No one spoke. Chen Xing glanced at the others and broke the silence. "I'll go, I'll be the hostage."
"No, the robbers' request is one thing, but we don't necessarily have to be led by the nose by them." Du Guangyao waved his hand and flatly denied Chen Xing's words. If he really let Chen Xing be the hostage and something happened to him, as the highest leader present today, he would also bear the unshirkable responsibility.
Since Du Guangyao said so, Chen Xing couldn't say anything for the time being. If he insisted, in this case, it would only arouse the disgust of other leaders present. Some people would think, "What do you mean, Chen Xing? Do you want to show off your ability? Are you deliberately making people think that we are cowards?"
Du Guangyao rejected Chen Xing's request and asked Liao Wenhao to call Zeng Jing, and then asked Zeng Jing to negotiate with the robbers.
The group of people continued to wait, but the result of Zeng Jing's negotiation was not optimistic. The robbers repeatedly insisted that they must do as they asked. Seeing that it was getting dark, Chen Xing said, "It's not a good idea to continue this stalemate."
"Let me go." Liao Wenhao braced himself to speak. Just now, Chen Xing's first statement had already embarrassed him, the director of the Public Security Bureau. Now the situation was in a stalemate again. Liao Wenhao knew that he had to stand up. In his heart, he had already cursed all the robbers' ancestors. As a leading cadre who grew up in the frontline of public security, if he was faced with this kind of situation when he was young, Liao Wenhao believed that he still had the courage to take the risk. But now, after being a leader for a long time and sitting in the office for a long time, Liao Wenhao no longer had the courage to take the risk. He cherished his life more than anyone else. At this moment, it could be said that he was forced to make a statement.
Hearing Liao Wenhao's words, the others didn't say anything. Even Du Guangyao looked at Liao Wenhao with a thoughtful expression. There was no doubt that Liao Wenhao would be more suitable than Chen Xing. After all, Liao Wenhao was a police officer, and he had more ability to protect himself in times of crisis than Chen Xing.
Soon, after Du Guangyao, Tan Zeyu, Chen Xing and other provincial and municipal leaders discussed, they unanimously agreed to Liao Wenhao's request. Of course, their agreement was one thing, but the robbers had to agree first.
After Zeng Jing reported the result of their discussion to the robbers, they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The robbers thought that the position of the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau was too low and asked for a higher position.
The robbers' request was sent back, and the people present fell silent again. Liao Wenhao, who had volunteered, couldn't do it. What should they do now?
Everyone looked solemn, except for one person, who was overjoyed in his heart. That was Liao Wenhao. Liao Wenhao, who had just greeted the robbers' eighteen generations of ancestors, wished he could hug the robbers and give them a kiss. "Damn, it's a good rejection, a good rejection. If I really replace him as a hostage, Liao Wenhao's heart wouldn't be able to take it. This was the first time that Liao Wenhao felt that there was such a benefit in being a low-ranking official.
"I can't drag it any longer. Let me do it." After a moment of silence, Chen Xing said decisively.
This time, Du Guangyao didn't object immediately. He glanced at the faces of the others and frowned. This was the second time that Chen Xing had volunteered. The first time, he could still firmly oppose it. But this time, under the premise that the robbers had refused to take Liao Wenhao as a hostage, Du Guangyao's attitude finally softened.
"Governor Du, let me do it. Otherwise, it will be more disadvantageous if this stalemate continues." Seeing Du Guangyao hesitate, Chen Xing said again.
In fact, in terms of rank, Jiang City was a sub-provincial city, and Chen Xing's rank was not lower than Du Guangyao's. But Du Guangyao was a provincial leader and the second-ranking Executive Deputy Governor of the Provincial government. So, Chen Xing had to respect his opinion.
"Mayor Chen, I think it's better for me to do it." The Deputy Governor and the head of the Provincial Department, Tan Zeyu, also said something.
"Governor Tan, you don't have to argue with me. I'm the most suitable person to do it." Chen Xing shook his head. Tan Zeyu was almost 60 years old and was the oldest among the provincial and municipal leaders present. Tan Zeyu was the last one to go.
