SD9 - Chapter 49: The Price of Willfulness

Superintendent Li was very familiar with the political situation in Black Street Sector and the entire Songjiang even. Even though he usually kept a low profile, preferring to put on a neutral front to avoid unnecessary trouble, he did possess exceptional political sensitivity.

Without a doubt, his decision to engage the help of the military to suppress the conflict was the correct answer. This was because Yuan Hua’s connections in the Police Headquarters were extremely strong. Had Superintendent Li chose to report the matter to the headquarters first, he would have surely been kept waiting, and the situation over at Dirt Street would have worsened further in the meantime.

And that would have been extremely bad for Superintendent Li. As the highest official in charge of maintaining the peace and security of Black Street Sector, he would have been the one to take responsibility for such a major breach in responsibility.

Mateo of the military was a friend of Superintendent Li, and he immediately got to action right after he received the call. In less than half an hour, two battalions were dispatched over.

Soldiers were very different from policemen in this era. Every single one of them had undergone numerous fights and military conflicts, and that allowed them to take decisive and tough actions with more ease.

With a thousand rifle-wielding soldiers driving into Dirt Street in armored vehicles, the tables were turned. No matter how fierce and rich the medicine smugglers were, there was no way they could fight against a combat organization that had the full support of the government. After the rioters saw that the soldiers really dared to fire at them, they immediately scattered in all directions.

Even Old Ma, who had intended to barge into the Majestic Palace Entertainment City was dragged away by his subordinates in a heartbeat.

And the rest was simple enough. Given how huge the conflict had become, the officials needed to punish the perpetrators harshly in order to be accountable to the public. So, the soldiers beg

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Special District 9 Chapter 49: The Price of Willfulness

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