Chapter 153: Didn't know some of us got shot
Tang Ziyi and her girls were lazily driving around, as requested by Yang Qingyue to show their presence. She had no idea if it was effective because they were patrolling around.
Their vehicle rarely stayed in one district for long. However, it was fine for Tang Ziyi to experience the tour around.
A radio call from the command interrupted her enjoyment and Tang Ziyi called her group to go to the City N police station.
According to Yang Qingyue's explanation, it seemed like she required Bravos' presence to arrest some personnel. It was more of a deterrence than to take part in the process.
Tang Ziyi gave a thumbs-up to Yang Qingyue's suggestion, arresting the station's SWAT units.
Some time later at City N Police Station.
Tang Ziyi and her girls exited the vehicle and saw a group of police officers waiting for them. Among the crowd, her eyes landed on two people with distinct aura and discovered others surrounding them.
She walked ahead taking the leads, welcoming smiles and support from the officers, despite some guilt that she wasn't their colleague as they hoped for.
From the perspectives of Yang Qingyue and Cai Ning, they found someone taking the lead and instantly knew, she was the leader.
Heck. Two words appeared in their mind. Handsome and tall.
Even though covered under thick black tactical clothing, Tang Ziyi's confidence affected everyone.
Yang Qingyue stepped forward and hugged her, murmuring gratitude for their help and welcoming them inside. Tang Ziyi regretted that she hadn't captured the moment to show off to Ling Qingyu.
Listening for more details, Tang Ziyi followed Yang Qingyue and prepared to arrest the SWAT unit, along with her sisters.
Entering the armory, where the SWAT units were resting, Yang Qingyue showed up with forceful momentum.
A group of officers as well as Tang Ziyi's group surrounded and confronted the City N SWAT unit. Reading out the dismissal notice, Yang Qingyue ordered her subordinates to arrest them.
Initially, the SWAT members were angry when a little chick sat on top of their head and told them what to do. Now being humiliated in front of others, they were about to resist when they also noticed another SWAT participating in an arrest.
Seeing the already armed and deadly weapons, muzzles tilted downward, they knew Tang Ziyi's group was already prepared to take a shot. In desperation, they were handcuffed and sent away.
Yang Qingyue expressed another thanks to Tang Ziyi and asked if she and her team needed refreshments.
Of course, Tang Ziyi denied unwilling to show their identities and attracting danger. Their act had been spread and she didn't want to gift her group's information to the enemies by showing off.
"Give me time, I had things to deal with." Yang Qingyue told Tang Ziyi, who nodded her head.
"No problem, Chief. I'll be waiting for you near the armored truck."
Cai Ning scrutinized this woman who displayed strong resoluteness in her actions and voice. She wanted to know more but now wasn't the time yet.
Although she hadn't completely understood Yang Qingyue's supporting party, she now had a good impression based on the current interaction.
When Yang Qingyue and Cai Ning disappeared from Tang Ziyi's eyes, her group returned to their vehicles and saw a few officers touching here and there.
Smiles formed on their faces as their expression weren't different from when they first saw Aegis. Yes, every member knew Tang Ziyi called this armored truck as Aegis by now.
Anyone having immense interest in weaponry and armor, couldn't control themselves in the face of new technology. Like a fan chasing their favorite idols, touching their admired machine soothed the itches inside their heart.
"Ahem!"
Hearing Tang Ziyi's cough, the officers looked embarrassed and apologized for their behavior. She didn't mind at all. But she still had something to do.
"Can I clean the blood and dirt inside our vehicles?" Tang Ziyi asked. After transporting the casualties, the bloodstains on the metal floor and seats, caused imperfection.
The mixture of the smell from blood and gunpowder had tormented everyone riding Aegis. Not that they minded but they preferred more cleanliness when there was opportunity.
"Of course, Ma'am." One of the officers replied. Not sure about Tang Ziyi's rank, he simply said Madam. "You can use the water pipe we use to wash our cars in the garage."
Under his lead, Tang Ziyi asked her subordinates to drive the two Aegis vehicles and expressed her gratitude.
The officers shyly accepted and left to continue their duties. The girls worked to wash away the bloodstain by spraying water.
Currently, they only decided to use water instead of thoroughly washing the vehicles. They reckoned it was better to do so back in the manor.
Tang Ziyi also agreed. The reason why she washed the stain now was it would become harder to remove when left and dried for a long time.
In the process, no one removed their clothes, causing others who were looking at them to feel extremely hot. They had no idea, the special clothing had its own cooling system to tackle the problem.
Even under extreme weather conditions, Tang Ziyi's group wouldn't suffer. While their subordinates were cleaning, Tang Ziyi, Su Ruomei, and Jiang Yu got together for a discussion, mostly, debriefing the prior event.
Tang Ziyi pointed out some mistakes which should be improved and praised the team's effort overall. She wasn't going to be harsh on them, having only trained with her a few days.
Su Ruomei and Jiang Yu reported the efficiency and effectiveness compared to their past conventional methods.
After hearing their voices, the other girls who were free at hand reported failures and suggestions on how to improve in the future.
While the girls who were cleaning rolled their frustrated eyes at the group in discussion, they didn't hide their snickers.
Tang Ziyi shook her head at their lovely banter and asked about the equipment. There wasn't a doubt concerning Aegis's capability.
It had been battle-tested. Able to ram the obstacles without sustaining damage. The engine power was superb and reliable.
The AI system and 360-degree monitoring system facilitated the drivers, who admitted the system was one of the keys to passing through heavy traffic without any accidents.
As for the armor, since the gang only used small firearms, they couldn't see its advantages. But Tang Ziyi's testing results proved everything.
However, as MRAPs, they must be able to withstand a specific mine and blast explosions from all angles. To hide from the public and avoid drawing unnecessary attention, Tang Ziyi hadn't tested this aspect.
Only simulations estimated Aegis's tolerance and strength. But simulation was merely gueestimation and it was never 100 percent reliable in reality.
"How about your weapons and these kits?" Tang Ziyi desired to know their opinions.
All of the girls admitted, the clothing was comfortable and they liked it. Tang Ziyi nodded her head until she saw two of them raise their hands.
Gesturing them to say, Tang Ziyi was interested. But what they said next caused Tang Ziyi to frown and draw gasps from others.
Su Ruomei's expression paled and almost lost her composure. She couldn't bear to imagine what if the clothes failed. Jiang Yu patted her chest several times in relief.
The two girls confessed they were lucky to not suffer any damage after bullets hit them. One was hit on the shoulder; the other received an impact on the knee.
They showed the area they were hit. Sure enough, there were burnt spots. After everyone inquired about their body state, nothing occurred except for some tissue soreness.
Even though Tang Ziyi provided armored clothing and thought in advance to prepare anything, she never expected her subordinates to get hit.
If not for her preparedness, she might have to kneel down before Ling Qingyu and explain her guilt. Despite not fully her fault, she failed to take care of her sister-like subordinates.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Tang Ziyi asked in anger.
"Ah! Instructor, I don't even know if I was hit at that time. More like someone pushed my shoulder and you know during the chaos…" One of them shrugged her shoulder, quickly replying.
"Me too. I thought I ran too much and hit my cover. Until I remember just now our clothing has a protection level too. And both of us looked at the spot and discovered these."
Su Ruomei and Jiang Yu were thankful for Tang Ziyi's foresight to bring out these high-tier inventions. It proved battlefield was dangerous for anybody.