Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

In the evening, at 6:30 PM, inside the City Police Department's parking lot, Fei Zizheng led a large group of people towards the riot control police vehicles.

"Team leader, our plainclothes officers at Hongmao Building have already gone to the parking lot, and the bomb disposal experts and technicians have also entered the building." A middle-aged man following behind said with a furrowed brow, "The terrorist claims he's only giving us five minutes to search. If we can't find the location of the explosives, the entire main building of Hongmao Tower will collapse."

"Don't listen to what the terrorist says." Fei Zizheng frowned and waved his hand. "Follow the evacuation route we established with the building management and quickly evacuate the internal personnel. Make it orderly and fast."

"Okay!"

"Notify the Special Operations Team and have them head to the scene." Fei Zizheng yanked open the car door and sat in the middle row seat.

Ten seconds later, more than a dozen riot control vehicles, with flashing police lights and blaring sirens, sped out of the police department compound.

Inside the vehicle, Fei Zizheng took out his notebook and continued to look at the information on it, feeling inexplicably anxious.

…

The Anti-Terrorism Squad.

While Su Tianyu and Jin Maohui were waiting for news, Yu Mingyuan suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, "Liuzi, we have a message from that side."

"What's the situation?" Su Tianyu immediately stood up and asked.

"It's like this, the association just received a phone call, the other party claims to be..." Yu Mingyuan whispered to Su Tianyu.

Two minutes later.

Jin Maohui pushed open the door and entered the room where the Anti-Terrorism Squad members were gathered, immediately waving his hand and shouting, "Everyone! Get in the vehicles and prepare to depart immediately. Your team leaders will tell you the mission location on the way. Everyone must obey orders."

"Yes!"

All fifty members of the Anti-Terrorism Squad stood up.

Jin Maohui looked at the team leaders and added again, "No matter who tries to stop us from entering, don't give them any face. The rules of engagement are the same as the last time we rescued the mayor. If they don't comply, shoot them."

"Yes!"

The team leaders saluted.

At the same time, Su Tianyu, Yu Mingyuan, Kong Zhenghui, Da Bai and others rushed downstairs, got in the car and quickly headed to the location given by Jiu Shu's son.

…

Inside the riot control vehicle.

Fei Zizheng looked anxiously at the contents of his notebook, unconsciously loosening his collar, a strong sense of unease spreading in his heart.

Hongmao Building and Chaoyang Technical School were both excellent locations for the terrorist to commit another crime, with complex terrain and large crowds, making it easy to do things and easy to escape.

According to the thinking logic of criminal investigators, the possibility of the terrorist appearing at these two locations was extremely high. Facts also proved that Fei Zizheng's guess was accurate. After six o'clock, the terrorist called.

But for some reason, Fei Zizheng just felt uneasy and flustered.

After a long silence, Fei Zizheng suddenly looked up and shouted, "Lao Fu, take people to the scene. He can command Hongmao Building as well. This car turns around immediately!"

"Turn around?" The driver asked in disbelief, "Then... then where are we going? Hongmao Building...?!"

Fei Zizheng clenched his fists. "Don't talk nonsense, turn around, hurry, I'll give you a new address."

The order was issued, and the members of the task force in the car could only obey, and immediately notified the deputy team leader.

A little while later, news came from Hongmao Building that five minutes had passed, but there was no explosion in the underground parking lot.

This news made Fei Zizheng feel even more that his judgment just now was correct.

…

In a six-story building at an unknown location.

More than twenty people stood in the lobby, talking to each other.

"Director Wang, don't worry, we will definitely cooperate with the district's education activities." A middle-aged man with a fat body said with a smile on his face, "If we really camp, we will do a good job in protecting the students and send dedicated personnel to manage it."

"Okay, okay, thank you."

The leaders of both parties exchanged greetings, and other people followed suit with smiles.

Just as everyone was stepping out, four people came in at the door. Three of them were stinking and covered in sewage, and one was wearing sportswear, a baseball cap, and holding three remote controls in his hand.

"Who are you...?" The security guard at the lobby door came over to stop them.

The man in sportswear slowly raised his head, revealing his face. It was Jiu Shu's son.

"Beep beep!"

Jiu Shu's son took out a toy car remote control with his left hand and decisively pressed the down button.

"Bang, boom!"

A deafening explosion suddenly sounded outside, and all the floor-to-ceiling glass on the first floor cracked and shattered, and countless debris splashed on the entrance stairs.

"Ah!!!"

The lobby was instantly filled with women's screams, and the rest of the people retreated in panic.

"Listen, I won't hurt you." Jiu Shu's son said in a low voice, "Everyone go to the conference room, I'll only say it once."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three people standing in front of Jiu Shu's son all opened their clothes, revealing the explosives wrapped around their waists.

…

On a street in Dragon City.

Su Tianyu held his mobile phone and whispered to Lao Hei, "Don't move! Tonight, either we are desperate, or the other side's mentality will explode. If things get to this point, the Regulatory Commission and the Li family will definitely not start negotiations again, understand?"

"Got it." Lao Hei immediately responded.

"Thanks for your hard work, Brother Hei!"

"...Stop with the useless stuff, if I don't earn three to five million by the end of the year, I'll immediately turn myself in!" Lao Hei said, and hung up the phone.

…

Two minutes later.

All the exits of the six-story main building were closed with rolling shutters, and blocked with tables and chairs.

The indoor power was cut off, and many light-shielding blinds were also lowered. On the surrounding streets, some people heard the explosion just now and stood on the opposite side to watch, but there were not many people, because it was located in a remote area, almost in the suburbs of Dragon City.

A little while later, a riot control vehicle arrived at the main entrance.

Fei Zizheng turned his head and glanced at the surrounding crowd, then raised his head and scanned the windshield, his face changed drastically at the chaotic front of the main building, "He... he's really here!"

"You mean?"

"...I was always thinking about how he would escape, but... but he didn't plan to escape at all." Fei Zizheng held the walkie-talkie and shouted immediately; "All task force members, go to the Botanical Garden immediately, the terrorist must be here, quickly, quickly!"

While Fei Zizheng was shouting into the walkie-talkie, he pushed the door open and got out of the car, waving his hand and shouting, "Seal off the surrounding area, verify the number of people in the main building!"

"Buzz!"

Just as Fei Zizheng was directing the on-site work, the Anti-Terrorism Squad members who received the news first, as well as Su Tianyu and others, also arrived at the Botanical Garden.

Why did Jiu Shu's son choose here again?

Was it just for his own convenience?

Obviously it was not just that. He needed to pull the police force to allow the Anti-Terrorism Squad to enter first. Because he wanted to speak out, and the only ones who could create this convenient condition for him were Su Tianyu and others.

Inside the main building, Jiu Shu's son stood at the dim corridor entrance, looked at Yang Decheng who was shivering in the room, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.