"Well, stop arguing. Let Comrade Chen Xing do it." Du Guangyao made a difficult decision. Tan Zeyu was not young, so he couldn't really let Tan Zeyu do it. If anything happened to Chen Xing, he couldn't absolve himself from the blame. But facing the serious situation of more than 80 primary school students being kidnapped, Du Guangyao knew that he couldn't delay it any longer.
Du Guangyao's words made the final decision. No one said anything else. As long as they weren't going to be hostages, no one would have any objections. After informing the robbers of the result, they quickly agreed. The conditions were settled. Next was the issue of exchanging hostages.
Liao Wenhao asked someone to send a bulletproof vest to Chen Xing as soon as possible and kept telling him to be careful.
Du Guangyao stood aside with a solemn face. He looked at the others and found that Du Guangyao was expressionless. Except for Liao Wenhao and Tan Zeyu, who were the leaders of the Public Security Department, only Chen Xing stood out. Moreover, Chen Xing had expressed his position twice. No one else made a sound. This situation made Du Guangyao feel a little sad. As the highest leader present, he couldn't specify who would be the hostages. Just like the situation just now, he couldn't deny Chen Xing's words and name Zhu Huadong, the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee or Jing Yishan, the Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee.
"Comrade Chen Xing, your own safety is the most important thing." Before going up, Du Guangyao held Chen Xing's hand tightly and said.
"I will." Chen Xing nodded with a smile.
Without any unnecessary greetings, Chen Xing entered the school. On the third floor, Zeng Jing was also waiting for Chen Xing to come up with a bitter smile. The final result was that Chen Xing would be the hostage, which surprised Zeng Jing. As friends, Chen Xing didn't want her to be in danger, and she also hoped that Chen Xing wouldn't be in danger. Moreover, as the mayor, Chen Xing didn't need to stand out at all.
"The mayor has come up. Can you start to release the hostages?" After seeing Chen Xing enter the building, Zeng Jing shouted to the classroom.
"Release half of them first." Zhao Rongxuan answered and winked at Sun Qiang. He opened a small gap in the back door and let the students out one by one.
Both of them knew that it was useless to take so many students as hostages as a big leader. In fact, there was no difference between 80 and 40 hostages.
"Kids, don't be afraid. Go downstairs quickly." Seeing the students coming out in tears, Zeng Jing didn't have time to comfort them. He asked the students to go downstairs quickly.
Chen Xing went upstairs and saw that many students had been released. He looked relieved and walked to Zeng Jing's side. The two of them exchanged glances. They had too much to say to each other, but they could only remain silent at this time.
"I'm here. You can release all the students." Chen Xing said in a low voice.
In the room, Zhao Rongxuan took a look at Chen Xing through the window. After confirming that it was a real person, Zhao Rongxuan shouted. "No problem. Come in. Behave. Don't play tricks. Otherwise, my gun doesn't have eyes. If it hits some students, it will be bad."
Hearing that, Chen Xing and Zeng Jing walked into the classroom. Sun Qiang, who had been hiding behind the door, suddenly put the gun against Chen Xing's head. "Brother Zhao, what should we do now?"
"Nonsense. What else can we do? Ask them to prepare the car and money." Zhao Rongxuan said.
"Shouldn't we release all the students here?" Chen Xing said in a cold voice.
"Sure, no problem. You are worth 80 to 100 students." Zhao Rongxuan grinned. "Little brats, hurry up and get lost."
Sun Qiang opened the door and the students ran out one by one. Soon, the classroom was empty. Except for the male teacher who had been shot in the legs and the female teacher who was sitting on the ground, there were no other students in the classroom.
Zeng Jing saw the male teacher lying on the ground and said anxiously. This teacher had to be sent down quickly. Otherwise, he would die from excessive blood loss.
"If he has the ability, he can crawl down by himself. If not, he can only wait for death." Zhao Rongxuan sneered.
"No, I have to send him down first. Otherwise, he will really die." Zeng Jing said anxiously.
"Hey, beauty, this won't do. You are our hostage. You can't go down." Zhao Rongxuan pointed the gun at Zeng Jing.
On the ground, the female teacher moved. Her clothes were torn in several places, and even her skirt had a large tear. She stood up and walked to the male teacher's side. She struggled to lift the male teacher's arm and walked out the door step by step.
This scene made people feel suffocated.
