Sin City (Chapter 10: The Big Fat Kill)

  Wen Qian found that the Jeep in front had driven to a casino, and her own car followed. She replied while driving: "Of course I want to know."

  "If a robber steals one million, you send him to court, he's sentenced to death, do you feel successful?" Yu Fei asked again, and she frowned.

  "What's wrong with this?" she asked in puzzlement.

  "This is actually condoning crime, encouraging people to rob. A person who is struggling financially steals money, launders it and transfers it, and even if they are punished by the law, their family can still enjoy the benefits of the crime. Even if they die, they think it's worth it, at least their family can live well. If the stolen money isn't recovered, more people will follow suit. There's another kind of thief who is even worse, they're afraid of having their loot confiscated so they don't transfer it, and instead squander it recklessly. The domestic income survey office doesn't care about this either, which is also condoning. Even if you execute them, the thief will say 'I've lived a good life, I've enjoyed everything, what's the point of living to be 100 years old and being poor?' It's actually easy to eliminate them, but it's hard to eliminate the thieves in people's hearts." Yu Fei slowly expressed his ideals through storytelling.

  "Yes, we can catch the thief, but there's no way to stop others from becoming thieves. This is indeed difficult, so how do we solve it?" Wen Qiang was also a law enforcement officer, but she hadn't thought this problem through carefully. "Deterrence, make them afraid, afraid of the law rather than the law enforcers, prevent their criminal intentions, and teach them to respect the law." Yu Fei finished speaking, and Wen Qiang almost laughed. She thought that people who had gone bad were beyond salvation, and those who could reach this point would only ask how much a conscience cost per kilogram. They couldn't survive without committing crimes, or they only thought about committing crimes all day, or they were so poor that they couldn't afford to eat and became thieves out of desperation. America was a country with rule of law and prosperity, and it also had a welfare system, but there were still many people who committed crimes. Did this prove that there was something wrong with human nature? Only eliminating the external thief was easy, but eliminating the internal thief was too difficult. Executing a criminal was simple, but teaching him to do good and never commit crimes again was impossible. If you released him, he would continue his life of crime as soon as he walked out of prison."

  Under the city's night, all kinds of criminal activities are visible everywhere. Police patrol cars are quietly parked near police residential areas. Occasionally, a few on-duty police cars are also parked in hidden corners. Some police officers sit in their cars, eating and drinking, chatting idly with each other. Some are dating their lovers in the police car, some are sniffing white powder in the car, and others simply do nothing, sleeping in the car. The police have always believed that the more they do, the more mistakes they make, and the less they do, the fewer mistakes they make. Except for diligently collecting protection fees, they are not enthusiastic about doing anything else.

  Wen Qian drove her own car, following the command vehicle of the constabulary. The CD player in the car was playing the latest single from a popular young female singer. Yu Fei seemed to be in a trance as he listened to the girl's song, having never seen the singing girl before and not knowing what she was called. Anyway, he just liked listening to her sweet voice, without thinking about who she was. The car was about to arrive at the casino that he had listed as his first target for attack.

  In this city, Wen Yong had long wanted to take on the group of thugs who had been performing for a long time. As he was not an officer, he could not stop those criminals from continuing their activities day after day. With a new commander taking charge, he would have a place to show off his skills. The squad leader and soldiers in the squad were all mercenaries, with cruel intentions in their hearts; if they weren't ruthless, they wouldn't be able to survive until today. Wen Yong stopped the car at the entrance of the casino and met up with two constables in uniform who were on duty at the main gate.

  "Has the platoon leader arrived?" the soldiers asked.

  Yu Fei got down from the female police officer's car and ran a few steps to the front door, opening the intercom to ask: "Have the front and back doors arrived?"

  "Roger that, mission accomplished." The soldiers replied.

  "Seal all front and rear doors, only allow entry but not exit. Those who refuse to be managed can be punished. Finished." Yu Fei gave a clear order through the intercom, then took his rifle from the command vehicle.

  Yu Fei ordered, "Increase vigilance at the door, others follow me." Wen Qian sat in the car, feeling that Yu Fei's actions were a bit dangerous. Since local thugs all had guns, she might as well help him. She put on her bulletproof vest, picked up her M9F pistol and got out of the car to follow a team of police officers into the casino. Half a squad of police officers entered the gambling den, none of them carrying walkie-talkies, in case they were discovered by the thugs at the door. Their mission was to cooperate with the uniformed police during the operation.

  Five uniformed constables suddenly entered the main gate, and the thugs at the door always looked down on the incompetent constables. One of them stretched out his hand to block Yu Fei, wanting to give him a warning. "Don't block me, be careful not to obstruct official business," Yu Fei said in a low voice. In fact, he was furious inside and hadn't killed anyone for years, so his hands were itching. He really wanted to find that feeling on the battlefield again. Today, this bastard was going to be unlucky, and today he could legally kill these people he didn't like.

