Lin Wanqiu’s assignnt had been completed, and she was originally going to leave in the next two days, but the TV station’s leaders invited her to visit the station as a guest to share her experience with the hosts and journalists.
Initially, the station’s leaders wanted to invite her to dinner, which Lin Wanqiu declined. Seeing that she seed to take a liking to Zhou Qian, they asked Zhou Qian to take good care of her.
After leaving the station, the two didn’t drive and simply walked along the road from the TV station when they happened upon the incident.
Liang Jianfeng approached and said, "Miss Lin, an accident has occurred over here. It’s best if you stay further away to avoid getting hurt."
Lin Wanqiu asked, "Director Liang, may I know what happened?"
"You may."
The other party was a journalist from the Ministry of Propaganda, and the incident couldn’t be concealed anyway.
He briefly explained the situation, and Lin Wanqiu glanced at the kindergarten and asked, "May I film this?"
Liang Jianfeng responded, "You can film, but if there’s a follow-up report on the footage, I hope you can inform the city about it."
"No problem."
The two won followed Liang Jianfeng into the cordoned area, openly fild, and also learned about Liang Jianfeng’s plan.
The special police had arranged for a sniper, and the sniper from the Ard Police Brigade was also on the way.
Wu Xinan discussed various solutions with him.
Wu Xinan suggested sending an assault team.
"No! The kindergarten is enclosed, and an assault team wouldn’t be able to kill him instantly, which might aggravate him instead," Liang Jianfeng said.
"Old Wu, keep an eye on things here while I call to find out more about this Lu Xiaotian."
He had heard of Lu Xiaotian, but wasn’t clear about the specifics of this guy.
Actually, he already had a plan in mind; now, he needed to gather specific information to decide whether the plan could be executed.
"Director Qin, I need to know about this Lu Xiaotian," he said.
Director Qin and Secretary Lu, among others, were on their way back when they received the call and briefed him.
Liang Jianfeng listened silently; when Director Qin finished, he asked, "How tall is Lu Xiaotian? How much does he weigh?"
"About one ter seventy-eight, I guess he weighs around 120 jin."
"Does he have a history of drug use?"
"He should have."
Director Qin sounded hesitant, but Liang Jianfeng was certain; his "should" ant definitely.
"Does he usually lead a very indulgent private life?"
"Yes."
"Good, I understand."
This stranger, Lu Xiaotian, now had a relatively clear outline in his mind.
This was a weakling incapable of trussing a chicken, anyone could easily subdue him as long as they could get close, any well-trained police officer for that matter.
He was about to give orders when Minister Zhou arrived.
"Director Liang, how are things?"
"Currently, there are no casualties."
"What do you plan to do, Director Liang?"
"The best solution is to replace the hostage, get up close, and then control him."
"Do you need to do anything?"
"Not at the mont."
Minister Zhou made an affirmative sound and quietly stepped aside.
He ca over to be a kind of mascot.
Leave the specialized tasks to the professionals. He didn’t understand these things, and interfering would likely cause a ss.
At this mont, Deputy Captain of Ard Police Detachnt, Hu Zhengrong, arrived with his team.
"Director Liang, how can we assist?"
"Trouble Captain Hu to get the sniper into position. The mont Lu Xiaotian shows his face and there’s a sure shot, don’t notify , just take him down!"
Hu Zhengrong walked a circle around the kindergarten periter and finally stopped at the main gate, saying, "This spot is the best for sniping, perfect visibility and distance. As long as he cos out and there are no hostages in front, we will definitely take him down."
Liang Jianfeng’s face twitched. At such a close range, not to ntion a sniper rifle,
he could use a pistol and still be a hundred percent sure of taking down Lu Xiaotian.
Calling in a sniper was ant for stealth.
Setting up at the main gate – were they afraid Lu Xiaotian wouldn’t notice?
"Too close," Liang Jianfeng shook his head.
Hu Zhengrong turned around and after surveying the area, pointed to a six-story residential building approximately three hundred ters away.
