Enforcer Manual
Chapter 78: Advice from Experts_1

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Advice from Experts_1

Remain a nobody or create a worldwide reputation?

This is a topic filled with philosophical undertones, and the philosopher of Night City who once proposed this question, Mr. Dexter Deshawn, has been gunned down at a Garbage Disposal Plant.

Song Lan did not immediately answer this question. He just calmly surveyed the lean man on the other side of the desk.

The man seemed to be past his forties, past the age of hot-blooded rampage, so he should have known the answer within his heart.

Even Chai Ke, hailed as the underground emperor of district seventeen, had never dared to wreak havoc at the citywide conference.

And if I analyze this issue from a professional perspective...

First off, the moniker "Rat" sounds like a stepping-stone-level "trash fish". Secondly, there are three other criminals who want to take over Chai Ke’s territory. According to the plot rule that the sooner a character appears, the sooner they die, Song Lan feels that this "Rat" is toast.

As Song Lan stared at the man in front of him, he sensed that the man’s luck was dulled, and he was likely to die at any moment.

But he did not wish to disappoint the trust bestowed upon him by his distant relatives - having described him as a specialist among specialists, he could only display his professional abilities.

"You plan to make your move at the citywide conference in two days," quipped Song Lan.

At these words, "Rat’s" eyes lit up.

Although Song Lan did not directly answer his question, this statement carried more weight than any formal reply.

Yes, he was about to attempt a feat that even Chai Ke had never achieved - chaos at the citywide conference, holding the mayor hostage, humiliating the Law Enforcers so they could never show their faces in front of the criminals. By then, his moniker "Rat" will be on everyone’s lips in district seventeen and be heard far and wide in the "outside world".

So, he needed a meticulous plan now.

Song Lan asked again, "How are you prepared?"

"We’ve bought a large amount of military firepower and explosives from the arms dealers in the ’outside world’. Firepower coverage will not be a problem. We can definitely keep the security personnel at the venue under control."

"I’m talking about a plan. How do you plan to infiltrate the venue?"

"Infiltration? No, no, no, Mr. Dorago, I think you may have misunderstood my intention."

"Rat" excitedly stood up from his position. Every time he mentioned this plan to others, he could not conceal his inner excitement. He could already imagine himself storming the mayor’s office with a heavy machine gun in front of him amidst artillery fire. "Our plan is to launch a frontal assault, giving the security personnel no time to react!"

Are you rushing to reincarnate?

Song Lan’s vision darkened.

Although he had prepared himself for "Rat" to fall short of Chai Ke, this guy’s plan was a tad too outrageous. It was beyond him how this man became the head of a criminal organization.

A frontal assault would most likely result in him being sniped with one shot to the head before he could even take two steps with his machine gun.

He could only speculate that "Rat" was a master at managing Pleasure Venues, but anyone off the street could come up with a more constructive battle plan.

"This is the map of the venue."

Song Lan had no choice but to bring out the architectural blueprint he had prepared in advance. "The square surrounding the venue is where the majority of the security personnel are stationed. During the meeting, they will be equipped with heavy firepower, and unlike normally, they will target to kill enemies at the first go, without considering the possibility of capturing them alive."

"Rat" hastily circled round to Song Lan’s side, listening attentively.

"Here, is the frontal breakthrough position you imagined."

Song Lan circled the position of the main entrance on the tablet with a red marker. "If you choose to attack from here, you will expose yourselves to at least five coverage lines of fire. In addition to the security forces stationed at the front, there are also the ones on the first and second floors of the venue, behind the left-hand fountain cover, and the green belt area with a poor field of view from your position."

In two words, Song Lan could sum up the plan that "Rat" came up with on a whim - a suicide mission.

"In addition, there will be snipers ambushing in the residential area on the left side of the street and the exhibition center at the back. And even if you don’t get wiped out in the first exchange of fire, once the Law Enforcers’ support arrives, your offensive position will be directly caught in a pincer attack."

In other words, "Rat" has chosen a position where he and his men can be under 360-degree, all-around fire from the Law Enforcers.

Unavoidably, he suspected that when formulating the plan, "Rat" focused over 90% of his attention on showcasing his coolness carrying a machine gun.

Song Lan didn’t even bother to scare the opposition with advanced drone technology. He didn’t want "Rat" to be scared witless and give up the plan altogether, packing up and going back to his village to farm sweet potatoes.

"Rat’s" expression grew increasingly grim. Song Lan had practically dismissed his attack plan in its entirety, but frustratingly, everything he said seemed to make complete sense.

"So... Mr. Dorago, what’s your advice?"

"If you want to actually reach the key personnel attending the meeting, the first step is to avoid any possibility of a head-on confrontation with the security personnel. The longer the battle line, the more unfavorable the situation is for you. What you need is a plan that would get you deep into the enemy’s territory and capture the key figures before the security personnel can react."

Song Lan went on, "Once you have the hostages, the security personnel will be hamstrung, and you can turn the tables by making the venue your temporary stronghold for protection."

"But how exactly should we do that?"

"Rat" asked eagerly.

"The answer lies beneath the venue." Song Lan marked out the route of the underground sewer system in district seventeen, and a red circle at the exit. "This route can bypass the main entrance and central square to reach the position behind the green belt. If you can secure your footing at the exit, you can sneak in from the staff entrance at the back of the venue. For this reason, your team cannot be too large. The ones carrying out this plan must be trusted elites, and this infiltration squad will be crucial to the success of the plan.

"The team needs a hacker who can break into the venue’s security system in a short time, two gunmen skilled in small-scale combat, a Bombardier who can blast the venue’s main gate open, and it would be best if you could find an expert who can use hypnotic gas to make the venue’s security personnel lose consciousness."

At this point, Song Lan timely circled back to the question posed by the other party at the start, "’Rat’, getting famous is not something you can achieve just by being passionately reckless."

As a professional, he did not lie to "Rat".

If they managed to break through and reach the room where the key personnel were, it would be an unprecedented feat.

By then, "Rat’s" name would surely ring out across the whole of district seventeen.

However, whether "Rat" could live to see this happen was another story.

His mission was to help him make a name for himself, but this mission did not include ensuring that "Rat" would ultimately survive.

Remain a nobody or create a worldwide reputation?

Song Lan chose the latter.

Because by then, in addition to "Rat", another name might be known worldwide.

For example, the director of the Law Enforcers who demonstrated strong command ability in front of all the key personnel, calmly faced the long-premeditated criminals, and brought down all the criminals including "Rat".

Thanks to YouqingJiyan for the 1500 QiDian coins!