The District 3 that Xiao Liang mentioned consisted of three main factories. One of them was the county's only power unit assembly factory, which could be considered the county's pillar industry. The other two factories were both seafood processing plants.
On workdays, this block was generally empty, with few shops on either side. The main patrol areas were a vegetable market and various traffic junctions, plus checking strangers' identification documents.
"If we encounter any suspicious people in a moment, cover me. I'll go up and question them." After entering the patrol area, Li Ming immediately gave Yang Wenqing instructions.
"Understood." Yang Wenqing nodded. During his one-year probationary period, he only needed to follow behind the team leader. In that time, he had encountered one incident where large-scale livestock mutated due to spiritual energy fluctuations, assisted the sub-bureau twice in surrounding heretic cultivator organization members, and brawls between martial artists who hadn't entered the Qi Refinement stage were commonplace.
Now that he had become a full officer, when encountering such matters he had to be on the front lines. It was impossible to hide behind the team leader like before, only responsible for peripheral trivial matters.
"Don't be too nervous. If something truly major happens, it won't be you and me standing in the front." Li Ming said with a smile, patting Yang Wenqing's shoulder. He was a veteran officer who had been on duty in this area for nearly five years. Perhaps next year he could be promoted to senior officer by accumulating seniority.
As the two spoke, they arrived at a small intersection. A monitoring array was carved into the ground here. Li Ming said to Yang Wenqing, "You check it."
Yang Wenqing nodded. His left hand formed a fixed hand seal, activating an array inside his badge. A streak of azure light projected from the badge to the center of the intersection. In the next moment, an array network appeared within his field of vision, enveloping everything within a five-hundred-meter radius, including the sky above.
"No issues."
Yang Wenqing carefully observed the traces within the array network. Only after confirming there were no contamination records did he release the hand seal.
Li Ming, who had been standing guard with his right hand resting on his holster, relaxed. He cautioned Yang Wenqing, "The team leader should have told you—when activating the monitoring array, you must never be careless. In our county sub-bureau alone, on average at least one colleague dies in this kind of situation every year."
Yang Wenqing nodded solemnly. During the time he had followed the team leader on patrols, he had heard these instructions regularly.
The two continued their patrol. When Li Ming walked to a new block, he would patiently introduce it to Yang Wenqing. Pedestrians on the street would subconsciously keep their distance when they saw them. When they walked near some small factories, the factory security captains would come out and exchange a few words with them.
When it was almost nine o'clock, the two arrived at the entrance of the power unit assembly factory. The factory was called Xin Sheng. It had a dedicated militia team patrolling inside. The two only needed to activate the monitoring array at the entrance to inspect it. After the inspection, the militia squad leader guarding the entrance came up and chatted with them for a bit.
Next, the two went to the other two large seafood processing factories and the vegetable market for a patrol round. After confirming everything was fine, they rested for half an hour, then continued patrolling along the previous route. After repeating this three times, the time happened to reach twelve o'clock.
Shortly after the mechanical clock in the county government building struck twelve, Sister Liu's voice rang in their ears through the badge: "Remember to go to Li's."
Immediately after, Team Leader Xiao Liang's voice sounded: "Wenqing, you and Li Ming go first."
The patrol team couldn't go eat at the same time, because in this world, accidents could truly happen at any moment.
The "Li's" that Sister Liu mentioned was a fast-food restaurant designated by the East City Public Security Office. When Yang Wenqing and Li Ming arrived, quite a few colleagues were already eating. After Yang Wenqing explained their purpose to the boss, the boss immediately served up a portion of cut roast goose.
"The two roast geese have already been cut into four portions according to Officer Liu's request," the boss explained as he set down a portion of roast goose.
"How much?" Yang Wenqing asked.
"One hundred twenty-one," the boss answered as he handed a bill to Yang Wenqing, then added, "One hundred twenty is fine."
Yang Wenqing didn't haggle. In this world, aside from pork and mutton, other poultry was rather expensive because there was no large-scale animal husbandry. This was because sometimes a spiritual outbreak would cause them to go mad and mutate, making them troublesome to deal with.
Perhaps because he hadn't satisfied his appetite in a long time, Yang Wenqing ate very quickly. Li Ming was the same. In less than ten minutes, the portion of roast goose was finished. As the two walked out of Li's, they both involuntarily looked toward the seafood restaurant next door.
They saw four uniformed officers walking out noisily from the seafood restaurant next door. In the center of the group was a slightly stout young officer.
