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Only then did the police's heavy firepower arrive, albeit belatedly.
After heavy firepower was in place, the police broke through the robbers' defenses and stormed into the HSBC building within 10 minutes.
"Put down your weapons! Raise your hands and surrender!"
Stephen Chow, holding an MP5 player, shouted loudly at one of the robbers.
Then, Stephen Chow saw a scene he would never forget: the robber pulled the pin on the grenade at his waist right in front of him.
With a 'bang'.
The blood and flesh exploded directly onto Stephen Chow's face, leaving him stunned on the spot.
He had never met anyone like this in his entire life, someone who was completely fearless of death...
five minutes.
"Director Chen, all the robbers have been killed, and our police have completely taken control of the scene."
Shi Migao walked up to Chen Taoran and said with a tired expression.
Although the battle had only lasted half an hour, it felt like an eternity to Michael Shih. He believed that this HSBC bank robbery would definitely be recorded in the history of Hong Kong.
"Were all the robbers killed?"
Chen Taoran stared blankly at Shi Migao and slowly asked.
"Yes, Director Chen, when some of the bandits were captured by our men, they immediately pulled the pins on their grenades, intending to die with our men. Damn it, I don't know where these lunatics came from."
Shi Mi cursed in a low voice.
"Where is HSBC's vault? And what about the hostages? What are the casualties among the hostages?"
Chen Taoran seemed to have thought of something and shouted loudly.
"Director Chen, the scene is too chaotic. These things still need to be tallied. I can't give you an answer right now. But fortunately, this robbery has finally been suppressed."
Shi Migao said slowly.
"It's under control?"
Upon hearing Shi Migao's words, Chen Taoran gave a wry smile. "Superintendent Shi, the battle here is over, but the real storm has only just begun."
What Chen Taoran didn't know was that today, not only was the police force facing a storm, but the Hong Kong stock market was also about to face a storm.
Following news of the HSBC robbery, HSBC's share price in Hong Kong fell.
This allowed someone who shorted HSBC in advance to make a fortune.
However, Li Zhan did not short HSBC in his own name. Instead, he registered an account in the Cayman Islands and used that account to register many sub-accounts to short HSBC shares in order to avoid being exposed.
……
At noon that day, the Hong Kong Island Police Force held an emergency press conference to disclose details of the HSBC Building robbery to the public.
"Ladies and gentlemen, at 10:23 this morning, a group of robbers, numbering around 150, split into two teams..."
"According to our police force's statistics, a total of 37 people lost their lives in this robbery, including 18 HSBC bank employees and 19 Hong Kong Island residents..."
"Our police force killed a total of 127 criminals, and in this robbery, a total of 89 police officers were killed in action..."
Even when facing a barrage of cameras and microphones, Chen Taoran's expression remained extremely unpleasant.
"Director Chen, have you asked if the money in the HSBC bank vault been stolen by robbers?"
As soon as Chen Taoran finished speaking, a reporter immediately asked a question.
"Our police force has no comment on this matter. You should ask HSBC."
Chen Taoran answered immediately.
Of course, he wouldn't tell these reporters that all the money in the vault was gone, and the police had absolutely no leads. HSBC's general manager, Shen Bi, had even filed a complaint with the Governor of Hong Kong, Eugene, and right now, Mak Yan-ho was still arguing with Shen Bi at Government House...
"Director Chen, has the police team found out the identity of the robber?"
Another reporter spoke up.
"Our police force is still investigating this."
After saying this, Chen Taoran did not give the reporters a chance to ask questions and continued, "Dear reporters, our police force will investigate the specific details of the case as soon as possible and give the citizens of Hong Kong Island a complete explanation."
After saying that, Chen Taoran immediately got up and left.
at the same time.
Hong Kong Island Police Headquarters Building.
Today, business here is booming and the place is packed. Everyone who was at the HSBC building has been brought back here for questioning...
In one of the rooms in the building.
“I’ve told you this many times. My employer and I went to HSBC today to do some business and this happened. Instead of finding a psychologist to comfort us and help us overcome our fear, your police force has been detaining us. What do you mean by this?”
