Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 503 All Sacrificed
Mine, dormitory building.

Elke, the archer, gripped a blood-stained, slightly bent machete. He glanced at the mangled corpse on the ground and a smug smile appeared on his lips.

"My swordsmanship is not much worse than Black Hawk's."

As he bent down, preparing to wipe the dagger with the clothes on the corpse, Elke suddenly remembered that Black Hawk had specifically instructed everyone not to get the workers' work clothes dirty before the operation, as they would need them later.

"Never mind, I'll go check their dorm later, they should still have some clean clothes." Elke didn't want to think too much, so he bent down again, wiped the dagger clean on the corpse's clothes repeatedly, and put it back into his waistband.

Elke went outside and kicked Silik, who was squatting on the steps vomiting, knocking him to the ground face-first.

Seeing Silik fall onto his own vomit, Elke laughed heartily, his expression even more satisfied: "Silik, you should thank me for giving you the opportunity to become a man. How about it, aren't you very accomplished? Tell me, how many did you kill?"

Silikon sat on the ground, wiping his mouth, his whole body trembling: "How could you...kill your own people?"

"Shut up!" Elke interrupted him sharply. "We're here to save them!"

Xiliken was so humiliated that he couldn't lift his head.

Elke got more and more carried away with his cursing, feeling only a sense of satisfaction. In the end, he even drew the dagger from his waist and stood on the steps, swaggering around.

“Elke, you’re right.”

A deep voice came from behind. Upon hearing it, Elke immediately lowered his proud head and said humbly, "It is all thanks to Mr. Black Hawk's guidance."

Black Hawk walked out of the dormitory building, the searchlights from the mine's work area shining directly into his face, the brightness making him feel uncomfortable.

Black Hawk sidestepped the light and disappeared into the shadows beside Elke, gently lifting Elke's elbow, which was gripping the dagger, slightly upwards. "Don't grip it straight, and don't stab the enemy in the abdomen. Remember, grip the knife at an angle so you can strike the enemy's chest as quickly as possible. One strike, and the fight is over."

Elke was confused, but he still managed to say thank you.

Black Hawk nodded in satisfaction: "Do a good job. If this deal goes well, I'll send you to Country A for training. Then you'll be the most elite soldier."

Elke was moved to tears.

Black Hawk asked slowly and deliberately, "Elke, have you taken care of everything I asked you to do a few days ago? Where are the survivors? Have you called the police?"

Elke, caught up in the thrill of the killing, completely forgot Black Hawk's instructions from a few days ago. Only now, reminded of them, did he remember and, forcing a smile, replied, "Sorry, Mr. Black Hawk, I'll go and arrest them right now!"

Black Hawk didn't speak, silently watching Elke.

Elke grew increasingly frightened, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Suddenly, Black Hawk smiled, a gentle smile: "Elke, go tell everyone to change into their mine work clothes. Remember, after you put them on, check carefully for any bloodstains."

"All right, Mr. Black Hawk."

Elke hurriedly responded and turned to run into the dormitory building.

Black Hawk sneered as he watched Elke flee, his tone mocking: "Still trying to catch people? There's no one alive inside! Hmph, if we relied on an idiot like you, we wouldn't even have a chance to get anything done."

Then he took out his satellite phone and pressed the beep button three times, waiting for the other party to answer.

"Hello, this is 110."

The policewoman's voice came through the receiver. Xiliken, who was about to get up, was startled and fell back to the ground, unable to get up no matter how hard he tried.

He stared with eyes wide with extreme fear, looking up at the black hawk.

Black Hawk squinted and looked around, then changed his tone and said humbly, "Hello, hello! Are you a police officer? I'm a worker at the Keji coal mine. We've caught a thief here. Can you send someone over?"

"Yes, yes, he's a thief, a rather thin guy, and we've already tied him up."

"Will it arrive tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, okay, it's alright, no rush. Let's lock him in the office first."

"Understood, understood. I'll arrange for a worker to keep an eye on him." "Thank you for your hard work, officer!"

After hanging up the phone, Black Hawk glanced down at the trembling Silik, thinking that if Elke found him alive, he would have to bring him over and let this spineless coward have a taste of meat, otherwise, in this state, he would definitely be weak in the knees when he saw the police tomorrow.

Black Hawk kicked the stunned Siliken on the ground: "Get up! Come with me to the warehouse and see how many of those lovely thunderbolts are still stored. Hehe, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I'll have to set off a good 'salute' to show off our power. It's sure to be a joyous holiday!"

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The chirping laughter sounded eerie in the now quiet and empty mining area.

The command center of the Keshi City Public Security Bureau.

A large, empty water glass sat on Director Liu's desk. Clearly, he had drunk quite a bit of tea; his eyes were bloodshot, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were even deeper.

"Director Liu."

The secretary walked to his side and said softly, "Director Liu, you haven't eaten for a day and a night. Please have something to eat."

Director Liu rubbed his throbbing temples, looked up at his secretary, and asked, "Has Lao Cheng and the others reached their destination? Have they found anything?"

The secretary carefully pointed to the large screen facing Director Liu: "Judging from the location, it should take another two hours."

Director Liu knew the situation was definitely not optimistic, but he needed to see the person alive or dead; there had to be some results.

Earlier, the command center reported that workers at the Keqi coal mine had caught a thief and called the police to handle the situation. However, the on-duty team that went to the scene lost contact with the command center for a full nine hours after arriving at their destination.

That's enough time for them to make two round trips.

Sensing something was amiss, Director Liu immediately ordered Lao Cheng to lead most of the patrol team, fully armed, to rush over.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fists, feeling a tightness in his chest, as if someone was choking him, making it hard to breathe and causing him great distress.

Although as the head of a bureau, he should have the composure to face major events, Director Liu's left eyelid just wouldn't stop twitching.

He had a vague premonition that something had happened to the entire duty team.

However, a glimmer of hope remained in my heart, since the armed forces of this duty team were set up according to the highest standards.

With one .95 rifle and two .92 rifles, one long and two short, they should be able to withstand several waves of attacks and wait for reinforcements.

But what if they deliberately set an ambush or disguised themselves?
Director Liu dared not think about it anymore.

"jingle-"

The satellite phone rang for only a second before Director Liu pressed the answer button.

"Lao Cheng, what's going on?!"

Director Liu stood up and leaned forward again, trying to get closer to the landline phone that was in use.

The entire command center fell silent, and the police officers simultaneously put down their work and stood up to look over.

"Zizzi"

The hands-free audio had a disturbing quality characteristic of the desert and Gobi.

There was silence on the other end of the phone, only the breathing became increasingly heavy.

Finally, a hoarse voice came out, choked with uncontrollable sobs.

"Chief, more than a dozen people have died in the mine. One of our brothers' heads was cut off and hung on a tree."

Director Liu slumped into his office chair with a thud, his face pale and his eyes vacant, the four words he had just heard on the phone echoing in his mind.

There have been quite a few chapters about being locked in the dark lately, and I've been busy revising the text, so updates have been a bit rushed. There might still be some typos and grammatical errors; please help me spot them.
Please forgive me!
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