Arknights, but the family has fallen again

Beatrix pondered: Why did Rhodes Island play such an obvious card?

Ott knocked on the table and said, "Essentially, Ms. Shi Huaiya, your job is the same as Mr. Jie's."

Beatrix raised her eyebrows. "I'm not here to be a cook!"

Ghost Shark did not lie to her. At present, the soundproofing of Otto's office has not been done yet.

But she didn't actually hear it all, she just subconsciously wanted to "bluff" Otto.

Bluffing is a common tactic used during the wild growth phase. Of course, even more common tactics include hiring someone to build a homemade airplane, stealing official seals, or watering a fortune tree with boiling water...

Speaking of Ghost Shark, Miss Sister is now completing her secretary's work.

She smiled, hummed an exotic ballad, and replaced the tea set in front of Beatrice with a cup of new tea.

"Being a chef is just a job, and granting him this job means that Rhodes Island is willing to share power with the locals..." Otto replied. "He was recommended by Miss Lin. Although he is unconscious, at this moment, he represents the other half of Longmen."

Unlike Uncle Ben, Ott is deeply aware that the greater the responsibility he "carries", the more power he can grab, and the more power he grabs, the more responsibilities he can grab.

Putting "Lin"'s tentacles into the office not only means that the Rat King can influence the office, but also means that the office can use Lin Gerui's influence to expand unscrupulously in the slums.

Furthermore, the slums and the underworld clearly don't represent half of Dragon Gate. What Ott just said simply means that the "jet" represents half of "black" and "white."

Stinky rat? Isn't she not interested in the family business?

"I'm here just to discuss the prisoner issue with you."

Even if Wei Yanwu signed the agreement, it wouldn't be easy to seize power from the Imperial Guard Bureau for nothing! At least... we have to know why.

The little tiger swore fiercely in his heart.

She only says half of the harsh words in her heart, which is quite cute.

Beatrix hid her thoughts well.

But the ghost shark was still standing beside Otto.

"Power abhors a vacuum," Ott replied. "Since the Imperial Guard Bureau is essentially unable to fulfill its responsibility to manage infected prisoners, then this responsibility will find its own owner."

The Guards' management of infected prisoners is...better than nothing.

Sometimes, only psychopaths would deliberately "manage" infected prisoners. Even if the leaders of the Guard Bureau sympathized with the infected, discrimination against the infected community on Terra was already systematically rooted in the hearts of all "civilized people."

Infected people themselves may not be considered "human beings", let alone those who are imprisoned in prison. Although the management of "better than nothing" is bad enough, prisoners probably prefer to face the former rather than those psychopaths.

"However, this branch is not the reason why I specifically met with you, Superintendent Shi Huaiya." Ott paused and said, "I believe Superintendent Shi Huaiya has already prepared himself for his real work."

She was a spy planted by the Longmen Guard Bureau in the office.

Furthermore, the difference in status between Shi Huaiya and Ji is similar to the difference in influence between the Jinwei Bureau and Lin Gerui over the Longmen Office. After all, one is a formal, established public institution, while the other is merely an informal underworld leader... and Ji's complete lack of awareness of his own position further suggests that the Rat King is merely a facade.

Otto's matter-of-fact tone gave Shi Huaiya a subtle competitive spirit.

This prompted Little Tiger to deliver her report with a slightly confrontational tone: "Senior Superintendent of Longmen! Codename: Shi Huaiya! Currently employed by Rhodes Island as a training consultant!"

She spoke word by word, "Dr. Ott, for the future of Lungmen, we must get along well!"

"Very good." Ott nodded.

"Our operators are more proficient in asymmetric battlefields, and their experience in public security management is slightly less than that of the Imperial Guards. I believe that with the help of Miss Shi Huaiya, they will be able to adapt to this kind of work in the future."

The experience in public security management is somewhat insufficient compared to that of the Guard Bureau.

There's nothing wrong with this statement in itself, but combined with what Ghost Shark said not long ago, "Every profession has its own expertise, and the Guards' functions are more focused on police work," it seems that Ott is belittling the Guards'... military technology.

"Huh? The work of the various Lungmen offices is incredibly complex! Maintaining public order, protecting the people, facilitating traffic, coordinating trade..."

Before the little tiger finished listing, Ott interrupted her: "That's why Mr. Wei Yanwu hired us."

Chapter 95: There is a game on the phone about hiring young soldiers

"—As a supplement to the Imperial Guard in the slums."

Ott looked out the window, chin in hand, and said nonchalantly, "After all, no matter how dedicated the Guards are to protecting the city, it seems that only a few people, including Superintendent Chen Huijie, are willing to protect this place."

He frowned slightly, as if he was worried about the infected people.

seem.

Can PRTS operate the drone by themselves?

Shi Huaiya was a little discouraged. She said, "...Yes. For this matter, I can only rely on you now."

Longmen, something is happening now that Shi Huaiya is very unfamiliar with... the contraction of the Guards and the mobilization of the army.

Logically speaking, the governor of a frontier region should have both military and political responsibilities - if he continues to ask the court for instructions on everything, his chances of success will be lost.

The saying "A general is not always bound by orders from his king when on a mission" is exactly about this principle.

But as a frontier governor, a blood relative of the True Dragon, and a former crown prince, Wei Yanwu's implicit constraints on military power were even greater than those of people from humbler backgrounds...

Much, much more.

