Chapter 828 A Principle

Zhang Heng smiled and did not dwell on this issue.

Five minutes later, everyone who had patrol duties tonight also came downstairs. There were twelve people in the entire patrol team. They were generally divided into two groups. One group was responsible for security during the day, and the other group was responsible for patrols at night. This way both groups can get a break.

However, a twelve-person patrol was already insignificant for such a large area, not to mention that it had to be split into two. In total, it was not even as large as the Black-tailed Snake group.

Moreover, these people are old and young. Except for Aris, the captain who injured his leg and has been on the battlefield, the others don't even have much serious combat experience.

In fact, the people who will be assigned to this area originally mean that they have been abandoned, either because they made mistakes or offended some big shots. In addition, it does not rule out some unlucky people who have no connections and are confused. Sent here to fill the gap.

And once you get here, it's hard to leave.

In fact, Aris and others have not tried hard. After all, no one wants to stay in this place full of criminals and chaos. Even if they don't think about themselves, they will think about their families. However, due to some well-known reasons, all of their Efforts proved to be in vain.

Aris is a relatively responsible captain. When he first came here, he also thought about changing the environment here. He wrote countless letters to the senior management to reflect on the problems here, hoping to send more people and transfer funds, but these letters In the end, everything fell into the sea.

He also tried to start from his own side and do what he could to influence the people around him a little bit and bring order back to the neighborhood.

However, this place is like a huge quagmire. No matter who stands in it, it is extremely difficult to move forward. In the end, it will only sink deeper and deeper until it is swallowed up. Aris does not know how long he can hold on. , this place is simply hopeless in his eyes.

"Your situation doesn't look very good." Zhang Heng said. He saw Aris taking out his armor and dressing it up before patrolling. This armor was worn by him when he went to the battlefield before, and he accompanied him later. When we got to the patrol unit, it was well maintained.

However, his five men were not so lucky. Some of their armors were rusty or missing something, and some of them had no armor at all.

"Because we are ranked last in every assessment, and the funds given to us by the higher authorities are very small, barely enough to make ends meet. We have to think of weapons and armor on our own." Aris said, "Do you have armor?"

"I don't need that kind of thing." Zhang Heng said.

"Believe me, if you have one, you'd better wear it, because you will use it." Aris insisted, "I know you are very powerful. Although I didn't get to witness your heroic appearance in the arena, but I guess you must beat your opponent to a pulp, or even beat two of them one at a time, but this is different from the opponents you encounter during a gladiatorial performance. Gladiators pay attention to honor and will not make concessions. It’s something that the audience despises, but people here are different. The battle is probably not face-to-face. It can happen at any time and anywhere. Maybe the person next to you will suddenly pull out a knife, and you don’t know who he is. Why should I assassinate you?"

"Thank you, but I can handle the assassination even without armor." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

He had been learning and familiarizing himself with the assassin's fighting methods during this period. If he could get stabbed, Dadatis would have been teaching him for so long.

Aris saw this and did not try to persuade him. After all, this was the first time the two met. Aris just reminded Zhang Heng as a colleague that he would not force Zhang Heng if he did not comply with his request. His eyes have been labeled as arrogant. Fortunately, Aris himself has no hope for Zhang Heng.

Although there are rumors that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this Easterner, being assigned here can already explain a lot of things. Out of good intentions, Aris reminded him again, "Have you offended anyone recently?"

"Let's just say that." Zhang Heng smiled again, but he didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, and quickly changed the subject, "You mentioned evaluation before, can you tell me the specific rules of evaluation."

This part of the information belongs to something that he has not been able to find out before, and it is also information that only members of the patrol team can master.

"Of course, this is something you should know." Aris nodded, "As you can see, each of our patrols has its own area of ​​responsibility. Every two months, someone will be sent to conduct a statistical inspection. Mainly It looks at the crime occurrence in each area, how many cases there are, including how many homicides and thefts, whether it has increased or decreased, and what the detection rate is. In addition, they will randomly select residents in the area to ask about their satisfaction with the public security. degree."

Aris paused for a moment before saying, "The area we are in is quite special. I believe you saw it when you came here. There are a large number of Jews living here, as well as some guys who came from the eastern provinces, and Immigrants from Egypt or Mauritania and other sneaky guys who come from who knows where. In short, it is very complicated. So many people from different places come together, all squeezed into such a small place, and between them There are clashes almost every day.”

"This is not surprising." Zhang Heng said.

“Either this one robbed that one, or that one beat this one, conflicts often broke out even among one’s own people, and in order not to be bullied, many people chose to form a group, and eventually many armed gangs were spawned, some of which There are dozens of people, sometimes hundreds of people, and many of them simply embark on the road of crime after mastering enough force. Even the little thieves and gangsters on the road have groups and backers behind them. Sometimes you You don’t know what kind of trouble you will get into if you arrest someone... There is nothing the patrol can do, after all, we are just a cripple, leading a group of marginalized people who have been exiled in disguise, and we don’t even get a full salary.”

Aris had been worried about the deterioration of the security situation here before, and he tossed and turned, but after living for so many years, he had become somewhat numb. In his opinion, no one could solve the problems here unless the army directly Drive in and kill everyone, otherwise, this place will always be a paradise for thieves, thugs and murderers.

"Fortunately, we are a patrol team and we don't have much money. Under normal circumstances, the criminal forces here will not target us. But if you want to live here long enough, you have to remember one principle, that is, don't meddle in other people's business." ." Aris warned.