Chapter 958: Dust Settles

"Director Gao."

"Hmm, Xuewu, thank you for your hard work."

Gao Zhen stood by the car, looked at Li Xuewu as he walked over, nodded, and shook his hand.

After Zheng Fuhua greeted Gao Zhen, he got into the signal light command car and began to observe the situation at the scene through night-vision goggles.

Li Xuewu pursed his lips and scanned the surroundings. He had discovered that the area was already under martial law when he came over from the neighborhood side.

With the Mingde Building Restaurant as the center, it was brightly lit, and several searchlight beams were illuminating two buildings, one tall and one short.

There were no lights in the surrounding buildings, and no onlookers; obviously, everyone had been safely evacuated.

This street led to the train station, so there were many buildings and many residents.

I don't know if it was the influence of the big formation here or if they heard the gunshots, but the outer cordon was full of people, all craning their necks in the cold night, waiting to watch the excitement.

Several cars were parked on the street, surrounding the target tightly, and it was impossible to tell which unit they belonged to.

However, Li Xuewu had already seen the Third Guard Regiment's cars from the street side. There were three "Prairie Tigers," and there were guards by the cars, who should be waiting for orders.

"How's the situation?"

"It couldn't be worse~"

Gao Zhen shook his head slightly, signaled to the signal light command car, and said: "Let's go, get in the car and talk."

The signal light command car was an emergency field command vehicle designed and manufactured by the steel mill.

The car body was high, the outer shell was armored, and the internal space was sufficient, capable of electronic monitoring, electronic interference, temporary meetings, temporary command, and other capabilities.

After getting into the car, Li Xuewu chose to sit by the door, mainly listening to the big shots in the car talk; he didn't want to say much.

"Mingde Building Restaurant, a three-story brick and tile building, reinforced during the enemy-puppet period, the internal area is very large."

Zheng Fuhua stood at one end of the table, listening to the reports of the field investigators while asking questions and making arrangements.

The door behind was open, and people occasionally left to convey orders.

"What can be determined now is that Lai Yide is inside. Our people approached for reconnaissance and discovered him."

"And Lai Shanchuan."

The officer from the Confidentiality Department gritted his teeth and said: "He is now on the roof of the building next to the Mingde Building, holding a hostage—a night shift worker at the shopping mall."

"Let me say something."

Yu Daru, sitting to one side, said with a solemn face: "We followed Lai Shanchuan here. They should have the intention of a father-son rendezvous, though it's unclear what they intend to do."

"Also, they have already opened fire and injured people—six of them."

He pursed his lips, made a gesture of the number six, and said: "Including our investigators and those from the branch bureau, there are injuries."

Bang!

Clang!

While Yu Daru was speaking, a huge collision sound appeared on the roof of the signal light command car.

Li Xuewu looked up at the car roof; it was safe and sound. Fortunately, there was no cutting corners when it was designed and manufactured, otherwise it would have been a big joke.

However, he had no mood to celebrate now, because these kids were too arrogant, daring to shoot at the command car.

The security personnel outside the car were a bit nervous, but everyone in the car was very calm; the atmosphere was just a bit frozen.

Gao Zhen looked at Zheng Fuhua, who had stopped speaking, turned his head to look at Li Xuewu, and asked: "You have experience in field action command. What do you think? Tell us."

"If we consider the action purely, I don't think it's a problem."

Li Xuewu pointed to the map on the table and asked: "Have the two buildings been isolated?"

"Yes."

The cadre called to be responsible for public security saw the leader's gaze and nodded quickly: "The two buildings have been isolated, and our comrades are at the scene."

"Be careful."

Li Xuewu reminded him, then continued to ask: "Are there any tunnels in the two buildings leading to other locations?"

"No, we have already asked the night shift staff of the two units."

The person in charge of the criminal group confirmed: "There are only front and back doors, and they have now been sealed."

"Good. Now let's determine the location of the target."

Li Xuewu tapped the table and asked: "Can we get the architectural drawings, or can someone familiar with this place draw the specific layout?"

"I'll take care of it."

The person in charge of the criminal group jumped out of the car and said: "Give me some time; they are in the car."

