Munitions Empire

Chapter 371 367 Police Station

"This is a pistol?" the well-traveled young master of the Zhang Family sneered in doubt, "I've never seen such a small pistol..."

"I know Brunas produces a Left-Wheel Handgun that can fire six shots in a row, but the one in your hand is clearly not it," he said as he tried to reach out and push away the pistol Yue'er was holding against his forehead.

"Bang!" Before he could push it away, Yue'er shifted the aim of her pistol and fired at a Zhang Family guard approaching them, hitting him in the chest.

The marksmanship taught by the Great Tang Group Military Academy wasn't the deterrent shooting method learned by police officers, but a deadly art where each shot aimed to kill.

Yue'er's shot, which appeared to be without aim, primarily hit the torso, increasing the likelihood of hitting vital organs dramatically.

The young master of the Zhang Family only heard a gunshot by his ear, and because he was so close, he lost his hearing, replaced only by a piercing ringing.

Clutching his ears, his mind raced with terrifying thoughts. He believed his ears must have been either blown off or deafened by the shot.

The pampered young master stumbled to the side, helped by a guard at his flank, nearly falling over.

On the other side, the unlucky guard who had advanced felt a punch to his chest. Staggering back two steps, he looked down at his torso.

Then, he saw a small hole in his clothes, and around this hole, bright red blood was spreading wildly.

"Murder!" By then, some onlookers finally realized something was amiss and began to shout in panic.

Across the road, the spectating crowd scattered to avoid the chaos that erupted. People pushed and shoved, trying to leave the dangerous area quickly.

A gunshot echoed through the streets as a shot unfortunate fell to the ground.

Yue'er's classmate turned pale upon seeing someone shot; she had not expected that going out to see a movie could result in witnessing a death.

Hearing the gunshot, the police patrolling in the distance became anxious and pushed through the crowd. They drew their service pistols from their waists and strode toward the source of the sound.

"You! You dared to fire a shot!" The Zhang Family young master hadn't expected that in the gun-banned Brunas, someone would walk the streets with a pistol.

For aesthetics, the Great Tang Group's women officer uniforms weren't very militaristic in design, so at first, the young master of the Zhang Family didn't associate the woman with the military academy.

Even when he teased women, he purposely avoided those who looked rich and adorned with gold and silver, not wishing to court trouble in such a place.

Unfortunately, despite his caution, his luck this time was just too bad.

Yue'er once again pointed her pistol at the frightened and shouting Zhang Family young master as if she was not yet ready to give up.

A few Zhang Family guards immediately stood in front of her pistol's muzzle, with one of them coolly warning, "Miss! No matter who you are, offending the Zhang Family comes at a cost! I advise you to put down your gun!"

"Commander..." A guard who had gone to check on their fallen comrade came over and shook his head slightly, indicating the shot individual was beyond saving.

The man known as the commander looked at Yue'er again, his tone even colder, "Hmph... you will have to give an explanation to both Zheng Country and the Zhang Family for today's incident."

Before Yue'er could speak, the police had already pushed through the panicking crowd and arrived beside the group.

One of the officers, upon seeing the PPK pistol in Yue'er's hand, paused briefly before looking down at the person laying on the ground, uncertain at first about what had happened.

"Everyone, stop!" The rookie behind him raised his pistol and, with a loud command, aimed it at Yue'er, who still had her pistol in hand.

The veteran police officer frowned and pushed the muzzle of his subordinate's pistol upward, "What are you doing? Point the gun upwards! What if you hurt someone?"

The rookie, new to the job, was confused about why his leader would not let him aim at the suspect who had fired and wounded someone.

After all, this was Brunas, where guns are banned! Regardless of who it was, possession of a gun was a crime!

The seasoned officer wasted no words, positioning himself between the two groups. He glanced at the two female students from the Great Tang Military Academy and then at the seven or eight men on the other side, roughly grasping what had happened.

He looked at Yue'er again and asked, "Do you have a gun permit?"

"No!" Yue'er was defiant, appearing to believe she was fully justified.

That the police officer questioned her first gave the people of the Zheng Country Zhang Family some relief; they had worried that the officer might be biased, but his handling seemed fair.

The old police officer sighed and continued to ask, "Without a gun permit, you dared to shoot and injure someone in the street?"

He intentionally downplayed the incident, pegging the charge at injuring someone—after all, there's a difference in sentencing between shooting to kill and shooting to injure.

