Chapter 625 - Get Off Work? If Only!
Luke waited for a moment for the helicopter to fly dozens of meters ahead of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
He emptied his clip as he aimed precisely. The helicopter had barely flown away from the convoy when blood splattered in the cockpit as the pilot was shot dead.
It was clear that this pilot wasn’t wearing a bulletproof vest.
The helicopter spun and crashed somewhere in the distance.
Luke didn’t spare it a glance. He quickly reloaded his M4A1.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The criminals’ last helicopter was still hesitating, when it was hit by a series of bullets. It instantly fled in fear, trailing smoke.
“This is Falcon. The criminals’ helicopters have been taken care of.” Luke pressed the walkie-talkie and spoke into it. The convoy finally caught a break.
Just now, they were suppressed by the four M249s in the sky and chased by a dozen vehicles. They could only do their very best to dodge, and it was very hard to fight back.
Harrison wiped the sweat from his forehead. These criminals were really outrageous, using armored trucks, helicopters and machine guns. They seemed determined to annihilate the convoy.
If it wasn’t for Luke, it would be hard to say how many people in the convoy would have survived.
Luke didn’t slow down after taking care of the helicopters. Selina had already sped up and caught up with the convoy that was fighting the criminals.
Naturally, the convoy wouldn’t stop, or they would be surrounded.
Unwilling to see a hundred million dollars slip away, the criminals persisted in chasing the convoy despite their heavy casualties. It was in this situation that Luke and Selina caught up from behind.
Luke shot at the tires and the drivers with his M4A1 so that the cars went out of control.
Selina coordinated with him by driving at the smaller vehicles and slamming them into the buildings next to the road.
After multiple modifications, their car was much heavier and sturdier than regular cars; it was too easy to knock the other cars aside.
The two of them were ruthless. Several minutes later, the seven or so cars belonging to the criminals ground to a halt, either because of flat tires or because the drivers were dead.
The convoy finally completely got rid of the criminals and sped toward the prison.
Twenty minutes later, as the SUV carrying the prisoner entered the prison, everybody breathed sighs of relief.
They had weathered hails of bullets, and even a public dance, to arrive at this place. This had been a major test of their nerves.
Now that the prisoner had entered the prison, the officers in the convoy had completed their mission.
It wasn’t just the wardens, but there were also agents from the FBI, CIA and DEA at the prison.
Alex’s family was involved in trafficking drugs and military firearms. These agencies were all interested in him.
No way would they let anyone break him out of prison.
After some deliberation on the part of the bigshots at HQ, these agencies hadn’t been involved in the escort mission. Even if the police department had the advantage in numbers, it wasn’t enough to deter the criminals who were crazy about money, and intelligence could leak from many different sources.
If that happened, it could turn into a gunfight between hundreds of people in downtown Los Angeles, which could lead to city-wide mayhem and compound the problem.
Los Angeles had experienced wide-scale mayhem before. The tens of thousands of gangsters in the city weren’t obedient babies, and it was inevitable they would come out and fight if given the chance.
LAPD didn’t want to give them that chance.
Therefore, LAPD simply deployed a small but capable team to swiftly escort Alex to prison.
Luke and Selina didn’t enter the prison. They simply waited outside in their car.
Soon, the convoy started to turn around after delivering the prisoner, and Harrison told Luke to go back to HQ with them.
Luke thought he had to write a report on his engagement with the criminals on the east side, and he didn’t think much of it as he agreed.
Back at HQ, when he saw Harrison wave at him, Luke told Selina to go wash her hands and have something to eat first.
He walked into Harrison’s office. Looking at Harrison’s still gloomy expression, he comforted him. “It’s over now. Two of our colleagues died, but that was hard to avoid. Don’t be too sad.”
During the escort, a motorbike officer was killed at the scene, and one of the officers in the police cars was also killed instantly by the machine gun.
Thus, none of the survivors were too happy even though they completed the mission.
Harrison simply shook his head. With an odd expression on his dark face, he signaled for Luke to come closer.
Luke leaned in close, and the guy whispered something to him. He was instantly dumbfounded and couldn’t cursing “what the f*ck” in his heart.
But he soon collected himself and said in a low voice, “So you’re saying…”
Harrison was a little embarrassed. “Can you and Selina take care of it?”
Luke rolled his eyes. “Do you even need to ask?! I’ll call Selina over before she thinks we’re getting off work.”
Harrison smiled bitterly and didn’t say anything. Get off work? If only!
Selina came in with the food box shortly after, followed by Dollar.
Luke and Selina both freshened up in the bathroom in the SWAT’s large office. Sitting in a quiet corner, they had some pastries and conversed in low voices.
Thanks to Luke, Selina heard top secret information.
She was astonished at first, then was enlightened, before she became resigned. “Alright, then. If it’s overtime, we have no choice. Hopefully this will be easier.”
Luke kept silent.
That… was hard to say! They quickly finished eating, then bought some drinks from the vending machine before waiting in the office.
The other officers gradually clocked off one after another, but Harrison’s squad didn’t leave, and neither did Luke and Selina.
They waited until eight o’clock that night.
During the wait, Luke asked Harrison for a pair of binoculars and went up to the top of HQ to observe their surroundings for a good while.
Pulling Harrison aside, he said in a low voice, “The top of the building is being monitored from at least five locations, and that’s only the ones I discovered. Realistically speaking, there may be more.”
Harrison couldn’t help but curse in a low voice. “Damn it, don’t they watch TV at all?”
Luke said helplessly, “They aren’t idiots. Alex’s face wasn’t revealed at the prison, was it?”
Harrison nodded in resignation. “Then we’ll have to take the roads again. Right, your car’s too conspicuous. I don’t think you can use it anymore.”
Luke thought for a moment before he said, “I’ll take one of your cars. Selina will drive our car and scout out the situation in front. I can change the car’s color.”
Harrison frowned. “Is that necessary?”
Luke chuckled. “My car has been modified. Why else do you think I was able to spot the criminals so quickly?”
Harrison was enlightened.
Pondering for a moment, he nodded, “Alright, then. But you have to be quick. We’re leaving in half an hour.”
Luke: “Ten minutes will be enough.”
At half past eight, Los Angeles finally welcomed the dark as the bright sun officially sank into the night.
