old dream

Chapter 154
Flashing spotlights brought up a lot of smoke and dust. Nearly [-] Prohibition Commissioners and more than [-] civilian staff serving them lined up to take a group photo in front of an office building that had just been put into use.

The Bureau of Prohibition officially began to operate, and reporters from all newspapers flocked to it. There is no doubt that this will occupy the front pages of every newspaper in the city tomorrow.

Also displayed at the scene were more than a dozen land smugglers who had just been detained.The Prohibition Bureau's "Commissioner Number One" was said to have arrived in Stade two weeks early.In just two weeks, he severely cut off several bootleg liquor transportation routes. As a result, the warehouses of bootleggers in Stade City were all dried up.

"The Bureau of Prohibition has achieved such results before it was established. What do you think of the future of the department?" Some reporters crowded around to ask questions. They stared closely at Lynas, and even the Director of Prohibition was left out in the cold.

"I am very optimistic about the prospects, and I am equally optimistic about the implementation of the ban." Linus replied concisely. It is not the first time he has dealt with these newspapers:
"In the next few weeks, more than a thousand temperance commissioners will complete their training and be deployed to Stade in batches."

While Linus was talking, several photographers beside him were waving to him. He straightened his collar, turned his head and showed a hearty and confident smile, and then there was another burst of intensive spotlights.He is indeed very suitable to appear in the newspaper. Even in uniform, Linus's image is much more chic than ordinary police detectives and politicians, not even inferior to popular actors.

"The city will soon enter an 'alcohol-free society' with no sabotage and no domestic violence. Please believe that the Prohibition Bureau has sufficient capabilities."

Linus paints a vision that women can aspire to, complete with mature and handsome looks.There's no doubt that both the "alcohol-free society" and the "Top Commissioner" will soon be buzzwords.

Linus Koch, who has a religious background, had already attracted attention for his strong personality a few years before he came to the Principality.He was like a rising star to both the Order and the Alliance authorities.

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After the ceremony, there is a customary simple private tea party.Because of the establishment of new important departments, the chiefs of various police stations and the mayor of Stade were present.

Elena followed Linus as usual, she knew that the teacher told the newspaper that the situation was optimistic, just to keep most people from easily trying to violate the prohibition, even if it would ultimately bet on her reputation.

Linus was staring at the grape juice in front of him in a daze, this kind of thing would turn into wine after a little fermentation.Not long after, the mayor of Stade also came over. He was also a young politician, who looked less than forty years old:
"We parted ways in Rust City three years ago, I never expected to meet you here in this form."

The mayor, Shi Shiran, smiled and greeted him lukewarmly.However, the "Top Commissioner" seemed unaware of the approach of this dignitary, and did not respond in any way.

As if knowing his character, Mr. Mayor was not offended by it, and he went on:

"Speaking of which, you and I are in a similar situation, so I came here to give you some advice."

"This is the summary after working here for three years. Of course, it is your right to listen or not to listen."

Mr. Mayor said without changing his expression, but lowered his voice slightly:

"To do things here, you must find out who the master of the principality is. Are you people from various sects? No, you are not even welcome here. Is it us politicians? Of course not, even if the citizens elected us. After a few years in office, we will leave. No matter how bright the surface is, it is just like a cloud that comes and goes."

"..." Linus already knew what the mayor wanted to say, and at this moment, he was completely lacking in the chicness under the spotlight.Speaking of this, the mayor of Stadt leaned over to him, and then quietly turned his head and glanced behind him. Not all the dignitaries were present at the tea party, but there were also general personnel from other departments:
"Guess those people, and their subordinates, and their subordinates..." Mr. Mayor said:

"How many people don't care about the alliance authorities at all, don't care about any sects, and only pledge their allegiance to the capital of Danaro?"

Those are most of the key personnel in various departments, born in this city, married and had children here, and rooted in this country.

"Even though the reform has been carried out for nearly a hundred years, Linus, this land still belongs to its older masters. No matter how they fade out of the public eye, that family, the Edmund family, still holds the cornerstone of the Principality. Your subordinates Every single soldier is looking up at the breath of that colossal monster."

"If you haven't experienced it personally like me, you don't know how terrible power it is. So, don't expect any real changes here." Mr. Mayor said:

"After you get the reputation and achievements you want, leave immediately."

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"The target appears. The direction is 350:4, the distance is [-] meters, and the wind speed is [-] meters." Giovanni said with a telescope in one hand:
"Safe and ready to shoot."

