"We're finally in Crossrail!"
The girl with brown ponytails raised her hands and cheered as she entered the city gate. The black-haired boy beside her smiled helplessly and sighed.
"You don't have to be so dramatic."
"Of course. I heard that Crossrail is a beautiful city, but I didn't expect it to be even more beautiful than I imagined. Look, isn't that the Starlight Tower?"
The brown-haired girl grabbed the black-haired boy's hand excitedly and pointed at the tower in the distance.
"It's really tall. I didn't expect to see such a tall tower on the ground. And those huge airships …."
"Let's go to the Guerrilla Association first, Estelle."
The black-haired boy smiled bitterly when he saw the brown-haired girl's excited look.
"Don't forget, we're still traveling."
"Ah, um …. Ugh …. I also want to go to the Starlight Technology headquarters here …. Forget it, let's go to the Guerrilla Association first."
It wasn't difficult to find out the location of the Guerrilla Association, but Estelle and Joshua were puzzled when they heard that the two of them were looking for the Guerrilla Association and claimed that they were guerrillas. Many of them had strange expressions on their faces. Even so, they enthusiastically pointed the way for the two of them. It did not take long for Estelle and Joshua to arrive at the Guerrilla Association on East Street.
But ….
"What … what's going on?"
The first thing they saw when they entered the door was a crowd of people coming and going. They were not clients or guerrillas. Instead, they looked like ordinary workers. They were packing up their belongings and carrying cardboard boxes out of the room. It looked like they were moving houses.
… Moving houses?!
"Oh?"
At that moment, a strong man dressed like a woman behind the counter smiled when he saw Estelle and Joshua.
"I'm sorry, are you the client? Sorry, we can't work at the moment …. "
"No, no, no, we're guerrillas!"
Although she was frightened by the man's imposing manner, she still hurriedly ran to the front of the counter and shouted loudly.
"We're here to report for duty …."
"Ah, right, I received a call...."
Hearing their conversation, the man had a look of realization. However, he quickly put on a helpless smile and looked at the two of them.
"I'm really sorry. I should've informed you earlier. You came all the way here for nothing …."
"No, no, no. This is nothing. I just want to know what's going on."
"About that …"
Upon hearing Estelle's question, the cross-dressed man let out a sigh and gazed at the hall with a melancholic expression.
"… It's hard to say, but … the Crossrail branch of the Guerrilla Association is about to close down."
"Eh … Eh eh eh!!!?"
Hearing this, Estelle immediately screamed.
At the same time, a lazy voice came from outside the door.
"Why does this voice sound so familiar? So it's Estelle. Haven't you gotten rid of your bad habit?"
As Fangzheng rubbed his ears, he walked in and grumbled.
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
Seeing Fangzheng, Estile screamed again, but she quickly reacted and waved her hand at him. Then, she hurriedly turned her head to look at the crossdresser again.
"What's going on? Why is the Crossrail branch closing down? "
"Because there's no business."
The cross-dressed man sighed helplessly again.
"No business? How is that possible? Don't the citizens of Crossrail need the help of guerrillas? "
"Haha."
The cross-dressed man smiled at Estelle's question and turned to Fangzheng.
"You'd better ask the Consul about this matter."
"….???"
"Alright, come up here. I have something to ask you too."
Fangzheng occupied the second floor of the guerrilla association without hesitation. Then, he, Allie, Estelle, and Joshua went to the meeting room on the second floor. Fangzheng heard the reason why they came here from Estelle.
"So you're here to become official guerrillas …. Didn't you perform well in the Ring of Brilliance incident? Isn't that enough? "
"Of course not, Mr. Fangzheng."
Joshua hurriedly explained.
"Although our branch in Libel has been recognized, as guerrillas, we still need more experience. We have to visit all the branches at least once …."
"Guerrillas are really troublesome …."
Upon hearing Joshua's answer, Fangzheng could not help but click his tongue. Thankfully, he had chosen the profession of an assassin with a promising future. If not, who knew which corner of the world he would be helping people find cats.
"But you're really unlucky. The Crossrail Guerrilla Association is going to be abolished."
"Why, why is that?"
"Didn't you tell me the reason just now? Why, Estelle? "
Fangzheng looked at Estelle with a smile.
"Because the citizens of Crossrail don't need the help of guerrillas anymore."
"…. Huh?"
Hearing this unexpected answer, Estelle couldn't help but be stunned.
"In Libel, people may still go to the guerrilla association for help when they're in trouble, but in Crossrail, even children know to go to the police now …. So, the guerrillas have been replaced, and the guerrilla association has lost its purpose."
Fangzheng spread his hands.
"If no one comes to entrust the guerrilla association to us, we won't be able to make money. If we can't make money, we won't be able to maintain our operations. If we can't maintain our operations, we'll have to close down. That's simple, isn't it?"
"Ugh …."
Estelle pouted when she heard Fangzheng's answer.
