Official Career Storm
Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Chapter 117

"Okay, I got it!"

Song Guanchao quickly ordered, "Comrades at the police station, hold the cordon; SWAT team members, wait for my notice. Without orders from me and Secretary Wu, no one is allowed to fire!"

The SWAT team leaders silently admired him. Indeed, Director Liang had an extremely precise grasp of the robbers’ psychological state.

They had really come to Lingshan.

That was good.

Since there were no citizens near Lingshan, even if gunfire erupted, there was no need to worry about innocent bystanders being hurt.

A few minutes later, the armored truck drove off the last stretch of concrete road and headed towards the foot of the mountain.

At that moment, Song Guanchao commanded, "Turn on the lights!"

Swish, swish!

Instantly,

The bright headlights of the special vehicles turned on, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

"Damn!"

Old Zhang slammed on the brakes, and Zhou Qian, along with the other women, were jolted forward by the inertia, crashing inside the cabin.

Brother Sha steadied himself and poked his head out to ask, "What’s going on?"

Before Qiangzi could explain, outside Liang Jianfeng’s voice blared through the loudspeaker.

"People inside the vehicle, listen up. You are surrounded. Surrender immediately; do not stubbornly resist!"

"Damn!"

Brother Sha swore. He quickly surveyed the surroundings through the car window.

They were surrounded by special vehicles!

Qiangzi cursed, "How did they know we would come here?"

Brother Sha squinted and said, "Outside are Deputy Chief of the Police Department, Liang Jianfeng, and Secretary Wu Xinan from the Political and Legal Committee. That old guy is an experienced cop; it’s not surprising he could guess."

Qiangzi asked, "Brother Sha, what do we do now?"

Brother Sha pulled out his pistol, returned to the cabin, and snatched away the little girl from Chu Xiao’e’s arms.

Ignoring Chu Xiao’e’s frantic struggling and pleading, he went to the driver’s cabin, pressed the little girl against the window, and, with the gun against the girl’s forehead, shouted, "Liang Jianfeng, get your people the hell out of here, or I’ll kill a hostage every five minutes!"

The sight and cries of the little girl pressed against the window were witnessed by every officer on the scene.

All of the officers who had arrived had children of their own, and the scene made their hearts clench with the urge to bring these robbers to justice on the spot!

In the cabin, Chu Xiao’e’s tears were nearly dried up.

She wanted to rush over and snatch her daughter back but was forced back by Qiangzi’s gun.

She knelt on the ground, ceaselessly begging with tears, "Please, don’t hurt my daughter, I beg you."

The usually high and mighty Secretary Chu, a member of the City Committee, was now reduced to a figure drenched in tears.

But the robbers weren’t going to reason with her; all they saw was money.

Zhang Yue cowered in a corner, trembling with fear, silent.

Zhou Qian was facing the driver’s cabin, recording everything that occurred through the action camera on her chest.

The heart-wrenching cries of the little girl being pressed against the window twisted her heart with pain, but she felt powerless, unable to do anything.

Liang Jianfeng’s expression was stern; the other side recognized him and had a good understanding of the judicial system in Lingjiang.

This meant that the robbers had made thorough preparations for this robbery.

Then, he saw a police car chasing after them and stopping behind the armored truck.

The door opened, and Liang Jiajia, Captain Hu, and Song Guanchao got out of the car.

A sense of determination settled in Liang Jianfeng’s heart. He said, "Don’t hurt the hostages. You can state your demands!"

Brother Sha replied, "My demand is simple, withdraw all your people!"

Liang Jianfeng responded, "Okay, but release the hostages first!"

Brother Sha cursed, "Motherfucker, do you think I’m an idiot? Stop haggling with me. Get lost now, or I start killing!"

Secretary Wu Xinan spoke with composure, "Even if we withdraw, what can you do?"

"I know your plan, you just want to hide the money in the mountains and yourself in the woods, waiting for the situation to cool down before coming back to retrieve it."

"I’m telling you the truth, we’ve already seen through your plan!"

Brother Sha’s face turned grim.

He had actually guessed as much.

The fact that they were able to deploy in advance meant that they had anticipated his plan.

Wu Xinan said, "In that case, let the hostages go, and I’ll come over as the hostage. You can take me and head straight onto the highway to leave Lingjiang, how about that?"

Brother Sha was tempted.

The original plan was no longer viable. To get the money away safely, they had to leave Lingjiang.

Using Wu Xinan, the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, in exchange for these hostages was indeed a good idea.

Brother Sha said, "Go to hell, do you think just one of you can exchange for all the hostages?"

Liang Jianfeng stepped forward and said, "What about adding me? Wu Xinan is the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, and I am the deputy director of the Police Department. Are the two of us enough?"

Qiangzi looked back and said, "Brother Sha, I think it’s feasible."

"Shut up!" Brother Sha cursed and pondered the practicality of this matter.

Suddenly, a shout rose up.

"I’ll be the one to exchange hostages!"

A female police officer walked straight up to the armored car and stood under the headlights.

Her resolute gaze pierced through the car window, meeting the eyes beneath the robber’s hat, "I am Deputy Director Liang Jianfeng’s daughter. Release the hostages and take me instead!"

"Nonsense!" Liang Jianfeng’s pupils contracted as he bellowed, "Jiajia, come back!"

Liang Jiajia remained unmoved, standing straight before the vehicle. Her slender frame seemed mountainous at this moment.

The police and SWAT officers present were all moved by Liang Jiajia’s act of bravery.

Each asked themselves, would they dare do the same if it were them?

The answer was tentative.

"Damn it!" Song Guanchao muttered under his breath.

What was this woman thinking?

He really wanted to rush up there and drag her back.

The original plan was to have Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan come forward to exchange the hostages and then take them down unawares.

But now Liang Jiajia had to join in the commotion.

Even though he knew there was no danger, she was a woman!

And quite a beauty at that!

If the robbers went berserk...

All these were uncontrollable factors.

However, the robbers didn’t give them time to think.

"Fine! The three of you!"

Brother Sha commanded, "Drop your guns, handcuff your hands yourself, and then get in the car."

Liang Jiajia pulled out her handgun, dropped it on the ground, took out handcuffs to lock her hands, and moved to the back door.

Brother Sha shielded the child in front of him and opened the car door: "Get in!"

Liang Jiajia jumped into the vehicle and quickly surveyed the car.

There were four hostages in total, three adults, and one child, all female.

She sat down and said, "Let them go."

Brother Sha kept his word, pointing his gun at Chu Xiao’e, "You, get out."

"I don’t want to, I won’t go." Chu Xiao’e had tears in her eyes, "Give me back my daughter, give her back to me!"

"Damn it!" Brother Sha pointed at the little girl’s forehead, "If you don’t get out, I’ll slice her right now!"

Liang Jiajia tried to console her, "Go ahead and get down, soon Mr. Liang and Secretary Wu will come up and your daughter will be exchanged."

Chu Xiao’e couldn’t hear anything, but under Brother Sha’s threat, she succumbed and stepped out of the vehicle.

Meanwhile.

Song Guanchao said to Captain Hu, "Captain Hu, give me your gun."

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