"Determine the category of personnel."

Li Xuewu looked at the crowd and asked: "How many people are in the Mingde Building Restaurant? Besides Lai Yide, what kind of people are they, and how many weapons do they have?"

"Why is Lai Shanchuan on the roof of the shopping mall building, and are there any other people there?"

"I'll explain this."

Yu Daru rubbed his face and explained: "Lai Yide should have been resting here all along. The Mingde Building Restaurant has been sealed and belongs to the confiscated assets of the management committee."

"Lai Shanchuan's target should also be here, but he hadn't entered yet when our sudden appearance disrupted his plans, and he ran to the building next door."

Yu Daru said with some annoyance: "It's all the fault of that bastard security guard at the mall, blind as a bat!"

As he spoke, he cursed fiercely; Li Xuewu didn't hear it clearly.

Gao Zhen gave the explanation. It turned out that when the Confidentiality Department went up to surround Lai Shanchuan, they were shot at, and the mall security guard mistook Lai Shanchuan for one of them.

How should I put it? Lai Shanchuan's clothes were too deceptive, and the Confidentiality Department sent out plainclothes officers.

The scene was chaotic. Lai Shanchuan resisted arrest and opened fire, the security guard also opened fire upon discovering the extreme situation, and when the Confidentiality Department officer returned fire, someone on the third floor of the Mingde Building also opened fire.

If Lai Yide on the third floor hadn't taken the initiative to open fire and expose himself, the investigators wouldn't have known they were next door until now.

Lai Yide's timing for opening fire was very good, causing heavy casualties to the Confidentiality Department.

This sudden situation forced the Confidentiality Department officers to evacuate urgently and contact their superiors for support.

Lai Shanchuan didn't thank the mall security guard for his help, but instead held him hostage and went to the rooftop.

The shopping mall was a four-story building, just one floor higher than the restaurant next door. The roof became an isolated island, which temporarily kept Lai Shanchuan safe.

"There are only Lai Shanchuan and that security guard on the roof of the shopping mall. It's unclear about the Mingde Building Restaurant because no one can get close, and no one knows how many people they have arranged there."

Gao Zhen looked at the small building in the night lights outside the window and said: "Conservatively estimated, more than a dozen people, seven or eight long guns."

"No heavy weapons?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at Zheng Fuhua: "Are there explosives?"

"Uncertain. We are looking for clues here, but the possibility cannot be ruled out."

Gao Zhen looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Several of them have very good marksmanship. It seems it's related to the information you provided."

"More than a dozen people, seven or eight guns."

Li Xuewu twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly and said: "Hu Hansan was only so-so back then. What does he want to do?"

"Unclear, still investigating."

Gao Zhen frowned and looked at Yu Daru sitting opposite. His meaning was very clear: this matter still had to be led by the Confidentiality Department.

Yu Daru was now in a dilemma. He thought Lai Shanchuan would be easy to deal with, but he didn't expect the other party to be so ruthless.

He had made big promises to the leaders, only for things to turn out like this. He could only report it truthfully.

At the same time, there were big shots sitting in Discipline Inspection, and the investigation didn't encounter any obstacles.

Gunshots near the train station, especially at night, and more than one shot, injuring several people—this was a big deal, and no one could suppress it.

"I can only say one thing I'm sure of."

The car was quiet for more than ten seconds before Yu Daru opened his mouth with a serious face: "It can be temporarily determined that Lai Yide's actions are organized and purposeful..."

The situation was a bit complicated. Li Xuewu frowned as he listened to Yu Daru's explanation, his heart skipping a beat.

Things were still developing in the direction and result he didn't want.

Lai Yide didn't know who he had come into contact with, but he actually believed the other party's nonsense, wanting to start some "Red Flag Guard Team," wanting reform, wanting to set up his own shop, wanting to seize something.

Li Xuewu listened in fear. No wonder Gao Zhen arrived at the scene and was worried about the existence of explosives.

He didn't need to doubt it now; these kids must have prepared those things.

Don't doubt the power of those things in their hands. Think about where this is—even farting here could cause immeasurable political influence, let alone firing guns.

