Chapter 50: Tired
Milo's first day at the law enforcement agency went smoothly.
Probably because of his first-place score in the law enforcement assessment, he was less repelled when he integrated into this new group.
According to old Xion's words - if you can get such a score, you can do whatever you want.
Of course, there were no big changes in the law enforcement office due to the addition of the dozen or so newcomers. They basically all performed their duties and quietly handled the matters at hand without any disturbance.
At night, when it was time to get off work, Milo went to the weapons management office to store his pistol, then returned to the office, packed up all the information about the Sherman family that he found today, and took it home.
......
The fact that the Varrocan family has a law enforcement officer is no longer a secret in the 23rd Parish. To be more precise, it was news several days ago.
Those who live in this area basically belong to the lower working class like Kang. Even the neighbors on the left and right may work in the same workshop and are very familiar with each other.
In this environment, Milo has never been very eye-catching. Everyone only remembers him as a lucky boy because he got a job as a city guard. Although the income is not very good, at least it is enough. Leisure.
Of course, another meaning of leisure is not seeking advancement.
In everyone's eyes, Milo's presence has never been very strong.
Suddenly I heard that this kid had transformed into a law enforcement officer in black, and everyone was a little doubtful about the authenticity of the rumors.
After all, it is impossible to train a law enforcement officer with the ability of a working-class family. First of all, the academic qualifications are there. Everyone in the neighborhood knows what kind of character Milo is. For a few years, he was a confused drunkard. Although he didn't do anything bad, he didn't do anything good either.
However, when it was confirmed that the news was true, people in the back-to-back residential areas were also very happy for Kang. After all, a law enforcement officer was appointed in the area, which also showed the security environment here in the future. It will be a level higher than before, right?
Of course, some people are happy and some are worried.
When Milo returned home with a fresh mutton chop in one hand and a document bag in the other, he saw two familiar men sitting in the living room.
When the two of them saw Milo pushing in the door, they felt a little restless. They immediately put out the cigarettes in their hands in the ashtray, stood up, and wanted to say something but hesitated for a long time. Didn't say anything.
......
Milo remembered these two people.
They are also residents of this back-to-back residential area. Like Kang, they are workers in the alchemy workshop.
The reason why I have such a deep impression is that they were both present on the night of the Day of the Dead.
From the time the conflict broke out in the cemetery on the outskirts of the city, to the confrontation scene inside the law enforcement station, they were both present.
Yes, at that time, Harrison intervened in the case handled by the law enforcement agency on the grounds that the inspection team received a real-name report, and the so-called real-name informants were the two in front of him.
When they were at the cemetery, they and the Varrocan family still shared the same hatred. It was estimated that many of the injuries on Silian's group were caused by them, but looking back, they almost made Valrokan They were also the ones who left the Kan family without a burial place.
At that time, Rebecca did not force these people to testify for the Milo family and let them leave early. As a result, they became Harrison's witnesses...
The incident on the Day of the Dead ended up being left unsolved, and the law enforcement agency The two "whistleblowers" were not held accountable.
But everyone in the neighborhood has heard about the Valrocan family, and naturally they all know that someone in the area has collected money to kill the Lao Kang family.
Gossip is always the most murderous thing, not to mention that this thing is real and not completely fabricated.
The two families have been completely isolated for this period of time. No one dares to interact with them. Even the neighbors who are only separated by a wall pretend not to see each other on weekdays. Even the nearby vendors do not sell anything to them.
But even so, life can still be lived.
But when the news spread that Milo became a law enforcement officer, they could no longer sit still.
......
Who would have thought that the young man who was almost sent to death row would suddenly transform into a law enforcement officer wearing a black trench coat?
This jump between the two identities before and after is simply impossible in ordinary people's cognition.
But that's the truth.
When the two of them saw Milo, who was wearing a black trench coat, pushing open the door, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and the ten fingers of their two hands were almost slapping together. I was so confused that I couldn't hold back a word.
They are really scared.
They were afraid of Milo's revenge.
Judging from the current status gap between the two parties, Milo has countless ways to deal with them, and he can deal with them legitimately. Just the original perjury was enough for them to go to jail and suffer.
...
"Forget it..."
In the end, it was Milo who spoke first.
He stood there and thought for a long time.
The source of the problem does not lie with the two men in front of you.
With Harrison's style of doing things, if these two people refused to become whistleblowers that night, it would be their families who would suffer.
Milo doesn't want to see them, but if he really takes revenge, then he will be no different from Harrison.
... After simply sending away the two people who came to apologize, Milo took the mutton chops he just bought into the kitchen to wash.
