Chapter 439 Crime Scene

"Brother Vader, is this...is this really good?" Huo Tou touched the cloth on his body with some embarrassment, "The chief knight said that the uniform is our status symbol, and we must wear it neatly when on duty."

"And you will be punished if you get dirty, let alone not wearing any clothes at all." Whistle kept looking left and right, as if he was afraid of being seen by his colleagues.

"Don't be nagging. Wearing it is symbolic enough. If you stand in the snow in the middle of winter and you know there are police there hundreds of steps away, how can you arrest people?" Wade spat, "You are from Border Town. People, right?”

"Yes," when they mentioned this, the two of them suddenly became energetic. "My father is a hunter. He used to live in the old street, and his skills are very good. He can shoot a fox in the neck with an arrow."

"Me too. Dad always said that hunting is unstable, so it's better to go mining. He even prepared a hoe for me. If His Highness hadn't become the lord, I might have to stay in the mine."

"You can see," Wade shrugged. Only a child from the Orion family would have such an unusual nickname. "Since you are from a small town, you must care more about the order of the town than me, an outsider, right? Even I am not afraid of punishment. What are you afraid of? No matter how serious it is, is it more important than upholding the rules set by His Highness?"

"This..." The two hesitated for a moment before making up their minds and said, "That's what you said."

"And Brother Wade, you are not considered an outsider. Have you already obtained your ID card? His Highness said that those who get this card are all his subjects." Whistle muttered.

Wade smiled, stopped talking, and continued to stare at a row of cave dwellings on the east side of the temporary residence area.

It has been nearly three months since he became a police officer, and he has completely adapted to life in the West. I originally thought that the "patrol team" who did not extort money or commit fraud would have basically nothing to do, but I didn't expect that they would never be able to finish the busy tasks they have to do every day.

Police are needed to accept refugees, police are needed to deal with civil disputes, and even arresting those vicious criminals and spies is actually the task of the police... But the First Army seems to have no involvement in the security operations in the town except for fighting evil beasts.

This was very different from what he had originally expected.

In Golden Spike City, the patrol team is almost a supplement to the city guard. It takes on some dirty work but does not get many benefits. This is why many team members are used to looking for extra windfalls. But in Border Town, the police and the First Army are more like systems that have nothing to do with each other. The former is internal and the latter is external.

What surprised Vader even more was that in addition to being directly designated by their superiors, more of their action targets came from reports from the public - yes, the residents of the town changed his view of ordinary people, who were both lazy and stupid. People actually take the initiative to keep an eye on those suspicious people and report them to the city hall. Whenever a foreign merchant ship arrives in the town, the Ministry of Justice always receives five or six such reports.

Vader quickly realized the huge power contained in this - no spy could completely avoid contact with the outside world, or completely integrate into the indigenous people once he arrived in a certain place, unless he grew up there himself. When everyone becomes a vigilant outpost, what enemy can remain hidden?

Of course, not every arrest will be fruitful. For example, the sneaky person caught in the last attack turned out to be a noble of Chenxi. Vader was prepared to be punished, but the superiors showed no reaction and seemed to turn a blind eye to his beating of the nobles, which strengthened his view.

"'Gold' appears! "Huotou whispered.

"Don't worry about him, just pretend to be clearing the snow," Wade said calmly, "He didn't bring any goods, he just came to investigate the situation."

Jin Zi is the code name of the target of this arrest - the Ministry of Justice received a report two days ago that serfs were smuggling grain. Mr. Carter took this very seriously and immediately handed over the task to him, demanding that the stolen goods be recovered. It's a gold hunt.

However, the mission did not go smoothly. After some inquiring, they initially locked the target. Five or six people took turns monitoring the temporary settlement area for two days, but no trace of the target was found.

Wade knew in his heart that the reason why there was no progress was that the police uniforms were too conspicuous here. He had lived in the West End for a long time before, so he naturally knew that as long as a city hall official showed up, the news would quickly spread among the crowd. The East End was not much better. The people here were serfs, and their black uniforms stood out like fireflies in the night sky.

So he simply persuaded Firehead and Whistle to take off their uniforms, put on tattered coats, dress up as snow plows, and block the main roads between the East District and the town. As long as there is a suspicious person passing by, they will definitely not escape their eyes.

After Jin Zi wandered around the East District, he returned to the cave dwelling, but when he appeared again, there was a big cloth bag behind his back.

"He is indeed smuggling wheat..." The whistle clenched his fists.

"Damn it, I simply don't take His Highness's words seriously," Huo Tou said angrily, "Let's arrest him now!"

"Don't be anxious," Vader waved his hand, "Didn't Lord Carter say that if you want people to take the stolen goods together, we will divide into three groups to act," he ordered according to the previous plan when encircling the rats, "Firehead, you are going to do it now. Set off and go to the old city wall area first. If he wants to enter the inner city, he has only one way to go."

"OK."

"Then I will follow him forward - this requires a certain amount of skill, so I am the most suitable." He licked his lips, "Finally, there is the whistle. You are about a hundred steps away from me and keep an eye on it slowly. Don't look at the gold. That’s it.”

"I see."

"Then take action!"

Although the three of them were not superior or subordinate, they still followed Vader's instructions.

Wade picked up the broom and walked calmly three or four steps in front of Jin Zi. According to past experience, following behind can easily arouse the target's vigilance, but "leading the way" from the front will greatly reduce the opponent's alertness. Be wary. If you can roughly figure out the area where the target wants to go, this accompanying method is the most reliable. His attention was completely focused on Jin Jin. As long as the opponent's footsteps changed slightly, he was sure to knock him down within a few breaths.

After Jin Zi passed through the break in the old city wall, he stopped and leaned against a corner of the street to rest. Obviously the other party also knew that if he walked further towards the center of the town, the chance of encountering the police would be greatly increased. Wade took dozens of steps forward, then turned into a fork in the road, waiting for the buyer to appear.

Not long after, a town citizen pushing a cart appeared. He also looked around for a while, and then slowly came to the serf. After opening the bag and checking it, the townspeople took out a handful of coins from their arms. At the same time, Wade made a gesture of action.

The three people rushed towards the target from three directions, and the trader was immediately stunned and stood there at a loss.

Wade pushed the serf to the ground, and with the crisp sound of coins falling, he shouted: "You are under arrest!"