Gao Zhen probably bore a lot of pressure from those few shots just now; he didn't show it because he didn't want to put pressure on everyone at the scene.

"Identity uncertain."

Yu Daru looked at Li Xuewu and said: "Judging from the situation at the scene, it should be those so-called 'comrades-in-arms,' which are those kids."

Li Xuewu didn't doubt the water in Yu Daru's words at all. In this era, in this period, you don't know how wild these kids play.

Light machine guns are nothing; people even dare to push cannons out to cause trouble, and heavy machine guns are standard equipment.

Li Xuewu was really afraid that there would be a heavy machine gun upstairs. Even if it was a light machine gun, he couldn't take it.

It wasn't that the special service team couldn't handle it, but once the machine gun sounded, everyone would be out of a job.

"Lai Shanchuan just shouted to the Mingde Building, telling his son not to shoot randomly, and also told us not to hurt his son."

"Fart!"

Li Xuewu pretended to be angry and said: "The special service of the Third Guard Regiment has arrived and can storm in at any time. Any enemy is a paper tiger."

He turned to Gao Zhen and said: "We have snipers. It doesn't matter even if it's night. First, kill Lai Shanchuan, then settle the Mingde Building."

Gao Zhen looked at Li Xuewu speechlessly; he had already seen that this kid was playing tricks again.

He didn't believe Li Xuewu was a reckless person who would risk an explosion to let the special service storm the Mingde Building.

And if he suggested this, there was only one purpose: to make him hesitate, not wanting, and not daring, to continue participating in this case.

Gao Zhen was an old hand of many years; how could he not see that Li Xuewu wanted to hide? But things had reached this point; who could hide?

"You prepare the plan first; I'll think of other ways."

He arranged for Li Xuewu first, then said to everyone: "The relationship is significant. Try not to expand the impact of the incident if you don't have to storm it."

As he spoke, he looked out the car window and said: "Wait. The shot just fired is exactly what shows they are anxious."

There is a limit to fighting for time and patience. Lai Shanchuan can't hold on for long, and the people in the Mingde Building are the same.

But in this location, how could they give Gao Zhen so much time? Of course, the faster the case is handled, the better.

Don't talk about before dawn; from the moment the gun sounded, it was calculated by the minute.

Li Xuewu got Gao Zhen's order and jumped out of the car. He looked at the Mingde Building. The searchlight was very strong, so the people inside shouldn't find it convenient to poke their heads out to look down.

But with his cautious personality, how could he walk brightly under the muzzle of a gun?

So he didn't care about the surprised looks of others and went around the back of the car to the direction of the Third Guard Regiment's motorcade.

Whether it was Lai Yide or Lai Shanchuan, if they knew he was at the scene, the first target for burial wouldn't be anyone else; it would definitely be him.

Sometimes being hated is also a kind of glory. Who told him to be upright and selfless, seeing through the hypocritical masks of that father and son?

"Chief."

Seeing Li Xuewu come over, the guard on duty by the Prairie Tiger first saluted and asked how he was.

Li Xuewu grabbed the hand that was about to salute, pointed to the direction of the Mingde Building, and made a shaking motion.

Then he found Pazile getting out of the car, patted his arm, and signaled to talk in the car.

The internal space of the Prairie Tiger was naturally not as large as the signal light, but it could fully satisfy the needs of duty.

The car compartment could seat a squad with room to spare, and weapons and equipment were placed in the middle.

Li Xuewu got into the car, and Pazile went to call the squad leaders of the other two cars to meet in the first car.

"The First Company is here, the Second Company is behind the building."

After Pazile got into the car, he sat opposite Li Xuewu without any nonsense and directly stated the strength of today's operation.

Li Xuewu nodded. Sending out two companies was mostly Zheng Fuhua considering that there were many buildings here and deployment was difficult.

"Talk about the on-site reconnaissance situation and the action plan."

"Yes."

Pazile agreed, took out a hand-drawn map, spread it between the two, and explained: "The closest distance to the two buildings from the outside, and the best shooting angle is here..."

The sweat and hard work of the special service team weren't in vain. The professional emergency team created by the tilt of so many equipment and materials was really powerful.

