Chapter 75: Jiang Zhe Descends from the Sky

He did not hesitate in the slightest. He opened his computer immediately, used his laptop, and hacked into the Television Station's cameras via the Television Station's Wi-Fi.

His next actions would defy common sense, and at this moment, he did not want to attract too much attention.

After confirming that he had successfully hacked into the surveillance system, he casually turned off all the lights in the Television Station, leaving only the lights in the basement on.

When the lights went out, the people fleeing panicked. Jiang Zhe immediately shouted, "Run to the basement! I turned the lights off remotely. Don't cause a stampede!"

Hearing Jiang Zhe's voice from the lounge, the staff members, who trusted him, thanked him one after another and ran into the basement together.

Next, he casually redeemed a night outfit and a grappling hook from the system store for 1000 Emotion Points.

The outfit was simple: a black hat, a black mask, and a black trench coat. He was dressed entirely in black, making it almost impossible to see his features.

After confirming everything was set, he waited for the staff to clear out, then ran up the stairs alone to the roof of the Television Station building.

Little did he know, he had been spotted by a few staff members hiding at the stairwell entrance to smoke while he was running, but he didn't pay it any mind.

The Television Station was 50 meters tall and had 16 floors.

Although he originally had a fear of heights, after his genetic enhancement, he felt that even if he jumped down, he wouldn't be injured, so he felt no fear.

He looked down and observed the scene. A dozen police cars with flashing lights were shining their massive spotlights on the black, large SUV in the center—the criminals' vehicle.

He narrowed his eyes and observed closely. Inside the black SUV, there were 5 hijackers, and 3 police officers were sitting in the back. Officer Su Cheng's voice could be heard in the officers' earpieces, as he was directing the operation.

After observing more carefully, he saw that the trunk was hiding some jewelry, all of which were paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, and jade worth tens of millions.

"Stupid. If you're already robbing the place, why take porcelain and jade? Just take more paintings and calligraphy."

"Why am I worrying about the hijackers?"

He shook his head. After determining his infiltration route, he locked the grappling hook onto the railing on the roof, preparing to rappel down.

Meanwhile, downstairs.

Officer Su Cheng had received the report and had already arrived on the scene.

Due to a shortage of night-shift officers, he, a criminal police officer, had naturally been transferred to serve on the front line.

He was leading a group of reporters and was calling out from the front.

"You are surrounded. Please lay down your weapons, surrender, and release our officers. You will be treated leniently."

"Once a life is lost, I dare say, even if the King of Heaven himself came, you would still have to die."

"Think about it carefully. You have money to take, but do you have the life to spend it?"

Officer Su Cheng was not a weak man. Negotiations were useless against these armed desperados!

His purpose in deliberately provoking the hijackers with his shouting was actually a gamble. Desperados would not listen to reason, so he had to do this to buy time for the SWAT team.

Who would have thought that the hijackers inside the surrounded SUV would not appreciate it at all?

"Screw you! I've already said it: let us retreat through the Television Station's underground passage, and I will let your three officers go. Don't think I don't know what you're planning: negotiations are useless, so you're trying to provoke me into killing someone so you can turn us into sieves, right?"

"Don't waste your breath. We're here for money, not lives. I have only one condition: within 1 minute!"

"Let me and my brothers enter the Television Station passage, and hand over Jiang Zhe in exchange for the lives of the three officers. I know the Television Station has an underground passage; that's where we can get out safely."

"I will take Jiang Zhe into the passage and then exit through the passage entrance. If you don't have anyone ambushed there, we will naturally release the hostages."

"You're just a cop, a small criminal police captain. What right do you have to negotiate with us?"

"1 minute. If you don't agree in 1 minute, I will open fire. We'll go down together if we have to!"

If Jiang Zhe had heard these words earlier, he would definitely have raised both hands in agreement and said, "Come on, kidnap me! That way, you wouldn't have to go through all this extra trouble."

Unfortunately, Jiang Zhe had already climbed to the roof of the Television Station!

These words left the reporters filming nearby with looks of terror on their faces.

