Longyu Building.
This is a famous star-rated hotel in Binhai City, on par with the Rongguang Hotel and the Golden Lion Hotel.
The people who can dine here are either wealthy or noble, belonging to the elite class of the Binhai area.
However, outside Longyu Building at this moment, the onlookers were already densely packed, vehicles and crowds blocking the area completely.
The entire perimeter of Longyu Building was also sealed off by the action department, completely enclosed.
A few lucky individuals who escaped from the building were still in shock: "Oh, we are lucky to have escaped alive; it was extremely dangerous in there. Those criminals were armed and not afraid to kill. When they rushed in and shouted, one security guard tried to stop them but was shot dead on the spot!"
"As soon as they went in, they took hostages and brought all the hostages to the top floor of the building! Now, everyone inside is cut off from the outside world, and we don't even know how many more have been killed, it's just tragic!"
"I heard one of the action team members say that the leader of this group of criminals seems to be an international drug dealer, who kills without blinking an eye!"
"An international drug dealer? Since when did Binhai become so chaotic that foreign drug dealers can just come in like this?"
"But why would a drug dealer turn into a robber and engage in hostage-taking? What exactly happened?"
Just as people were speculating and debating, more and more action department members rushed to the scene, surrounding Longyu Building even more tightly, creating a standoff with those inside.
The situation now is dire because none of the hostages taken by the criminals are unimportant; they are all major figures from various sectors in Binhai!
The incident caused an uproar in the city the moment it erupted, and high-ranking officials from all levels of government rushed to the scene!
Even the top leader of the entire action department, the highest-ranking officer Xu Weiguo, who is Mu Jianmin's direct superior, personally arrived at the scene!
"Xu XX, the building is now sealed off and there are forty to fifty hostages, our people can't get in, please instruct the next action!"
A messenger approached Xu Weiguo to request instructions.
"First, lock down the building, strictly prohibit anyone from leaving the building from any place, and deploy snipers from all directions to ensure the target can be shot when necessary!"
Xu Weiguo, who rose from the grassroots in his youth, was quite adept at the on-site command of the entire action department.
However, having been through many storms, this was the first time he encountered such a severe and serious incident like tonight, yet he managed to stay calm amid chaos.
"Yes!" After the commander left, Mu Jianmin also stepped up. As the head of the South City's action department, he had a significant say in matters occurring on his turf.
Mu Jianmin said to Xu Weiguo, "Xu XX, the hostages inside are all important figures, our phones are nearly blowing up from their wives or relatives pressuring us to rescue the hostages quickly!"
"Alas, if this incident is not handled well, we'll be under immense pressure!"
Xu Weiguo sighed and then snorted coldly: "Are they anxious, and we're not? Those criminals are armed, and we can't assault them. We don't have a good strategy right now."
"Wait for it, Ta Kun is a smart man; he wouldn't kidnap so many people for no reason. He'll soon make his demands known. If we act rashly now, it's like forcing them to kill!"
Mu Jianmin nodded, aware of the severity of the situation. Ta Kun's group were originally drug dealers and would kill without hesitation; rash actions could have unimaginable consequences!
At this moment, inside the grand banquet hall on the top floor of Longyu Building, more than forty or fifty people were herded into a corner, trembling with their hands on their heads, wanting to cry but lacking the tears.
The constant noise of the bustling vehicles and the honking from below added to the tension in the already strained atmosphere of the tense banquet hall.
Old K, holding an AK47, was somewhat panicked seeing so many vehicles outside through the window.
But Ta Kun, who had been completely brainwashed by his father, was much calmer. After finishing a cigarette calmly, he looked at the hostages, huddled with their hands on their heads, and asked a bald man in a suit, "Tell me, who are you?"
The bald man looked up at him, trembling and said, "I, I am Du Guoliang, the vice president of XX Group!"
"Oh, and what about you?"
Ta Kun sneered and asked the person beside him.
The person quickly replied, "I am Geng Jinsheng, vice leader of the city's electricity department!"
"Don't make me ask one by one, everyone introduce yourselves!"
"I am the son of Meng Kun, the president of XX Group!"
"I am the wife of Li Haitao, the leader of the land department!"
"I am..."
After listening to these people finish introducing themselves, Ta Kun gave a grim smile: "Alright, now I only have one question for you. Do you want to live?"
"Yes!"
"Yes!!" A group of people, terrified out of their wits, scrambled to answer, having been involuntarily swept into this disaster. How could they not want to live?!
"Very well, now Geng XX, immediately call the action department below, tell them to stay downstairs and not make any rash moves. If anyone dares to sneak in, you'll be the first to die!"
"Ah?!" Geng Jinsheng's eyes were wide with fear, his face ashen.
He hastily took out his phone, called a familiar contact in the action department below, sobbing and shouting into the phone, fearing that if his warnings were ignored and they stormed the building, his life would be over!
The people around him watched this dignified vice-level leader sobbing as he made the call, empathizing deeply.
These normally wealthy and well-known figures in the city, now faced with life-threatening danger, were utterly terrified and restless.
On the side of the action department, led by Xu Weiguo, the commanders, after receiving Geng Jinsheng's call, felt the situation was increasingly tricky—Ta Kun and his crew were more cunning than they had imagined!
"Ask them what their conditions are!" Xu Weiguo coldly instructed the communicator.