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Upon receiving the police report, the Ganning County Special Service Team was dispatched immediately. Although there have been no homicides within the jurisdiction, the nature of the hostage-taking with a gun is extremely serious and poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of the people, which warrants the highest level of attention.
"Captain Xiao, the caller requests to participate in the operation." Xiao Yi received a call from the command center in the special police car.
"Just reject it." Xiao Yi spoke concisely without any personal emotion, staring intently at the video screen in his hand.
Before him was an image of the Xizhou water refueling point and its surrounding waters, and the plan of action was basically clear in his mind.
"Captain Xiao, the person who called the police understands the ship's structure and can help us launch a surprise attack."
"That won't work either." Xiao Yi paused, "You can at most go to the scene, but you must obey the arrangements."
Tao Sai pedaled her bicycle along the Yangtze River, reaching the Xizhou floating gas station after a full thirty kilometers. She'd barely braked, her legs clenched, her strength drained. She needed two bottles of stamina potion to refill.
The gas station was remote, with no nearby settlements or people, and police had already established surveillance. Tao Sai parked her shared bike on the side of the road. A voice message informed her that this wasn't a parking area and that a 20 yuan dispatch fee would be charged, but she couldn't care less.
As Tao Sai reached the cordon, a young police officer spotted her and quickly approached her, asking, "Were you the one who called the police?"
"It's me," Towsey said.
"Okay, come with me." Wei Dongyang helped set up the cordon and led her inside.
Based on the information provided by Tao Sai, the police made two plans: if the fishing boat stopped at a refueling station, they would implement the At plan, where special forces disguised as refueling station staff would board the boat and rescue the hostages.
If the fishing boat directly passes the refueling point, Plan B will be implemented. The police will forcibly stop the fishing boat and negotiate with the criminals on board.
The refueling station was located in the center of the river. Tao Sai and Wei Dongyang boarded a speedboat and rushed there. On the operating platform, the special forces had already changed into the uniforms of the refueling station staff. The real staff were nearby to temporarily teach them some operational details to prevent any loopholes.
Tao Sai could not directly participate in the operation and was arranged in a room on the top floor of the gas station. Wei Dongyang gave her a communicator. On this frequency, she could directly communicate with Xiao Yi, the captain of the special forces team in charge of this operation.
The room window faces upstream, and the refueling stops on both sides are all in sight, with an excellent view.
In addition to her, there were two female police officers in charge of communications and Wei Dongyang in this room, and medical staff were waiting in the next room.
According to the data sent back by satellite positioning, the fishing boat is about ten kilometers away from here and will arrive in about 20 minutes. Everyone in the room looked tense.
"Sister, you are very brave. The criminals are so vicious. You actually dare to work with us in such a dangerous situation." Wei Dongyang took the initiative to speak and tried to ease the atmosphere.
Tao Sai blinked his dry eyes from his staring state and replied: "My family is on the boat."
"Is that so?" Wei Dongyang said with a chuckle, "But sister, you were really calm. You called the police immediately and provided clues. If other girls would have broken down and cried, you were able to calmly analyze the fishing boat's anchorage. Why don't you come to our county bureau and apply to be an auxiliary police officer? I think you have the right material."
Tao Sai nodded awkwardly. Zhou Ning and the others were still in danger, so she had no mood to joke.
Wei Dongyang saw her serious expression and comforted her: "Don't worry, Captain Xiao is a top-notch professional. He retired from the special forces. These are just a few minions. It's easy to take them down."
At this moment, Tao Sai's phone on the table showed that the call was hung up, and her heart skipped a beat.
Was it discovered?
A minute later, the female police officer said, "Satellite positioning shows that the phone's location has not moved."
Tao Sai breathed a sigh of relief. It could be basically inferred that the group of people must have thrown the phone into the river.
Another female police officer turned the computer screen around to face Tao Sai. "Our colleagues have tracked the fishing boat using a drone. Can you tell me if it's this boat?"
"Yes, this is my boat," Tao Sai confirmed.
Wei Dongyang also came over to look, frowning.
There is no one on the deck of the fishing boat in the picture. Everyone should be in the cabin. The fishing boat is heading straight downstream of the Yangtze River.
The message was simultaneously transmitted to Xiao Yi on the control platform. The suspects had thrown away the hostage's phone, indicating that this group was quite vigilant and possessed certain anti-reconnaissance capabilities. The raid must be carried out with greater caution.
He adjusted the frequency of the invisible headset and the signal was transmitted into the room on the top floor.
"Can you hear me?" Xiao Yi asked.
He had a deep, clear voice without any accent, and Towsey thought he was from the north.
“Sure,” Towsey said.
"Can you see it?"
Tao Sai looked down and saw the tall man on the operating platform with his back to her and his arms raised. She replied, "Okay."
Xiao Yi put his hat on straight, carefully and rigorously operated the oil engine, and whispered, "I will now tell you in detail about our action plan."
…
Jiang Yifeng took a nap, stood up from his chair and stretched.
After being beaten up, the little girl drove the boat obediently. Black Donkey kept an eye on her, guarding against any tricks she might play.
Everyone else on the boat was tied up and taken to the rest cabin at the back. Those who were making noises were slapped a few times, and soon quieted down. It turns out that people are all mean-spirited and need to be disciplined.
Jiang Yifeng was bound to the system, or to be more precise, the game panel was installed on his retina.
Jiang Yifeng is forty years old today. To use the popular words nowadays, his life has been more or less like a lucky charm.
