Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 438 - 434: Lei Hu Has a Headache, The Ruthless and Vicious Robber Boss!

Chapter 438: Chapter 434: Lei Hu Has a Headache, The Ruthless and Vicious Robber Boss!

First Auction House, the surrounding streets.

The nearby crowd was surging, countless people holding their phones and taking pictures, several streets were nearly paralyzed.

Not only that, but as the explosion occurred inside the First Auction House, the disturbance it caused attracted many media reporters who rushed to the scene to broadcast live.

After all, this was the kind of big news rarely seen in Dongfang Capital, and no media person would miss this opportunity.

"Hello, viewers of the live broadcast, I am a reporter from this station, currently broadcasting live from the scene of the Dongfang Capital First Auction."

"As you can see behind me is the Dongfang Capital First Auction, and according to our on-site understanding, an explosion attack occurred here just 15 minutes ago, the specifics of which are still unknown."

At this moment, a staff member leaned in and whispered a few words to the reporter.

"Our reporter has just learned the latest situation, investigative science and criminal science departments have already sent personnel to the scene. The person responsible for organizing the site and arranging evacuation and rescue operations is Captain Lei Hu from the Major Crimes Unit. Now, let’s follow the camera of our station and see how this Thunder Squad captain, who has just returned from injury, will carry out the rescue operations!"

Not far away, the temporary command post for the rescue operation.

Although it is called a command post, it is just a group of people gathered together, discussing the rescue operation.

Among them, the one with the loudest voice was naturally Lei Hu.

And the others were mainly reporting the situation to him.

"All teams report the situation to me!"

"Yes, Captain Lei, the situation inside the First Auction House is unclear. The majority of guests attending the evening party have escaped, but no one can guarantee that no guests were overlooked inside!"

"Captain Lei, we have obtained the guest list for tonight’s party, but the explosion happened so quickly that many guests drove away as soon as they escaped, which has added a huge workload to confirming the number of people on the list!"

"Captain Lei, there have been two explosions inside the First Auction House. According to the analysis of explosives experts, we cannot rule out the possibility of a third explosion."

Hearing the reports from several of his subordinates, Lei Hu furrowed his brows.

Not a single piece of good news.

"Have the explosives experts analyzed the cause of the explosion yet?"

"The experts say it is likely explosives brought by the robbers. Currently, due to the explosion, the electrical system inside the auction house is down, so it is impossible to obtain surveillance data. The whereabouts of the robbers are unknown, which adds to the difficulty of our rescue efforts!"

"Any feedback from the nearby sniper positions?"

"Thick smoke has risen inside the First Auction House, so the sniper positions have not been able to get a clear view of the situation inside. However, we will send more personnel and add additional observation points!"

Lei Hu’s brows furrowed once again.

The current situation inside the First Auction House was unknown, the number of robbers unknown, and whether there were any hostages left also unclear.

This was the most fatal issue—they knew nothing.

As for the losses inside the First Auction House, whether the collection was affected by the explosion, etc., these economic losses were secondary now.

Lei Hu had a headache.

He had just returned to duty after recovery, how had he encountered such a major case?

Attacking the Dongfang Capital First Auction, and this was also a party attended by many famous people in Dongfang Capital—who gave these robbers the audacity?

"My daughter is still inside!"

"Who is in charge here, I want to see him!"

"My daughter, she can’t be in any trouble!"

But just as Lei Hu was troubled, someone from the crowd squeezed out and approached the command post.

"Sir, please calm down a bit!"

"Calm down? My daughter’s life is at stake, how can I be calm!"

"Sir, please wait outside. We have already started the rescue operations, so please..."

"Started what? You guys haven’t taken any action yet, how could I possibly trust you!"

Several field staff members stopped the man, but he tried to push through and enter the scene regardless.

"Who is this!"

Of course, Lei Hu recognized the man, but hearing what he said made his headache worsen.

"Let him in!"

At his command, the man was let in.

"Councilor Mo, what brings you here?"

"Captain Lei, I have only one request, you must expedite the rescue operation and ensure my daughter’s safety!"

Facing Lei Hu, the man finally regained his composure, speaking as if issuing commands, bossing around confidently.

