After listening to the report from the police officers stationed around the bank, Stacy breathed a sigh of relief and then whispered:
"Please keep the armed personnel on standby and raid the bank once all the hostages are released."
After hearing these instructions, the police officer glanced at the covered phone, nodded slightly, and turned around to make arrangements.
As he watched the hostages walk out in groups of two or three, Stancy became more and more uneasy.
After hearing these instructions, the police officer glanced at the covered phone, nodded slightly, and turned around to make arrangements.
As he watched the hostages walk out in groups of two or three, Stancy became more and more uneasy.
When the last Asian teenager walked out of the bank, the security door slowly closed.
Seeing a group of people staggering towards them, all the police officers' hearts were in their throats.
I was afraid that the hostages would suddenly explode or pull out guns and shoot me.
When the hostages had traveled halfway along their journey, Sheriff John walked out from the crowd.
He shouted at the hostages: "All of you follow me first, the thugs might do something to you."
"We need you to do some level of investigation."
"I hope you can cooperate. We will protect your safety!"
After saying this, John swallowed unconsciously!
They were afraid that these hostages, who had been coerced, would riot out of dissatisfaction and cause trouble.
Just as Sheriff John was secretly worried, these hostages who escaped behaved very strangely.
Not only did they not make a noise, they also took the initiative to help convey John's meaning.
Soon, all the hostages, led by him, walked to the isolation area surrounded by several cars.
At this moment, all the police officers on guard breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
They all felt that the robbery should end smoothly.
They also began to relax and prepared to dispatch some people to assist the upcoming explosion-proof team in their work.
At Stacy's instruction, John took over the command of the armed men to attack the bank which had been closed again.
As the director, he greeted the reporters who flocked in with a smile.
"Director, why do the hostages need to be quarantined? Your decision is very undemocratic."
"Mr. Stacy, could you please reveal the name of this thug?"
"Mr. Commissioner, what do you think of the public security in New York City?"
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"This gangster calls himself the Joker, and we think he has some antisocial tendencies..."
While Stacy was talking into the microphone, the phone that had been hung up began to ring again.
The pleasant music was particularly eye-catching amid the noisy inquiries.
Having had contact with him several times before, Stanci naturally knew who would call this phone.
So, under the curious gaze of a group of reporters!
Feeling that he had won the game, he answered the call with confidence and said in a serious tone:
"You no longer have any hostages. If you surrender now, I can consider pleading for you with the judge."
However, Yang Xu did not respond to his words, but just said casually:
"Turn on speakerphone! You probably really want someone to know your self-proclaimed perfect blocking plan."
Hearing these words without the slightest worry, Stacy's heart trembled involuntarily. He felt that something was going to go wrong, and even the confident expression on his face began to waver.
The reporters, who had a special talent for gossip, were keenly aware of the unnatural expression on the director's face.
Reporters who felt there might be more news quickly moved their microphones and cameras closer.
Under Yang Xu's urging and the pressure from reporters, Stanci pressed the hands-free button with a guilty conscience.
The next moment, a voice with an almost uncontrollable teasing sounded: "Dear Mr. Director, you lose this game."
"You should be braver and check all the hostages, then you will know where I and the bomb are."
After hearing this explosive speech, the reporters all looked at Stancy with eager and inquiring eyes.
Stacy calmed down his shaken heart, looked calm and confident, and said in a serious voice:
"I had anticipated that the hostages would have bombs on them, and the bomb disposal team is already on the way.
"If you want to threaten me with their lives, I'm sorry, but this is wishful thinking. I will not compromise."
"I have no sympathy for evil!"
However, the voice in the phone not only did not lose its voice at all, but the words it spoke were even more deadly:
"You seem to have made a mistake. My target has never been these hostages. This is too unskilled."
"After all, what could be more interesting than challenging the American government?"
Hearing these teasing and arrogant words, Director Stancy was startled, as if he realized something, and immediately turned around to look.
I saw a group of armed men standing in front of the bank's already slightly twisted security door, ready to break it down.
Knowing that something was wrong, he grabbed the intercom on his waist and shouted anxiously:
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat! Don't go over there, there's a bomb in the bank! There's a bomb!"
The armed men standing outside the bank and preparing to break down the door were stunned.
However, their good tactical qualities made them subconsciously obey orders and stay away from the bank.
The reporters who were interviewing became even more excited and crazy after hearing the word "bomb".
He desperately put the microphone in his hand towards the mouth of Stanci, who was in no mood to be interviewed.
The surrounding police officers also knew that there were still bombs and began to look for shelters.
The police officers became confused, and the onlookers also became confused.
Countless screams and curses rang out again, and the whole scene became extremely chaotic again.
Yang Xu, who was hiding among the hostages and had changed into the identity of "Binbin", saw the crowd around him becoming restless.
The next moment, he shouted in a high and extreme voice: "Art is explosion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand pressed the device that triggered the short circuit of the wires.
From the socket inside the bank, scattered sparks quickly ignited the gas in the enclosed space.
The next moment, there was a loud "bang" and the whole bank exploded.
In an instant, flames shot up into the sky and thick black smoke billowed up.
The entire bank was razed to the ground by the horrific shock wave of the explosion.
The extremely powerful explosion also shook the surrounding blocks, shattered window glass, and sent countless fragments flying everywhere.
The residents screamed in terror and fled in all directions, and the scene was in chaos.
The cars on the street also started to sound sharp alarms, and the people on the street were running around in panic.
When all the police, reporters and citizens were running around like headless flies.
Even though Chief Stancy and Sheriff John were shouting wildly, they were unable to prevent the collapse of order.