Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 377 - 182: Encirclement of the Mountain (Part 3)

"Pang Guomin, you are suspected of armed robbery, resisting arrest and injuring officers, and stealing guns. You have been on the run for years, facing multiple charges compounded. You’ll never get out in this lifetime. Don’t forget your elderly mother who has been waiting for you for years. Do you not want to show filial piety and let her have peace in her later years? Chen Hong has confessed everything. Now it’s up to you to see if you can earn some merit for yourself!"

Seeing Pang Guomin biting his teeth, refusing to speak, Zeng Dan played a psychological tactic.

As an intelligence unit, these National Security Special Service members have certainly dug deeply into the social connections of the main perpetrators.

Upon hearing about his elderly mother, a rare tenderness appeared in Pang Guomin’s otherwise fierce eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head and said, "I’ll confess. They left two and a half hours ago saying they had something important to do."

"Two and a half hours ago? Who all are involved, where are they going, and did they carry any weapons?"

"There’s Mr. Sun, Zhao..."

"Say their names!"

"Sun Hengfei, Zhao Wenwu, Liu Guanghui, Li Youhua — four of them, carrying a homemade 64, a Ruger Mini-14, a domestic shotgun, and a Falcon air gun. It seems they’re heading to the city."

Upon hearing this, on-site commander Liu Jianbin immediately furrowed his brows. If this gang of extremely dangerous criminals really entered the city, it would be too perilous, so he quickly pressed the intercom to contact the provincial command center.

"Mr. Wei, suspect Pang Guomin confessed, the main perpetrators Sun Hengfei and three other criminals have escaped, and it’s highly likely they are headed to the city armed. I request to issue a public wanted notice immediately to alert the local citizens to stay safe."

"Mr. Wei, I feel something is off. At this point, what could they possibly have to do? I suspect they heard something and are trying to escape. All the major routes to the city, the high-speed railway station, the railway station, and the bus station are covered by our people; they wouldn’t walk into a trap. I suggest the Huaizhou traffic police immediately inspect surveillance around Yui Zhuang District."

Shi Zhengmin held a different opinion from Liu Jianbin.

Which was normal, as Liu Jianbin was SWAT, focused purely on arrest actions and protecting the public, without getting involved in case handling. Compared to him, National Security Special Service had much richer experience in solving cases and tracking.

"Leaders, Captain, I think the likelihood of the criminals fleeing south or west is higher."

Those sudden words instantly attracted everyone’s attention present.

Gao Bo turned his head with surprise.

Because the one who spoke out was none other than Gu Ji.

Upon hearing the clues provided by Pang Guomin, his first reaction was identical to Shi Zhengmin’s. Even with the provincial capture’s secrecy, moving two to three hundred people, those spies secretly trained by the Yijuan Association would definitely catch some rumors and send messages to alert Sun Hengfei and other principal offenders.

Thus, instinctively he recalled the satellite map he had reviewed previously on the SWAT troop transport vehicle.

Shi Zhengmin thought this voice sounded familiar.

Zeng Dan, however, was the first to say, "Gu Ji? Tell us why?"

This time, Gu Ji first glanced at Zhang Wenjun, and upon seeing the latter nod, he confidently analyzed, "Before the operation, I specifically checked the terrain of Yui Village. To the west is Old Field Mountain, and to the south is Sanhe; both routes directly reach Zhe Lake. Zhang Zhong mentioned earlier that these people are supported by foreign forces. I thought of the Tianhu Mountain case; last time, that group of kidnappers thought of taking the water route, and this time the geographical conditions are better because Zhe Lake connects to the Huai River. If they head west, they can enter provinces and regions far and wide."

"That does make sense."

Zeng Dan mused and then added, "We’ve deployed marine police in Wharf Town; they wouldn’t dare to take Sanhe directly. Chen Hong confessed that the main criminal Sun Hengfei claimed to have been a bandit in the mountains, often robbing hunters, with rich experience in escaping through the mountains. Their chance of escaping through Old Field Mountain is higher!"

"Mr. Wei, we’d like to check the surveillance from Yui Village to Old Field Mountain. Pang Guomin, what were they wearing when they left..."

Shi Zhengmin seemed very convinced by Zeng Dan’s judgment. After a back-and-forth with Pang Guomin, he reported all intelligence information to the command center.

And the capture operation at Yu Village New Community concluded completely at this point.

As armed police and SWAT successively escorted the criminals downstairs, Shi Zhengmin, at the unit door, grinned and put his arm around Gu Ji’s shoulder, "I thought I recognized that voice! Turns out, it’s you, kid. You’re perceptive enough to have remembered the area maps near Yui Zhuang beforehand. Did you anticipate Sun Hengfei’s escape early on?"

"Mr. Shi, are you trying to extract confessions from us SWAT members?"

Before Gu Ji could answer, Zhang Wenjun stepped in front of Shi Zhengmin, with a protective stance.

Zeng Dan laughed to smooth things over, "Don’t misunderstand, Mr. Zhang, old Shi didn’t mean that; we can’t praise Gu Ji enough!"

After speaking, she turned to Gu Ji, "By the way, did you see Xiaoyu? She also participated in this operation!"

"Yes, I saw her, Dan." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Gu Ji wondered if National Security Special Service members subconsciously spoke with an interrogation tone. But Shi Zhengmin’s "suspicions" weren’t unfounded, as given his understanding of the Yijuan Association and Liangben, along with the "danger plus one" principle, he was prepared for the worst-case scenario from the start.

At this moment, Chen Zhiyu and Wu Kang returned after escorting the suspects.

Taking advantage of the break, she finally had a chance to chat casually.

"Gu Ji, Gao Bo, aren’t you part of the patrol squad? How come you joined such a dangerous capture operation, and on the front line too?"