The Aztlan policía did not patrol the marketplace in person, or even in vehicles. They probably felt it more important to maintain a presence at more upscale locations—especially since yet another rebel bomb had gone off in the capital last week, exploding outside the Cero Cero, a posh nightclub. And so the Thieves’ Market was monitored only by remote-operated airborne surveillance drones. But all were mounted with nasty looking rapid-fire light machine guns and gas canister tubes. Given the Azzies’ penchant for overkill, I suspected that these weapons weren’t equipped merely with stun rounds or tear gas, but with something much more lethal.