He pointed to the top of the residential building, "That position, a ninety percent certainty, but that’s only if there isn’t a hostage in front of him."
"If there is a hostage, how certain are you?"
"Not certain at all," Hu Zhengrong responded frankly. "With a hostage involved, it’s not just about shooting to kill, anyone who dares to fire is no ordinary person. The army definitely has such people, but even snipers from the army wouldn’t guarantee they could take him down for sure."
At that mont, Liang Jianfeng’s phone rang once again.
It was an unfamiliar number.
"I am Liang Jianfeng..."
"I’m Lu Xiaotian!"
Liang Jianfeng was startled. Where did he get his number from?
He didn’t have ti to think too much and imdiately asked, "Lu Xiaotian, what are your demands?"
"I’m hungry, get sothing to eat."
"Okay!"
"I want food from the Yingtian Pavilion restaurant, send it over as soon as possible."
"No problem."
Putting down the phone, Liang Jianfeng imdiately arranged for soone to go and get takeaway from Yingtian Pavilion.
Wu Xinan said, "Should we put so drugs in the food?"
"We can’t play those tricks," Liang Jianfeng shook his head. "This guy is a madman, unless we’re certain we can take him down imdiately, we can’t afford to be rash."
If he wanted to eat, then they would send him food.
As long as it would stabilize his mood, that would do.
At this point, outside the secured area, a loud argunt suddenly erupted.
Liang Jianfeng frowned, "What’s going on?"
"I’ll go check." The station chief ran over, and not long after, he returned with a pale face, looking terribly panicked, "Director Liang, there’s been a problem."
"Speak!"
"That man is a parent of one of the children inside." The station chief wiped his sweat as he said, "The parent is a forr ambassador to the British Embassy."
"What?"
Liang Jianfeng’s mind went dizzy, "Lingjiang doesn’t have an embassy, how could he be here?"
The station chief shook his head, "I don’t know."
"Go bring him over."
Soon, the station chief led a blond, blue-eyed foreign man over.
The foreigner spoke fluent Chinese, "Why have you surrounded the kindergarten? What happened here? Where is my daughter?"
Liang Jianfeng found out upon questioning that the man was indeed a forr ambassador to the British Embassy, who had married a woman from Lingjiang City during his ti working in the country.
For his wife, he had applied for early retirent and was specially hired by a foreign company in Lingjiang City.
Choosing this kindergarten was because of its bilingual credentials, as well as its superior location and high security.
Yet such a secure kindergarten had an incident.
Liang Jianfeng didn’t hide the truth and told it as it was.
Upon learning that an ard criminal had broken into the kindergarten, the forr ambassador nearly lost his balance and had to be supported by the station chief.
Liang Jianfeng said, "Mr. Anderson, we will do our utmost to protect every child. We have established communication with the criminal, and his mood is currently stable; he has not hard any of the children."
Forr Ambassador Anderson forced himself to calm down.
But then his phone suddenly rang, and he grabbed it, "Lanlan, sothing has happened..."
Liang Jianfeng felt like his head was about to split.
The case itself was already giving him a headache, and now it was also involving an international friend.
If this case wasn’t handled properly, it could potentially lead to a diplomatic dispute.
"Old Wu, you calm him down, I’ll contact Secretary Lu."
He stepped aside and dialed the phone to report the situation.
Secretary Lu had an even bigger headache than him.
There was no bomb in the town governnt building, granting him a sense of relief from a narrow escape.
But then Lu Xiaotian turned around and broke into a kindergarten, with one of the hostages being the chairman of New City Company, and the other’s father was a forr British ambassador.
Either individual, if injured or killed, would cause an earthquake across both official and business circles in Lingjiang City.
"Liang Jianfeng, I don’t care what thod you use, you must ensure the life safety of the ambassador’s daughter!"
Liang Jianfeng replied in a deep voice, "I’ll do my best."
"It’s not about doing your best, it’s a must! This isn’t an ordinary hostage situation, it is a political incident! If the hostage dies, we are all going to lose our positions!"
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