Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 51 The Hijacker

The fourth floor of the command tower was blocked even more tightly. The officer did not bring Sun Hang and others directly into the command room, but moved the computer connected to the monitoring system over.

"The hijackers have forbidden anyone from entering the command room, so I can't take you in," the officer said helplessly. "If you are here to deal with this matter, I need to know your detailed plan. You must tell us every step and detail of your action... Of course, we will also cooperate with your actions as much as possible."

Sun Hang took a look at the surveillance footage on the screen and saw two chairs facing each other in the center of the command room, about three meters apart. On one of the chairs sat the base commander with his hands and feet tied, and on the other chair sat a handsome young man with a delicate and compact pistol in his hand, with the muzzle pointed at the commander's vitals.

Elsewhere in the room, various tables, chairs, and cabinets were overturned and piled up to form makeshift shelters. A group of people who looked like bodyguards, wearing bulletproof vests over black suits and tactical sunglasses, hid behind these shelters, aiming their fully automatic weapons at the entrance to the command room.

Behind the bunker at the back, a man in black had a bandage wrapped around his leg. This should be the injured person mentioned by the officer.

Most of the surveillance cameras in the command room were destroyed, and only a few cameras in hidden locations were still working.

Sun Hang counted and found that including the young man and the injured, there were exactly seventeen people involved in the hijacking, which completely matched the number of the special operations team sent by the higher-ups.

"Wow, everyone is out now." Sun Hang sighed in a low voice, "But why does this guy in the lead look so effeminate?"

"It seems like she is a woman dressed as a man." Wang Xiyi crossed her arms over her chest, blocking the white spring light - just now, the two buttons of the shirt finally couldn't bear the weight and flew to the back of Sun Hang's head. "It's not very clear in the surveillance video, but I didn't see her Adam's apple."

"She is the daughter of federal congressman Ye Shaochun, Ye Xuan... I didn't expect that she would be the leader of this special operations team." Yang Lian said.

"What? Do you know each other?" Sun Hang asked curiously.

"I don't know her, but I've heard of her. She grew up in a military camp and always dressed as a man. After she became an adult, she joined the Weird Investigation Bureau of Chunming City." Yang Lian said, "The list of the special operations team is confidential. I never thought that Chunming City would send her, who just turned 20, to carry out this mission... With her qualifications, she could only be an accompanying staff member at most."

"Maybe it was sent here for gilding." Wang Xiyi said, "After all, in the eyes of those bigwigs, the follow-up investigation of the South City Cemetery incident is not important."

"This news has been strictly blocked now. The encryption level of the special operations team's list has been raised by three levels. Only the director has the authority to view it... I just don't know what the situation is in Chunming City?" Yang Lian's ten slender fingers tapped quickly on the tablet, his brows furrowed.

"In Chunming City, Councillor Ye Shaochun has been taken into custody, and a series of emergency measures have been launched." The accompanying officer said in a deep voice, "Now, you should at least inform us of the situation of the strange creature, right?"

"This girl is really good at tricking her father..." Sun Hang couldn't help but laugh, "Speaking of which, where is the special plane that the parliamentary representatives took now?"

"It has been intercepted and is currently returning to Shuzhou under the escort of fighter jets. It is expected to land at our base in twenty minutes." said the officer.

"Very good!" Sun Hang couldn't help but snap his fingers.

"What do you mean good?" The officer looked at Sun Hang with some suspicion, "Are you really here to deal with the hijacking incident?"

"Of course!" Sun Hang replied. "So what are you going to do?" the officer asked.

"Let your men clear the way. I will go in and talk to the hijacker myself." Sun Hang said.

"Are you kidding me?" The officer's eyes were filled with suspicion. "We won't let anyone into the command room until the higher-ups make a decision."

"A decision from the higher-ups? Isn't your higher-ups being held at gunpoint in there?" Sun Hang asked.

"...I mean the Federal Parliament. Only they have the power to make the decision!" The officer exhaled heavily. It can be seen that his limited patience has been almost exhausted by Sun Hang.

"Have you tried to rescue the hostages?" Sun Hang asked, "What do you mean by 'decision'?"

"We tried to pump paralyzing gas into the command room, but the hijackers were carrying gas masks and oxygen tanks. After the failure of this operation, they refused to negotiate with us," said another officer nearby.

"Refuse to negotiate? Then what are they waiting for?" Looking at the surveillance footage on the screen, Sun Hang couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Are they waiting for the parliamentary representative's plane to land? Or are they waiting for... me?

"We can't delay any longer." Sun Hang stood up, "Let us in... I can guarantee that your commander will not be harmed in any way."

"No!" the officer said firmly.

"Let me make it clear to you. The so-called decision of the parliament can only fall into two situations. One is to send a sniper to kill the daughter of Councillor Ye directly; the other is to use Councillor Ye or other members of the Ye family as bargaining chips to force Ye Xuan to surrender. No matter which decision is made, the military chief of this air force base will most likely be replaced." Sun Hang said.

“……” The officer glared at him but did not refute.

"The robbers who refuse to negotiate are the most difficult to deal with. You don't even know what they want... Have you ever thought about why she has been deadlocked with you until now, neither choosing to kill the hostage nor breaking out? What is she waiting for?" Sun Hang said, "In the eyes of the parliament, this commander is probably a discarded pawn, so why don't we give it a try... Just in case, I mean in case, we can really save the person, right?"

Sun Hang shrugged and said, "I don't care. The life and death of anyone here has nothing to do with me. If you insist on not letting me in, that's fine... But I still suggest you make a phone call to ask for instructions, so as to avoid being blamed later."

"Wait, I'll call now." The officer glanced at Sun Hang and walked away.

"Are you so confident that the people above will let us in?" Yang Lian tugged at Sun Hang's sleeve and asked softly.

"The situation is now completely deadlocked, and the people above are probably very anxious... They are eager for someone to take the initiative to stand up and break the deadlock, and this person must be able to bear the responsibility after breaking the deadlock... Don't you think that our identities are actually very suitable to be the scapegoat?"

(End of this chapter)