558: Don't be afraid

At 7:42, Captain Jia Ping of the anti-drug team received the news. He looked at A Qi and said, "They've started moving. The elevator stopped on the 20th floor, they should be meeting there. But it's still uncertain if the transaction is actually happening."

A Qi originally wanted to implement the arrest immediately, but if they weren't conducting a transaction, then acting now wouldn't be very meaningful.

If Song Wen escapes, the entire network still won't be uprooted.

At this moment, Jia Ping said again, "We have a brother on the 20th floor, he's already followed them."

A Qi nodded and said cautiously, "Be careful. If the situation looks bad, retreat immediately. The main thing is to confirm if they are carrying drugs. If you can't confirm, pull out immediately."

Jia Ping nodded solemnly, and after giving a few instructions, he said no more.

Meanwhile, Xiang Haitian contacted the technical team to try and confirm if Song Wen and the others were carrying drugs, but the results didn't seem optimistic.

At this moment, the Municipal Bureau commanders fell silent, the atmosphere tense.

After all, lives were at stake, so they couldn't help but be nervous.

If Song Wen and the others were carrying a large amount of drugs this time, the reconnaissance member would likely be in danger once he discovered them.

...

On the 20th floor, the member responsible for reconnaissance cautiously took the stairs from the fire escape to that floor.

He slightly pushed open the fire escape door, making no sound.

What he saw was a wide corridor, but due to the gap in the door, his view wasn't wide.

However, the sound of footsteps coming from the corridor made him feel this was an excellent opportunity to eavesdrop.

He had already confirmed that these people weren't carrying boxes or bags, but drugs are highly portable.

To know if they were carrying drugs, he had to eavesdrop on their conversation at close range.

However, this was extremely risky. But at this moment, he had to take the chance, otherwise, everything would be in vain.

He gritted his teeth. After hearing the footsteps move slightly further away, he gently pushed the fire escape door open a little more, trying to poke his head out to check the situation.

However, just then, he suddenly heard the sound of the elevator!

This made his heart almost stop in his state of tension!

He immediately pulled his head back, trying to close the door as quietly as possible.

He prayed in his heart that he wouldn't be discovered, but the sound of footsteps seemed to be coming directly towards him!

"Did they see me?" he thought to himself, but he still held the handle.

If he let go and left now, the entire operation would be for naught; but if he didn't leave, he could pretend to be a staff member...

At least ensure the entire operation wouldn't fail because of him!

He gritted his teeth, his hand gripping the doorknob without moving, clearly ready to die!

A figure half a head taller than him appeared behind the door. He grabbed the doorknob and then yanked it open!

In that critical moment, the member had even held his breath!

But the figure just looked left and right, then slammed the fire escape door shut again.

This made him let out a sigh of relief, sweat pouring down his forehead like a waterfall.

Not only him, but the several commanders watching the surveillance footage also let out a breath at the same time.

"What a true man," Jin Tianqin exclaimed.

Jia Ping then said, "With Xiang Team as a shining example, everyone in the anti-drug team prioritizes the mission above all else."

This was pride, but this pride was extremely cruel.

In the surveillance footage, Song Wen and Xing Jianrui met.

Xing Jianrui's face was full of smiles as he walked towards Song Wen.

The two exchanged warm greetings and walked towards the room at the end of the corridor.

And the member, after hearing their footsteps fade away, calmed himself down before opening the iron door of the fire escape again.

He saw Song Wen and Xing Jianrui each bringing three people, a total of eight people, walking into the room together.

...

In the meeting room at the end of the corridor, both Song Wen and Xing Jianrui wore fake smiles.

"I heard before that Mr. Yang was young and promising, and seeing him today, he truly is a talented individual," Xing Jianrui said exaggeratedly.

Song Wen chuckled and then said, "Mr. Xing's Chinese is good, but there's no need to show off like this."

Hearing Song Wen's words, Xing Jianrui's face changed. Show off?

For a magnate like him on the Singapore road, this was a great insult!

But at this moment, Song Wen didn't give him any chance to retaliate verbally. He sat on the sofa and waved his hand very casually.