The power brought by the branch bureau outside the car was a bit chaotic, and both movement and deployment were insufficient.

But in the car, Li Xuewu looked at the fully armed special service team members in black combat uniforms, who were particularly calm and didn't show any nervous expressions.

A thousand days of training, one day of use. They had trained enough, simulation plus actual combat drills; they knew what to do even in their dreams.

"The situation is temporarily like this."

Pazile pointed to several locations and said: "Snipers, assault teams, support groups, and anti-riot strike groups can now be deployed in place, ready to deal with special situations at any time."

"Quite comprehensive."

Li Xuewu nodded, signaled to Pazile, and said: "You know my principles. Pay attention to understanding the internal structure of the building to avoid extreme situations."

"Understood."

Pazile naturally understood Li Xuewu's principles: safety first, save your life.

"Then act."

Li Xuewu pushed open the car door and jumped out. He stood on one side of the car, watching the special service team members get out of the car and assemble quickly.

Dressed in black from head to toe and fully armed, the special service team members didn't make any particularly loud noises from getting out of the car to assembling, all relying on gestures and actions to command.

Because each squad leader had already received their combat mission in the car, they dispersed quickly after assembling and unfolded their actions according to the established goals.

The black combat uniforms quickly hid in the night. Pazile, who was responsible for command, held a communication microphone in his hand and stood on one side of the car, looking at the target direction.

The team deployed quickly. The onlookers who were far away suddenly made a burst of discussion; they had discovered this special team.

Those holding binoculars could vaguely see the difference in this team.

Special clothing, special shoes, even the load-bearing equipment on their bodies was special, not to mention some equipment.

Li Xuewu patted Pazile's arm, signaled him to get in the car, and after the other party brought the field command personnel into the car, he pointed to the direction of the signal light command car to the driver, signaling him to drive over.

"Obeying command and listening to orders doesn't need me to emphasize. Remember, be cautious and cautious tonight."

Li Xuewu pointed to several people in the car and said: "Even if the mission fails, it doesn't matter. Don't let extreme situations happen."

"If there is a chance worth taking, don't hold back, strike with all your might!"

The more people involved in this case, the more weird things became. Li Xuewu really didn't want to get involved.

No matter how well the Third Guard Regiment did, as long as factors that shouldn't appear appeared in this case, the whole thing would go off track.

This kind of uncontrollable situation was what Li Xuewu was most unwilling to face, especially when big shots were involved in the case.

Just think about it: Gao Zhen wasn't qualified to accompany the other party to wait for news, but had to come to the front line to command the action. How high must the other party's level be?

The Prairie Tiger stopped on one side of the signal light. The back door opened, and two cars commanded in parallel.

Li Xuewu got out of the car with Pazile and signaled him to report the basic situation of the special service team to Zheng Fuhua.

When he came over, he saw Gao Zhen walk out, and at this moment, he was talking to Lai Shanchuan.

Li Xuewu observed the situation at the scene carefully through the bulletproof glass. Lai Yide in the Mingde Building and Lai Shanchuan in the shopping mall complemented each other.

Due to the shooting and observation angles, with Lai Shanchuan looking down from above to cover his son, the choices for storming were much fewer.

The light was very bright. There were still a few dark shadows in front of the Mingde Building, which were the bloodstains left by the investigators during the shootout just now.

Li Xuewu listened carefully to the conversation between Gao Zhen and Lai Shanchuan, but there was no nutrition.

Gao Zhen was Lai Shanchuan's leader, so the other party naturally didn't dare to shoot at him.

And although Lai Yide had no reservations, he had sufficient respect for his father.

Especially when Lai Shanchuan was surrounded, Lai Yide didn't care that his hiding place was exposed and directly opened fire on people.

At this moment, Gao Zhen was standing downstairs with a megaphone, talking to Lai Shanchuan about organizational discipline, leniency, and the situation, very orthodox, but useless.

Like a chicken talking to a duck, Lai Shanchuan ignored the spirit of his speech and only had one requirement: let his son leave.

