Chapter 103
Jian Yao said, by way of introduction, “I am Jian Yao from the Beijing Special Cases Unit, and this is Professor Bo. From today, we will rely on you both to work with us.” She did not disclose Zhu Tao’s identity, and Zhu Tao himself merely lit a cigarette and nodded at them with narrowed eyes.
The two special police force members responded, “Yes,” and stood to one side.
The prelude to the operation was about to officially begin. Zhu Tao once again retrieved the folder from his jacket and whispered, “You must protect it well.” Jian Yao accepted it and stashed it in her document case.
“Take the suspects out first,” Zhu Tao told his subordinate.
Jian Yao also told the two special police force members, “You go outside first.” After that, Zhu Tao would engage Bo Jinyan privately in a detailed discussion on the organisation of Buddha’s Hand.
Everyone was heading out in response to the instructions, when out of the blue, Bo Jinyan said, “How is Captain Zhang of your Operations Division doing?”
The two special police force members halted momentarily. The slightly older of the two turned back to say, with a smile, “Professor Bo, that’s a curious question. The Operations Division only has Captain Xie and Captain Ma, there’s no Captain Zhang there.” The other man smilingly nodded his agreement.
Zhu Tao narrowed his eyes and puffed lazily on his cigarette. Abruptly, he tossed away his cigarette and drew his handgun. In that split second, the two ‘special police force’ members moved at incredible speed, drew their guns, and fired.
However, tragedy occurred. Because Zhu Tao’s subordinate had been escorting the three criminals, he had been walking in front and had not turned back. Thus, he had not noticed the unforeseen situation unfolding behind him. A bullet fired by a ‘special police force’ member flew towards his back. Zhu Tao yelled, “Get down!” but it was too late. The subordinate responded extremely quickly; he turned around and dropped to the ground, but the bullet still struck him in the abdomen. He lay on the ground, looking seriously injured and unable to move at all.