Chapter 135: Chapter 136: Operation
The police sending the car wasn’t something only Chang Ning knew about; Geng Jihui could also hear it through his earpiece.
He gently exhaled the stagnant qi lingering in his chest, and Geng Jihui’s gaze returned to clarity. It was time to make a decision, and he already knew what to do, feeling much more relaxed.
“Everyone, get ready to work.”
At this moment, from Gao Zhong Dui and the police’s on-site commander down to the grassroots auxiliary police, everyone was waiting for Geng Jihui’s order.
“We’ll execute the Sha Po Lang plan.”
No one expressed any doubt about this, even if some were curious in their hearts why the decision was made only now.
Chang Ning felt puzzled by Geng Jihui’s decision; he thought his own plan was destined to fail.
“Start syncing watches. It’s now 2:10 PM. Action begins in ten seconds.”
With Geng Jihui’s order issued, Lao Pao skillfully connected the electronic watch to the explosives and synced the time. Xiao Zhuang and Qiang Zi took out stun grenades with fingers hooked on the pins, while the others suppressed their distracting thoughts and prepared to breach the door.
“You’d better fill up the fuel tank, or else don’t blame us if we do something to harm the hostage.”
Gao Sen, hidden behind the hostage, showed a hint of joy on his face. He had thought there was no chance of escape for him and his brothers this time, but unexpectedly, heaven doesn’t block every path—a turning point appeared right before him.
Knowing the police were wary of harming the hostage, Gao Sen became even more brazen. With a hostage in hand, his and his brothers’ lives were assured.
At this time, the country’s Skynet system wasn’t fully deployed yet. If Gao Sen and the others escaped, it was uncertain when they could be caught.
The police commander and Gao Zhong Dui looked grave. The commander quietly said something to the police officer beside him, who nodded and ran to an inconspicuous van on the street, opened the door, and got in.
The police’s actions weren’t hidden from Gao Zhong Dui. Hui Lang looked at Gao Zhong Dui: “What do they want to do?”
Ma Da was worried that the police’s actions would affect the B team’s operation.
“Ignore them. They know the priorities.
Since this operation is led by us, the police won’t sabotage it. Though we belong to different units, our goal is the same, so the police absolutely won’t interfere with B team’s action and will instead provide as much help as possible.”
Gao Zhong Dui stared at Gao Sen holding the hostage in the fast food restaurant and shared his view with Hui Lang. No matter what the police wanted to do, he wouldn’t intervene.
To convince the police to let B team participate in this operation, He Da Dui had put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.
The police and criminals were far apart, so without a loudspeaker, neither side could hear the other. Setting up was no longer restricted.
In the fast food restaurant, Gao Sen didn’t care to wipe the sweat from his head and quietly used his peripheral vision to observe the police’s movements, preventing a sudden assault while they weren’t paying attention.
“Later, when I tell the police and those special forces guys to get lost, we’ll go downstairs, get in the car, and run. Remember not to stray too far from me. If you get sniped, don’t blame me for not warning you two.”
Gao Sen instructed his henchmen to stay safe. Next, during the escape, he’d rely on these two to draw the police’s attention. If his henchmen got sniped here, Gao Sen feared he alone would be too weak to escape Huaxia.
“Got it, boss.”
The two bandits heard their boss’s instructions and responded in unison.
Seeing Gao Sen concerned for their safety warmed their hearts. Few bosses cared about their henchmen’s safety these days; these two henchmen would be odd if they weren’t moved.
The two were sold by their own boss yet still counted money for him; with such brains, they definitely couldn’t become leaders.
Gao Sen was still thinking of winning hearts at a time like this, plotting for his escape—it had to be said he was talented. But the moment he decided to commit crimes in Huaxia, his outcome was already doomed.
If not for concern for the hostage’s safety, three ragtag bandits wouldn’t even qualify to negotiate with the police, let alone today when Lone Wolf B team—Wolf Fang’s elites—were deployed. With such a lineup, could Gao Sen still escape?
Lao Pao placed the explosives on the iron door, leaned against the wall, and quietly waited. Once time was up, he’d lead everyone to rush into the fast food restaurant and capture all the bandits inside.
As Lao Pao thought about how he’d dominate next, he felt his shoulder lightly patted a few times. He didn’t need to think to know who it was—behind him was that guy Chang Ning.
“What’s up?”
Action was imminent; communication had to be kept clear. No talking except for important matters, so Lao Pao could only use hand signals to ask Chang Ning.
“I’ll go first.”
Chang Ning didn’t explain the reason; he believed Lao Pao could guess it. Hand signals couldn’t convey too much complex info anyway. Besides, time didn’t allow—only a mere ten seconds.
Seeing Chang Ning’s hand signal, Lao Pao was stunned for a moment before stepping aside to switch positions with him.
Just as Chang Ning guessed, Lao Pao compared his shooting skills with Chang Ning’s and found he really couldn’t match him. In past indoor close-quarters combat training, if Chang Ning was there, he usually took the lead as vanguard, with Xiao Zhuang and Qiang Zi as the second echelon.
“Boom~”
After prior communication, the assault team’s stun grenades and Lao Pao’s directional demolition acted simultaneously, giving the criminals no chance to react.
The rescue team was fully equipped with noise-canceling earpieces; this level of explosion didn’t affect Chang Ning. Right after the blast ended, Chang Ning took the lead, striding forward with gun in hand into the fast food restaurant.
Dazzling white light instantly blinded the bandits, followed by a massive beeping sound drilling into the bandits’ brains, constantly stimulating their auditory nerves.
‘Oh no!’
Gao Sen’s heart jolted; he knew he was done. After all his calculations, he hadn’t expected someone so bold to force an assault—he had a hostage.
‘Right, the hostage!’
Realizing he still had his trump card, Gao Sen endured the nausea from his brain stimulated by the noise, starting to dry heave, and fired at the hostage.
‘I won’t lose out either.’
Gao Sen thought this and acted on it. Unfortunately, this time he faced experts from the Southeast Military Region in individual combat—how could they let him succeed?
Amid the smoke from the blast, Chang Ning rushed into the fast food restaurant and first looked toward the huge glass display window. If he remembered correctly, bandit 1 and the hostage were there.
The sudden attack caught both the bandit and hostage off guard. Gao Sen’s thick arm tightly gripped the hostage, his other hand holding a handgun already aimed at the hostage.
As if sensing what was coming, the hostage cried loudly in fear.
“Don’t even think about it!”
Chang Ning glared furiously, raised his hand, and fired three shots at bandit 1—’bang bang bang’.
