novellaaa Chapter 27 Attack
Chapter 27 Attack
On the way back, it was the same car, and the same four people.
Xiao Chi sat in the back row, took off his helmet and put it on his lap, without taking off his bulletproof vest. He leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh.
Xia Ming sat next to Xiao Chi.
"Brother Xiao."
"We must interrogate this Lin Feng thoroughly. I'm 90% sure it's him."
Xiao Chi turned to look at him.
He and Xia Ming had never worked together.
But after a whole day of responding to calls, he had a general idea of Xia Ming's character.
Xia Ming said there's a 90% chance, so it's highly likely.
Just like outside, Fang Chen hid the poison gas under the floor tiles, and no one saw it, but Xia Ming blew it out with a single pebble.
These high-level martial artists have their own perception system, which is difficult for ordinary martial artists to explain.
Even if he can see some things, a martial artist's intuition cannot be directly used as evidence.
Xiao Chi didn't press further, but suddenly said, "You really are quite suitable for the armed police force."
Xia Ming paused in his work: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"The armed police force is different from our criminal investigation team."
Xiao Chi rested his arm on the car window frame. "They deal with martial artists every day, and they handle people like those in the Drunken Pavilion every day. That's why the Armed Police have their own exclusive privileges."
"What privileges?"
"The privilege of taking action."
Xiao Chi said, "Other departments have to wait for the other side to attack first and confirm before they can respond. The armed police are different. As long as they believe the other side may pose a threat, they can strike first. Moreover, they can defend themselves without limit, regardless of the consequences."
Xia Ming thought to himself, "That's great!"
Isn't this just like American law enforcement on Earth in my previous life?
That's right. In a contest between martial artists, seizing the initiative means seizing the chance of survival.
If you wait for the other side to make the first move, you might not even have a chance to fight back.
Criminal investigation teams deal more with ordinary people, so there are many rules and regulations that restrict their actions.
To be honest, today's lesson was a bit beyond the curriculum.
If Xiao Chi and the other two hadn't been people who wanted to join the Armed Police Force but were rejected due to insufficient ability, and who were inherently radical, they probably wouldn't have even entered Zuixiaolou today.
Xiao Chi, oblivious to his expression, continued, "We've had quite a haul today."
He started counting on his fingers: "Besides the batch arrested this afternoon, there are also the main targets of this operation, the murderers in the Shao Feng case. Just from this one location, Zuixiaolou, eight trucks brought back twenty-three fugitives and wanted criminals."
"Twenty-three, haha!"
The detective driving in front repeated it, his voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement.
"These twenty-three cases involve at least a hundred cases, large and small. Five of them are cases involving the Armed Police."
Xiao Chi chuckled as he said this, "Hehe, Zhao Yan, the captain of the Armed Police Force, called me today."
He asked, "What did the criminal investigation team do today? Why such a big operation all of a sudden, without even informing me?"
Xiao Chi laughed loudly.
They laughed heartily.
I laughed so hard I felt relieved.
Xia Ming understands.
Through their previous casual conversation, he already knew that among the various departments of the Public Security Bureau, the relationship between the Criminal Investigation Team and the Armed Police Team had never been very good.
the reason is simple.
The criminal investigation team always transfers cases they can't handle directly to the armed police team.
The armed police had some complaints about this, and the things they said behind his back were not pleasant.
The lives of criminal police officers are precious, but should our armed police force go and die?
Although he wouldn't say these things to Xiao Chi's face, he knew them all.
I was seething with anger inside.
Xiao Chi was very happy today.
The laughter hadn't stopped when the phone rang.
Xiao Chi took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and answered it.
The other person was speaking very fast; you could hear their rapid-fire speech even through the receiver.
As Xiao Chi listened, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
"What?"
His voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"These bastards!"
The person on the other end of the phone was still talking.
Xiao Chi clenched his teeth so tightly they were grinding, and finally said in a deep voice, "Okay, I understand. I'll go back to the station right away and open a case immediately."
After hanging up the phone, I felt completely slumped down.
Xia Ming asked, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"
Xiao Chi sighed and slapped his knee hard: "Brother, one of our police cars has been attacked."
"When?"
"Just now."
Xiao Chi's voice was filled with suppressed anger, "Because this mission was organized on short notice, I urgently needed a vehicle, so I mobilized vehicles from several police stations near Zuixiao Tower."
After arresting the people, the occupants of each vehicle were first taken to their respective police stations for questioning, and then all were taken into custody together. One of the vehicles was attacked on the way back.
Xia Ming's brow furrowed: "An attack? What kind of attack? By martial artists?"
Xiao Chi slammed his hand on the seat and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Preliminary assessment: it's a rocket launcher."
Xia Ming was stunned.
"Fire... rocket launcher?"
"You heard me right."
Xiao Chi nodded. "That place is a crossroads near a school, and it's quite crowded."
It is said that the incident has resulted in multiple deaths, with surrounding vehicles on fire and traffic paralyzed.
According to eyewitnesses, the attack likely occurred on the rooftop of an old residential building.
There are no security cameras inside the building, and the security cameras on the street have long been destroyed.
This matter…
He couldn't continue.
Xia Ming asked, "Is it Fang Chen's car?"
"no."
Xiao Chi shook his head. "It was another car. That car was transporting two martial artists, one named Wang Jing and the other named Sun Ang. There are no leads yet, and we don't know who did it."
The detective driving the car turned around: "Boss, could this be revenge from Zuixiaolou?"
Xiao Chi was silent for a few seconds: "It's unlikely. If Zuixiaolou was behind it, it would be too obvious. It's also possible they're framing Zuixiaolou, or they're trying to silence those two martial artists. In short, this is a difficult matter."
He rubbed his temples: "I reckon it won't be long before rumors start spreading. They'll all be negative news about our police force, and it'll be another urgent case."
He looked at Xia Ming.
Xia Ming did not respond.
Rocket launchers are different from true qi.
Once the gunpowder explodes, the temperature reaches a thousand degrees, and all traces of smoke and fire are gone.
Even with the Eye of True Sight activated, nothing can be seen.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became extremely tense.
The group returned to the municipal bureau.
As soon as the car came to a stop, I saw a group of people standing in the yard, all of them colleagues from the bureau.
Some people were carrying folders, while others were holding unfinished boxed lunches; they all gathered around.
"Captain Xiao! You're really something!"
"You managed to pull off such a huge heist without even opening your mouth or exhaling?"
"Twenty-three! Twenty-three wanted criminals! I've been a detective for three years and I've never seen so many arrested in one day!"
"Captain Xiao, you'll have to treat us later!"
The group responded politely with a few words.
Xiao Chi asked, "Where is Director Xia?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the excitement on the faces of the group of people instantly faded.
"The municipal party committee is taking the bombing of the police car very seriously, saying it has severely damaged the credibility of our Public Security Bureau. Director Xia is currently in a meeting upstairs, and several deputy directors are here."
Xiao Chi glanced at Xia Ming.
"Let's go up."