Shadow Empire

Chapter 376 Miscellaneous Talk and Arrival [666+1]
Chief Blue was sitting at his desk feeling a little awkward because just a few seconds ago, the handwriting expert had rejected his invitation.

"Looks like you didn't succeed." Lance Bridges and his partner, lighting a cigarette.

His gaze made Chief Blue feel embarrassed and a little ashamed!

The so-called police consultant is not a particularly important role, just a non-staff member.

If this non-staff member was someone like Lance, Chief Blue would not dare to lose his temper, but he was just an ordinary non-staff member, an ordinary person, a university teacher, nothing special about him.

He was silent for a while, "I'll ask someone to invite him over."

Lance could imagine the process of such a "please", so he raised his hand to signal him not to do it, "How much does this university teacher earn?"

Chief Blue shrugged. "I'm not sure. It should be around a hundred dollars if he's brave enough."

The professor was originally an expert in language research, studying some issues of language distribution in the world, because some experts and scholars believed that the entire world was once a whole.

Later, plate movement occurred due to the movement of continental plates, or possibly external forces such as meteorite impacts.

Eventually it split into several continents.

This raises a question: on which continent did humans originate?

This question seems a bit boring, so what's the harm in finding it out?
Is it possible to change the current world situation?

But for a very special elite group, the upper class, this is particularly important.

Because they believe that their own race is superior to other races!

These studies are relatively unprofitable, so the income is not as high as other projects.

This professor of graphology studies things like ancient records, so he is very knowledgeable about writing and handwriting. He has assisted in solving several cases and was specially hired as a consultant.

Lance thought about it and realized that he might need this professor or his connections in the future, so he couldn't make the relationship too awkward and had to give the other party some benefits.

"Ask him if a thousand yuan is enough for him to work overtime?"

Chief of the Blue Branch was stunned for a moment, then he picked up the phone with a smile and dialed the number again, and this time, he pressed the outgoing button.

After two beeps, the phone was picked up. "Don't tell me it's still you, Chief Blue."

There was some fatigue in his voice; he was giving extra lessons to a female student, which was quite physically demanding. He was interrupted halfway through the lesson, which disappointed him a little.

He is already in his fifties and is rarely so interested. He seemed to be unable to bear the continuous interruptions.

So there was a hint of helplessness and a little bit of anger in his tone!

"Professor, listen to me. Here is a job worth 1,000 yuan. I wonder if you are interested in it."

"One thousand dollars?" The professor, who was about to end the call, was silent for a moment, "Are you in the Imperial Branch?"

"The city is a bit chaotic right now. Send someone to pick me up. You know my address, right?"

"Yes, I know. Someone will be there to pick you up soon."

"Okay, see you later."

Chief Blue hung up the phone and looked at Lance with a helpless smile. He shook his head and said, "I thought he could hold on for a while!"

Lance smiled and said, "This proves that money is not easy to make!"

He paused, "Has Charlie made any moves in the past two days?"

It can be said that Chief Blue is now completely tied to Lance. He seems to be more relaxed. "I have become a marginal figure now. At least Charlie and Hunter don't trust me very much."

"I heard from other people that Charlie said the state government might send an investigation team to look into police corruption."

"Charlie is asking everyone to work together to resist the investigation as much as possible. We all know that most police officers cannot withstand the investigation."

"They are likely to arrest a few representative figures, so we must be more united and act in unison against the outside world."

Lance frowned, "Will the consequences be serious?"

Chief Blue looked relaxed, but Lance could still see a hint of solemnity in his expression. "No one knows how far they will go."

"We are not the only ones with these problems now, Lance. To be honest, police across the federation are like this."

"On the one hand, they can't pay us very high wages, and on the other hand, they need us to do dangerous work."

"Policemen in some areas only get paid thirty-seven or eight dollars, the same as the workers at the docks, but they have to face criminal gangs with more powerful weapons than them!" Chief Blue also seemed to be full of complaints, "They always think that others are fools, Lance!"

