Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 288 Doubts from the Iron Triangle (End of Month, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

There were team members keeping watch outside the shop, and Jackie Chan and his entourage could talk in hushed tones inside without worrying about disturbing the book vendors.

Jackie Chan took out the floor plan of the second floor, spread it out and said to Zhuang Yan and the others: "We have already killed four book vendors. Apart from the book vendors on the first floor, there are only four book vendors left whose identities are unknown."

The search area on the second floor has exceeded half, but there is still no trace of the hostage.

Most of the shops we searched were very small and could not possibly accommodate eleven hostages, or the book vendors guarding them.

To accommodate so many people, a store of more than 60 square meters is required.

When we first came out, we noticed that there were vendors smoking outside the shop on the right, and it seemed there were also vendors inside. Most importantly, the shop size was just right.

As Jackie Chan spoke, he pointed to a few places on the floor plan.

"There are very few shops on the second floor that are more than 60 square meters. There are only two in total, one at 3 o'clock and the other at 9 o'clock."

We've already checked the shops at 3 PM, so only the shops at 9 PM are left.

This shop, located at the nine o'clock position, happens to be the spot where the book vendor was found at the entrance, and the number of book vendors also matches up to roughly the same, so...

Jackie Chan paused halfway through his sentence, and Geng Jihui, understanding the implication, quickly answered, "So the remaining book vendors and hostages are all at the nine o'clock position?"

"right!"

Jackie Chan was very certain. He glanced at the time on his wristwatch and said, "There's not much time left. There are only five minutes left until three o'clock."

We don't really need to search the remaining areas anymore; the book vendor is definitely there. We can use that as our target and start our action plan immediately.

My plan is as follows…

Jackie Chan explained his plan without consulting the members of Group B, and began making arrangements, dividing the team into two.

Group B consists of inexperienced rookies who are not yet qualified to offer opinions.

Zhuang Yan, Geng Jihui, Ostrich, and Qiang Xiaowei continued forward along the original route, while Jackie Chan led Lao Pao and the medic back the way they came.

The U-shaped layout of the second floor of the shopping mall allows people going in opposite directions to converge once again.

The meeting place is at the Nine O'Clock Shop.

The "Final Battle" plan was finalized, and the personnel were divided in detail. The two groups began to take action according to their respective tasks.

Jackie Chan's prediction was very accurate; the situation of the book vendors is exactly as he described.

Zhuang Yan's group continued along the original route, advancing until they reached the right side of the nine o'clock position, which is equivalent to around the seven o'clock position, without finding any more vendors.

Jackie Chan's team arrived at the 11 o'clock position first and encountered no accidents.

The two groups were more than ten meters apart in the corridor and could see each other. The shop at the nine o'clock position was in the middle and was surrounded by the two groups.

No one came out of the shop, and Jackie Chan raised his hand and made a gesture.

"go ahead!"

The two teams, armed with standard CARS rifles, moved silently toward the target simultaneously.

When he was only two meters away, Jackie Chan heard conversations coming from inside the shop and the screams, sobs, and cries of the hostages through the noise of his shouts.

Judging from the voice, it seemed to be the leader of the book vendors. He was dissatisfied with the police for taking so long and not being ready yet. He started shouting loudly to his underlings that he wanted to pick a hostage and take him to the first floor to kill him.

It was precisely because they heard they were going to be killed that the hostages collectively cried and screamed at this moment.

Realizing the situation in the room had changed, Jackie Chan raised his watch to check the time and gestured to Zhuang Yan across the room, telling him to wait hidden against the wall.

There are only two minutes left, and the deadline set by the bookstore is approaching.

Since the book vendors were already selecting hostages to kill, Jackie Chan felt that the plan could be modified on the spot to further reduce the risk factor.

They deliberately dragged the time out until after 3 a.m., inciting the book vendor to anger and decide to kill one of the hostages.

The second floor is a closed structure, so if the trafficker kills the hostage, the police won't be able to see it and it won't have a deterrent effect. They will definitely take him to the first floor to carry out the crime.