On a rooftop, Ricardo peeped at the person coming out of the hiding place through the scope. It was a wizard, but in this defenseless state, he was no different from an ordinary person.

If Colin hadn't come into contact with Schmidt, an arms dealer, Ricardo probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to come into contact with such high-precision firearms in his life.Its appearance suits Ricardo's wishes very well, and it hardly leaves his body even when he sleeps.In these days, they have gotten along well.

The target was walking, and his head was shaking out of the range of the front sight from time to time.Ricardo held his breath, adjusted slightly according to Giovanni's instructions, and pulled the trigger:

"bump--"

Like the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Ricardo felt pain from his shoulder blades, and the shock wave set off waves of flesh from his shoulders, rubbing every inch of muscle on his body.

Ricardo unloaded and reloaded.At this distance, there is still a second chance to shoot.

But it is no longer necessary.

"Target dead." Giovanni confirmed through the telescope, "Evacuate."

The guns were carried directly on their backs, and Ricardo and Giovanni used the prepared slings to go down to an alley and quickly transfer.

In the past few days, they have used this method to deal with three low-level wizards.

Recalling the bloody color that suddenly appeared in the scope, Ricardo tightened the gun rope on his shoulders, inexplicably starting to feel at ease.

The monsters mixed in the crowd are the ones that are truly frightening.And once their identities are exposed, they become as vulnerable as ordinary people.

There is no trust between these wizards, and each of them is living in hiding, and has not heard of each other's death.

Therefore, this kind of unexpected miraculous effect of assassination can last for a while.

But even if the other party detects it in advance, there is no big problem.Because the distance of several hundred meters was enough for two people to escape.

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The ten cylinders of stock obtained from Goldie turned out to be strawberry sparkling wine. Although it could not be blended, the quality was surprisingly good.

These wines were brought back by Kanado in wooden barrels.According to him, before barreling, Goldie stored the wine in barrel-shaped steel water towers, all of which were indoors.

There is no problem with the goods themselves, but Colin still has doubts in his heart. Could it be that these wines were produced in Goldie's house, and in such a short period of time?
But Colin didn't think about this issue any more, because even if he got a method that could produce a jar of strawberry fruit wine in three days, it would be meaningless to him now.

Goldie's inventory temporarily relieved the dryness of the underground bar and bought Colin a day or two.

And these two days were just enough for Colin to complete the most critical part of the plan.

On the night of October 17th, Colin rented a fishing boat and a small crew, took Ricardo and several other partners and sailed out to the vicinity of the drifting cargo ships three nautical miles away from the coastline.

After asking one by one, Colin took a fancy to one of them.The volume of this ocean-going cargo ship is not large, with a total length of 62 meters and a cargo load of about 1100 tons. However, after unloading along the way, it is now only loaded with [-] tons of cheap whiskey.The captain and crew from Nanlu have been trapped here for nearly a month, and if they can't dock, they can only choose to return at a loss.

Colin bought [-] Orie in cash on the spot, and wanted to buy all the whiskey.Although the captain was quite moved, he couldn't help but look at a fool.

Cargo ships can't come into the port, and the Coast Patrol now passes every two hours, so it's also not possible to load on small boats that can dock outside the docks.Even if you buy [-] tons of whiskey, it doesn't make sense if you can't load and unload it ashore.

At this time, Colin made another condition. The ship must sail to the location he designated. After that, all the crew members moved to the front half of the ship and could not peek at what happened in the second half.And after a maximum of three days, they must return home immediately.

In the end, although the captain didn't know why, he still chose to accept the [-] Ori.

At this time, the sea is pitch black, but because of the depth of the water, there is no need to worry about hitting the rocks.Colin began to direct the ship to the place he asked.

The fishing boat followed the freighter far away, and the two boats traveled in the dark.

The captain couldn't figure out what Colin's standard was. The weird man closed his eyes from time to time, pretending to be sensing something, pointing here and there in the sea without any reference, and finally found a There is no point of difference elsewhere.

The cargo ship dropped anchor and stopped here.

10 minutes later, a coast patrol boat sailed by in the distance with its searchlights on.The view at sea is wide, and the coast guards can have a panoramic view of everything.

Quietly waiting for the patrol ship to pass by, the captain asked all the crew members on the freighter to gather at the front of the ship, and Colin and his partners also started to act.

There are still two hours left before the next patrol passes by.

(End of this chapter)