A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

Chapter 30 30. Second contact in Oakland (sorry for being late today)
  Another day passed in the blink of an eye. This morning, Levi once again came to this unusual police station.

Sheriff Snowden, who claims to be a well-known expert on China, made Levi a pot of green tea.

"Li, you came to me so quickly. Do you have any clues?"

Levi chuckled.

"You think so well, I haven't even entered Oakland yet."

"I'm here to ask for your help. Can't you arrange for me to go to Oakland?"

After listening to Levi's words, Snowden looked embarrassed:

"It's not that we don't want to help, it's that we really don't have the ability."

"Auckland is originally an extremely xenophobic place. We basically have no informants there. Even if we do, they are all under the control of the Central Police Station. If you go and ask them, there might be some hope."

Levi said helplessly: "What is the use of your police station?"

Snowden cried: "We only have four police officers and three guns, and our jurisdiction is only a few streets in North Beach. We usually only post tickets on cars."

"If the Central Police Station hadn't gone after the butcher Yili, how could we have taken on this case?"

Well, it seems we can't count on them.

Levi rubbed his forehead. The 1000 Philippine dollars was indeed not that easy to earn. He had to collect intelligence and infiltrate in disguise. This did not mean that he had truly become a detective.

"Any more news on the Kangaroo Bandit?"

"According to your information, we did find something." Snowden said.

"Marda Miramon Garcia, 19 years old. She entered the country in October 1910 and was arrested by the Customs Police for illegal entry. She was detained for five days before being released. At that time, the police sent her to a children's welfare home , but when our police officers went to investigate, her name was not on the file."

"The director of the welfare home claimed that she ran away from the welfare home on her own, and that the files were worm-eaten due to improper storage."

Levi frowned: "What about actually?"

"She was sold to someone else. This kind of thing is not uncommon." Sheriff Snowden said.

"These smuggled children have no effective legal protection to begin with. Welfare homes often profit from this, and it is difficult for us to find enough evidence."

Levi said nothing and nodded: "I'm afraid there will be no news about Martha after this."

"Yes." Sheriff Snowden said, "If St. Frances cannot be traced, it is basically certain that she was taken to Oakland."

"This at least shows that we are on the right track," Levi said.

"By the way, print out a copy of her information for me."

Generally speaking, this kind of thing cannot be shown to outsiders, but Levi is now an external employee of the police station, so there is no problem.

Chief Snowden nodded and let the young officer do it.

"There's another thing. I want to know the current situation of the black faction in St. Francis."

Chief Snowden looked over: "Do you think this has anything to do with Oakland?"

"Well, probably. Oakland is like a rat's nest, and St. Francis is the granary in front of it. They generally can't exist at the same time—unless they are related to each other."

Snowden thought for a moment.

"Okay. But I have to warn you, Levi."

"We are just going to catch the kangaroo robber. Because her matter has made Congress dissatisfied with California's security, the senator will help us on this matter, but not on other matters."

Levi nodded: "You don't need to remind me."

……

After leaving the North Beach Police Department, Levi walked a short distance along Lombard Street.

There is an inconspicuous little shop on the corner, decorated with dark oak wood and a large glass display window facing the street.

There are guns displayed in the window. This is a gun store.

Levi opened the door and walked in. The shop owner was an Italian, reading a newspaper and drinking coffee.

"Help me take care of the gun and give me a box of ammunition." Levi put the pistol on the counter and said.

Levi now discovered that in many situations, guns are much more intimidating than cold weapons, and they are also quite lethal against low-level wizards and ordinary people.

This can make up for Levi's shortcomings in combat very well.

Maintaining the pistol takes some time. The boss takes the gun apart, removes dust, oils it, and wipes it carefully.

Levi sat on a chair nearby and waited.

At this time, another person opened the door and walked in.

Levi turned around and saw a handsome man wearing a long trench coat.

He placed a shotgun on the counter.

"Dad, help me take care of it."

The Italian boss looked up and then lowered his head.

"Wait a moment, Santos, there are guests ahead."

