America, starting as a trainee police officer

"Of course, no problem. I wish you a speedy recovery."

The door slammed shut.

Li Wei and Angela exchanged a glance.

"This old man is lying."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Angela nodded: "That's right, he looks nervous, he's definitely hiding something."

To be honest, Li Wei came to this conclusion based on the system notification that popped up after he saw the old man.

Criminal detected: William Walker

[Criminal acts: illegal possession of prescription drugs, theft of controlled substances.]

[Arrest Reward: 5 Basic Attribute Points]

Angela, on the other hand, relied on her years of experience in handling cases.

"Let's go around to the side and take a look."

With that, Angela walked around the gate and led Levi to the side of the house.

Through the window, I could see that Old Deng was carrying a burlap sack.

They poured the medicine bottles out onto the table.

Seeing this, Angela turned around and gave Levi a knowing look, then knocked on the side door.

Old Deng heard a knock on the door, opened it, and saw the two policemen standing outside.

A helpless expression immediately appeared on his face.

Angela waved to him, signaling him to come over.

Old Deng had no choice but to come over and open the door.

"Mr. Walker, stealing opioids from a hospital is a serious crime."

Upon hearing this, Old Deng shook his head: "I just wanted to make up for the shortfall in household expenses."

"Do you know how tough life is after retirement? You only get this little bit of pension each month."

"Well, that's not a reason for you to go back to work as a drug dealer on the streets."

The old man was right.

Retirement in the United States is not the same concept as retirement in China.

Retirement income here really does shrink significantly.

This is why the number of homeless people with gray hair increases on the streets of Los Angeles every year.

This is a country that makes no attempt to hide the law of the jungle.

If you're too old to contribute to society, then you deserve to be killed.

That's roughly the idea.

"True, rookie, handcuff him."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei took out a silver bracelet: "Mr. Walker, you have been arrested on suspicion of stealing controlled drugs."

Click, click.

The sound of the silver bracelet snapping shut was exceptionally crisp.

Walker's fate as an old man is most likely to be homelessness.

After his arrest, Los Angeles City Hall will assign him a free lawyer who will only provide him with meals.

Facing charges from the District Attorney will only lead to Walker and Old Deng pleading guilty.

Once Walker goes to jail, his pension will most likely not be enough to pay his property taxes.

By the time he gets out, the house will probably have already been auctioned off.

They went bankrupt and became part of the homeless community on the streets.

He died a violent death on the roadside a few years later for various reasons.

...

After imprisoning the old man, Lopez took Levi back to patrolling the streets.

"Li, do you think we might end up like Mr. Walker?"

Angela was clearly deeply affected by Walker's arrest.

"Well, if you're born in America, you have to be prepared for Plan B, C, and D if Plan A fails."

Hearing Li Wei use the words from the backup plan that he had discussed with him before.

Angela smiled slightly, understanding that this was a kind of alternative comfort.

But it is also a fact.

If Lopez doesn't start planning for his old age now, he's likely to face a bad end.

There are quite a few police officers who have been killed in the United States.

"7-A-07, We have received a noise complaint. The location is Eaton Company duplex apartment building, room number 501."

"7-A-07, received."

...

Room 501.

Lopez knocked on the door: "LAPD, Mr. Ascari, open the door!"

"Oh, uh, coming right away."

Upon hearing this, Lopez looked at Levi, her intuition telling her that this was not a simple matter.

She knocked on the door again.

"Open the door!"

A few seconds later, the door opened.

A completely naked, Mediterranean-looking old man, who looked as if he had temporarily put on underwear and a bathrobe, smiled obsequiously.

"Is there anything I can help you with, officer?"

"We received a noise complaint alert. You played music at high volume for several hours."

As she spoke, Lopez glanced into the room.

There were two girls, both around 20 years old, with graceful figures.

One was wearing a red bra and panties, and the other was wearing a blue bra and panties, both with lace trim.

Both of them were wearing semi-transparent black stockings.

She looks like a prostitute no matter how you look at her.

"Oh, sorry, I was just under a lot of pressure and needed to vent."

"My office is in the building next door. I came here to spend the night after working overtime. Just looking for a little fun. It didn't harm anyone, right?"

Li Wei and Angela exchanged a glance; both of them could tell that this old man was not serious.

Criminal Peter Ascari has been detected.

[Criminal Activities: Illegal possession of firearms, prostitution]

[Arrest Reward: Medium Blue Bottle x1]

Seeing the system notification, Li Wei scanned the room and spotted a black leather bag on the table.

A gun handle was sticking out.

"Angela, there's a gun."

Li Wei walked over, opened his bag, and took out the pistol.

"Mr. Ascari, do you have the necessary legal documentation for this gun?"

The system told me that this old man was illegally possessing a gun.

But I still need to ask about the procedures.

Old Deng paused for a moment, then lied: "A friend gave it to me."

"Illegal possession of weapons is a serious crime."

Li Wei smiled as he removed the magazine from the gun and then checked whether there were any loaded bullets in the chamber.

"Everyone, get dressed. Looks like you all need to go to the police station."

Angela, holding her belt, looked around at the three people in the room.

"Rookie, handcuff him."

"receive."

Click, click.

Mission Completed: Arrest Peter Ascari. Reward: Medium Blue Bottle x1

...

Outside the police station and detention cells.

"There must be another way. Shall we discuss it?"

"Are you trying to bribe me?" Levi asked Ascari.

There are cameras everywhere in the police station; he wouldn't rule out the possibility if it were in a place without cameras.

"Everyone knows that police officers do a lot of work but get paid little."

Angela knew about Levi's situation.

Her family wasn't wealthy, just a little better off than hers.

I heard that he doesn't get along well with his parents and doesn't receive their help.

A rookie from a police academy.

It's highly likely that he's in dire financial straits; everyone in the police station knows that Li Wei doesn't even own a car.

I always walk home after get off work.

This is very rare in America.

Generally, only bankrupt people end up in this situation.

She quickly interrupted, worried that it would be troublesome if her newbie actually fell for him.

"Mr. Ascari, you are about to face a serious trial. Do you want even more charges added to your name?"

Upon hearing Angela's threat, Ascari quickly backed down: "No, no, you should just follow the law."

Just then, a colleague approached: "Officer Lopez, Inspector Anderson says you need to go to her cell."

Upon hearing this, Angela looked at Li Wei and said, "Li, you continue with the detention process. I'll be right back."