The real life of an American police officer: Winning over others with virtue

Chapter 265 Full of Crisis Awareness
“Ray said you’re very dedicated to your job and enjoy being a cop?” Barney asked.

Eric smiled and said, "To be honest, my dream has always been to be a policeman. My childhood diary proves it."

Barney scoffed. "This kid's really something else. He probably just enjoys the feeling of legally killing people."

However, killing in the underworld is no different.

"Seriously, I'm short-staffed in my team. Are you interested? You know, I don't usually recruit strangers."

Ray frowned: "Hey, Barney!" His voice was tinged with displeasure. This was an occasion for getting acquainted, not for hiring.

"Okay, okay," Barney immediately stopped talking.

Eric remained calm and said only one thing that made Rayleigh laugh out loud, while Barney felt a mix of envy and frustration:
“I have money, but I’m not interested. Besides, I’m just an ordinary policeman. And if there’s a real problem, I can just ask you to pay me.”

No way! The person in front of me is Sylvester Stallone. Joining his team would be extremely dangerous. There's no way he'd join.

Furthermore, the fact that he has added points to Deep Blue also means that he will never leave his official, overt identity.

Besides, he really had no interest in the violent, bloody life of an assassin or mercenary.

Why not live a perfectly good life instead of living a life of constant danger and bloodshed? Isn't that just plain stupid?

"Kid! That's expensive!" Barney said dejectedly, looking at Eric, who was exuding an imposing aura, and for the first time, he genuinely felt envious.

Young, handsome, capable, and damn rich—what kind of life is this?
It's too glaring.

Barney wanted to leave, wanting to go back and mock his second-in-command. He had to share his terrible mood with everyone.

So Barney left Eric his contact information, muttered, "Call this number if you need anything," and then abruptly left.

hum!
The GMC TopKick C4500 roared and swiftly left Ray's yard in a rather aggressive manner.

In front of the main gate.

Eric looked at the number on his phone, silently memorized it, and asked with a half-understanding and confusion.

"what's the situation?"

Ray took a sip of beer: "He's drunk!"

Eric immediately understood: "Actually, it's best not to drive when you're drunk. What if he gets pulled over by the police?"

These words left Ray speechless for a moment, and he looked at Eric, unsure how to respond.

Is this kid usually this annoying?
Seemingly sensing the same unfriendly gaze from Rena and Daves, Eric coughed lightly, changed the subject, and whispered.

"Barney seemed really annoyed with me just now; he wanted to punch me."

Lei turned and went into the house, leaving behind his last words: "He's not very good at close combat. His face always gets messed up when he fights. His greatest strength is his strategic command ability and his ability to fire his pistol in rapid succession."

But be careful, there's a guy on his team with dumpling ears who's really good at close combat.

Eric raised an eyebrow. Sure enough, the security team company had different focuses for each member, which meant they filled all the gaps in their capabilities.

This is much better than Lone Wolf John Wick.

Thinking of this, Eric followed Ray and asked curiously, "Compared to them, who is stronger, John Wick or them?"

He was a little unsure about the strength of the two sides.

Ray tossed aside the empty beer bottle and took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket.

"I do not know."

Ray turned to Eric and said, "But what I do know is that no one is omnipotent and everyone has weaknesses, while a well-coordinated and complete team doesn't have many weaknesses."

Eric nodded, raised his beer bottle to indicate that he understood, and his eyes revealed a burning desire.

It's okay, as time goes on, he will become omnipotent.

-

Half past nine in the evening.

“Let’s go, Ray,” Eric said, looking at Ray who came out to see him off.

Then, he gestured to Ray's family members who were escorted to the door. "Hmm," Ray said, hands in his pockets, watching Eric get into the driver's seat.

"When are we going to the police station?"

Eric mentioned these things at tonight's family dinner.

“I don’t know,” Eric said.

"I think it will take some more time, right? The assessment will take at least a month, I think it should be around October."

Lei smiled and said, "Have a safe journey."

"Call me if you need anything." Eric gestured with a phone.

Lei nodded and said, "OK!"

Eric smiled, stepped on the gas, and slowly drove the Ford Raptor away under Ray's watchful eye.

During the journey, Eric glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Ray still standing there. He let out a slow breath and a smile appeared on his face.

There were some gains today.

At least he got to know Barney, met one of his idols from his past life and his father-in-law, and even got in touch with him.

For most people, there's no way to get into a team like Barney's.

This means that if he ever needs anything in the future, he can just pay these capable guys to do things for him.

Like the Rusty Harbor gang before, he could call Barney to help him solve the problem.

This is probably one of the reasons why Lei wanted to introduce him to the company.

"Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut; let's wait until we encounter some foolish person later."

-

Go home.

Eric tidied himself up, took a shower, and then went back into the computer room to continue his unfinished design.

After securing the outer defenses, they immediately moved on to designing the second phase.

That is, to strengthen the building's outer shell, we began designing the exterior of the house.

Eric's hands moved constantly, his eyes focused intently.

I met Barney today, and saw his heavily modified GMC TopKick C4500 again, which looked like it was armed to the teeth.

Combined with Bill's presence and his meeting with John Wick, Eric did indeed begin to feel a sense of crisis.

After meeting and learning about these people, he gained a very clear understanding.

All these formidable figures are mixed up in the same world; one can imagine how dangerous this world would be when he lifts that corner.

After all, social circles have different levels. As you progress, the circles you move into will naturally change.

It's like reading a cultivation novel in your past life. You thought that Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation was the limit, but when you finally reached Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation, there were already Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation cultivators everywhere that you had never seen before.

Eric recalled past events and became extremely serious.

The defense work must be carried out to the fullest extent.

Whether it's the modification of houses and firearms, or the design of future vehicles, everything needs to be fully utilized.

Replace all the windows on the first floor and the easily accessible windows on the second floor with bulletproof polycarbonate laminated glass, and install solid steel roller shutters and explosion-proof windows on the outside.

All exterior doors were replaced with steel security doors.

Door locks should also be high-security locks that are resistant to prying, drilling, and impact.

All load-bearing walls and critical exterior walls have been fitted with steel Kevlar bulletproof layers on their inner sides.

In addition to these, a metal mesh must also be installed inside the roof to prevent unknown threats from breaking through from above.

Set up another protected lookout point.
With Eric's design, the exterior of the house was instantly transformed.
(End of this chapter)