"Councilor Mo, please be patient, the rescue operation has already begun."

Although Lei Hu outwardly complied, internally he was full of complaints.

The likes of you are the ones I detest the most—utterly clueless yet trying to give me orders.

If it weren’t for your status as a city councilor, do you really think I would be so polite with you?

Do you not realize that what you’re doing is actually hindering the rescue operation, obstructing my performance!

"Captain Lei, may I ask how the rescue operation is going?"

"When will the rescue work start?"

"Could you please explain the situation to us? Is the situation inside the First Auction House under control now?"

Lei Hu felt exceptionally irritable, and at the same time, the clamor of media reporters rang in his ears again.

"Let the people from the news department handle the reporters’ questions; don’t let them interfere with the rescue work!"

With a wave of Lei Hu’s hand, the field staff all went to block the media reporters.

They all knew that these reporters were the real troublemakers.

The rescue operation was short on manpower, but to prevent these reporters from spreading chaos, they had to assign a significant number of people to block them.

"Make way!"

"I need to go in!"

"My daughter is still inside!"

Just then, a woman with a distressed expression squeezed into the crowd.

She looked at the smoke billowing from the First Auction House, her voice piercing and tinged with pain.

"Move aside, I need to see my daughter!"

"Councilor Mo, where’s my daughter?"

The woman saw Councilor Mo beside Captain Lei Hu and immediately let out a scream.

"Let her in too!"

Upon seeing the woman, Captain Lei Hu sighed again.

"Mo Juren, is this how you watch over your daughter? You ran out, but her life is still hanging in the balance?"

"Chunyuan, don’t be unreasonable. It was too chaotic at the time, I couldn’t find her!"

"Excuses, all excuses. Why didn’t you keep an eye on your daughter? She came to this event with you, and you lost her?"

"What do you mean ’lost her’? I was pushed out too; I can’t even tell my north from south right now!"

"I don’t care, if anything happens to my daughter, I’ll remember it for the rest of your life!"

"Can’t you speak less? If you want to argue, go home and do it!"

"No, I want to argue right here!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, everyone around was speechless.

"Councilor Mo, Forensic Yang, can you two be quiet for now? Your arguing is stopping me from focusing on my work!"

Finally, Captain Lei Hu couldn’t bear it anymore and directly raised his voice to warn them.

"You..." Yang Chunyuan wanted to say something, but Councilor Mo shook his head at her. She then looked at the scene and fell silent.

However, the look she gave her husband was filled with unstoppable resentment.

The couple finally stopped arguing, but Captain Lei Hu still felt a great deal of pressure.

"The daughter of Councilor Mo and Forensic Yang, she’s called Mo Yuzhu, right? Didn’t she make it out?"

Captain Lei Hu thought for a moment and immediately pulled out his walkie-talkie.

"Attention all teams, attention all teams. Has anyone seen Councilor Mo’s daughter, Mo Yuzhu, female, aged about 23~24, approximately..." height.

"Thunder Squad, no sighting!"

"No sighting!"

"No sighting..."

Captain Lei Hu broadcast the information to all teams, but unfortunately, there was no effective response.

"I know where Councilor Mo’s daughter is!"

Suddenly, a voice spoke up.

Turning his head, Captain Lei Hu saw Wu Yong and others approaching.

"Wu Yong, what are you...?"

"Captain Lei, we were already conducting surveillance nearby. We know the location of Mo Yuzhu. She’s currently in the basement of the auction house!"

"The basement? How do you know?"

"Because Xia Xia from our team was in WeChat contact with Mo Yuzhu earlier. She informed us that the robbers planted explosives in the basement!"

"What, in the basement?"

Captain Lei Hu felt something was off when he heard what Wu Yong reported.

"Someone, notify the urban construction department to send over the urban construction map and the sewer distribution blueprints for the streets near Dongfang Capital First Auction!"

"Remember to hurry; it’s urgent!"

Captain Lei Hu added one last instruction for his subordinate to carry out immediately.

After giving his orders, he still felt very worried.

It seemed that the robbers were planning to escape underground.

"Wu Yong, when did Mo Yuzhu contact you?"

"About 10 minutes ago."

