At the reception, Chief Lin You of the Police Department, after hastily hanging up the phone, was called to a private room on the second floor by Secretary-General Lu.
"What's going on?" Secretary-General Lu asked seriously.
Director Lin immediately replied, "The department received a call that the church was attacked by unknown gangsters and about 40 people were held hostage. The gangsters just put forward a condition. They want 200 million in cash and ask us to deliver it to the church within three hours."
"Has the identity of the bandits been confirmed?" Secretary-General Lu asked urgently.
"Not yet, but the agency believes that it may be the work of some extreme workers," Director Lin replied.
"Organize police forces to rescue them immediately!" Secretary-General Lu pointed at the other party and said, "We must finish the job before the incident has an impact. Also, we must pay attention to the safety of the hostages. The people who went to that church were all white celebrities. If there were casualties, it would be very troublesome."
"Okay, I'll go to the scene and direct the operation right away." Lin You nodded immediately.
"Hurry, hurry!" Secretary-General Lu waved his hand.
After the two finished their communication, Lin You strode away from the cocktail party, and Secretary-General Lu was called into an empty lounge by the mayor of Longcheng City.
…
The Longkou District Police Department was the first to respond, and sixty to seventy police officers rushed to the kidnapping scene in cars.
At the same time, the anti-terrorism forces that were originally on duty around the supervisory committee were also urgently transferred to the side of the church.
On more than a dozen streets around, sirens blared and riot vehicles and police cars sped by.
After leaving the cocktail party, Lin You did not return to the police station at all. Instead, he took his own car and rushed towards the church.
In the car, Lin You held the phone and shouted in a low voice: "Fuck, notify the SWAT team to take a helicopter to the scene! I'm telling you, the supervision committee is having a cocktail party. If anyone wants to cheat me at this time, I will definitely beat him up!"
"Understood, understood!" The deputy director on duty replied urgently, "I'll be at the scene soon, too."
Inside the cocktail party.
When You Yifan was chatting with his friends, he suddenly received a call: "Hello, what's going on?"
"Have you heard? Something happened in the Holy Church!"
"Ah?!" You Yifan walked to the side with the phone in hand: "What happened?"
"More than 40 people were kidnapped by unknown gangsters. They demanded 200 million in cash." The person on the phone said in a low voice, "The supervisory committee had just started a cocktail party today, and a kidnapping incident occurred outside. Most of the hostages are white. This matter is probably not simple!"
You Yifan stood there in a daze. Before he could reply, he saw the mayor of Long City and the senior officials in his circle on the second floor, all of whom came downstairs with serious expressions and walked directly to the back door of the building.
"Yifan, I personally think that you should not attend this reception." The person on the phone gently advised: "The upper echelons have differences in how to deal with the Sinalo issue. Now there is the kidnapping incident. It is hard to say what the future policy will be! Otherwise, you can come back and hide for a while until things are settled.
You Yifan blinked and said, "You're right. I'll leave now."
"Okay, come back and talk."
The two ended the call, You Yifan looked up at Yu Mingyuan, and Su Tianyu shouted, "Come here!"
"What's wrong?" Yu Mingyuan came over with a wine glass.
"I don't want to drink anymore. Let's go." You Yifan said hurriedly, "Let's talk in the car."
The two of them didn't ask any more questions after hearing the news. They put down their glasses and immediately followed You Yifan out. At this time, many neutral wealthy businessmen and celebrities also hurried out of the courtyard. It was obvious that they had also heard the news.
On the street to the left of the Supervisory Committee, Zhao Weihu stood alone on the roadside, his hands in his pockets, a cigarette in his mouth, and nodded at a car not far away.
In a roadside parking lot, on the passenger seat of a shabby off-road vehicle, the commander of the Chi Army Guard Battalion shouted on the intercom: "According to the plan, start the action!"
After the order was issued, more than a dozen trucks and private vehicles within two or three kilometers of the Regulatory Commission drove towards the Regulatory Commission compound from different directions.
At the same time, on more than 20 streets in the surrounding area, many passers-by who looked ordinary quickened their pace and ran towards the regulatory meeting.
Due to the sudden occurrence of the church kidnapping case, most of the police officers and anti-terrorism forces who were originally patrolling around the meeting have been transferred away, and only a few police patrol points are left near the center of the venue.
About two minutes later, a cargo truck crossed the intersection and approached the Regulatory Commission compound.
At the edge of the street on the left, a police officer saw a truck covered with tarpaulin approaching and immediately waved to the other party to stop.
Inside the car, in the cockpit, four young men lowered their heads, put on bandit hats, and pulled out rifles from the rest bunks.
"Pull over!" the police officer shouted.
“Swish!”
The car window rolled down, and all four men looked out with guns pointed.
“Da da da…!”
Fierce gunfire rang out without warning, and the three police officers who were blocking the road were knocked down on the spot.
“Buzz!”
The truck rushed through the post in an instant, and the other police officers on the roadside immediately dispersed and shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Someone rushed through the post, shooting!"
Inside the Regulatory Commission compound, Su Tianyu, who was about to get into the car, turned his head suddenly after hearing the gunshots: "AK! Right next to us!"
You Yifan was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Get on the horse!"
In the alley of the building opposite the Supervisory Committee, three masked men ran out, pulled out automatic walkers from their canvas bags, and walked directly onto the street.
“Da da da…!”
The three men swept through the regulatory committee compound with guns, forcing many vehicles that were about to leave to stop.
“Buzz!”
The truck rushed over from the side and stopped diagonally at the Regulatory Commission compound. The commander in the cockpit shouted on the intercom: "Get out of the car and take control of the compound."
“Swish!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the tarpaulin of the truck was lifted, and more than 30 masked men, wearing combat uniforms, bulletproof vests, tactical bags on their waists, carrying guns, portable grenade launchers, and RPG launchers, jumped off the truck bed with swift movements.
A man wearing a cartoon mask, squatted, set up the RPG, and pulled the trigger.
“Whoosh!”
A shell was fired, lighting up the hazy night above the Regulatory Commission compound.
“Boom!”
The explosion was resounding, and a large hole was instantly blown open on the third floor of the main building.
Inside the SUV, the commander of the guard battalion shouted again: "All units' communication equipment must switch to encrypted frequencies immediately. All personnel outside the area, do not need to control the streets, and go directly to the scene."
After the order was given, someone on three or four streets around suddenly pulled out a signal gun and pointed it at the sky.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
Several flares were launched into the air one after another, completely igniting Dragon City.
Zhao Weihu lowered his head and put on Megatron's mask, waved at the off-road vehicle, and strode towards the regulatory meeting.
…
Inside the compound of the Supervisory Committee, before You Yifan, Gou Liuzi and others could rush out, they saw a large number of armed men rushing in from the main entrance.
Dozens of people were hiding behind cars around them, shouting, "Fuck, who is this crazy guy who wants to attack the Supervisory Committee?!"
"Someone, where are the police officers around here?"
"Go back, there's no way out!"
“…!”
Shouts rang out incessantly, and the Supervisory Association, whose power and status surpassed that of the municipal government, was thrown into complete chaos.