Lao Wang did not reject them. Even though time was tight, it was still possible to squeeze in one or two days. Although he had always been reasonable in everything he had done, 'reason' was not important here. What was important was that he had a backer. Perhaps this backer did not give him any special help, but his existence was the basis to ensure that he would receive fair treatment. When he thought about the countless low-leveled civilizations in the divine territory that had been cheated by others but had no way to reason with them, he would know how important this fairness was.
Lao Wang was grateful for this. Thus, he would not reject any invitation from the Machinery race. Furthermore, he had just received a special letter from Old Cow. He had mysteriously asked him to make a trip back and said that an old friend wanted to see him. Old Cow had sent a letter to Lao Wang.
He did not know if it was inconvenient to say too much in the letter, or if that old friend wanted to create a sense of mystery for Wang Zhong, but he had kept his identity a secret and did not reveal it in the letter … Lao Wang was too lazy to guess who it was. In any case, he would know when he arrived. Furthermore, the arrangements made by the Machinery race were in the same direction, so it was a coincidence.
With the Law Enforcement Association, transportation was naturally extremely convenient. Regardless of whether it was the procedures in the Heavenly Gates or the various transmission arrays and receptions, they were definitely of high standards and efficiency. They had only decided on the temporary law enforcement location in the morning. They informed Wang Zhong in the morning, but before noon, a group of people were already standing in the transmission area in the Catanlyke District.
"We call this plainclothes law enforcement." In a large mechanical shuttle, Rhode D was changing his appearance.
His seemingly rigid mechanical structure squirmed like cells and turned into the appearance of a celestialoid. Furthermore, his skin automatically adjusted its brightness, black, and white. He did not look much different from an Earthling. He smiled and explained to Wang Zhong, "The Machinery race is too strict in the eyes of the other civilizations in the Land. They are too vigilant. Under normal circumstances, the probability of a crime happening within a kilometer of the Machinery race is only 0.1% … If this is a law enforcement squad, of course, we need this kind of peace and tranquility, even if this peace is just a disguise that the other civilizations are afraid of."
Rowling J continued the Deputy President's words and enthusiastically added to Wang Zhong, "But we are here for a private visit. If we reveal our true appearance as the Machinery race, others will avoid us or not dare to commit crimes when they see us from afar. Then, we will not be able to continue our law enforcement activities. Thus, we have to disguise ourselves. But Wang Zhong, what we're doing is definitely not encouraging crime. Instead, we're trying to expose some of the things hidden in the dark corners of society. "
In reality, they were just traveling incognito … The logic was very easy to understand, but their transformation abilities had broadened Lao Wang's horizons. He had always thought that the Machinery race had poker faces that did not change at all. He had never expected that they would not change at all. Once they changed, they simply transformed into another race. Not only did the Earthlings transformed by this mimicry ability have similar appearances, even their aura and temperament were extremely similar. Even with Lao Wang's wisdom, if he had not known about this beforehand, he might have overlooked them in a flash.
Lao Wang gave a thumbs up. "Is this mimicry a natural gift of the Machinery race?"
"Talent and learning." Rhode D said seriously, "In the early days, our camouflage was still easily seen through, but now there are very few people who can see through us. In fact, this is just a small trick. It's nothing."
Lao Wang could only laugh. After interacting with this group of Machinery race for a long time, he realized that this group of people was very honest. They were so honest that they constantly scanned other civilizations.
The so-called plain-clothed law enforcement was actually a group of 'princes' pretending to be tourists to stroll the streets and conduct private visits incognito. Firstly, it was to monitor the law enforcement situation of various law enforcement squads. This batch of Machinery race members who were able to enter the Heavenly Gates all had extraordinary natural endowments. As a batch of law enforcement elites that the Machinery race would focus on nurturing in the future, it was obvious that they had to understand the operation methods of the lower classes and the law enforcement habits.
Secondly, it was to conduct research. They would collect various criminal facts, evidence, social structures, civilization structures, and so on from areas with high incidence of cases. Then, they would analyze the reasons for the high frequency of crimes in these areas. Hence, most of the time, these plainclothes law enforcers wouldn't take off their disguises, nor would they directly participate in law enforcement. Unless it was something that they really couldn't stand, they would basically make all kinds of records during this kind of law enforcement activity.
There were a total of seven people in this group. Rhode D and Rowling J were more familiar with Wang Zhong. Rowling J continuously introduced the situation to Wang Zhong. At the same time, she referred to the information that she already had and listened to Wang Zhong add some details. After all, he had lived here for a few months and had a deeper understanding of the recent changes in power in this area.
As a large area in the middle circle of the Land, the public security in Catanlyke District was considered relatively good in the past. However, it was said that the crime rate had risen sharply recently. This was mainly related to the changes in a few important powers in this area.
