197: Chapter 197 Fireworks Seal the Port, the Gangster Boss Escapes

"I am the king of the world!"

The voice fell from the twenty-fifth floor, scattered by the wind.

No one downstairs had time to listen.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin was shouting into his radio.

"Hong Kong Garrison liaison officer! This is Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin, codename Red Eagle! Requesting emergency support!"

The channel went silent for three seconds.

"Deputy Commissioner Li, the Hong Kong Garrison has received the assistance request from the Security Bureau. A company is currently assembling and is expected to arrive in fifteen minutes."

Fifteen minutes.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin looked up at the hotel.

Everything below the sixteenth floor was engulfed in flames.

Thick smoke pressed down on the building, swallowing half the lights from Victoria Harbour.

The Flying Tigers had lost contact.

The fire department had suffered heavy casualties.

Reinforcement police forces were trapped in the fire zone.

Fifteen minutes was enough time for many people to die.

"Faster!"

He slammed the radio back onto the roof of the car and turned to look at the temporary command post.

Three police cars were arranged in a semicircle.

The blue lights on the roofs were still spinning.

Two superintendents were adjusting the perimeter blockade.

A technician was hunched over a laptop, repeatedly trying to restore communication inside the building.

The screen was full of disconnected signal points.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin was just about to speak.

The sniper channel exploded with activity.

"Deputy Commissioner!"

"A helicopter is taking off from the hotel rooftop helipad! Heading southwest, flying over Victoria Harbour!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin grabbed his binoculars.

The top of the hotel.

A small black helicopter had already left the helipad, its rotor lights flashing red as it ascended.

"Confirm their identity!"

"Confirmed, they are terrorists. There are at least three people in the cabin."

The sniper paused for half a second.

"But there are hostages."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin gritted his teeth.

"How can you be sure? Is it possible they're disguised?"

The sniper side was silent for a moment.

"Deputy Commissioner, we still recognize Little Superman."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin didn't respond.

Little Superman.

The second son of the richest man, Li.

One of the most recognizable faces in all of Hong Kong.

The terrorists were using him as a human shield, so the snipers didn't dare to fire.

Understandable.

Also disgusting.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin was about to call the helicopter unit.

The sniper channel became urgent again.

"Deputy Commissioner! Their second helicopter is in trouble!"

"What's the situation?"

"One of the hijackers has turned on them!"

"He's shooting inside the cabin!"

"Three shots!"

"All three people are down!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin paused for a moment.

"What about the hostages?"

"The Chief Executive's wife is unhurt! She's still standing! The person who turned on them is currently..."

The channel suddenly went silent.

A few seconds later.

The sniper lowered his voice and cursed.

"Damn it."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin gripped the radio.

"Speak!"

"Deputy Commissioner."

"The person who turned on them has taken off their mask."

"Who is it?"

"Li Li."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin didn't react immediately.

"Which Li Li?"

The sniper's tone was complex.

"The same Li Li who just force-landed a boeing 777 in Victoria Harbour."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin froze completely.

Li Li.

Half an hour ago, he had just put a passenger plane into Victoria Harbour without letting hundreds of people die with it.

Now he had appeared inside the terrorists' helicopter.

And he had taken out three hijackers with three shots, saving the Chief Executive's wife.

What on earth is going on with this guy?

Are all the disasters in Hong Kong tonight automatically sticking to him?

A superintendent nearby heard the name and was also stunned.

"Him again?"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin had no time to explain.

He pressed the talk button.

"All sniper positions, pay attention. Do not fire at Li Li."

"Repeat, do not harm Li Li."

"Received."

The sniper had just finished speaking when he immediately spoke again.

"Report! A man has appeared at the edge of the rooftop! No mask! Young male! Wearing a dark trench coat!"

"Should we fire?"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin looked up.

The distance was too far.

With the naked eye, he could only see a black dot at the edge of the roof.

"Don't fire yet."

