The Chief Detective Inspector is dead. I'm now the top police officer in Hong Kong!

Chapter 156 Open Fire, Charge (24)

The crowd was in an uproar, shouting battle cries. The more than three hundred men at the head of the group were the first to start fighting on Nathan Road. The thugs followed their leader closely, spreading out along the street, fighting and running, retreating and charging back, screaming and howling. It was not a blind, reckless charge, but rather a coordinated attack, with the thugs cutting off the enemy in groups. Sometimes, they could even stage spectacular encirclements and counter-charges.

In no time, dozens of people were splattered with blood and lay dead in the street.

From a macro perspective, the reason why gangsters don't use weapons to start fights is because they are afraid of attracting a crackdown by the authorities. From a micro perspective, they are also afraid that if they pull out a gun, they will be shot dead by the police immediately.

Therefore, professional fighters are all skilled in martial arts and have honed their strength. Although the fighters under Su Long's command were famous, the tigers and wolves raised by the Xiang family were also formidable. The commotion when the two sides first clashed shocked the police officers who were watching from the sidelines, causing them to grip their weapons and tense up.

"Inspector Lin?" Pu Yongshi, Chen Sheng, Henry, Shi Zhanpeng, and several others, each occupying a corner and leading their men, glanced sideways at Lin Tiansheng.

Lin Tiansheng, with a gun at his waist and a bulletproof vest over his white T-shirt, picked up a walkie-talkie and decisively ordered: "All units, disperse the riot and arrest the ringleaders."

"Yes, sir!"

After a chorus of agreement, Pu Yongshi shouted, "Three people per group, water cannons to clear the way, Big Mouth Boy, go!"

On the uniformed unit's water cannon truck, two officers held high-pressure water cannons, turned on the nozzles, and sprayed water into the chaotic street. Senior Inspector On Chi-hung of the West Kowloon Uniformed Unit blew his whistle, pulled out a wooden baton, and shouted sharply, "Uniformed riot police, move in!"

"Da da da."

Forty uniformed police officers, deployed to the intersection, were already lined up, helmets on, single-person shields in hand, and batons drawn in their right hands. Ten officers in a row marched in unison, forming a human wall amidst the chaos. Any thugs who refused to back down were either struck on the head with batons and knocked to the ground, or swept away by the water cannons, rolling on the ground screaming in agony.

The two water cannon trucks belonging to the military unit were the largest "heavy weapons" on site. Each truck had two high-pressure water guns. The water jets sprayed out had an impact force of 145 to 200 pounds, equivalent to 90 kilograms, within 50 meters, depending on the angle and pressure.

It was clearly visible that two gangsters were "shoved into the air" on the street, and when they landed, their arms and legs were broken, and they were crying bitterly.

As uniformed police officers adjusted their angles and continuously sprayed water at the throng of gangsters, TPU members, armed with "big mouth guns," stepped forward and fired shots toward both sides of the street: "Bang bang bang."

The colorful smoke bombs landed, choking the gangsters and causing them to cough repeatedly as they hastily fled. Their clothes stained with paint became "criminal marks" in the eyes of the police, making them prime targets for arrest by the PTU.

At this moment, the PTU fully demonstrated the combat skills of a paramilitary unit. One person, carrying a full-body riot shield, charged to the front; another, armed with an M16, remained on guard at all times; and yet another, carrying a baton, continuously cooperated with the uniformed team to subdue the criminals. Whenever a gangster dropped his weapon and surrendered with his hands on his head, someone would pull out nylon cable ties from behind their waist and bind his hands and feet, temporarily imposing simple control.

Tonight, all the triad bosses and police chiefs in Hong Kong are watching the Sun Kee Club showdown on Nathan Road!

The actions of everyone present will be seen by both the legitimate and criminal worlds, by high-ranking officials and powerful figures; they may either gain a reputation for power and intimidation or become topics of conversation and ridicule.

