Dragon Gate Swordsman

The sniper crossbow is loaded with explosive arrows, but the synthetic liquid inside that can detonate has been replaced with small fireworks. After it is shot into the room where Lappland is, it will perform an exciting fireworks show for her, and also warn her that he can kill her in secret at any time.

"Hehehe, this is the price for getting in my way, girl from the Saluzzo family."

"Can you please not call me that?"

"That won't do. You had a falling out with your family, so you'll definitely be mad if I call you that. Hahahahaha... huh?"

The emperor, who was fine-tuning the sights, was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned his head.

I saw the beautiful girl named Rupert with white hair standing a few meters away, looking at me with curiosity.

If I remember correctly, her name was Laplande Saluzzo.

Shit... Why did she camp here in advance? Was it because the roof of this building was the best gathering point? But she was obviously using a sword, so how could she judge this?

In just one or two seconds, several thoughts flashed through the emperor's agile brain.

"Mr. Singer, don't you think this method is a bit despicable?"

"Despicable? You actually think that an old man who goes out to practice archery so hard in the middle of the night just to win a prize at the Longmen Shooting Championship is despicable? What a slander."

The words the emperor used to conceal his true purpose sounded so righteous, calm, and steady that Lappland was amazed.

"You are worthy of being Mr. Singer, being able to stand on the stage and lip-sync to so many fans."

"Wait a minute! Who are you saying is lip syncing!?"

The emperor was instantly furious. After all, he was the only one running the logistics company, so his main job was still a singer and he would not tolerate any slander.

So, the two people, who already knew each other, started fighting very straightforwardly.

Lappland wanted to take the initiative and prevent the emperor from taking out the annoying pistol, so he rushed over with amazing speed.

The emperor had already expected her to do this, so he rolled over to avoid the direct attack, then grabbed the flowerpot next to him... and threw the soil inside at Lappland.

"Using whatever means necessary, that's really good, Mr. Singer!"

Lappland's voice was half annoyed and half excited. The annoyance came from the girl's clean nature, and the excitement came from her identification with this way of fighting.

The real battle is to use any means necessary!

She swung the two swords in her hands quickly, blocking the dirt flying towards her face, but she could not take care of the rest.

But after doing all this, Lappland found that the emperor did not take out his pistol to attack him, but fled to the edge of the roof on the other side with quick steps.

"Hey, hey... running away is not something that should be praised."

"It's even less worthy of praise to waste time with you here!"

The emperor made a vaguely rude gesture at her, then jumped off the edge of the roof without hesitation.

A few seconds later, a simple parachute opened in the night sky and glided away into the distance.

Looking at this scene, Lappland shook his head and turned to look at the sniper crossbow.

This thing seems to be quite valuable, so I might as well sell it... Although the Saluzzo family paid for parole for me for the sake of their reputation, my father will never send me any living expenses.

Lappland thought so and squatted down to disassemble and put away the crossbow.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she suddenly noticed a small object that was making a dripping sound and was placed on the crossbow arrow.

"……Depend on!"

The next moment, the girl's figure was submerged by the burst of light.

Pedestrians on the street stopped and looked up at the beautiful fireworks in the night sky. They didn't know what they were celebrating, but it was indeed beautiful.

The emperor, who had not yet landed on the ground, pulled the parachute rope with a smug chuckle and disappeared into the deep night sky.

……

"…Who did you say signed up?"

"That... the Syracuse girl you and Chongxiao caught. Her name seemed to be Rafaelde or something."

Texas did not complain about Jiu's poor memory because her whole mind was attracted by the "Syracuse Girl".

Laprade? Why did she sign up? Did she want to be a police officer too?

The Guard Bureau launches a recruitment campaign for the entire Longmen society every year. The time is not fixed, but it is generally held when there are not so many cases.

But this time was a little special: because the new headquarters building and its ancillary facilities were huge, it soon became apparent that the Guard Bureau had very few personnel. Several departments that were arranged on different floors even had difficulty communicating with each other...

After all, the intercom at the new headquarters had not yet been installed.

In short, this open recruitment is a typical case of forcing people to do something they are not prepared for. In addition to basic police officers and civilian positions, there is also a considerable demand for electricians, cleaners and equipment specialists.

As a result, Lappland's name appeared on the list of people who signed up to join the police force.

"Uh…Texas? Are you okay?"

Jiu was a little confused because she felt that Texas's behavior seemed a little strange after she said what she just said.

For example, the slightly trembling eyes, the expressionless gaze, the right hand that seemed to be about to crush the water cup...

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

No, no, no, you definitely have something wrong, otherwise why would you use such an emphatic tone?

However, things did not turn out as Jiu worried. Texas finally heaved a sigh of relief and said to her, "Leave Lappland's basic test to me!"

The basic test and the entry test of the Guard Bureau are two different things. The latter is a test of the results of previous training after it has been determined that one is qualified to become a police officer, while the former is a test that one can take directly after registering, which is mainly to judge basic physical functions.

Simply put, if you want to become a police officer of the Royal Guard Bureau, you must at least not be a weak guy.

Lappland was naturally not among them, but if she wanted to join the Guard Bureau, her criminal record would be a big problem, not to mention that she had not yet completed the restricted observation period after her parole.

Therefore, Officer Hong, who was responsible for reviewing the list and arranging basic tests, was in a dilemma.

