Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 47 Acting?

"Fuck off!"

"Okay."

Milo was very cooperative with the casino bodyguards.

Anyway, now that they've found the target, Crocodile, they just need to keep an eye on him from a distance and make sure he doesn't get away. Old Theon didn't say he was going to protect the target's safety, and if he remembered correctly, he used the word "catch" when he mentioned Crocodile. So Milo just assumed that this guy's status was that of a suspect or below, and that he wasn't a good person. It wouldn't matter if he lost a couple of fingers.

After all, he was now deep inside a den of thieves, so protecting himself was the most important thing at this time.

Of course, there's one more thing...

...

Watching the crocodile being carried into a room at the back of the casino by the bodyguards, Milo wandered around the casino crowd for a while, roughly figuring out the basic structure of the warehouse building, and then slowly walked towards the door.

As they brushed past the goalkeeper, they "accidentally" bumped into his shoulder.

Suddenly, a shower of spittle flew over again.

"You blind brat, don't you?!"

Milo apologized with a forced smile.

However, the banknote that had just been taken from the other person's pocket had already returned to his own pocket the instant of the collision.

After leaving the casino, Milo stood on the bumpy village path.

He casually glanced at the sides of the alley and the corners of the intersection, and found that there were a lot of people responsible for surveillance. Just by standing there, Milo could feel at least seven or eight eyes watching him in the dark.

After the legislation, the only form of gambling within the country is horse racing. Any casinos like the one behind Milo that are discovered will be shut down and the gamblers arrested.

So Old Theon's judgment was correct. There were definitely many sentries around Arden Village. Once an officer in a black trench coat was spotted, they would immediately hide all the illegal and unauthorized items in the village, including those belonging to gamblers.

Let's take a look at the other buildings around us.

This doesn't look like a village at all.

Whether it's the original buildings or the renovated earthen houses, there are almost no large windows. When you walk in the alley, there are only flat walls on both sides.

There were no children or elderly people on the village road, only some "kind-looking" men and some women dressed in flamboyant and revealing clothes.

The people responsible for keeping watch on the streets and alleys all had a slight bulge at the waist below their coats.

If it's not a musket, it should at least be a steel knife.

This place is full of villains...

Among the memory fragments of Robben and Carl that Milo possessed, there was no part about the village of Arden. However, he was not too surprised by the existence of the village. The events of the Day of the Dead had already proven that there were still some law enforcement officials in this country who could not be touched. Therefore, it was self-evident what kind of people were behind the village of Arden.

Six rookies who just joined the company, plus Theon, make a total of seven. With this level of fighting strength, even if they manage to catch the crocodile, whether they can successfully take him away from here is another big question.

When Milo entered the village, his horses were also detained, so if a conflict broke out, he wouldn't be able to force his way out of the village.

……

Milo had basically figured out the casino's layout. The several partitioned rooms behind the warehouse were located on the west side, and that's where the crocodile was captured.

After wandering aimlessly around the village road twice, Milo slowly made his way towards the west side of the casino.

However, those keeping watch in the village had already noticed Milo's strange behavior.

Someone quietly followed Milo's pace, trailing behind at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, always maintaining a slight angle from around the corner.

Soon, the number of trackers increased from one to three. They formed a tacit encirclement and approached Milo's location from different paths.

But when Milo came into their view, they discovered that Milo was not alone.

He was accompanied by a scantily clad woman.

The woman, with heavy smoky makeup, disheveled hair, a cigarette between her fingers, and one hand on her hip, stood in front of Milo.

This appearance and demeanor are practically a direct reflection of one's profession and hourly wage.

The woman, puffing on a cigarette, bargained with Milo in a shrill voice:
"There's a room and a bed, why insist on doing it outdoors? You'll have to pay extra for that!"

……

Those who were following them saw this scene, exchanged glances, and retreated without saying a word.

After watching the group leave, Milo grinned at the woman, deliberately raising his voice slightly:

"Okay, I have plenty of money, but don't shout too loudly later."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he delivered a karate chop to the back of the woman's neck, causing her to faint instantly.

Milo tossed the other person into the bushes deep in the alley, then turned sideways and slipped into the path behind the warehouse, easily climbing up to the top floor of the warehouse via the rainwater pipes coming down from the roof.

The warehouse was one of the tallest buildings in the area. In order to avoid being spotted by those watching him, Milo quickly lowered his body after reaching the top floor and lay down close to the warehouse roof.

