"Very good. Now, all police officers retreat ten meters, including you."
Inside the bank, Jon was also shouting through the loudspeaker.
The commander heard Jon's voice and said after a moment of silence, "We can do as you say, but in exchange, can you release a hostage?"
The commander was thinking of ways to reduce the number of hostages Jon had.
As long as Jon had one less hostage, it would be less difficult for the police to rescue all the hostages.
"Are you negotiating with me, officer? You don't have any right to negotiate with me now. Release the hostage? I can shoot a hostage to death and then release him."
Jon's voice was cold.
The commander took a deep breath when he heard that.
Jon was right. He did not have any bargaining chips to negotiate with him now.
"Okay, as long as you don't hurt the hostage, I'll do as you say."
Then, he ordered his subordinates, "All police officers, retreat ten meters."
