City of Sin (Chapter 11: The Huge Betting Capital)

  "Bring all the handcuffs together, everyone will be wearing them." Wen Yong was busy directing soldiers to fetch ropes from the vehicles. They were going to detain every single person. In the history of Lion City, there had never been such a large-scale anti-gambling operation, neither before nor after national independence. No one had ever dared to risk offending the triads by cracking down on gambling. The gamblers and operators of the gambling dens were all tightly bound up, with many having guns confiscated from their persons. These people had seen too many thugs get killed, so even though they had guns, they didn't dare put up a fierce resistance and meekly handed over their firearms.

  Many pockets were prepared in advance, and the constables worked together to put money into the pockets. Many people had never seen so much money in their lives, and their eyes were a little red. After the money was packed up, it was all loaded onto the constable's jeep. The constables not only collected money but also arrested people, and their military trucks were almost full of gamblers they had caught.

  "Be honest, don't talk, and take care of your own head." The constable intimidated the detained gamblers. Those who didn't listen were kicked a few times. If someone looked displeasing, they would go over with a rifle butt and hit them hard on the head. Many people's heads were cracked open, but the constables acted as if they hadn't seen anything and neither bandaged nor cared for them.

  A group of soldiers escorted the gamblers out of the casino, where a crowd had gathered at the entrance. Some people stood by and made sarcastic remarks, "Ah, here come the soldiers who are going to make some money."

  "Pulling someone out of thin air, haven't seen anyone inside yet, these people will find a way to get themselves pulled out before their butts even warm up." The onlookers were discussing among themselves. "I don't believe he can keep these people locked up for a whole day, they just need to pull some strings and the military police lieutenant will let them go, if they have connections with someone higher up in the police department, they'll be more powerful than him, the police won't even dare to mess with him." The onlookers were saying this but didn't expect the military police to overhear.

  Yu Fei walked over to take a look at the few people who were talking nonsense, and he shouted loudly; "Bring over all these people, detain them all." Now it's good that those who spoke carelessly were also caught, and several of them were dissatisfied and scolded: "What right do you have to catch us, be careful I'll sue you." Yu Fei was the least afraid of threats, he held his rifle and knocked down everyone with a single shot, several brave and clever ones got up and ran away, but he drew his gun even faster, firing several shots into the air with his pistol, scaring those who tried to escape to lie on the ground without daring to move.

  "Look at you, you're so good at speaking for the thief. What skills do you have? You're quite good at speaking up for the thief. Take them all away for investigation." Yu Fei's words caught a few more people. This is great, catching thieves and bringing in onlookers as well. Wen Qian was a bit worried, walked to his side and whispered: "Arresting innocent people will be held responsible."

  As he watched the onlookers who were making sarcastic remarks being taken away, Yu Fei also whispered to her: "I'll sue him for insulting and slandering law enforcement. I originally wanted to genuinely improve this city, but as soon as I took action, someone splashed dirty water on me. I'm not afraid of them. Besides, I know that there are very few clean people in this city. Who can guarantee that they haven't stolen anything or committed a crime? So I can investigate one by one, investigating one crime per day, which is just right for training our troops. Maybe they're still terrorists. There are many bad people, and it's a bit difficult to mistakenly arrest someone."

  Wen Qian suddenly remembered a joke compiled by someone from another state. The joke is that if all the people in Lion City were killed, there would definitely be some who were wrongly accused, and if half of them were killed, there would definitely be some who escaped punishment. A popular joke among the people for a long time cannot be said to have no basis at all. Indeed, Lion City has a high crime rate, but the number of crimes that are solved is the lowest.

  A truck was loaded with handcuffed suspects, and the confiscated dirty money had all been packed into bags and stuffed into several jeeps. The constabulary team could be said to have returned with a full load. Wen Qian couldn't figure out what he wanted to do - would he embezzle the dirty money and put it all in his own pocket? Or would he divide it among his subordinates for collective corruption? It was hard to say, so she worried that he might make a mistake. After thinking about it for a while, Wen Qian felt superfluous - the internal crime investigation agencies set up within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice were as good as non-existent. Who would supervise him? Even if he confiscated 1 million and only turned in a few hundred thousand, he could still take a lot for himself. If someone accused him of corruption, they would need evidence - if he really wanted to embezzle money, he wouldn't use such a stupid method. She started her own car and followed behind the constabulary team's vehicles, wanting to see how they would handle the case.

  The evidence warehouse has not been used for many years, and the abandoned law enforcement of the constabulary can be seen everywhere. Inside is all dusty. Yu Fei and Wen Yong went in to take a look and both felt that it was okay to put things here. Yu Fei said: "First put the things inside, and then see if they will be handed over to the Command Center or the Ministry of Finance. In short, this money will not fall into our hands, and the amount of money is clear."

