Chapter 70: Raining (III)
Liu Long didn’t even have time to take a sip of water when he exited the car. Someone immediately braved the rain from the Inspectorate lobby.
“Captain, another arson case has occurred in the northern outskirts!” the messenger gabbled. “A lot of people are trapped in the building and the fire department’s already gone out, but they need help from the law enforcement team...”
Again?!
Incidents repeated over and over again, leading him away from the Inspectorate and toying with him. They threatened him, warning him to not return. If he did, another case would crop up!
“The Inspectorate...” Liu Long murmured. If they couldn’t resolve the challenges facing them, the agency would have no dignity left to speak of after the night! Even the Night Watchers would lose all prestige.This material is derived from n0v£lbin•
You guys should know this too, so have you made sufficient preparations?
“Follow me!” Liu Long shouted and set off in the rain. His squadron’s van quickly sped off.
Then we continue! You’re outsiders at the end of the day. Although you’ve laid some plans, can you know the city better than me?
“I’ve almost located you guys!” Smiling faintly, Liu Long stroked Panther’s head. The little black dog’s nose twitched as it traveled with the team tonight.
The van threaded through various streets and alleyways of Silver City at a moderate speed. Perhaps due to the growing rain, the engine extinguished on various occasions. Each time the car idled, Liu Long’s temper flared more irritably. He would alight from the van, light a cigarette, and growl reprimands. The rest of the squad was so intimidated that they didn’t dare speak. As for their captain taking a dog around on a rainy day... who the hell knew what he was thinking?
When the van stopped once more, this time near a church, Liu Long got off and kicked it so hard it shuddered.
“Damn it! Why haven’t we upgraded the fleet? Why?! The cars go belly-up every time it rains, this isn’t the first time! Trash, you’re a bunch of trash! Can’t those bastards upstairs see the difficulties we’re in?? They allocate less and less funds each time, they’re all trash! All of you as well!”
He roared like a furious King Kong as thunder and lightning exploded overhead. “Forward, on the double! Smash this piece of shit tomorrow!”
Their raging tyrant leading the pack, the law enforcement squad jogged through the rain. They were far away from the incident site, but Liu Long made quick time when he ran. Panther disappeared from his side at some point. Under the cover of rain and night, no one paid attention to a dog.
At the head of two dozen people, Liu Long sprinted through the downpour. The rain splattering over his face did nothing to dim the passion and fury in his eyes. They were close! Panther could see that thing, and more than that! It was a dog that didn’t need to be trained, one that was almost a dog spirit!
“All of you... just wait!” The man took out a communicator. “Move out! The city will quiet down only when you guys are out. I’ll send people to cover you!”
“Understood!” came Liu Yan’s voice as she hung up.
......
The basement.
“We leave the city!” Liu Yan bristled with weaponry.
Now was the time!
“What do you mean, captain?” someone responded sternly. “Who would dare harm you?”
“Not important!” Liu Long remained as aloof as ever. “None of that is important! Perhaps money does make one blind, but just remember—the supernatural is supernatural and mundane is mundane. Those people will not look you straight in the eye! Money runs out sooner or later, but getting involved in all this ensures that you will not die a natural death!”
Absolute silence rang out of the squad.
“I won’t drag you down with me, but you must do as I say!” The man looked coolly at his men. “Everyone, listen up! Split into two and divide yourself into pairs between the two. Nobody move or do anything! There is to be no whispering as you keep an eye on each other. Wait here for me, do not run off! Perhaps there are those among you with a mission of watching me. That’s fine, I will not take you to task for it! But anyone who dares do anything now will be executed without hesitation!”
The rest of the squad held their breaths.
“I hardly think that all of you will betray me. The darkness is the darkness in the end!”
Some of these people might be tracked by others in order to keep an eye on his movements. The enemy wouldn’t be so well informed otherwise. They were so quickly updated on his whereabouts that it was uncanny!
Therefore, there must be someone among the two dozen tasked with surveilling him. Supernatural trackers might be active on them to feed the enemy with information wherever they were.
Liu Long knew of this long ago. These confidantes were the only ones who would grasp his location with such clarity. Now that they were kept here, it might buy some time.
The squad wasn’t without its share of quick-witted people. Someone immediately spoke up, “Captain, there’s obviously more than meets the eye here. Us brothers aren’t dumb, we could tell something was up a long time ago. The captain’s being led around by the nose—there’s probably someone among us who carelessly got bugged!
“The captain trusts us, so we shouldn’t make the situation difficult either. It’s not the best plan to just stand here and wait. If you trust us, sir, I, the second and third-in-command of this squad can supervise each other while we lead the rest to the incident site!”
They were all experienced inspectors with sharpened senses. No one spoke of betrayal as it might be unintentional. Neither was this the right moment to delve into things.
“I do trust you.” Liu Long nodded after a deep look at all of them. “But if the perpetrator is still there... you’ll be in trouble if you head there.”
“Captain, we’re inspectors!” someone chuckled lowly. “Are inspectors afraid of thugs?”
Liu Long said nothing further and waved them forward. Two dozen men swiftly progressed in the rain, all keeping an eye on each other—including the three squad leaders in command.
In the end, Law Enforcement was not fully corroded.
Liu Long ran off in another direction. With Li Hao and the others out from the basement, the enemy wouldn’t be able to contain themselves. His people were exposed since they were on the move; he needed to initiate the rest of his plans as quickly as possible.
As the man darted through the city, he whistled gently. A dozen people in black military uniforms quickly materialized out of the night.
Indeed, military uniforms.
While there was no army stationed at Silver City, there were some retired soldiers. Liu Long was once one of them; he’d joined the Inspectorate after retiring.
“With me!”
The dozen men fell in step behind him without a word. Strong and agile to a man, some wore short guns on their backs, one carried heavy weaponry that resembled rockets. One carried large amounts of explosives and another hauled a case of grenades...
Liu Long had been busy with preparations over the past few days, ones such as secretly notifying his old comrade-in-arms.