The Eighth Administration

Lyikov has been promoted; now he is a state councilor. He became a bureaucrat for a short time, temporarily leading the Eighth Administration of the Police Department. The "Eighth" is a nationwide investigative service that coordinates the actions of all investigative departments in the empire. However, Lyikov is not cut out to be a bureaucrat: office work is not for him. Fortunately, Stolypin has found a better use for Alexey Nikolayevich. The Prime Minister is concerned about the increasing number of expropriations in St. Petersburg and Moscow. People are dying, and raiders are stealing large sums of money. The police cannot find the criminals. Lyikov is tasked with eliminating the expropriator gangs in the two capitals. A temporary group of investigators has been created under his command, with special powers. The state councilor goes on the hunt…