frightfiction Chapter 555: Zhou Xingxing, the Scapegoat
Chapter 555: Zhou Xingxing, the Scapegoat
After temporarily dealing with He Min, Lu Cheng left Edinburgh School and went to Smith International School with his employment letter.
Just after completing the employment procedures, Lu Cheng received a notice that the police station had obtained the latest intelligence and found the trace of a group of terrorists who were preparing to kidnap the school.
Afterwards, Director Wang ordered Lu Cheng and Cao Dahua to lead a group of serious crime team members to capture the group of terrorists.
Given the importance of the Central and Western District, the Central and Western District Police Station’s Crime Squad actually has three subgroups, each with approximately 8 to 10 police officers.
Currently, Lu Cheng serves as the leader of Serious Crime Team 2, and Cao Dahua serves as the leader of Serious Crime Team 3.
Early that morning, Lu Cheng and Cao Dahua drove to the crime scene one after the other. When they passed a road section, they happened to see Zhou Xingxing grilling sausages on the side of the road out of boredom.
"Ah Xing, you are so happy, having a barbecue here by yourself, and you didn't even invite us."
Zhou Xingxing came over with a sausage in his hand: "If I call you, do you have time?"
Cao Dahua walked up to him without hesitation and took a sausage: "We may not have the time. We have a big case to deal with right now."
When Zhou Xingxing heard that there was a big case, he immediately became interested: "Big case? What case?"
Cao Dahua patted Zhou Xingxing on the shoulder and said, "This has nothing to do with you."
Lu Cheng also went over and patted him on the shoulder: "Axing, I advise you not to follow me, otherwise you might get into big trouble."
"No matter how unlucky I am, can I be as unlucky as I am now?"
Seeing that Zhou Xingxing did not take the advice to heart, Lu Cheng did not say much and turned around and left with Cao Dahua.
As the two men left with the convoy, they saw Zhou Xingxing riding his small motorcycle and chasing them from behind, holding a bunch of grilled chicken wings in his hand.
Not long after, Lu Cheng and Cao Dahua led their men to an idle factory. Lu Cheng ordered the car to be parked a little further away, and the group walked closer to the factory.
When they were about to enter the factory, Lu Cheng made a gesture, and everyone stopped and looked at Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng pointed to a hidden figure not far ahead and said, "There seem to be other people over there, maybe from other departments. Don't act rashly. I'll go in and check the situation first. Ada, you take the people to guard here, don't go in."
"Then be careful."
Lu Cheng took a look at the surrounding terrain, and suddenly he rushed forward like a cheetah, using the surrounding cover. In a blink of an eye, he came to the group of people in front, and quietly approached the leader of the group. He controlled the other's pistol with one hand, covered his mouth with the other hand, and whispered: "Don't get excited, we are one of us, from the serious crime squad."
Then, Lu Cheng let go of the other person's mouth and casually showed his ID.
The man took a breath and said, "Why are your combat team members here too? I need to ask my superiors for instructions."
"Don't use communication equipment. The other party may be listening."
"What should we do? We have an undercover agent in the Political Department."
"What are the characteristics of your undercover agent? Briefly describe it."
After listening to the other party's brief description of the characteristics, Lu Cheng nodded: "I will go around from the side and try my best to ensure the safety of your undercover agents. Don't open fire easily."
"You? Are you okay?"
Lu Cheng didn't waste any words. He moved forward instantly and disappeared from the sight of the leader of the political department in just three or two steps.
There are a lot of discarded materials inside this factory, and there are obstructions everywhere. Even if you stand on the second floor, it is difficult to see everything on the first floor.
At this time, a group of terrorists were gathering upstairs to discuss plans. The undercover agent from the Political Department was originally undercover at Smith International School. He had finally established a relationship with the terrorists and today was the first time he came to the terrorists' lair.
Lu Cheng moved swiftly in the factory, and with his extraordinary perception ability, he easily avoided the terrorists' sentries. He quickly came to the second floor where the terrorists were, and locked the position of the undercover agent from the Political Department through the glass.
At this moment, a terrorist with silver hair said, "Boss, I found an abnormal signal here. There may be a spy among us."
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the undercover agent from the Political Department who had just arrived. Then two people stepped forward and tried to control the undercover agent and search him for any eavesdropping devices or the like.
