Chapter 1120: General Team?

As the first prison transport vehicle was brought back, the command center and the Criminal Investigation Detachment both became boisterous.

It wasn't just the various levels of leadership from the police bureau; leaders from the municipal government, the provincial department, and even the provincial government's bureaus had come to take a look.

With so much funding spent, it wasn't just three or five units bearing the responsibility; naturally, everyone wanted to see the results of the first phase.

Dai Mingsheng was particularly understanding. After requesting instructions from the Bureau Chief, he directly ordered people to remove the magazines and firing pins from the confiscated firearms and pile them up in the lobby, as if they were spoils of victory.

Originally, they were indeed confiscated items.

Layman leaders entering the door didn't need to say anything else; just seeing these cold, icy sniper rifles, assault rifles, handguns, and piles of magazines, along with crates of explosives with the fuses removed, the first thing they felt was a tingling numbness from head to toe.

The visual impact brought by weapons is applicable to most people.

Expert leaders entering the door, although they would look over with critical eyes, and some would even mutter a few words about "standard goods," the standard-issue Desert M4s, standard-issue Romanian-made AK47s, and standard-issue 7.62mm bullets still made people have to raise their hearts.

"Have you caught them all?" The leader from the Finance Department who entered the door walked up to the Municipal Bureau Chief, the momentum he had gathered having already dissipated quite a bit.

"We've only just begun." The Bureau Chief smiled slightly and added, "You are the fifth person today to ask me that. It seems great minds think alike."

"At this point, one can finally see who the true heroes are. The weapons you've confiscated are shocking to me as well. Please instruct the gang; although the cost is enormous, it is indeed worth it."

The Bureau Chief was overjoyed: "With your support, we can rest assured and start flexing our muscles to get things done!"

"No, no, no... there's no need to flex your muscles that much... speaking of which, they sold quite a few guns before, didn't they? With so many guns remaining in society, it's very dangerous..."

"We are trying our best to confiscate them," the Bureau Chief said, starting to play the victim.

The leader from the Finance Department also swept away the perfunctoriness of the previous days and began to discuss it earnestly with him.

Dai Mingsheng silently retreated to a corner, hiding his merit and fame.

The Bureau Chief was speaking happily and said to the group of people: "Besides practical use, many people buy this kind of gun for collection. Actually, using a 'Hualong-made' gun for murder is enough; throw it away after use, it's the simplest and most cost-effective. We've encountered quite a few similar cases. Standard-issue guns are more expensive and harder to hide; it's unnecessary."

The Bureau Chief paused and said: "Of course, if they are pushed to the limit, they will also use guns to shoot people."

The group of bureau leaders listened intently, and someone asked: "Just for collection? Collecting stamps or something is one thing, but hiding guns isn't that just looking for trouble for oneself? And with such a large quantity, it's impossible that they aren't used at all."

"Let me tell you an anecdote." The Bureau Chief became interested and, in front of the group of laymen, said: "A few years ago, during the ministry's special operation to seize guns and crack down on explosives, because it was broken through Sino-US cooperation, it was quite famous. I won't go into the specific case details, but some models even had telescopic sights."

"That fierce? What happened later?"

"Nothing much later; most of them were collected because American goods are relatively rare. With so many arriving at once, we traced them back and conducted a joint investigation with the US police. Later, the US side found a captain in the National Guard."

"The Americans sold military supplies directly? They have some nerve."

"The national conditions are different. They won't be sentenced to many years for selling military supplies. Calculating the time, they should have been released from prison long ago." The Bureau Chief said with a sigh, then added: "In this operation, we strive to lock in more evidence and make it an ironclad case!"

Everyone applauded one after another.

They were all leaders of similar rank and age, and the Bureau Chief was as happy as an elementary school student praised by the whole class.

"Bureau Chief!" Dai Mingsheng stepped forward at the right time.

"Old Dai, what is it?" The Bureau Chief put away his smile.

"The second stronghold of the Heavy Load gang has been completely wiped out. The criminal suspects and the confiscated weapons and ammunition have all been sent over," Dai Mingsheng said with a beaming smile.

The Bureau Chief's smile instantly became as brilliant as the scorching sun.

The Bureau Chief said: "Bring them over, bring them over, let everyone take a look. By the way, let me introduce everyone: Old Dai, Dai Mingsheng, is the detachment leader of our Criminal Investigation Detachment and a nationally renowned criminal investigation expert..."

The leaders nearby nodded friendly to Dai Mingsheng.

There were also curious ones who asked: "Caught arms dealers on the spot? This is rare!"

"If it's rare, take a look. It can be considered a specialty of our bureau." The Bureau Chief laughed heartily, as if he had received a 'Three-Good Student' award.

"I'll go arrange it immediately." Dai Mingsheng guessed there would be such a development, smiled and agreed, and went down to start calling the shots.

A while later, six prisoners wearing black hoods, handcuffs, and leg shackles were led to the entrance.

Delivered at the same time were two small trailers, under the guard of 8 soldiers, displaying more than a dozen firearms with some parts removed.

