wenyao asked immediately.
"Sir, it will take some time. We are still working hard!"
Zhang Chongbang had a dark face and looked at Ji Zhengxiong in the corner, who refused to tell the password no matter what, and said with his lips tightly pursed.
"Time? You only have three minutes and fifty-two seconds left. What time do you have?"
Zhang Wenyao simply pressed a button and switched the communication to an internal line.
This is the function of the Umbrella security communicator. If it is switched to internal line, no one can hear the communication between the two of them.
Moreover, this kind of instant messaging is instant messaging and there is no storage.
"On the 21st floor, the Flying Tigers suffered heavy losses. You heard the explosion just now. We are providing support on the 21st floor and cannot provide you with any help."
"The 13th floor is all on your own."
"This operation is public and has a huge impact. I don't care what method you use, you must rescue the hostages and ensure their safety!"
"If the hostage dies, this operation will be a complete failure!"
Zhang Wenyao said in a low voice to Zhang Chongbang, following Chen Shixian's request: "With so many eyes watching, the hostages must not be harmed. You understand!"
"If we screw up, neither you nor I can take the blame!"
"The hostages must be the priority. No matter what you do, I will support you. If anything goes wrong, I will protect you. I will bear all the consequences!"
“Drip, drip, drip…”
Time ticked by, and Zhang Chongbang watched the timer ticking by.
His eyes swept across Lan Keying, whose breathing was becoming increasingly rapid, and then across the eight hostages, young and old, standing beside her.
Time slowed down before his eyes, and then slowed down again, until it seemed to have stopped.
His memory seemed to go back to that year, the night before Chen Shixian was about to be promoted.
The night when Huo Zhaotang was rescued and Kele and Wang Kun were arrested.
At the dock piled with containers, under the dim lights and pouring rain, the faces of Qiu Gangao, Baozhu, Ahua, Aquan, Gongzi and Biaoge were filled with hostility.
They punched Coke one after another.
Until Coke collapsed and lost consciousness.
On the steps, Chen Shixian folded his hands, leaned on his knees, and looked cold and indifferent.
Zhang Chongbang was a little dazed.
At this moment, his figure overlapped with those of Chen Shixian, Hao Qiu Gangao, and Baozhu.
"If the tasks were swapped, would the results be different?"
Chen Shixian's voice echoed in his ears.
Now, at this moment, he was torn between his conscience and his desires.
Bottom line, black and white, responsibility, rule of law, justice...
A series of things constantly impacted his heart, tearing him apart and reshaping him.
Just like, at the Cointreau Hotel.
The group of guys who accidentally killed Yao Ruocheng, will they decide to conceal the matter or surrender?
Left or right?
"If we screw up, neither you nor I can take the blame!"
"The hostages must be the priority. No matter what you do, I will support you. If anything goes wrong, I will protect you. I will bear all the consequences!"
His fist kept tightening, and Zhang Wenyao's words echoed in his ears, like a big hand, helping him to pull the bottom line down.
Bewitch him and give him confidence.
Yao Ruocheng's face kept flashing before his eyes.
The bottom line has been shaken a long time ago, hasn't it?
The time on the bomb countdown kept flashing, minute by minute.
This is to save lives, just to save lives.
Zhang Chongbang kept convincing himself, and he moved. The huge pressure made him make a decision.
Taking a deep breath, he walked towards the Great White Shark and said gloomily, "Drag Ji Zhengxiong out and interrogate him!"
Without saying a word, Great White Shark turned off the monitor on his chest and dragged Ji Zhengxiong to the outer hall.
"No, Lord."
Cao Yun knew that they were going to torture him to extract a confession, so he quickly stopped them and said, "You told us that when we do things, we must have a bottom line!"
"Don't forget, we are the police!"
"You once said this to Chen Shixian and Qiu Gangao. We can't be like them and take the wrong path and do the wrong thing!"
"Boss, Ayun is right. We have called for backup. It is in accordance with procedures to wait for the demolition team to defuse the bomb."
"Don't mess around!"
Another new police officer quickly started to organize.
"Fuck your mother, you are so fussy, waiting for the blasting team, everyone is already in pieces!"
"See? There are eight hostages here."
"This is our eldest sister-in-law. She's pregnant with a baby that's about to be born!"
"You guys are crazy, do you want to watch them get blown to pieces?"
Great white sharks are impulsive by nature, and human lives are at stake. Let's see what principles and bottom lines they are still talking about at this moment.
It exploded in an instant.
He dragged Ji Zhengxiong and pushed him outside.
"If you don't want to do it, please move aside and don't stop us from doing our work."
"Do you still have any sense of loyalty?"
Lu Sihui also turned off the communicator, took out a clothesline, and walked out with a cold face.
"What are you doing?"
"What do you want to do?!"
"You are the police, you can't do this to me!"
Outside, Ji Zhengxiong looked at the crowd that was approaching with a terrified expression. He crawled on the ground in panic and cursed.
“Bang!”
The great white shark showed a ruthless look on his face. He kicked Ji Zhengxiong to the ground, stepped heavily on him, and said in a twisted tone: "You can also be scared?"
"Weren't you very tough just now?"
The great white shark stepped harder, glared, and roared: "I'll ask you again, the password?!"
(End of this chapter)
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