Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

The moment he hung up the phone, Qi Tongwei tossed it onto the passenger seat.

The air inside the carriage became somewhat stuffy because of that phone call.

He watched the street scene rushing past the window, rainwater drawing countless crooked streaks on the car window.

Teacher Gao's words were still echoing in his ears.

cannon fodder?

In his life, Qi Tongwei's last desire was to be cannon fodder.

If you don't want to become cannon fodder, you have to become someone who can fire the cannon first.

He closed his eyes, and the position Zhao Lichun had promised him appeared in his mind.

Vice Governor.

These three words have endless magic.

……

Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

The rain gradually subsided, but the dampness in the air, mixed with the smells of blood and gunpowder, grew even stronger.

"Squeak—!"

A screeching sound of tires shattered the silence of the standoff.

The black Audi A6L performed a drift and came to a precise stop outside the police line.

The car door was suddenly pushed open.

Li Dakang practically jumped out of the car.

When he saw the metal gate of the police station, which had been completely smashed and twisted into a pretzel shape, he could no longer contain his anger.

More than a dozen riot police vehicles arrived one after another behind him. The doors opened, and fully armed riot police officers filed out.

The city bureau chief, Zhao Donglai, rushed to Li Dakang's side, his face extremely grim.

"Secretary, look..."

Li Dakang ignored him completely and walked straight towards the branch office compound.

Zhao Donglai quickly led his men to follow, but they were stopped after only a few steps.

Two dark green infantry fighting vehicles, like two steel behemoths, blocked the way.

The machine gun turret on the roof slowly rotated, its dark muzzle silently pointing at them.

Dozens of heavily armed soldiers spread out in combat formation, their guns pointing outwards.

They didn't shout any words or issue any warnings; they simply showed everything through their actions.

One more step forward, and there's the enemy.

The city police officers instinctively stopped in their tracks, their palms sweating as they gripped their riot guns.

They weren't facing ordinary thugs, but a regular army.

The murderous aura emanating from their very bones was on a completely different level.

"All of you, charge! What are you afraid of!"

Li Dakang turned around and roared at Zhao Donglai.

"This is Jingzhou! This is our territory!"

He pushed aside Zhao Donglai, who was blocking his way, and charged alone toward the defensive line made up of infantry fighting vehicles.

"I am Li Dakang, the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City!"

"I order you to lay down your weapons immediately and leave the scene!"

His voice was loud and echoed in the empty courtyard.

The only response he received was silence.

The soldiers' expressions didn't change at all, as if they hadn't heard a thing.

This feeling of being completely ignored caused Li Dakang's self-esteem to be trampled on like never before.

He roared and strode forward, about to cross the warning line made of yellow tape.

Just as one of his feet was about to touch the ground.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot rang out.

A bullet struck the concrete ground half a meter in front of his feet, sending up a small amount of sparks and concrete debris.

Li Dakang's body stiffened.

A young officer with the rank of second lieutenant on his shoulder stepped out from behind the infantry fighting vehicle, still holding a Type 92 pistol that was emitting blue smoke in his hand.

"Military control zone".

The young officer's face was expressionless, and his voice was as precise as a machine.

"No entry."

Li Dakang slowly turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the lieutenant.

"You dare shoot me?"

Do you know who I am?

The lieutenant did not answer his question, but simply repeated it.

"Military control zone, entry prohibited."

"That's an order."

Li Dakang was trembling with anger as he pointed at the lieutenant's nose.

"Whose order was it? Was it heavy?"

"Make him get out here!"

"I'd like to see who gave him the authority to impose military control in Jingzhou city!"

Just then, from the other end of the street, came even more frequent and piercing sirens than before.

Everyone instinctively turned around to look.

A long steel dragon composed of black special police troop carriers and command vehicles rushed out from the rainy night.

The fleet was more than twice the size of the city bureau's.

The flashing red and blue police lights on the roof of the car turned almost half the night sky into an eerie purplish-red.

The lead command vehicle came to a smooth stop.

The car door opened.

A figure dressed in a black SWAT combat uniform, with a tactical vest over it and a Kevlar helmet on his head jumped down.

It was Qi Tongwei, the deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Behind him, more than 300 elites drawn from the provincial special police force and anti-terrorism assault team jumped off the vehicle in unison and quickly completed the battle deployment.

The weapons these people were carrying were no longer riot guns, but all of them were Type 95 automatic rifles, exactly the same as the soldiers on the other side.

When Li Dakang saw Qi Tongwei, a hint of joy appeared on his tense face.

People from the provincial department have arrived!

Now he felt even more confident!

Qi Tongwei strode up to Li Dakang and saluted.

"Secretary Dakang!"

Li Dakang patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"Comrade Tongwei, you've come at the perfect time!"

The two exchanged a glance, both understanding without saying a word.

What Li Dakang wanted was the face of the municipal party secretary and the absolute authority of Jingzhou.

What Qi Tongwei wanted was the man named Cheng Du in the branch office lobby, and the bright future promised to him by the Zhao family.

Their goals are different, but at this moment, they are facing the same enemy.

Qi Tongwei turned around and took a loudspeaker from a SWAT officer next to him.

He cleared his throat, held the megaphone to his mouth, and shouted loudly at the brightly lit police station building.

"Attention, Comrade Shen Zhong inside!"

"I am Qi Tongwei from the Provincial Public Security Department!"

"Your actions are a serious violation of the law! I demand that you immediately release the detained police officers, come out of the building, and speak with us!"

The sound, amplified by loudspeakers, became distorted and loud, echoing repeatedly between buildings.

……

Inside the branch office lobby.

Shen Zhong sat in the leather swivel chair, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, slowly sipping it.

He could hear the shouts from outside very clearly.

A playful smile even appeared on his face.

Zhou Weiguo walked up to him and lowered his voice.

"Boss, there are more and more police officers gathering outside, and the provincial special police have arrived as well."

"Should we send in outer perimeter troops to disperse them?"

Shen Zhong waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be nervous.

"Let Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei in."

He put down his teacup and turned to look at Chengdu, who was now ashen-faced, in the corner.

"Look."

Shen Zhong pointed outside.

"Your reinforcements have all arrived."

"This play is getting more and more exciting."

Zhou Weiguo was taken aback for a moment, but he immediately carried out the order.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the instructions.

"Order: outer perimeter troops clear the passage and allow designated personnel to enter."

Outside the compound.

The two infantry fighting vehicles that had been blocking the way like gatekeepers slowly moved aside.

The previously impenetrable defensive line of soldiers was split in the middle, making way for a passage large enough for two people to walk side by side.

Qi Tongwei put down the megaphone and straightened his belt.

He turned to look at Li Dakang, his face displaying an air of unwavering confidence.

"Secretary Dakang."

"Let's go in and take a look."

"Look at this Secretary Shen, just how big a hole is he trying to create in this world tonight!"