My Manor

"Wow, you have a pretty complete collection here." Following Morris Smith, Jiang Hai took Bell to the Winthrop Police Station. After greeting the officers, they entered the armory. Bell couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice as soon as he stepped inside.

The Winthrop Police Station is not large, but being on the seaside and serving as a border defense, the armory here is one of the best in both quantity and quality among regular police stations.

Looking around, the room, which spans over 100 square meters, is filled with an impressive array of firearms. There are numerous guns hanging on the walls, on the floor, and in various sections, like locker rooms.

The armory houses a wide range of long guns, including rifles and shotguns, which are the most prominent weapons on display.

Among the guns, there is an AUG that Jiang Hai is very familiar with, one he also owns at home. However, this version is different from his—it's an automatic rifle. When you pull the trigger and hold it down, it continues to fire. In addition to the AUG, the most common rifles are the M16 and M4.

To those unfamiliar with firearms, M16 and M4 might seem indistinguishable. Jiang Hai, when playing Counter-Strike (CS), often mistakenly called the police version of the 43 a "M16," but in reality, it was an M4. For those who understand firearms, the distinction is significant.

The M16 is an automatic rifle, while the M4 is a carbine. Though carbines fall under the category of rifles, they are shorter, lighter, and more accurate over long distances. Carbines fill a critical gap in the 50-100 meter range between submachine guns and rifles. Rifles are effective for targets 100-300 meters away, while beyond that, machine guns are used for suppression. Submachine guns are ideal for close-quarters combat within 50 meters.

The M4 is an ideal police weapon, offering the best balance between mobility and firepower. Originally, M16s were military-only, but after the 9/11 attacks, they became more common in police stations, albeit in earlier models like the M16A1 and A2, while the military now uses the M16A4.

There are also two types of shotguns in the armory. One is a standard brown, while the other, a green variant, is designed for riot control. It shoots 12-gauge bean bags, which don't have much penetration but can cause significant pain. A single shot won't turn you into a sieve, but it can break bones, much like the rubber bullets used in early Chinese escort vehicles.

Aside from these common firearms, the armory also has many special weapons, albeit in smaller quantities. There are various sniper rifles, including the Matrey M109, SVD, AW50, AS50, M24, and others. There are also rifles like the XM8 and SCAR. However, none of these were what Jiang Hai or Bell were looking for.

Although they considered "borrowing" a few guns, these weapons had to be returned after the mission was completed. Additionally, each weapon and its ammunition were numbered, meaning careless handling could lead to trouble. "Borrowing" guns from the Winthrop Police Department was risky, so they planned to borrow as few as possible.

After a brief discussion, Jiang Hai and Bell decided to take three guns. At the manor, aside from Dulles Gerard and O'Connor Murphy, who were brewing wine, all the other men were armed, though only with pistols and shotguns. Their defense was adequate, but they needed additional long-range firepower.

Bell already had a sniper rifle, which was sufficient, but they still needed a weapon for fire suppression. They settled on an MP5, a close-combat weapon effective up to 50 meters. This version was the MP5K, which lacked a stock, making it lighter, faster, and more effective in combat. Along with the MP5K, Bell also chose an MG36, a weapon that gun enthusiasts don't favor much. It's an evolution of the G36 and shoots 5.56 NATO rounds, which aren't particularly powerful. The MG36 is a lightweight, accurate firearm, often used for counter-terrorism and suppression, and is widely used by the Delta Force.

Morris Smith provided Bell with three basic magazines for these weapons. There was still one more gun to select. While Bell felt the two guns they had were sufficient, he decided to let Jiang Hai choose one more weapon, perhaps as a way to please the boss.

"Hey, can I take this one?" After scanning the guns, Jiang Hai's interest was piqued. But choosing one was a challenge, until he noticed a massive firearm in the corner. This was a particularly large and formidable weapon, with multiple barrels tied together, and Jiang Hai instantly felt drawn to it.

It resembled the miniature machine gun used by the Terminators in The Terminator movies—impressively fierce.

"This? This is fine, but where would you put it? On the roof?" Morris Smith hesitated, not expecting Jiang Hai to be interested in this particular weapon. This gun had been sitting in the armory for years, rarely used. It's called the Gatling M134, a rapid-fire machine gun, but it's mostly fixed in place. The 7.62mm rounds it fires are incredibly powerful, capable of penetrating steel pipes and reinforced concrete buildings within 100 meters. The firing rate of each barrel is about 950 rounds per minute, with a theoretical maximum rate of 6,000 rounds per minute.

When the M134 was delivered, no one had used it, except for when it was sent for protection. Now, when Jiang Hai asked about it, Morris Smith responded somewhat reluctantly.

"I'll take it. Why put it on the roof? I can just hold it myself." Excited at the thought of using the gun, Jiang Hai walked over and lifted it with ease. Despite its weight—15.9 kg without the motor or feeder, and 26 kg with them—it didn't faze him. There was a noticeable recoil when firing, but Jiang Hai was eager to give it a try. Morris Smith and Bell couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, boss, you're quite strong, but holding this thing and firing... this is reality, not a movie," Bell said, a little embarrassed.

"You won't know until you try," Jiang Hai laughed, then walked toward the shooting range behind the police station.

Inside, several new officers were practicing. In the U.S., most police officers are recruited directly by the government, often being veterans or ordinary people with no criminal records. Winthrop, with its growing tourism, had expanded its police force to over 50 officers, with many newcomers still in training.

Seeing Jiang Hai enter with the M134, most of the officers recognized him—he was the wealthiest person in Winthrop. Initially, some may have felt resentful, but when their weekly paychecks arrived, their grievances disappeared. Jiang Hai was their "God of Wealth," and they were tasked with protecting him.

Now, seeing Jiang Hai with the M134, they watched him curiously.

Jiang Hai and his team paid little attention to their gaze and moved to an empty shooting position. Morris Smith waved, and staff members quickly set up the motor and ammunition feeder for Jiang Hai, along with 100 rounds of ammunition, the standard load for this type of gun.

Jiang Hai took a deep breath, prepared his stance to offset the recoil, and focused on the paper target ahead of him. With a gentle pull of the trigger, the deafening roar of gunfire echoed through the range.