I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 222 - 157: Apprehending the Snakehead (Part 2)
Li Xiang picked up the phone and saw the caller ID: Kaizi.
"Kaizi?"
Yang Caiju blushed and said awkwardly, "Not the Kaizi you’re thinking of. He’s the Snakehead. I’ve arranged to deliver people to Hongkou with him."
"Answer the call and tell them you’re almost there, so they should wait a bit."
"Okay."
The call was put on speaker:
"Aunt Hua, where are you guys? What time is it?"
"Kaizi, there was a car accident on the highway, and we’re stuck in traffic. We might be a bit late. You must wait for me. This batch is wanted by Sister Hong, and you know her temper."
"Don’t use Sister Hong to pressure me. For her sake, I’ll wait at most another hour for you."
Bang!
The call was immediately hung up.
Although Kaizi said not to use Sister Hong as leverage, he couldn’t ignore her influence.
In this line of work, you can’t afford to offend Sister Hong.
"Will there be enough time to reach Hongkou?"
Li Xiang glanced at his watch; it was already 7 PM.
Yang Caiju thought for a moment, "If we hurry, we should make it in time."
"Alright, here’s a chance to redeem yourself. We’re going to keep the appointment now. I want to capture Kaizi."
"Wait, they have guns."
The presence of guns was something Li Xiang had anticipated. Even traffickers had firearms, so it was natural for those smuggling Snakeheads to handle one or two guns easily.
However, this increased the danger of capturing them.
Policing was never a peaceful job, and during the arrest of suspects, they constantly faced danger.
Li Xiang immediately got up and went to find Su Jiayi to discuss the details of the upcoming operation.
"This gang of Snakeheads has guns. Tell the task force members to wear bulletproof vests and protect themselves."
"Don’t worry about me. Don’t forget, my gun skills aren’t bad."
"Of course, Sister Su was the champion of the last Gun King contest."
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It was still the same Iveco van, but this time, apart from Yang Caiju, everyone else inside was a task force member.
Sun Zhidong was driving, Zhou Man continued playing the victim, Su Jiayi played the role of Sister Xia, and Hu Zhao and others acted as thugs.
The SWAT team under Captain Gu was fully assembled now, all heading towards Hongkou on standby, ready to support Su Jiayi and the others immediately if needed.
After experiencing the thrill of commanding, Li Xiang became increasingly reluctant to personally get involved in every matter.
That feeling of strategizing and winning from a thousand miles away, that’s what a real man should do.
He sat in the command vehicle, watching the big screen feedback various information and intelligence, studying how they would capture Kaizi and his henchmen.
The map of Hongkou was already up, and everyone’s locations were marked on it.
"Sun Zhidong, speed up a bit. At this pace, we might not make it within the set time."
"There are speed limits ahead; speeding would break the law."
"You’re a suspect now, just speed up. Completing the task is critical. How do you pretend to be a suspect by sticking to strict rules?"
Li Xiang was so anxious he cursed. At such a moment, who cared about speeding? 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Alright, I’ve been waiting for those words. Just don’t come at me with the speeding ticket later."
With Li Xiang’s permission, Sun Zhidong floored the gas pedal like an unleashed horse. The engine roared, and people in the van quickly fastened their seatbelts, gripping the handles for extra security.
After all, it was nighttime now, and the sky had darkened. Driving so fast worried some about Sun Zhidong’s driving skills.
An hour later.
With much hustling, Sun Zhidong finally arrived at Hongkou within the designated time. It was a small dock, with a winding river disappearing into the darkness.
Several small boats were moored at the dock, with clusters of people sitting on some, smoking under the lights and playing cards.
They were shouting and laughing, completely unaware of what was about to hit them.
A beam of high beam headlights shone towards them. Kaizi shielded half of his face from the glare and squinted, saying:
"This damn old woman, making us get bitten by mosquitoes for so long, and now she dares to blind us with strong lights."
The underling next to him protested, "Getting bitten by mosquitoes isn’t okay. Look at me, how many big welts I have. We must charge her more."
"Alright!"
Kaizi shouted, threw down the cards in his hand, jumped off the boat, and headed towards the open space. His underlings followed suit, abandoning their games to tag along.
"Aunt Hua, our time is precious, you made us wait an hour for nothing. This time, each person’s fee increases by a thousand, no problem?"
Under Su Jiayi’s control, Yang Caiju got off the car and dared not say much, only responding, "No problem."
Even if it was an increase of ten thousand per person, she didn’t care.
"Where are the people?"
Kaizi looked at those who got off the vehicle, sensing something was wrong. Why just two women?
One of them stood too close to Aunt Hua, not quite fitting as goods.
Yang Caiju pointed to Zhou Man, "Just her."
"What? Wasn’t it supposed to be five people? Where are the others?"
Kaizi was stunned. Aunt Hua had mentioned five people on the phone earlier, so why was there only one now?
Simultaneously, in the trailing command vehicle, Li Xiang, through intelligence collected by Hu Zhao, confirmed the number of people on-site, their positions, and if the police were ready, especially noting the SWAT team’s location.
"The undercover team should seize the opportunity. Capture the leader first, prioritize apprehending Kaizi. SWAT assault team, do not use headlights, advance through three intersections, cut off their retreat route. Everyone be cautious; these criminals are armed. Shoot if necessary, prioritize your safety. Commence the capture operation."
Hearing the command through her earpiece, Su Jiayi didn’t hesitate, kicking towards Kaizi, "Go meet them."
"What?"
Aunt Hua was an old customer, and Kaizi didn’t expect her people to suddenly make a move, catching him off guard, though his reflex was to reach for his waist behind him.
But it was already too late.
The distance between Kaizi and Su Jiayi was small. Faced with her sudden attack, her long leg swiftly reached his chest, knocking him down while she drew her gun, "Don’t move, police."
"Freeze, put down the gun." Task force members in the Iveco used cover, maintaining a vigil with their weapons at the ready.
Kaizi’s underlings were stunned by the sudden shift, instinctively raising their hands to surrender.
"F**k your police."
Bang~
Even on the ground, Kaizi didn’t want to give in easily. He pulled out his gun to counterattack, only to have his arm shot by Su Jiayi.
"Hiss~"
"Brother Kai!"
Kaizi winced in pain, his ferocity evident, gritting his teeth, "Get them!"
Just then, three SWAT assault vehicles stormed out of the darkness, closing in from three directions.
As they neared, strong lights from the vehicles suddenly blinded the criminals.
The underlings who initially thought of defying saw the tide turn and instinctively turned to flee towards the dock, leaving the fallen Kaizi behind.
"Freeze, get down, immediately get down."
The SWAT team moved swiftly, vehicles stopping before the criminals, special forces disembarking with weapons ready, surrounding the area professionally.
Some individuals on the boats hadn’t disembarked, responding quickly as escapees boarded, setting the boats in motion immediately.
Some who didn’t make it to the boats simply jumped into the river, trying to escape by diving.
Others, unable to flee, were directly subdued by the approaching SWAT team, not daring to resist.
"Report, someone is escaping by boat over the water."
"Stop running."
SWAT officers, seeing this, fired a few warning shots into the river. The escaping offenders weren’t fools, crouching to minimize themselves while navigating the small boat upstream.
