Not only were many people running around, they even ran toward the police department in a daze, as if they couldn't see the helicopter wreckage that was still leaking oil on the road.
Suddenly, flames burst out from the wreckage, and a moment later, the helicopter finally burst into flames.
Finally, no one ran to the police station.
Boom!
There was an explosion that wasn't too big. It wasn't as destructive as in the movies, and it only damaged the helicopter a little more than ten meters away.
At that moment, fewer people were running around in panic. The fearless onlookers gathered around to watch the scene, and a few of them were even filming with their phones.
Two news vans had also arrived. The female reporters and cameramen, who were professionals at courting death in the movies, immediately got to work.
Luke felt that they were probably still regretting that the explosion was too small, and that it wasn't shocking enough.
More police officers arrived, and Luke and Selina finally backed off.
Things like maintaining order were left to the patrol officers. They were the professionals.
Besides, there were more of them, and they could be more useful than Luke and Selina.
At that moment, Luke's phone rang.
He looked at the number and picked up the call. "Harrison, what's up?"
On the other side, Harrison said, "Come to HQ and bring all your equipment."
Luke said, "I'm right next to HQ. I just finished work."
Harrison was stunned for a moment. "You're there? That's good. I'll have someone pick you up. "
Luke said, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, he went to the weapons compartment in the car and took out a big bag and put it on his back as he talked to Selina about the matter.
Looking at the burning helicopter on the street, he knew that the criminals had given LAPD a big slap in the face.
For the sake of their reputation, HQ couldn't let the criminals break out of the prison — at least not while Alex was in HQ's hands.
After waiting at the gate for a few minutes, an acquaintance came out and greeted Luke. "Luke, over here."
Luke and Selina went over. "Jim, you're here too?"
Jim gestured for them to hurry up and whispered, "We were just about to escort a prisoner to the helicopter, and then this happened." He looked at the wreckage of the helicopter outside the building with a gloomy expression.
Luke asked, "You didn't lose anything, did you?"
Jim shook his head slightly. "No, but I was almost beheaded by the helicopter's propeller."
Luke and Selina were lost for words. That was a little scary.
Luke simply patted him on the shoulder. "It proves that you're lucky."
Average luck, and Jim would end up in the hospital like the pilot. If his luck was any worse, everyone would be holding a memorial service for him.
Jim accepted the consolation. Officers on the front lines sometimes had to be superstitious.
They arrived at a big office, where two SATs were guarding the door. Jim hesitated for a moment and looked at Selina, before he pushed the door open and said, "Boss, Luke and Selina are here."
Harrison turned around and looked at Selina, who was standing behind Luke, with a stunned expression on his face.
But he had always been a man of action. Without any nonsense, he waved at Luke and Selina, and the three of them went to a corner.
Finally, he said in a low voice, "Selina, let me make one thing clear. This operation is very dangerous, and I only want Luke from HQ."
Seeing Selina nod, he continued, "I'm not looking down on you, but you're not SATs, and you're not obligated to join this mission."
After a brief silence, Selina looked at Luke and asked, "Are you joining?"
Luke chuckled. "Harrison hasn't said what we're doing yet."
Harrison rolled his eyes. "Stop pretending. Alex Montell, the guy you arrested with me yesterday, was shouting that he would pay a hundred million dollars to get him out. We wanted to take him directly to prison with a helicopter, but before the helicopter could land, someone sniped at it from afar. "
Luke nodded silently.
Helicopters were, of course, the safest way.
As long as they flew together, the people who wanted to save Alex Montell wouldn't be able to beat up their client and kill him.
There were clearly smart criminals among the criminals, and they didn't want the police to take Alex away so easily.
Harrison said, "Right now, we can only take the ground. The director wants me to make sure that nothing goes wrong, but you know how they do things. I can only ask for help. "
Luke glanced at him. "Are you sure you're not setting me up?"
Harrison smiled awkwardly. His eyes subconsciously drifted away, but he immediately looked back. "I can guarantee that I'll take full responsibility for this operation."
Looking at him for a moment, Luke suddenly smiled and stretched out his hand. "Fine, I'm in. Do you want me to call you boss?"
Harrison smiled bitterly. "No, you can call me by my code name. Hondo! "
Luke had a strange expression on his face. "You …"
Harrison shrugged. "An old friend gave me a nickname. You know what I mean."
Luke didn't say anything.
The nickname was a bit like the name of a certain Japanese car, but it could be interpreted as Honshu, Japan, or a surname from Africa. Friends who weren't close wouldn't dare give each other this nickname.
Being unlucky was a sensitive topic in America.
Selina finally said, "I'm in too."
Harrison looked at Luke. Seeing that Luke didn't say anything, he couldn't help but ask, "You're not against it?"
Luke chuckled. "She's my partner."
Lost for words for a moment, Harrison finally nodded. "Fine, but be careful. There must be a lot of lunatics out there who've been driven mad by the hundred million dollars."
That was why he had thought of Luke first.
Back then, Luke had given him 640 million dollars worth of bearer bonds with a wave of his hand.
When it came to resistance to money, Harrison trusted Luke more.
After deciding to join, Luke gave Harrison a brief explanation of his intentions.
Harrison only pondered for a moment before he agreed.
Luke's idea was simple. He and Selina weren't SAT members, and they weren't familiar with each other, so it was easy for problems to arise when they worked together.
So, it would be best for him and Selina to become firefighters who roamed the wilderness alone.
If anyone else had said this, Harrison would have given him a look and would never have agreed.
But Luke's suggestion was based on the fact that he was far more capable than a regular detective.
Luke had risked his life to join the operation at a critical moment as reinforcements, and he was the only detective that Harrison had asked for. He couldn't ask for more.
A few minutes later, Harrison asked everyone to turn in their personal communication devices and replace them with new wireless communication systems.
Luke simply took Selina's fake phone and put it in his breast pocket. He only handed over the phones that they usually used for work.
After that, everyone cleaned up their equipment and took care of their personal hygiene. Half an hour later, they gathered for the operation.
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