Why don't you seem to have any firefighting equipment?

You must be here to save us, right?

Right?

Right?

The citizens, full of hope, then witnessed a horrifying scene.

The first thing the vanguard of the convoy did after getting off at the firefighting frontline wasn't to take out loudspeakers to comfort the citizens, nor to organize personnel to extinguish the fire, but to set up riot shields to form a wall while armed officers behind them took aim at the Vortex Gang members who were battling the fire.

A sergeant emerged from the top of an armored vehicle holding a megaphone and shouted loudly,

"Citizens, please lay down your illegal gains and leave the area in an orderly manner. The rescue work at the fire will now be taken over by the NCPD and professional personnel."

That's what he said, but the aggressive attitude didn't seem like they were here to fight the fire, and what they were holding weren't firefighting extinguishers but real guns.

"The items in your hands are stolen goods, and the robbers have massacred at the equipment market. We now need to apprehend the criminals. I hope you can...."

FUCK!

Even the sergeant couldn't continue his speech halfway through. This is fucking insane. What kind of fucking mindset does it take to send people to do this shit?

Couldn't they deal with it slowly after putting out the fire?

Isn't this fucking asking for public outrage?

His eye kept glancing at the surrounding buildings, constantly urging Huang Ban's people to take action.

Meanwhile, upon hearing what the NCPD people said, the already frightening mechanical exterior cybereyes of the Vortex Gang members became even more terrifying.

"You damn cops never show up when needed, so why are you here now?"

They could hand over the firefighting gear to the NCPD, but only if the NCPD were reliable.

With the shit these cops do all the time, it's a fucking miracle if anyone trusts them.

Drug trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking, extortion, arms dealing.... Is there anything the NCPD hasn't done?

Perhaps the only difference between them and the gangs is the official branding.

But naturally, the NCPD sergeant wasn't going to explain so much to the gang members, nor did he need to.

Just as he was about to signal his men to throw tear gas, a distant building far from the fire suddenly erupted in towering flames, startling everyone present.

Boom!

The flames quickly spread from the corridors to several rooms, instantly igniting the gas that agents had previously opened, and the horrifying explosive firelight shattered the windows of the entire building.

Seeing the signal, the sergeant perked up immediately and pointed at the burning building, saying,

"Look at this. You have no firefighting experience and don't know how to skillfully use the equipment. Messing with these things will only make matters worse!"

"Now hurry up and put down the stuff and leave!"

"Also, make sure to give up the criminals who robbed the firefighting equipment market. We might consider leniently handling your cases."

He spoke indignantly, but the hot-headed members of the Vortex Gang weren't buying the NCPD's crap.

"Fuck you!"

Vortex Gang member Royce picked up a brick from who knows where and hurled it at the sergeant's face.

"That damned building is so far from the fire scene, how the hell did it suddenly explode? Do you think we're idiots? Go back and lick the fucking boots of those corporations!"

The brick landed with a thud against the armored vehicle, and the atmosphere between the opposing sides became instantly tense to the extreme.

"Damn it, I'm giving you face, and you're not taking it."

The sergeant's temper flared up too, dealing with a bunch of gangsters who are still yammering with him—it's a credit to even negotiate with you!

"Throw the gas grenades!"

If you talk about solving cases, investigations, and drug cracking, the NCPD would certainly admit their shortcomings in these areas. But if you suggest they're not forceful enough in quelling riots?

They wouldn't accept that at all. They would let anyone who dares question the NCPD know what it means to be a master of weapons!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dozens of gas grenades were thrown into the crowd, and pungent smoke quickly filled the entire street corner, choking people with saliva and snot flowing. Even the Vortex Gang wouldn't completely modify their noses and mouths since they needed them to take drugs, after all.

Moreover, the gang members didn't bring much weaponry, so their ability to resist was practically zero.

So the NCPD didn't have anything to fear, with one hand holding a shield and the other clutching a hard baton, fully equipped as they charged into the crowd, knocking people to the ground with a shield bash and then quickly slamming the baton onto them, so fast it left afterimages, each hit landing with a dull thud.

If any Vortex Gang member fired a shot in the mist, it would be met with merciless gunfire from the officers behind.

As for the flames reigniting uncontrollably in the distance, they didn't even bother to glance at it.

Boom!

Yet another apartment building exploded into flames.

"fuck!"

Reaver ripped off his police cap and slammed it to the ground.

Now it wasn't just Reaver; several NCPD officers in the back saw the clues—they weren't here to fight the fire at all but to act as lapdogs for some companies!

One of them rushed to the front, grabbed his sergeant by the collar, and shouted.

"What are you doing? You brought us here to watch you destroy the Watson District?"

"Shut up!"

The sergeant knew he couldn't stand on moral grounds, so he brusquely pushed the officer away, pointing at his nose and cursing.

"Do you know where your paycheck comes from? Do you think this uniform you're wearing stands for some bullshit 'justice'?"

"It gives you a decent job! It lets you not have to hang around gangs like a dog—it allows you to walk the streets high and mighty, to open fire on others first, it lets you provide for your family, it lets your daughter afford an education, your wife afford makeup, and you afford a car!"

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