"There are no bullets in the guns. I had people remove some parts to avoid accidents. There are 14 guns in total here, 6 of which are standard-issue guns, and the sources of the other 8 are also very complicated, but they are all relatively high-quality homemade guns..." Dai Mingsheng introduced, then added: "We also found thousands of bullets, 12 hand grenades, and hundreds of kilograms of unassembled gun parts."

Pointing at the six prisoners at the door, Dai Mingsheng added: "These arms dealers are all vicious criminals. I think it's better not to let them see everyone's faces. If someone were to throw two grenades into our command center, the development of Lanyue City would be affected..."

The people who originally wanted to lift the hoods, listening to Dai Mingsheng's half-true, half-false eerie flattery, immediately changed their minds and stood obediently on the side without a word.

Dai Mingsheng's talk about throwing grenades was probably a joke, but if these guys get out of prison, what if they want to find someone to retaliate? What if they want to commit kidnapping?

Even if getting out of prison is many years away, such risks are not something everyone is willing to bear. Furthermore, what if someone escapes from prison, and what if someone describes their appearance to people outside...

"Old Dai is thoughtful." The Bureau Chief laughed, feeling that he had both face and substance, so he simply pulled Dai Mingsheng over and said: "Speaking of this case, Old Dai knows more about it."

Dai Mingsheng smiled broadly and began to chat and laugh with everyone.

On the command center's big screen, the photographer's footage kept switching, from the city center to the suburbs, from the suburbs to the suburban counties, showing one stronghold after another.

According to Xu Taining's plan, although this operation also emphasized a thunderous strike, it was not like what was shown on TV, gathering a large army to conduct simultaneous actions, but rather pulling them out one by one, two or three locations at a time.

The main reason for this was to leave a margin for the police.

Although, in the domestic environment, there are plenty of snipers available, it is not that convenient when the police really need to call them, and it is impossible to get too many snipers.

As for the well-trained assault team, Lanyue City actually only has one SWAT detachment that is best to use. Although the long-gun soldiers are numerous and well-fed, they are not the ones doing this kind of delicate assault. In this operation, they were mostly for outer perimeter security and the preparation of backup plans.

Xu Taining was also unsure about the resistance capability of the Heavy Load gang, so he had to keep some reserve troops in his hands, naturally unwilling to spread his forces too thin.

Even if someone received the news and ran away because of this...

"The scenery of life is like the wind and waves of the sea, sometimes fierce, sometimes calm..."

Xu Taining's mobile phone rang, drowning out the excited discussion of the crowd in the command center.

Many people looked over.

Xu Taining answered without any shame, said "uh-huh" twice, then said "I know," put down the phone, and smiled: "Regarding the operation, the people below have some suggestions. Detachment Leader Dai? Jiang Yuan?"

"Oh... coming right away." Dai Mingsheng nodded to everyone and followed Xu Taining to the corner.

Jiang Yuan, Liu Jinghui, and others naturally walked over as well.

"What's the matter?" Dai Mingsheng's mood was still quite high; the chat just now was quite pleasant.

"The search team encountered a little situation, and they should notify you immediately." Xu Taining said first, then added: "Two prisoners, carrying at least two guns and hundreds of bullets and multiple hand grenades, have escaped into Liangming Mountain."

"This... how is this possible!" Dai Mingsheng's mood plummeted, and his expression changed.

"The two of them were not on the list originally. They ran an auto repair shop in a suburban county. By the time we confirmed their identities, they should have already received the news and escaped in a pickup truck. They encountered police setting up a checkpoint on the national highway, abandoned the car and fled. By the time the police handling the scene caught up, the two had already entered the mountain. I have already moved the checkpoint forward, and similar situations will not occur in the future."

"In the future..." Dai Mingsheng's eyes were red, and he whispered: "Two vicious criminals, two guns, hundreds of bullets, this is going to cost lives..."

Xu Taining calmly let Dai Mingsheng vent his emotions, then added: "This is a situation that was anticipated in the contingency plan. Arresting so many people at once, and arresting them one by one, it is normal for some people to receive news and run away. Actually, some have run away before, but none of them were as lucky as these two. They ran into the mountain, so it will be more difficult for us to catch them."

"Even if it's difficult, we must catch them."

"That's my thought as well." Xu Taining nodded in agreement, then added: "Then please contact the Armed Forces Department, Detachment Leader Dai."

Dai Mingsheng hissed: "How big do you want to make this?"

"Two vicious criminals, two guns, hundreds of bullets, and more than a dozen hand grenades." Xu Taining repeated Dai Mingsheng's words and said: "I suggest inviting the General Team."

"General... General Team?" Dai Mingsheng's limit of imagination was just a detachment.

Xu Taining spread his hands: "A detachment of more than 1,000 people is definitely not enough. I am not very familiar with Liangming Mountain, but looking at the scale, two to three detachments, cooperating with the police, would barely be enough, unless the masses are mobilized. But given the current situation, I suggest prioritizing military and police search."

In Dai Mingsheng's head, eight little people were arguing, and finally, it condensed into one sentence: "You are right."