The South African Police Service Special Assignments Unit has a very well-known reputation for counter-terrorism and insurgency and hostage rescue. 2. Unlike most of the world's police counter-terrorism units, their task forces also train to conduct military special operations and are often involved in wars, especially in the long 3o year border war.

Although South Africa is not a war-torn region, it has the highest murder rate and the most life-threatening country in the world. This has also led to their police force being very strong. The active strength of the Defence Force is not very large, just over 70,000 men, but the police force has 140,000 men. KwaZulu-Natal, which has a population of 320,000 people, has 23ooo police officers.

Moreover, with its solid military strength, the South African army has reached a very high level of modernization in terms of equipment and training. The 44th Paratrooper Brigade, which was founded in the mid-60s, is recognized as one of the most experienced elite units in the world today.

But the seriousness of these things that are born today is self-evident. The SAPS headquarters of the South African Ministry of Public Security Service has been alarmed, and the head of the police force personally handled the matter and set up a special response command as soon as possible. A group of soldiers in blue uniforms, berets, and black bulletproof vests were on standby, and even armored vehicles were ready.

"What is the current situation at the International Conference Center?" asked a black man in uniform.

"The latest news, the bandits released ten hostages. According to them, this is a response to the lifting of part of the lockdown by us. But after ten minutes, if the helicopter they asked for was not there, they would proceed to execute the hostages. A colonel replied. "And because there's a lot of news outlets there, the whole process is being broadcast live, and the impact is huge. ”

"I think we should still negotiate a solution. The militants behaved very professionally, and they had hundreds of lives on their hands. Fatally, many of these people are journalists, and if we don't handle it properly, there will be a lot of casualties. The saliva of the world's major media can squirt us to death. A man in a suit shook his head.

"It's not just public opinion, it's international pressure. A significant number of the journalists are foreigners. A number of countries have already indicated to us that they are closely monitoring the progress of this matter. Several major powers have expressed the hope that we will be able to properly handle this crisis. The implication was already obvious, and they didn't want to see too many casualties. The uniformed police force brain sighed.

"What are we going to do then, do we compromise with them?" said the Colonel, frowning. "Our men are ready on the periphery and ready to strike at any time. Forcible rescue of hostages. ”

"But it doesn't work, these kidnappers aren't street thugs. The man in the suit shook his head and said, "Look at this video." Their equipment is all special equipment suitable for urban street fighting.

From occupying the convention center, to controlling the situation. The efficiency of their actions is even higher than that of our well-trained special forces. All this shows that we are not dealing with ordinary armed criminals, this so-called Great Orumi Free Liberation Group, they are a very organized group of terrorists. If a forced assault is carried out, the hostages are bound to cause serious casualties. ”

"And now these bandits are acting quite rationally, they are not out of control, and they are even releasing some of the hostages. At this time, if we force a surprise attack and cause a large number of casualties, we will be completely passive. Everyone will question us because we see the hope of a negotiated solution, but we are obsessed with the use of force. The chief of police also nodded.

"What then?" said the Colonel, somewhat helplessly. "Do you really give them helicopters?"

"I think we can prepare helicopters for them first, at least stabilize their emotions, and let these bandits see the hope of leaving alive. Stop the execution of hostages. Then we can go one step further and ask them to continue to release the hostages. Our negotiators are already on the ground to negotiate with them. The man in the suit nodded.

"Okay, promise them the helicopter first. Transferred two Bk117 helicopters over. They must also be told that we will not deliver until the hostages are released with a guarantee. The police chief said helplessly, "I hope they can continue to release the hostages." ”

At this time, in addition to the SAPS headquarters of the South African Ministry of Public Security, there was a lot of tension. The command of the Black Isle Military Company on the island of St. Kaiser was also quiet. "How's it going?" said Michelle the Silver Wolf, pacing back and forth.

"Some of the members have been rescued by Crystal. They are currently being detained in the form of a brawl and are safely in the police station, where they will be released in a few days. Rick and the others are in a bad situation. Cobain whispered, "They're trapped in the International Conference Center. The Militants of the Order took them hostage. To make matters worse, communications were blocked. I couldn't reach them at all. I don't know if their identities have been recognized. ”

"They are still alive, that is, their identities have not yet been revealed. "If the Order knew their identities, they would have been executed in the first batch." ”

The silver wolf narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then turned his head and asked Cobain, "When was the communication interrupted?"

"About twenty minutes ago, the press conference took place, and that was when they entered the venue. Cobain looked at the computer and replied, "I've thought of a lot of things, but it's not our problem, it's that the communication signal is seriously disrupted." ”

"In other words, as soon as they entered the venue, the communication was interrupted. Silver Wolf Michelle shook his head and said, "It's not that they haven't been exposed, but they have been exposed, and this press conference itself is a game that leads them to the bait." And the Order knew they had to take the bait. Because they were pretending to be reporters, it was impossible not to attend this press conference. ”

"So they're in danger now?" said Cobain.

"Very dangerous. Silver Wolf Michelle whispered, "How many people are trapped?"

"Rick, Crazy Horse, Rose, Shogishi, and Yelena and Sandro. Originally, they were pretending to be a news team, exactly six people. Cobain whispered. "It's all over now. If the people of the Order see through them, they are truly finished. Because in order to avoid suspicion, they did not have any weapons and equipment on them. ”

Silver Wolf Michelle paced back and forth and whispered, "Cobain, I need you to keep an eye on the situation the whole time. Also, contact Virtek right away to see what else he can do there. No matter what, we have to rescue Lin Rui and them!"