"Hmph, are you idiots? I really swaggered in—and I didn't remember visiting the three forces in a row. ”

In the Longlao Hotel in the East District, Dudley pushed down his glasses and reproached the support department members with a serious expression. The East End is very close to the Old Town, and many times, people in the Old Town also eat here for convenience.

Lloyd also realized that his actions were too reckless, and even if there was no way, he had indeed led the whole team into a dangerous place, and if those mafia did not properly receive the support department, and suddenly attacked, the only result would be to publish a few more reports of missing people in the newspapers.

"I'm sorry......" Lloyd admitted his mistake.

"We didn't think it through," Ellie bowed her head ...... apologies, after all, she was one of the decision-makers in the team.

"Hmph. So, let's exchange information -- about the case of the Rainbow Theatre. ”

Dudley said as he pushed down his glasses, and behind the cold lenses was his even colder eyes, which were the eyes that law enforcers must have, ignoring all emotions and fighting for the law and justice.

"What...... Do you already know about a subject?! ”

Randy was shocked, he hadn't heard of a subject. Lixia's statement was also only asked by the Support Section, could it be that they already had this information?

"I just found out."

Dudley's mouth curled into a mocking smile.

“……”

Lloyd had understood that there was no point in quibbling. From the time Randy himself admitted, the Support Section had already lost.

"Bannings. Tell me the details. ”

Dudley put his hands on his cheeks, and his words were full of irresistible coercion from his superiors. Lloyd frowned, weighing it in his mind.

"What, that's cheeky."

Theo said coldly, seemingly talking to himself, but at the volume "just right" for someone to hear. Originally, Theo was going to taunt his glasses, but considering that Hexu also wore glasses, he put up with the synonym "four-eyed suit".

"Oh? Cheeky, who is it? ”

Hearing Theo's "self-talk", Dudley laughed instead of being angry, and Poker showed an ironic expression on his face, he squinted his eyes, and said word by word: "Curbing international crimes is the job of the Search Section." Who was it that rushed into the stronghold of 'those forces' without saying hello? ”

Lloyd chuckled inwardly, admitting Dudley's words.

That's right, this time it's really my own problem.

If a department is conducting a secret investigation against them, then their actions can be regarded as a surprise.

"I see...... I'll tell you what I know." Lloyd sighed and reluctantly compromised.

Randy slapped his hands on Lloyd's shoulders in disbelief, "Hey, you're just giving in!" ”

"Randolph, you mean that the Support Section is actually the opposite of the Search Section? That's why you 'give in'? ”

Dudley's eyes were cold, and Randy hurriedly hahahaha

Lloyd briefly explained the case he was investigating, but did not say anything about the information provided by Yu, nor the card he got from Silver.

One of these two things is known to "You", and the other is "card" rather than "intelligence".

One of the bases of interrogation is to determine whether the other person has lied by looking at the details of his body. As long as a person lies, he will inevitably reveal flaws, it is just a matter of how many flaws. Lloyd was also a search officer, so he naturally understood this truth.

So he stole his own concept. In this way, Lloyd does not feel that he is lying, and he will not be seen as a problem.

Sure enough, Dudley's expression became more and more serious, but he did not condemn Lloyd for lying.

"Dudley Investigator, after all, this is a commissioned mission from our Support Division, and it involves the Rainbow Troupe, so please don't spread the word."

Lloyd cleverly added a sentence afterwards. Dudley snorted and replied impatiently, "I have my own measure—I didn't expect it...... Will hear the name again here. ”

"That, is it true that the first department is also investigating the silver matter?"

Ellie inserted the conversation without a trace, and asked questions along with Dudley as he gathered his thoughts.

"In order to confront Rubacher, the trump card held by the Black Moon. We don't know for no reason. Very good...... Finally caught his clue again. You rookies are also a little useful. I thought that after the full tightening of the black moon, the silver would have been sneaking in the shadows. ”

Ellie's question was in line with Dudley's thinking, and he subconsciously said it.

"How dare you say it! I can't do anything myself......" Randy muttered dissatisfied. He was talking about the previous mafia incident in the old city and the military dog test, the giant griffin is already a natural disaster, and it is understandable that the search section did not deal with it, but the first two sections did not find it, but it can't be excused.

"Oh? Do you think we really didn't know anything about the first department? Dudley paused and took the plate from the waitress's hand—of course everyone ordered something to hide it.

