The Little Prince in the Ossuary

00080 — #Hardened Earth — 17:40

#Hardened Earth, Fort Roberts (3)

A mixture of city police, drug control, gun control, SWAT teams, county sheriffs, and federal marshals, among others, made up the members of the State Park Patrol. The Department of Fish and Wildlife had also been included.

This strange composition made it difficult for them to act right away. Each team’s tactics were different, and their numbers were a weak point. Therefore, they had to clearly define their roles and movements in advance, which meant that a lot of time was wasted. The control of the situation at the command center was simply that important.

Before the dispatch, the police in charge of supply opened the warehouse and brought out the necessary equipment. Although they proceeded as quickly as possible, it still took about thirty minutes to distribute the equipment.

Gyeo-ul received a pump-action shotgun and ammunition belt loaded with non-lethal bullets in addition to his existing weapons. He also received tear gas grenades, trident rods, a reinforced plastic shield, and handcuffs.

The captain of the task force, who was accompanying Gyeo-ul, smiled at the young officer. “What a bad day. But it’s a good one for this operation. The commotion will blow away in the wind.”

It certainly would. The edge of the typhoon was full of rain, wind, and thunder. A distance of just four or five steps away would interfere with conversation. The police could communicate by radio, but the Chinese couldn’t. It was a positive factor in the search, given the size of the Chinese residential area.

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