Out of consideration for the hostages, the police ultimately had to let Cao Yuntian go for the time being.
However, even though they released Cao Yuntian, they still had people follow him, and he was still wearing handcuffs.
"I told you to let me go. What do you mean by this?" Cao Yuntian looked at Prosecutor Liu behind him.
"Cao Yuntian, don't think we don't know what you're up to. Letting you out is already the biggest compromise we can make. Now, immediately, disarm those bombs!" Prosecutor Liu said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Cao Yuntian let out a cold laugh.
"Who is negotiating with whom now? Do you think you can negotiate with me? Half an hour, you all think about it carefully!" Prosecutor Liu was furious and was about to go up and teach Cao Yuntian a lesson.
Just then, the old man who had previously suggested letting Cao Yuntian go came out.
He glanced at Prosecutor Liu and then gestured for him to step back.
"You can go," he said. After saying this, he had someone remove Cao Yuntian's handcuffs. "However, how do I know you're not lying to me? What if I let you go and you run away in the end? Cao Yuntian, do you want a chance to leave? I can give it to you, but only if you meet our demands."
Looking at the old man, Cao Yuntian narrowed his eyes.
"Then what do you think should be done? If you don't believe me, then handcuff me again! I don't care anyway. With so many people dying with me, I've already profited!" Cao Yuntian said carelessly.
The old man knew Cao Yuntian was threatening him, but he remained calm. "How about this! I'll let you go, but before that, you have to go to the KTV first. Once you've disarmed all those bombs, if you can leave, we won't stop you. We'll see who's got the better skills. What do you say?" The old man's words successfully provoked Cao Yuntian.
"Hahaha... Interesting, let's do it."
A few minutes later, outside the Tiānshàng Rénjiān KTV.
Lin Xiaotian saw Cao Yuntian again. The police unlocked the handcuffs on Cao Yuntian's hands and let him in.
At the same time, sufficient police forces were deployed around the KTV. Cao Yuntian sneered and swaggered into the Tiānshàng Rénjiān KTV.
The KTV doors slowly closed. The moment he entered, he directly destroyed the surveillance cameras at the entrance.
Suddenly, the police lost control of Cao Yuntian's actions. However, fortunately, they had already surrounded the entire KTV, and they were confident that no matter what Cao Yuntian did, he wouldn't be able to leave safely.
Moreover, since Cao Yuntian wanted them to let him go, he would definitely not let the bombs explode. This provided another glimmer of hope for rescuing the hostages.
The police immediately began preparing a special operations team, ready to rescue the hostages at any moment.
Inside the Tiānshàng Rénjiān KTV building, the police had recorded the locations of various bombs and installed corresponding sensors. As soon as these bombs were all disabled, they would storm the KTV and capture Cao Yuntian again.
But Cao Yuntian was not someone who would be captured so easily. Soon, he made a demand through the broadcast to the police outside, "I need a car." Cao Yuntian shouted to the outside through the broadcast.
The police thought about it and finally agreed to his request.
The KTV fell silent again. After a while, hostages were released one after another.
In fact, if all the hostages could be released, the loss to the building would have been acceptable if it exploded.
However, Cao Yuntian was cunning and only released some of the hostages.
The police knew he wanted to make further demands.
"I need a car, prepare it for me!" the voice came from the broadcast again.
The police did not hesitate and handed over the car. Of course, they were not foolish and had already installed a GPS tracker on the car. No matter where Cao Yuntian drove the car, they could track him.
"The car is ready. Have all the bombs been disarmed?"
Cao Yuntian was also straightforward and immediately threw out a few timed bombs. The timers on these bombs had stopped. The police sent people to inspect them and confirmed that these bombs could no longer explode before quickly retrieving them.
Of course, only four bombs were recovered this time. According to the police intelligence, there were a total of eight bombs in the KTV.
"One car is not enough, I want... more than a dozen cars." Cao Yuntian made his demand again.
"Okay, I promise you, but you have to release more hostages! And you haven't dismantled all the bombs yet, have you?"
Cao Yuntian was obedient and actually released some people. The police also dispatched several more vans according to his request.
Following that, Cao Yuntian threw out three more bombs, which were also timed bombs that had been disarmed. The police retrieved these bombs again.
Cao Yuntian had some of his subordinates get into the cars first, and some hostages were also arranged in the cars. "Don't stop your people, or we can't guarantee the safety of the people in the cars."
Faced with Cao Yuntian's threat, the police did not confront him head-on but let the police cars move aside.
In this way, car after car drove away from the KTV.
Lin Xiaotian watched from outside, and he roughly guessed Cao Yuntian's plan.
Most of the subordinates who came out of the KTV were wearing the same clothes. It seemed Cao Yuntian intended to employ a diversionary tactic. With so many cars heading in different directions, even if the police pursued them, it would take time. If Cao Yuntian was lucky, he might escape the police pursuit.
Of course, this would only be temporary. Since the police were willing to let him out, they were naturally confident in recapturing him.
Now that Cao Yuntian had no support, capturing him only involved technical obstacles. He couldn't escape.
After all the cars had driven away from the KTV, the broadcast voice sounded from inside again. "I want to guarantee that all these cars can leave Jiangcheng. If even one cannot leave, the remaining people in this building will die with it!" Cao Yuntian said indifferently.
"Alright, I promise you. These cars can all leave, as long as you ensure the safety of the hostages. We can negotiate all conditions."
Thus, the two sides entered a stalemate.
During this period, Cao Yuntian again asked the police to arrange several more cars. At the same time, each car carried different hostages. After the last batch of cars left, it was confirmed that there were not many people left inside.
The special operations team seized the opportunity and quickly stormed inside. Soon, news came from within.
"What? Cao Yuntian isn't here?" the old man in charge of the arrest said coldly. But he quickly reacted, realizing he must be in one of those cars. "Notify all local security teams to pursue those cars with all their might. Absolutely do not let Cao Yuntian leave the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng. Also, ask the police forces around Jiangcheng to cooperate and thoroughly check outgoing vehicles at some checkpoints."
"Yes!"
The police officers present answered in unison.
Just then, a loud explosion suddenly rang out.
Rumble.
The fifth floor of the KTV was blown out with a large opening.
This was the last timed bomb that Cao Yuntian had not disarmed. Looking at the shocking opening, those who had just left could not help but secretly rejoice. If they were still inside, what would have been the outcome?