"What, has so much time been wasted?"

Combining the time of this contact with the second explosion heard on the scene, Captain Lei Hu internally cursed the delay.

He guessed that the robbers might have already left the scene.

"Excuse me, I need to see the person in charge of the rescue operation. My boyfriend is still inside!"

"Miss, we can’t let you in. You’ll interfere with the rescue efforts!"

"But my boyfriend hasn’t come out yet; he’s still inside!"

"Sorry, ma’am, please wait outside for news. We can’t let you..."

Just then, another argument broke out.

Captain Lei Hu and Wu Yong looked over to see a woman in an evening dress, with blonde hair and blue eyes, "reasoning" with the field staff.

Indeed, compared to Councilor Mo and Forensic Yang, this woman’s tone was much more polite, but she couldn’t hide the urgency in her voice.

"I remember, that woman is Zhang Wei’s..." Wu Yong looked at her and immediately recalled something.

"Let her come in quickly, too!" Captain Lei Hu gestured grandly for her to enter.

"It’s Dr. Jessica, right? What are you saying, is your boyfriend Zhang Wei?"

"Yes, Zhang Wei is still inside, he..."

Jessica told Lei Hu and the others all about what had happened earlier.

"What, that guy actually charged in!"

Lei Hu felt helpless, thinking, Won’t this kid ever let us relax, not on the court and now he’s even adding to our workload?

"Report to Thunder Squad, Team Leader Lin has returned!"

A subordinate rushed over to report.

"Lin Ruonan is back?"

Hearing this "only" piece of good news, Captain Lei Hu finally breathed a half-sigh of relief.

He looked and saw Lin Ruonan supporting a man walking towards the command post.

Everyone looked closely, but their faces fell with disappointment.

Because that man wasn’t Zhang Wei!

"Lawyer Tie, I’ll leave you here. You need to go to the hospital for treatment. I have to get back to work!"

After leaving Tie Ruyun, Lin Ruonan headed straight to the command post to meet with Lei Hu.

"Ah..."

Tie Ruyun sighed and then looked towards the auction event site.

Wondering if that kid Zhang Wei had made it out yet.

Similarly, upon seeing Lin Ruonan return, Captain Lei Hu had another worry on his mind.

"Wu Yong, where is Xia Xia from your team? Wasn’t she in contact with Mo Yuzhu earlier? Can you still reach her now?"

Upon hearing Lei Hu’s question, Wu Yong and Old Xing wore embarrassed expressions.

"Captain Lei Hu, Xia Xia, she... she took action on her own just now..."

Hearing this news, Lei Hu’s heart sank with a thud.

Done for! Xia Qianyue actually acted on her own, and now she’s entered the First Auction House venue!

Just thinking of her terrifying combat capabilities,

The robbers, in danger!

But if the robbers were in danger, the decision they were most likely to make was to harm the hostages!

So, all Captain Lei Hu could do was just one thing.

"Move out, move out, everyone move!"

"We must save the hostages, quick, move it!"

In that critical moment, without waiting for the internal situation to become completely clear, he issued the command.

No joke.

Now that a tiger fiercer than him had charged into the scene, one misstep could lead to disaster.

He had to control the situation before either the robbers or Xia Qianyue lost control.

Otherwise, it would spell major trouble!

...

On the other side.

"Quick, down the sewer!"

"Hurry and leave this place!"

"After this job today, we’ll be rich!"

"Don’t forget to bring the two hostages!"

"Don’t worry, boss, we won’t forget!"

Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu were held by two robbers and rushed into a large hole blasted on the basement wall, then entered the cold and damp sewer.

"Just as I thought!"

Zhang Wei muttered to himself, sure that the robbers must have scouted the place in advance and even secretly obtained the city’s underground blueprints, or else they wouldn’t have thought to use explosives to create an escape route through the sewer.

He could also guess that the rescue operation outside might not have had time to start before the robbers made their escape.

After all, a rescue operation is predicated on ensuring the hostages’ safety.

Typically, commanders would gather as much intelligence as possible during a rescue operation to prevent danger from occurring.

Thus, there is usually a standoff situation in rescue operations, and it’s normal for it to last for thirty minutes or so.