Lao Wang was rather sentimental about this. Speaking of which, he had either directly or indirectly participated in the changes in the few main powers in Catanlyke District. For example, the disappearance of the Shell Shade Faction, the withdrawal of the Ninth Wilderness Path from Catanlyke District, and so on. Take the Shell Shade Faction as an example. Even though only a level-6 civilization had fallen, because of their fall, the streets that were originally under their control had become ownerless. As a result, the various large powers in Catanlyke District fought for power, divided up, and so on. This did not cause a war between the large powers, but there were definitely many small fights, assassinations, fights for power, plots, and so on.
Furthermore, as a region in the middle circle of the Land, the Machinery race police force in Catanlyke District was very limited. They could not take care of everything. The lack of law enforcement further caused the various situations to worsen. There were no major disturbances, but there were endless small disturbances.
Even in the letter that Old Cow had sent to Wang Zhong, it was mentioned that the people in Heavenly Treasures Street did not dare to wander around the streets as they were afraid of causing trouble.
After the seven of them entered Catanlyke District, they walked all the way. Rhode D had information about the various streets and powers in Catanlyke District. Furthermore, as a 'local', Wang Zhong, had continuously supplemented them with various information. As they patrolled the streets, they had made many gains.
The original street of the Shell Shade Faction had been developed into a tourist business district. The Jiuli Tree that had covered the sky had been cut down, and the entire street looked completely different from the dark and damp place that they remembered. However, at the same time, this was the focus of today's inspection. Public order was chaotic, and various powers had entered at will. Even though the local Machinery race had increased their law enforcement here, and there were many Machinery race members patrolling everywhere, they were still unable to completely put an end to the various frequent disputes.
During the two to three hours of inspection in the afternoon, Rhode D, Wang Zhong, and the others had discovered at least three cases of intentional wounding of civilians. Furthermore, they had all been carried out in secret, and all sorts of evidence had been quickly disposed of. This was a rather professional law enforcement method that targeted the Machinery race. If they had not coincidentally been caught red-handed by Rhode D and the other imposters, these would definitely have become ordinary missing persons cases.
"In conclusion, the main reason is that the law enforcement squad does not have enough manpower. If not, if the law enforcement squad had been able to rush to the scene at the first instant, those people would not have been able to destroy the evidence." Rhode D shook his head. "The law enforcement squad in Catanlyke District has already sent more manpower to Shell Shade Street, and there are around 30 people permanently patrolling the area. However, this is still not enough. There are too many unexpected situations, and there are too many conflicts between the various powers in this new power's public order. I feel that we need at least 50 people permanently …"
"50 people? That's impossible. "Rowling J shook her head." At the very least, Catanlyke District does not have the conditions for this kind of law enforcement. "
Under normal circumstances, a large district in the middle circle of the Land would be equipped with 1,000 Machinery law enforcement squad members. However, similar districts had at least several dozen streets and different powers. Among the 1,000 law enforcement squad members, other than the special operations teams that were constantly on standby to deal with various emergencies, logistics units, office staff, members of the Judgement Court, and even higher-ups, there were only about 300 to 400 people who could actually patrol the streets. They had to manage and patrol several dozen streets, and there were at most six to seven law enforcement officers stationed in each street. Under normal circumstances, this was enough. However, now that they had transferred 30 people to be stationed here, this had greatly increased the public security workload in the other districts of Catanlyke District, causing the public security level of the entire district to decline. If they transferred another 20 people over, the public security of the entire Catanlyke District would probably collapse.
"We can only transfer manpower from the headquarters." Rhode D was seriously doing his final investigation and evaluation.
"The overall public security level of Catanlyke District is rated B-, while the public security level of Shell Shade Street is rated D. There are many powers living together in a chaotic manner, and the main reason for the chaotic public security is that there is no unified power belonging to a civilization. Suggested solution: First, transfer five temporary law enforcement squads from the headquarters to supplement the patrolling forces in Catanlyke District. Second, increase the public security level. Catanlyke District will light up with a yellow alert, and Shell Shade Street will light up with a special red alert. Severe punishments will be used in a chaotic situation, and the situation cannot be allowed to go out of control. Third, the unified power belonging to a civilization will be coordinated by the local Judgement Court, and the chaotic competition between the various powers will be ended through bidding. If necessary, compulsory enforcement measures can be taken, or the local Judgement Court can directly nominate a civilization to belong to! Fourth … "
It had to be said that Rhode D's foresight and the suggestion he submitted were quite direct. He was indeed worthy of being an elite of the Law Enforcement Association. With just half a day of research, he had already figured out the entire situation in Catanlyke District.
The competition between the various powers and civilizations in the Land was the main source of various disasters and crimes in the divine territory. Some small merchants might feel heartache over the so-called 'protection fees' that they had to pay to the local powers every month, but in reality, they did not know how fortunate they were. If there was no unified civilization to govern them and the 'protection fees' that they collected to carry out a unified standard, the residents of ownerless areas like Shell Shade Street that were fought over by many powers would be truly miserable!
At the same time, this would increase the workload of the Machinery race. The Machinery race was not a machine. They also needed to rest and their own time. Wang Zhong was very clear about this. In fact, the Machinery race was also good at playing around.
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