Chapter 144: Preparing For Travel (1) |
Ryu Min spent several days conducting field training with CPF squad members.
Whenever a report came in, they’d turn on the siren and rush to the scene as quickly as possible.
Swiftly surveying the crime scene, they’d grasp the situation at a glance.
Ideally, they’d confront the criminal on site, but most had already fled.
In such cases, they’d utilize tracking skills to follow the criminal’s traces.
If they were lucky enough to find the criminal, that was good, but if not?
They’d search for witnesses or visit stores for a more thorough investigation.
Of course, if another report came in during the search, they’d hand it over to the regular police and move on.
It was important to eliminate as many criminal players as possible.
But these weren’t ordinary handcuffs.
“These are player-specific handcuffs distributed to regular police. It takes roughly a strength of 150 in stats to break free.”
After capturing criminals with the handcuffs provided by the squad leader, they’d hand them over to the police for legal proceedings.
Worried about handing players over to regular police?
The state had authorized the use of firearms against players, so regular officers were fully capable of confronting criminal players.
After all, even players can’t dodge bullets.
Well, not yet, anyway.
Even with guns, players not handcuffed remained a threat.
But as police could use lethal force against threatening actions, armed officers could manage to some extent.
‘This should be enough to conclude the training.’
Ryu Min was relieved as he looked at his squad members.
After several days of actual combat, they’d become capable of resolving cases on their own without his intervention.
They’d killed several criminal players.
Though they seemed innocent people, having gone through four rounds made them less averse to killing.
‘They became police due to their disdain for criminals, after all.’
None hesitated to make swift judgments.
“You’ve worked hard this week. With this, both theoretical and practical training are complete. Now I can leave with confidence.”
“Leave? What do you mean?”
“You think I’d always be here to cover your backs? I’m quite busy myself.”
He had informed the Ministry, Infrastructure, and Transport a week ago that he’d be leasing a flight to Nigeria.
Currently, he was just waiting for the flight path approval.
He’d even prepared passports under the name Lostyak.
His mind was already set on the trip.
“Would there be problems catching criminal players without me?”
No one spoke up.
Though they didn’t say it, the squad members had grown fond of him over the week.
It was true they trusted, followed, and respected him as their squad leader.
A pillar of support.
The thought of such a leader leaving left them feeling empty and bitter.
“Don’t be too sad. I’ll drop by from time to time to check on how you’re doing.”
With that, Ryu Min left some parting words for each member.
“Ko Nam-choel. You’ve completely fixed your dialect in just a week. Anyone would think you’re a native of Seoul now.”
“Ha ha, you flatter me, Squad Leader.”
“Hwang Man-ki. Your recent performance has been impressive. Don’t forget I always have high expectations.”
“Thank you, ha ha.”
“Kang Si-hyuk. You’ve always been doing well. Just keep it up. Eh? Are your eyes welling up? You’re not crying because I’m leaving, are you?”
“Ah, n-no, of course not.”
Despite his words, Kang Si-hyuk turned away, dabbing his tears with his palm.
“You’ve all worked hard. Stick to the shifts I’ve arranged, 3 teams, 2 shifts each. It’s tough to do such a job 24/7. Contact me anytime if there’s a problem.”
“Yes! Squad Leader! Thank you for your hard work!”
‘It’s as if I’m retiring or something.’
Ryu Min turned away with a smile hidden behind his mask.
He had a dependable squad now.
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[This month marks the debut of the newly established anti-player squad, CPF. Showing unexpected success……]
[Newly established CPF squad has dealt with 52 players in just a week! Easing the burden on police officers……]
[Is it the CPF effect? Crime rates have dropped 32% compared to last week……]
[Have you heard of the CPF squad? The newly established anti-player squad!]
[There’s a squad that executes criminal players? Everything about CPF!]
└Is this the squad that hunts players down? Can they execute on the spot?
└Definitely seems effective. The number of players committing crimes has plummeted.
└Of course, it’d be effective. If you commit a crime, you get killed.
└Lmao, if I were a criminal, I’d stay holed up at home too.
└Not just randomly killing but only the heinous criminals.
└The country’s gone mad. Players are people too, yet they’re killing them off like this.
└Look, a criminal sympathizer up there.
└If left alone, it would cause more harm. Better to eliminate them.
└Criminals deserve to die. Period.
└Should’ve done this sooner. Typical of the government to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.
└Exactly. Anyway, it seems Congressman Lee Sung-hyun did something right.
└The squad leader is famous among players, right? Ranked number one, nicknamed Black Scythe?
└Black Scythe? Is that the person who saved Congressman Lee Sung-hyun before?
└Then he got in with the congressman’s backing, lol.
└Backed by the congressman? The decision for the squad lies with the chief of police.
└Heard that Congressman Lee Sung-hyun actually recommended him. There’s an article about it.
└No need to discuss his abilities; he’s already proven himself by saving someone, so they must’ve recruited him as a special case.
└So, it’s all about connections, huh. Tsk tsk.
└But considering the squad’s not causing trouble and is handling their duties well, seems the leader’s position isn’t just for show.
Ryu Min put down his phone after reading the comments.
‘The general reaction to CPF is positive. It’s showing notable effects, so maybe that’s to be expected?’
He smiled contentedly, but his own reputation as Black Scythe hadn’t improved much.
Naturally.
No matter how active a unit is, it’s seen as merely fulfilling its duty.
Unless something big happens, the squad leader’s name won’t make headlines.
That’s why he’s heading to Nigeria.
To make something big happen.
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