Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 324 Players in the Game
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"Breaking news: the inspection team's investigation has made progress."

Outside, someone knocked on the office door and informed them of the news.

Milo and the banished shadows looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Uh—it seems to be a little faster than I expected."

While everyone was slightly surprised, they also felt something was amiss.

"Well, it's necessary for concerned citizens to go and take a look."

Milo tucked the weapon pouch at his waist into his pocket, then pushed open the door and left.

……

It was supposedly a secret operation.

The patrol team obtained clues about the Hunter organization through special channels and quickly deployed an operation, cornering them in a factory in the north of the city and arresting most of the members.

Anyway, that's what the firsthand news from the north of the city said.

After receiving this news, Milo's initial slight surprise largely vanished.

He and old Theon exchanged a glance, and they both probably guessed what the inspection team was up to.

He then placed Grasso in the underground morgue, letting her go with Rick, while he and old Theon headed to the "arrest" scene in the north of the city.

……

The news spread faster than expected, as if many people already knew about it and were just waiting for the right moment to spread it.

The scene he witnessed upon arrival further confirmed Milo's suspicions.

Because arriving even faster than the law enforcement officers were the leaders of the patrol team, including County Councilman Max, who had recently given a speech on the street.

Everyone was impeccably dressed and looked nothing like they had been forcibly dragged out of bed.

Another group arrived at the scene even faster than Milo and his team: the newspaper media.

These guys swarmed in like flies drawn to rotting flesh.

Moreover, the law enforcement system was unusually cooperative with their inquiries, patiently answering questions from journalists from various newspapers and media outlets.

...

The crime scene was a newly built chocolate factory that had not yet started production.

There weren't many disturbing scenes at the scene, as the armed patrol team and law enforcement officers had already set up a cordon, and the public could only vaguely see some bloodstains.

The funniest thing is that, despite the official announcement that the battle here had just ended half an hour ago, a three-tiered podium had already been set up in the open space in front of the factory.

At once……

Anyone with a brain knows what's going on.

But no one will ever say it out loud.

...

"Then I probably know how determined Mr. Johnson is to become the county sheriff."

At the very end of that packed street, old Theon and Milo watched from several meters away as Max, surrounded by a crowd, walked onto the stage to answer questions from the media.

Behind Max were a line of inspection team members, including court representatives, oversight commissioners, army representatives, and a group of armed men carrying rifles and exuding a murderous aura.

Of course, the three inspectors from the law enforcement system were also present. Max declared the victory of the operation to the media and onlookers with utmost righteousness and integrity, and promised on his own honor that he would bring to justice the few remaining escapees of the Hunter Organization and restore a safe city to the people of Nanwei.

In short, his words were incredibly passionate and inspiring, and very effective at stirring up public sentiment.

The media and the public in the audience also cheered slogans such as "Long live the people".

……

Milo was surprised, but even more annoyed.

Old Theon patted him on the shoulder:

“That’s a different game, and that’s how it’s played. We can spit on them now, but when they become the chairman of the county council, we’ll still have to hope that they’ll think well of our Nanwei Enforcement Team and allocate more funds and salaries here.”

"understand."

Milo yawned.

He was initially curious about how the patrol team planned to deal with Monquia's hunter group.

After all that fuss, it turns out they probably never even considered that issue.

After all, it's only been a few days since the inspection team was established. Such high-quality speeches, action plans, and smoothing out relationships with all parties all take time. It's estimated that they don't have enough manpower to investigate the case.

If it weren't for the words Raven deliberately left in the hunter's memory, Milo would have even suspected that his series of hunting operations were part of Max's campaign.

That would be too surreal and would lower the sanity of those in the know.

"What a keen sense of smell it must have been to think of using this case in Nanwei City so quickly! He must have a very impressive team of advisors behind him, right?"

To some extent, Milo still admires those "players".

"He is definitely in the lead in the election. If Nanwei City wants to get better financial benefits in the next few years, it will have to cooperate with them to put on a good show, and may even have to help with the cleanup work... Otherwise, how do you think this place developed into a port city with a thriving trade? And how can it become the only benchmark city in the surrounding area to establish a law enforcement academy? Getting a promise from a future county magistrate is very important."

Old Theon has already been clear enough.

It's clear that he was seriously teaching Milo, or rather, helping him better understand what was happening in front of him.

This is why he previously said that the actions of the inspection team are difficult to influence, because what they need to do has already been planned, and their perspective on problems is completely different from that of these lower-level law enforcement officers.

"Is this why you chose to stay at the bottom?" Milo raised an eyebrow and glanced at old Theon.

The latter waved his hand with a sullen expression and said:
"What? Do you think I don't want to stand on a high platform and get things done with my words? It's just that my education is limited. You young people have many opportunities. If you make the most of them, maybe one day you can squeeze into that game too."

"That's as if everyone has limited education," Milo shrugged and chuckled.

……

The thick clouds high in the sky never dissipated.

But the streets were brightly lit.

The county councilor's speech continued until dawn, and he showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.

The news spread quickly, sweeping across the entire city.

The public cheered, especially the families of the victims who spread the news with tears in their eyes.

The bodies of the "criminals" killed by the patrol team's armed personnel in the "fierce battle" were hung in the city center square the next day.

Apart from a very few participants, no one knows which death row cell these bodies were dragged out of and reused in the prison.

(End of this chapter)