Chapter 50 Diligence
District Three, Enforcer Headquarters.
"Chen Ling, right?"
After a law enforcement officer carefully checked Chen Ling's identity, he handed him two sets of black and red uniforms and a law enforcement ID card.
Chen Ling changed her clothes and had lunch at the headquarters. In the afternoon, she took the oath of office in the square of the headquarters, and then gave a speech from the leader. This set of procedures made Chen Ling feel more and more like she had returned to modern society...
Even nearly four hundred years after the Cataclysm, some human habits have been continued, from which we can glimpse the shadow of the civilization before the Catastrophe.
The only thing that surprised Chen Ling was that the "leader" who spoke was not Han Meng, but another Erwen law enforcement officer whom he had never seen before.
"Where is Chief Han Meng? Why didn't he speak?" A law enforcer next to him asked.
"Don't you know? I heard that the law enforcement officers in the third district rebelled two days ago... It was that Ma Zhong who led two other law enforcement officers to plot against Chief Han Meng, but was killed unexpectedly."
"Huh??? Real or fake?"
"Of course it's true. It is said that Chief Han Meng was furious that night. Before Aurora City approved the official documents, he executed Ma Zhong and the other two people on the spot, and also killed more than fifty law enforcement officers who had interests with them... You didn't Did you find that there are a lot less law enforcement officers present today?”
"If I go and kill so many people in one go, wouldn't this mean that I am breaking the arm of the law enforcer in District 3? Is Chief Han Meng so cruel?"
"Now there are only two law enforcement officers left in the entire third district...one is Chief Han Meng, and the other is Xi Renjie on the stage; this Xi Renjie was promoted by Chief Han Meng. Although he is only a second-rank officer, his background is very clean."
"But I heard that because Chief Han Meng did not report in time and started killing people secretly, Aurora City is very angry and may have to deal with him during this time."
"Is that why he didn't show up..."
"Oh, what a pity."
"..."
Chen Ling's brows rose slightly when she heard the conversation on the side.
He suddenly remembered what Han Meng said at his home yesterday afternoon after a long silence: "Whether you believe me or not, I have been fulfilling my duties... If you really feel that this world lacks justice, you might as well do it yourself. Be it."
Chu Muyun's previous evaluation of Han Meng also said that he had a sense of justice... From this point of view, Han Meng seemed to have something.
After law enforcement officer Xi Renjie finished speaking, he began to assign tasks to the newcomers, as well as the streets they would be responsible for patrolling from now on. As the only law enforcer who came out of Hanshuang Street this year, Chen Ling was naturally assigned to Hanshuang Street.
After Han Meng eliminated the law enforcers in District Three, the law enforcers were indeed much cleaner inside...
While Chen Ling was thinking this, she walked out of the headquarters and walked straight to Hanshuang Street.
As law enforcement officers on their first day on the job, they need to patrol their respective streets to let the residents on the streets become familiar with them. This can be regarded as another form of "declaring sovereignty." This is an internal rule for law enforcement officers.
Ever since he put on this dress and walked out of the law enforcement headquarters, the passers-by on the road walked around when they saw him, not even daring to look at each other.
"Sir... would you like a peach?"
An old voice came from the side.
Chen Ling turned around and saw a white-haired old lady pushing a wooden cart full of peaches, speaking hoarsely.
"No, thank you." Chen Ling waved her hand and refused.
"Sir, please give it a try... I brought these from District 4 this morning. The peaches there are good and cheap..." She grabbed Chen Ling's collar, her cloudy eyes full of prayer.
Chen Ling looked along her figure and saw a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying on the fruit cart full of peaches. The cold wind blew across the ground, and he seemed to be shaking.
"Take a bite. If it's not delicious, you don't have to pay." She picked out the largest peach from the car, wiped it carefully with the hem of her clothes for a while, and handed it to Chen Ling.
Chen Ling didn't eat it because he wasn't sure if there was anything else inside the peach, such as... poison.
When this idea appeared in his mind, he was shocked... because he was not like this before.
If it was him before the catastrophe... no, even if it was him yesterday, he would definitely help. Although he couldn't help much, he could at least buy a few peaches as an act of kindness.
This is his kindness and perseverance, but now, these things seem to have faded a little bit...
Chen Ling and the old woman looked at each other for a moment, and then spoke:
"How to sell these peaches?"
"One copper coin per pound."
"Bring me two kilograms." Chen Ling took out two copper coins from his arms with an expressionless expression and handed them to her.
Seeing this, the old woman immediately took the copper coins with both hands, bowed several times to Chen Ling, said thank you, then picked a few of the biggest peaches from the cart and put them into the bag.
At the same time, Chen Ling suddenly spoke:
"The child has a fever, take him to get some medicine."
Chen Ling, who possesses the [Secret Eye], could tell at a glance that something was wrong with the baby on the carriage and warned him.
The old woman paused, looking at the baby with struggle and guilt in her eyes, but she still didn't say anything, she just silently picked two more peaches for Chen Ling.
She didn't weigh them, but Chen Ling could tell with the naked eye that the two bags of peaches were definitely more than two pounds.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..." After thanking Chen Ling one after another, she pushed the cart forward.
Until she met the next pedestrian, she hurried forward and said in a pleading voice: "Sir, do you want peaches? The peaches from the fourth district..."
The cold wind blew her and the baby's faces red, but it did not blow down the old and weak bodies.
Chen Ling touched her pocket and shook her head helplessly.
He only bought two kilograms purely because he only had two copper coins left in his pocket... The silver coins he got from Qian Fan had long been thrown into a pool of blood in the house.
As soon as he walked onto Hanshuang Street, he noticed that many people were secretly standing in front of their houses, looking in this direction... They saw Chen Ling walking in uniform, and they all whispered to each other.
"Ouch, Chief Chen Ling!"
The first shop on the street is the cake shop that Chen Ling once visited.
When the boss saw Chen Ling approaching, he immediately showed a flattering smile, "Sir Chen Ling, you look so handsome in this outfit!"
"Boss Li." Chen Ling walked to the door of the store, looked at the Hanshuang Street residents in front of their homes, and asked, "What is going on?"
"Hey, everyone is here to see you!"
"Look at me?"
"Yes, the law enforcer who was originally responsible for patrolling our Hanshuang Street was killed by Chief Han Meng... Today is the day when the new law enforcer takes office, and everyone wants to see who will be on this street in the future. The final say...
That day, the list of law enforcers who passed the test was published on the street, and everyone guessed that it might be you. After all, you are from Frost Street...
No, you are indeed here! "