Official Career Storm
Chapter 120

Chapter 120: Chapter 120

Zhou Qian gazed at the scene inside the cramped carriage, her eyes slightly dazed.

She quickly came to her senses and immediately checked the sports camera on her chest.

The camera was still recording; she had captured everything.

At the same time, a group of reporters squeezed in, their flashbulbs creating a blanket of light that forever immortalized the scene inside the carriage.

Uncharacteristically, the police did not shoo them away but allowed them to continue shooting.

This was a moment of glory for the police, and especially for Officer Liang.

In their hearts, there was nothing but respect.

"Wow!"

The crying of a little girl broke the almost frozen atmosphere.

The officers then snapped back to reality.

"Ningning, Ningning!"

An emotionally charged shout came from outside as Chu Xiao’e ran through the crowd and into the carriage, calling loudly.

Song Guanchao slowly turned around.

The little girl he had protected in his arms, apart from her hair and clothes being a bit disheveled, was unharmed.

Song Guanchao slowly knelt down, placed the little girl on the ground, and looked up at the nearly desperate Chu Xiao’e outside the carriage door. He touched the little girl’s head and forced a smile, "It’s okay now."

Seeing the face she had once despised, something inside Chu Xiao’e softly shifted.

Watching her daughter run towards her with open arms, all the fear in Chu Xiao’e’s heart vanished as she tightly embraced her daughter.

However, the next second—

Thump.

Song Guanchao’s kneeling figure seemed to lose its support and suddenly fell over.

It was then that the crowd noticed that his white shirt was split open at the abdomen, soaked with fresh blood.

The moment he fell, Liang Jiajia had already pounced toward him.

She held him tightly with her handcuffed hands and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Call an ambulance, quick!"

Zhou Qian had exited on her own. She stood outside the carriage door, continuously looking inside, trying to assess Song Guanchao’s injuries.

She had heard a gunshot.

When Song Guanchao had lunged forward, the robber had fired!

How bad was his wound?

Was it severe?

It must be severe.

After all, he had passed out.

The abdominal wound looked terrifying.

Did the bullet pass through his body?

He couldn’t be dead, could he?

A mess of thoughts momentarily made her forget that what she should be doing was pulling out her phone to record this frontline news.

Wu Xinan and Song Jianfeng, seeing the pale, unconscious Song Guanchao, exchanged looks, both somewhat speechless.

As experienced police officers, they could tell immediately that Song Guanchao had not been shot.

The bullet, tampered with by Song Guanchao, had exploded in the chamber the moment Brother Sha fired.

Indeed, he had been injured, but only by the explosion caused by the handgun’s chamber burst which wounded his abdomen.

The injury might look severe, but it was really not that serious.

To a regular person, it might be very painful.

But for Song Guanchao, a retired soldier, it was hardly anything.

His fainting was an act.

Both were speechless, but they understood why he had done it.

Having earned such great merit, he naturally had to play his part till the end.

Additionally, Lingjiang had had too much negative press recently; they needed a positive case like this.

They could almost imagine the kind of impact this case would have online once it was exposed.

However—

Seeing an emotional Liang Jiajia with reddened eyes, Liang Jianfeng, the seasoned public security officer, couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

Whether as an experienced law enforcement officer, as a father, or as a man, he keenly sensed that his daughter had a different kind of relationship with Secretary Song.

Wu Xinan noticed it as well.

He suddenly thought of his beloved daughter and couldn’t help but sigh.

Coming out of the armored car, he patted Liang Jianfeng, "Liang, this Secretary Song is not an ordinary person. Your daughter might get herself involved."

Liang Jianfeng’s expression was serious, and he did not speak.

Captain Hu approached, scanned the area, and said, "Mr. Liang, Secretary Hu, shall I take you to the hospital?"

Liang Jianfeng waved his hand, "I’m not injured, no need to go, Old Wu is fine too."

The ambulance had already arrived in the distance.

Liang Hao had contacted the police immediately after taking charge, arranging for the ambulance to come as soon as possible.

Indeed, it proved necessary.

"Mr. Liang, Secretary Wu."

Liang Hao followed the ambulance, and upon seeing Song Guanchao being carried into the ambulance covered in blood, he was shocked.

But at the moment, he didn’t have time to worry about Guan Chao, first finding the two commanders was the priority.

"Mr. Liang, hello." Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan shook hands with him.

Liang Hao said, "Director Liang, currently, only Secretary Song is injured, the others are unharmed."

"Hmm." Liang Jianfeng, being the involved party, understood better.

Watching the three robbers being taken away in the ambulance as well, Liang Jianfeng looked at Captain Hu, "Check the robbers’ pistols against the ones missing from the city bureau."

"Yes."

Everything on the robbers was confiscated.

Guns, cell phones, watches, etc.

These items were now in the hands of the special case unit.

Soon, Captain Hu finished the comparison, excitedly stating, "Mr. Liang, the comparison is done, these are the three pistols lost from the city bureau!"

"Good, secure them and continue the investigation. I need to know if these three robbers have any accomplices."

"Yes!"

Captain Hu immediately led his team to take all the evidence back.

The armored vehicle was taken away as well.

The money and the safe in the armored vehicle were also taken temporarily.

However, since these assets were of substantial value, the bank also sent staff to assist with the investigation.

Hospitals received the injured, and evidence was collected.

The police officers felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off their chests.

On the way back, they discussed the recent events.

"If you ask me, our Director Liang is the most badass!"

"Secretary Wu is pretty badass too."

"No, Director Liang has the upper hand!"

"They faced armed robbers, and that father-daughter duo didn’t even blink before stepping in to take the hostage’s place!"

"Like father, like daughter!"

"I heard all three robbers were taken down by Mr. Liang!"

"Nonsense, one was taken down by Secretary Song."

"Right, almost forgot about Secretary Song. He’s truly badass, I think he’s even more so than Director Liang, Secretary Wu, and Liang Jiajia!"

"He’s the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, a promising future, and usually, these cases are handled by us police. He didn’t need to show up, but he did, and he even volunteered to exchange hostages."

"Our Secretary Song is both courageous and strategic. The gun Mr. Liang used to kill the robber was brought by Secretary Song; they coordinated seamlessly."

"Didn’t Secretary Song have a gun? How did he take down the robber?"

"This..."

"It definitely wasn’t Secretary Song."

For a moment, everyone fell into contemplation.

After all, they weren’t in the carriage, and only a few people inside knew how Song Guanchao took down the robber.

But for now, they hadn’t spoken up, so outsiders wouldn’t know the exact details.

Regardless, the fact that Song Guanchao dared to exchange hostages in such a situation commanded respect just for his bravery.

It also changed their stereotype of city committee leaders as only being all-talk.

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