"What do you need a gun for?"
"There are four hostages inside, and Director Liang and his team only have three people. If they want to swap out all the hostages, we need one more."
Captain Hu looked at him with increased admiration.
Adversity reveals true character.
You can’t see what a person is really like on a regular basis, but when something happens, it shows.
Song Guanchao was willing to replace a hostage he didn’t know with himself, which not everyone could do.
You have to understand, he is the City Secretary’s secretary; his future is limitless.
Plus, this has nothing to do with him; he absolutely doesn’t have to step up.
But he did it anyway, without any hesitation.
"Secretary Song, there’s no need for you," Captain Hu said. "If we really need to swap hostages, I’m here too."
Song Guanchao said, "Your rank isn’t high enough; the kidnappers wouldn’t agree. I’m Secretary Wu’s secretary; they definitely won’t refuse."
Captain Hu still shook his head in disagreement.
Song Guanchao didn’t argue with him and directly called Liang Jianfeng.
After hearing what he had to say, Liang Jianfeng said, "Xiao Hu, give the pistol to Secretary Song."
Captain Hu felt like Director Liang had absolutely gone mad!
But since his superior had said so, he had no choice but to hand the gun to Song Guanchao.
Taking the pistol, Song Guanchao skillfully checked the magazine, tucked the gun into his back waistband, and then put on a face mask.
He grabbed his cell phone, got out of the car, and went over to speak briefly with Liang Jianfeng.
By then, Chu Xiao’e had already gotten out of the car and was quickly taken away by the police.
When Liang Jianfeng saw Chu Xiao’e, he was somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting that one of the hostages would be a standing committee member.
It seemed the kidnappers hadn’t researched who the standing committee members of Lingjiang City were; otherwise, they would never have let Chu Xiao’e get out of the car.
"Director Liang, Secretary Wu, unload your guns too and handcuff yourselves," Brother Sha shouted.
Liang Jianfeng took out his pistol and handed it to the leader of the SWAT team.
Watching Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan handcuff themselves, the SWAT team leader was moved and said, "Director Liang, Secretary Wu, who will command the hostage exchange? I’m totally against this!"
Liang Jianfeng’s expression was resolute as he definitively said, "You can keep your objections; Secretary Wu and I will take full responsibility for this matter and bear all consequences!"
The SWAT team leader pursed his lips, saying nothing, his admiration for the two leaders unspeakable.
The other police officers were also moved and admiring.
Faced with ruthless kidnappers, the two leaders from public security willingly offered to swap places with hostages.
This required immense courage.
Moreover, Director Liang’s daughter had also taken the place of a hostage.
Father and daughter teaming up was a commendable story for the ages.
But right now, they were only filled with rage.
They truly wished to shoot the kidnappers’ brains out!
Even the filming journalists were moved, touched, and full of admiration.
But all they could do was to use their cameras to faithfully record everything.
The two men put on handcuffs, turned around, and said solemnly to all the police officers and SWAT team members, "From now on, everyone follows Captain Hu’s command."
Captain Hu had already come over, seeing the two old leaders’ generous composure, he took a deep breath and said, "I will definitely catch them!"
Liang Jianfeng smiled and said, "Don’t feel pressured."
After speaking, he looked at Wu Xinan, "Let’s go, Old Wu."
"Let’s go," Wu Xinan laughed as he walked fearlessly toward the armored car under the watchful eyes of numerous police officers.
The special vehicle’s bright lights enveloped the area, stretching their shadows long on the ground.
Their figures weren’t large, but at that moment, everyone felt their silhouettes were immensely towering.
Faced with armed kidnappers, they were neither fearful nor apprehensive, only calm and composed.
The dignity of the police was perfectly embodied in them.
"Damn, they sure know how to set a scene," Qiangzi muttered, then turned his head, "Brother Sha, they’re here."
The two walked to the outside of the van and under Brother Sha’s gunpoint, slowly got in and sat down in one corner of the van.
Liang Jianfeng said, "Let them go."
Brother Sha pointed to Zhou Qian and Zhang Yue, "You two, get out of here."
Zhang Yue tried to stand up, but found her legs were too weak to exert any strength.
She could only crawl out of the train car using her hands and feet.
As soon as she got down, the police immediately came forward to take her away.
"Don’t you understand when I tell you to leave?" Brother Sha said, thinking Zhou Qian, this beautiful girl, was scared silly.
Zhou Qian bit her lip and said, "I won’t leave until you release the child."
Brother Sha was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Didn’t expect you to be so courageous."
"Fine, if you don’t want to leave, then stay."
Brother Sha closed the door of the car and shouted to the front, "Drive!"
Zhou Qian hadn’t expected the robber to be so ruthless—she had struggled internally for a long time before making this decision.
Yet, the robber neither released the child nor let her go.
Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan tensed up; this was not what they had anticipated.
The kidnapper had a child, and even if they wanted to act, it wasn’t feasible.
Suddenly, Liang Jianfeng stood up and walked towards the kidnapper, "Release the child."
Brother Sha squinted his eyes, the dark muzzle of the gun pointing at him, "Sit down!"
Facing the gun, Liang Jianfeng was undeterred, "Release the child!"
"Damn!" Brother Sha cursed, suddenly a bit annoyed.
He really wanted to shoot.
But the police were all outside.
If he shot now, they really wouldn’t be able to escape.
Song Guanchao was waiting.
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But the hostage hadn’t appeared for a long time.
And suddenly, the car started.
He took a deep breath and dialed Liang Jianfeng’s phone.
Brother Sha and Liang Jianfeng faced off, squinting fiercely with a killing aura and emitting a dangerous presence.
Liang Jianfeng, often dealing with criminals, knew instantly that the man in front of him, definitely had several lives in his hands and was ruthless.
But he was also sure, that the man wouldn’t dare to shoot.
Just as the two were at a standoff, his phone suddenly rang.
Brother Sha said, "Take out the phone!"
Liang Jianfeng took out his phone, and Brother Sha snatched it away.
The caller ID showed Secretary Song.
He answered and put it to his ear, "Who is this?"
Song Guanchao pondered for two seconds, then said, "City Secretary’s Secretary, Song Guanchao."
Then said, "Why aren’t you releasing anyone?"
Brother Sha snorted coldly, "Are you teaching me how to do my job?"
Song Guanchao said, "We agreed on one for one; you’ve seen three go up, but you’ve only released two. We’ve shown our sincerity, but you’re not playing by the rules. If that’s the case, then don’t bother leaving!"
Brother Sha’s facial muscles twitched violently, "Releasing someone is possible, but send another hostage!"
Song Guanchao said, "Fine, I’ll come up, you release someone."
Brother Sha’s eyes brightened.
This man was the City Secretary’s secretary.
In terms of rank, perhaps not at the level of Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan, but in terms of power, absolutely unmatched by the two.
"Done!" Brother Sha ended the call and pointed at Liang Jianfeng, "Get down!"
Liang Jianfeng crouched down, exchanging a look with Wu Xinan.
They knew the most dangerous moment was coming!
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