"I really don't blame them. If they didn't cooperate at that time, the family's house would be burned down." Kang closed the door and sighed.
"I know." Milo nodded, threw off his windbreaker, rolled up his sleeves, took out the kitchen knife and started to cut the meat.
On the Day of the Dead, Rebecca said something that Milo still remembers vividly - the big fish eats the small fish.
And the two men who just left, to be honest, they are not even fish.
They couldn't afford to offend the Sherman family before, and now they can't afford to offend the Varrocan family. What they choose does not depend on the good or evil in their hearts, but on the specific class of people. is forcing them.
So Rebecca did not hold them accountable afterwards.
Milo would not be so arrogant that he would settle old scores with these people on the first day he joined the company. Even if he wanted to settle old scores, it would not be with them.
......
Kang, who was standing in the kitchen, suddenly shouted:
"Can you do this?"
"I ...What did I do?" Milo held the knife, a little confused.
"You can't buy this damn meat without 100 runes. Do you think you're getting rich? I've been in Nanwei City for so many years and I haven't dared to touch anything with this kind of price..."
Kang pointed at the basin in the kitchen and cursed for a long time before Milo realized that he was scolding himself for being a prodigal.
"It's 150 runes. I chose the lamb's ribs. The meat will be sweeter when stewed..." Milo lowered his head to cut the meat, thinking about the meat that belonged to the butcher Robben. Class knowledge popped out of his mouth unconsciously.
"Prodigal son! Prodigal son!"
Kang felt that his blood pressure was about to rise.
"You have to rest. You have to eat when you have to. Maybe one day the four of us will ascend to heaven together. It's a shame if we don't eat." Milo raised his head and glanced at Kang, pointing to the windbreaker he threw on the sofa with the tip of his nose. :
“There is an envelope over there. You can take the amount you need in the near future from it, as well as the money for Emma’s medicine and so on. Don't worry, don't worry if you can afford it."
Kang opened the envelope and took a look inside:
"You went to rob?"
"What the hell... ...Ah, yes, I am the stupidest robber in Nanwei City. I only robbed 4,000 runes." Milo rolled his eyes and almost rolled his eyes to the sky.
"Hahaha." Kang Chang laughed out loud and stuffed the envelope back into the inner pocket of his windbreaker: "Don't worry, I still have some savings in my hand. Keep your money for yourself. I will naturally use it someday. You take it.”
“It’s up to you.”
Milo nodded, and he quickly cleaned the mutton chops, changed the knife, and cut the ingredients in less than a short time. In five minutes, the lamb ribs were stewed in the pot.
"When did you learn this skill? You couldn't even cook oatmeal before."
Kang stood at the door of the kitchen and watched Milo's series of deft operations in surprise.
You know, the only time Milo made breakfast in the past few years was when he boiled the pot at home.
He is the kind of kitchen terminator, the pots and pans are all his enemies, and he will never stop fighting.
"I learned it recently." Milo raised the corner of his mouth but didn't say much.
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At night, the family sat around the dining table to eat.
The lamb ribs in the pot were fragrant, and little Finn's face was covered with meat residue. Kang originally said that he would open a bottle of whiskey to celebrate Milo's promotion, but after calculating the cost of the dinner, he decided He hid the wine and replaced it with cheap dark beer.
Emma's appetite has been very bad since she got sick, which is the main reason why she is becoming more and more haggard and thin. But under the atmosphere tonight, she ate a little more than usual, and her face also had a rare look. Show a little smile.
Since the Day of the Dead incident, the relationship between Milo and Emma, the two nominal siblings, has become much more relaxed than before, but Emma has been locking herself on the second floor for longer.
When people ask her about it on weekdays, she will say that she is preparing for the college’s end-of-year assessment, and her family will not bother her.
……
After dinner, according to family rules, Milo cooked and Kang had to wash the dishes.
The "two brothers" didn't drink much wine, and it was just beer, but Milo felt a little dizzy.
But he didn't think much about it. After the table was cleared, he laid out the documents he brought back from the law enforcement office and continued to read and organize them.
Such a traditional aristocratic family cannot be monolithic. The Sherman family definitely has some weaknesses and shortcomings. As long as Milo finds them, he will have the ability to compete with the Sherman family.
I don’t know if it was because he was too full. A short while after Milo sat down, he felt tired.
Even he himself didn't know what was going on. He lay on the documents and fell asleep in a daze.
Neither Kang nor little Finn bothered him, they just helped him put on his windbreaker.
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(End of this chapter)