This little girl's skin is quite strong. Brother Zhao, did it feel good to death just now? Sun Qiang grinned.
"That's right. I asked you to do it, but you were unwilling. Look, now you don't have a chance." Zhao Rongxuan laughed.
Zeng Jing listened to the conversation between the two of them. He clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his hands popping out.
At this moment, Zeng Jing's phone suddenly rang. Zeng Jing raised his hand to answer the phone. However, this made Zhao Rongxuan nervous. Zhao Rongxuan said sternly. "Be obedient and don't move."
"I'm just answering the phone. Why are you so nervous? The car and money should be prepared for you." Zeng Jing raised his hands motionlessly. "You see, I'm wearing a thin skirt and shirt. What kind of weapon can I hide?"
"Hehe, it seems that you can't hide a weapon. But if you take off your clothes, it will be even better." Zhao Rongxuan laughed.
"Brother Zhao, don't worry about that. Let her answer the phone quickly. See if the car and money have been prepared for us." Sun Qiang urged.
After getting permission from the two, Zeng Jing answered the phone. Just as she had guessed, the car and money had been prepared according to the robbers' request. Zeng Jing answered the phone and said, "Everything has been done according to your request. The car has been driven downstairs and the money is in the trunk."
"Is that so?" Zhao Rongxuan raised his eyebrows and winked at Sun Qiang. The two of them moved separately. Each of them held a gun against Chen Xing and Zeng Jing. They used them as meat shields in front of them and walked out carefully.
Downstairs, the students had been evacuated. Liao Wenhao kept repeating into the walkie-talkie, "All snipers, attention. All snipers, attention. Don't shoot without orders. Don't shoot."
"All the checkpoints on the way out of the city have been removed." Du Guangyao ordered.
"Governor Du, will the robbers really escape this way?" Zhu Huadong said abruptly.
"Comrade Huadong, are you confused? Comrade Chen Xing and that comrade Zeng Jing are still hostages in the hands of the robbers. Don't you know that their safety is the priority?" Du Guangyao glanced at Zhu Huadong. He was so angry that he almost scolded him. Zhu Huadong didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. Only now did he say such inhumane words.
Hearing Du Guangyao's words, Zhu Huadong shut his mouth resentfully, but his face was a little ugly.
Upstairs, Chen Xing and Zeng Jing were pushed by the robbers in front of them. They went downstairs step by step. The two robbers were very careful. Even when they were going down the stairs, they still hid behind Chen Xing and Zeng Jing, for fear of being targeted by the snipers. Although they asked the police and snipers outside to withdraw, they were not so stupid to believe that there was no sniper on the opposite building.
The sound of high-heeled shoes clacked in the corridor. Zeng Jing, who rarely wore high-heeled shoes, walked awkwardly as Zhao Rongxuan grabbed her clothes. She was not used to wearing high-heeled shoes. On one hand, Zhao Rongxuan grabbed her clothes, on the other hand, and on the other hand, it was inconvenient for her to go down the stairs, so Zeng Jing walked very slowly.
Neither Zhao Rongxuan nor Sun Qiang noticed that when Zeng Jing went down the stairs, her arms were fixed on her thighs intentionally or unintentionally. And when she stepped forward, if one bent over to look, a cold light was looming. It was obviously a small dagger, which was inserted in the inner wall of her skirt.
Zeng Jing's eyes turned from time to time, as if she was observing the terrain and waiting for an opportunity. Her delicate eyebrows slightly twisted.
At the corner of the stairs, it was the moment!
Zeng Jing suddenly said, "What's going on? Why is there a sniper on the opposite side? Didn't I ask them to withdraw?"
As soon as Zeng Jing's voice fell, both Zhao Rongxuan and Sun Qiang subconsciously looked at the opposite building. In the blink of an eye, Zeng Jing suddenly bent over and did a shoulder throw with one hand. Her other hand reached into her skirt, took out a dagger, and threw it at Sun Qiang. It was fast and ruthless!
This series of actions was completed in a flash by Zeng Jing. Zhao Rongxuan, who was caught off guard, was thrown out by Zeng Jing and rolled down the stairs. Sun Qiang, who had just reacted, saw the dagger flying towards him. His pupils contracted violently, and he raised his hand to shoot.
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