At this moment, outside the supermarket.
Dozens of fully armed criminal police and SWAT officers jumped out of the police cars in an orderly manner and surrounded the supermarket at the fastest speed.
Ready for action!
More than a dozen police cars were parked in front of the supermarket, with red and blue lights flashing, creating a feeling of panic.
And among these more than a dozen police cars.
There was one police car with its driver and passenger doors wide open, and a loudspeaker installed on top of the car.
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A middle-aged policeman, slightly overweight but with a stern face, giving off an air of authority, used the driver’s door as cover, standing behind it, holding a walkie-talkie connected to the loudspeaker.
He was the overall responsible person for this operation, the deputy director of the Linchuan City Bureau in Yannan Province, Wu Xianyong, who had just called out to the spies in the supermarket.
The surrounding bystanders were startled by the sudden scene. They didn’t dare to go near the supermarket, moving far away instead, but their curiosity kept them from leaving entirely, craning their necks to observe the situation at the supermarket from a distance.
"What did the police just shout? Spies? Are they catching spies now?"
"Did anyone just hear a bang? Could someone have fired a shot?"
"My God, such a large-scale operation!"
"Have the spies taken the supermarket hostage? How many people are trapped inside?"
"..."
The buzzing sound of whispers around the supermarket added to the already oppressive and tense atmosphere, increasing the unease and restlessness.
At this time, the voice of the suited man came through the supermarket’s roller shutter door.
"Surrender?"
His tone was contemptuous, full of disdain.
Inside the supermarket, the group of five along with the suited man had roughly grasped the situation outside through the window gaps and door cracks, each looking grim, their faces dark as if ink could drip out.
The suited man glanced at the dozen hostages squatting beside them, and his unsettled heart immediately gained confidence as he reassured the others, "With so many hostages in our hands, let’s see what the police can do to us."
Hearing what he said.
The other spies seemed to be reassured, their hearts calming significantly, expressions smoothing out, nodding firmly.
The suited man continued calling out, "Surrendering is impossible. We both know that getting caught by you means eating a bullet, so stop with the noble nonsense. We have hostages in hand, whatever we say goes. Otherwise, if our guns accidentally go off, you won’t be able to explain it!"
"State your demands."
Wu Xianyong replied bluntly.
However, the police certainly couldn’t just comply without taking action.
They needed to save the hostages and capture the spies!
They wanted it all!
After speaking, he turned off the walkie-talkie and instructed a police officer behind him, "Xiao Zhang, go quickly and get the architectural plans of this supermarket."
"Ay, got it."
The officer hurriedly ran off.
At this moment, the voice of the suited man came from inside the supermarket again: "You have fifteen minutes to get me five cars, five speedboats, and three helicopters."
The suited man had already thought through what he needed.
He wanted all the transport modes — land, sea, and air!
The reason was...
He wanted to confuse the police about his escape method, making it difficult for them to focus their subsequent arrangements, dispersing their forces, and increasing his chances of escaping.
Wu Xianyong instantly understood the suited man’s intention, his brows furrowing as he negotiated, "No, that’s too much in such a short time. Fifteen minutes is too short to prepare everything. Either extend the time or choose one, and I’ll get it ready."
"Not having enough time is your problem; I just make my demands, don’t bargain with me!"
The suited man swept his gun over a hostage’s head at his feet.
At once!
Those with fragile nerves screamed out.
"Ah!!"
"Help!"
"..."
The suited man wanted their screams to be heard by the police outside.
He smiled smugly, then continued, "You have only fifteen minutes, starting now. After fifteen minutes, for every five minutes you exceed, I’ll kill two hostages."
Damn it!
Wu Xianyong’s expression was serious, but he promised, "Alright, I’ll start making arrangements, but you can’t harm a single hair on the hostages, or we’ll both go down together!"
First, stabilize the spies and prevent them from harming the hostages.
Then make two preparations!
This was his plan.
Seeing the police concede, the suited man’s face became even more smug, laughing, "Of course, I have no enmity with them, no reason to harm them unless you police give us a reason to."
After speaking, he thought of something and warned, "By the way, I advise you to prepare everything as requested, without any tricks to rescue the hostages. Let me tell you, each of us is strapped with bombs. If something goes wrong... it won’t just be one or two people dying."
"?????"
Lin Beichen was stunned.
How could they have bombs on them??
From the conversation between the police and them, along with his own observations, he had basically understood the situation and had almost finished simulating in his mind how to handle these spies.
"Could it be bluster?"
Lin Beichen carefully observed the spies, and although he couldn’t directly see the bombs, he could tell from the bulging parts of their bodies that they weren’t lying.
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