In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Temporary command post in the suburbs.

"One team is in position to seal off the area! The main entrance is now under surveillance."

"Second team in position! Monitoring of the side gate and perimeter wall complete."

"Three teams are in position to secure the area! The back door and hidden locations are now under surveillance."

...

Reports rang out through the internal communication channel. The vast and sparsely populated suburbs were both an advantage and a disadvantage. While they could avoid large-scale casualties, they also posed a significant challenge to blockade, pursuit, and command.

Because nobody knows how many criminals' accomplices are hiding in the buildings near the orphanage.

Therefore, the only option was to use a large manpower force to disrupt the enemy's plans. The blockade group formed by the Armed Police detachment was the innermost layer of the blockade, followed by the intermediate isolation zone composed of the provincial and municipal criminal investigation departments, and the outermost control zone composed of traffic police and ordinary local police officers.

Triple lockdown!

"The sniper team will maintain constant surveillance from their high vantage point and report the situation to the intelligence team."

Qi Tongwei watched the scenes unfold on the screen, constantly retrieving the latest news, and calmly gave the order:

"Bomb disposal team, take your positions. Assault teams, provide cover as you advance."

"The rescue team will move from the left and right flanks, constantly monitoring information changes and preparing to enter for rescue operations. The medical team will respond at any time."

"The intelligence team will use the drones and thermal imagers that I specially provided for you to track down the movements of everyone inside and keep a close watch on them. Don't let a single one slip by."

"The blockade team should move in!"

"Shrink the encirclement!"

Thanks to the surveillance launched by the provincial department ten days ago, the other side had no chance to plant anything dirty outside, and the inner perimeter blockade was rapidly advanced.

"Report!"

The blockade team quickly relayed a message: "The other party requests to speak with you."

Qi Tongwei turned to look at the head of the intelligence team, who quickly nodded in confirmation. "Director Qi, based on previous deductions and data analysis from surveillance, there should be no fewer than 20 children in the orphanage."

"Can!"

Qi Tongwei summoned the members of the negotiation team and gave clear instructions to the blockade team.

soon.

A signal was received in the command room, and an aged voice rang out: "Director Qi, we finally meet again!"

Qi Tongwei frowned slightly.

This time, no voice changer was used, but it was just as disgusting as the ceasefire call that night.

"Old man, say what you really want to say."

Qi Tongwei raised his hand to stop the negotiation team from speaking, and said in a cold voice.

Ha ha!

Shi Bocheng chuckled softly, "Director Qi is still so uncivilized, using foul language and disgracing the organization."

"The limited quality of our talents should be reserved for the people, and you? You don't deserve it!"

Qi Tongwei replied coldly.

"The victor is king! The winner can say whatever they want, but Director Qi, you need to understand one thing: I haven't lost."

Even now, Shi Bocheng remains confident, even with a hint of disdain, "You should have taken pictures of those little things flying overhead, right? We have 27 kids in our hands."

"If you don't want them to get into trouble, don't want to cause a huge public outcry, don't want to be held accountable by those high-ranking members of the Provincial Party Committee, and lose the status you earned by kneeling, then you should obediently agree to our conditions."

This is a very skillful and malicious remark.

To clearly explain the leverage we hold in the overall situation, and to prevent the provincial department from taking reckless actions.

From the very beginning, he was sowing discord. The phrase "we met again" could easily lead people to misunderstand whether he was colluding with him. He then pointed out Qi Tongwei's background and mocked him for not having real talent and for rising to a position by marrying into the family, which naturally created a division between him and other police officers and conflicted their interests.

Especially when based on the first condition, the effect is doubled.

But he forgot one thing.

Qi Tongwei never hid his past. Everyone in the provincial department had talked behind their backs, but in the end, they were all silenced. What silenced them was not power, but their professionalism and ruthless spirit of always being at the forefront. Who wouldn't want a department head to accompany them on the charge?

unfortunately.

Those in the temporary command room today are all comrades from the provincial department; the frontline units such as the blockade and assault teams will not be involved in this call at all.

Qi Tongwei was too lazy to deal with these people. He had become a little smarter, but he just didn't like what he didn't like, so he simply let the negotiation team take over.

"My demand is very simple: exchange the safety of 27 children for the safe departure of all of us! Everyone! Including Si Tianyu and Dr. Qiu, who are being controlled by you."

"Moreover, over the past few decades, the project resources and funds I have invested in Handong are worth more than 30 billion yuan, and I cannot take these things with me."

"So I need you to raise 30 billion yuan and transfer it to the overseas account I provide."

Shi Bocheng made outrageous demands, seemingly oblivious to his own situation and the concept of restraint.

impossible!

The head of the negotiation team resolutely refused.

They were perfectly aware of the other person's thoughts, which were simply to get what they truly wanted by making things very straightforward.

"Not a single hair of the children can be lost, and you can't take away a single penny of the assets of those companies involved in the violations in Handong either."

"You keep saying you've invested hundreds of billions, but how much money have you siphoned off from Jiangdong and Handong, and how many ordinary people have you harmed? This little bit of money isn't even enough to compensate the victims' families or make up for the loss of state-owned capital."

"All you have to do now is get the children out safely and then face the judgment of the law."

"Officer, this old man doesn't have time to talk to you about these naive nonsense. I can accept the loss, but you must arrange enough cars to take us directly to the nearest airport, and prepare a private plane to take us abroad."

Shi Bocheng smiled darkly, and in the indistinct background sounds, there seemed to be the painful cries of children. "Once we land safely, these children will be of no use, and you can take them away through international channels."

impossible!

The head of the negotiation team maintained the same attitude.

Every single thing that old bastard did was precisely on their red line. Not to mention letting the tiger return to the mountain, how can the safety of the children be guaranteed if they go abroad? How can they accept letting a group of thugs carrying lethal weapons escape the blockade and cause innocent casualties?

The team leader turned around and glanced at Qi Tongwei, who was staring intently at the screen. Qi Tongwei raised his left hand and drew a circle in the air, and the team leader immediately understood what he meant.

Hold them off!

"We can release Si Tianyu and the others and take them to the airport ahead of time, but in return, you will have to release the children in batches."

"We'll let a group of you go, and you'll release a group of children."

"Of course you should stay until the end."

"You are permitted to bring up to three children on the flight from the airport."

"For the children."

"This is the biggest concession we can make."

impossible!

This time, the opponent turned out to be the old man on the other side. Taking advantage of the old man's thwarted interests, the negotiation team leader quietly seized the initiative.

This has dragged the negotiations into a stalemate.

No matter how the conditions change, Shi Bocheng is always pinned to the end of the sequence.

"Oh!"

Shi Bocheng's voice sounded noticeably tired and less patient.

"Officer, you seem to have forgotten who's in charge now."