Chapter 182

The ninetieth day after the document was released, Yunchuan City ushered in an unusual morning.

In the courtyard of the Chengguan (Urban Management) Squadron in the East City, Old Zhang held the newly issued operation manual, his eyes fixed on the pure white "battle armor" on the equipment rack.

"Peacekeeper-1 Urban Law Enforcement Mech," this is the official name.

But the team members privately called it "Big White," because the paint was pure white, and a blue "Urban Management" emblem was printed on the chest.

Two cameras were installed on the shoulders like eyes, and the overall styling was like walking out of a sci-fi movie.

The most critical thing is the size: fit-on wear, exactly two meters high after wearing, the whole set weighs only 58 jin.

This is a light model specifically optimized for urban use by the Longyin Research Institute based on "Iron Wolf" technology.

It is no longer the kind of large mech that needs to climb into the cockpit, but a light equipment that can really be worn like clothes.

It's similar to some armor-type anime, although this can't really transform.

"Old Zhang, what are you dazing for?" the squadron leader walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Trial starts today, our team got ten sets. You're going out on duty today, you wear it first."

"Me?" Old Zhang was forty-eight this year and had been a Chengguan for twenty-two years; when had he ever really seen this thing.

"This thing... can you really wear it?"

"58 jin, spread over the whole body power exoskeleton, the actual weight feeling is less than 10 jin," the squadron leader handed over a silver-gray metal box, "Come, try it."

Opening the box, inside was a set of neatly folded mech components.

The main body was still the back support frame and limb armor exoskeleton, the material was "Dragon Scale-Lightweight" composite material, matte white, felt warm and not icy to the touch.

Old Zhang followed the memory of the training a few days ago, first put on the inner lining, a kind of breathable smart fabric, covered with sensor nodes.

Then put on the support frame, the buckle "clicked" and automatically locked.

Then the leg armor, arm components, chest armor.

Finally, put on the helmet, there was an AR display screen in front of his eyes, only the lower half of the face and mouth were exposed, convenient for speaking, and when needed, it could also switch to full coverage mode.

All worn, exactly two minutes.

"Try starting it," the squadron leader said.

Old Zhang pressed the circular button on the left side of his chest.

"Hum—"

Slight motor sounds rang out, and the indicator lights on each joint of the mech lit up blue in turn.

AR glasses started, and a concise operation interface appeared in front of his eyes: battery 100%, communication normal, sensors all green.

The most wonderful thing was the weight, really like what the squadron leader said, almost couldn't feel it.

The mech's power system bore most of the self-weight, he only needed to walk normally, and the mech would assist synchronously.

"Try walking two steps."

Old Zhang raised his leg, stepped, his pace steady and natural.

He walked to the center of the courtyard, turned, jogged, jumped, every movement was as smooth as an extension of his own body.

"How does it feel?" the squadron leader asked.

"Like... wearing a thicker down jacket," Old Zhang said honestly, "Just a bit hot."

"The inner lining has active cooling, you'll adapt in a while," the squadron leader pulled up the task list on the tablet.

"Your patrol area today is the Old Street."

"Remember, the main function of this mech is non-violent law enforcement: sound wave dispersal, warning lights, polite voice, automatic evidence collection."

"Unless you encounter extreme situations, don't use force."

"Use force?" Old Zhang looked at the white mech on his body, "Can this thing fight?"

The squadron leader pointed to several inconspicuous interfaces on the outside of the mech's arm.

"Non-lethal weapon modules are reserved on top, but our trial this time hasn't installed them yet. The higher-ups said, show civilized law enforcement first."

At 9:00 AM, when Old Zhang appeared at the entrance of the Old Street wearing "Big White," the whole street was silent for three seconds.

Then it completely exploded.

"Damn! Chengguan got a new skin?!"

"Is this... a real-life armored warrior? Not cosplay, right?"

"Filming a movie?"

"This... is this really right? I feel like I'm watching anime."

Old Zhang's face was a little red, fortunately, the helmet covered half of his face.

He cleared his throat and pressed another button on his chest.

The blue warning lights on the mech's shoulders flashed gently, not dazzling, but eye-catching enough.

At the same time, a standard, gentle male middle-pitched voice came from the mech's built-in speaker, which was the "Civilized Law Enforcement Voice Pack" in the system voice library.

