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"Team One will assault from the front; Team Two will breach from above."
"Team Three will blow the first floor; Team Four will blow the second floor, understand?"
Action was about to be initiated, and Klauer was confirming the assault plan with the SWAT elite for the last time.
"Understood, but what about the safety of the hostages?" a SWAT officer asked.
American police are not ruthless killing machines; they are also concerned about the safety of hostages.
"Listen, your safety comes first. Just cooperate well and advance slowly."
Klauer could only respond this way, unsure if the SWAT officers grasped the implication of his words, but some things couldn't be said outright.
Time ticked by seconds, and more and more different media outlets were gathering around.
The members of the four operation teams had also reached their designated positions to launch the attack, just waiting for the go signal to start the assault.