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

Chapter 89 The Art of Dividing and Spreading the Flames: A Tactical Approach

"Director, the jewelry exhibition has been confirmed to have an incident, and all attendees have been detained."

Lu Ming picked up the phone and called the director, reporting the situation at the Jundu Hotel in detail.

"The Political Department is full of useless idiots. They actually let a group of thugs sneak into the jewelry exhibition without anyone noticing, and not a single piece of information was sent out. Zhou Wenjian even succumbed to the thugs and passed on false information to the Political Department, making us police officers look bad."

The director was swearing.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have reported the situation to headquarters. Headquarters has dispatched officers, including the SWAT team, the mobile unit, and the Flying Tigers."

"The bandits are holding hostages. Don't act rashly, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties among the hostages."

"Director, it's too late for you to say that."

"7

Lu Ming's tone was strange.

"—Ka-Kui, he's messing around again."

The director immediately realized what was happening and started cursing, "Whatever happened, I'll hold him accountable." He was at the most crucial moment for his promotion, and right now, the most important thing was not to make a contribution, but to maintain stability.

But if something really goes wrong because of what Chen Jiaju did, he, as his boss, will definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

Good heavens! This will affect my career!

Lu Ming smiled to himself. "Chief, you're really good at pretending. You know Chen Jiaju's impulsive and reckless personality, yet you still sent him to stake out the entrance of the Jundu Hotel. This is clearly a ploy to use Chen Jiaju as a firefighter, letting the Chen family take action."

Chan Ka-kui's misconduct could affect the Commissioner's promotion, but the Commissioner, who is directly in charge of the area, would also be held responsible for the jewelry exhibition at the Grand Hotel, which also occurred within the jurisdiction of their Central Police Station.

Of course, the Central Police Station had warned the Special Branch before the incident occurred and suggested that the Special Branch send personnel to the jewelry exhibition to prevent terrorist attacks on the jewelry exhibition.

This move has already shifted most of the responsibility away.

If something really goes wrong at the jewelry exhibition, the political department will definitely be the primary responsible party.

However, responsibility is not something you can simply shirk. In any case, the Grand Hotel is located within the jurisdiction of the Central Police Station, so if something happens, the Central Police Station will definitely bear responsibility.

After all, the safety of this area is under the jurisdiction of their police station, and they can't completely shirk this responsibility.

Therefore, the Commissioner had already anticipated that if they could respond promptly and extinguish the fire in case of an incident, they could make up for the Central Police Station's mistake to the greatest extent possible and avoid affecting his promotion.

"Chief, I think this is a good idea. We are outnumbered, so the bandits won't take us too seriously, nor will they use hostages to coerce us. They will only use piecemeal tactics, sending out small teams to surround and kill us. This is a golden opportunity for us, allowing the bandits to disperse and giving us a chance to gradually eliminate their manpower—and even take the opportunity to rescue the hostages."

Lu Ming shared his thoughts.

If a large police force surrounds the area, it will definitely terrify the criminals, who will then seize hostages to threaten the police, making them hesitant to take any action, and may even lead to a conflict and the deaths of many hostages.

Those invited to participate in the exhibition are all social celebrities, each of whom wields considerable influence in society; the death of even one of them would be big news.

If the death toll is too high, the police will be drowned in a sea of ​​criticism.

Even the top leader has to be summoned for questioning by the judicial authorities!

Now that only the three of them have broken in, this small number will make the bandits lower their guard and send out small teams to surround and kill them.

At this point, the number of bandits guarding the hostages will drop sharply, which is the best opportunity for them to fight back and rescue the hostages.

The chief immediately understood the crux of the matter. He said worriedly, "Ah Ming, are you sure you can succeed? Do you know that if your operation fails, all the blame will be placed on you in order to give the public an explanation, and your police careers may be over?"

Now that Lu Ming and his team have withdrawn from the hotel and handed the rescue mission over to the police team that will arrive later, any mistakes will be the responsibility of someone at a higher level.

His idea was, of course, to be on the safe side, to retreat and wait for the main force to provide support.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Lu Ming said nonchalantly, "If you're a police officer and you're afraid to save people because you're afraid of taking responsibility, then you might as well go home and raise pigs—"

Is this kid targeting me?!

The director was speechless.

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case, feel free to give it a try. If anything goes wrong, I'll cover for you. Of course, try not to cause any trouble if you can avoid it. This is a huge burden, and I may not be able to take the blame."

Now that things have happened, their only option is to rescue the hostages and eliminate this international criminal group as quickly as possible.

With the Special Branch as a control group, if the Central Police Station performs well in this incident, it is very likely that they will not only be blameless but also have made great contributions.

This is also why the director was able to decisively let Lu Ming and his team go all out.

Whether he can get promoted depends entirely on how well Lu Ming and his team perform in this operation.

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Ming smiled, hung up the phone, and looked at the thugs rushing downstairs on the monitor. He saw that each of the thugs was holding a grenade, and his brow twitched. Were these guys planning to use grenades on me?

We can't stay in the monitoring room any longer.

The terrain here is narrow, and the gate has been blown up and can't be closed. If the bandits rush over, they can just drop grenades and suffocate him in the monitoring room.

Despite possessing monstrous physical abilities, Lu Ming is still no match for the mortal body that can withstand two bullets, let alone the explosive damage from a grenade.

Boom!

Lu Ming took out all the videotapes from various surveillance cameras and stuffed them into his backpack. Then he shot the surveillance equipment twice, shattering the plugs. The surveillance screen went black with a sizzle. He couldn't use them and couldn't leave them to the bandits, otherwise their next move would be very passive.

Skill mimicry!

With a sway of his body, he underwent a dramatic transformation, blending seamlessly into his surroundings. Combined with his stealth skills, which reduced his presence, he became virtually invisible.

"Li Jie, I just interrogated a notorious bandit. He told me that the leader of their gang is called Doctor, and the purpose of this robbery was to steal three pieces of Tsarist jewels that were on display."

Lu Ming came out of the monitoring room, picked up the phone and dialed Li Jie, telling him about the information regarding the doctor.

"doctor!?"

Li Jie, who was communicating with Long Wei and the others via pager, trembled, a flash of anger crossing his eyes. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Is this news true?"

"It's absolutely true. I suspect the doctor is hiding among the exhibitors. If you go up to rescue him later, be careful. Also, let's discuss the rescue plan—"

Lu Ming directly revealed that the doctor was hiding among the exhibitors, warning Li Jie to be careful of being ambushed.

"Thank you for letting me know. I will proceed according to plan."

Li Jie took a deep breath and hung up the phone. His face was filled with anger. The images of his wife and children flashed through his mind until he finally saw the scene of the bus explosion, in which his wife and children perished.

quack!

His fists clenched, his anger reaching its peak before erupting. He slammed his fist on the steering wheel, growling angrily, "Doctor!"

Li Jie is living a muddled life now, his biggest goal being revenge.

Driven by this obsession, the doctor who killed his wife and children years ago has long been a demon in Li Jie's heart.

"Hopefully, after killing the doctor, Li Jie can be reborn!"

Lu Ming shook his head inwardly.