This is also one of the reasons why the Guard Bureau, a semi-police agency, is so eye-catching in Longmen.

But now, Shi Huaiya could clearly feel that the Imperial Guard was shrinking towards the city. Those posts outside the city had been quickly replaced by the familiar yet unfamiliar Longmen soldiers.

Could it be that he... No, no, no, it's impossible.

But how did he get permission from the court?

In any case, just thinking about those aspects made Shi Huaiya feel a little breathless.

Perhaps she had deliberately used the fact that "Rhodes Island had actually become a private prison operator" as an excuse to meet with Otto, hoping to extract some information from him?

"Very good. Our future cooperation will definitely be smooth." Ott signed his name on the blank employment application, handed it to Ghost Shark standing beside him, and said, "Take Miss Shi Huaiya to run the program."

The nun nodded, opened the office door, and invited, "Shi Huaiya...Operator, please follow me."

After finishing his business, the little tiger looked back at Otto reluctantly several times.

It was not until Ghost Shark urged her repeatedly that she hurriedly chased after him: "Wait for me!"

After the nun led Shi Huaiya out of the office, Otto turned his attention back to Kal'tsit.

"Okay, I'm back. How's the engineering department doing?"

"There are complaints everywhere," Kel'tsit said succinctly. "You've entrusted them with too much work."

"That's fine. Depending on how the plan changes, they have plenty of working time at their disposal."

Kal'tsit looked around, and Ott realized that this was the deck.

"How many plans have you prepared this time?" Maomao lay on the railing, staring boredly at the direction Rhodes Island was heading.

After many days of sailing, Rhodes Island has been away from the wilderness. According to the national border, it is now an undisputed territory of Dayan.

Administrative District No. 019, Longmen.

The mobile city of Longmen is the seat of administrative district No. 019, which has the same name as it.

But strictly speaking, the land that Rhodes Island is traveling on is undoubtedly the "Dragon Gate" in a broad sense.

"I don't have many plans; I mostly improvise. The longer a plan stretches, the more likely it is to get sidetracked. I'm simply pushing the ever-changing current situation in the direction I want."

His slender fingers stealthily touched Kal'tsit's lips, and he could feel clear force feedback.

Ott asked, "Why are your lips so dry?"

Lynx was a little annoyed, and her right hand grabbed her left hand like lightning.

It’s worthy of being a cat!

Just as the "two" were playing around, there was some noise in the elevator.

Kal'tsit's cat ears twitched and she said calmly, "Don't mess around, someone's coming!"

But Ott could clearly feel her embarrassment.

"Kal'tsit, those little bears have been settled... huh?" As the elevator door opened, Warfarin rushed over.

Wait, this scene seems familiar.

The Blood Demon sniffed, then quickly clicked the elevator button, laughed, and said, "Well, I haven't..."

A red light flashed on the operation panel, and a "Prohibited" sign with a PRTS electronic seal floated on the display screen at the top of the operation panel.

Her operation was intercepted by Ott.

"Well, since you're here, I happen to have other work for you."

Ott said.

"Goo!"

The blood demon made a strange sound.

"There's no need to be so scared. If you don't agree, I won't go in." Ott spoke these fierce words through Kal'tsit's mouth.

"Then what is that kind of mental connection?" Huafalin blurted out.

"Um... rubbing against it outside?"

The scallion finger pointed at the lips, the lynx tilted its head, and a bit of playfulness appeared on its cold face.

This action, however, contains a heart-pounding "toxicity".

If Otto himself did this...

A blush crept up Huafalin's cheeks.

No, you haven't even seen his true face, why are you blushing?

Besides, Otto used Kal'tsit's body to perform such little girl movements in order to "make her shy". He should not use his own body to perform such movements.

"Anyway, I have some extra work for you." Kal'tsit lightly leaped onto the railing, hands behind her back, and with the dexterity of a cat, she walked as if on flat ground.

"That is, to supervise the training of those Ursus people." Lynx turned around and stared into Huafalin's eyes.

The two looked at each other from a distance.

But Huafalin quickly looked away.

"Those Ursus children?"

"No, it was the adults from before."

"But didn't you say that those children are the natural reserve force of Rhodes Island?"

The children of Ursus include not only the children of the Ursus Student Union who can be drawn in the original game, but also a large number of passers-by, and "they" naturally include both men and women.

"What that means is that they are basically useless now." Ott said lightly.

"Isn't that too sharp? They'd be heartbroken if they knew."

"Although their bodies are fully developed and can be considered adults in many parts of Terra," Ott said, "the moral standards we follow are higher."

Kal'tsit was a little nervous.

This is obviously a sign of dissatisfaction with some of Kal'tsit's actions.

However, Kal'tsit will not send every child to the battlefield... Many operators that can be drawn are actually working in the logistics position, and due to the style of painting and writing, many adult operators look like junior high school students.

"Of course, behavioral therapy based on specific psychological conditions... is another matter." Ott reluctantly made up for Kal'tsit.

Chapter 96: Filling in the line baby is the fate of the U...Sassians!

As a native Terran and a member of the long-lived Blood Demon clan, Huafalin actually has no objection to "child soldiers" and "child laborers".

Terra is in an era that is an abnormal cesspool compared to itself.

At a similar time on Earth, in Victorian London, there were a large number of jobs in factories specifically prepared for child laborers - because they were small and their wages were very low (yes, factory owners sometimes simply refused to pay), when faced with some large machines, child laborers could often get right in and handle them.