"Captain Chen, welcome."
As soon as Chen Xing stepped into the coffee shop, the boss greeted him from the bar with a flattering smile on his face. This is the territory of the third team, and all taxes are under his control. When facing managers, bosses naturally greet them with a smile.
"Have a cup of hot cocoa." Chen Xing said, and then looked around casually, "Business is good."
"It's all thanks to you." The boss said politely, holding hands with each other.
After just one glance, Chen Xing discovered his target. In the corner of the shop, by the window, a tall and thin man wearing a black traveling robe was eating dinner in an orderly manner. Taking a closer look, the man's hands were wrapped in bandages, which completely matched the descriptions of the vendors.
The only difference was that the man took off his mask. Under the dim candlelight, his face was covered with criss-crossing scars.
In order not to arouse the target's vigilance, Chen Xing quickly withdrew his gaze. After waiting in front of the bar for a short while, the boss made hot cocoa and handed it over, "Captain Chen, this is what you ordered."
"Yeah." Chen Xing nodded, took it and left without paying.
"Captain Chen, please walk slowly." The boss greeted from behind.
After leaving the coffee shop, Chen Xing walked quickly to the parking spot and asked Xiao Yang to go back and bring someone over, while he stayed to monitor and prevent the target from leaving.
Half an hour later, Chen Xing successfully waited for Ye Yang, Bailiu, Aaron and others. After surrounding the coffee shop, he went straight to the man in black in the corner and sat down opposite him.
"Friend, can we chat for a few words?" Chen Xing tapped his fingers on the table and asked. It looked calm on the surface, but the hand under the table held a loaded Black Star hand/gun.
At first, the man in black was a little stunned, but he quickly regained his indifferent expression, put his hands on the table and made a "please" gesture.
"Then, let me introduce myself first..." Chen Xing paused and said in a deep voice, "I am Chen Xing, captain of the third team of the Orchid Town Guards, and the peace officer of the coastal community. What is your name?"
"My name is Quick, and I am a wilderness hunter." The man said calmly, with the dim light of candlelight flickering in his eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, a title appeared in Chen Xing's mind involuntarily, and then he blurted out, "Lone Ranger of the Wilderness, Red Wolf Quick!"
"You know me?" Quick was obviously stunned, as if he was a little surprised.
"I've heard of it." Chen Xing said calmly, but his heart was filled with ups and downs.
It's hard to imagine that the famous knight in the northern wilderness was actually a murderer.
In his last life, Chen Xing had heard of this man. He walked on the edge of human-controlled areas all year round and was famous for his sympathy and help to the refugees. The refugees called him "Red Wolf", which means "Red-Hearted Wolf", while the citizens called him "Red Dog", mocking him as "a dog meddling in other people's business".
According to rumors, Quick's strength is not very strong, he has never reached the guard level in his life, and his reputation is not great. It is mainly spread around Dragonstone Town and the edge towns under its jurisdiction.
What made him truly famous around the world was an important historical event - the Shattering of Dawn. This incident was called the "Great Northern Suppression" in the official archives of the Ambergris United Kingdom.
Quick was one of the important members of the refugee resistance organization "The Dawn" and was eventually hanged in King's Square in Ice Blue City. At the same time, this is also the only execution in the Ambergris United Kingdom in the past century.
"Mr. Quick..." Chen Xing subconsciously used honorifics. Regardless of whether the other party's pursuit was correct or not, his generous determination to die could already be called a "hero".
"There is something I want to confirm with you." Chen Xing said in a calm tone, trying his best to eliminate the unfriendly wording.
"Please tell me." Quick said with a slight smile. Although the scarred face looked a bit ferocious, the atmosphere had relaxed a lot and was not as tense as before.
"This morning, someone saw you selling an intermediate radiation protection suit produced by Red Lizard Company in the back alley." Chen Xing looked into the other person's eyes, "Is this the case?"
"That's right," Quick replied without any hesitation.
