Although Apicai said the criminals didn't have guns, this was just to curb Pawari's enthusiasm. Deep down, he still cherished his own life.
At the sound of a gunshot, he instinctively ducked, feeling the bullet whizz towards the sky, the smell of gunpowder overwhelming him, his face turning pale.
He had his reasons for taking the initiative to catch the criminals.
The current chief of Bangkok Police Station was Suo Wengda, who was nearing his retirement age.
Apicai, a Chinese-descendant, had earned his position as the Vice Director through hard work and taking risks.
Although the people of Siam traditionally preferred a local as the chief of the police station, Apicai believed he could make an attempt for the position.
Pawari, the head of the homicide division, was the biggest threat to Apicai's aspiration to become police chief, and thus Apicai did not want him to take the credit.