The Su City emergency news reporter nervously explained to the camera, "Officer Su Cheng has encountered desperados this time. Due to a shortage of police force, our Officer Su Cheng is only a deputy captain of the criminal police; he does not have enough negotiation experience to resolve this crisis."

"The key is that our Officer Su Cheng is young and impetuous. He had already called the person in charge of the Television Station, Station Manager Zhao Ming, earlier."

"At this moment, Station Manager Zhao Ming, along with Jiang Zhe, Xiao Shiyi, and Wang Lin, have already entered the underground escape passage."

"As the third connected viewer just now, Officer Su Cheng will certainly weigh the pros and cons, let most people live, and choose to sacrifice the 3 officers."

"Damn it, this is a desperate situation, an almost unavoidable desperate situation!"

Not only him, but other bold social media bloggers were also nearby filming everything.

There were naturally even more onlookers and netizens.

"Holy crap, Jiang Zhe is inside too?"

"Damn, the live stream just ended and the Television Station is already being affected. What the hell? How could something like this happen here?"

"Jiang Zhe won't be in trouble, will he?"

"In my opinion, I reckon the hijackers did it on purpose, deliberately choosing someone famous, that way it's easier to escape."

"What should we do?"

"..."

Many of the public and netizens were fans of Jiang Zhe.

It had been so hard for Su City to produce a household name, yet who would have thought he would encounter such a misfortune!

Just as Officer Su Cheng was about to call out again, his phone rang.

"The SWAT team would use radios if they were here. Who is calling me at this time?"

Officer Su Cheng took out his phone to check. It was a string of anti-trace network numbers.

He was puzzled for a moment, but without time to think further, he answered, "Who is this?"

A voice-altered voice came from the other side: "The lives of three officers or antique jewelry worth 200 to 500 million—who do you choose?"

Officer Su Cheng was shocked: "The hijacker?"

"Not a hijacker, just a kind passerby. Tell me, who do you choose!"

Time was tight and didn't allow for much thought. He said straightforwardly, "There's no need to choose. It must be the lives of my 3 colleagues."

"Second question: If there were three ordinary people in the hijacker's car, and antique jewelry worth 200 to 500 million, who would you choose?"

"The ordinary people."

"Third question: If after you choose, you might have to bear a series of subsequent financial disputes and career disputes, would you still firmly choose the ordinary people?"

Officer Su Cheng did not hesitate again and firmly made his choice: "Yes. Although I don't know who you are, you seem to have the ability to resolve this crisis."

"Look up!"

Officer Su Cheng looked up.

The reporters beside him also curiously looked up.

Then, the people nearby all looked up to observe.

It would have been better if they hadn't looked, but once they did, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Holy crap!" xN

They saw a masked man wearing a black cloak descending from the sky, aiming straight for the suspect's SUV.

"What the hell, who is that?"

"Isn't the speed of this rappelling rope too fast?"

"At such high speed, even a SWAT officer would be smashed to pieces!"

"..."

Under everyone's shock.

"Bang—" with a sound.

Jiang Zhe landed squarely in front of the black SUV.

There was no smashing to pieces as imagined; instead, the descender instantly crushed the two drivers in the front row to death.

The three hijackers in the back were almost instantly affected, their organs suffering severe compression.

Fortunately, the three kidnapped police officers had been keeping their earpieces connected to Officer Su Cheng, which allowed them to avoid the brunt of the impact.

At this moment, the five hijackers died with their eyes wide open. Until their deaths, they hadn't imagined that their previously perfect theft plan, then their kidnapping plan, and finally using the identity of Su City celebrity Jiang Zhe to threaten the police and escape, would fail.

Why did such a perfect plan encounter this series of mishaps?

Who exactly was the person who smashed our car flat in the end?

Unfortunately, they had no chance to witness it!

Just like that.

Jiang Zhe didn't stop at all. Under the shocked gaze of everyone, he turned and flashed into the nearby tree shade, disappearing very quickly.

Officer Su Cheng, the reporters, the onlookers nearby, and even the netizens watching the live stream online were all stunned.