  "What the f**k are you, still pretending to be innocent in front of me? I think you've lived long enough." Just as the thug finished cursing, Yu Fei used all his strength to slam the butt of his M-16 rifle into the thug's chest, and a pained cry was heard as the thug fell to the ground. That's just how the world is, it seems like the criminals have some kind of huge justification. Before the other thugs could react, Yu Fei lifted his foot and heavily stomped on the fallen thug's stomach with his combat boots. The thug, who had first been hit by the rifle butt, spat out blood, then vomited up all the good food he had eaten, covering himself in it as he lay there on his back.

  Yu Fei saw that he didn't speak softly, his heart was even more furious. He was a ruthless and cruel person. He thought to himself, "Today, I'll let you stay here." He knew that the combat boots on his feet had steel plates, so he lifted his foot and kicked him hard in the body with all his might. The thug let out a strange cry and fainted. The other thugs saw that the constable had taken action, so they quickly took out their daggers from their bodies, some holding iron clubs to block the front door.

  "Get out of here, I'm being polite when I say please. If you don't listen, take a look at him." Yu Fei glared at the row of thugs with his piercing eyes, then pulled back the bolt of his M-16 rifle and took aim.

  "I don't believe he dares to fire, he's holding an empty gun, with blank cartridges inside, brothers come and get me." The middle-aged thug in the lead charged forward with a fire axe. Yu Fei had already taken in his surroundings and thought that there didn't seem to be any surveillance cameras here, great! He raised his rifle and said: "Warning shots will be fired at those who violently resist the law!" His anger turned into an unstoppable force, which was finally transmitted to his fingers, he pulled the trigger with all his might. The M-16 rifle suddenly emitted a deafening gunshot, the muzzle spewing out a fierce flame, the small-caliber bullets hitting the marble floor and the ceiling, warning shots were being fired in such a narrow space, it was easy for the ricochets to knock down the resisting thugs.

  After the gunshot, the thugs didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a blank cartridge. No one dodged, but Yu Fei was a mercenary and had mixed with military schools for several years. At such close range, he couldn't even kill someone? Not being able to kill someone proves that there's a problem with the bullet quality. Even if investigated, this would be considered an accidental injury from a ricochet, which is different from intentional murder.

  A loud gunshot brought all the thugs in the casino out, a group of thugs carrying various firearms, homemade pistols and smuggled guns rushed to the door together. Seven or eight people were already lying on the ground, blood flowing from their bodies, not bright red like tomato sauce, all the constables following behind Yu Fei were stunned, they had been trained hard in peacetime, but this was a real fight, this was the real training, four M-16 rifles aimed at the thugs together, the thugs' short guns were no match for the automatic rifles.

  Four M-16 rifles fired one after another. Wen Yong, who had been a good soldier for two years, seized the opportunity to fire his gun. He saw Yu Fei shoot a burst of bullets and couldn't help but join in. A group of armed thugs happened to be approaching, and he fired while gently shaking the rifle's handguard with his left hand, scattering bullets evenly across the thugs' bodies. As the bullets pierced their flesh, blood spurted out, and those hit stumbled and fell. The other constables were also eager to fire their guns for the first time, feeling a bit tense. They noticed that two officers fired a burst of bullets without changing their expressions, as if nothing had happened, which emboldened them. The constables, who hated gangsters, opened fire together, venting their frustrations on the thugs' bodies. Three rifles and over 90 bullets were fired in just over ten seconds, killing all the armed thugs. Everyone felt a sense of relief at the sound of gunfire. Constables have the right to use weapons against those who threaten their lives - it's that simple.

  Yu Fei skillfully replaced the magazine and said, "Seal off the main entrance. Anyone who resists will be shot on the spot." He led the constables along the corridor into the casino. "No one is allowed to move. Put your hands on your head." Wen Yong walked into the casino with his gun at the ready, having taken down several people today and finally venting the pent-up anger that had been building up for a long time. He really regretted not attending military school; if he were in charge of the constables, he wouldn't have let them run amok in this town for two years.

  Yu Fei walked into the casino with a rifle, shouting loudly: "Put your hands on your head and stand against the wall. Anyone who resists will be shot." He approached a disobedient gambler, using the butt of his gun to strike him hard across the face, knocking him to the ground where he lay motionless. "Who else doesn't understand human language?" Yu Fei raised his rifle and fired a burst at the ceiling, the deafening sound echoing through the casino.

  "Are they all under arrest?" Wen Yong asked.

  "One batch won't be enough to take them all away, but once these people are gone, the public security outside will definitely become much better." Yu Fei commanded a dozen or so military police, who were now all coming over in plain clothes and uniforms to arrest the gamblers.