Late at night, 12:55.
All the journalists outside the regulatory agency were cleared out and left the hostage area. After all, as official media, they were not in a position to record the scene where the government compromised and released the criminals. They could only report the news content that was instructed by the higher-ups.
After the media left, the special forces, special police, and garrison troops that blocked the scene all gave up the streets at designated locations and retreated to two sides, giving the Ruler Army space to leave.
In an off-road vehicle, Su Tianyu, who was a little boy, was treated quite well. He was not covered with a black mask, nor was he beaten, but was handcuffed and sat in the back seat of the car.
In the co-pilot seat, Zhu Bajie kept giving orders on the intercom. Su Tianyu looked at the back of his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Commander, Commander Zhao broke his promise!"
Zhu Bajie turned around when he heard the voice and said, "Those two people are useful."
"Haha, I risked my head to tell you the news." Su Tianyu replied with gritted teeth.
"Commander Zhao asked me to give you a message. He owes you a favor for the news, but Jing Yan cannot die for the time being. He is useful." Zhu Bajie replied expressionlessly.
Su Tianyu felt a little unfair when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it. After all, the gun was in his hands. If he said one more word, he might get yelled at, so he could only endure it. As for Zhu Bajie's words that Commander Zhao owed him a favor, Su Tianyu didn't believe it either.
They are all old foxes, and the words they say and the promises they make at this time may all be bullshit.
Su Tianyu rubbed his palms on his pants, paused and continued to ask: "Then... what about the thing I mentioned before?"
"That's no problem. As long as it's safe, I'll give you the person." Zhu Bajie replied simply.
"…!" Su Tianyu nodded and said nothing more.
…
After Yu Mingyuan was released, he was taken to the police station to record his on-site statement. However, there were too many people released and the police station did not have enough staff, so he had to queue up to record his statement.
Finally, Yu Mingyuan had no choice but to call his connections and borrow a cell phone. He then contacted Wen Zhanbo at the Longkou District Police Department and specifically asked him to send someone to pick him up.
When all the cars carrying hostages left the supervisory committee, Yu Mingyuan, who had just come out of the Police Department, drove directly to Wen Zhanbo and discussed with him how to communicate with Chi Jun under the table.
…
The Chijun army left the hijacking scene of the Supervision Committee in batches and left the city one by one.
During this period, both sides exercised restraint, there was no exchange of fire, and there was not even the most basic encounter.
The municipal command center gave the green light and allowed the Chi Army to evacuate, and the Chi Army also escaped in an orderly manner according to Plan A and rushed to the Casaro border.
Around 2:40 in the morning.
Nearly 300 soldiers of the Chi Army and dozens of vehicles have approached the border between the Casaro area and Longcheng. The terrain here is the same as other areas in Old Mexico, surrounded by mountains and forests, and the terrain is complex.
According to the transaction agreed upon by both parties, they are going to exchange the last batch of hostages here.
In a nondescript car in the middle of the motorcade, Zhao Weihu held up a walkie-talkie and whispered to Zhu Bajie, "Has the contact person arrived?"
"We're here, outside the line." Zhu Bajie replied.
"Talk to them and ask for Lao Huang. Except for Karl, Li Mingsheng, and Secretary-General Lu, everyone else can be handed over." Zhao Weihu ordered.
"clear!"
After the two sides finished communicating, the guard battalion commander, as the first commander of the Chi Army's operation, directly connected to the municipal command center and started negotiations with them.
During the conversation, the representative of the Municipal Command Center said without question: "This is the location for the final hostage exchange. Don't delay. We will not take any tough measures."
"Impossible!" The guard battalion commander frowned and said, "We need to bring several senior executives from Longcheng across the line to ensure that you will not attack us."
“What if you cross the line and don’t release the hostages?”
"To ensure the fairness of the hostage exchange, we agree that you can keep some of our people in your hands as a final exchange." The guard battalion commander added: "But you must hand over the people we request to exchange this time."
“This is impossible…!”
"If you say it's impossible, I will kill the hostages. I still have nearly thirty white people in my hands. I will kill half of them and then we can talk."
“…!”
The negotiations between the two sides were very intense and the argument lasted for more than ten minutes. Finally, when the Chi army was about to forcibly kill a group of white hostages, the municipal command center chose to compromise.
This was an order issued by the commander of the garrison corps. His main task was to ensure the safety of the lives of white public officials and leading cadres. Otherwise, if these people died, no one could take responsibility and he, as the commander, might even have to resign.
After reaching a consensus again, the two sides exchanged hostages near the border. The Chi Army released 28 white hostages, leaving only Jing Yan, Li Mingsheng, Su Tianyu, Karl, Secretary-General Lu, and six Chinese public officials.
The municipal government released Lao Huang and six hostages from the Chi military. Currently, about eight people are still being detained.
When the two sides exchanged hostages, Zhao Weihu ordered the officers around him to find Jing Yan.
"Call and play your role." The officer pointed his gun at Jing Yan and said, "If you are useless, then you will definitely have no chance to return to Longcheng."
Jing Yan looked at the other person and nodded slowly.
…
Around three o'clock in the morning.
After the two sides exchanged hostages, the Chi army convoy set off again and headed towards Casaro.
At this critical juncture, in the upper echelons of Longcheng, the Civil Affairs faction headed by Li Mingsheng had already had a very fierce verbal conflict with the Republican faction.
At the same time, in the capital of a large region, the speaker of the regional supreme council sat in the meeting room and frowned and said: "Gentlemen, I think it is impossible for the regional government to compromise with the terrorists, let alone let them massacre more than a hundred public officials and leave in a swagger!"
"Mr. Speaker, you have to know that the mayor of Longcheng City is still in the hands of the gangsters."
"Of course I know that. I also know that we can replace the mayor, but we have no way to explain to the public that we have lost our credibility and the ability to handle emergencies..." The regional council president said in a resounding voice: "To deal with extremists, we only need to pick up guns and cannons."
…
Inside the Longcheng Command Center.
"We should focus on ensuring the mayor's safety...!"
"I disagree. There is no reason for the autonomous government to compromise with terrorists!"
“…!”
The sounds of quarreling, arguing, and even verbal abuse echoed in the conference room, while the commander of the Longcheng Garrison Corps held his chin in his hand, waiting quietly.
He is waiting for orders, orders from his superiors!