Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 183 Old acquaintance

There's no need to elaborate on what kind of place Yaden Village is.

In essence, the service industries provided by Yaden Village can also be found in the center of Nanwei City, and it can be said that the level of service in the village is definitely not as high as that in the city.

However, there will always be some nobles who prefer to venture into these smoky and chaotic places.

How should I put it? It's like the relationship between high-end restaurants and junk food. Some people just like to eat junk food, hehe.

……

However, for someone like Milo in a black trench coat, these gray areas are not so friendly, so for entertainment, he still has to go to the pleasure house.

"This is definitely not a good idea."

Milo and Yan arrived at Yaden village at night.

In fact, Yan rarely frequented such places. Strictly speaking, the city guards were an agency under the law enforcement system, and his profession did not allow him to appear in such places.

“That’s a terrible idea,” Milo corrected.

“I noticed you didn’t request any backup while you were at the law enforcement station,” Yan reminded Milo.

“The more people you bring to a place like this, the more trouble you’ll cause.” Milo shook his head, offering no further explanation.

The main reason is that it's too complicated to explain. The power dynamics within Yaden Village are complex, and the gray industries involved involve the aristocratic class. There are many subtle unspoken rules between the village and the law enforcement system. Bringing a law enforcement team into the village in a grand manner might not make it easier to find Aya; on the contrary, it could make the operation more difficult.

In fact, when Milo and Yan were still several miles away from Yaden Village, the villagers had already received news that law enforcement officers were about to visit.

They had planted many informants along the way, so even if Milo didn't wear a black trench coat, he couldn't hide it from the villagers, so he simply stopped pretending.

Find Aya, bring her back, and finish this quickly.

If it weren't for Yan, Milo wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess.

Retrieving a lamplighter from the village of Yaden is inherently a thankless task, and may even cause more trouble.

"That's alright." Yan rubbed his fists together, "I've been training with a gold medal boxer lately, and tonight I'll show you my advanced boxing and footwork."

"No, we're not here to fight." Milo waved his hand: "This isn't a boxing ring. If you start a fight here, you'll get riddled with bullets."

"Then what should we do?" Yan asked sullenly.

"Just ask someone you know for help."

……

...

Ten minutes later.

Inside a casino deep within the village of Yaden.

"Long time no see, my friend. You look quite impressive in that outfit."

The diminutive crocodile tiptoed and gave Milo a very exaggerated hug.

"Haven't seen you in a long time?" Milo patted the other's shoulder and pulled the little crocodile off him.

The last time we met was when Milo came to Crocodile to inquire about the Sherman family. At that time, he and Mrs. Castor's family were at odds. If you count it that way, it does feel like a long time has passed.

"I heard you're now as close as siblings with the Sherman family's tigress. How the tables have turned!" Crocodile chuckled, adjusting his overly loose suit jacket and dangling the gold rings adorning his ten fingers. He then quietly asked Milo, "There are rumors that the poisonous woman's bodily fluids are toxic. What do you say?"

"Wait a minute, how could siblings be related? That's not right." Milo generously gave the crocodile the middle finger.

“That’s hard to say, after all, this kind of thing is a tradition of the Sherman family, hehe.” Crocodile’s face was full of a ferocious smile as he beckoned Milo and Yan into a room at the back of the casino for a detailed discussion:
"Come on, my good brothers, I've prepared fine wine and beautiful women for you. Although it may not be as elegant as the pleasure houses in the city, it's definitely more potent."

When the gamblers in the casino saw their boss chatting happily with the suddenly arriving law enforcement officer, their doubts were immediately dispelled, and the casino returned to the noisy atmosphere of a few minutes earlier. No one paid any attention to Milo and Yan anymore.

……

It was the same room that was filled with the smell of smoke and alcohol.

At this moment, delicacies and fine wines were laid out on the table, and scantily clad prostitutes waited on both sides.

"Come on, I'm not here to spend money."

Milo picked up his glass and smelled it.

I've found that ever since I tasted that bottle of whiskey from my old boss Nero, all other drinks have become rather bland and tasteless.

“Consumption? No, no, no, I wouldn’t dare take your money.” Crocodile plopped down on the sofa with a nonchalant air, gesturing for Milo and Yan to sit down.

"Let your good sisters make room first, then we can talk about serious matters."

Milo picked up the fruit platter on the table and started showing off, while also chasing away all the eye-catching, beautiful bodies in the room.

…Clearance complete.

Milo was too lazy to say any more nonsense:

"Aiya Ferguson, does that name ring a bell?"

"The lamplighter, you know, sometimes they get some stolen goods that are hard to sell in the city, so they bring them to the village to resell. I've bought a few interesting things from her before, but she hasn't shown up for a while. I thought she changed professions."

The crocodile truly lives up to his reputation as Theon's intelligence source.

There are at least several hundred lamplighters in Nanwei City, and he can actually remember their names.

"What? Did this woman steal something from you?"

Normally, law enforcement officers like Milo and Theon wouldn't bother with a petty thief like the Lamplighter, so Crocodile was very interested in Milo's purpose in asking about Aya's whereabouts.

But Milo didn't answer the crocodile's question. He popped a slice of crisp apple into his mouth and chewed as he said, "I heard she came to Arden Village yesterday, supposedly to see her former boss and help me find her."

"no problem."

The crocodile readily got up, patted its rear end, and said:

"Please enjoy your meal. I'll make the arrangements. I should have a message in ten minutes."

After saying that, he pushed the door open and left.

……

After the crocodile left, Yan, who had been reserved for quite some time, finally relaxed a little.

Although he usually acted carefree and irresponsible, he had never actually dealt with a ruthless character like Crocodile who operated in the gray area. It was impossible for him not to be nervous, which was why he hadn't said a word since he entered the room.

"When did you get involved with the people from Yaden Village?"

The close relationship that Milo and Crocodile showed was quite unexpected.

After all, in the years they had spent together before, Yan had mostly played the role of protecting Milo.

So much so that when the crocodile mentioned the rumors about Milo and the castor bean lady, Yan was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)