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Chapter 5 Chen Shi's Equipment

Everyone in this world may have their own unique appearance and their own way of life, but for all five groups of working people, a day begins with slacking off.

Pang Daqiang was huddled in his workstation, playing on his phone, occasionally glancing up at Sun Tiemei's office door. His wife asked if he was coming home for dinner, and he replied, "Not sure," then realized his tone might have sounded a bit stiff and quickly sent a meme of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur). Chen Shi, passing by, glanced at him and noticed a strange resemblance between the chuunibyou and himself…

Chang Biao sat there intently applying hand cream. He squeezed a little into his palm and spread it evenly, from his fingertips to his wrists, making sure to apply it between every finger. His movements were so gentle that it was almost unbearable to watch. Perhaps he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, because he looked up and gave Chen Shi a sweet smile.

Chen Shi quickly looked away. It wasn't because he was being impolite, but rather because he was caught off guard; Brother Biao's face combined with that smile was simply too lethal.

Just as Chen Shi was immersed in this awkward situation, Sun Tiemei's voice came over: "Meeting in ten minutes."

In the conference room, Deputy Director Zheng looked somewhat serious. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he got straight to the point: "Based on the confession of the suspect Wei Sheng, the bureau made meticulous arrangements, and Team Six raided the abandoned factory warehouse in the south of the city on Wednesday night."

The fat man showed a hint of disdain. The person was interrogated by Group Five. You don't care how they interrogated him, but Chen Shi is a member of Group Five, even if he's only been there for one day.

Why was Group Six assigned to this position? Their Group Six leader, Zhou Xin, has no talent, only knows how to flatter the leaders, and spends all his time dressing up and running to the leaders' offices. In contrast, our group leader…

Okay, if Su Tiemei keeps running to the leader's office, the leader will be scared.

But you have to admit that Zhou Xin's approach has its advantages; after all, who can resist flattery?

This arrest operation was like a given essay with a known time, place, and people; assigning the task to someone was essentially giving them the credit.

Old Zheng took a sip of water and continued, "Unfortunately, the operation failed. The intelligence department investigated Old Yuan's recent movements, and he didn't go into hiding, which means that Wei Sheng's arrest didn't affect Old Yuan. Ten minutes before the official operation, the observers of Group Six were still certain that Old Yuan was in the warehouse, but when everyone rushed in, he was gone. To this day, we still don't know how the information was leaked. Group Six, from the group leader down, is conducting an internal investigation."

Apart from Chen Shi, the others present were somewhat puzzled. Admittedly, Team Leader Zhou Xin was indeed incompetent and had many flaws such as being obsequious, sleazy, and ugly. However, all of his team members were A-level experts, one of whom was skilled in tracking. Yet, such a task that seemed like a sure thing to others had failed.

"After the Sixth Team's raid failed, the bureau's intelligence department tracked them down overnight. This morning, they finally confirmed a crucial lead: one of Lao Yuan's men, Da Gang, has been frequenting the northern bungalow area of ​​the city for the past two days. He's never been there before, and his family isn't there either, which is highly unusual. Through meticulous analysis of his movements, the intelligence department has determined that he's been in contact with someone these past two days. So, regardless of whether Lao Yuan is there or not, we need to take down this hideout first. It's best if Lao Yuan is there. If he isn't, we'll use this tactic to alert him and make him move. Only by making him move can we see things more clearly. Given the Sixth Team's failure, the bureau has decided to assign this task to the Fifth Team. Tie Mei, you have five days. Any questions?"

"No problem." Sun Tiemei replied succinctly as always.

Old Zheng nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Chen Shi, revealing a somewhat awkward expression of admiration.

"This new comrade is Chen Shi, right? Haha, I remember him very well. On his first day, he got a stubborn criminal suspect to surrender after just a few words. What does that show?" Old Zheng asked himself, answering his own question. "It shows that we need to give young people more opportunities. Only by giving them opportunities to learn and grow can newcomers develop quickly. Okay, that's all I'll say for today. You can arrange the specific work yourselves in your groups."

