Within Nie's City police system, the Major Crimes Division was a very special institution.
In terms of rank, the Director of Major Crimes Division stood half a grade above the chiefs of the various police precincts, and half a grade below the Commissioner.
In terms of staffing, the Major Crimes Division alone was closing in on two thousand personnel. It had the best weapons and equipment, the most comprehensive armed facilities, and the Major Crimes Division building itself was as watertight as an iron barrel, like a bunker. At any time, it could field a fully armed force, fly helicopters, ride Armored Vehicles, and suppress unrest anywhere in Nie's City.
In terms of duties, the Major Crimes Division specialized in major and serious cases. What counted as a major, serious case? First, cases involving especially enormous sums of money; then, cases with a major social impact. For instance, when certain organizations began marching for certain reasons, or people of a certain skin color protested over some spark, the ones raising shields, throwing tear gas, even driving into and running over pedestrians were the Major Crimes Division.
In theory, the Major Crimes Division handled all criminal cases. In reality, there were simply too many criminal cases in Nie's City, and the various police precincts basically handled them themselves. But if one wanted to be pedantic about it, the Major Crimes Division really could take over. It simply generally did not go looking for trouble like that. Wasn't blasting crowds with high-pressure water cannons far more satisfying? Wouldn't handling all those troublesome, trivial matters just be asking for boredom?
Lastly, the Major Crimes Division also bore a rather special responsibility: the Internal Purge.
The police fought crime, but what if the police themselves committed crimes? Generally speaking, the Major Crimes Division arrested