America, starting as a trainee police officer

Chapter 114 The Pranked Newbie and the Negotiation Course

A huge Stars and Stripes banner.

LAPD badge, police car.

"Everyone can contribute to the Los Angeles Police Department."

A huge banner was displayed in the very center of the video.

"Good morning, Officer Nolan! Ready to patrol the streets of Los Angeles?"

West and Nolan walk in from opposite sides of the frame.

"How about a cup of coffee?"

"No need, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm extremely anxious. The peace and tranquility of our beautiful city depends on the police every single moment!"

The two were stiffly reading their scripts.

Lucy walked into the frame from the left.

"Everyone contributes and becomes a member of the LDP — uh — I misspoke — I meant PD."

A voice came from off-stage: "Cut! Do it again."

Lucy was dejected.

A short while later, the filming returned to Lucy's turn to speak.

"You can also—uh, sorry, what was the next line again?"

"Cut!"

Nolan and West simultaneously reminded him of "LAPD" next to him.

A short while later.

"Action!"

"I also look forward to your contribution—as LA—"

"Cut!"

Lucy's halting lines prompted Nolan to quip, "I need to spit out my chewing gum—"

The scene quickly changed.

The three of them read in completely different voices: "This is precisely why we joined LAPD."

The video ends here.

The entire conference room erupted in laughter.

Even Li Wei, sitting in the front row, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When Tim approached them to film a promotional video for LAPD, he already sensed something was off.

I simply didn't add it.

Three trainee officers are enough, anyway.

"The Los Angeles Police Department is the best in the whole country!" Gray laughed at the three men on stage.

"Alright—alright everyone. I know the recording was a bit bumpy, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and there's Hollywood behind the scenes, right? We can fix these bumps during editing."

Clearly, Nolan and Lucy were still in the dark, thinking it was a real propaganda film for the police department.

"The police department will be proud of this promotional video!"

Hearing this, Gray smiled and looked at Tim sitting in the back: "Officer Bradford, would you please come up to the stage and say a few words?"

"Ah, sir, to be honest, I think the honor should go to Lopez; it was her brilliant idea."

"Lopez?"

"There was no promotional video at all. You've all been pranked, newbies."

Heart "Hahahaha" N

Everyone was laughing heartily, except for the three newbies who were pranked.

Gray then took out a plate of popcorn.

I pressed the remote control.

The television continued playing.

"How lame! This is so embarrassing!"

In the video, Lucy looks regretful.

"No, you acted very well."

"Should I touch up my makeup? My face is all pockmarked from sweat."

Looking at themselves on TV, the three newbies felt utterly hopeless.

"Could you make a copy? I want to give it to my son, Henry."

Nolan covered his blushing face as he watched himself being copied on TV.

"Alright everyone, fun time is over. Today, Agent Jessica Russell from the Department of Homeland Security is here to give us a lesson. Everyone, please don't wander off, and gather in the garage."

After saying his last thing, Gray dismissed the morning roll call amidst laughter.

In the parking garage, Jessica Russell had something that looked like a bomb strapped to her body and was holding a detonator.

"At this moment, in this place, the bomb contains military-grade C4 synthetic explosive, mixed with steel balls, glass shards, and screws. Once it explodes, the entire room will become a meat grinder."

"Guess how horrific it will be? Even if I'm not blown up immediately, my own feces and urine will be mixed into the explosives to serve as a source of infection."

You too will inevitably die from a fatal secondary infection.

"What you learned during your training was nothing more than to shoot down bombers on sight, wasn't it?"

The police officers surrounding Jessica nodded in agreement.

"But you can't shoot me. I'm holding the trigger to death. If I let go, B0OM! Your only chance of survival is to convince me to abandon the idea of ​​detonating it."

"I'll only give you ten words."

After saying that, Jessica pointed at West and said, "Begin!"

West paused for a moment, thought for a second, and stammered, "Well—madam—you—you really didn't need to make such a fuss."

"BOOM! The meat grinder is back!"

She then pointed at Lucy: "You, begin!"

"Uh—my name is Lucy Chen—"

"BOOM! The coroner has to use dental records to identify severed limbs."

Jessica finished speaking and was about to turn around.

Tim rushed towards her.

"BOOM! The remains of the corpses, when gathered together, couldn't even fill a shoebox."

Clearly, almost no one can resolve this crisis.

Even Li Wei couldn't think of a solution.

All he could think of was using the [Substitute Coins] to ward off the deadly crisis and then quickly escape the scene.

Just then, Nolan stepped forward: "I can't imagine how much pain you're going through right now."

Just one sentence was enough to captivate Jessica.

Li Wei, standing nearby, immediately understood.

Goodness, these two hooked up, and from that moment on, a chemical reaction occurred.

Jessica's gaze at Nolan was practically dripping with admiration.

After a moment, she finally spoke: "It's a pity there are ten extra words."

After the simulated on-site teaching session is completed.

The group and Jessica returned to the conference room.

"OK, how come you all got everything wrong?"

"Officer West is engaging in male chauvinism."

"Officer Chen hesitated to identify himself, which delayed his opportunity."

"Officer Bradford is breaking the rules and rushing in with violence."

Hearing Jessica's assessment, Tim scoffed, "Ten years ago, when I was a handsome young man with black hair, you would have thrown yourself at me long ago."

Tim is right.

He was indeed Wilshire's most attractive officer in the LAPD, and many female officers in the department had their eyes on him to varying degrees.

He's the kind of white male who's at a competition level.

She has a great figure and a beautiful face.

"But you're no longer that. This means that none of you understand the principle of grouping people by their kind and the need to identify individual attributes. Except for this one—"

After a pause, Jessica walked up to Nolan: "Officer Nolan."

"What did he do right?"

"Nolan showed empathy." Lopez was listening attentively.

"You mean feigning empathy?" Tim said, sounding a little annoyed.

"Whether it's true or false is irrelevant. The only important thing is how to create a psychological impact on the other person."

Hearing this, Nolan spoke up: "Listen attentively, and empathize with the other person. This will allow for harmonious communication and ultimately lead to behavioral changes."

"Wow, you've read my book?"

"Hmm, I read it twice."

Watching the hormonal energy between the two, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh, "Nolan, despite his age, is truly a natural charmer."

Sure enough, Jessica was delighted to hear Nolan say it twice.

"Oh, alright, fine, I've read through your file. In fact, I've read through everyone's files here, but none of the records related to you show any ability to communicate effectively. Tell me, what makes you think you're good at communicating with people?"