"Whether it's the bad boys in the old city, or the test of military dogs, we have a certain grasp of it before you start investigating."

Dudley calmly finished speaking, and the support department was not calm at all. Ellie, in particular, stared at her eyes and asked in disbelief, "You know?" So why ......"

"It's not a smuggling or murder, it's just a little fight. How is it possible for us to put an important case aside and devote our limited manpower to such trivial and trivial matters! ”

"But that's what ...... matter."

Noelle had just wanted to say that it was a matter of human life, and she had heard of both of these things, that Rubacher had provoked a lot of bad teenagers in the old city, and that there were likely to be a large number of disabled people, and that the test of military dogs had already appeared in the citizens who had been attacked. I didn't expect Dudley to treat them as "inconsequential trivialities"?!

"Make no mistake!" Dudley snapped his middle finger and slammed the table, the loud sound causing Noelle to stop subconsciously.

"We are a subject, and we are different from you. In this city where justice is difficult to achieve, we must at least protect the most basic order. Do you understand that we should curb major crimes such as homicide, fight against criminal organizations and spy departments, and ensure social security and basic order? ”

As if to vent his usual dissatisfaction, Dudley said with an unhappy breath on his face.

"Noelle Shika, I remember, was part of the garrison before, right?"

"Yes. Former sergeant of the garrison. ”

"So, how many times have you sabotaged smuggling?"

"This ...... Doesn't count ......"

"So, how many times did it work?"

"Not a single ......"

"So, with so much smuggled goods coming into Crossbell, is there something wrong with our finances? Is there a problem with our law and order? Is there something wrong with our laws? ”

“！！！”

Noelle was speechless.

As Dudley said. Smuggled goods, such as heavy machine guns, bombs, drugs, other rare resources, etc., the amount of smuggling that Noelle himself knows is enough to start a war in Crossbell or to plunge Crossbell into a bubble economy. But even so, Crossbell is still a world-class economic city, and the people's livelihood still has a basic guarantee. There was no mafia disregard for human life, and there was no large number of drug addicts.

At the level of curbing major crimes, the Investigation Division 1 does have an irreplaceable role.

"Sure enough......"

Ellie's expression was dark, as a future politician, she knew best what was going on for Crossbell.

The police are useless in collusion with imperialist and republican politicians, and the subordinates of the garrison are strictly subordinate to their superiors, and the immediate superiors are the most loyal lackeys of the imperialists. Such a Crossbell, if it weren't for the reluctance of the Search Section 1 to support, if it weren't for Deputy Commander Sonya's full force, there would be no future at all.

Although the search section is excellent, the number of people is too small, and it is already very difficult to maintain this illusion of peace, how can it protect the safety of the citizens?

That's why the status of guerrillas is so high. The police are useless, and there is no time to search a section, so if something goes wrong, they can only turn to the guerrillas for help.

"Cross Bell's peace is a ...... on thin ice"

Ellie kept her head down, her long dove-gray hair covering her expression.

Dudley understood, glanced at Ellie with some appreciation, and sighed helplessly, "But most citizens can't see this. The collusion between Rubacher and the Imperialists is well known, while the relationship between the Black Moon and the Republicans is little known, and Karumen is a supposedly neutral war madman who fears chaos in the world...... No matter which side it is, it is not something that we can directly interfere in. There are no laws on counter-espionage, and foreign spies do whatever they want. Even in such despair, our first section still has a firm belief in doing our own thing, weighing the degree of crisis of the case, and at least curbing the crime even if it cannot be solved. ”

The entire Support Division was silent.

I still see this society too beautifully.

"This incident with the Rainbow Theatre is indeed our mistake. Thank you for your information. ”

Before I know it, Dudley has finished eating a large plate of fried rice in front of him. In order to squeeze in more working hours, Dudley has long practiced the stunt of eating fast.

However, the support department no longer has the strength to complain about the speed of his eating.

"You don't seem to want to give up on this case?"

Dudley, who saw everyone's disappointed expressions, raised a smile of relief on the corner of his mouth, which was an expression of watching his strategy succeed.

"So...... It's okay for you to assist a section in this case. But...... I'm interested in someone from your Support Division. In exchange for the right to search, can you tell me about the man named Yuu Tatsumi? ”