Chapter 1: Standard Beheading

  As a special police force, searching city high-rise buildings has always been one of the training focuses. However, the SWAT team's training ground does not have high-rise buildings, and just in time, the Municipal Bureau's new office building was completed, so the SWAT team took the initiative to apply for its use.

  This subject is jokingly called "catching foxes" in the SWAT team. Cheng Te Li drove his own car to coordinate the scene first, and when Peng Si Zhe's SWAT team arrived, the public security bureau's courtyard was empty, the new building had not been officially put into use yet. This is a 10-story building with a large area, later all municipal bureaus will be concentrated in this office building, including the 110 alarm center which will also move here.

  "The situation is this," Liu Dajin said, usually long-winded in meetings, but at times like these, he was brief and to the point: "There are several unidentified criminals hiding in this building, possibly armed. Your mission is to sweep the building and capture them all."

  The commander listened, exaggeratedly opening his mouth into a big O - unclear, uncertain, possible... Normally, such vocabulary would not appear in the tasks of special police, each task has relatively detailed intelligence support, if the special police are an iron fist, then they should also know where to hit with that iron fist.

  But the unthinkable has happened, Liu Dajin said and ran to one side, happily lit a cigarette, and gloated at how the young SWAT team members would deal with this complex situation.

  Other special police teams quickly came up with a search plan under the arrangement of the team leader, but still no sign of Cheng Te Li was seen. It is estimated that he is hiding in a certain place in the building as a "fox". This time we need to be more careful when facing him. The third team has no leader, and when other team leaders come to coordinate the search area, Commander Gao timely pushes Peng Si Zhe forward: "If there's anything, tell our acting team leader."

  Peng Sizhe glared at him fiercely, but could only grit his teeth and go along with the plan. The building had three staircases, which were definitely the main search channels. Three SWAT teams would enter from the three staircases, then coordinate with each other to search floor by floor and room by room. Another team was supposed to be in charge of perimeter control, but this damn building didn't have any high-rise buildings across or nearby, so the snipers didn't have a vantage point. In the end, it was decided that the perimeter control team would follow behind and enter last, "sowing beans" in the searched areas - in simpler terms, they would guard key points in the already-searched areas to prevent any "criminals" from escaping.

  The plan was complete, Peng Sizhe looked up at the large building in front of him, took a deep breath, made a gesture, and led the way to the stairs on the right side.

  The SWAT team members stood in a line, holding their guns and guarding the building. The third squad quickly advanced to the stairs, while the first squad also reached the stairs they were responsible for. However, Peng Sizhe couldn't see the situation at the stairs that the second squad was responsible for. He spoke softly into the intercom: "Third squad in position."

  "Second platoon in position."

  Unlike previous training, there is usually a command center that summarizes various messages and commands the assault team to advance or retreat. But today, Liu Dajin seems to be a boss who has washed his hands, smoking in the courtyard and chatting with De Shu. Peng Siche turned back to look at them and knew that he could only rely on himself today.

  At a critical moment, the old soldiers of the first team still played a leading role and temporarily took on the heavy responsibility of command and coordination.

  Peng Sizhe led the third squad, smoothly ascending to the second floor. From now on, radio silence is required; within visual range, use hand gestures for communication, and outside of visual range, use pre-arranged signals via walkie-talkies.

  The second and third teams cannot see each other, but both can see the first team, which is located in the middle staircase to coordinate the rhythm of action between the second and third teams.

  First floor... second floor... third floor... Under the coordination of a veteran squad leader, everyone's search was still quite smooth, but no shadow of "fox" was seen, and the "beans" scattered behind also didn't return any valuable information. The SWAT team members who participated in the search were fully armed, although it had already entered winter, their foreheads were still sweating like rain.

  Various uncertain factors superimposed, a wave of annoyance surged in the heart of Commander Gao. No contingency plan training could be understood, but no intelligence training was unprecedented, and the key was that there was no command... Commander Gao couldn't help but turn his head to glance at the large courtyard, where several special police cars were parked. Liu Dajin, De Shu, and others who should have taken on the command task were now smoking their nth cigarette, also looking up at the progress of the special police team. Liu Dajin saw Commander Gao sneak a peek, glared at him, waved his hand, clearly saying: What are you looking at? Continue with your work!

  As the search area narrowed, the SWAT team members' nerves were stretched tighter and tighter. The "fox" could pop out anywhere and give the SWAT team a "shot". During training, the requirement was zero casualties. No matter which SWAT member got "hurt", they would be scolded by Instructor Liu when they returned.

  The fourth floor was still devoid of any sign of the fox, the building was empty and quiet to the point where one wondered if the "fox" was even here at all.

  The SWAT team entered the 5th floor, and surprisingly, one of the room doors was locked from the inside! This discovery excited the SWAT team, who had been in a dull state. The building hadn't been handed over for use yet, although all the doors were equipped with locks, none of them were locked from the outside, so it's highly possible that the "fox" is hiding in this room. From the layout of the house, this is also a relatively spacious room with an inner room...

  After summarizing the various situations, Peng Sizhe determined that there must be someone in the house. Peng Sizhe lightly pressed the intercom several times to inform other teams of the discovery and then began preparing to break down the door.

  Just as the SWAT team was about to break in, a rhythmic knocking sound came from inside the room. Had "Fox" already sensed something? The requirement for breaking in was to catch them off guard. If the other party had sensed it, then the premise of the surprise attack would be lost, turning into a strong assault...

