My Beauty Variety: Starting from Banshee Town

The Loop.

This is the heart of Chicago, a bustling office and commercial district.

There are many kinds of skyscrapers, showing the urban style.

Clean streets and endless traffic.

On the sightseeing bus, tourists from all over the world picked up their cameras and pressed the shutter to capture this beautiful scenery in the lens.

"Baba."

Several harsh sounds interrupted their elegance.

Some tourists sitting on the roof of the car grabbed the guardrail of the sightseeing car and looked outside.

Several duty cars with blue lights roared up from behind. The Cadillac in front looked particularly domineering, and it felt like driving into an uninhabited land.

Vehicles on the road, including sightseeing cars, ducked to both sides.

"boom."

Ethan stepped on the accelerator again, and the Cadillac roared dullly.

He chewed the gum in his mouth and turned to look at the high-rise buildings next to him. He didn't often come into contact with such urban scenery.

What we face on weekdays are mostly poverty-stricken streets.

A week has passed since the evidence robbery case.

Recently, the Southern District has been calm and leisurely.

Unexpectedly, while he was enjoying his leisure life, Director Perry made a phone call and called him and the entire intelligence team over.

Although it is said that the jurisdiction of the 21st Branch is in the Southern District.

However, the work of the intelligence team is not limited to the Southern District. They will also take action on difficult cases.

But now is the time to take action.

After turning a few corners, there was a faint sound of sirens ahead. Ethan looked in the rearview mirror and saw two fire trucks following them, heading towards the target together.

I pressed the accelerator again, and soon I saw the crowd running in fear in front of me.

Patrol cars surrounded the office building in front.

A dozen patrol policemen were maintaining order. When they saw the motorcade with flashing blue lights approaching, someone immediately waved to show them where to park.

Move closer to the street and park your vehicle.

After opening the car door and stepping out of the car, Ethan raised his head. Right next to him was a building that was estimated to be more than a hundred meters high.

Of course, compared with Trump Tower in the distance, it's just child's play.

"what's going on?"

Antonio closed the car door behind him and asked in confusion.

"I don't know either." Ethan pointed to the crowd running out of the building: "If you see their expressions, no matter what it is, we'd better change into equipment."

People from the intelligence team got out of the car one after another and nodded quickly when they saw the panicked passers-by.

Ethan also quickly walked behind the Cadillac and opened the tailgate.

He put the bulletproof vest on his body haphazardly, and then took out the AR15 from the gun case. As he was adjusting the vest, a pair of big hands grabbed the Velcro and pulled hard to help him make the clothes snug.

"damn it."

Antonio squeezed the muscles on Ethan's arm: "You should come to my friend's fighting club. I swear, it will be fun."

"Please."

Ethan hung the AR15 on his body and smiled helplessly:

"Please don't say something like it's fun to play with me while squeezing my muscles."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Antonio's extremely embarrassed look, Irene laughed and walked over with a shotgun on her back:

"It's okay, tell me more, I like to hear it."

But when she saw the muscle lines of Ethan's arms, she was also very excited.

"Just kidding." Ethan punched Antonio on the shoulder: "Don't take it to heart, I won't go because I'm afraid I'll kill someone with one punch."

Antonio dodged nimbly and shook his head with a smile.

Several other people also came over one after another.

Wearing all blue jeans, short sleeves, and a black bulletproof vest, with a long gun hanging on his body and a short gun on his waist, he exuded a powerful aura.

The temperaments of Rusek and Atwater are getting closer and closer to others.

Olinsky bit the candy, looking nonchalant.

Horsted stood at attention, ready for battle.

After making eye contact with all six of them, Ethan smiled and waved:

"Intelligence team, move forward!"

A group of people followed him and walked toward the tall building next to him with great momentum.

Entering the front door of the office building, under the guidance of the patrol police, they moved up the escalator. From time to time they encountered some well-dressed white-collar workers who hurriedly left the building in the opposite direction.

This battle should not be a trivial matter.

The expressions of the people in the intelligence team became solemn, and Olinsky chewed the candy into his mouth two or three times.

Arriving at the lobby above, in the corner inside, a large group of Chicago police officers stood together. Most of these people were wearing police uniforms, and a few were in plainclothes.

Among the crowd were several members of the violent crime group.

"Have the people from the intelligence team come over?"

Several people came out cheering around the corner. The bald head in front of them was extremely conspicuous. Perry's face was solemn and his forehead was dark and shiny.

Behind him were Hank and two men in security uniforms.

"it's here."

Ethan raised his hand, and he led everyone to walk over under the eyes of the twenty or thirty people present.

"very good."

Perry nodded and looked at Hank again: "Explain the situation."

"No problem." Hank glanced around the people in the intelligence team and sighed in his heart. He stretched out his hand and said, "You, come here."

A police officer from the violent crimes unit suddenly became excited.

The police officer quickly stepped forward and turned around obediently under Hank's command.

"Listen." Hank unfolded an architectural blueprint and photographed the police officer's back: "There is a hostage situation here. There are 13 hostages trapped in the elevator."

His finger slid and pointed at a location on the drawing:

"There are three load-bearing steel cables in the elevator. Now one of them has been blown off. It is hovering a little lower than the 30th floor."

"The person who planted the bomb contacted us and demanded three million dollars."

"People in the building are being evacuated and all elevators are now out of service."

After hearing the general situation, Ethan frowned.

There is no other reason. Anyway, I just don't like dealing with people who play with bombs. The level of danger is too high.

"Where's the bomb disposal expert?"

Ethan raised his hand and asked, "How much time will the bomber give us?"

"The bomb squad is coming." Hank glanced at his watch, frowned and said, "He gave us an hour to raise money. After the time expires, he needs to see the cash, and there is still half an hour left."

Damn, Ethan cursed secretly.

What were you doing in the past half hour?

Everyone present raised their hands in unison and remembered the current time.

"I need someone to go up there and check on the situation."

Hank looked at Ethan and said in a deep voice: "We need to know clearly how many bombs are installed on the elevator and their yield, so that bomb disposal experts can deal with them as soon as possible after they arrive."

"For the same reason, it is unknown whether there are other bombs installed in the building."

"Everyone must move and evacuate the crowd in the office building as soon as possible."

No matter how we investigate afterwards, the most important thing now is to resolve the crisis first.

If a big explosion really happened in a place like this, everyone would be in trouble.

"Why don't you ring the bell?" Ethan clicked on the red fire bell next to him: "Isn't this faster?"

"No." Perry on the side shook his head and said:

"In order to prevent people in the elevator from panicking, we are only telling them that the elevator is malfunctioning."

At this time, we can only do our part.

Perry didn't call him all the way here just to let him watch a show.

Turning around, the people in the intelligence team all had firm eyes.

It’s not like there are so many people, just checking the situation.

However, the bomber may also be staying up there, so be careful. Ethan said casually: "Eileen, Rusek, you two go up with me, and the others stay here to cooperate with the deputy director's work."

Leave a few people behind to make it easier for Hank to use it.

"knew."

The person whose name was called quickly stood up.

"Uh-huh."

A small pocket bag was thrown over by the building's security guard: "It contains the keys to the elevator shaft and some small tools in case you need them."

"By the way, the entrance and exit platform closest to the elevator is on the 32nd floor."

The situation is urgent and there is no time for nonsense now.

After taking the belt bag and buckling it on his body, and nodded to Hank, Ethan took Erin and Rusek and ran quickly towards the fire stairs. (End of chapter)