This place was very close to the train station. He asked Gao Zhen to let his son take the train to Jin Ling. As long as his son went to sea, he was willing to accept any punishment.

The reason Gao Zhen talked to him about policy was that his conditions were too naive and fundamentally impossible to achieve.

The only way out for the father and son was to surrender and accept trial.

Lai Shanchuan knew too well what he had done, and even better what his son had done. He wasn't a fool who didn't understand anything, so he naturally knew the result for both of them.

He might still have a glimmer of life, but his son was doomed.

So Gao Zhen's persuasion was basically useless, and he was deadlocked with Lai Shanchuan.

"Prepare to storm. There's no time."

Zheng Fuhua stood under the car, frowning, watching the two talking, and said to Li Xuewu: "Make arrangements. We'll start when Director Gao comes back."

"Yes."

Li Xuewu signaled to Pazile, who agreed and went to arrange the assault team.

The assault team members mainly carried bulletproof shields, pistols, Type 56 automatic rifles, submachine guns, and various hand grenades.

The bulletproof vests were reinforced, and the helmets were also rolled from special steel by the steel mill, which was very well armed.

Perhaps it was because they discovered the special service personnel downstairs, but Lai Shanchuan's attitude changed.

He no longer just made demands to Gao Zhen, but instead pushed the hostage to the edge of the roof, threatening those below not to move.

The assault team didn't care about his threats. They turned into the alley on the side of the two buildings along the street and disappeared.

Of course they didn't disappear. Lai Shanchuan knew the attributes of this team very well, and even better who had come.

"Li Xuewu! I know you're here!"

Bang!

Lai Shanchuan's emotions were a bit agitated. He first shouted at Li Xuewu, then fired a shot at the bottom.

Firing aimlessly, naturally, he didn't hit anything, but he gave Gao Zhen a fright, and he quickly retreated under the cover of a bulletproof shield.

"Don't hide! I know what you're going to do!"

Lai Shanchuan shouted hard: "Tell your people not to move, otherwise I'll die with you!"

Li Xuewu didn't care about his threats. The person upstairs was a mall security guard, not his Xiuqin. What nonsense was he talking about?

Gao Zhen walked back with a frown and said to Zheng Fuhua: "Too anxious. He should have had more to say."

"There's no time."

Zheng Fuhua could hear the complaint in Gao Zhen's words, pointed to his watch and explained: "We have to prevent the other party from stalling for time."

"I know, I know."

Gao Zhen actually wanted to reduce the impact of this matter to a minimum, but time and special pressure didn't give him much space.

"He came here and took the initiative to expose Lai Yide's location, it shouldn't be for escape."

Gao Zhen analyzed: "It should be that he wanted to find Lai Yide to collude, and take the blame on himself. He wants to protect Lai Yide."

"As long as he takes the initiative to take responsibility, including the murder case, Lai Yide should escape a disaster."

"From the fact that he prepared to commit suicide in his office, we can tell. I'm afraid there's a suicide note left behind."

"What should we do?"

Zheng Fuhua frowned and said: "We can't persuade him, and we can't agree to his conditions. The only way is to storm."

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Just as the three were communicating, gunshots appeared one after another at the scene, all coming from upstairs.

It wasn't Lai Shanchuan, but the window of the Mingde Building. Li Xuewu could see the gun barrel sticking out of the window.

Perhaps seeing Gao Zhen retreat, these young people were anxious and wanted revenge.

But all the personnel at the scene were hiding behind obstacles, so his shooting only increased the impact and vented his anger.

The special service team was very patient and didn't open fire without Li Xuewu's order. At this time, the Mingde Building was dark, and there wasn't much room for snipers to play.

"What kind of bullshit organization! We don't submit!"

After the gunshots, there was a burst of shouting. The person shouting was young and energetic, and his voice was very loud: "The country my father fought for should naturally be ours to sit on! You are nothing!"

"Reform is wrong, oppose..."

The kids upstairs started shouting slogans one after another, the kind that shouldn't be heard.

It could be seen that the "grand ideal" they needed money to engage in really wasn't just ordinary nonsense; this was going to pierce the sky.

Gao Zhen's face became particularly serious, and he looked at the Mingde Building in silence. He was very conflicted about whether to storm it.

