The cordon was quickly set up and this section of traffic was blocked. The roads near these old neighborhoods are not main roads, so they can be blocked off by taking a detour.
The cordon was set up, and the traffic police arrived and began to direct traffic. Soon after, comrades from the riot squad also arrived with riot vehicles and explosion-proof tanks.
A comrade from the riot police put on an explosion-proof suit and slowly walked into the scene. Bai Song and others waited outside the cordon for nearly ten minutes. The policeman slowly walked out in an explosion-proof suit.
In the middle of winter, the policemen who took off their explosion-proof suits had sweat all over their heads, and white smoke came out as soon as they took off their helmets.
"What's the situation at the scene?" Wang asked quickly.
"It can't be solved." The anti-explosion police said with lingering fear: "If the excavator had used a little more force, it would have been troublesome, but the position of the bomb is quite stable now, and bombs of this age can't just explode casually."
"Old Li, you are an expert in this area, please tell me your opinion." Wang Suo said.
"You're right. This should be an aerial bomb. It looks like it was launched during the Anti-Japanese War. The specific model is long gone, but the bomb is still intact. If nothing unexpected happens, it will still explode. My suggestion is to report it to the city's special police. Their explosion-proof department is more professional and has better equipment. Second, all the machinery in here must be removed, but they cannot be driven. If they are driven, the noise will be too loud. Just use a car to tow them out."
"Okay, I'll arrange it." Chief Wang reported to the institute and the branch through the radio.
Taking the bomb situation into consideration, the nearest excavator was slowly dragged out with steel cables tied by explosion-proof police wearing explosion-proof suits, and the other vehicles also left the cordon.
After 20 minutes of work, many residents on the high floors of Daguangli Community and Chaoyang Mansion in the distance were looking in, and some of them took a lot of photos with their mobile phones.
During this period, Chief Sun also arrived, followed by Chief Wu of the Patrol Detachment, Chief Ma of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, and Deputy Chief Tian of the Branch. Chief Wang's pressure was greatly reduced, as such a large situation was simply not something that a deputy chief could coordinate.
Captain Fang of the SWAT team also arrived, carrying infrared sensing equipment. He conducted a thorough check of the houses and other areas within the cordon to ensure that no one was there. Ten minutes later, the riot police from the city's SWAT detachment also arrived.
Director Tian stepped forward and shook hands cordially with the comrades from the city.
"Director Tian, you're here too." The comrade from the city said kindly.
"It's only natural for such a big thing. I have to trouble you!" Director Tian said a few polite words and then said, "I have informed you of the situation on the scene through the radio. Can we study your plan together?"
"Okay," said Captain Wang of the Special Police Corps, pointing to a policeman behind him who was wearing professional equipment. "This is the captain of the First Brigade of our Explosion-Proof Special Attack Team, Zhai Mo. Captain Zhai has participated in more than 200 bomb disposal operations of various sizes. He will go in first and analyze the situation in detail. Our plan is that if the bomb is ineffective, we will take it away directly; if the bomb's fuse can be removed, we will directly dismantle the bomb on site; if the conditions for removal are not met and it is not ineffective, our explosion-proof tanks are not safe enough for this kind of bomb. I suggest using a bomb to detonate it directly on site."
"Okay." Director Tian nodded. "It's basically the same as our plan. I'd like to ask you to roughly estimate the range of the explosion if it's detonated on site."
"Well," Captain Wang turned to Captain Zhai and said, "How is it, Captain Zhai?"
"I'll try my best." Zhai Mo's voice was slightly low.
Zhai Mo looks to be about 40 years old. He is not tall, only about 1.7 meters, but he has a very strong body and looks honest and simple.
The explosion-proof suit that Zhai Mo wore was almost the same as the one in the movie "The Hurt Locker". It was very heavy, and most people would not be able to walk in it. However, Captain Zhai was quite flexible in it, and it took him less than a minute to walk into the outer area.
The area only three or four meters away from the bomb was not clearly visible from the outside, and there were piles of earth and rocks all around. Captain Zhai's explosion-proof suit had a wireless camera, which could transmit and communicate information with the outside world in real time.
Most of the police were in charge of the cordon, while Director Tian, Team Ma, Team Wang and others were directing the scene in front of a TV screen. Bai Song could also see the content on the screen from where he was standing, and only then did he see the true appearance of the aerial bomb.
This is an iron shell bomb about 80 cm long with an obvious tail design at the rear. It has been completely rusted and tightly wrapped in mud, and it can be seen that it has gone through countless years.
"Can you tell the model?" asked Captain Wang.
"It has a similar origin to the artillery shell that we disposed of in Xiaogang District last time. It is an aerial bomb produced in Japan. The model is unknown. The body of the bomb is basically stable, but there is a possibility of explosion." Zhai Mo said.
"Take them away or deal with them on the spot?" Director Tian asked. Professional matters should be asked to professionals.
"This area is about to be demolished, so it's better to detonate it on the spot." Captain Wang said, "I heard from Captain Zhai that this thing may still explode when it is transported. The bomb body is more than 30 kilograms, and it is too dangerous to transport it directly."
Captain Zhai used the tools in his hands to clean the soil attached to the bomb bit by bit, hoping to obtain more information.
"Old Zhai, don't move. We will detonate it on the spot in a moment. We have the conditions for detonation here." Captain Wang was very worried about Zhai Mo's safety. In this situation, with residential areas all around, it would be too dangerous to bring the bomb out and transport it on the road. Detonating it on the spot was the best option.
"Yes." Zhai Mo did not reject Captain Wang's kindness. He took the instrument and started testing through the soil layer.
This matter cannot be delayed any longer, so Director Tian and Captain Wang began to arrange the scene.
The projectile cannot be moved, so if it is to be detonated, the detonator can be used directly. Several explosion-proof special police quickly began to make arrangements and took out four detonators.
Wang, along with Bai Song and others, started negotiations with several reporters outside and stopped the reporters who wanted to come in several dozen meters outside the isolation area.
Once the plan was finalized, the subsequent work was very simple. In about 20 minutes, everything was arranged, and it was confirmed again that no one was in the explosion area before the detonation.
The one who pressed the detonator was Captain Zhai who had withdrawn from the core area. Explosion-proof clothing was simply not able to withstand a bomb explosion at close range. No matter what material it was made of, the huge impact could kill a person.
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