As long as the peddler brings the hostage out, Jackie Chan and his men, who are lying in ambush outside, can take the opportunity to kill the peddler.

Whether it's one or two book vendors taking hostages down, as long as they can be eliminated, the risk during the raid will be reduced.

The fewer the number of book vendors in the room, the better the hostages can be protected during the raid.

Jackie Chan changed his plans on the spur of the moment, wanting to complete the rescue in a safer way, since he couldn't speak and couldn't communicate with the outside world.

The wolves and police forces waiting outside were greatly anxious about this unexpected turn of events.

"Has something happened? Why hasn't it started yet?"

Wild Wolf picked up the walkie-talkie several times, wanting to ask questions, but worried that the battle was at a critical moment and that his forceful intervention would disrupt command, so he had to suppress his emotions.

Because of his belief in Jackie Chan's personal abilities, Wild Wolf was able to hold on for a while.

The situation is completely different for the police.

"Old Li, are these special forces soldiers any good? Why haven't they fired a shot yet? If they're not up to par, let my men try again," the SWAT team captain said, dissatisfied.

"Old Ding, don't worry, wait a little longer. It's not time yet, there are still two minutes left," Captain Li of the Criminal Investigation Team comforted him.

"There are only two minutes left. What if the traffickers kill the hostages when the time is up? Why don't you go and ask their commander again what his men are up to?" The armed police captain also had strong suspicions.

"Old Kong, things have come to this, there's nothing we can do. Their men are already in there, we can only trust them, it's too late to arrange for more people," the criminal police captain said helplessly.

"Sigh~"

The criminal police captain was stating the facts, and the armed police captain, Lao Kong, could only sigh.

Sending more rescuers was too late; the only hope of rescuing all eleven hostages lay with this special forces unit that arrived halfway through the journey.

Providing helicopters for the smugglers is absolutely impossible; there has never been such a precedent in the country.

Old Li, Old Kong, and Mao Ding can't afford to lose face like this.

The Lone Wolf Group A had the most complex and anxious emotions among all the outsiders. Even though they were all veterans with many years of combat experience, they couldn't help but experience emotional ups and downs.

They were right under the noses of the book vendors, and had been there for more than ten minutes.

The longer the exposure time, the higher the risk.

The slightest carelessness could lead to discovery by the vendors, jeopardizing the rescue operation on the first floor and putting immense pressure on the Lone Wolf Team A's number one member.

Especially the hyenas and tree wolves that were lowered down by ropes, were unable to move for a long time. The ropes constricted their bodies, causing blood to stagnate and throb with pain, making them extremely uncomfortable.

If it weren't for the special forces soldiers' strong will, the two of them would have given up by now.

The onlookers and news media in the distance were ordinary people with limited capacity to cope, but they also heard the peddler's shouts.

With the time running out, there was only a little over a minute left.

The families and relatives of most of the hostages began to break down, either crying and screaming or engaging in extreme behaviors.

Some people cursed the police, saying they were useless and couldn't even handle such a simple task, let alone deal with a few petty thieves.

Some people were so angry that they wanted to break through the cordon, and one of them, who had lost his mole, wanted to rush into the mall to rescue his family member himself.

Driven by feelings of sadness and anger, they completely forgot their own limitations.

Fortunately, the armed police came to provide support. With riot shields and a human wall, the crowd could not break through the defense line no matter how out of control they became.

The atmosphere off the field has reached a critical point.

Like a string stretched to its limit, it could snap at any moment.

The members of Lone Wolf Group B, who were already in position, had also entered a crucial moment, and everyone was ready for the final battle.

The assault team members Zhuang Yan and Long Zhan both locked their guns on the shop entrance.

They communicated through gestures.

If a peddler brings out the hostage, then the person on the side the peddler is closest to should fire, in order to avoid harming the hostage.

If two peddlers bring out hostages, then shoot one of them each.

Geng Jihui, who was behind Zhuang Yan, and Lao Pao, who was behind Jackie Chan, had already pulled the safety pins and were ready to throw the stun grenades at any moment.

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