Law Enforcer's Handbook

Chapter 56 Gold Rush

"In 2150, the first expedition team sent by the coalition government brought back news from the 'outside'."

After the bartender remarked that "criminals will soon have no market here," the man at the other end of the bar suddenly intervened in the conversation between the two.

Even though the distance was close to ten meters, he still heard what the bartender said, which is enough to show that the man's hearing is amazing.

"The news proves that the survivors of the 'outside' after the war gathered together and established settlements, and small countries have taken shape in various regions. At the same time, the expedition team brought back a large number of scarce resources of the coalition government from different regions , After the news spread, it quickly triggered a nationwide gold rush, and the people who flocked to the border cities frantically were dubbed gold diggers."

"Guest, if my previous remarks offended you, please allow me to express my apologies."

said Ivan.

What he expressed just now was just his personal opinion. He knew that his opinion would easily cause controversy, so he lowered his voice, but he didn't expect it to be heard by others.

Fortunately, this man is an unfamiliar face, not like the cadre of the four major criminal groups.

"Your words just happened to jog some memories in me."

The man waved his hand and rejected the spirits offered by Ivan, and he continued, "To some extent, the coalition government encouraged the gold rush, and gave gold rush in the name of 'adventurers'." The legal identities of the workers, and one of the laws that had the greatest impact later was that materials brought back from the outside world, regardless of their origin, as long as they were transported to the country, they would be treated as legal items. This law greatly promoted the "outside" But at the same time, it also turned the border city into what it is now."

The implicit message revealed by this law is that even if the materials obtained through burning, killing and looting in the "outside", as long as they can be transported back to the territory of the coalition government, they are legal.

"Some of these gold diggers set their sights on villages that lack the ability to protect themselves, while others simply occupy the main transportation routes, waiting for work and directly plundering materials from other gold prospectors. It was not until 2155 that the coalition government revised this policy. The law defined some of the adventurers as illegal criminals and wanted them. Chai Ke was one of the people who enjoyed the convenience of the times, and climbed step by step from a penniless poor boy to where he is today.

"So, in this city, the criminals have the same long history as you, and the shadows brewed in those five years have spread to every corner of the city like the blood vessels of the human body. The imprint left by the times has been washed away.”

While speaking, the man's gaze passed the bartender and landed on Song Lan.

The drunken man's intention is not to drink, these words were addressed to Song Lan from the very beginning.

Ivan couldn't help becoming nervous. What worried him the most happened. What the man said just now was no different from a provocation to the law enforcement officers.

Although the Law Enforcers are popular among the Outcasts, the relationship between the Law Enforcers and the Criminals has become increasingly tense since the new director took office.

Ivan is now very worried that Song Lan will directly shoot the crime and put a glass on the man's forehead.

Song Lan looked very young, just at the age of vigorousness.

"Long knowledge."

However, what surprised Ivan was that after holding back for a long time, Song Lan said such a sentence, and there was no sign of anger on his face.

In fact, to Song Lan, what he said just now was like listening to a story.

When he first arrived here, he also tried to collect some history about this world. Although he is still not sure whether this place and the 2020 he is familiar with belong to the same time and space, but in this world in 2030, there has been an explosion A war that has spread to the entire world.

The war lasted for nearly 100 years, and the damage caused to most areas has reached the level of nuclear bombs washing the surface. At the end of the war, the leaders of the survivors signed an armistice treaty, and the few remaining resources and production The materials were pooled together, eventually forming the rudiments of a coalition government.

The areas outside the coalition government's borders are collectively referred to as the "outside". If there hadn't been a gold rush, many people would never have contact with the "outside" in their entire lives. And until now, the "outside" in the eyes of most people "It is still the ruins after the nuclear leveling.

As for the expedition team mentioned by the man, Song Lan had indeed found relevant records on the Internet before.

But what makes him feel rather strange is that it is not the age of great navigation in the Middle Ages, but the year 2166, when science and technology are highly developed. In this case, there are no pictures of "outside" countries or settlements on the Internet. Therefore, many people have questioned the reliability of this news, believing that these are all lies fabricated by the coalition government.

On this issue, Song Lan has always belonged to the melon-eaters who sit on the fence, and he has always questioned whether there is a country in the "outside".

Seeing Song Lan's peaceful expression, the man frowned, and in the end he just let out a cold snort, and stopped talking to the two of them.

About two or three minutes later, a woman with obvious dark circles came out from a cubicle not far away, holding a folder in her hand, and went straight to the man they were talking to.

"Captain, the file is here."

team leader?

Song Lan also showed that her hearing ability was no less than that of the other party. Although the woman's voice was softer than Ivan's before, he still heard her.

He originally thought that this man was a member of a certain criminal group, and he was born to be at odds with law enforcement, but criminals should seldom use "captain" to refer to others, right?
The man took the file and nodded.

Before leaving, he glanced at Song Lan meaningfully, but Song Lan stared at his wine glass and ignored him.

Just kidding, as a pacifist, one of the rules for avoiding gun fights in bars is to not keep looking at others when you have nothing to do.

"Huh, I was really scared to death just now."

Seeing the two leave, Ivan breathed a sigh of relief, and he apologized, "I'm sorry, because some of my remarks caused you to be involved in unnecessary trouble, to express my apology, I will treat you to a glass of real wine." good stuff."

With that said, Ivan unscrewed a rather suspicious bottle.

The liquid in the bottle was clear and transparent, but with the lessons learned from the past, Song Lan was sure that what was inside was definitely not water.

Ivan carefully took the bottle over as if he were treating a treasure, and poured a full glass in front of him.

Only then did Song Lan see the words on the bottle clearly.

This thing is indeed water.

Just the water of life.

You don't need to lean over to smell the pungent smell.

At this moment, there was only one thought left in Song Lan's mind.

Comrade Ivan,

Are you fucking here to apologize?

　At present, the cumulative number of updates added after being put on the shelves (excluding the number of days of explosive updates): 21
　　
　
(End of this chapter)