The Hunter's Path: Starting as a constable, ascend to the Old Ones.

Chapter 127 Temporary Commander, Deploying Troops (Part 1)

"Boss, Director!"

At the school gate, all rescue operations by the Political Department were halted. The police chief and Paul, along with a group of high-ranking officers, rushed to the scene to take over, fearing that if they were any slower, Peter Lee would squander all of the police force's resources.

When Peter Lee saw his boss and powerful backer arrive, he braced himself and went forward to greet them.

"Peter Li, what exactly are you good for? Such a huge blunder in on-site command, do you know that this could kill people? The entire process of your political department's rescue operation has already been broadcast. How am I supposed to explain this to the families of our fallen brothers?"

The top leader was furious.

Paul, equally grim, said, "I sent you to rescue people, but you've only managed to get your own men killed. I seriously suspect you're a terrorist spy." Peter Lee had been feeding the terrorists kills for a while now, and his behavior made him look like a complete undercover agent to anyone.

"Director, I'm innocent!"

Peter Lee's heart skipped a beat, and he cried out his innocence with a mournful face.

He swore to God that he was just a nobody, not an undercover agent.

"We'll hold you accountable later. Now tell us what happened at the scene."

With a formidable enemy at hand, the police chief didn't want to waste time on Peter Lee. Instead, he glanced at the teaching building, his face grim. So many students with powerful backgrounds had been kidnapped, and their police station's phone had been ringing off the hook, forcing him to rush to the scene to find some peace and quiet.

and----

His son is also in the teaching building.

Of course, this is not the point.

The key point is that this kidnapping case wiped out a large number of the children of high-ranking officials and wealthy people in Hong Kong.

If the rescue fails, both social and political pressure will explode.

As the top police officer, he had no choice but to resign due to his shared responsibility.

"We've tried many rescue methods, but all of them have failed —"

Peter Lee recounted their rescue operation with some trepidation. It sounded like a routine operation and shouldn't have been a big problem.

But Peter Lee's mistake was that he didn't keep his plans a secret when he was planning something big, allowing the criminals to learn about their operation in advance, which led to the elite team being ambushed.

"Why not try to ram in with armored vehicles?"

Just then, the Flying Tigers commander suggested a reliable method: use riot control vehicles as cover to rush directly into the teaching building and engage the kidnappers in a firefight.

"That makes sense!"

Peter's eyes lit up; how come he hadn't thought of that?

""

The others, seeing Peter Lee's foolish behavior, twitched at the corner of their mouths. Wasn't this just a standard counter-terrorism tactic? Did he really need someone else to remind him?

"Give it a try!"

After a moment's thought, the leader ordered Peter Lee to command his men to charge under the cover of the armored vehicles.

"Boss, Director, I promise I won't let you down this time."

Peter Lee was overjoyed to hear that he was in charge of the operation. This was the last chance his boss and the director were giving him to redeem himself.

Of course, in reality, he was just given a nominal position; the specific tactical deployment was left to the experienced captains below.

The leader snorted coldly, "Remember to ask the reporters to leave, and don't let their live news broadcasts expose our tactical deployment."

"I already understand the implications."

Having learned from his previous experience, Peter Lee knew he wouldn't make the same mistake twice. He immediately ordered the uniformed patrol officers responsible for maintaining order to extend the cordon outwards, keeping reporters and media out of sight.

They then called for a line of patrol cars to provide cover and prevent reporters from photographing their plans.

"Immediately send the brothers to charge in with the armored vehicle. Remember, this time we can only succeed, failure is not an option. Our future depends on this rescue operation."

Peter Li earnestly gave the captain some instructions.

I tried my best.

The captain gritted his teeth. He knew that his performance today was terrible. It was also his bad luck. Their G4 unit was a VIP protection group, specializing in protection missions, but Peter Lee suddenly transferred them to counter-terrorism. Wasn't that ridiculous?

However, he is now in a difficult situation, and if he cannot produce a decent performance, his future career may be over.

"We are journalists, we have the right to report news, we are free to report true and reliable news, and the public has the right to know. You cannot expel us or deprive us of our rights."

When the reporters were driven further away by the patrolling uniformed officers, the group of "uncrowned kings" suddenly started shouting angrily, pointing their cameras directly at the patrolling officers.

"We are acting under orders. If you have any problems, you can file a complaint with the complaints department."

The patrol officers weren't going to tolerate them. They expressionlessly drove the men away. It was because of these bastards that their rescue plan was leaked, ultimately leading to their team being ambushed and suffering heavy casualties.

"I want to file a complaint against you."

The reporters were indignant but helpless in the face of power, and could only be forced to retreat until they were driven far away. When they saw a line of patrol cars driving up and blocking their view, making it impossible for them to see what was going on inside, they became even more furious.

They weren't even given a drop of soup.

"We need to assess the situation on-site."

Meanwhile, viewers watching the news broadcast on television were dissatisfied when they saw only a distant view and a row of patrol cars on their screens.

Just then, Asia Television launched a special program that compared the Cointreau Hotel kidnapping case with the Adam Smith International School kidnapping case in the news.

The public watched as the commander calmly directed the police to rescue the hostage in the Cointreau Hotel kidnapping case. Not only were the kidnappers wiped out, but the hostage was also successfully rescued, and all the police officers involved in the rescue operation survived.

This is a rescue operation that could be included in police academy textbooks.

Looking at the Adam Smith International School kidnapping case, the commander's chaotic orders led to wave after wave of their brave police officers being killed.

The difference between the two is like heaven and earth.

Following this, ATV released the on-site commanders of the two kidnapping cases. One was the Central Police Station Commissioner, who had cracked a series of major cases in the past six months, including the Ji Zhengxiong police killing case, the Galaxy Centre bombing case, and the Zhu Tao drug trafficking case. The other was the British lackey, the Political Secretary, who had suffered repeated setbacks in his operations during this period.

Lok Wai-ching subtly inserted a reminder, telling everyone that the Cointreau Hotel and Adam Smith International School were both guarded by the Political Department before the kidnapping, which resulted in the kidnappers succeeding both times.

The audience watching on television were furious at the series of failed missions by Political Minister Peter Lee, denouncing him as a crony and demanding a change of commander.

They picked up the phone and called various departments, including the Police Force and the Security Bureau, to complain about the nepotism at the top, which led to the innocent deaths of ordinary police officers. They strongly demanded that Peter Lee be severely punished and that the commander be replaced to rescue the kidnapped school teachers and students again.