Special envoy to Nîmes
One o'clock in the morning.
The walkie-talkie of Julien*, agent of the Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) of Nîmes, rings.
A police officer from the information and command room (SI), responsible for transmitting relevant information from emergency calls to 17, describes a suspicious situation.
At least three hooded individuals were spotted in the Clos d'Orville district.
They would be equipped with a long weapon.
A shooting could break out in the next few minutes;
almost a habit in this deprived area, undermined by gang warfare and drug trafficking.
Problem: the night crew was until now on unmarked patrol in the city center, at the deal points popular with sellers.
“BAC for SI, it’s taken for us”
.
“Received BAC, details to follow”
.
At the wheel of his discreet vehicle, in which
Le Figaro
spent a night immersed, Mickaël has no other choice but to crush his accelerator pedal.
His colleague and boss, Paul, sticks the
“blue”
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