  Peng Sizhe thought quickly, pulled out a gas mask... the other special police officers took a look and also pulled out their gas masks - unless the fox had a gas mask, otherwise...

  The high commander seemed excited, took out a tear gas grenade, thought for a moment, and then took out another one. Peng Sizhe clearly saw the sinister smile behind High Commander's gas mask!

  Tear gas is a non-lethal weapon, but if you throw two into this room, it's not just the "fox" that will be knocked out - even an elephant would be stunned!

  The fox inside the house seems unaware that the SWAT team has already prepared chemical weapons and is still rhythmically pounding on the walls of the house.

  Peng Sizhe made a gesture, and the door kicked open with a flying kick! The thin door lock in the office fell to the ground with a loud noise. Commander Gao threw two tear gas canisters into the room, neat and efficient. Only one voice was heard from inside: "What's going on?" Then came intense coughing sounds.

  Peng Sizhe rushed in with a swift step and shouted: "Police! Get down on your knees!"

  The people inside the house had no idea what was happening and were rushing to the door with their hands covering their mouths. Just as they were about to rush out, they ran into a circle of special police officers who had been waiting for a long time. Qin Xiaoyu took advantage of the situation and slammed him to the ground with a big throw. The other arresting officers rushed up and pinned him down, twisting his arm behind his back and pressing his head against the ground, dragging him out of the door. The whole process was completed in less than 20 seconds! It's a textbook-perfect capture!

  "Ah-ha...... caught one?" Liu Dajin saw the third squad dragging someone out of a room in the big yard, glanced at his watch, and thought the timing wasn't bad.

  At the same time, on the seventh floor, Cheng Te Li heard a commotion downstairs and felt a sense of tension. He led two special police officers disguised as "foxes" to the sixth floor, where they guarded three staircases. Their plan was to ambush the special police team when they searched upstairs, slowing down their advance, and then retreat from the sixth floor to launch a surprise attack on the "beans" that had fallen behind. This plan perfectly utilized the geographical advantage, as Cheng Te Li was certain there were no high points nearby. As long as the main force of special police could be lured to the 6th floor, he believed his speed would allow him to snatch a few "beans" before they reacted and then escape quickly...

  But if there is one less person now, no matter how they are arranged, there will be a staircase that is in an undefended state. A SWAT team only needs to make a quick impact, and the remaining two "foxes" won't have much chance of escaping. Which "fox" couldn't sit still and ran to the 5th floor? Cheng Te Li looked around, the other two "foxes" guarding the stairs were also inexplicably staring at Cheng Te Li...

  What's going on?! Cheng Teli was also confused. Had Liu Dajin changed his plan at the last minute and released another "fox"?

  The SWAT team dragged the "fox" into the corridor, huh? How did its hair turn white? Is it an old fox? Qin Xiaoyu was puzzled, grabbed the "fox"'s hair and lifted its head to look at its face, suddenly speechless: "Damn...!"

  The tear gas worked well, and Commander Gao even threw two more! "Fox" was coughing non-stop, with snot and tears flowing all over the place. To this day, he couldn't say a word. When Qin Xiaoyu lost his voice, Peng Siche quickly turned him over, and suddenly everyone looked at each other in dismay...

  It's all over! It's all over! The high commander let out a sigh of despair in his heart! This time we're done for!

  Liu Dajin in the courtyard saw the SWAT team suddenly standing still in the corridor, not knowing what had happened, and shouted: "What's going on?! Why isn't anyone moving?!"

  The squad leader ran over to take a look at the "fox", and his head also exploded. He quickly whispered into the intercom: "Boss, something's happened, you'd better come up quickly."

  Was there a casualty?! Liu Dajin hastily ran upstairs, just reaching the 3rd floor when he heard a loud shout from above: "Liu Dajin! Get up here quickly!"

  This is clearly Director Qin Minghui's voice! Qin Minghui was known as Thunder Fire, doing things with a fiery passion, and his temper was even more explosive. How could he be here? Liu Dajin's brain wasn't quite working properly, and he quickened his pace, taking three steps at once to rush to the 5th floor.

  "What the hell is going on?! I was sleeping in my room, just got up and knocked on the wall a few times, how did you guys rush in and even used tear gas?! Who gave you permission to use tear gas...!" Qin Minghui saw Liu Dajin and scolded him with a barrage of curses.

  Gao and Qin quietly hid behind other SWAT officers, away from the center of firepower, their hearts bitter.

  Liu Dajin stuttered: "Th-th-this... w-we... d-d-director... uh... t-training... wh-wh-what..."

  "Training is not easy! What's going on with your training?!"

  The old man was emotionally agitated, and the special police officers didn't dare to make a sound. After a long time, when the old man's emotions had calmed down a bit, they quickly sent him to the hospital. As soon as the car drove out of the compound, Liu Dajin let out an angry roar: "Cheng Te Li! Get down here!"

  Cheng Te Li heard the director scolding downstairs, and his heart secretly groaned. This building hasn't been handed over yet, and usually no one is around, so he had been lazy and hadn't thoroughly cleaned each room. Who knew how the director would end up here...

  Qin Minghui was also depressed, he would retire in two years, and the old public security office building where he had stayed for more than 20 years was about to move. The excited old man couldn't hold back last night, brought his own folding bed, and went to the new office to live first. This morning, he got up and knocked here, looked there, and was thinking about the decoration plan of the office. Unexpectedly, a group of SWAT rushed out and pressed him down!

  After understanding the situation, Political Commissar De Shu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, and could only say: "Great! One guy took down my bureau's number one comrade, a standard beheading operation..."