Storming only had one problem: what about the hostage? What if it explodes?

Li Xuewu could see Gao Zhen's conflict, turned to Pazile and asked: "Ask the sniper if he can kill Lai Shanchuan."

"Just replied, the angle is not good."

Pazile walked over and reported softly: "Lai Yide is hiding behind the hostage, and his anti-reconnaissance ability is very strong."

He was a veteran of nearly thirty years, and he had already sat in that position. How could his professional ability not be strong?

Prioritizing the protection of the hostage's life is a must in the country, no matter when it is.

Unlike the Russians, who eliminate the hostage first and then the bandit.

"The news from the sniper is that he can't guarantee a one-shot kill."

"Then interfere."

Li Xuewu observed the situation at the scene and took the initiative to ask: "I'll go meet him and make him change his position."

"I'd better go. It's not suitable for you."

Seeing Li Xuewu about to go out, Zheng Fuhua grabbed him and said: "If you go, it will only stimulate him more, which is not conducive to negotiations."

Not giving Li Xuewu a chance to say more, Zheng Fuhua organized his emotions, shouted: "Lai Shanchuan, what do you want to do?!"

As the sound spread, Zheng Fuhua walked slowly to the side of the car and moved slowly toward the Mingde Building.

From this angle, as long as Lai Shanchuan wanted to talk, he had to expose himself.

And toward the Mingde Building, Zheng Fuhua also exposed himself to the muzzle of Lai Yide and others.

"I only have one requirement: let Yide go. He is still young, he is just a child!"

Lai Shanchuan was obviously scared. He knew that the trouble today was big, and Gao Zhen and the others were afraid of stalling for time, and he was also afraid.

The greater the influence of the matter, the less Lai Yide could run away, and he might even die.

Gao Zhen frowned and gritted his teeth. Hearing Lai Shanchuan's words, he secretly called him a fool, then signaled to Li Xuewu: "Prepare to storm. Take the killing as the signal."

"Yes."

Li Xuewu gave Pazile a look, then pointed to Zheng Fuhua, signaling him to arrange for a bulletproof shield to meet him at any time.

"You are also an old organization member. I won't play tricks with you. If you still listen to me, I'll tell you a few truths."

Zheng Fuhua's hair was basically all white. The night wind wasn't small, and it fluttered like white snow under the lights.

His voice was strong and powerful, and he shouted with a serious tone: "Don't have illusions. Director Gao and I came here today to solve the problem. Don't be obsessed."

"You let go of the hostage upstairs first, come down, and I'll accompany you to talk to Lai Yide. Anything can be discussed."

"There's nothing to discuss. I've lived up to these thirty years of work."

Lai Shanchuan's voice revealed despair. He hid behind the parapet on the roof and shouted: "I know Li Xuewu is here. His special service team is very powerful. Maybe they are already climbing the building!"

When this was shouted out, Li Xuewu's eyebrows twitched slightly. The special service team members climbing the wall also paused, then continued to climb like kittens, without making a sound.

Tonight, the weather wasn't beautiful. There was no strong wind to cover the sound, and no dark clouds to cover the moonlight, which brought certain difficulties to the action.

Climbing the building is a technical job and a dangerous one. The special service team members chose a corner of the building and only carried a pistol, aiming for a surprise attack.

Being called out by Lai Shanchuan, they had no choice. They were halfway up the wall; could they go down?

Li Xuewu watched the shadows moving in the Mingde Building, and his eyelids couldn't help but jump. This feeling of dealing with his own people was too bad.

Who could have thought that this secret weapon would have to guard against Lai Shanchuan? The moment they met, the secret was leaked.

"I admit he is very good at leading the team, and his ability to handle cases is even stronger!"

Lai Shanchuan's tone suddenly became intense: "I don't hate you. From the moment you took the initiative to leave, I knew I shouldn't hate you!"

"It's me, it's me who lost my mind!"

"It's my greed, it's the money I took. All the details of fraud, murder, etc., were planned by me. It was me who forced Yide to do it!"

"Yide! Don't do anything stupid!"