His subordinate then threw a bag of ice onto the table, literally throwing it. "Check the quality."

Originally, the anger in Xing Jianrui's heart was about to erupt, but seeing this bag of stuff, he immediately reined in that anger.

"I don't understand why Mr. Xing insists on buying through my channel. But that doesn't really matter. As for the price..." Xing Jianrui explained while inspecting the goods, "Shipping from Mr. Yang is safe. In the mainland, only Mr. Yang's group can handle both smuggling and drugs."

But as he was speaking, he felt the atmosphere was a bit off.

He raised his head and saw a dark gun barrel! "You!"

He had just said one word, but then there was a burst of gunfire!

Bang! A gunshot echoed in the meeting room!

An orange-sized hole was blown out of the back of Xing Jianrui's head by the bullet!

Brain matter almost splattered all over half the meeting room!

Song Wen suddenly made his move and shot Huang Qiongqi dead with one shot!

This scene happened so abruptly and the action was so swift that Huang Qiongqi's three bodyguards couldn't even react!

The air instantly filled with the smell of blood. The three bodyguards' eyes widened. The quickest one had just reached for the gun at his waist...

They looked at Song Wen in horror, their minds blank.

But Song Wen's face was expressionless, his eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses calm.

He assessed the situation before him and said lightly, "Hmm, I see."

"It seems the Municipal Bureau people found us."

"But it doesn't matter."

"This is exactly what I wanted."

After saying this, the corner of his mouth curved into a silent arc, and his eyes changed from calm to cruel, vicious, and manic.

At this moment, his Sven face was covered in blood, and even his glasses were splattered with red spots.

This scene was shocking, but it unexpectedly complemented his face.

Song Wen took out the earphone from his ear, stretched his shoulders, looked at the three bodyguards in front of him, and asked coldly, "Work for me?"

When the three bodyguards heard this, they felt a chill penetrate to their bones and nodded in agreement one after another.

"Very good." He nodded, then said, "Go kill the people in the corridor outside."

"Consider it your pledge of loyalty."

The three men immediately rushed out in silence, but after pushing open the door, they found the corridor empty.

However, at the same time, three gunshots rang out, and the three bodyguards fell to the ground.

After dealing with the three bodyguards, the muscular man walked behind Song Wen and asked, "Brother Yang, what's going on?"

"Why did you just kill him?"

Song Wen explained, "Because the Municipal Bureau people found us. Liu You just said someone came from the stairwell, looking like they wanted to eavesdrop."

The muscular man asked in confusion, "Then couldn't we just get rid of the goods?"

Song Wen smiled and said, "Get rid of the goods? You hid so much stuff in the room on the 34th floor, how can you get rid of it?"

"Once they investigate, you'll all be finished."

"Even if the goods could be disposed of, the guns couldn't."

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He stood up, stretched, and then said, "It's fine, tell the brothers to get ready, we'll have one last lively time."

"Standing in the dark for too long, you always want to see the light."

As he said this, his whole person seemed to become energized.

"Old He, go tell the brothers to stop partying for now, tell them something's happened, and then get their stuff ready."

"Listen to my command when the time comes."

When the muscular man heard Song Wen's words, he immediately nodded and left.

Song Wen didn't stay long on the 20th floor either, but took the elevator directly to the top floor.

...

The member was originally approaching, but halfway there, he unexpectedly heard gunshots.

Although he didn't learn if a transaction was taking place inside, that gunshot was enough.

In this situation, he naturally retreated as quickly as possible.

However, just as he was retreating, A Qi also issued an order.

"Begin the operation!"

The special operations team, dressed in black riot gear, immediately and quickly entered the first floor of the Dihao Building.

Although the Dihao Building had fifty floors, the members of the special operations team silently ascended from the fire escapes on both sides.

Their speed wasn't fast, but their advantage was their steady progress.

Seven minutes later, they reached the 20th floor, at a speed of almost one floor every twenty seconds.

However, other than a few bodies, they found nothing.

Upon receiving this news, A Qi immediately realized the situation was bad.

His brows were tightly furrowed, but the special operations team members ahead were waiting for his next command.

