The management style of the City of Angels was completely different from that of Morning and Night City. In Morning and Night City, both the inner and outer city were under strict supervision and control. The Administrative Office and City Guard worked together to maintain the security of the city.
Morning Dawn City's public security was so good that there was no need for laws. Not to mention gangs, even fights were rare. Of course, this had a lot to do with Morning Dawn City's sanctuary management rules that were still in a state of war.
City One was much more relaxed than Morning and Night City. At least, one wouldn't be shot on the spot for a fight. However, the security in City One was still very good. At least there were no gangs.
Although City One was too big and had too many people, it was no longer under wartime management. However, every corner of City One was under strict management. At least, it was still under wartime management.
However, the City of Angels was different.
Before the end of the world, the security here was just that. After the apocalypse, other than ensuring good security in the core area, the City of Angels was basically in a state of laissez-faire.
The management of the City of Angels only had one requirement for security, and that was to not allow large-scale organized armed forces. For example, if one or two people were shooting at each other, the police might not care. However, if a well-organized armed group with hundreds of people, regardless of whether it was a gang or something, it would definitely be targeted by the police. If it was more powerful, it would be the City Guard's responsibility.
The reason was simple. One or two people wouldn't be able to cause much trouble. However, if there were many people, it could threaten the rule of the City of Angels.
There were many people in the Dock Gang and they had guns. However, they didn't dare to use guns to deal with Tom directly because the Dock Gang was the target. In order to survive, the Dock Gang had to tuck their tails between their legs.
However, Tom was different.
After so many years of roaming the streets, Tom was always alone.
It wasn't that Tom liked to fight alone. It wasn't that Tom didn't have the ability to gather a lot of underlings. Tom just didn't want to be the target of attention and attacks.
Now, in the business district of the City of Angels, there was only one word to describe Tom. He was tyrannical, tyrannical.
He could eat and take whatever he wanted, but for small merchants and peddlers, Tom was limited to eating and drinking and taking whatever he wanted, and it wasn't anything valuable.
Tom's income mainly came from those thieves, swindlers, and robbers. Whoever met him had to pay him a protection fee.
If the gangsters and thieves from other streets dared to come to this area to make money, Tom would break their hands if he bumped into them.
After knowing the above, Gao Qi understood why Tom looked like this.
Tom paid great attention to his appearance and dress, for it was his habit to maintain to his aunt the illusion that he had a respectable job, though he seldom went home or saw her now.
Tom said he taught people how to rob and steal because he made rules in his own territory, and then he put them in place while he taught the tricks. He was the de facto sheriff of the neighborhood.
No matter how many thieves and robbers there were in the entire neighborhood, they were all under Tom's control and maintained at a reasonable number.
Therefore, Tom was actually a criminal with great management skills. Although he didn't have any underlings, he was actually a big shot.
After observing and asking, Gao Qi soon had a general understanding of his first apprentice. So far, he thought Tom was a good guy. He was a very curious and motivated gangster, and most importantly, he had survival wisdom and knew when to advance and when to retreat. That was really not bad.
Although Tom seemed a little reckless to fight hundreds of gangsters alone, it was the foundation of Tom's foothold, and it didn't contradict his prudence and rationality. If he didn't do anything when the gangsters came knocking on his door, he wouldn't be able to survive in this area in the future.
Now that Tom said he was going to take care of the gangsters once and for all, Gao Qi was very curious to see how he would do it.
When they passed by a shop, Tom was about to walk past it, but he stopped and went into the shop to take a look. After choosing, he took four lighters from the shop.
Two metal kerosene lighters, two gas windproof lighters, and a box of matches.
Tom seemed very excited as he did this. He held a lighter in his hand and lit it from time to time, letting the flame jump back and forth between his fingertips before disappearing. It was a very simple trick, but Tom never tired of it.
"Did you know that when you fire a gun, the muzzle flame is also fire?"
Since he was his apprentice, he had to teach him something real. After following Tom to eat and drink all the way and enjoying himself, Gao Qi felt a little embarrassed, but he still felt quite good inside, so he decided to take the initiative to impart some knowledge.
Sure enough, Tom, who had been playing with the lighter, looked at Gao Qi and said, "The muzzle flame when you fire a gun can also be used as fire?"
Gao Qi nodded, then he continued, "I've seen a fire ability user. He used an iron chain with a blue phosphorescence attached to it, so the phosphorescence can also be controlled. For a fire ability user, it is very important to ensure that there is a reliable way to ignite at any time and place."
Tom looked thoughtful and said, "In that case, I need to carry a gun with me. Then, even if there is wind or rain, no matter how bad the environment is, there will be a very stable way to ignite."
Niu Lidong suddenly said, "In that case, when a grenade explodes, there is also a fire, right?"
Gao Qi smiled and said, "Yes, but the time it exists is too short, so it may not be possible to seize the moment. However, if you use a submachine gun or a machine gun, you will definitely be able to seize the opportunity when the muzzle flame is continuously fired."
Tom said seriously, "Yes, a gun is more reliable. I want to prepare a gun for myself."
Niu Lidong said indignantly, "In that case, aren't incendiary bombs more reliable than guns?"
Gao Qi and Tom were stunned, then they said in unison, "Yes!"
Tom smiled and suddenly said, "Haha, actually, a lighter is enough for me, right? Don't you think there is a fire that can be controlled?"
Anna looked at Tom, thought for a while, and finally said in a low voice, "There is already research on weapons for fire ability users. It is a very important research direction to target fire ability users and prevent them from creating a fire source in the first place. That's all I have to say. Think about it yourself."
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