Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 50 Tiredness
Milo's first day at the law enforcement agency went relatively smoothly.

Perhaps partly due to his top ranking in law enforcement assessments, he was less resistant when integrating into this new group.

According to old Theon, "If you can get such a score, how bad can you be?"

Of course, there were no major changes within the law enforcement office due to the addition of these dozen or so new people. Everyone was basically doing their job quietly, without any disturbances.

That night, near the end of the workday, Milo went to the weapons management office to store his pistol, then returned to his office, packed up all the information he had found about the Sherman family that day, and took it all home.

……

The fact that the Valrocan family produced a law enforcement officer was no secret in the 23rd parish; to be more precise, it was news from several days ago.

The people living in this area are mostly like Kang, belonging to the lower working class. In fact, their neighbors may even work in the same workshop and know each other very well.

In this environment, Milo was actually not very noticeable. People only remembered him as a lucky kid who had managed to get a sinecure as a city guard. Although the income was not great, at least it was easy.

Of course, another meaning of being leisurely is not seeking advancement.

In everyone's eyes, Milo's presence has never been very strong.

Suddenly hearing that this kid had transformed into a black-clad law enforcement officer, everyone began to doubt the veracity of the rumors.

After all, it's unlikely that a working-class family could raise a law enforcement officer. First of all, there's the educational requirement. Everyone in the neighborhood knows what kind of person Milo is. In the first few years after the Great Plague, he was a muddle-headed drunkard who didn't do anything bad, but he didn't do anything good either.

However, after the news was confirmed, the people in the back-to-back residential areas were very happy for Kang. After all, the emergence of a law enforcement officer in the area meant that the security environment here would improve significantly, right?

Of course, some people are happy and some are worried.

When Milo returned home carrying fresh lamb chops in one hand and a file folder in the other, he saw two somewhat familiar men sitting in the living room.

When the two saw Milo push open the door and enter, they became somewhat uneasy. They immediately stubbed out their cigarettes in the ashtray, stood up, and tried to say something, but stammered for a long time without saying anything.

……

Milo remembered the two of them.

They were also residents of this back-to-back residential area, and like Kang, they were workers in the alchemy workshop.

The reason it left such a deep impression is that they were both present on the night of the Day of the Dead.

From the initial conflict at the suburban cemetery to the later standoff at the law enforcement station, their presence was felt everywhere.

That's right. Harrison intervened in the law enforcement agency's case on the grounds that the oversight team had received a report filed by someone with a real name, and the so-called whistleblower was none other than these two people in front of him.

At the cemetery, they were united with the Valrokan family, and it's likely that they were responsible for many of the injuries on Cillian's group. But in the end, it was they who almost caused the Valrokan family to die without a burial.

Rebecca didn't force these people to testify for the Milo family and let them leave early. As a result, they ended up becoming Harrison's witnesses...

The incident on Day of the Dead was eventually dropped, and the law enforcement agency did not hold the two "whistleblowers" accountable.

But everyone in the neighborhood had heard about the Valrokan family, and naturally knew that someone in the area had taken money to kill the Kang family.

Rumors are always the most deadly weapon, especially since this matter is real and not entirely fictitious.

The two families have been completely isolated for some time now. No one dares to associate with them. Even their neighbors, who are only separated by a wall, pretend not to see them when they meet. They are even refused to sell their goods to nearby vendors.

Even so, life can still go on.

But when news of Milo becoming a law enforcement officer spread, they could no longer sit still.

……

Who would have thought that the young man who almost ended up in death row would transform into a law enforcement officer in a black trench coat?

This leap between two identities is something that is simply impossible in the minds of ordinary people.

But that's the truth.

When they saw Milo, wearing a black trench coat, push open the door and enter, cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads. They clenched their ten fingers together so tightly they were almost twisted into a knot, but they couldn't utter a single word.

They were really scared.

They feared Milo's retaliation.

Given the current disparity in their status, Milo has countless ways to deal with them, and he can do so with a perfectly legitimate reason. Just the fact that he committed perjury back then is enough to send them to prison.

……

"never mind……"

In the end, it was Milo who spoke first.

He stood there, lost in thought for a long time.

The problem doesn't stem from these two men at all.

Given Harrison's style of doing things, if the two men had refused to be whistleblowers that night, their families would have been the ones to suffer.

Milo disliked them, but if he were to retaliate, he would be no different from Harrison.

After simply sending the two people who came to apologize away, Milo took the lamb chops he had just bought to the kitchen to wash.