Everyone understood the importance of the battle. After being attacked by the police and losing over a hundred men, they retreated in disarray. Upon receiving orders from the gang leader, they raised their knives again, shouting as they charged forward: "Damn it, kill the cops too!"

“Tonight, Nathan Road is under my control.”

The gangsters rallied their morale, with many leaders gathering a dozen or so men to storm the TPU squad. Meanwhile, the brawl at the barracks escalated into vandalism and arson; many gangsters broke into shops, looted valuables, or set fires, pushing items into the streets to obstruct police operations. All police officers in West Kowloon were mobilized along Nathan Road, preventing the New Kowloon police from supporting each other. However, Tung Choi Street was the main battleground, with over a thousand officers nearby, putting immense pressure on Lam Tin-shing's group. Ten minutes later, news of injuries to PTU and uniformed units came through the radio one after another.
Less than fifty meters from Jingyi Teahouse, in a large building, Guangdong veteran "Chen Yuanchao," smoking a cigarette and carrying an AK-47, led thirteen fellow villagers out of a room, lined up, and went downstairs. They even brushed past a citizen hurrying home. Upon seeing the guns and bullets on the twelve men, the citizen could not hide his fear and quickened his pace to leave.

Chen Yuanchao smiled, reached out to stop the person, pulled out a photo from his pocket, and politely showed it to the citizen: "Have you seen him up ahead?"

The photo was the one of Lin Tiansheng on the cover of Police Bulletin, and it was very easy to recognize. The citizens nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, he is at the intersection of Tongcai Street."

At the same time, seeing the gangsters displaying their courage and launching a counterattack against the police force, creating chaos, Lin Tiansheng picked up his walkie-talkie and ordered, "Fire!"

Gangsters don't even need to deliberately attack police officers on the street. They can easily cause injury or death to officers simply by setting up roadblocks with miscellaneous items.

Upon receiving authorization to fire from their commander, the armed officers in the three-man squad did not hesitate to raise their guns and pull the triggers at the armed personnel in front of them.

The weapons were all switched to single-shot mode. After a burst of gunfire, more than a dozen gangsters were shot in the hands and feet, screamed and fell to the ground, and blood flowed everywhere.

"The police have killed someone!"

"We have bullets! We have bullets!"

The brutality of live ammunition immediately dampened the tempers of the hot-tempered gangsters.

Standing atop Jingyi Restaurant, Su Long's face turned ashen when he saw the blue-hatted men fire live ammunition on the very first shot. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it, Lin Tiansheng is a real jackal."

Axe Jun and Li Yutian also felt an intense sense of pressure, and they couldn't help but slow their breathing.

The thugs, who had just mustered their courage, fell silent once again. Some, however, refused to believe in the danger and charged forward a couple more times, only to be hit by live bullets again, crying out in pain from the wounds.

"Mong Kok O-Ke leads by Chan Sir to support PTU. West Kowloon O-Ke follows me to Jingyi Restaurant. Inspector Shi leads the Serious Crimes Unit to Shanghai Street and Four Seasons Restaurant."

"Great success is in sight, keep your spirits up." Lin Tiansheng issued three urgent orders in succession, made proper arrangements, and decided to divide his forces to wipe out all the big shots on both sides in one fell swoop.

The officers whose names were called immediately responded, "Yes, sir."

Then, the last men at the command post scattered and rushed towards their target. Su Long could clearly see Lin Tiansheng's movements, but he wasn't in a hurry to run away. He sat in the teahouse waiting for Lin Tiansheng to come. The mass exposé of a thousand men had caused a sensation throughout Hong Kong. As the mastermind behind it all, he needed an opportunity to talk to the police and make peace. How could they negotiate their interests if Lin Tiansheng left?

He held on and didn't lose; it was Four-Eyes Taki who lost.

Axe-Head Jun noticed a group of gunmen emerging from the street, rushing upstream towards Lin Tiansheng's direction. Li Yutian, as if sensing his gaze, followed the direction, his hair standing on end, and exclaimed in shock, "Who arranged this gang of big shots?!"

(End of this chapter)