Chapter 53: Liu Li Takes Action

  "What do you mean? At this time, you actually chickened out, Li Zhan. You repeat what you just said to me?" Yu Shao Yong couldn't believe his ears, so when Li Zhan's voice fell, he looked at Li Zhan with a gloomy face.

  Seeing Yu Shao Yong's angry expression, Li Zhan had to explain with a stiff upper lip: "Director Yu, don't get angry first. I'm not afraid of the task, but this mission is extraordinary. With our county's SWAT team's current level, it can't be completed at all."

  Our county's special police team is okay when it comes to handling group fights, but when it comes to executing a hostage rescue mission like this, they're completely out of their depth. We've only practiced similar tasks in drills before, but as you just said, this isn't a drill.

  Charge, we dare to charge, but we don't dare guarantee the safety of the hostages. If we attack the thugs and let them hurt the hostages in the supermarket, it's not just our special police team that will be finished, I reckon you'll also be implicated.

  Moreover, the gangsters are armed, if we really let them go up, the best result would be a one-on-one fight. After we subdue or kill those four gangsters, I'm afraid you'll have to hold four memorial services at the county bureau afterwards."

  After listening to Li Zhan's words, Yu Shao Yong pointed at him with his hand: "Li Zhan, you're really something. When I asked for expenses and equipment before, your tone wasn't like this. Now that it's time to test you guys, you're chickening out. Where are those slogans of yours now?

  Is it really that difficult to complete this task? In those film and television themes, as long as the sniper's shooting is accurate, one bullet can kill a villain. Don't your SWAT teams often hold shooting training sessions?

  "Find two people with good marksmanship, hide them quietly on one side, and then think of a way to lure the thugs out. Once the thugs show their faces, let the snipers in hiding shoot them. Isn't the mission accomplished? Can't even do this, what's the difference between your SWAT team and the bomb disposal unit?"

  When Li Zhan heard Yu Shao Yong make the task sound so easy, he looked at him with a bitter expression: "Director Yu, what you said sounds good, but snipers? All the police in our county combined can't find one shooter like that.

  To be honest with you, we do hold shooting drills frequently, but... uh... our requirements aren't too strict. As long as the bullets are fired and don't miss the target, that's considered a pass.

  It's not our fault, who dares to fire a gun when performing tasks normally? It's just a decoration, usually locked in the armory, and even if it comes to the critical moment, we would rather be unarmed than move the gun, because once the gun is used and an accident occurs, at best we will be dismissed, at worst we will be sentenced.

  You just said that those snipers are all in TV dramas or movies, and movies and TV dramas are made up. Can you believe that? Besides, the special police in the movie not only have sniper rifles, but also helicopters. Can we afford such equipment?"

  At this point, Li Zhan still wanted to argue, but Yu Shao Yong couldn't take it anymore. He furiously shouted: "Shut your mouth! You took the special police team's funds and actually formed a bomb disposal squad for me. How dare you stand here and lecture me? I'll settle accounts with you later, now get out of my sight!"

  Scolding is scolding, but Yu Shao Yong did not dare to send Li Zhan and the others out. He was worried that if he really let Li Zhan and the others rush up, in case they hurt the hostages or the police officers who were executing the task, even if the four culprits were captured, he, as the director of the bureau, would still have to take responsibility.

  I thought the SWAT team would be able to descend from heaven and capture the thugs while ensuring the safety of all hostages, but now they suddenly can't be relied on.

  Looking at the hostages inside the supermarket, Yu Shao Yong couldn't help but sigh: "Alas... if I had a team of special police who could fly and climb walls like on TV, that would be great. What to do now?"

  At this time, the thugs inside were getting a bit impatient. The thug holding the machete on the first floor said to the other two thugs: "Big brother, second brother, what should we do? There's not even a shadow of a car outside, are those police stalling for time?"

  A ruffian sitting at the supermarket checkout counter, seemingly the leader of the four, fell into thought after hearing this. He looked around at the hostages crouching in the supermarket and sneered: "Second-in-command, since the police outside have no sense of time, then you go remind them."

  "There are so many hostages here, it doesn't matter if a few of them get killed. Later on, you can pick two people at random and take them outside the supermarket, then kill them in front of those police officers. Don't worry, as long as all four of us brothers don't show up together, to ensure the safety of the remaining hostages, those police won't dare harm you."

  After finishing speaking, the ruffian who was called Lao Da picked up the loudspeaker in front of him and started shouting outwards again: "Police outside, it's been so long, why haven't you seen any sign of the car?"

  Are you trying to play tricks on us? Do you think we dare not kill people? Since that's the case, watch closely, we'll kill a few hostages for your benefit. Anyway, there are plenty of people here.

  "Remember, this is all because of your tricks. If the car and cash are not delivered within five minutes, we will kill two more hostages until you deliver the vehicles and cash we demand. Hahaha..."

  As soon as they heard this, everyone including Yu Shao Yong panicked. They had not expected the robbers to be so extreme. Liu Wei, who was in charge of negotiating with the robbers, hastily tried to stop them, but the robbers inside the supermarket did not listen to him at all.

  A few moments later, two middle-aged women were rushed out of the supermarket, trembling with fear. A thug wearing a hood followed them out and made the two women kneel down. The thug then raised his handgun, gently placing his index finger on the trigger, apparently intending to shoot the two women from behind.

  Just as everyone was indignant about the changes before their eyes, two gunshots rang out, "Bang, bang..." After hearing the gunshot, Yu Shao Yong couldn't help but slowly close his eyes and whispered to himself: "It's over, the hostage has been killed, the worst thing that I was worried about has finally happened."

  But just as he finished talking to himself, suddenly, he heard a gasp and an exclamation of surprise beside his ear: "Ah... how can this be?!"

  Upon hearing this, Yu Shao Yong opened his eyes in surprise and immediately saw an astonishing scene.