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Ten minutes later, three police cars arrived at the scene. Besides finding a few bullet holes in the wall, there were no abnormalities detected.
No witnesses — or rather, witnesses too frightened to testify. This was a common scenario faced by the officers of Golden Port City.
The deterrence of criminal organizations was overwhelming. Even if one or two witnesses, or a small group of them, got someone arrested due to their testimony, on the outside, there were dozens or hundreds of "brothers"!
The so-called "Witness Protection Act" in the Federation was nothing but a joke; some witnesses might have had their names and personal information leaked before even stepping into a courtroom.
In an era where the judicial system was as full of holes as a fishing net, anyone foolish enough to harbor "justice" was not destined for a good outcome.
