Chapter 46: Scolding

Luke took Jack's walkie-talkie and communicated with the LAPD's on-site commander.

Apparently, they had received instructions from Chief Taylor and had made arrangements for Luke's request one by one.

Now we just have to wait to drive into the airport and use the airport's straight runway to find an opportunity to defuse the bomb.

At this time, the bandits could no longer see any information about the car.

So he contacted Jack to make his request.

Over there, the FBI special operations team sent by Harris and the LAPD SWAT team rushed to the gangster Payne's home at the same time.

Harris has warned the head of the task force that this is a trap.

The LAPD SWAT team was about to break into the building, but was stopped by this guy.

He forcefully seized the mission and ordered his men to break into the building.

The LAPD people who saw this were furious.

There is no way around it. The FBI's law enforcement power in the United States is indeed greater than that of local police, but most of the time they don't directly take on cases because they are afraid of making the relationship too strained.

But this guy didn't care. He thought it was an obvious task and a free credit.

Harris' warning was dismissed.

But when he heard an explosion, he was stunned.

All eight of his men were blown to the sky.

His career may be the one that goes up and down with his mood. Being fired is a light punishment. His behavior can be regarded as dereliction of duty.

The gangster obviously also learned about this situation, so he called Jack.

As soon as Jack answered the phone, he heard the gangster Payne proudly telling Jack about the results of the explosion.

And made demands such as ransom.

Before Jack could answer, Luke grabbed the phone.

"You're a crippled idiot. What's so great about setting off a few fireworks? Why don't you go to the White House and set off fireworks? Bombing a few civilians makes you look like you've been kicked in the head by a donkey..."

Luke didn't give the gangster Payne any chance to speak and kept scolding him for two minutes.

Payne was indeed confused by Luke's scolding.

It took him a long time to realize that, that's not right, I am the robber. He was about to say something harsh, but Luke still didn't give him a chance.

He fired several shots into the microphone, then hit the hang-up button.

Then he took out the battery of the phone and gave it back to Jack, who also looked confused.

Patting Jack on the shoulder, Luke said:

"We need to put some pressure on him. We can't do everything at his pace. That would be too passive."

Jack asked Luke doubtfully:

"What if he detonates the bomb now?"

Luke smiled mysteriously and said:

"No, he's only after the money. He won't really do it if he doesn't get the money. You know, there are not only police officers in the car, but also the FBI."

"Unless he doesn't want to stay in the United States anymore and leaves the country immediately, otherwise if we die, the police and the FBI will go to great lengths to catch him or kill him."

Jack understood after hearing what Luke said.

In the United States, it is rare for someone to directly premeditate the murder of a police officer or FBI agent.

Because this will cause public outrage among the entire police and detective community.

This anger will burn the opponent to ashes without leaving anything, and this is what common hatred against a common enemy means.

No matter how they fight internally, once this situation occurs, they will unite against the outside world and fight to the death.

So there are very few groups that would kill police officers and detectives.

Of course there are individual cases, but they are generally rookies who act on impulse.

Organized criminal gangs would never do this.

Since this gangster is a retired police officer, he naturally knows this unspoken rule.

So Luke was certain he wouldn't detonate the bomb.

After explaining everything to Jack, arrangements on the police side were also ready.

Luke gave Annie a kiss on the cheek.

"My little bear, hold the car steady. You can do it. Trust me."

Then he jumped from the car door onto the police cart.

Luke has to use a skateboard to get under the bus to defuse the bomb.

The scooter will be slowly lowered in front of the bus using a police flatbed truck and steel cables.

After Luke put on his safety gear, he laid down on the scooter and was lowered.

When driving at high speeds, a single operating error by either driver could trap Luke under the car.

Anne couldn't help but get nervous when she saw Luke getting closer and closer to her.

Seeing Anne's nervousness, Luke smiled and gave her a thumbs up, which calmed Anne down a little.

The police driver was also an expert. He gave instructions and smoothly sent Luke under the bus.

When Luke arrived at the designated location, he hung the scooter's safety rope on the bus chassis.

Then the steel cable attached to the police flatbed truck was released.

Now everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Luke checked it carefully and found that Payne was indeed an expert in the police force. He was a bit obsessive-compulsive in some aspects.

The wiring is very neat, and it is obvious that it is from a regular company, not a wild one.

A special device is connected to the drive shaft, which will detonate the bomb once the speed of the drive shaft falls below the set level.

That's why the bomb will automatically detonate after the car's speed drops below 50 mph.

Although this design is very clever, it does not pose a problem for Luke.

Luke easily found the wires connected to the detonator and took out the pliers.

Click, the wires were disconnected and the bomb did not explode.

Luke told the police over the intercom that the bomb had been dismantled and the hostages could be taken away.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and some even cheered.

The gangster Payne was pissed off by Luke, but he had no way of understanding the situation of the bus, so he had to call the police and ask them to pay the ransom within a limited time.

Luke climbed into the bus through this maintenance hatch.

After hearing Jack say that the gangsters had made demands, he decided to take advantage of the situation and prepare to keep an eye on Payne himself at the transaction location.

After all the hostages were evacuated, they pulled Annie and jumped into the police truck.

The bus slowly stopped under everyone's gaze, and the bomb still did not explode.

Everyone at the scene cheered, feeling lucky to have survived the disaster.

Annie also collapsed in Luke's arms.

At this time, police reinforcements, ambulances and helicopters also arrived.

Luke met an "acquaintance" who got off the helicopter, Chief Taylor. He is no longer the chief of the North Hollywood district, but the chief of the Canyon Branch.

This is one of the four major precinct chiefs of the LAPD.

Taylor smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Luke's hand and said:

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you for the selfish and reckless behavior of my men."

The old man had a high EQ and was very humble, so what could Luke say? Of course he forgave him.

After shaking hands with Chief Taylor, Luke said:

"You're welcome, Chief Taylor. This is not a problem. The most urgent task now is to catch this criminal. Is it okay for us to work together on the case this time?"

Taylor smiled and said:

"Of course, no problem. Director Harris has already discussed this with me, and we agree. Now you are in charge."

Luke was smiling on the surface, but he was actually thinking MMP.

It seems that I have to clean up the mess caused by your incompetence. If anything goes wrong, it will be my mistake in command, but you are good at putting the blame on me.