"Rest assured, Mr. Qiao, I will do my utmost." Gu Ji momentarily collected his thoughts, his tone steady and earnest.

Regardless of whether this was his duty and ultimate mission, solely based on the intelligence Jian Na provided on 7472, it was worth his full effort to protect and rescue.

Zeng Dan nodded.

Soon, everyone went to the hospital to treat their wounds as arranged by the Police Headquarters.

The knife wound on Gu Ji’s left arm was the lightest; it just required some disinfectant and a bandage, without the need for stitches.

What surprised him was Lang Shaobo. After being shot, this guy was initially scared but then became unusually excited, strongly requesting to join the rescue operation that night.

Considering the need for potential Japanese language communication, Shi Zhengmin agreed to his request.

Not long after, Hao Tongxi received a phone call.

The video evidence provided by Chen Zhiyu made the head of the Police Headquarters, the highest-ranking position in the Japanese police, quite furious, prompting them to personally sign an order to establish the "Yijuan Association Disbandment Operation Headquarters." This was not only to support the Xia Kingdom’s overseas cooperation cases and rescue hostage victims but also to conduct a swift arrest of all personnel related to the Liangben, including a councilor from the Tama Police Station.

To prevent information leakage, they even deployed the mobile security forces from different locations.

"Click." After hanging up the phone, Hao Tongxi composed himself, then spoke: "The General Affairs Minister of the Police Headquarters just called me personally, approving our personnel for tomorrow night’s rescue operation, but with two conditions: first, we are only allowed to use rubber bullets..."

"Rubber bullets? The criminals are using real weapons!"

Gao Bo couldn’t help but question, with a mix of surprise and indignation in his expression.

Hao Tongxi also shook his head, sighing, "The second point is even stricter. All our firing permissions need to be approved by the Japanese police first, and this action will not be recorded in the public case information. This means if any of our people die during the operation, Japan will not bear any responsibility."

Gu Ji squinted his eyes.

The Japan Police Department was forcing them to make a choice.

Either they don’t carry weapons and hide obediently behind the SAT, and any injuries or deaths are on them;

Or they can only carry rubber bullets and are entirely "self-responsible," with nothing to do with Japan.

This calculation is indeed clever.

Yet, it aligns with the typical strategy of government institutions, keeping all risks to the minimum.

"My suggestion is..."

"We can complete the mission using rubber bullets." Before Hao Tongxi could finish his sentence, Gu Ji spoke first, his eyes sharp.

Although the Japanese Police Department’s SAT Special Assault Team is quite capable, he prefers to keep his life secure in his own hands rather than rely on others at critical moments.

Moreover, this was a foreign land.

Hao Tongxi re-evaluated the young man in front of him.

At first glance, he thought this kid was a calm and composed officer, but on the same day, he got into a car accident with fatalities.

Today, after receiving a call from Lang Shaobo and hearing about the gunfight on the scene, with many deaths and injuries, his mind was instantly flustered and angry, thinking something troublesome happened again.

But after hearing the entire process, he was completely astonished by Gu Ji.

This kid’s tenacity in his eyes, was even more intense than mine back then.

Hao Tongxi turned to exchange glances with Shi Zhengmin for a while.

Finally, Shi Zhengmin made the decision: "We’ll go with Mr. Gu’s plan!"

At 5 p.m.,

The group returned from the hospital to the Police Headquarters Security Department punctually.

Because Hao Tongxi had a special status, being not only a Xia Kingdom police officer but also a diplomat and third-grade secretary, his every word and action represented the Xia Kingdom. Thus, he couldn’t personally participate in this armed operation.

"Hey!" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

In front of the Security Department’s armory, a tall man in a dark blue combat uniform with styled hair narrowed his eyes and greeted with a smile — it was Jingshang Gaoming.

Gu Ji nodded slightly and approached the entrance.

The Japanese armory was similar to that in the Xia Kingdom, with metal barriers and an administrator in charge of equipment security.

Since this operation wouldn’t be publicized, unlike Jingshang Gaoming and others, there was no paper documentation. Shi Zhengmin needed to make a separate call for the General Affairs Department to instruct the administrator personally.

The administrator was an elderly man with wrinkled skin who muttered a few words.

Lang Shaobo followed up to translate: "He said we can maintain the same level of equipment as the Japanese police, except for the weapons, only 9mm pistol rubber bullets are allowed."

"No rifles allowed?"

"Tonight’s rescue operation is in an urban setting. Handgun ammunition is sufficient. We’ll use the same SAT models MP5A5 and USP."

Gu Ji patted Gao Bo, pointing to Jingshang Gaoming and the SAT special police sorting equipment aside, "Lang, by the way, ask about the rubber bullet specifications."

"Okay."

Lang Shaobo had just started a few words with the administrator.

Jingshang Gaoming turned to look at Gu Ji, squinting with a smile: "You want to ask about the bullet weight, right? The Police Headquarters’ rubber bullets have a weight of close to 135 grains, but it doesn’t have the same precision as a similar weight lead bullet, and it drifts more than the 124 grains. Used in the MP5, the effective range is about 100 meters."

Gu Ji’s eyebrow rose ever so slightly.

This Jingshang Gaoming is indeed a firearms expert.

Not only is his marksmanship accurate with high-precision sniper rifles, but he also has extensive knowledge of various bullet specifications.

The bullet weight of a 9*19mm Parabellum round ranges from 115 to 147 grains, with lighter bullets indicating a higher initial speed and having an advantage over moving targets, although lighter bullets mean they’re more affected by the wind and slightly less accurate, whereas heavier bullets are the opposite.