The real life of an American police officer: Winning over others with virtue

Chapter 277 Five People
"Is this the place?" Will asked, looking at the houses in front of him. To the left was a wire mesh warehouse with a large yard, with steps leading up in the middle, and to the right were several low houses connected together.

Weston said, "This structure is fucking complicated! It looks like a fire fortress."

Only Darren noticed the shotgun in Eric's hand: "You're not thinking of storming in, are you? Eric, we haven't confirmed it yet!"

This statement drew the attention of everyone, including the newbies behind them.

Eric noticed the hesitant looks on their faces and smiled:

"Of course not, it's just that I feel a little unsafe without a gun in my hand. Let's follow the procedures."

He needs to confirm the case details first to trigger the system task. Once the task is triggered, he can be 100% certain that this is the hideout of the wanted criminal's accomplices.

If not, it's not a big deal. At most, you'll get a few scoldings for wasting human resources and have to write a self-criticism.

Will and the others exchanged glances, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Eric would rush in in a fit of enthusiasm.

This is not only against the rules, but also very dangerous.

Patrol officers are responsible for observing, reporting, and performing routine policing duties, not for carrying out high-risk arrests alone. Any suspicious activity must be reported to superiors through the chain of command.

Taking unauthorized actions will be considered a serious violation of discipline and may result in suspension or even dismissal.

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"10-L-11, calling dispatch center. 235 at the end of Oak Lane is suspected of being linked to Armand Herrera, a Class A wanted criminal. Requesting notification of the on-duty commander."

Dispatch Center: "Received!"

A short while later, Daves's voice rang out.

"This is 10-Adam-1! Explain the situation!"

埃里克道：“10-Adam-1！我和10-A-15！10-A-3！10-A-16巡逻至橡子巷尽头235号，对该处房屋有强烈怀疑，认为可能符合一级通缉犯的藏匿特征。

The building has a very complex structure, with a main building in the center featuring steps, a large wire mesh warehouse and an open courtyard on the left, and several low-rise buildings connected to the right. It has numerous blind spots and is preliminarily assessed as a high-risk target. We request instructions and support.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, clearly Daves was quickly processing the information and weighing the pros and cons, after all, the target vehicle had been found but abandoned.

But then his voice rang out: "Received! 10-L-11, immediately establish a concealed observation post on the spot, and absolutely prohibit any unauthorized approach or intrusion!"
Repeat: Don't come any closer!
I will immediately coordinate with the Detective and SWAT teams for a response, apply for a search warrant, keep the communication channels open, and report any changes immediately. Over.

Eric said, "10-L-11 received!"

The next second, a familiar mechanical voice rang in his mind, causing Eric's lips to curl into a smile; the mission had been triggered.

[Trigger Task]
[Apprehend or kill wanted criminals]
[Completion Reward: +0.5]
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It seems the wanted criminal was indeed hiding here.

Only 0.5? It seems the difficulty shouldn't be too great, but it's a pity that he doesn't have much autonomy this time.

Eric nodded to Will and the others.

Will and his team immediately directed the rookies to work, giving them a chance to gain experience: "Jonathan! Record all the vehicle license plates, then retrieve the landlord's information from the system. If we can find it, we need to know exactly how many people live here."

While Will and the others were busy, Eric glanced at the quiet house, then leaned against the hood of the police car, waiting for the main force to arrive.

It didn't take long.

Eric heard the noise and looked towards the street corner.

Two large, unmarked, all-black vans and a conspicuous police SUV command vehicle appeared from the street corner and slowly drove into the scene, stopping behind their patrol cars.

The command vehicle door opened, and Daves was the first to step out, dressed in a standard police superintendent uniform with a bulletproof vest under his coat, his face grave.

As soon as he got out of the car, he quickly scanned the entire area, his gaze finally settling on Eric and Will's group who were approaching. "What's going on?" Daves asked directly without any pleasantries, frowning as he looked at the target house ahead.

"Are you sure the wanted criminal is inside?"

Will and the others instinctively looked at Eric.

They knew nothing, and everything was basically controlled by Eric.

Seeing Daves's narrowed eyes, Eric coughed and cleared his throat.

"Sir, I saw the wanted criminal with my own eyes!"

Without a mission, he would probably make up some other excuse, but with a mission, it's a different story.

It's 100% confirmed.

Will and the others looked at Eric in astonishment. You hadn't mentioned this before.

Daves noticed something was off about Will and the others, but said nothing. Eric never spoke without reason.

He turned to look at the SWAT team getting out of their vehicle.

“Lieutenant Rafe, my patrolmen have spotted Armand Herrera, a Class A wanted criminal, hiding in that house over there.”

We meet again.

Rafe, dressed in full black tactical gear with night vision goggles on his helmet, glanced at Eric briefly, offered no questions, simply nodded, and then turned to the building to begin issuing orders.

He brought only thirteen people, no more and no less.

Rafe said to his team behind him, "Use thermal imaging and drones. I need to know exactly how many people are inside and their approximate locations! Especially the warehouse and the room behind the thick curtains in the main house!"

"Yes! Sir!"

Two of the SWAT team members were then assigned to this task and began to work.

Meanwhile, Daves was not idle either. After confirming that the wanted criminal was hiding here, under his command, more police cars quietly blocked all the nearby intersections.

Eric watched the bustling scene from the side, looking up at the drones soaring high in the sky, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Why make things so complicated? Just charge straight in.

But he also knew that these actions were necessary to reduce unnecessary casualties.

At this moment, the SWAT team member in charge of the drone's thermal imaging suddenly said, "The thermal imaging analysis confirms an anomaly; it's not just one, it's five."

Repeat: Five independent heat sources were detected within the building.

Now, not only Daves and Will were stunned, but even Eric was surprised that the wanted criminal had four accomplices.
Eric recalled his earlier question: why go all the way to the old textile factory to drop off the bike? Although the old textile factory was a good place to drop off a bike, the distance meant it wasn't necessary to go there.

"Looks like they're about to do something big. Are these guys getting a little careless?"
But thinking about it, it seems like they were exposed because of me; after all, no one would be as persistent as me. Eric muttered to himself, continuing to listen to the report from the other end.

"Heat source number one and number two are located on the first floor of the main building in the middle. The signal strength is high and they are constantly moving, suggesting that they are active."

"Heat source number three is located near the east wall of the main building, confirmed."

"Heat source number four is located at the low building at the right end, confirmed."

"A concealed ventilation duct was discovered in the northeast corner of the warehouse, near the connection to the main building, and Heat Source No. 5 is slowly moving within it."

(End of this chapter)