Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
These past few days, the staff from the Supervision Bureau have been stationed at the Haiguang Public Security Sub-Bureau.
Aside from the occasional bizarre case, nothing strange happened, except...
Shen Heng turned his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the reception window.
There, now only one person remains sitting there.
Although nothing has happened in the past few days, officers at the precinct have been taking leave one after another.
Even if you forcibly prevent them from taking leave, it won't work. If you don't approve it, some of them will simply skip work.
For this reason, the Haiguang Public Security Sub-Bureau is now barely managing to reach half of its original number of staff on duty.
Sure enough, compared to being punished or anything, a normal person's own life is more important... Hmm... I wonder if more people would stay if it were necessary to protect others.
Shen Heng was pondering when his gaze suddenly drifted to the side.
Then Zhao Wenguo, the director of the Haiguang Public Security Sub-Bureau, walked straight over.
"Director Zhao, is there anything I can help you with?" Shen Heng asked.
" Inspector Shen, there's something I'd like to discuss with you," Zhao Wenguo said in a consultative tone.
"Yes, please go ahead." Shen Heng nodded.
Zhao Wenguo Road:
"More than twenty people said they had something to do and wouldn't be coming today. As of today, less than half of the police station's staff are still coming to work."
"I'm worried that if this continues, more and more people will be running it every day."
"It's manageable if our police station is closed for a few days, since there are other police stations elsewhere that can handle things."
"But if the Calamity Beast runs away to other places because of the shortage of police officers, making it even harder to kill and even causing casualties among ordinary people, then that would be a crime against us, the people's police!"
"Did you walk this much today...?" Shen Heng's gaze lingered on Zhao Wenguo's face for a moment before he asked.
Have you asked our bureau chief about this?
"I didn't expect so many people to come today, so I didn't have time to say anything!" Zhao Wenguo said. "Then Director Wang told me that if there's anything I'm unsure about, I can come to you to discuss and confirm it!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Although it may sound harsh, the Haiguang Public Security Sub-Bureau was indeed acting as bait to lure out the Calamity Beast.
If this bait doesn't exist, then trying to find a possible Calamity Beast in such a large Linhai city is like finding a needle in a haystack.
"Hmm, if only my abilities could automatically distinguish these things..." Shen Heng couldn't help but sigh.
His ability, along with his breakthrough to Tier 2, has expanded to a radius of 3 kilometers.
If the central station can already cover most of the urban area.
But covering it up is useless; hearing it is one thing, but whether your brain can process it is another.
Taking the more than 5 million permanent residents of Linhai as an example, the number of things that make sounds, such as walking, talking, flowers, birds, fish, insects, and equipment vibrations, is probably in the hundreds of millions.
In this situation, only specific sounds can attract his attention, such as explosions, gunshots, or the mention of Shen Heng's name.
Even if you're plotting something bad against Shen Heng, he won't notice any other voices as long as you don't mention his name.
Even those who scream for help can't be trusted, because many people would scream for help when they're being beaten, and Shen Heng obviously wouldn't get involved in a fight.
Getting back to the main point, regardless of the circumstances, the Haiguang Public Security Sub-Bureau must continue to operate stably.
Shen Heng thought for a moment and said:
"Okay, you can apply to the Municipal Bureau. They have a special team there to assist our Supervision Bureau with its tasks. We can transfer them here first."
"A small group? There shouldn't be many people, right? Would it be useful to bring them over?" Zhao Wenguo asked doubtfully.
"When you call to apply, remember to explain that you're asking them to come and help stabilize morale and prevent more people from leaving."
"Of course, if things really don't work out and many people still leave, then we'll apply to transfer other people," Shen Heng said.
"Okay, I understand."
Zhao Wenguo nodded, turned around, and walked away quickly.
Le Gu Nan sat quietly beside Shen Heng, watching the departing figure, then suddenly turned his head and said:
"If we transfer them here, wouldn't that be making them take on the potential dangers instead of those people?"
"Yes, I know that." Shen Heng nodded.
"Won't they have any objections?" Le Gu Nan asked softly.
"Whether they have objections or not, things still need to be done. All we can do is try our best to avoid that situation from happening again. Besides..."
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then continued:
"Someone always has to sacrifice, whether it's us, them, or ordinary people..."
The matter concerning the Calamity Beast was handled quickly.
Before the lunch break, police officers began to walk in from outside and head upstairs to receive their work assignments for the period of time.
One of the officers glanced around the lobby casually, then his gaze settled in one direction.
After greeting his friend beside him, he turned and walked over there.
"Brother Shen, we meet again!" the man greeted.
Shen Heng slightly raised his eyes and glanced at the newcomer's face.
Xu Kai was a member of the team from Linhai City Public Security Bureau that cooperated with the Supervision Bureau in its operation.
He was the one who went to the police station after Yan Sheng were beaten. Shen Heng had also seen him a few times during this period when he was on missions.
"I've told you before, I'm younger than you, you don't need to call me brother, just call me Shen Heng!" Shen Heng corrected him again, somewhat helplessly.
"It's nothing, the capable are called elder brothers!" Xu Kai chuckled.
Seeing that corrections were useless, Shen Heng could only turn his head and ask:
Are you scheduled for daytime?
"Yes, there are people at the police station at night, but there are fewer people there to begin with. In addition, the Haiguang Sub-Bureau also has its own people at night, so our group only assigned a few people to work at night," Xu Kai nodded.
Shen Heng nodded slightly.
"Does Brother Shen have anything to say?" Xu Kai asked.
Shen Heng thought for a moment and said:
"If you notice anything amiss later, just call my name and explain what happened. You know my capabilities, right?"
"Yes, I know. Hearing Enhancement means I can hear sounds from very far away," Xu Kai replied.
"Okay, when you realize something's wrong, just call my name and tell me what happened, and I'll decide what to do based on the situation," Shen Heng explained in detail.
"Okay, I understand!" Xu Kai nodded in response. "If there's nothing else, I'll head up now?"
Shen Heng nodded, then, watching Xu Kai who was about to leave, added:
"By the way, be careful."
Xu Kai grinned upon hearing this.
"Don't worry, Brother Shen, I haven't even become an inspector yet!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly upon hearing this. He glanced at Xu Kai, who had left, and then closed his eyes again to listen attentively.