"It's really not their fault. If they hadn't cooperated, the house would have burned down." Kang closed the door and sighed.

“I know.” Milo nodded, threw off his trench coat, rolled up his sleeves, and took out a kitchen knife to start cutting the meat.

On Day of the Dead, Rebecca said something that Milo still remembers vividly: "Big fish eat little fish."

To be honest, those two men who just left weren't even fish.

They couldn't afford to offend the Sherman family before, and they can't afford to offend the Valrocan family now. The choices they make don't depend on their inner good or evil, but on what class of people are forcing them.

Therefore, Rebecca did not pursue their responsibility afterward.

Milo wouldn't be so arrogant as to settle old scores with these people on his first day at the company, and even if he were to, he wouldn't do it with them.

……

Kang, who was standing in the kitchen, suddenly shouted:
"How could you bring yourself to do that?"

"What...what did I do?" Milo asked, holding the knife, a little bewildered.

"Damn it, this meat definitely won't be less than 100 runes. You think you've struck it rich? I've been in Nanwei City for so many years and I've never dared to touch anything this pricey..."

Kang pointed at the sink in the kitchen and cursed for a while before Milo realized he was scolding him for being wasteful.

“It’s 150 runes. I chose lamb ribs because the meat is sweeter and more flavorful when stewed…” Milo lowered his head to cut the meat, and the meat knowledge he had acquired from Butcher Robben unconsciously popped out of his mouth.

"Spendthrift! Spendthrift!"

Kang felt his blood pressure rising.

"You rest, but you still need to eat. Who knows, the four of us might all ascend to heaven together someday. It would be a shame not to eat." Milo glanced up at Kang, then pointed with the tip of his nose to his trench coat lying on the sofa.

"There's an envelope inside. Take out whatever you need in the near future. Don't worry about Emma's medical expenses or anything like that. I can afford it."

Kang opened the envelope and looked inside:
"You went to commit robbery?"

"I'm... oh right, I'm the dumbest robber in all of Nanwei City. I only robbed 4000 runes." Milo rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

"Hahaha." Kang laughed heartily, stuffing the envelope back into the inside pocket of his trench coat: "Don't worry, I still have savings. Keep your money for yourself, and I'll take it from you if you need it someday."

"what ever."

Milo nodded. He worked incredibly fast, quickly cleaning the lamb chops, cutting them, and preparing the side ingredients. In less than five minutes, the lamb ribs were in the pot to stew.

"When did you learn this skill? You couldn't even cook oatmeal porridge properly before."

Kang stood at the kitchen doorway, watching Milo's series of swift actions with astonishment.

You should know that the only time Milo made breakfast in the past few years, he burned the pot dry.

He's the kind of kitchen killer; pots, pans, and dishes are all his enemies, and he's the type who'll fight to the death with them.

“I learned it recently.” Milo raised the corner of his mouth, without saying anything more.

……

At night, the family sat around the dining table for dinner.

The aroma of lamb ribs wafted from the pot, and Finn's face was covered in meat scraps as he ate. Kang had even unusually suggested opening a bottle of whiskey to celebrate Milo's promotion, but after calculating the cost of the dinner, he decisively put the whiskey away and replaced it with a cheap stout.

Emma's appetite had been poor since she fell ill, which was the main reason why she was getting thinner and thinner. But tonight, with the atmosphere around her, she ate more than usual and even showed a rare smile on her face.

Since the Day of the Dead incident, the relationship between Milo and Emma, ​​who are nominally siblings, has improved a lot, but Emma has been spending more time locking herself upstairs.

When others ask her about it, she says she is preparing for the college's year-end assessment, and her family doesn't bother her.

……

After dinner, according to family rules, Milo cooked the meal, and Kang was responsible for washing the dishes.

The two brothers didn't drink much alcohol, and it was just beer, but Milo felt a little dizzy.

However, he didn't think much of it. After cleaning the table, he laid out the documents he had brought back from the law enforcement office and continued to read and organize them.

Such a large traditional aristocratic family could never be monolithic. The Sherman family must have some weaknesses and flaws. As long as Milo finds them, he will have the capital to compete with the Sherman family.

Perhaps it was because he had eaten too much, but Milo felt extremely tired after sitting down for only a short while.

Even he himself didn't know what was going on; he fell asleep on the documents without even realizing it.

Neither Kang nor Finn disturbed him; they simply helped him put on his trench coat.

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(End of this chapter)