Enforcer Manual
Chapter 155: Speech Day_1

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Speech Day_1

Anyone who attacks the caravan will become an enemy of Zone 17.

When Song Lan made this statement with full determination, Lu Xiang had the thought of setting up an "external" crime investigation department, with Song Lan as the head of this new department.

But currently, Comrade Song Lan is already the chief of two departments, with plenty of work on her hands.

Out of consideration for her, Lu Xiang did not voice this idea.

"I will consider it."

Even if this plan was to be implemented, it would only be after the election.

Whether Aureliano could smoothly become the mayor is still uncertain. Although his approval rating is leading by a large margin and the Foster Family, his biggest obstacle, is no longer there, his speeches during the election have seriously touched on the interests of large corporations.

Lu Xiang managed to review a few of his speech videos during her spare time. In addition to regaining control of border trade, he had prepared a series of policy recommendations, such as increasing corporate taxes, banning the use of cyborgs to replace manual labor, and strictly regulating working hours of all companies.

To reduce bank taxes and personal income tax, this amount of money will be filled by businesses.

While he won the support of the public, he also became a thorn in the side of large corporations. Lu Xiang was certain that over 90% of the large corporations in Zone 17 hoped to see Aureliano dead in the street the next day.

If they can’t prevent him from taking office through political means, these corporations might resort to other measures.

According to data, after 2155, the United Government had 19 mayoralty candidates killed by gunshots. The reason why such incidents never occurred in Zone 17 before was because each mayor had to get approval from the Foster Family before taking office, and the interests of the Foster Family were aligned with those of the corporations.

Based on this trend, Aureliano could potentially become the 20th mayoral candidate killed by gunfire.

It seemed that he himself was not concerned about this matter, giving three speeches or more every week in the city centre of Zone 17, without any proper security measures in place. The bodyguards of the People’s Will were mostly untrained community security guards who were negligible in front of true professional assassins.

Speaking of professional assassins, Lu Xiang felt that Song Lan had indirectly saved him once.

If it weren’t for Dorago Safron being killed by her, those large corporations would have probably already paid for Aureliano’s life.

Truth once again verified Lu Xiang’s prediction.

Three days later, an anonymous email from the "outside" appeared in her inbox.

The email claimed that an experienced assassination team had infiltrated Zone 17, targeting this popular mayoral candidate.

The large corporations of Zone 17 had spent a lot of money to hire the most professional people from the "outside".

That morning, the Law Enforcers department held an emergency meeting.

"Black Hand"

A strange name appeared on the holographic projection.

If the anonymous intel was accurate, they would be facing an extremely professional killer organization.

"This organization is active in the ’outside world’, with a total of five people - a sniper, a bombardier, an armed fighter, a hacker, and a master of disguise - making their team very comprehensive. They have planned the assassinations of seven political figures in neutral countries, and are wanted criminals in thirteen neutral countries."

All the heads of the departments in the conference room had serious looks, including Song Lan.

Before he even had time for a vacation, a professional assassin team of five had infiltrated Zone 17.

The criminals from the "outside" were getting more and more dreadful, making it difficult for anyone to sleep peacefully.

Captain Doug and Chief Snick, who were active participants in the meeting, were the first to get into gear and became engaged in the discussion.

"The campaign speech in the downtown area this weekend."

In no time, they arrived at the same conclusion, "If they were to act, that would undoubtedly be the best place."

Before every speech to rally votes, the People’s Will would print posters in advance and post them at subway stations and other transportation hubs, with the specific time and location printed on them.

"The terrain of the downtown area is extremely complicated, the speech position is exposed to dozens of sniper spots at least, and we cannot possibly search through every building during the speech."

Doug had a headache. If he put himself in the position of a professional assassin, he could think of at least a hundred methods to attack Aureliano and leave safely.

He felt it was a miracle that the man could still be alive today, considering his style of presentation at speeches.

In fact, without the intervention of the Law Enforcers, there was, strictly speaking, no need for professional assassins. A few armed civilians suddenly rushing out of the crowd could take the life of this mayoral candidate.

The main reason Aureliano was still alive was because the situation in Zone 17 was unclear previously, coupled with a series of major events, leaving corporations with no time to deal with him.

"Is there any way to cancel, postpone, or change the speech location?"

Snick asked.

It was no longer just a matter of Aureliano’s personal safety. It could be foreseen that during the speech, a large number of citizens would gather at the city square. If the Black Hand’s bombardier planted bombs near the square in advance, it could potentially lead to hundreds of casualties.

They would not harbor any hopes for the boundaries of the "outside" assassins, because for them, the more chaotic the scene, the easier it would be for them to retreat.

Therefore, cancelling the speech would be a better solution than ensuring the safety of the speaker.

"We can negotiate, but that won’t completely solve the problem."

Lu Xiang said, "As long as Aureliano needs to make speeches, he will inevitably be within their sight sooner or later."

This was precisely what made professional assassins so difficult to deal with. You never knew where they were before they took action. Even if one speech was cancelled, they would only lose one opportunity.

The only way to completely resolve the issues was to find those five people.

"I will discuss with him about changing the speech location. Over the next few days, you must increase patrols in the city area, striving to find some clues when they are scouting the ground. But remember, do not engage them without certainty."

"Acknowledged!"

At the end of the meeting, the department heads immediately returned to their respective posts.

"Chief Song, could you stay behind?"

Song Lan, who was ready to rejoin the crowd and return to work, shivered and turned back with a sheepish smile towards Lu Xiang.

"Director Lu, what is it?"

"I was hoping you would voice your opinions at today’s work meeting."

Lu Xiang crossed her arms and said, "What do you think about the assassin problem?"

"I believe that Director Lu’s arrangements are appropriate and meticulous, and I don’t think there is anything that needs to be added."

"Really?"

"Absolutely."

"Well... What if I promised to give you a week off after catching them?"

"I think it might not be a bad idea to discuss this issue a little bit more."

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