As mentioned earlier, most buildings in Yaden Village do not have large side windows. Even if they do, they are small, light-transmitting windows located close to the bottom of the roof beams, barely wide enough for a person to pass through. Therefore, the most important ventilation openings must be located on the roof.

As expected, there were holes of various sizes in the ceiling of the warehouse, with folding switches that could be operated.

Milo clung to the roof like a gecko, roughly recalling the entrances and exits of the warehouse and its internal layout. He located the room on the west side where the crocodiles were kept and carefully crawled toward it.

As Milo passed by the skylight of another room, he heard the sounds of men playing cards, people urging each other to drink, and of course, some indescribable groans and moans.

Milo glanced into the house through the skylight and immediately felt he wouldn't have an appetite for the entire day.
"Damn, what kind of soldier boy has such a strange taste..."

Filled with regret, Milo climbed to the top of the room where the crocodile was, and then cautiously approached the top window.

Fortunately, the weather in Nanwei City is always gloomy and rainy. Otherwise, if someone like Milo were to stick half his head out of someone else's rooftop window, the people inside would immediately notice something amiss from the shadows cast by the sunlight.

Milo had expected to see the short man nicknamed Crocodile being hung up and tortured, but after his eyes adjusted to the dim lighting in the room, he realized that this was not a torture chamber at all.

The interior is softly lit and luxuriously decorated, with a wine-red carpet on the floor and a wine rack full of high-end wines. Even the decanters are made of silver with etched carvings.

Separated by a wall, the scene outside, like that of Yaden Village, is like two different worlds.

Meanwhile, the suspect "Crocodile" that Old Theon had mentioned was slumped on the sofa, holding a wine glass in one hand, resting with his eyes closed. A woman was sitting on his lap, and another woman was massaging his shoulders behind him.

Yanran adopted a boss-like demeanor.

……

Didn't they say they'd chop off your fingers?
Milo was completely confused.

Judging from this, Crocodile doesn't seem like the gambler old Theon described at all, but rather more like... the boss here?

So what's the situation now?

Milo suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Crocodile's attire was very ordinary, the kind of clothes only low-level workers would wear, completely out of place with the high-end decor of the room. His overall demeanor was also terrible; he was a typical gambling addict.

But the crocodile sitting on the sofa at this moment didn't have the same shifty look as before, and Milo was very surprised by the change in this person.

Regardless of whether Crocodile was the owner or a customer, one thing is certain: the scene where he was dragged away by bodyguards in the casino was definitely staged.

And it was all staged for Milo.

This means he knew that law enforcement officers were watching him, and that the manhunt that old Theon had planned had already been exposed.

So why would a crocodile do that?
……

Milo stared at the crocodile's silhouette in the room, lost in thought.

The fact that the crocodile is openly putting on a show for himself shows that he is not afraid of law enforcement coming to him, and may even want law enforcement to come to him, which is why he is trying to lull the lurking agents into a false sense of security.

Therefore, his target must be the law enforcement team that will arrive soon.

Was Theon's intelligence wrong?

Was he sold out?

……

Milo suddenly had a bad feeling.

Perhaps someone deliberately set a trap for these newly recruited law enforcement officers?

Even if they are newcomers, would Yaden Village really dare to take action against these people in black trench coats? Not necessarily. The people behind Yaden Village provide protection for Yaden Village simply to make money. So, if they set up a plan to target law enforcement officers and something goes wrong, Yaden Village will not be able to continue operating. It's a thankless task.

All sorts of reasons told Milo that the situation was not as simple as he thought.

……

...

A few kilometers away.

Old Theon and his five enforcers had been waiting in place for more than twenty minutes.

According to the previously set plan, they were to rush into Arden Village in thirty minutes. Whether things would go well or not depended on whether Milo could keep a close eye on the crocodile.

Raids like today's are actually carried out almost every month. For Old Theon, they're practically second nature. Every raid on Arden Village has yielded nothing. The villagers' awareness of the law enforcement officers has reached a conditioned reflex level. At the slightest sign of trouble, all traces of violations and illegal activities in the village will be hidden away.

For law enforcement officers, Yaden village was a tough nut to crack, and without clear instructions from their superiors, routine inspections were merely a formality.

But today is different. Today's operation has a clear target for arrest. However, the villagers of Yaden will not resist arresting one or two petty thieves. They even welcome the law enforcement officers' "non-invasive" law enforcement behavior, because it is a way of whitewashing Yaden Village.

……

"It's about time, let's get going."

Old Theon glanced at the face of his pocket watch and signaled that they could head towards Arden Village.

(End of this chapter)