"Can you tell me where you came from?" Chen Xing asked again.
"That's my trophy, along with two mineral scanners and some small things." Quick said bluntly.
"This..." Chen Xing frowned, and couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that the miner captain was really killed by the other party?
"Mr. Quick, have you ever done anything unethical?" Chen Xing asked tentatively. If possible, he really didn't want to make an enemy of a legendary hero.
"No." Quick replied without hesitation.
"Then can you explain the murder case in Building 27 of Coastal Community?" Chen Xing continued to ask.
"I'm seeking justice for an otherwise happy family," Quick said calmly.
"Mr. Quick, may I understand that you admit that you killed a citizen of the Red Dragon Principality?" Chen Xing said with some disappointment.
"So to speak," Quick said.
"Can you tell me the reason?" Chen Xing sighed, his voice full of regret.
"Before arresting me, can you buy me a drink?" Quick hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.
"Boss, two glasses of ale!" Chen Xing turned his head and shouted to the boss at the bar. Although this is a coffee shop, it also offers a small amount of alcohol.
After a while, the boss brought two large glasses of ale. While drinking, Quick told Chen Xing the whole story.
Half a year ago, the mining team from Orchid Town's "Sinclair Mining" went to the northern fringe to prospect for minerals. When passing a refugee tribe deep in the wilderness, we rested there. The refugee tribe was very simple and entertained them warmly.
But Andrew, the captain of the mining team, fell in love with a refugee mother and daughter, and instigated the accompanying mercenaries to kill their families and occupy them in a tent splattered with blood.
After some time, Quik, who was traveling alone, passed by this tribe. The mother and daughter begged him for justice and then committed suicide.
"So, I came here..." Quick raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.
"Mr. Quick, refugees are not protected by the law." Although the story was very sad, Chen Xing still reminded him. Even if he knows, the other party will not change his original intention.
On the Red Earth Continent, and indeed throughout the world, refugees are regarded as livestock-like existences.
"Those who do not respect the rules should not be protected by the rules."
"People who have lost credibility should not be accepted by the credibility society."
These two points are the core policies of the Human Survival Committee towards "dishonest persons" and "criminals". Because after the cataclysm, the living environment of mankind has become very harsh. Not only do we have to contend with natural disasters and diseases, we also have to contend with residual radiation, countless mutant creatures, alien creatures, and evil existences hidden in the void. Fight.
The danger of destruction exists all the time, like a sword hanging over your head. Once there is a problem with resource allocation, mankind will fall into a situation of no return.
However, no matter what kind of ideology, it has its shortcomings and advantages, and there are also dark corners that it cannot take care of.
Although dishonest people and criminals are hateful, there are still many kind and honest refugee tribes in this world. They live on the edge of human-controlled areas and live a simple and primitive life. Men farmed and women weaved, slashed and burned, hunted and fished, and domesticated livestock. Work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Although the surrounding environment is full of dangers and life is difficult and difficult, he still remains indifferent to the world and enjoys himself.
"I..." Quik looked at the night sky outside the window and was silent for a while before nodding and saying, "I know..."
That hoarse voice was full of helplessness.
"I'm sorry, you have to come with me." Chen Xing put away all his emotions and said seriously and seriously. At this moment, he is the law enforcer of Orchid Town, no matter who the other party is.
Because only by maintaining his position can he have the future he wants. As a man of three generations, he knows one thing most clearly: "Ideals cannot be eaten as food."
He was just a little person. In his previous life, he was slapped to death by the Great Demon of the Abyss like a fly. It was not his turn to think about these "kingdom matters" yet. How to protect his one-third of an acre of land and develop steadily is his primary goal now.
Unless one day he becomes a big shot and has the ability to change the world.
But he thought that for the human environment, he might still stick to the set of rules set by the Human Survival Committee, because no rules are perfect.
He sees clearly that everything, in the final analysis, is because of this cruel world...
