sbdcsierra Chapter 46 Citywide Security Deployment
Chapter 46 Citywide Security Deployment
Watching Li Mo's departing car, Sun Tiemei remained standing there motionless, her hand still gripping the ice spear.
No one knew that the decision she had just made was the most difficult exception she had ever made in her career. In her life's creed, "cooperating with criminal suspects" had never been an option.
Li Mo's hands were stained with Chang Biao's blood, or the blood of innocent people. Logically speaking, even if it meant forcing them to stay, she should have detained them. On this empty street, Li Mo had no chance of winning.
But she couldn't. She knew the current situation all too well. That Phantom Wolf was hiding very deep, and his methods and plans were exceptionally sophisticated. Group Five knew nothing about him. Li Mo provided the only gap in information, the only valuable clue.
"Team leader, I know what you're thinking," Chen Shi said softly. "Rules are rules, but people are flexible. I think..."
Before Chen Shi could finish speaking, Sun Tiemei replied indifferently, "Go back."
While in the car, Chen Shi sent a message to Fatty and the others, telling them to hurry back to the station and wait for orders.
The office was brightly lit, and Fatty, Chang Biao, and Su Xiaohe were already there. As soon as they saw Sun Tiemei and her companion enter, they immediately surrounded them.
The fat man spoke first: "What's up, boss? Got a mission?"
"Did we run into Li Mo?" Chen Shi pulled up a chair and sat down, then recounted what had just happened to his team members, from their chance encounter to Sun Tiemei's decision to let them pass in exchange for information about the Phantom Wolf.
After hearing the whole story, the office fell silent for two seconds.
The fat man was the first to speak, his face filled with astonishment: "My god, this underground community is much more powerful than we imagined. Isn't it a bit too hasty to rely on just our Group Five?"
Su Xiaohe: "But according to Li Mo, there are serious disagreements within them, which is actually an opportunity for us."
Chen Shi: "Li Mo is using us as his tools this time. Of course, we can't refuse. We have to capture this Phantom Wolf."
After saying that, Chen Shi looked at Chang Biao and said, "Brother Biao, I'm sorry, we couldn't catch Li Mo this time."
Chang Biao smiled and waved.
Sun Tiemei, who had been sitting silently, gently tapped the table.
"This is too big a matter; our fifth group can't handle it." Sun Tiemei said, standing up. "I'll go report now, and we'll coordinate with the operations room in 30 minutes."
Before long, the operations room was brightly lit, and people from each group arrived one after another.
Director Liu sat in the main seat, placed the folder on the table, and got straight to the point.
"You've all heard about the two recent murder cases handled by Team Five. From now on, this case is officially upgraded to a top-level public safety threat. A temporary arrest task force will be immediately established, with all available resources coordinated across the entire bureau. All police officers will cooperate in this arrest operation."
The expressions of the team leaders and department heads present changed. They had all initially thought that these two cases were just crimes committed by ordinary high-level ability users, and that the Fifth Team could handle them with routine investigations. No one had expected that a complete underground organization was hidden behind them, and that it seemed to be extremely powerful.
Director Liu didn't give everyone time to process the information, directly projecting the intelligence submitted by Sun Tiemei onto the large screen: "Phantom Wolf, a shapeshifter, judging from his modus operandi, has a performative personality, and his methods are constantly escalating. The first two times were a locked-room sculpture and a body dumping in a plaza. Next time, according to reliable intelligence, he will most likely choose to strike during the People's Day celebration. Time is tight, the crowds are dense, and high-ranking officials are gathered. If he succeeds, I don't need to tell you the consequences."
Sun Du from the intelligence section raised his hand to signal, and after receiving permission, stood up straight, his shirt still impeccably tailored. "Director Liu, and colleagues, based on the current profile, Phantom Wolf is extremely cunning. Our intelligence on him is still incomplete because no one has seen his true appearance, nor are we certain how many accomplices he has. The core of the celebration's security is to ensure safety and maintain a firm bottom line. My suggestion is to concentrate all elite forces in the core area of the stage to guard the attending leaders. Given the incomplete intelligence, this is the safest option."
"I object." Sun Tiemei stood up. "Precisely because of the lack of intelligence, we cannot afford to cower and hold our ground. Judging from the two cases that have already occurred, his style has never been simple and brutal, but rather dramatic. If we commit all our forces to the platform, it's tantamount to deliberately shrinking the entire defense network into a single point, leaving the perimeter completely empty. He won't touch the platform; he will only create chaos on the perimeter, drawing away and depleting our remaining strength, and finally taking advantage of the overall vulnerability to carry out the assassination or replacement."
Sun Du frowned. "Team Leader Tie Mei, deploying a full-area defense is too risky. With tens of thousands of civilians flowing in every day, and our intelligence insufficient, forcibly dispersing our limited supernatural police force could easily lead to us being overwhelmed if the enemy sets up multiple points."
"We're different from ordinary security personnel," Sun Tiemei said calmly. "The Phantom Wolf's weakness is clear: high-frequency noise can directly break through his disguise. There will be continuous noise throughout the event, which naturally counters him. In addition, the technical team will monitor abnormal bodily fluctuations throughout the event and issue early warnings at the first opportunity. Field staff will be stationed in designated areas, keeping an eye on key locations and avoiding ineffective screening, so there won't be any situation where our forces are scattered."
She paused. "Also, our five groups will not have fixed positions throughout the entire process; we will act as a mobile assault force, roaming the entire area and providing backup."
The meaning was clear. If they succeeded, the credit would go to the whole team. If they failed, the responsibility would fall on Group Five. Sun Du looked at her for a moment, then remained silent. Director Liu pondered for a few seconds and made the decision on the spot.
"Sun Tiemei's plan is adopted. I will serve as the overall commander of this task force, and the Fifth Group will be fully responsible for on-site tactical command, special ability deployment, and capture plans. All departments must cooperate unconditionally, without any buck-passing or overstepping of authority."
Once the order was given, there were no further objections. Sun Tiemei then took over the conversation and began assigning tasks.
"Su Xiaohe contacted the technical team to connect with the city's monitoring and audio systems, screen for abnormal data, and issue an early warning immediately."
"Pang Daqiang is in charge of controlling all entrances and exits of the square and its perimeter, and has deployed regular police forces to monitor all passageways."
"Chang Biao was stationed behind the rostrum, leading the core assault team to intercept any sudden attacks."
"Chen Shi has no fixed location and is mobile throughout the field. He is always ready to monitor any unusual movements and cooperate with other teams to fill in and investigate."
The division of labor became clear immediately. Director Liu stood up: "This time, our opponent is an extremely dangerous individual we've never encountered before. All of you remember, capturing him is the ultimate goal of this mission."
At a single command, the team leaders swiftly took their orders and left the scene, and a city-wide manhunt was quietly launched.
The large operations room quickly emptied, leaving only five teams of five men on duty. The tense atmosphere dissipated, but was replaced by a deeper sense of oppression, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.
The fat man rubbed his face, his usual joking demeanor gone, and his tone was grave: "Boss, this time we've really hit a high jackpot. The entire responsibility for the whole operation, the safety of the celebration, rests on the shoulders of our Group Five."