He had previously gotten into a brawl with a group of people and beat the other person into a vegetative state, but the other person was still alive. He was released after spending fifteen years in prison.
After all, he spent fifteen years in prison. After his release, he was completely disconnected from society. His parents also died of illness during those years, and his relatives were even more unwilling to care for him. But he got lucky and received a large compensation for the demolition of his hometown, which solved his livelihood problem.
He just collapsed at home playing games. When he was young, he loved playing games, playing StarCraft and Warcraft, staying up all night. But games are so different now, with all the fancy stuff, 3D, and battle royale, it's really dizzying.
He accidentally saw a game with a quite retro icon in the game store, called "Insect Tide".
He downloaded the game and studied it for most of the day, but couldn't figure it out, so he put it aside and played something else. But a few days later, he had a terrifying nightmare. He dreamed that bugs from the game had come into reality. He hid in his house, sealing the doors and windows tightly. The bugs effortlessly destroyed the entire building, devouring him whole, leaving nothing but bones. It was incredibly real.
After that dream, a virtual screen appeared on his retina that he couldn't get rid of no matter what he did. He felt that he was not awake, so he fell back to sleep, but when he woke up, the screen was still there.
The system was just like in the game, constantly prompting him to choose a carrier.
The countdown for the insect swarm on the main page kept ticking down. He didn't pay attention to the news, but he kept hearing people say that there was an earthquake somewhere. Things in the game were gradually confirming this. Jiang Mingfeng was scared half to death. He didn't know the concept of rebirth, but he always felt that God was hinting at something.
He called a few close friends home and explained the situation in detail. Black Donkey was the youngest of them, just in his early thirties. He had read a lot of male-oriented system-related novels in recent years and speculated that he might be bound to the system.
"As long as you complete the tasks issued by the system, you will receive generous rewards. This thing is cheating!" said Black Donkey.
Jiang Yifeng, half-believing and half-doubting, tried to focus his gaze on the control panel interface. He then opened the beginner's gift pack and took out the T7 pistol from his backpack. He gripped the heavy gun with trepidation, fearful but mostly excited.
Then he opened the [Skill Blind Box] and got the skill [Clone·Level A].
The skill introduction is that after using this skill, you can create an avatar that is exactly the same as the character itself, and the consciousness can switch between the two bodies at will. The avatar exists for 5 minutes.
After he used the assembly skill, he turned from one into two in front of the astonished eyes of others.
Jiang Yifeng was completely convinced. So he tried to follow the system's instructions to find the carrier. As soon as he left home, he saw a yacht in the lake. He scanned it and it was successfully bound.
This lake was contracted by a wealthy man in the village, and the boat also belonged to him. Jiang Mingfeng and his group found his villa and politely asked to buy the boat.
"You want to buy my boat?" The tycoon Peng Hai was stunned for three seconds after hearing his words.
"Yes, just tell me a number." Jiang Yifeng said confidently.
Peng Hai's mouth twitched unconsciously, and then he said a number: "Two million."
Jiang Yifeng had almost spent all the demolition compensation. Two million was far from enough, but he had already tied up buying the boat and had to buy it.
"Lower price," Jiang Mingfeng tried to bargain. He didn't even have a million, but he planned to borrow it first. Once he had the ship, with such a powerful system, he could get as much money as he wanted.
Peng Hai knew that the man was useless and had no patience to listen to his nonsense and waste his time. He frowned and started swearing at him. The curses became more and more unpleasant, and the two sides started pushing and shoving each other and started fighting.
Jiang Yifeng was hit on the head with a wine bottle by Peng Hai's brother-in-law, and blood was flowing out. He suddenly became angry and took out the T7 pistol and fired several shots in succession.
There were old people, women and children in the villa. Jiang Yifeng and his gang were afraid that the news would leak out, so they decided to kill the whole family and buried the bodies in the flower bed of the villa.
The family's death would soon be discovered, so they fled overnight, daring not to board a bus. They roamed through the wilderness, traveling through two counties before finally taking refuge in the Xuzhuang scenic area. One of the five, Lao Liu, lived alone in the scenic area, tending a forest farm. Since no one usually visited, they chose to stay there.
Anyway, the end of the world is coming soon. If they can hide for a few days, no one will care about them.
The countdown to the insect swarm is still going on, and an earthquake has also occurred in Nanzhou City. Jiang Yifeng is increasingly convinced that after the countdown is over, those black insects will really crawl out of the earthquake rift to form an insect swarm and destroy the world.
So, under the guidance of Black Donkey, he decided to do the main task of the system and develop the refuge ship to deal with natural disasters.
At this time, he remembered that the carrier ship he was bound to was still in the lake. Jiang Mingfeng was so angry that he started cursing on the spot, saying, "This is bullshit."
The few people huddled together in Lao Liu's cramped cabin, feeling unhappy and unhappy. They stared at the news on TV from morning till night. Instead of seeing murder reports or wanted notices, they saw natural disasters around the world. As the countdown drew closer, Jiang Yifeng's scalp tingled at the thought of the horrors of his "previous life."
Although he didn't understand the game, he knew that it was safest to stay away from the sea, so they decided to hijack a ship and drive it into the sea first.
After a few hours of sailing, the eye-catching words "Xizhou Water Gas Station" appeared right in front of the route.
"The fishing boat doesn't have much oil left. There's a gas station just ahead. We have to go and refuel." Zhou Ning tilted his head slightly and said to the person behind him.
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