Official Career Storm
Chapter 564

Chapter 564: Chapter 564

Five o’clock sharp.

Shilong Town Government Building, no explosion.

But Secretary Lu and some others dared not relax.

Five o’ one.

Still no explosion.

Five o’ five.

Still no explosion.

When the time reached five ten, Captain Xie couldn’t help saying, "Could it be there’s no bomb?"

These words made Secretary Lu and the others jolt.

Yes, could it be there’s no bomb?

Could it be that from the beginning Lu Xiaotian was deceiving them?

But what would he gain from it?

Playing the boy who cried wolf?

Deliberately playing with them?

The leaders felt a burning frustration inside, followed by a sense of relief as if they had escaped a disaster.

At that moment, Secretary Lu’s phone rang.

It was Director Liang calling.

As soon as the call connected, Liang Jianfeng’s voice came through, "Lu Xiaotian is in Lingjiang City!"

Secretary Lu hurriedly asked, "Is he caught?"

"He has taken hostage Chairman Liu Lanzi of New City Company, and entered the Xinyuying Kindergarten. He has a gun."

Liang Jianfeng outlined the key points.

Secretary Lu’s recently relaxed nerves suddenly snapped again.

"When did this happen?"

"The car crashed into New City Road Police Station at four fifty-eight, and at five o’ three, Lu Xiaotian took Chairman Liu into the kindergarten."

That was just ten minutes ago.

Secretary Lu felt like he understood something.

There really was no bomb in the Shilong Town Government Building.

Lu Xiaotian fired a blank shot, luring them here and deceiving most of Lingjiang City’s police force here.

But his real target was Liu Lanzi!

Liu Lanzi is wealthy.

By controlling her, there’s a continual flow of money.

Moreover, this money is clean, no worries about being investigated.

But he underestimated Liu Lanzi’s calmness.

In just a few minutes, Liu Lanzi had made a plan.

Crash into the police station to seek a chance at life.

Now, Lu Xiaotian has been exposed.

He cannot escape!

Secretary Lu asked, "What’s the situation now?"

Liang Jianfeng said, "He rushed into one of the classrooms, holding 26 students and a teacher hostage."

Secretary Lu frowned, "Why hasn’t the kindergarten dismissed yet so late?"

Normally, kindergartens dismiss at half-past three.

Liang Jianfeng said, "The kindergarten had an event today, delaying dismissal."

Secretary Lu’s heart sank.

In events of death, the death of children is the most severe.

Especially incidents like breaking into a kindergarten can easily cause panic among parents.

Regardless of whether anyone was injured today or not, this kindergarten is going to shut down.

No parent would want to trust their child with such a kindergarten again.

Of course, whether the kindergarten closes or continues operating, he does not care.

Right now, his only concern is whether Lu Xiaotian can be captured!

"Director Liang, are you at the scene yet?"

"One more intersection to go."

"Do you have confidence in capturing Lu Xiaotian?"

"No." Liang Jianfeng was very direct.

He was not the type to be blindly confident just to earn merit.

He did not even know the architectural layout of the kindergarten, how could he be confident?

Secretary Lu was caught off guard and said, "We’ll head back immediately. Before that, you’re in full charge of this case! I’ll contact Minister Zhou and others later. If you need cooperation from any department, contact them directly!"

"Okay."

Liang Jianfeng made this call specifically to gain authority.

If the case was handed over to him, he must have absolute command.

After hanging up, Liang Jianfeng called Wu Xinan, "Old Wu, where are you?"

"Two intersections away."

"Good, come see me directly once you arrive."

Meanwhile,

Minister Zhou also received a call.

Upon learning that Lu Xiaotian had taken Liu Lanzi hostage and even a whole class of kindergartners, his heart sank.

Secretary Lu and others had gone to Shilong Town, making him, the Minister of Organization, the highest-ranking official in Lingjiang at the moment.

However, Secretary Lu had said, he was only to assist Liang Jianfeng.

...

Liang Jianfeng arrived.

It was chaotic around, the four-lane dual carriageway of New City Road was severely congested.

Hundreds of people had gathered outside the kindergarten, all there to spectate.

The police from the neighboring station were pushing people away while shouting into the kindergarten through the gates.

But no matter how much they yelled, Lu Xiaotian did not respond.

The station chief saw Liang Jianfeng and immediately approached him, "Director Liang."

"What’s the situation now?"

"We’re trying to communicate, but Lu Xiaotian isn’t responding."

"What about the other classes?"

"They’ve all been taken to the station for safety."

"All of them?"

"Yes, all, except for the class that Lu Xiaotian has taken hostage. The other students and teachers are at the station."

Liang Jianfeng glanced at the crowd and said, "Expand the safety perimeter out by two hundred meters and inform them that the criminal inside has a gun."

The station chief replied cautiously, "Director, isn’t it inappropriate to say that?"

"What time is it now to be worrying about containment? Just do it!"

"Yes."

The chief escalated the warning, using the loudspeaker to alert the crowd that the criminal was armed and advised them not to get too close to avoid stray bullets.

Once they heard that the perpetrator was armed, the noisy spectators instinctively moved back.

Still, many didn’t leave, their curiosity getting the better of them.

At that moment, several SWAT vehicles, as well as criminal police cars, arrived.

Liang Jiajia approached and asked, "Director Liang, what do you need us to do?"

Liang Jianfeng replied, "Stay on standby, no one moves without my command."

Captain Miao of the SWAT sniper team came over, "Director Liang, I’ve positioned the snipers at high points nearby."

Liang Jianfeng looked around, the area was filled with tall buildings, and the low-rise kindergarten building was indeed suitable for sniping.

However, the buildings were too far apart.

Even if Lu Xiaotian showed up, it would be difficult to take him down with a single shot.

Liang Jianfeng said, "Contact the Armed Police Brigade, ask them to send snipers."

Captain Miao was somewhat displeased, "Director Liang, we have our own snipers already in position."

Liang Jianfeng said, "I know, but we have too few snipers, and they lack experience. They are used to stationary targets, not dynamic situations."

While that was true, Captain Miao was still somewhat irked.

Their Special Police rarely had opportunities to showcase their skills.

When an opportunity finally arose, Liang Jianfeng still didn’t trust them.

But he couldn’t say much.

If he dared to promise here that they could definitely take down Lu Xiaotian with a sniper, Liang Jianfeng would agree.

But he couldn’t guarantee it.

The snipers in the police force were good at hitting stationary targets, but facing live ones, their mentality might not be stable.

"I’ll get in touch right away," said Captain Miao as he moved aside to make the call.

As Liang Jianfeng stood outside the kindergarten fence observing, Wu Xinan arrived within the safety zone and asked, "How is it?"

"Inside the classroom, there are 26 kids, one teacher, and the chairman of New City Company."

Wu Xinan clicked his tongue, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Most importantly, they lacked information on Lu Xiaotian’s personality, making it difficult to strategize effectively.

At that moment, his gaze swept over the crowd beyond the safety line and spotted a familiar figure.

Wu Xinan’s expression darkened, "Why is Miss Lin from the Ministry of Propaganda here?"

Following his gaze to the outskirts of the crowd, Liang Jianfeng spotted Lin Wanqiu.

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