Chapter 45 Airborne

After hanging up the phone, Luke hurried to find Harris.

"The gangster who bombed the Paramount Media Building last time has reappeared. Now he has hijacked a bus full of passengers with a bomb. My girlfriend is on it too."

"I have to rush over now."

Harris asked hurriedly:

"What support do you need?"

Luke thought for a moment and said:

"Send me a helicopter. I want to get there as quickly as possible."

Harris nodded and immediately made arrangements.

Luke put away the replica of The Legend of White Snake and picked up his two pistols that he used for daily duty.

Then we came to the rooftop of the police station, where there is usually a helicopter on standby.

The pilot was ready, and Luke jumped on immediately.

On the plane, Luke remembered Jack saying that the gangster seemed to be missing a thumb.

So he immediately contacted Harris.

"I remembered something. Jack from the SWAT team said the criminal seemed to be missing the thumb of his left hand. Check in this direction."

Harris said:

"I've checked, and there's no one who fits this description."

Luke continued:

"Check for people who live in Los Angeles. Maybe he came from somewhere else. Check for military and police personnel who have retired due to injuries."

Harris hung up the phone and immediately arranged for someone to verify it.

As for Annie, she finally caught the bus after rushing all morning.

But after driving for a while, someone drove a car to catch up with the bus.

Because the road noise was too loud, the driver couldn't hear what he was shouting, so the man finally wrote a note.

"There's a bomb in the car."

Finally, the man got on the bus.

This man is Jack, a police officer from the LAPD SWAT team.

In the morning he saw a bus explode not far from him, and then he received a call from the gangsters.

This gangster wants Jack to play a game with him (Jigsaw was probably inspired by this guy...).

There is a bomb on this bus, which will be activated if the speed exceeds 50 miles per hour (about 80 kilometers per hour).

If the vehicle's speed drops below 50 mph, the bomb will explode.

He asked Jack to find the bus and gave Jack a hint.

Jack hurried and finally got on the bus.

But a guy on the bus thought Jack was out to arrest him, so he confronted him with a gun.

When a helpful passenger was helping Jack subdue the criminal, the criminal's pistol went off accidentally.

As luck would have it, the car hit the driver, so Annie quickly replaced the injured driver.

When Luke arrived, the LAPD was trying to pick up the injured driver.

The pilot from the FBI branch was really skilled, he parked the plane directly on the roof of the bus.

Luke gave the pilot a thumbs up and jumped off.

With a flip, he entered the bus through the front door.

Everyone in the car except Annie was surprised by Luke's arrival.

Jack knew Luke, but the passengers didn't.

Luke took out his ID and said:

"FBI, I'm informing you now that the FBI has taken over this place. Please cooperate."

Jack went up and told Luke what had happened.

Luke first comforted Annie, which made her feel more stable.

Then he leaned down from the inspection passage next to the driver and observed the condition of the bomb.

After understanding the situation, Jack asked Luke to help take the injured driver down.

The process was also very smooth.

But one of the female passengers also wanted to go down, but was stopped by Jack.

"The gangster has a request that no one else go down, otherwise he will detonate the bomb."

But the female passenger struggled to get off as if she was possessed.

Luke decisively pulled out his gun and fired into the air.

"Everyone sit down now, or I will arrest you immediately for obstruction of official business."

Luke's actions obviously helped the female passenger and other passengers remain calm.

They felt that if they insisted, Luke would really dare to shoot.

Jack said to Luke:

"Helicopters in the sky are monitoring us, and the criminals can learn about the current situation through the media."

Luke nodded and said:

"It's not just the media. He installed a bug in the elevator last time. There may be a similar device on the bus this time. We have to check it first."

When the two were about to start the inspection, Anne cried out:

"Luke, Luke, there is no way ahead..."

Luke came to the front and took a closer look, "Fuck..."

The middle of the bridge in front was under repair, with more than ten meters of it empty, while the bridge was at least ten meters above the ground.

"Fuck, how do you command the LAPD? They can't even do something as simple as clearing the road."

Although Jack is also a member of the LAPD, he is also in danger in the car at this time and it is difficult for him to say anything.

Luke looked carefully and said to Anne:

"We'll start to speed up after turning this corner. We can either make it or die."

"Luke, I...I'm scared..."

Luke hugged Annie's shoulders and said:

"Good girl, come on, you can do it, listen to me, speed up, step on the accelerator to the bottom."

At this time, Jack also went to calm the passengers in the back who were a little restless.

There is no way out. Everyone is tied to the same rope. Now it's a matter of everything. It all depends on how hard Annie steps.

The helicopter in the sky was following closer, but the police vehicle following had begun to slow down.

Everyone was worried about them.

Amid everyone's exclamations, the bus flew across the broken bridge with difficulty.

The speed now stabilized at 53 mph.

Luke said to Jack:

"Have your people lead the way towards the airport. I need a straight road."

Jack nodded and reported the situation on the intercom.

Fortunately, Jack's boss was not a self-righteous guy and agreed to Luke's request.

Now Luke and Jack exchanged glances and began to look for the criminals' surveillance devices.

In fact, Luke had already discovered it through the Eye of Insight.

Just below the driver's rearview mirror, you can clearly see what's going on inside the car.

Luke pretended to look around and finally found this place.

Without saying a word, he drew his gun and fired three shots... ahem... three shots destroyed the surveillance device.

Relieved Luke hurriedly contacted Harris.

"Harris, I need you to drive away the media helicopters flying over me. If they don't leave, arrest them immediately for providing the criminals with real-time information from the police."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. We've found the information about the gangster, and our people are rushing to his residence to arrest him."

Luke thought for only a moment before prompting Harris:

"This guy is very cunning. It is impossible for him to leave such an obvious loophole. He is an expert in explosives. He asked our people to be careful. It might be a trap."

Harris was silent for a while on the phone and then said:

"I understand, Luke, anything else?"

"Call Chief Taylor of the LAPD Canyon Division and tell them I'm Luke Chin and I need their people here to follow my lead."

"Okay, Luke, be safe."

Luke's actions had stunned Jack.

"Shit, when did the FBI become so powerful?"

Luke smiled playfully and said:

"No, it's just that the U.S. dollar has more power."

This made Jack look confused.

But right now we have to deal with the bomb problem.