Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 681 Bang!

Dengdengdeng.

Chen Shu, along with Chen Chuan, Zhu Yiba, and the other members of the second team, caught up. Upon seeing the scene, he felt a dizzying buzz in his head and realized that something was wrong; the situation had changed.

An honest, middle-aged couple, plus their underage daughter.

"Senior brother, what...what...what is it?" Zhang Zhongzhen's eyes were filled with terror, and he was so nervous that he could not even speak clearly. He was no longer the spirited assault team leader he once was.

He knew in his heart that successfully handling the anti-K case would be a tremendous achievement, while failing would bring hellish punishment.

The room was crammed with a dozen fully armed police officers, a couple who were being held down and looked terrified, and a little girl with sleepy eyes.

It was quiet, extremely quiet; you could probably hear a pin drop.

Did I make a mistake?
This guy Zhongzhen is such a pig-brain!
Chen Shu's face was slightly contorted with anger. He tried to calm himself down, but the rage in his heart was hard to quell. He knew that the most important thing right now was to control his emotions as the on-site commander, otherwise the situation might completely spiral out of control.

Noticing Chen Shu's angry gaze, Zhang Zhongzhen immediately raised his hand and swore, "Senior Brother, I...I...I...I...look..."

Calming down, Chen Shu narrowed his eyes: when he entered the building, he subconsciously glanced at the door number at the main entrance and compared it in his mind with the information handed over by the criminal investigation department. They matched, so Zhang Zhongzhen should not have entered the wrong door.

Could the investigation have been flawed?
What are those criminal investigation guys doing?!
This was Chen Shu's second reaction. He immediately realized that now was not the time to shirk responsibility.

"Have you searched the rest of the building?" Chen Shu approached Zhang Zhongzhen and asked slowly, trying to calm the other's flustered emotions.

Zhang Zhongzhen panicked and kept pacing around, muttering "What to do, what to do," without noticing Chen Shu's question.

"Zhang Zhongzhen!" Chen Shu shouted in a deep voice, which finally snapped the stunned assault captain out of his daze.

"Senior brother, I don't know, I don't know." Zhang Zhongzhen kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, then hugged his helmet with both hands, looking completely helpless.

Clearly, this special police detachment's assault captain had become ineffective in the short term.

Xu Mingliang, the oldest person present, suggested, "Why don't we contact the command center first?"

Chen Shu pondered for a moment and said, "The command center is far away, and they are even less aware of what's going on here than we are. Looking for them will only waste precious time on site. Let's go downstairs now; the criminal investigation team should be here by now."

Chen Chuan, who was eloquent, was left behind to appease the three innocent civilians.

The group of police officers returned outside the building, and at this time, the criminal investigation team from the third team also arrived.

"Have you caught him?" the deputy head of the criminal investigation team asked as soon as they met, then noticed the grim faces of the SWAT officers opposite him and knew something was wrong. "What happened?"

Chen Shu glanced back at the gloomy target building behind him and said quickly, "We rushed upstairs and found only a Chinese couple and their child in the room."

"They...they all escaped?" The deputy head of the criminal investigation team never expected this outcome, despite all his calculations.

"No. We searched the entire building and found no signs of anyone lingering. We also questioned the couple involved, and they knew nothing about the situation either," Chen Shu replied, frowning. He inwardly groaned; the current situation was definitely due to entering the wrong door, and he didn't yet know where the mistake had occurred.

The worst-case scenario is that it will raise suspicion. If they escape under the cover of night and blend into Dongzhou, a city with nearly ten million people, it will be extremely difficult to get them out.

Thinking of this, Chen Shu urged, "Chief Zhang, immediately have your men disperse to the perimeter of the residential area and block it off!"

"We have people around the perimeter of the community," Zhang Zhigang said, but immediately understood the implications and quickly replied, "Okay, I'll take some men and surround the community right now. I guarantee not even a rat will be able to escape!"

As the two were talking, a shout suddenly came from not far away.

"Brother Shu! Brother Shu! Whew!"

Jiang Hai caught up from behind, bent over with his hands on his knees, panting heavily. He wiped the large beads of sweat from his forehead, pointed to the door behind them that had been smashed open with a battering ram, and said:

"You've come to the wrong door! The person you're looking for is in the door on the left!"