In desperation, he had to knock on the door of Senior Superintendent Love's office, ready to ask how to respond to this Lappland.

But I didn't expect Texas to be standing inside at this time.

"I'm not sure about your relationship with that Lappland, but she is definitely not suitable to join the Guard Bureau."

"I see, sir, I agree with you."

"Oh...then why let her take the basic test? The Guard Bureau could have just rejected it directly."

Seeing that Love and Texas were discussing what was worrying him, Officer Hong walked into the office without saying anything, but waited patiently for them to finish.

"I'm afraid that won't work, sir. You don't know Lapland. She won't stop until she gets what she wants."

"Then what do you think..."

"Please let me take charge of her testing."

Texas put his hands on the table, which was rare, and said word by word: "I will make her give up the choice of becoming a police officer of the Guard Bureau."

……

Lappland's desire to join the Guard Bureau was not a sudden whim.

She just felt that if Texas could do it, she could definitely do it too.

However, when she arrived at the underground training ground notified by the Guard Bureau at the time, her heart skipped a beat.

"Texas, how did you start taking charge..."

"Ms. Saluzzo, you are about to take a test on the basic physical fitness and reaction of trainee police officers in the Guard Bureau. Please pay attention and follow my instructions."

Although Texas is usually very strict, today's Texas seems to be particularly strict...

The underground training ground of the new headquarters building was probably the first part of all the facilities to be completed... After all, it didn't require too many complicated things, just put up a bunch of obstacles and simulated targets according to the requirements of combat environment simulation.

Standing at Lapland's position, you can see the basic tests being conducted on other registered candidates at the other end of the training ground.

It's probably just some running and jumping, lifting things, and dealing with objects thrown from different directions. It's pretty simple.

However, what made Laplander panic was that Texas and himself seemed to be one-on-one, and the environment here was more complicated...

"Wait, Texas, shouldn't I be with them?" She raised her hand and pointed to the other end of the training ground.

"Commander Wei is very optimistic about your qualities, so he wants to conduct some special tests."

Texas said expressionlessly.

If it were under normal circumstances, Lappland would definitely "cherish" this opportunity to be alone with Texas, but now... she is not a lunatic who makes trouble without thinking. Besides, if she causes trouble for the Guard Bureau, won't she have to go in again?

So, now she is almost like fish on the edge of a knife.

"For the first test, please complete a 10-meter sprint within seconds."

Huh? So simple?

Laplander was about to interrupt when he heard Texas continue, "In full operational gear."

A full set of operational equipment, that is, armor, helmet, explosion-proof shield, baton, walkie-talkie and other auxiliary equipment, must weigh at least 20 kilograms.

Although this is not impossible for Lappland to do, it is definitely not a basic test for ordinary police officers.

“…Texas, can you do this?”

“Don’t ask questions that are not related to the test. You can refuse and withdraw voluntarily.”

I just won’t do it!

Lappland snorted coldly and turned to the equipment rack.

But obviously, this is just an appetizer...

More than ten minutes later, when the somewhat out of breath Laplander followed Texas' instructions, he came to a police car parked in the training ground.

"Are you checking my driving skills? You are so naive..."

"For the second test, please move this car to a location 20 meters away. No damage is allowed."

"..."

Laplande stood there and took a deep breath, "Can Texas do it?"

Normally when this sentence appeared in her mind, it would be accompanied by a provocative tone, but when she actually said it this time, it turned into an unwilling questioning.

Lifting two tons of stuff and moving it twenty meters, and it can't even be damaged? Even the Fengti tribe and the Vaifan people have difficulty with this, and you want me, Luper, to do it?

"I said, don't ask questions that are not related to the test."

Maybe it was an illusion, but Laplande felt that she was smiling! There was a smile in her eyes!

"Can't do it!"

"What a pity. I can only inform you, Miss Saluzzo..."

"and many more!"

Lappland suddenly raised her hand to interrupt her. "From what I understand, you only need to pass two of the three tests! What about the third one? I am very confident in my reaction ability."

The white-haired girl was quite proud... She didn't often make a comprehensive investigation before doing anything, but this time was an exception.

Texas, however, simply raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure you want to take the third test?"

"I'm sure and certain. If you can do it, Texas, I can do it too!"

"Well, come with me."

Regarding the reaction test, it is actually more of a formality. As long as you are not born with a slow reaction, you can always dodge most of the thrown objects...the sandbags used for simulation.

This is also the source of Lappland's confidence... She is best at fighting with agility in complex environments, and dodging slow projectiles is easy for her.

By then, I will join the Guard Bureau in an upright manner, and Texas will probably not have much to say, right?

Unfortunately, when Miss Lappland, who had always been calm, followed Texas to the testing site, she could no longer remain calm.

"What's that, Texas?"

"A mechanical crossbow that can automatically fire blunt-tipped arrows continuously."

"I'm not asking that. I'm asking why there are dozens of crossbows here?"

No wonder Lapland couldn't hold on. In the rectangular venue of less than 100 square meters, there were not only many ruins-like obstacles, but also mechanical crossbows installed on the edge of the venue, overlooking the area.

If there were only a dozen of these things, and they were arranged at a certain interval, then it would be a suitable challenge for Lappland.

But there are seventy or eighty planes at every turn?

Even if it's a blunt arrow, it would hurt a lot when it hits my body... Texas, I think you just want me to die!

"This is a standard test item for the Guard Bureau police officers."