After Old Zheng finished speaking, he left his seat and patted Chen Shi's shoulder twice as he passed by.

Chen Shi suddenly felt as if he was bearing an unbearable weight in his life.

"I'll assign the task. This morning, Pang Daqiang will go and coordinate with the intelligence department. Assuming Lao Yuan is here, we need to minimize the area where he's hiding, the smaller the better." Sun Tiemei glanced at the fat man, who immediately lowered his head and began to memorize.

"Time is of the essence; we must act tonight. Chang Biao, you'll be in charge of the frontal assault, while Pang Daqiang will flank and surround us from behind. Later, I'll notify the patrol team to set up defenses on the perimeter to ensure the operation goes smoothly."

After assigning the task, Sun Tiemei looked at Chen Shi and said, "Chen Shi."

Chen Shi sat up straight instinctively.

"You're in charge, watch."

Chen Shi didn't know what "see" meant and wanted to ask the team leader if he could give some specific tasks, such as what to see and how to see it, but Sun Tiemei had already gotten up and left.

Fatty and Chang Biao pulled Chen Shi aside for a lesson. "Boss, this is to have you record the entire operation. First, it will help you get a direct feel for the team's working style. Second, it will allow you to learn during the operation and improve the team's combat coordination. And third..."

The fat man gave a tactical pause with a smile, "Thirdly, with your current pathetic physical condition, what are you going to do if they chase you down? Can you outrun them? You might be able to put up a fight if there's a shared bike, but without it, you're finished, you know? The boss is taking care of you."

The truth is so hurtful, yet it also sounds very sincere. Chen Shi wanted to scold the fat man but didn't know how to refute him.

Chang Biao covered his mouth and laughed: "Alright, stop teasing Xiao Shi. You go and make contact with the intelligence department. We'll go to the equipment room together later."

Half an hour later, all five members of Team Five assembled in the equipment room. Old Zhou, who was in the equipment room, saw the entire Team Five arrive and asked in surprise, "Is there a big operation going on?"

Pang Daqiang nodded solemnly. Chen Shi suddenly realized that the fat man was usually quite unreliable, but once a mission started, his face would become serious, showing a kind of tough and ruthless fat man.

Old Zhou didn't ask any questions. He first took out a set of kinetic energy gloves, which belonged to Chang Biao. These gloves could focus kinetic energy, and when worn, the kinetic energy critical hits would be 30% more powerful than when unarmed.

Then he handed the fat man a set of heavy armor protective lining. It was very heavy and thick. For someone like him, who was a heavy tank type, ordinary weapons were not very effective.

Sun Tiemei's equipment was very simple, and it looked like a silver ring.

Chang Biao looked at the puzzled Chen Shi and said, "This ring can make the release of superpowers more precise. The team leader doesn't usually use it, but this operation is a bit complicated."

It was Chen Shi's turn.

"Is this new guy?"

"Hello, Teacher Zhou, I'm Chen Shi, and I just started last week."

"Chen Shi?" Old Zhou pulled up Chen Shi's file in the system and glanced at it. Then, as if he was not sure, he put on his reading glasses and looked at it again.

Old Zhou was a bit stumped. He had worked in the bureau for many years and knew every staff member well. He could accurately match each person with the most suitable equipment, but was this "telling jokes" a bit too outrageous? Could he give him a "Complete Collection of Jokes" instead?

He thought for a long time, then took out a set of basic protective clothing and handed it to Chen Shi. After a moment of silence, he took out a first-aid kit from the drawer. It contained sanitary napkins, tourniquets, disinfectant, and everything else imaginable. He shoved the first-aid kit into Chen Shi's hands. Although he didn't say, "You might need it," everyone understood.

Chen Shi didn't mind at all; in fact, he was quite grateful for Lao Zhou's thoughtfulness. He opened the first-aid kit, looked at it for a while, and then solemnly stuffed a box of throat lozenges from his pocket into it.

Pang Daqiang: ?

Chang Biao: ?

Sun Tiemei's lips twitched slightly.

But Chen Shi paid no attention to the opinions of others, instead carefully examining his equipment.

At that moment, he felt incredibly at ease.