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

Chapter 7 Enlightenment by the Pond?

Lin Tiansheng bought six scratched second-hand lenses at a camera accessories store, spending 600 yuan.

In the electronics market, lenses are very expensive, often costing over a thousand yuan, but scratched lenses are heavily discounted, and sights don't require large lenses.

After selecting suitable plastic tubing to serve as a sleeve at the stall, only three components remained: the "light source," the "dividing board," and the "circuit."

The core principle of red dot sights is to create a visible, point-shaped radial light source using a beam splitter and a power source.

The core component is LED (light-emitting diode) technology.

Beam splitters, sleeves, and other similar components have been developed for over a century and are widely used in consumer electronics.

After buying the dividing board, he set his sights on laser pointers.

Because laser pointers are currently the best devices that integrate light sources and power, and they have a certain degree of accuracy, ensuring effective shooting within a distance of fifteen meters.

However, in the 1980s, laser pointers had a limited range of applications, appearing only in laboratory equipment and engineering tools. When he couldn't find one in an electronics store, Lin Tiansheng wasn't upset. Instead, he went to a shop selling engineering tools and bought a second-hand laser pointer in a shop selling welding equipment.

Unlike the miniature laser pointers of later generations, which are about the size of a finger, current civilian laser pointers are about the thickness of a wrist. A single laser pointer costs HK$600, so six would cost HK$3,600. After some haggling, I got a HK$300 discount, emptied my pockets, and still owed the shopkeeper HK$1,000.

These days, it's common to buy expensive items on credit. After showing his police ID, the shopkeeper reluctantly agreed and even let him use the tool room.

In just half an hour, six black, hand-cranked red dot sights, welded together, were placed on the table, resembling rifle scopes, their appearance exuding a sense of intimidation.

The shop owner clicked his tongue in amazement: "What excellent skills, officer! Were you in the army before?"

Lin Tiansheng put the items into his bag, glanced at them, and joked, "Don't ask too many questions about the police, or you might end up in jail."

"Pick, I still prefer the way you were when you bought on credit earlier." The shopkeeper chuckled and scolded, his eyes fixed on the bag, muttering, "What job do you need? Work for me, and you can earn over ten thousand a month."

"I'll pay you back next month when I get paid. I'm off." Lin Tiansheng picked up the bag, turned around and glanced at the container: "Handle it properly, make sure I don't find any contraband next time, or I'll save you a thousand yuan."

"Is this how you repay me?" the boss complained angrily. However, he did have illegal detonators and gun parts in his warehouse, which allowed him to occasionally earn some illicit income.

Lin Tiansheng only went in after he spotted a few rifle parts in the pile of goods at the door. Once he got the goods, he didn't bother to investigate further.

There are many such illegal gun shops on Hong Kong Island, providing basic firearms to triad members.

Real arms depots wouldn't be located in busy electronics districts.

Lin Tiansheng returned to the West Kowloon headquarters and summoned Zhang Jinrong, Ma Delong, and the other four men. The gun requisition reports submitted that morning had been approved, and each of them was authorized to carry an M16 assault rifle, equipped with four magazines of 5.56mm caliber ammunition.

Foreigners impose strict firepower restrictions on the police force. Crime investigation departments such as the Major Crimes Unit and the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau are only allowed to carry .38 revolvers.

Only paramilitary units such as the Mobile Force, Flying Tigers, and Airport Special Operations Group are permitted to be equipped with assault rifles and shotguns.

However, when handling high-risk missions, officers from the Major Crimes Unit can temporarily request the use of equipment such as assault rifles and bulletproof vests by submitting a report.

"Click, click."

After pulling back the bolt, checking the rifling, and personally inspecting the weapon, Lin Tiansheng put on his bulletproof vest, slung the weapon over his shoulder, and waved, saying, "Let's move out." "Yes, sir." Zhang Jinrong, Ma Delong, and the other four men stood at attention, saluted, and solemnly agreed, striding after the police chief to board two temporarily requisitioned plainclothes police cars.

"Ah Rong will drive the lead car, and Lao Ma will drive the last one. Let's go to Tuen Mun first." Lin Tiansheng opened the passenger door. Ma Delong nodded in agreement and asked, "Brother Sheng, aren't we supposed to land at Lung Kwu Tan?"

"It's still early, let's try out the gun and then have dinner," Lin Tiansheng said with a smile.

Watching the two cars speed away, in the Chief Inspector's office on the third floor of the Operations Department, Pi Zhibang smiled broadly, holding a lighter and helping the foreign Chief Inspector "Henry" light his cigarette: "Sir, it's all settled. I didn't even tell them that the ruthless bandit who came ashore was Li Xudong."

Henry exhaled a long puff of smoke, his face showing satisfaction: "Well done, the director will remember you."

“It’s an honor to serve you, sir!” Pi Chi-pong put away his lighter, leaned forward, bowed, and saluted. Wong Yip, a senior inspector from the West Kowloon Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, flashed contempt in his eyes and muttered under his breath, “You fat bastard, you bootlicker.”

Pi Chi-pong turned around and asked, "Inspector Wong, what do you think?"

Huang Ye, with his square face covered in thick eyebrows and big eyes, said in a dry, hoarse voice, his throat choked with phlegm, "I think Pi Sir is pretty good at dirty work. Just kidding. These few losers are in a hurry to die so they can be reincarnated sooner. They're quite clever."

Pi Chi-pong's smile was slick, but his eyes were sinister, and his tone was cold: "Yeah, if you dare to offend the big sirs, you're dead."

"Stop the car," Lin Tiansheng shouted as the vehicle passed through a grove of trees. Zhang Jinrong immediately braked, puzzled, and asked, "Boss, what's up?"

"Get out of the car and come over here to test the goods." Lin Tiansheng used the walkie-talkie to call the workers from both vehicles over, took out the red dots from the bags, and distributed them to the workers.

Ma Delong asked in confusion, "Brother Sheng, what's this?"

“I’ll install it for you.” Lin Tiansheng took out a wire and fixed the sight in place, but not completely, to make it easier to adjust later.

When Lin Tiansheng stepped into the woods, turned on the scope, and aimed the light at a leaf, the men present suddenly realized what was happening, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Young police officer He Li's eyes widened, his Adam's apple bobbing, and he stammered, "Lin, Lin sir, military equipment?"

Without hesitation, Gao Zicong immediately tried firing a shot. Although it went slightly astray, he still looked delighted.

Even disregarding accuracy, the mere presence of a red dot makes directional shooting incredibly threatening.

Zhang Jinrong unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip of whiskey, and cursed, "Damn it, are you stupid? This lousy stuff is obviously made by Brother Sheng himself."

"Brother Sheng, you spent three years at the pond learning all this?"

Ma Delong and Liu Yida were both quiet and silently tested the gun. After only three shots, Xiao Zuo adjusted the gun and the accuracy improved significantly.

"Amazing, truly amazing! With this, we'll definitely take down all the big gangsters tonight!"

The upgraded equipment immediately gave the anxious team a huge sense of security. They felt much more confident and certain of victory, and the increased morale made the shrimp soldiers and crab generals brought in from the four ponds even more obedient to orders.

Lin Tiansheng's prestige as a superior officer was gradually built up through his actions, one by one. However, due to the limited number of bullets, each person only had five opportunities to adjust their gun. After adjusting his own gun, Lin Tiansheng would then help his subordinates adjust theirs.

After finishing these tasks, the group went to a food stall in Tuen Mun Town for dinner, and after sunset, they arrived at Lung Kwu Beach in the New Territories.

(End of this chapter)