195: Chapter 187 Alone and vulnerable, his fate uncertain!

At the moment Yang Tian rushed out, Zhang Jingque was in a bit of a daze.

In the past, he had been dismissive of all police calls, big or small, and would never take action until the very last moment.

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But this time.

Clearly knowing there were guns.

Clearly knowing it was dangerous.

How did he dare to rush in alone??

While she was lost in thought, the voices of the surrounding crowd rang in her ears.

"Whoa, look! A policeman, he—he's rushing in alone!"

"Ah... he's so handsome!"

"What's the use of being handsome? I just saw five robbers enter the bank, and three of them had guns. Isn't he just rushing in to die?"

"He seems a bit foolish."

...

Zhang Jingque suddenly snapped out of it. With a mix of panic and terror, she pulled her phone from her pocket and immediately dialed her father's number.

"Dad, Yang Tian rushed inside."

Zhang Qingshan, who was currently receiving Xijiang Provincial Party Committee Secretary Yi Hongquan at the Municipal Party Committee, picked up his phone and walked out of the reception room, asking curiously, "Rushed in where?"

"He rushed into the bank!"

Zhang Qingshan's expression tightened as he asked, "What is he doing rushing into the bank?"

"There are five robbers inside holding up the bank with guns!"

"What!!"

Zhang Qingshan's eyebrows shot up in shock.

His entire body tensed up instantly.

However, he did his best to control his chaotic emotions and maintain his composure. He immediately comforted his daughter over the phone, "Don't panic yet. Tell Dad where you are, and we'll come over right now!"

"80 Wenqing Road."

Zhang Qingshan could sense the trembling and fear in his daughter's voice, so he immediately added, "Okay, stay safe and protect yourself. Dad will be there shortly."

He walked back into the Municipal Party Committee reception room and looked at Yi Hongquan, who was sipping tea and resting, with an anxious face. "Secretary, an armed bank robbery has occurred on Wenqing Road. I must head to the scene immediately to take command."

"What!!"

Yi Hongquan also stood up from his seat and shouted in disbelief, "An armed bank robbery?"

"Yes! Yang Tian and my daughter are at the scene."

Yi Hongquan's brow furrowed, and he immediately ordered, "Call them right away and tell them not to act on their own!"

"Yang Tian has already rushed in!" Zhang Qingshan responded.

"This!!"

A cold light flashed in Yi Hongquan's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear as he asked, "So what's the situation now?"

"His life or death is unknown."

Yi Hongquan's heart tightened.

"Then why aren't we heading there already!"

Just as Zhang Qingshan stepped out the door, Yi Hongquan immediately followed.

"I'm going with you!"

At the same time.

Inside the reception room of the Qianzhou City Public Security Bureau.

Minister Huang Xiao, Department Director Yuan Qing, Director Liu Zhixiang, and others also immediately learned the news of the bank robbery and quickly walked out of the room.

Huang Xiao's heart was so tight that his entire face darkened. He didn't have time to wait for the building's elevator and ran down the stairs with a rapid thumping of his feet.

"My little ancestor! Why did you rush in alone! You can't let anything happen to you!"

Yuan Qing and Liu Zhixiang followed behind just as anxiously, silently chanting "safe and sound, safe and sound" in their hearts.

After all, in the seventy-plus years since the founding of the Great East, the vast Xijiang had only produced this one talent who had won the 'Top Ten Outstanding Youth' award and two 'first-class merits'.

If something happened to him, it would be the greatest loss to Xijiang's talent pool.

In addition, they were also praying for the safety of everyone inside the Qianzhou City Bank.

At this critical juncture, at such an important moment.

These thugs didn't come earlier or later, but chose to come exactly when Minister Huang was visiting the local area. This was a blatant slap in the face to the Provincial Department of Public Security Director and the Municipal Bureau Director.

If something went wrong and the armed thugs took the lives of several civilians or staff members, then as the heads of the provincial and municipal Public Security Bureaus, they would be held accountable.

It would also leave an indelible negative impression in Minister Huang Xiao's mind.

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In less than ten minutes.

Yi Hongquan and Huang Xiao's cars arrived at the scene almost simultaneously.

The Qianzhou City Special Patrol Police Brigade had also arrived around the city bank two minutes earlier. Criminal Investigation and Public Order Police Officers began to evacuate the crowd and cordoned off the nearby danger zone.

After Yi Hongquan and Huang Xiao got out of their cars, they glanced at each other. With just that exchange of looks, the two reached a silent consensus and walked toward the bank.

In the blink of an eye, the two were quickly surrounded by dozens of Special Patrol Police, forming a core protection circle.

For the leaders of the provincial, municipal, and district public security organs, the identities of these two prominent figures were far too important; no mistakes could be allowed.

The Deputy District Chief of Zhangjiang District, who was also the Public Security Bureau Director, walked up to Liu Zhixiang in disbelief and asked in a low, shocked voice, "Mayor Liu, why are the Provincial Party Committee Secretary and the Minister of Public Security here??"

Liu Zhixiang responded, "They're here to oversee the command. After all, an armed bank robbery is a major event!"

The Deputy District Chief asked again, "But surely it shouldn't require two big shots to come together? Who should we listen to then?"

Liu Zhixiang paused, looked around, and whispered back, "The bigger reason is that Comrade Yang Tian from Yu City has already rushed into the bank to fight the thugs!"

"What??"

The Deputy Director was stunned.

"Alone!?"

"Yes! Alone."

As they spoke, Huang Xiao and Yi Hongquan had already arrived at the command area about a hundred meters from the bank.

At this time, the Captain of the Special Patrol Police Brigade was already commanding the scene.

"What's the situation inside now?" Huang Xiao asked the Captain.

The Captain looked at Huang Xiao: "Reporting to the Minister, we currently have no way to grasp the specific situation inside the bank!"

Yi Hongquan's brow furrowed, and he immediately asked, "How long has Comrade Yang Tian been inside??"

"It's been nearly five minutes!"

The one speaking was Zhang Jingque.

Yi Hongquan and Huang Xiao couldn't help but turn their heads to look at her.

Zhang Qingshan pulled her in front of him and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, I just don't know about Yang Tian..."

Her eyes were constantly clouded with worry and fear.

Huang Xiao and Yi Hongquan's expressions also became solemn.

If he had been inside for five minutes without any feedback, it was likely that things were looking grim.

Just as the scene fell into a very oppressive atmosphere, a staff member from the Cyber Security Brigade of the Zhangjiang District Branch ran over holding a laptop.

"Connected, I've connected to the surveillance video inside the bank."

Hearing the voice, Huang Xiao and Yi Hongquan immediately looked over. Liu Zhixiang directly told the person to bring the computer to the Secretary and the Minister.

They fixed their gaze on the screen.

The next second, they gasped.

At this moment, in the lobby of the city bank, more than a dozen people were being held hostage by the robbers, squatting in the lobby with their heads in their hands, faces full of terror.

In various areas of the bank, nine bank staff members were being held at gunpoint by the robbers.

Two robbers were frantically looting all the cash from the counters, an amount exceeding ten million.

Seeing this, Huang Xiao immediately picked up the walkie-talkie.

"This is Huang Xiao!"

"Repeat!"

"This is Huang Xiao!"

"There are over twenty civilians being held hostage inside the bank!"

"No department is to act rashly!"

"No department is to act rashly!!"

The next second.

"Sniper copies."

"Special Patrol Police copies."

"Public Order copies!"

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