"Like if they asked us to come arrest you with our self-defense revolvers, I would throw my service gun and badge in their faces right now and tell them I quit!"

"We also have to consider the issue of supporting our family, many issues, injuries, extra expenses due to work, and some unexpected expenses if we don't take more."

"Forget maintaining law and order. We can't even survive!"

Listening to his complaints, Lance nodded continuously, "Yes, I always think that the more dangerous the job, the better the treatment should be. At least you can't let people take the biggest risk with the lowest salary."

Director Blue chuckled twice, "The salary at the Hazardous Materials Administration is very high, and there are also various bonuses."

This is obvious dissatisfaction, but there is no way around it. One is a basic law enforcer, and the other is the "Emperor's Sword" used by Congress and the ruling class to maintain their authority. There is certainly no equivalence between the two.

As Chief Blue was talking, he mentioned what Lance had told him last time, "Last time you talked about re-establishing some rules..."

Lance thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, our current city management system is too chaotic. Some people get more money, some get less, and some hide money. This creates risks and contradictions."

"Everyone has the same job, so it should be distributed equally, but there is no standard."

"There has never been a clear rule on how to divide the Empire District, the Port District, or the Starlight District."

"That creates a level of confusion that I want to change."

"But it's not the right time yet, we are still lacking some key strength!"

Lance rubbed the ruby ​​ring on his index finger with his thumb, "But I'm sure it will come soon."

Not long after, the professor arrived at the police station in a police car. When he saw Lance in the office, he was stunned for a moment, but then he realized that this was today's financial sponsor.

"My name is Peter, Peter Scott." Professor Scott had no problem with communication. Without waiting for Director Blue to introduce himself, he took the initiative to introduce himself.

Lance shook his hand and said, "Lance White, you can call me Lance, or Mr. Lance, whatever is fine."

This was actually a little strange, because most of the time "Sir" should be used to address the last name, but since Lance asked for it, Peter wouldn't refuse.

After all, how he is called is Lance's own business.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Lance."

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

The atmosphere and vibe of the academic world was simple, and he seemed to have vaguely heard of the name, but he didn't know if it was Lance.

Bringing anything in casually is a very disadvantageous behavior, so he didn't think much about it for the time being.

Lance took out several notes and the handwriting of Score Lucar and handed them to him, "I want to know if the handwriting on these notes and the handwriting on these papers are from the same person."

"This is exactly what I do best, Mr. Lance. It will take me about three to a week."

Lance frowned, "So long?"

Peter explained, "I need to make sure the results are accurate, and if you're not so...strict about accuracy, I can get a report out as quickly as possible."

He lowered his voice slightly, "If these handwriting identifications are used in legal proceedings, my suggestion is to give me a little more time..."

He thought Lance wanted these for a lawsuit or something, and only in this way could it be more "precise", for the sake of a thousand dollars!
Lance shook his head. "This has nothing to do with the lawsuit. I just want to know if they were written by the same person. But it has to be accurate, and as soon as possible."

"There's still a job waiting for you when this is over."

Professor Scott was very satisfied with this job. It was not illegal to earn a thousand dollars a week. He wished there was such a job waiting for him every day.

After seeing Professor Scott off, Lance also left.

Now he just needs to wait quietly for follow-up news.

On the first day of August, the city seemed to have become much quieter and safer. After some people got up in the morning, they could see many state police appearing on the streets. They could even see them arresting some criminals. The public security became very good in an instant.

Today is the day when the Congressional Commissioners arrive in Jingang City, and the state police have begun to take the initiative to maintain order and security.

A little after ten o'clock, the train from the Special Administrative Region arrived at Jingangcheng Railway Station. As the steam dissipated, the train door opened.

Senators have come to Jingang City many times over the years, and each time they came with a big crowd, and this time was no exception.

If anyone knows anything about Likale State, they can see the deputy governor here, standing in the front row.

As a pair of shiny leather shoes landed on the ground, the smiles on the faces of the people around who came to greet them became lively!
At this moment, this Senator is the focus of these people and the core of this city!
(End of this chapter)