"Hey, why don't you jump in line for me." Santos laughed, turned around and saw Levi's eyes lit up.

He waved hello.

"I'm Santos Robbins, are you from Seris?" As his gaze came over, a pressure rose in Levi's heart.

This is the instinct in all wizards. It is like the keen sense of animals when facing predators. Some people are more sensitive and some are slower.

Levi could tell that the person in front of him was a Class B.

……

Martha is running away.

It's seven o'clock in the evening, time for family dinner. Today is Sunday, my wife has cooked dinner herself, and all the family members are eating, except herself, the "slave".

They won't find themselves out any time soon.

Martha was already halfway successful. She climbed out of the wall of the house and made sure that no one was following her along the way. To be safe, she also turned into a black man.

Martha was in a good mood.

Two days ago was the day she paid back the 15 Philippine dollars owed by her father.

They told Martha that as long as they paid back the money, they would be free. She had always believed this, but when she asked to leave yesterday, she was not allowed to leave.

"Father" asked her to marry Guzmán and join the family.

Marda didn't understand why, she had never liked Guzmán.

"Okay, but you have to know."

"Father" said coldly: "If you don't join the family, you will always be a slave."

"But I've already paid back the money!" shouted Martha.

"There is interest."

"Father" dropped this sentence and ignored her.

From that day on, they locked Martha in a room on the second floor and only brought food in during meals.

Martha jumped from the window. She is a beast-type wizard. This is not difficult for her, but she has no shoes and can only run barefoot on the ground. The road in Oakland is very shabby and there are stones everywhere. , gravel and glass shards. In fact, Martha's feet were worn out, and the blood flowed out and became a paste, but it didn't matter, as long as she could escape from Oakland...

The "family" found her when she was 14 years old, and they initially gave Martha three ways to pay back the money.

They gave Martha the choice of being a prostitute, a drug dealer, or a robber.

Martha didn't want to sleep with someone she didn't know, and she knew drugs were evil, so she chose to be a robber.

There is so much money in the bank, it doesn't matter if you take some for yourself, right?
  But it wasn't until later that she realized how foolish her idea was.

That was one day half a year ago. She was looking for a suitable target when she spotted a man standing on the beach.

Martha asked him curiously what he was doing, and the man turned his head, his eyes bloodshot.

He is a bank clerk, he has three children, and the whole family depends on his salary.

Until the kangaroo robber robbed the bank, he cooperated to put money in the kangaroo robber's bag. Because of this, he was fired.

The man didn't say anything. He held a photo and jumped into the sea.

This was the first time Martha realized what she was doing...

Martha is now running towards the sea.

She knew there was another person who would help her, and that was Grandpa Hammer who drove the boat. He has always treated Martha as his daughter. He warned her in advance that the "family" would not let her go easily. He also expressed his willingness to help Martha.

Now Martha can only pray for his help. Martha still has 2000 Philippine dollars, which is enough money for her and Grandpa Hammer to leave Oakland.

The fishy smell of the sea surface came over, and the moonlight reflected it, illuminating the moored fishing boats.

Martha looked anxiously for Grandpa Hammer's boat, and she saw it. The boat was floating quietly on the sea, with its lights still on!

Martha looked around excitedly, but no one was still following her.

She suppressed her excitement, jumped off the pier, and ran towards the fishing boat.

She climbed onto the fishing boat. There was no one on the deck. This was normal. Grandpa Hammer should be eating in the cabin now.

Martha took a step forward. At this time, she seemed to have stepped on something, and she lowered her head to see.

It was blood, and a tortured and bloody corpse.

Martha's eyes immediately widened, she covered her mouth in horror, took two steps back, and wanted to escape.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came.

A man walked out of the cabin. He was tall and his whole body was gradually revealed in the moonlight.

That's Guzman.

He looked at Martha and smiled.

He came over, raised his hand, slapped Martha on the face, and then kicked her on the knee, knocking her down.

He grabbed Marda's hair and pulled her up. Marda cried and begged for mercy, but Guzmán paid no attention to her.

Only blood flows quietly.

PS. I have modified it here

　I'm late today, sorry

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)