481 Counterattack (1/2)
The sirens made Leon feel annoyed and perplexed. He pulled out a pair of binoculars and looked toward the end of the road.
So many police cars. Leon was shocked.
Because of his guilty conscience, when Leon saw large numbers of police, he naturally felt timid.
They've dispatched so many policemen. It must be a big case. Are they encircling gangsters? Or are they trying to annihilate a drug lord? Leon wondered. The wailing of woo-woo-woo was passing through the sky.
”Boss, there is a helicopter there,” a lackey said as he pointed at the sky.
Leon lifted the binoculars to the black spot in the sky and saw a helicopter. There was a symbol on the helicopter. It was an eagle holding an arrow.
”SWAT! How is it that even the SWAT needs to be involved. Is there a terrorist? God help us. This cannot be directed at us. We are no match for a SWAT team.” Leon suddenly felt nervous. He couldn't help but start praying to God.
The SWAT Police Unit was part of the Los Angeles Police Department, and it was a special operations force within the police force. It was similar to the SDU Flying Tigers in Hong Kong. It was designed to deal with hardened criminals.
In terms of public order, the United States was less ideal than Hong Kong. The high crime rate in Los Angeles was as famous as Hollywood. Therefore, the usage of SWAT teams was much higher than the Flying Tigers. Moreover, in recent years, the United States had been plagued by terrorist attacks, so the SWAT teams had more opportunities to be exposed to the public.
Leon was wondering what kind of big case would require the Los Angeles police to dispatch SWAT teams. Beside him, a lackey appeared. ”Boss, we just heard gunshots nearby. Maybe these policemen came because of the gunshots.”
”Gunshots? Where did they come from?” Leon asked immediately.
”It seems like it came from the back. Oh yeah, the police car that just came over also parked at the back. Maybe someone attacked the police. I think the police officers were headed in the direction of the gunshot,” the lackey replied.
”Why didn't you say so earlier!” Leon looked at the lackey a little angrily, and he continued to say, ”Did you go and confirm what actually happened?”
”Boss, you said that as long as something doesn't involve us, we shouldn't stick our noses into it. So we stayed here and didn't go out.” The lackey looked as if he had been mistreated.
F*ck! Leon cursed in his head, and then said to his lackeys, ”Go quick and see if it was one of our guys who fired the shot! If it was one of our people who brought these policemen here, I am definitely going to kill him!”
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”Li, listen. There are a lot of sirens,” Snow looked excited.
”I hear them. I think the police backup has arrived.” Dai Li nodded. The gun in his hand continued to aim at the police car in the distance.
After a while, other police cars appeared in his field of vision. After the police cars stopped, the doors opened. The policemen hid behind the doors and aimed at all four corners. They didn't know the position of the gunman.
”Let's remind the police where we are.” Dai Li fired several shots at the police car.
There were several additional bullet holes in the police car. The police finally saw where Dai Li was shooting from.
”Over there. There is an air vent on the third floor of that building. The gunman fired his shot there.”
”Such a long distance? Everyone be careful. It is a sniper! Only a sniper could shoot from such a long distance.”
”Maybe they are professionally trained terrorists, and we don't know how many people there are. Tell headquarters. We don't have enough manpower, we need more reinforcements!”
Americans were terrified of terrorist attacks. As a country that allowed guns to be sold in supermarkets, the police had their work cut out for them. If you were unlucky, you would encounter situations where gangsters were more powerful than the police.
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Leon sat in the room, waiting anxiously. Blecher, who was next to him, felt that the atmosphere was a little off. He understandably kept his mouth shut.
The lackey trotted into the house and said, ”Boss, I asked, and it wasn't one of our people who fired the shot.”
”That's good. It seems like the police are not coming for us.” Leon breathed a sigh of relief.
However, another lackey also rushed into the room.
”Boss, they fired again, and it was several shots, all directed at the police,” the lackey said.
”Is that gunman stupid? So many policemen came, even the SWAT arrived. Does he not plan to stop? Is he shooting at the entire LAPD at this point?” Leon said mockingly.
The lackey who just entered the door said, ”Boss, I just listened carefully. The gunshot seemed to come from the third floor.”
”You mean our third floor?” Leon looked at the first lackey with a puzzled look and asked, ”Didn't you say that it wasn't one of our people who fired the shot?”
”Our people really didn't shoot at the police.” The lackey stopped there, and suddenly remembered something. ”Boss, would the hostage have been the one who fired the shot? That coach caught some of our men. He should have one rifle and one pistol on him.”
”Impossible, that room has no windows. How could he shoot at a policeman from there?” Leon shook his head.
”But I think the room has an exhaust vent. It was designed to eliminate harmful gas. But if it really were the hostage who fired the shot, why would he attack the police?” the lackey asked casually.
At that second, Leon's facial expression suddenly changed. He realized Dai Li's plan.
”If they really fired at the police, it was to lure the police over. Not good! The police are coming soon. Tell our men to pack our things, we have to leave!” Leon made a decision.
”What about the hostages? They are still locked there,” the lackey asked.
”Nonsense, in this situation, not being caught by the police is the most important thing!”
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On the helicopter, an observer was staring at the main entrance of the building with binoculars.
Leon and his men ran out quickly and then went to the car in front of the door.
”Vulture one reporting, vulture one reporting. The suspects have come out of the building. They got into the car and are getting ready to leave. They are carrying something suspicious that looks like a rifle. Repeat. The suspects came out of the building. They got into the car and are getting ready to leave. We can see that they are carrying something suspicious that looks like a rifle. Over.”
”This is vulture one reporting, vulture one reporting. They have started the car. They are leaving. Repeat. They are leaving. Over.”
On the ground, the sheriff who commanded the operation picked up the intercom. ”Attention all squads. Attention all squads. The suspects are getting ready to escape, but we are not ruling out the possible presence of terrorists in the building. The first squad and second squad are to intercept them immediately. The sniper is in place, the assault team is preparing to attack the building, and the helicopter is ready to provide fire support.”