Chen Shu's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "How did you know?" Jiang Hai straightened up, took a breath, and said, "I followed your people here."

The criminal investigation team's surveillance unit!

Chen Shu glanced at Zhang, the deputy head of the criminal investigation team, who was standing to the side. At this moment, the big shot knew he had made a mistake and looked nervous, listening intently to Jiang Hai's words.

Jiang Hai continued, "I followed them to this building, then pretended to be a drunkard and lay down on the grass under the balcony at the back of the building. I saw the X operative and a big fat man come out from the second-floor balcony together."

Jiang Hai had briefly greeted the X-member at the bus station and recognized his face. Therefore, this fat man must be a member of this hideout. Chen Shu couldn't help but take a deep breath, staring intently at Jiang Hai's lips as he listened carefully.

"And then here, yes, right here. I saw this big fat guy open the left door and get his takeout, so I'm pretty sure they're in the left door!"

Boo!
Everyone realized that either the criminal investigation team gave the wrong information while keeping watch, or Zhang Zhongzhen, who was in charge of the raid, had mistaken the door.

Now is not the time to dwell on who is right and who is wrong. The loud noise just now must have disturbed the X-elements next door. Besides, it's too obvious that so many police officers are gathered downstairs.

The deputy head of the criminal investigation branch glanced hesitantly at the target building in the distance, where several lights had already been turned on, and said, "Why don't we go back first and discuss this further? Or, should we contact the command center and hear what Director Wang has to say?"

Zhang Zhongzhen stood silently to the side with his head down, like a child who had done something wrong. He didn't know whether he had mistaken the door or the detective in charge of tracking him had given him the wrong information.

Zhu Yiba placed the Type 92 pistol, which he had been holding in his hand on his tactical vest, on his chest. He took a step forward, about to express his opinion, but then paused, as if he had thought of something, and quietly retreated.

His calloused right hand tremblingly lowered itself from the gun handle.

"No!" Chen Shuchang exhaled, his eyes sharp, and said decisively, "It's too late. Zhang Zhongzhen."

Zhang Zhongzhen said dejectedly, his voice barely audible.

"Zhang Zhongzhen!" Chen Shu lowered his voice and shouted again.

"Huh?" Zhang Zhongzhen looked up, his face full of confusion.

Chen Shu approached, his eyes fixed on him: "I now order you to immediately lead your team into the building and arrest the people."

Zhang Zhongzhen shrank back, somewhat timidly saying, "Are they still arresting people now? They live right next door. We made such a commotion just now, they must have been prepared by now."

The deputy head of the criminal investigation team also seemed reluctant to take responsibility: "Let's contact the command center first."

Chen Shu turned his head, stared at the deputy head of the criminal investigation team, and said fiercely, "I am the on-site commander appointed by Director Zhu. Now you all have to listen to me!"

After saying that, he grabbed Zhang Zhongzhen by the collar and said sternly, "Listen to me, we'll have to clean up our own messes. Grab your shields, lead your men and charge in right now!"

Zhang Zhongzhen, his mind filled with failure, hung his head, lost in thought, his whole body limp, and remained silent.

Chen Shu pushed them aside and pointed directly at the two SWAT officers holding battering rams: "You two, either hand over the battering rams to them and shut up when you get back, or if you're still men, come with me to break down the door!"

The two commandos who were named exchanged a glance. Since they didn't have to bear any leadership responsibility, they chose to follow without any psychological burden.

Chen Shu led Xu Mingliang, Zhu Yiba, Yang Chang and others to rush over, making a surprise attack gesture.

The other members of the assault team hesitated for a moment, but still followed Chen Shu's group.

The deputy head of the criminal investigation team stamped his foot and ordered his numerous subordinates to surround the three-story building where the target was located, both to establish a perimeter and to isolate the area. Then, he took out his phone, went to a safe place, and began reporting the situation to the command center.

The group rushed back down to the small building, hammers in hand, and smashed the door in no time.

Veteran comrade Xu Mingliang took the lead without hesitation, holding a riot shield in front of him, while Chen Shu stood behind him with a gun raised. As the door tilted inward, the two of them rushed in first in perfect coordination.

Bang!

A loud bang came from inside the house, followed by an explosion!
(End of this chapter)