"Good morning, merchants and citizens."

"To maintain a clean and orderly city environment, please do not occupy the road for business or park randomly. Thank you for your cooperation."

The voice was clear and spread through the whole street.

Auntie Wang, who sold fruit, was already prepared to push the cart and run, but hearing this voice, she was stunned and didn't move.

Grandpa Li, who sold pancakes, poked his head out: "This machine... is quite polite?"

Old Zhang manipulated the mech (actually didn't need to manipulate, just walked normally) and walked to the first stall occupying the road.

That was a young man selling vegetables, with the stall set up on the sidewalk.

Before, when Old Zhang came, the young man would either smile and hand over a cigarette, or pretend not to see.

Today, seeing this white mech walking up, he was a bit panicked: "Zhang, Zhang Uncle... I'll collect it right away..."

"No hurry," Old Zhang pressed another button.

The screen on the mech's chest lit up, showing a 3D animation: how to regulate the placement of stalls, and there was a convenience stall area planned by the government 200 meters away.

After the animation finished, the voice rang out: "Hello, occupying the road for business is prohibited here. If you need to continue business, please go to the convenience stall area 200 meters ahead. Do you need me to help you move?"

The young man was stunned.

The people watching the fun around were also stunned.

In this day and age, Chengguan are so gentle?

"No, no need..." the young man said subconsciously, "I'll move it myself..."

"Okay. Please pay attention to safety," the mech responded, then stepped back to make space.

The young man started to pack up the stall in a mess, his movements three times faster than usual.

Old Zhang watched in the mech, muttering in his heart: It's really quite useful?

In the morning, he walked through three streets wearing "Big White."

Handled 9 cases of occupying the road for business, 5 illegally parked vehicles, the mech scanned the license plate and automatically contacted the car owner, the whole communication was recorded and filmed, and the tone was so polite that it was like customer service.

No conflict, no quarrel.

When returning to the squadron for lunch, Old Zhang took off the mech, the inner lining was already soaked with sweat, not from fatigue, but from tension.

The squadron leader handed him a bottle of water: "How does it feel?"

"Strange," Old Zhang said, "Before, our law enforcement relied on loud voices and hard attitudes. Now... rely on reasoning. And the peddlers really listen."

"Because you don't look like you're here to fight, but to reason, this is equipment changing behavior, this mech appears, who wouldn't be confused?" the squadron leader laughed.

At 2:00 PM, an accident happened.

When Old Zhang was patrolling an area to be demolished in the old city, he received a report: in a violation building that had already been issued a demolition notice, there were still people living, and the emotions were very excited.

When he arrived at the scene, there were already many people surrounding it.

The violation building was a two-story small building added privately, the owner was an old man in his sixties, standing on the roof, holding an iron rod in his hand.

"Who dares to demolish my house! I'll fight them!"

Old Zhang wore the mech and walked to the front of the building.

The mech raised its head to scan, the system showed: building structure non-compliant, materials inferior, could collapse at any time.

"Grandpa, you come down first, this building is not safe."

"Not coming down! If you want to demolish, press over me!"

The old man was emotionally excited, waving the iron rod.

Suddenly, he threw the iron rod down!

The iron rod spun and smashed toward Old Zhang!

"Bang!"

Metal collision sound.

Old Zhang didn't dodge; the moment before the iron rod was about to hit his head, the mech's left arm suddenly lifted, and a small circular shield popped out from the outside of the forearm.

The shield surface directly bounced the iron rod away, but the mech remained motionless.

The onlookers exclaimed.

Even the old man was stunned; he didn't expect this thing to react so quickly, and even more didn't expect the shield that popped out suddenly.

"Grandpa," the mech's voice was still so steady.

"Your behavior is already suspected of obstructing official business. But we understand your emotions."

"How about this, you come down first, I guarantee not to demolish it today. Let's sit down and talk about the solution."

After ten seconds of silence, the old man suddenly squatted down and cried.

That afternoon, Old Zhang wore the mech and talked with the old man on the roadside for two full hours.

Finally, the old man agreed to move to transitional housing.

In the evening, this video was posted online by someone.

In 24 hours, the view count exceeded 200 million.

Title: "When Chengguan wears a mech: The turning point of violence and civilization"