Ma Xueren looked at the two policemen in front of him and shouted loudly.
Li Jun sat behind Ma Xueren, resting with his eyes closed.
The two were brought back here by the police after they killed all the 'robbers'.
After a brief questioning, the two police officers stopped talking to Li Jun, but also wouldn't let him leave, as if they wanted him to have lunch at the police station before having dinner.
After finishing his questioning, Ma Xueren, posing as Li Jun's lawyer, entered the room where Li Jun was and launched into a tirade against the two police officers.
However, it was obvious that these two policemen had received orders from their superiors. No matter what Ma Xueren said, they remained silent, but they also wouldn't let Li Jun leave.
“Gentlemen, if you insist on illegally detaining my client, I will now file a complaint with the Judicial Fairness Assessment Committee.”
Seeing that the two police officers were unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, Ma Xueren revealed his trump card.
Upon hearing Ma Xueren's words, the two police officers' expressions changed slightly, and one of them said, "We need to report to our superiors."
You'd better hurry!
Ma Xueren said coldly.
Meanwhile, in the Southern District, inside the two-story building that served as the temporary office of MI6 on Hong Kong Island.
"Gentlemen, Li Jun is currently at the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters building. I have already spoken with the police force and they will use whatever means necessary to detain Li Jun at the police station."
"Notify the combat team to prepare outside the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters building. As soon as Li Jun comes out, shoot him dead on the spot!"
Sowers' face was devoid of his signature smile; instead, it was filled with indifference and murderous intent.
"Director Sawers, I'm not questioning you, but there was a robbery at the HSBC Building this morning, and now this kind of thing is happening right in front of the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters building. Doesn't that have a negative impact on the Hong Kong British government...?"
Hao Dejie, the deputy director of the political department, looked at Sowers and spoke slowly.
"Minister Hao, as I said yesterday, the most important thing for us agents is whether the mission can be completed. As for the impact? That's something for politicians like the Governor and the Chief Executive to consider. We don't need to worry about it!"
Sowers looked at Hao Dejie and said coldly.
"..."
Having been thoroughly humiliated by Sowers, Hao Dejie dared not refute and remained silent.
"Gentlemen, I'll say it one last time. Remember this: for us, resolving the Li Jun problem for the Hong Kong British government is the most important thing. As for any other factors, we don't need to consider them. Put away your damned political thinking. Do you understand?"
Sowers looked at the crowd in front of him and spoke slowly, word by word.
"understand!"
Dai Anmin, Hao Dejie, Shi Xun and others said in unison.
"Let's get started. Hopefully, this time we can bring some good news to old Eugene."
A cold smile crept across Sowers's lips.
On the other side, the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters Building.
After waiting for more than ten minutes.
‘Dong dong dong~’
4.0 A knock came at the door.
One of the officers immediately got up and opened the door. A superintendent with a crown epaulette on his shoulder stood at the door and said to the two officers, "You two go out first, I'll talk to them."
"Yes, sir!"
The two police officers, who were somewhat bewildered by Ma Xueren's outburst, immediately responded and then quickly left the room.
'Boom~'
After the two officers left the room, the superintendent standing at the door immediately closed the door and then asked, "Which of you is Li Jun?"
"I."
Li Jun opened his eyes, looked at the police superintendent, and said with a smile.
“Mr. Li, I received a call from Professor Huo, telling me to release you immediately, and then I discovered the order to detain you…”
At this point, the superintendent lowered his voice and said slowly, "The order was given personally by the Commissioner of Police. You can only leave if you receive his order."
Upon hearing the superintendent's words, a glint of light flashed in Li Jun's eyes.
Li Jun was not surprised at all that the superintendent would come, because after Ma Xueren arrived, Li Jun immediately asked Ma Xueren to call Ahua and ask Ahua to ask Huo Tianren to intervene and get him out of trouble.
Li Jun wasn't worried about being exposed at all; in fact, it might even enhance Ahua's standing in Huo Tianren's eyes.