Lai Shanchuan felt that his time was running out. Gao Zhen and Zheng Fuhua wouldn't give him much tolerance to make trouble.

Li Xuewu's special service team's daily training was something he had seen. He didn't think it was ordinary at the time, and now he knew it clearly.

The roof of the shopping mall was an isolated island, but it was also too big for him to guard alone.

As long as someone climbed up, how many people could he deal with with one gun?

Especially with a sniper aiming at him, how could he be given a chance to counterattack?

He ignored Zheng Fuhua's shouting, but instead talked to himself, taking all the blame on himself. This was also teaching Lai Yide how to speak after being arrested.

It was being threatened and instigated by his father, and it also involved someone else. He really wouldn't necessarily die.

This was the only way Lai Shanchuan could think of in an emergency.

Everyone at the scene knew that he wanted to use his own life to trade for his son's life.

Father and son can only have one die and one live. This multiple-choice question couldn't be simpler.

"Yide! Put down the gun, walk out. They won't kill you. The whole thing was planned by me, it has nothing to do with you!"

"I won't!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Answering Lai Shanchuan was Lai Yide's stubborn voice, as well as the continuous gunshots of venting anger.

Li Xuewu could hear that there was already a crying tone in Lai Yide's voice. I reckon he also understood what his father was going to do.

Father and son are connected by heart. Even if the relationship is usually average, when it comes to this point, there is always a connection between them.

He knew very well what he had done, and also understood that his father was taking the blame for him and cleaning up his mess.

His father had done this kind of thing too many times before. When he was a child, he would just get a beating for causing trouble. When he grew up, his father was busy with work, and he became extreme, and the communication between father and son became less.

Especially in the past year, with the changes in the situation, he felt he was an adult and should do what adults do, and listened to his father even less.

He caused trouble several times and thought about solving it himself, but every time his father helped him.

The more this happened, the more he felt constrained and lacked freedom, and even complained that his father controlled too much.

He didn't notice that he didn't know when it started, but when he made a mistake, even if his father helped him clean up the mess, there were few times when he would beat or scold him.

Lai Yide didn't know what had happened, but he didn't feel good in his heart.

Young people have many worries, always filling old sorrows with new ones.

Listening to his son's shouting, Lai Shanchuan looked at the roof parapet. He seemed to hear the sound of climbing the wall.

"Listen to Dad one last time! Yide! You are no match for them!"

Lai Shanchuan leaned against the parapet, half-squatting, and pulled the hostage to the side to help him block part of the view.

"Director Gao!"

He poked his head out and looked downstairs, shouting with a hoarse voice: "One person does things, one person takes responsibility. This case is all my..."

"Position 3 reporting, shooting angle discovered. Requesting instructions on whether to fire."

"Position 5 reporting, shooting angle discovered. Requesting instructions on whether to fire."

As Lai Shanchuan was forced to move his body by the special service team members climbing the building, plus Zheng Fuhua's pressing step by step downstairs, his flaws had been exposed.

Of course, this could also be intentional. Everyone knew he was desperate to die.

To save his son, he had to die—a death without proof.

Pazile held the walkie-talkie, and the voice reached everyone in the command car.

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly, ignored Pazile's inquiring gaze, and looked at Gao Zhen.

Standing so close, he didn't believe the other party couldn't hear. It wasn't suitable for him to give the order to fire.

Gao Zhen frowned tightly. After the reports came one after another from the walkie-talkie, he gritted his teeth and said decisively: "Permission to kill!"

"Yes!"

Pazile shouted into the walkie-talkie the first time he got the order: "Permission to kill!"

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

On the roof of the shopping mall, Lai Shanchuan's body shook violently. Before he could finish his words, more than one shot hit him.

Especially the head. Li Xuewu watched from afar; he should have been hit by two shots.

The gunshot was the order. After hearing the gunshot, the people climbing the building quickly rushed to the roof to implement control.

"Dad! Dad!!!"

Lai Yide felt something in his heart. Hearing his father's shouting suddenly interrupted by gunshots, he knew it was bad.

Before he could take any action, the special service team members who had just rushed to the roof of the Mingde Building quickly set up ropes.