This time, due to two consecutive explosions, the site was filled with thick smoke, adding difficulty to the rescue effort.

Knowing the nature of those field agents and the commanders, without at least fifteen to twenty minutes, they probably wouldn’t be ready to act.

And by the time they acted, the robbers would have long since fled through the sewer.

So these guys were seasoned criminals, experienced at that!

Zhang Wei glanced at the group of people; there were seven robbers in total, including two disguised as waiters and five masked men.

The leader, even with a mask on, had a murderous look in his eyes that could not be mistaken—this guy had definitely claimed many lives with his own hands.

Even the underlings had more or less a touch of evil about them.

This bunch was desperate!

Now Zhang Wei had a problem, these desperados had obviously been preparing for a while to pull off this big job.

After succeeding, were they planning to leave?

If they were to leave, then they would inevitably have to deal with the hostages.

At that time, Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu would be in danger.

The group moved through the sewers for about ten or so minutes before they seemed to arrive at the intended exit.

They climbed up the ladder, opened the manhole cover, and then emerged at an abandoned construction site.

"Get in!" the masked boss waved his hand, and a crowd rushed into an unfinished building.

Zhang Wei saw that there was a lot of equipment in the unfinished building, as well as some clothes and tools for changing; it was clearly the robbers’ hideout.

"Clean up and get in the car!"

The masked boss gave the order again; after his men put down Zhang Wei and Mo Yuzhu, they began to pack up.

"Zhang Wei, what will happen to us now?"

Mo Yuzhu twisted her body and moved closer to Zhang Wei, her voice trembling as she asked.

"I think our situation is very dangerous because it will take a long time for the rescue team to realize the robbers have already escaped!"

Zhang Wei sighed and his mind began to rapidly consider countermeasures.

The only thing he could rely on now was his identity as a defense attorney.

If he begged for mercy from the robbers and expressed his willingness to join them, would they believe him?

Just say that I’m a lawyer; if you break the law, I can defend you.

Would they consider it?

This question was indeed worth pondering.

"Boss, we’ve finished packing!"

"Good, throw away the useless stuff here and burn it!"

The boss ordered again, and his subordinates piled up the discarded tools and clothes.

"Boss, what about these two hostages?"

"Kill the man; the woman..."

The boss glanced at Mo Yuzhu and noticed that the girl was rather pretty with a well-developed body.

"Heh heh, keep the woman; she’ll provide some entertainment on the road."

The underlings also chuckled, their smiles somewhat lewd.

Zhang Wei could feel Mo Yuzhu shaking beside him, her hands tightly clutching the hem of his clothes.

"Actually..."

Zhang Wei thought for a moment, ready to speak up and fight for a chance.

But before he could say anything, he heard two "plop" sounds as two of the robbers suddenly fell to the ground.

"What..."

Zhang Wei was astonished, looking at the masked boss holding a gun fitted with a silencer in his hand.

Black on black!

Zhang Wei had never imagined that the masked boss would turn on his own people.

"Boss, you..."

"You lot are garbage too, not worth taking with us!"

The masked boss sneered again and fired several shots, killing three more of the remaining four underlings.

The only one he didn’t kill had been standing at a distance; as the boss began to shoot, he hid behind a concrete pillar.

"Damn you, you dare to backstab!"

"Ah Xiong, you know, I’ve always wanted to retire. This take is worth two billion; that money is more than enough for several lifetimes. I thought it over carefully just now; if I can keep it all to myself, why should I split it with you six?"

The masked boss stepped steadily closer to the pillar, his gun hand remarkably stable.

"We shared ten years of brotherhood!"

"You were just tools to me, and now you’re useless!"

"It’s our own fault for being blind, to think that you would actually be..."

"Ha ha ha, what a joke! We’re all thieves; have you ever heard of thieves honoring loyalty?"

The masked boss laughed coldly, then suddenly his figure sprinted, reaching one side of the pillar.

Thud!

Another gunshot rang out, and the man called "Ah Xiong" also fell to the ground dead.

Now, there were six more corpses at the scene.

And among the living, only the masked boss and the two hostages remained.

For the former, the hostages now were nothing but a burden!