Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 341 This is how the game is played
that is the truth.

Six months later, Nanwei City had some strange people and ghosts, but from a data perspective, the crime rate had decreased significantly.

Of course, this has also affected the structure of the city's law enforcement system to some extent, but the main reason is the newly elected county council leaders.

Oh right, I almost forgot, Max Johnson successfully took over the leadership of the county government at the end of last year, becoming the man who controls the thunder in the entire southern county seat.

The benefits he promised to Nanwei City, such as financial support and the construction of a safety net, have been partially delivered, though some of them are unlikely to be fulfilled in this lifetime.

According to the previous county head.

The governor of the prefecture sits in that luxurious building adorned with medieval decorations, eating the excrement served in golden bowls by people from all walks of life in the prefecture, eating and eating until the day he steps down.

Sometimes, the county magistrate might share some of his own excrement, which he couldn't eat, with his team or subordinates.

……

Nanwei City received its first major setback this year from Max, resulting in a reduction in its finances.

It's not so much a reduction as a shift in focus.

Max's speeches before taking office focused on education; yes, the so-called safety net was just a slogan used in the Nanwei City constituency.

In other words, what he promised the people of Nanwei City and what he promised the majority of others in the county government were two different things.

When it comes time to fulfill a promise, some choices will inevitably have to be made.

……

The financial allocation for law enforcement in Nanwei City has been reduced. Of course, the salaries of law enforcement officers have been appropriately increased. The reduction is due to a 50% cut in the number of newly recruited law enforcement officers. In short, the scale of new recruits has been reduced, thereby cutting a large amount of training costs. In order to implement this approach, a new law enforcement inspector must be assigned to Nanwei City.

This is what is meant by making choices and keeping promises.

This is why, after the new round of law enforcement assessments concluded, only one new person, Enid, joined the Chengnan Law Enforcement Station.

In fact, not only in the south of the city, but also in the other three major law enforcement agencies, very few new recruits were brought in.

Because the enforcement team no longer has the funds to provide training for new recruits.

...

Everything seemed to be just right; that is, when the crime rate dropped, the size of the law enforcement team was also appropriately reduced.

Under the control and management of the newly appointed law enforcement inspector, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Social trends change gradually and imperceptibly; you only realize how abrupt it is when you suddenly become aware of it.

For example, as the absolute authority and dominant position of law enforcement power in the past are gradually weakened by the many new regulations of the two central courts, front-line and grassroots law enforcement officers need a very long process to adapt to this reduction in status.

This is inevitable. The rise of a new leader will inevitably bring about new strategic plans. People like Max are not isolated cases, but are playing out all over the country.

The nobles in the House of Lords even proposed abolishing the execution powers of magistrates.

Of course, this is the first step in bargaining—making an exorbitant demand.

Their real goal is a compromise reached by all parties after countless meetings and verbal battles.

When widespread questioning arises in society regarding law enforcement officers' power to carry out criminal investigations, higher-ups must respond, and the response should include raising the bar for law enforcement academies and entry requirements for the law enforcement system.

This is the real reason why there are so few new recruits in the Nanwei City law enforcement system this year.

The newly added personnel, minus the law enforcement officers who died or went missing in the past year, and minus those who retired, mean that the entire law enforcement team has shrunk considerably.

This is the situation that certain groups within both houses of Congress want to see.

Moreover, many of the powers of law enforcement officers have been limited to a certain extent at the existing level.

For example, the limits of law enforcement against children and women.

Situations like these, which can easily cause a public outcry, require very careful handling.

The slogan claims that the rights of ordinary people are paramount.

However, anyone with a brain can see that this is the aristocracy using the power of the common people to weaken the law enforcement system.

Clearly, the law enforcement system has suffered in this new round of power transition.

……

Putting aside the undercurrents happening in the royal city, life in Nanwei City continued as usual, only with some minor troubles.

When Milo returned to the law enforcement office in the evening, he heard bad news.

The patrol team injured someone during a routine inspection of the river port.

Normally, slapping a thug on the street is routine for law enforcement officers, but the problem is that the guy who got slapped this time was only twelve years old.

Milo glanced at the photo of the twelve-year-old who had been slapped twice.

"Is this guy twelve years old? Old Kang looks younger than him if he shaves his beard."

It can only be said that children nowadays do indeed have an excessive intake of nutrients.

