Chapter 614: Cracking down on vice and illegal activity
At dusk four days later, a large group of officers assembled at the Police Bureau in Shencheng's Puhui District. Compared with the force's current size, however, this gathering was not especially large. They were all seasoned, capable elites, making up a quarter of the force-and they were the ones who actually knew what was going on.
Many officers had been working overtime these past few days, but the number who were both busy and informed had increased only gradually. To guard against cult infiltration within the police force, the entire police system had been put to work in what amounted to a comprehensive crackdown on crime.
"Brother Li, just a few dozen of us?"
In the equipment room, detective Luke Feng collected his gear and sat down beside his colleague. A glance around the room gave him a rough count of the officers present.
Regular officers already carried firearms as standard. This time, they were mainly collecting special equipment such as bulletproof vests and tear gas grenades.
With a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, Brother Li wiped down his handgun, carefully cleaning everything from the magazine to the casing. He also tended to each orange-yellow cartridge in turn.
Officers now generally wore either a duty belt with holsters or an underarm holster rig, carrying a handgun on each side. One was less powerful, matching the specifications of a conventional police pistol from before, while the other had a considerably larger caliber and greater power. Some officers had even compared them during shooting practice and found that the latter packed more punch than the once-classic Desert Eagle.
Although the recoil was strong, police officers were now generally in better physical condition and could handle it easily with a little