224: Chapter 221 Training (Part 1)

Watching the crime rate and violent incidents soar over the past few short days, Director Tony felt his temples throbbing, and his blood pressure was skyrocketing.

Therefore, the police station had been very busy lately—really busy—and Director Tony felt like he had been handed a mess.

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Li Changsheng was unaware of this. Three days had passed since the killing of Freddy and Master Guo, and in these three days, Li Changsheng's life had returned to a regular routine.

Zhou Guoli hadn't even mentioned that mission.

Today, just after Li Changsheng returned from the gym and changed his clothes, Zhou Guoli knocked on his door.

"Something up?"

"Do you have a gun?"

Zhou Guoli asked directly.

"I have a pistol, why?" Li Changsheng asked suspiciously, not understanding what Old Zhou meant.

"A pistol... er... never mind. Come with me, everyone is waiting for you."

As he spoke, Zhou Guoli turned and walked out.

"Where are we going?"

"A good place!"

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Li Changsheng finally understood what Old Zhou meant by a "good place": a local shooting club. Such shooting clubs were common in the US, much like chess and card rooms back home.

"Why bring me here?"

"Special training!" Zhou Guoli took off his sunglasses, pushed open the car door, and smiled. "Although you have a technique for hidden weapons that is more convenient than firearms, this special training is to prepare you for special situations. Besides, understanding firearms is not a bad thing."

Zhou Guoli wasn't wrong about that.

Li Changsheng nodded. Since that was the case, he didn't mind practicing.

Just like when he killed Freddy, he had almost been in a tight spot because he didn't have a suitable hidden weapon. Although bullet casings could be used as hidden weapons, for hidden weapons, a larger size didn't necessarily mean more impressive lethality.

Furthermore, being familiar with knowledge like a firearm's rate of fire and range could indeed increase his survival rate when facing a gunman head-on.

In this kind of shooting club, some veterans brought their own firearms, but others came specifically to try out different ones, so there was a rental service, with ammunition charged separately.

Upon entering, he found that the club wasn't very large. The shooting range was indoors, and the longest target lane was only about fifty meters, so it was more like a range for beginners to practice.

Today was a weekday, but there were still a few people shooting at the range. There were a total of twelve shooting lanes; if it were a weekend, he estimated they would have to queue.

Zhou Guoli was clearly a distinguished member here, i.e., a VIP.

He seemed very familiar with the few blonde female attendants who looked quite dashing at the counter; he walked right up, leaned against it, and started chatting with the young ladies.

In no time, he had the group of dashing young ladies giggling with laughter. However, Li Changsheng knew this guy; he was definitely fishing for information again—it was an occupational hazard.

Fortunately, he still remembered Li Changsheng. After chatting for a while, he said, "Get my brother a few guns. Oh, right, a heads-up: he's a rookie. I think you should give rookies some kind of discount."

"Of course, and this young man is very handsome. If he is willing to invite me to dinner, I'd be very happy to."

The blonde female attendant said this with a laugh and high-fived Zhou Guoli, then immediately pointed to the gun rack behind her and smiled. "The rental fee here is the usual: ten to twenty dollars. As for ammunition, the .22 type is four rounds for one dollar, and 9mm is nine dollars for ten rounds. Of course, since he's my type, I can give a ten percent discount..."

"So... handsome, which of these little guys have you taken a fancy to?"

Li Changsheng ignored the blonde female attendant's teasing. He exhaled softly, looking at the dazzling array of firearms on the rack, feeling a bit lost.

Hmm... they were all cool... but he didn't recognize a single one.

Mainly because he wasn't a firearms enthusiast. Even if famous guns were placed in front of him, he wouldn't necessarily recognize them, except for the AK, of course.

After a long silence, Li Changsheng said calmly, "I want an AK47."

"Okay, what else?"

"AK47 Type I, AK47 Type II, AK47 Type III, AKS47, AKM, AKMS, RPK, AK74, AKS74, Plum AK74, hmm, that's about it."

The blonde female attendant was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath, forcing a smile onto her stiff face. "Alright, AK hunk, I'll remember you. The AK family bucket."

Zhou Guoli, who was on the side, said with some annoyance, "What are you going crazy for? We are supposed to try every common firearm, what the hell are you doing?"

Li Changsheng shrugged and said innocently, "Isn't the AK a common firearm?"

Hearing this, Zhou Guoli was stunned on the spot...

Uh... come to think of it, in a sense, that was indeed true.

But where was it common?

Damn war zones, warlords in the Dark Continent, and the poor mercenaries in the Middle East.

Where were they? This was the US. Who the hell carries an AK-style weapon here?

"Alright, cancel all of these!"

After saying a word to the blonde attendant, Zhou Guoli pulled Li Changsheng into a corner and looked at him with an expression like he'd seen a ghost. "Do you not know that there are other firearms in this world besides the AK?"

"How did you know?"

Li Changsheng nodded. He knew there were many firearms, but he just didn't recognize them.

"Smack!"

Zhou Guoli covered his forehead and then sighed deeply. "Alright, I really overestimated you, rookie. Today I'll tell you what kind of guns are here, their rate of fire, range, accuracy, and so on... I've prepared myself to be a coach for a while."

Returning to the counter, Zhou Guoli looked at the blonde lady and smiled. "For the AKs, just give me one, the most classic model. I don't want the others."

"Besides that, give me the APC-9, M357, Colt M2000, M1911A1, Glock 1459, MP, AR15..."

"Alright, that's thirty-seven different models in total. I can see, Zhou, that you want this handsome guy to try every model here. Don't you want to choose a few more? Our club has a total of fifty-seven common models. If you rent all of them, you can get a 30% discount."

The blonde lady asked with a smile.

"No." Zhou Guoli waved his hand and prepared to pull Li Changsheng to the side to wait.

"Why not try them all?" Li Changsheng asked curiously. Since they were already here, he might as well experience shooting real guns.

After all, this was something one wouldn't even dare to imagine back home; it would probably make some gun enthusiasts in the country cry with envy.

At the same time, he wanted to try them all because he wanted to rely on the System's memory solidification to fully understand the various parameters, handling, and deviation tendencies of each firearm.

"Are you sure?"

Zhou Guoli had an expression that said, "Don't kid me."

"Why not try it for a 30% discount?" Li Changsheng shrugged.

Zhou Guoli raised an eyebrow, then nodded with a mischievous smile. "Rookie, I hope you won't be crying later."

Soon, Zhou Guoli went over to talk again, and finally, a package of fifty-seven models was confirmed.