After a pause, he continued, "As a student, you dared to sneak out a gun from the school? What happened to discipline?"

"The gun isn't from the school," Yue'er explained, "Tang Mo gave it to me."

Who is Tang Mo… The old police officer didn't react at first, muttering to himself. But the next second, he shivered as if he'd taken a cold shower.

Under normal circumstances, someone of his rank wouldn't be entitled to address that person by name. At best, they could respectfully call him Mr. Tang…

So, over time, he almost didn't realize that the name Tang Mo was indeed Mr. Tang's name…

"Tang… Mr. Tang? Gave it to you?" the old police officer couldn't help but raise his voice several octaves.

"Mhm, he gave it to me," Yue'er nodded assuredly, not one to lie about such matters.

"These people were bullying Yue'er, and she only drew her gun in retaliation!" Yue'er's female classmate hurriedly offered an explanation, "Under the broad daylight, they wanted to take us away by force…"

"Hm?" The old police officer turned towards the somewhat embarrassed Zhang Family guards, his expression becoming unfriendly, "What's going on?"

"My lord…" These guards from Zheng Country immediately prepared to explain. They too had realized that these two women seemed to have influential backgrounds, and they might have bitten off more than they could chew this time.

The old officer corrected them, saying, "Call me officer!"

"Officer! Don't listen to these young ladies' nonsense! We haven't done anything! We are innocent!" the captain of the Zhang Family's guard hastily claimed.

"Are you saying that a student from Great Tang Military Academy is lying?" The old officer sneered coldly, questioning in an unfriendly tone.

After all, this was Brunas, and students from the Great Tang Military Academy were, in some respects, Mr. Tang's private troops—Great Tang Group's elite guard! Naturally, their credibility was much higher than that of outsiders—much higher, in fact!

From the old officer's unfriendly line of questioning, the chief of the guards guessed his intentions and quickly changed his explanation, "This… There might be some misunderstanding here…"

He would certainly not admit any wrong on his part, so he could only chalk it all up to a misunderstanding.

For him, taking a round outside and losing a few men wasn't an issue, but if he stirred up trouble that couldn't be settled, the Zhang Family's patriarch would not let him off the hook.

Thus, he decided to resolve the issue at hand with tactics he was familiar with.

He took out some Gold Coins from his pocket and directly stuffed them into the old police officer's chest, saying, "A little token, just a small sign of respect!"

Who would have thought the old police officer would react as if electrocuted, immediately pushing away the Gold Coins proffered towards him, as if they were laced with a deadly poison, "What are you doing? Are you mad? You may not want to live, but I do! Take them away! Otherwise, I won't be polite!"

What a joke! With a secure job, good benefits, and a high social status, this was a coveted iron rice bowl. You think you can mess that up for me? I'll never share the sky with you!

On this busy street, handing me a bribe like that, should I care about my dignity or not? Who knows if there might be a spy watching me from some corner, I'd have to be crazy to take such a small amount of money!

Also, standing here is an orc beauty, whose weapon might indeed have been given by Mr. Tang. With a person of such high status present, you're trying to slip me money; should I care about my image or not?

And the third point… yes, there's a third point! The old police officer recognized at first glance that the handgun Yue'er was holding was a PPK, a weapon manufactured by Great Tang Group specifically for special forces use!

For all we know, this orc beauty might actually be a piece from Silver Fox Tavern's game, an agent from the confidential department, or straight up someone from the disciplinary surveillance department. Whichever department she's from, I can't afford to mess with her, can I?

So, after a series of refusals, when the people from Zheng Country gave up on bribery, the old police officer finally shouted at the apprentice, who had been holding the handgun up for a long time, "What are you waiting for? Take them all in!"

"You dare arrest me?" At that moment, the young master of the Zhang Family, whose hearing hadn't fully recovered, poked his head out of the crowd, belligerently shouting, "Do you know who I am?"

"I'm just asking both parties to go back and assist in the investigation! What are you yelling about? A guilty conscience?" The old police officer struck back unpleasantly, instantly deflating the other's arrogance.

Only then did the old police officer remember that there seemed to be… a dead person on the ground!

He looked down at the unfortunate soul who had stopped breathing, shook his head, and ordered Zhang Family's guards, "Take this body away, too! It's important evidence!"

As he spoke, he bent down to pick up the shiny brass shell casing from the ground, blew on it, and then looked at Yue'er and her classmate, "Put the gun away! Come with me."