"Why did you call yourself a police officer and steal our guerrillas' jobs?"
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by stealing your jobs?"
Fangzheng raised an eyebrow.
"The police are responsible for maintaining law and order in the city, so they naturally have to help the people and maintain order. That's their job."
"But, but it's not like this in other places …."
Estelle was so anxious that she couldn't speak. Although she wasn't very smart and couldn't understand what Fangzheng was saying, she knew that her profession was in danger!
"That's right. It's not like this in other places …. Well, except for the Empire. But why do you think that it won't happen in other places? "
Fangzheng leaned back in his chair and looked at the two of them.
"By the way, since we have a good relationship, I need to remind you that maybe in a few decades, the profession of guerrillas will completely disappear from Semriya."
"That's impossible!!!"
Hearing this, Estelle slammed the table and jumped up. Joshua hurriedly held her down.
"Estelle, don't be rash. Let's listen to what Mr. Fangzheng has to say."
"Hmm … Fine."
Estelle reluctantly nodded in response to Joshua's persuasion. She sat down and glared at Fangzheng angrily. Fangzheng chuckled and said, "Don't feel wronged.
"Don't feel wronged. In fact, this is our job. Strictly speaking, the guerrillas are the ones who stole our jobs. "
"… Huh?"
"Let's put it this way. You should know that citizens have the obligation to pay taxes, right?"
"This …."
Estelle and Joshua looked at each other and nodded.
"Then do you know what the citizens' taxes are used for?"
"Hmm …."
"It should be the operation of the government and the management of the city."
Compared to the bewildered Estelle, Joshua was much calmer.
"That's right, the management of the city …. In other words, since they paid their taxes, we naturally have to bear the responsibility. You see, it's like staying in a hotel. Since you've paid the accommodation fee, you'll definitely receive the services of the hotel attendants. If you pay the accommodation fee, you still have to pay extra to hire someone to serve you. That's strange. "
"Of course it's strange, but …. Aren't we talking about the same thing?"
Estelle thought about it. Something didn't feel right.
"The essence is the same. In the past, the country mainly focused on military affairs and left civilian affairs to the guerrillas to handle. I can't agree with this practice. Besides, the police are different from the military. The main responsibility of the military is to protect the country and the people. The main responsibility of the police is to serve the people, protect their safety, and maintain social order and the law. "
Fangzheng spread his hands.
"By the way, the police don't need to be paid to serve the citizens. They have a fixed salary, and the source of this salary is the citizens' taxes. In other words, this is also part of the management of the city. Do you understand now?"
"Hmm …. This … I still don't understand …."
Estelle was still confused, while Joshua furrowed his brows and remained silent.
"Times are changing. The guerrillas may have been necessary in the beginning, but now, with the progress of the times, the guerrillas can no longer keep up with the changes in the system."
Fangzheng stood up as he spoke.
"By the way, the guerrillas in Crossrail have basically been absorbed into the police force. They're also very satisfied with their current lives. As for you …. Well, I have to say that this is a terrible start, but it's not completely hopeless. So, I have a suggestion. "
"… A suggestion?"
"That's right."
Fangzheng smiled as he looked at Estelle and Joshua.
"From now on, you can work at the Crossrail police station as auxiliary police. Your main task is to patrol around and help the people solve their problems. Of course, I have to remind you that you can't receive any remuneration. Your remuneration will be paid monthly …. If your performance is satisfactory, I'll issue you a certificate on behalf of the guerrillas in Crossrail. Is that okay? "
"This …"
Hearing this, the two fell silent for a moment.
"If there's no problem with the Guerrilla Association...."
Of course, the Guerrilla Association had no problem with it.
After listening to Fangzheng's suggestion, the sissy quickly called the headquarters and got confirmation from the other party. After that, Fangzheng signaled Allie to bring the two of them to the police station while he strolled back to Starlight Tower.
Allie, on the other hand, brought Estelle and Joshua to the Crosstown Police Station.
As a government agency in Crossrail, it had been renovated. The first thing they saw after entering was a spacious and tidy hall with a counter and chairs placed by the wall.
"Wow, it's so stylish …"
Looking around, Estelle couldn't help but lament. Allie smiled and led the two of them to the counter.
"Ah, Miss Ellie."
Seeing Allie,
Behind the counter, a young girl in a police uniform with two ponytails hurriedly stood up.
"How may I help you?"
"It's like this …."
Allie told the ponytailed girl about Estelle and Joshua.
"… So Mr. Fangzheng allowed them to temporarily work at the Crosstown Police Station as auxiliary police."
"I understand."
The twintailed young lady nodded, lowered her head, and looked at the computer screen carefully.
"Miss Lin is currently following the investigation team. Since they're auxiliary police, how about letting them follow the patrol team that Miss Aurelia is in?"
"No problem."
Allie nodded and looked at the two of them.
"It's decided then."
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