My absurd experiences in North America over the years

Li Fu's security team, including the one person who was absent today, consists of 18 people, excluding Thompson.

This scale seems large, but in reality, it's quite ordinary in the American political and business circles. At most, it would only be considered a medium-sized configuration, and higher requirements would even make it a low-end configuration.

The environment in the United States is different from that in China. The fact that gun ownership is permitted in the United States means that politicians, business people, and celebrities are more likely to encounter extreme situations when they travel.

Protecting important figures is a 24/7 operation.

假设一个贴身安保小组（PSD）的标準配置是4人，1人充当司机、1人贴身保护、1人观察四周、1人持枪应急。

So there are 3 eight-hour shifts a day, which makes 12 people.

In fact, four people are usually not enough.

When Li Fu travels, unless he is not in a public place, he is usually accompanied by a group of six people, except for Thompson.

In addition to the bodyguards in suits, the entourage often includes plainclothes officers mixed in with the crowd to prevent assassins from lying in ambush, as well as an advance team that arrives several hours in advance.

These are the most important parts of eliminating risk factors.

Of course, this is the standard for truly important people, with monthly expenses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, which is unaffordable for ordinary small business owners or celebrities.

Like Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group who was shot and killed in 2024, he earned millions of dollars a year and had total assets of over 20 million dollars, yet he couldn't afford a security team.

Of course, his biggest mistake was knowing that his company was notorious in the industry for its 30% rejection rate, yet he still dared to walk alone to the Hilton Hotel to attend an investor meeting.

All I can say is that he died a good death.

Look up and see, who can escape the wrath of Heaven?

Li Fu, a rising young elite, only hired this security team from Boston after encountering attacks from the Sin Lord and the Kushner family in New York.

To be honest, this security team is quite capable, but they are by no means without any flaws.

Otherwise, there would be no need for field training.

However, due to their different perspectives, they considered themselves industry elites and believed that Li Fu's demands were overly nitpicky.

If it were any other boss, it would indeed be impossible to dispel their grievances and gain their complete acceptance.

Unfortunately, Li Fu was an exception among exceptions.

In late December, the outdoor temperature at the training base had dropped below zero. A layer of white frost covered the wild grass at the edge of the shooting range, and it made a soft cracking sound when stepped on.

Seventeen security guards stood at the edge of the shooting range, wearing thick training uniforms. Their breath condensed into a thin mist in the cold air before quickly dissipating.

They had just completed a round of obstacle course and extreme shooting. Some were bending over, supporting their knees and panting, while others were wiping sweat from their faces with their sleeves. This was an extraordinary physical challenge.

But what truly made them feel they couldn't go on wasn't physical strength, but the standards set by Li Fu.

Drawing a gun and firing must be completed within 1.2 seconds from target detection to firing. This is the average standard for FBI agents' tactical training, which is about 0.4 seconds faster than that of ordinary police officers.

This time may not sound like much, but it is extremely difficult to improve upon it; you could say that every 0.1 seconds is a hurdle.

They felt that the training was arduous and unnecessary.

Li Fu insisted on doing this for a reason. This 0.4-second difference, when converted into a real-life shooting exchange, is equivalent to having an extra complete shooting window if the enemy is a high-level assassin.

In extreme cases, it would mean that his security personnel have been killed, and he would have to face danger directly.

However, people are often unable to deeply empathize. After a few days of training, most security guards found that the gap was difficult to narrow. They had reached their limits and could not make up for it through training.

Then, they all approached Thompson.

Several of the more senior team members stood in front of Thompson and complained to him that the boss had set the standards too high, so high that it didn't seem like training normal people. They asked if the standards could be lowered, or at least the training time could be reduced.

Li Fu naturally disagreed; he couldn't possibly spend millions of dollars to support useless people. He decided to personally come to the training base to demonstrate.

He deliberately didn't wear his training uniform today, only a thick black coat, and stood at the starting point of the shooting range, facing the security team. The wind blew from the side of the shooting range, and the hem of his coat fluttered.

"I heard you all think the standards are too high?" Li Fu glanced at everyone present, his voice not loud but his tone stern. "And some people even say the training is completely useless?"

No one spoke in the queue, but a few people lowered their gaze slightly, not daring to look directly at Li Fu.

"I never intended for you to be among the top performers, because that does require talent, but you are not yet qualified to consider yourselves at the level where talent matters."

His words were rather harsh.

Immediately, some people in the queue protested, believing that Li Fu's actions were an insult to them.

Li Fu stopped talking, took out a pair of earmuffs from his coat pocket, put them on, and calmly walked to the edge of the shooting lane, gesturing towards the gun rack.

Thompson handed over a loaded pistol at just the right moment.

Li Fu held the gun in his left hand and cocked it with his right. He then instructed Thompson to start the moving target. A second or two later, three target plates popped out from different directions almost simultaneously.

They bounce up extremely fast, and the intervals are very short, less than half a second.

Li Fu immediately raised his gun and fired three shots.

There was almost no pause between the first and second shots, and only a very short interval between the third and second shots, as if the same action had been repeated three times.

All three target plates hit the center area, with almost no deviation between the bullet holes.

Everyone in the queue gasped.

They knew their boss was a master, but they didn't know he was this skilled.

Thompson reported his results: "Time from raising the gun to firing was 0.8 seconds, the interval between consecutive shots was 0.5 seconds, and all three shots hit the target."

"My god..."

The security team members could hardly believe it.

In fact, this was not Li Fu's best result. His peak time was less than 0.7 seconds, and there were teammates who were even slightly faster than him.

This level is what can be considered the limit of human capability.

Of course, as he gets older, even if Li Fu resumes training on his own, he will not be able to do it again.

He knew that getting into position within one second required some talent, so he didn't require the security guards to draw their guns and fire within that time.

Maintaining a certain level of accuracy when drawing and firing a gun within 1.2 seconds is achievable through training.

The boss himself had a time of 0.8 seconds, and his shooting speed and accuracy were also extremely amazing. The team members who were complaining about how hard it was and how useless the training was were instantly speechless and even convinced of his superiority.

The United States values ​​individual heroism and is naturally inclined to submit to the strong. Therefore, for the next month, Thompson continued to train them without much hindrance.