Rebecca walked past Milo and tossed him an address: "No need to make a fuss, but you still need to go to the scene and deal with it. It was your team member who did the dirty work."

No. 28 Yanhe Street.

“Enid?” Milo smirked. “So this girl can hit people too.”

“She’s no seasoned pro. Whether it was an accidental injury or not, those damned newspapers love to nitpick over these little things, especially when they know the person who had two front teeth pulled out is a minor. They’ll write anything to create a story.” Rebecca’s meaning was quite clear: she hoped Milo would pay a little more attention to Enid, the newcomer. Milo shrugged, indicating he would handle it.

Rebecca is absolutely right.

Enid is still very young.

She grew up in an aristocratic family and spent most of her school years in academies. She may never have even set foot in the poor areas of Nanwei City, and she was never exposed to that kind of filthy and chaotic atmosphere.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the bearded boy in the photo is only twelve years old; he may have been hanging out on the streets since he was just learning to walk.

Milo could roughly guess the whole story without even asking.

Enid must have been provoked by the foul language of those street thugs to resort to violence.

Only after starting the fight did I realize that none of these guys, who were taller than me, were adults...

……

Riverside Street.

The scene was now surrounded by a large group of newspaper staff and onlookers.

Several young people dressed in overalls and wearing baseball caps were restrained by law enforcement officers at the scene and made to squat on a street corner.

As for the guy whose front tooth was knocked out, he should have already been taken to the hospital.

When Milo found Enid, she was standing there blankly, lost in thought.

It was obvious that her supervisor had already reprimanded her.

Judging from her facial expression, she was very dissatisfied and a little aggrieved.

But Milo just found it funny.

He tilted his head, leaned down, and glanced at Enid's face. He reached out and tugged at Enid's trench coat sleeve: "Wow, you've got some strength. You knocked out two of her front teeth."

Enid raised her eyelids and looked at Milo with a resentful expression:

"You're here to insult me ​​too?"

"Why would I scold you?" Milo grinned, pointing to the crowded streets.
"They're the ones who're here to attack you. I'm on your side, you know."

“There’s no difference.” Enid lowered her head dejectedly.

Milo squinted.

He roughly understood what Enid meant by that.

Because he could sense that, apart from the endless chatter of newspaper media and passersby, the attitude of the law enforcement officers maintaining order was also not very good.

For these guys, it's time to change shifts. If Enid hadn't caused this mess, they would probably be home already, dead.

Although this is not entirely incomprehensible.

But the occasional annoyed glances from his colleagues in black trench coats still made Milo feel a little uncomfortable.

Although he knew very well that the rejection and hostility were not because of anything Enid had done, but more because of her social class.

In a way, Enid did offend everyone present.

……

"This is going to be difficult," Milo muttered.

"Will I be suspended?" Enid asked in a low voice.

“Suspension? What are you talking about? Oh, I didn’t mean this matter is difficult to handle.” Milo waved his hand, then patted Enid’s hat.

"But I did lose control of my emotions and hurt a child." Enid knew she was in the wrong.

But Milo retorted righteously and sternly:
"No, no, that's not right. It wasn't an emotional outburst. You did it to protect your teammates, you know what I mean? It's perfectly normal to drive away strays on the street during routine patrols. It's also common for drunk delinquents to throw glass bottles at you. So it's perfectly reasonable for you to knock out two of your teammates' front teeth when you realized their personal safety was threatened. You're even letting them off easy."

Milo patted Enid on the shoulder, his tone relaxed:
"Now you know how to speak at the hearing, right? First, your story has to be plausible, then your superiors can protect you."

Enid was confused, seemingly understanding yet not quite.

After all, Milo's points were not mentioned in the academy's textbooks.

She mentioned it weakly:

"But...but they didn't throw bottles at us, they just said some really nasty things."

Milo nodded, glanced around, pulled a beer bottle from the roadside trash heap, and threw it at the unfortunate guys squatting on the street corner, cursing viciously:

"What the hell are you looking at! Put your head down!"

The bottle shattered into pieces on the ground two or three meters away from the teenagers.

The other law enforcement officers in control of the scene also reprimanded the teenagers, telling them to lower their heads.

Then, several law enforcement officers walked over and began collecting glass shards as evidence.

……

Enid stared blankly at the seamless teamwork of Milo and his group.

(End of this chapter)