Yang Wenqing recognized this officer. It was Zhao Qin, who had been in the same class as him. His family seemed to have some connections in the county administration, and they owned a leather factory. Back at the municipal security academy, he had been very high-profile. He and Yang Wenqing were not the same kind of people, and the two had no interaction.
Zhao Qin was currently radiant with delight, obviously in an excellent mood. He patted his chest and guaranteed to the companions beside him, "Don't stand on ceremony with me. This seafood feast is just the beginning. Tonight I'll treat you all to music and drinks!"
A tall officer beside him immediately responded, "Young Master Zhao is so generous!"
The young officer called Young Master Zhao laughed heartily. His gaze casually swept past Yang Wenqing and Li Ming, who were preparing to leave. His eyes lingered on Yang Wenqing for a moment, then he continued chatting and laughing with his companions.
Li Ming gently nudged Yang Wenqing's arm and said in a low voice, "Let's go."
Yang Wenqing nodded.
At this time, Team Leader Xiao Liang was also walking toward Li's with Ye Yong and another full officer. After a brief exchange, the five of them separated.
The afternoon was much calmer. The two patrolled two more rounds according to the established route, checking the identification of several suspicious-looking passersby who ultimately proved to be ordinary visitors.
It was almost four in the afternoon, near shift change, when Sister Liu's steady voice suddenly came through the badge communicator: "District 2, Shisong Street. A small-scale armed brawl has occurred. Li Ming, Wenqing, you two go support them immediately!"
"Move!" Li Ming barked in a low voice. His right hand instinctively pressed against the holster at his waist, then his entire figure shot forward rapidly.
Yang Wenqing immediately followed close behind. District 2 was the second patrol squad's jurisdiction. Currently patrolling this area were Zhu Lin and Wang Yuanfeng, of whom Zhu Lin was an experienced senior officer.
When the two arrived at Shisong Street, they saw two groups of young people in different work uniforms brawling outside a barbershop. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that only two young people were actually fighting. Most of the rest were just putting on a show.
When Zhu Lin saw Li Ming and Yang Wenqing arrive, he immediately stepped forward and shouted sternly, "All of you, stop!"
Those young people who had been putting on a show stopped accordingly and very tacitly retreated to stand on both sides. But the two young people in the middle had clearly fought until they saw red, deaf to the rebuke.
"I'll beat you into the ground today for Xiao Juan's sake!"
"In your dreams!"
As the two roared, a faint halo surfaced on their skin. This was clearly the effect of having opened spiritual meridians. Combined with the fist techniques they each used, they actually packed some power.
Li Ming said to Yang Wenqing, "They're using minor fist styles."
However, he didn't rush forward to stop them. Zhu Lin and Wang Yuanfeng beside him coldly watched the two separated groups of young people, their right hands resting on their sword hilts.
So-called minor fist styles referred to self-defense martial arts of small clans or lineages.
After the two fought for more than ten seconds, both sporting injuries, Li Ming shot Yang Wenqing a meaningful look. Immediately, the two charged forward simultaneously.
Li Ming cut in from the side, grabbing the left youth's arm and using subtle force to twist it backward. The youth cried out in pain. Struggling, he tried to resist, but Li Ming pressed his knee against the small of his back, holding him down firmly.
Yang Wenqing charged at the youth on the right. When the latter saw Yang Wenqing coming, he subconsciously threw a punch at Yang Wenqing's face. Yang Wenqing dodged sideways while simultaneously hooking the youth's leg with precise timing. The youth had been charging too fiercely, and when his base was blocked, his entire body lost balance and pitched forward. Yang Wenqing seized the opportunity to grab his wrist, cleanly pressing him face-down to the ground with his knee tight against his back.
"Don't move!" Yang Wenqing barked in a low voice. His other hand had already drawn out handcuffs.
With a click, the handcuffs closed.
On the other side, Li Ming had also successfully cuffed the other youth.
Only then did the two young men seem to be doused with a bucket of cold water. Their struggling weakened, leaving only heavy panting and unwilling gazes.
Zhu Lin stepped forward. First, he nodded to the barbershop proprietress to indicate everything was fine. Then, looking at the subdued pair, he snorted coldly, "Fighting in the streets over a girl, and even using spiritual meridians. You two really have some skills!"
Li Ming and Yang Wenqing released their holds at this time, letting Wang Yuanfeng escort the two youths. Zhu Lin looked at Yang Wenqing and said with a smile, "Quick reactions. Clean and efficient handling."
Yang Wenqing exhaled. At the security academy, he had fought with people more than once. As long as he focused, with the aid of his Golden Core world's power, his opponents' movements immediately became predictable. This was the deduction ability of the Golden Core world.
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