"Mr. Lin Qi!"
Lin Qi had just walked out of Blackstone Capital's office building when someone called out to him.
The next second, two men who had appeared from who knew where—and clearly looked like trouble—stepped between him and Lin Qi. One of them even slipped a hand inside his jacket.
That was a dangerous gesture.
In the Federation, the government did not restrict private sales of various hot weapons. Handguns, hunting rifles, and even small-caliber artillery could all be privately bought and sold.
As a result, many people had weapons in their hands. Some believed this was the foundation of public safety—
Before committing a crime, criminals had to consider the cost. If their intended target had a gun in hand, they might end up leaving this world because of it.
That was a typical example of the cost being too high. They would hesitate, wondering whether they really needed to achieve their goals through crime.
If guns were banned for the general public, crime would instead become commonplace. Ordinary households would have no guns, ammunition, or weapons, and the cost of committing crimes would plummet.
When criminals were armed and ordinary people were not, committing crimes came at almost no cost.
This argument had always played a crucial role. Combined with the "every household needs a weapon" propaganda from the genocide movement, and the Charter's acknowledgment that it was legal for citizens to possess weapons, the Federation found it difficult to prohibit the proliferation of firearms.
So at any time, people should avoid making seemingly dangerous gestures.
For example, putting a hand inside one's clothes.
Or putting one's hands behind one's back and lifting one's clothes.
Or—
In short, both hands had to remain where people could see them. Otherwise, one could be deemed to be "carrying a