"Qi Team, what's wrong?"

"Give the order?"

Jia Ping asked somewhat doubtfully.

A Qi didn't answer his question directly but said thoughtfully, "The other side must have learned about the situation in the corridor through surveillance footage and then quickly shot and killed that person named Huang Qiongqi."

"This is practically declaring war on us."

"And he's also taken hostages."

Hearing this, everyone immediately understood A Qi's concern.

However, Jia Ping said, "It doesn't matter, they're just Song Wen and a few small fries at most..."

But his words were suddenly interrupted.

He seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

"What about his employees?"

...

At this moment, Song Wen had reached the glass room on the open-air top floor.

Liu You was wiping down a handgun.

He asked, "Is everything ready?"

Liu You nodded.

Song Wen smiled and said, "Cut the elevator cables."

"Drive everyone on the 40th floor and above to the 40th floor lobby. Also, find the guest list and confirm the situation."

"If anyone doesn't listen, just kill them."

"Leave these people in the corridor. The only way to get up here is through those two fire escapes."

"Send a few people to watch the hostages and the fire escape doors. If anyone dares to make a move, we'll kill the hostages."

"After this, prepare to start negotiating with the Municipal Bureau."

Liu You nodded and immediately began to prepare without a word.

...

At this moment, Su Yue was on the 40th floor.

After finishing the interview with Chu Qing, Su Yue and this woman had become quite familiar with each other.

It was already past eight o'clock at this time. Although the interview had long since ended, neither of them had left the auditorium.

Chu Qing found this man named Zhao Zhigang very interesting. Since he didn't want to leave, she was also willing to chat more.

"What do you think..."

She had just started to say this, but Zhao Zhigang suddenly stood up.

He said, "It's already so late. Are you going to rest?"

Chu Qing was startled, feeling a bit strange about such an abrupt interruption.

But she only paused for a moment, then said, "I... okay, I'll go rest."

Just then, her steps, which were about to leave, were stopped by the lights that suddenly became very bright.

"What's wrong?"

Immediately after, she saw a young man walk onto the stage of the annual meeting over there.

This young man looked very refined and handsome, exuding an air of elegance in his every move.

After he walked onto the stage, Chu Qing suddenly realized that there were quite a few people standing by the walls of the auditorium, and the number was continuously increasing.

"What's wrong?"

"Nie..."

She felt a bad premonition in her heart and subconsciously asked Zhao Zhigang beside her, but before she could finish...

Bang bang.

The sound of tapping the microphone rang out, once again attracting Chu Qing's attention.

The young man's magnetic voice echoed through the hall.

He had a faint smile on his face and said, "Hello everyone, colleagues. I am Song Wen."

"Some new colleagues might not know me, I am the chairman of Hongwen Technology."

"Today I hope all colleagues can cooperate with me. I want you to know, this is not a drill."

"You are all my hostages now."

"Do as I say, and no one will die, okay?"

A hard-to-read smile hung on Song Wen's lips. This smile was completely out of place with what he was talking about, giving people a strange sense of incongruity and leaving everyone in the auditorium stunned.

"Everyone, please move to the fire escape doors." He emphasized again, "This is not a drill. As long as everyone cooperates, nothing will happen."

Despite him saying this, no one moved. Everyone didn't know what was happening, they just noticed some people standing by the walls, their faces revealing a strange aura. Although one's nature cannot be easily judged from their appearance, there has been a saying since ancient times that "appearance is born from the heart," and these people didn't look like they were good people.

The employees and other guests in the auditorium still held a sliver of illusory hope in their hearts.

"Is this some kind of after-party show?"

"Why did the Boss suddenly..."

The entire auditorium fell silent for over twenty seconds.

Song Wen asked, "Everyone... did you not understand what I said?"

Everyone looked at him. At this moment, the faint smile on his face suddenly disappeared. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he didn't hesitate to draw the handgun from his waist!

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened, and even Chu Qing was stunned. She never expected to encounter such a situation!

She subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhigang next to her, only to find that he was still standing there without changing his expression.

Chu Qing was a bit surprised, "Isn't he afraid?"

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