At this moment, the window behind the undercover suddenly exploded, and two bullets hit the heads of the two terrorists almost at the same time. Following closely, there was also a flash bomb.
After a loud bang, the room immediately became chaotic. A group of terrorists hid everywhere in panic, and the undercover agent fell to the ground in fear.
Immediately afterwards, bursts of gunfire rang out throughout the factory.
The Crime Squad used .47 revolvers, the Political Department used Browning pistols, and the terrorists used AKs, AUG assault rifles, and various submachine guns. The Political Department and Crime Squad were instantly suppressed and could not raise their heads.
But the terrorists did not linger in the fight. As soon as the two sides exchanged fire, they immediately retreated while fighting and headed outside.
Lu Cheng broke through the glass, rushed into the second floor, raised his gun and shot dead the remaining two terrorists in the house who were stunned by the flash bomb, and successfully saved the unlucky undercover agent of the Political Department.
Afterwards, Lu Cheng did not continue to chase the fleeing terrorists, but instead took the unlucky undercover agent to guard the second floor, waiting for the people from the Political Department to arrive.
Eliminating that group of terrorists now would only bring limited merit. The greatest merit would come when they hijack the school and then eliminate them all.
Moreover, even if Lu Cheng wanted to eliminate all the terrorists now, it would be impossible. Given the cunningness of these people, they would definitely not be concentrated here. There might be gangs in other places.
The battle was over quickly. Since the people from the serious crime squad were far away, no one was injured. However, one of the people from the political department had a bullet shot through his calf, and another had a bullet grazed his arm.
Soon, the people from the Political Department went upstairs and were relieved to see that their undercover agent was safe. After a while, Cao Dahua and Zhou Xingxing also rushed over.
Seeing that the four terrorists who died at the scene all had serious head injuries, everyone was surprised: "Do you have to be so powerful? Use a Type 38 rifle to shoot them in the head?"
Zhou Xingxing also gave a thumbs up: "Ah Cheng, your shooting skills are better than mine. I admire you, I admire you."
The leader of the Political Department sighed and said, "What a pity, we let those terrorists get away."
Lu Cheng said, "If they don't run, we'll be in big trouble. How can we, with just these people and these pistols, defeat their rifles and submachine guns? Okay, let's go back and report the situation."
Soon, the group rushed back to the Central and Western District Police Station. A foreigner wearing glasses also came from the Police Department. He was the Commissioner of Police, the boss of the entire Hong Kong police system.
At this time, Madam Wang was arguing with the boss of the political department and they were blaming each other.
"Why didn't you notify us in advance when your Political Department took action? You didn't even tell us that you had an undercover agent, which put our Serious Crime Unit in a passive position."
"Our Political Department was originally in charge of this case. Who asked your Serious Crime Unit to intervene?"
"Ha, so many armed gangsters entered our Central and Western District. As the director, should I turn a blind eye? You are not ashamed to say that your undercover agent from the Political Department was almost killed, and it was our people who saved you. Moreover, a total of four terrorists were killed this time, all by our people. What did your people from the Political Department do?"
"We...you!" The head of the Political Department was speechless for a moment, then angrily punched the big guy under his command: "It's all your fault! You are so disappointing."
"Boss, this incident has definitely alerted those terrorists. It will be difficult to kill them later."
"Or did your intelligence get it wrong? Did you underestimate the strength of those terrorists? You should have sent the Flying Tigers earlier!"
The police chief glanced at the two of them and said, "Pete, Lydia, stop arguing. No one is wrong."
Then, the foreigner looked at Zhou Xingxing with a smile on his face: "Little boy, what's your name?"
"Traffic Police Officer No. 167, Zhou Xingxing, reporting to the commander."
“Is there any backstage?”
Zhou Xingxing shook his head: "No."
"Then this matter will be on you."
In fact, the main reason for the current situation is that we did not do intelligence work in advance and clearly underestimated the strength of that group of terrorists.
However, the leaders above could not have made a mistake, so only someone could be found to take the blame for this matter. Zhou Xingxing, a traffic policeman who should not have been at the scene and had no background, became the best person to take the blame.
However, since Lu Cheng saved the undercover agent from the Political Department and killed four terrorists, he finally saved some face for the police department, and the accountability from above will be much lighter...