A rope was lowered from every window, and special service team members hung on the ropes and slid down quickly.

The prepared illumination flares were thrown in the moment the glass was kicked open.

And the action downstairs was faster than upstairs. The assault team members threw smoke grenades first, then topped with bulletproof shields, and quickly rushed to the door along the wall.

There was no need for a battering ram. A door-breaking explosive made the solid wooden door instantly cave in, and even the obstacles blocking the door were overturned.

One Mingde Building, two exits, from the second floor up, all windows had assault team members rushing in.

For a time, the Mingde Building was abnormally bright. The original dark tiger's den was illuminated by flashbangs like a treasure appearing, flashing light from the windows.

With the explosion of one flashbang after another, gunshots also came, like fried beans, crackling. It seemed these special services really followed Li Xuewu's order—safety first.

Anyone holding a weapon and standing was shot first.

Li Xuewu signaled the prepared bulletproof shields to meet Zheng Fuhua the moment the gunshots sounded.

And Zheng Fuhua was stunned as he watched Lai Shanchuan's figure disappear from the roof.

Even when the shield was protecting him, he didn't notice it and was still standing there looking at the roof.

From replacing Li Xuewu to walk out and communicate with Lai Shanchuan, it could be seen that he really wanted Lai Shanchuan to come downstairs voluntarily and communicate voluntarily.

Including Gao Zhen coming here, he really wanted to take Lai Shanchuan back to the branch bureau.

Today's mistake is today's mistake, but one cannot forget the merits Lai Shanchuan once made.

Who is born a bad person, and who is born wanting to be a bad person?

Of course they wouldn't say they were forced by the situation, but looking at their former comrades walking on the road to ruin, the feeling of "rabbit dying, fox grieving" could be imagined.

Li Xuewu hadn't been particularly active from the beginning, and the reason was also here.

Even if the merit of this case was great, it was dealing with his own people, which wasn't glorious to talk about, and didn't sound good either.

Gao Zhen stood by the car and watched, his body straight, his face firm. Watching the gunshots in the Mingde Building, his shoulders had a heavy burden at this moment.

From the moment the order to kill was issued, the scope of this case had been fixed.

Lai Shanchuan had the confidence to shout for his son to put down his weapons and the determination to take the blame and die, which meant he still had arrangements.

The investigators reported that he had stayed at home for a long time, so of course he couldn't have been sleeping.

Gao Zhen didn't know who he had contacted, how he contacted them, and even less wanted to know who else this case would involve.

Li Xuewu listened to the sparse gunshots in the Mingde Building, and the effect of the flashbangs disappeared. Flashlight beams were shaking in the building, and he knew the action was over.

He raised his hand to check his watch. Unknowingly, it was already early morning.

Pazile's command post moved toward the target at the first moment of the action, especially the Prairie Tiger combat vehicle, which drove directly to the building entrance.

More special service team members appeared from around and quickly stormed into the Mingde Building.

The entire three-story building would be searched without dead ends to ensure no suspects or dangerous factors were left behind.

There had been discussions and disturbances from the onlookers in the distance, but fortunately, the strength of the branch bureau was reliable, and no one rushed over to watch the excitement.

Don't underestimate the curiosity of the people to watch the excitement. Watching this kind of excitement once is enough for them to brag about for a lifetime.

Li Xuewu got into the signal light command car after Pazile led the command personnel into the Mingde Building.

He didn't pay attention to what happened in the Mingde Building anymore, just found a seat and sat down, lit a cigarette for himself, which could be considered celebrating that this case was finally going to settle.

Whether Lai Yide lived or died, the outcome for this case was already determined.

The only things still unclear were nothing more than a few points:

Why did Zhao Ziliang kill Zhang Shuqin?

Why did Lai Yide kill Zhao Ziliang?

Where did Lai Yide hide Zhao Ziliang's body?

Lai Yide organized such a group of people with guns and explosives—what exactly did he want to do?

After Lai Yide participated in the university study movement, why did Lai Shanchuan show a side of indulgence?

Who exactly is standing behind them? ===== CHAPTER 959 =====

Who exactly is standing behind them?