"What if it's one of Li Li's people?"

"Never mind, Deputy Commissioner."

The sniper's voice went flat.

"He jumped."

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin hadn't even replied.

Thud.

A dull sound came from the front of the hotel.

Those who heard it often knew what this sound was.

Very dull.

Very solid.

Several surrounding police officers turned their heads subconsciously.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin didn't look.

Having been a police officer for thirty years, he knew what someone falling from the twenty-fifth floor would look like.

No need to confirm.

"Send someone over."

"Collect the body, preserve facial features, and conduct identification comparison."

He dropped this sentence and immediately switched channels.

"Helicopter team, do you copy!"

"Received, Deputy Commissioner!"

"The black helicopter that just took off from the Mandarin Oriental, heading southwest over Victoria Harbour, take off immediately and track it!"

"Don't let them get away!"

"Received! Starting up now!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin held the radio, staring at the black dot flying further and further away.

One minute later.

A reply came over the channel.

"Report! Two police helicopters have taken off! We are tracking the target!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin had just let out half a breath of relief.

The direction of Victoria Harbour lit up.

It wasn't fire.

It was fireworks.

Two strips of fireworks rose simultaneously from both sides of Victoria Harbour.

The dense fireworks exploded layer after layer, cutting the entire night sky into three pieces.

Red.

Green.

Gold.

White.

The firelight covered Victoria Harbour and also obscured the flight path of that helicopter.

Over the radio, the pilot's voice became urgent.

"Command post! The fireworks ahead are dense, our view is blocked!"

"Cannot safely fly through!"

"The target helicopter is flying between the two strips of fireworks!"

"We can't get through!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin raised his binoculars.

Between the two strips of fireworks, a gap of about fifty meters wide was left.

The black helicopter was right in the middle.

Its lights were flashing, and it was flying very steadily.

Fireworks were exploding on both its sides.

If the police helicopters tried to force their way through, their rotors could get tangled in high-temperature debris and smoke.

Can't see clearly.

Cannot pursue.

And dare not pursue.

This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.

This was a pre-calculated escape route.

Fireworks.

Helicopter.

Hostages.

Mole.

From the flight path to the timing, everything was perfectly locked in.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin slammed the radio onto the hood of the police car.

Bam!

The casing cracked at the corner.

"There are too many moles!"

After cursing, he picked the radio back up.

It had to be used even if it was cracked.

"Helicopter team, listen up!"

"Do not fly through the firework strips!"

"Fly around!"

"Go directly to the end of the firework strips to intercept!"

"Predict the target's heading and block him at the end point!"

"Received! Adjusting flight path now!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin put down the radio.

Over Victoria Harbour, the fireworks were still exploding.

Round after round.

The entire night sky was illuminated red.

The lights of the black helicopter became smaller and smaller.

Further and further away.

Finally disappearing at the end of the fireworks.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin stood by the police car, his face covered in ash.

His ears were still ringing.

He stared into the darkness for three seconds.

Escaped.

The Boss had taken Little Superman and escaped.

But the second one didn't escape.

Li Li was on it.

The Chief Executive's wife had been saved by him.

There were still over a hundred hostages on the twenty-fifth floor.

The fire was still burning upwards.

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin picked up another radio.

"All units, pay attention."

"Prepare for the second round of the entry plan."

"Target."

Before he could finish speaking.

The windows on the eighteenth floor of the hotel exploded.

Fire spewed out from inside, and glass shards hit the ground thirty meters away.

Another pre-planted explosive point was detonated.

The building shook.

The crowd outside the police cordon screamed.

In the fire department channel, Cheng Songyan's roar burst out.

"Everyone, evacuate with the wounded as quickly as possible!"

"The load-bearing structure is deforming!"

Deputy Commissioner Li Wenbin's hand stopped in mid-air.

The fire on the eighteenth floor was rolling outwards.

The lights on the twenty-fifth floor were still on.