  After releasing the captured people and confiscated gambling equipment and funds back to the barracks, Yun Qian found that no more military vehicles were coming in. It seemed that they had taken away most of the vehicles when they left, and some people hadn't returned yet. What were they doing? Only one class was involved in the action just now. Before long, Yu Fei arranged these trivial matters properly, Wen Yong drove out of the barracks again, and Yu Fei didn't get on the command vehicle, still holding the walkie-talkie and sitting in Yun Qian's car. He kept giving orders through the walkie-talkie, "Soldiers guarding the suspects, pay attention not to let them talk to each other. If someone talks privately and colludes with others, immediately isolate them separately. If anyone makes trouble, use riot control weapons to stop them according to procedure, over."

  "Report in order, situation normal, over."

  Yu Fei suddenly wanted to get off the car. Earlier, the evidence warehouse had stored many valuable things. It seemed that he himself held the key, but he was worried that Wen Yong would have ideas about him. Although this person and himself were united in striking against the crime syndicate, it was impossible for him to be subjected to criminal interrogation, but it was also possible that he would suspect his own motives. He handed the key to the evidence warehouse over to Wen Yong: "You take the key, anyway, every time we catch someone and bring them back, we put things away once. I don't need those things either."

  Wen Yong is very clever, when interrogating suspects, the usual procedure is for two people to conduct the interrogation together. At that time, he was also present at the scene, but when the squad leader sent him out to get a map, Shen San must have said something. Based on his imagination, the squad leader must have grasped the private property of the criminal suspect, including bank account passwords and other information. The squad leader definitely had an opportunity to make a fortune. This is where the military police are different from other troops. These are ill-gotten gains, if the squad leader takes them out alone without turning them over to his superiors, he can make a lot of money. Is it because he knows that he also likes money? In fact, everyone likes money, but Yu Fei and Wen Yong are not the kind of people who want to get rich by using illegal means such as murder or robbery. However, taking money from ill-gotten gains is not entirely legal either. But this criminal behavior does not harm the interests of society as a whole, it is very different from selling drugs, robbery, or running a casino. Does he want to rely on this to get rich and let himself get rich?

  Wen Yong took the key to drive to the next location, Yu Fei still sat in policewoman Wen Qian's car. Wen Qian asked: "This time you didn't collect so much money, you guys must have made a fortune, I wish I had that much money." Wen Qian said while driving, seemingly talking to herself. Yu Fei said: "If you want to do great things, you can't be greedy for small money."

  "Aren't you tempted by so much money?"

  Yu Fei smiled, "Haven't I seen that much money before?"

  He didn't think the money in the evidence room was important, money is for people to use, not to be enslaved by it. He knew what he should and shouldn't do, even if the money had already been transferred into his account, he hadn't planned on using it for personal enjoyment, there were too many things to do, no time to spend that money.

  The soldiers of the second squad of the Garrison Command had already heard the news of the previous successful operation on the radio, and they immediately wanted to act quickly and make achievements. If they messed up, they would lose face in front of their comrades. The squad leader led all the soldiers to seal off the front and back doors of the casino, only allowing people to enter but not leave. The thugs inside the casino were not going to give up easily, they immediately took out their weapons used for fighting against robbers and engaged in an armed confrontation with the Garrison Command. When Yu Fei arrived at the scene with a smug expression, he did not directly lead his men to rush in and arrest people. He had something else in his pocket - a detonator from a shell, which would explode when thrown on the ground but had no lethal power. As he approached the back door, he took out the detonator from its box and threw it into a corner, where it let out a crisp explosion sound.

  The casino's henchmen, already on edge after the sudden arrival of the armed constabulary, were startled by a loud noise and assumed it was the constabulary opening fire. However, it was just an insignificant firecracker explosion that didn't harm anyone. The henchmen, armed with various handguns and rifles, suddenly opened fire. Of course, the constabulary wasn't afraid, wearing imported bulletproof vests worth thousands of dollars each. The henchmen's marksmanship was poor and couldn't hit the constabulary. The constabulary's rifles were already in automatic mode, so they didn't need to wait for anything. What started as a raid on the casino turned into a battle, with the constabulary forced to defend themselves. The rifles fired rapidly, shooting out a storm of bullets. Even the plainclothes soldiers wore bulletproof vests, and they held M9F military pistols. The soldiers were excited to fiercely counterattack the henchmen who had opened fire.

  The battle was not on the same level, and there was no suspense at all. The bodies of the thugs were scattered all over the ground, and many gamblers were also killed in the gunfight. Some people thought they were above the law because they had a good reputation, so they felt they could break the law by privately buying guns. When they saw the constables coming to arrest them, they refused to surrender, and a battle was inevitable. Yu Fei stood behind the soldiers, watching the battle. The results of Wen Yong's training were evident - not one of their own men was injured, while all the resisting outlaws were killed.

  Sitting in the car outside the casino, Wen Qian watched the gun battle at the main entrance of the casino with excitement. She had never seen law enforcement agencies crack down on a criminal gang so strongly. She was so happy to hear the sound of gunfire that she didn't know what to say. This military officer she had just met was really powerful, daring to take action in such a short time after arriving here. Wasn't he afraid of being assassinated by the criminal gang?