Is it already dusk...... Lloyd thought so, and was suddenly attracted by the small sound of clicking.

"How?" Lloyd followed the sound and saw a woman in a khaki business outfit holding a guide camera at Arios and his two children.

She was wearing a white shirt and a thick khaki coat over it, her short blue-gray hair was cut short, and she looked very smart, and she also wore a pair of goggles in her hair, I don't know what it was for. Her lake-blue eyes were full of excitement, and at this moment she was taking pictures of the three of them from a different angle, and there were words in her mouth:

"Mr. Arios, with his superb skills, saved a teenager in crisis with his superb skills in the case of poor management of urban facilities! Be sure to wait for a special news in the latest issue~~"

Is it a journalist? Lloyd couldn't help but frown as he thought so. This is the worst-case scenario...... He had already guessed what the report was about his group......

"Great! Are we going to get to the magazine?! Contrary to Lloyd's caution, Ron was excited. For children, it is enough to be on the news, and as for the difference between positive and negative reports, they still don't quite understand.

"That...... Like, it's not worth being happy about......" Henry reminded his friend in a whisper.

Arios said indifferently: "Grace, it's better not to hype it up. While it is true that there are problems with the management of the city, there is also some responsibility for the actions of the two children. I disagree with the biased report. ”

Arios believed she understood what she meant.

"Where, where, I'm purely catering to the reader's preferences~ And, ah, there seems to be a very interesting guest this time." Reporter Grace said this, with a narrow smile on her face. As she said this, she held the camera flat and half-bent over, bypassing Arios, and slowly approached Lloyd's group step by step.

Lloyd's heart sank: Is this really the unfolding...... What should be done to restore the dignity of some police officers?

With a click, Grace snapped a quick shot of Lloyd's expression, and the camera's flash made Lloyd squint his eyes and turn sideways slightly. Reporter Grace, who captured the expression, continued to mutter:

"The [Special Mission Support Section], which is responsible for the future of the Crossbell Police Department, is dispatched for the first time! However, due to the lack of strength, it was still robbed of the credit by the guerrillas, as usual! - Ahh These young people feel their immaturity deeply, and will they be able to pass the trials that await them?! ”

Grace was halfway through speaking, and her tone changed suddenly, like a stage play, and she uttered words full of romanticism. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes told several people that she was serious, and that she was really going to publish it in the report.

"What do you say...... "Lloyd thought that she would belittle the police, but he didn't expect her to suddenly change her tone. Lloyd, whose plan was disrupted, was a little flustered for a moment.

What's going on? Randy didn't figure it out at all, and from his point of view, it was an inexplicable woman walking over, suddenly taking a picture and saying a bunch of inexplicable things. This woman is quite in line with his aesthetics, but the "self-talking" character is not what Randy likes.

It's a media person, who seems to be a reporter for Crossbell Times...... Ellie, along with Theo and Lloyd, thought of the upcoming news in Crossbell Times, and the two of them were also aggrieved.

Obviously, they also contributed to it, and it didn't matter if they didn't get a positive evaluation, and being ridiculed was too much of a blow to their confidence.

"I'm not in favor of jumping to conclusions about them too soon." Arios' voice rang out, and he turned around, his slender eyes fixed on Grace. "They were the first to save the two children - but they were not mature enough."

Lloyd was shocked, he really didn't expect Arios to speak for him.

"Oh, that's really the case......"

Reporter Grace made no secret of the frustration in her voice: she did guess that it was the police who rescued the two children first, but if she did, the public would not be impressed. For them, these cops are good. Compared with "the police went into the sewer and accidentally saved two children", "Arios of the Guerrilla Association rescued the children trapped in the sewer with great speed" is more attractive to readers.

However, her vocation as a journalist made her quickly put her mind right. Fake news is not allowed.

"Okay, I'll describe it in the report. You don't have to mind too much. ”

Grace said this, reaching out and pinching Lloyd's face.

Ay?! Ellie and Randy were amazed.

In fact, Lloyd's face is really cute. Is it a typical baby face? It's the kind of face shape that can arouse other people to bully.。 Whether it is gently pinching his face or rubbing his broken hair vigorously, it is a kind of temptation [harmony].

Originally, I waited until I was a little more familiar to start, but I didn't expect to be preempted by an unfamiliar reporter! Ellie and Randy both have a subtle sense of loss in their hearts.

Lloyd quickly shook his head and wrenched her fingers, the current situation had completely deviated from his expectations - who would have thought that a reporter would come over and pinch his face inexplicably!

"Just take it as my sister's support for you, and you have to work harder in the future~" Grace smiled heartily, winked at a few people, turned to face Arios, and continued: "-So, Mr. Arios, please let me do an exclusive interview!" ”

"I've already refused to do so before." With that, Arios turned around coldly and left with the two children. Unwillingly, Grace hurriedly chased after the camera with her camera, ready to grind and soak for a while.

Looking at the backs of several people leaving, Theo couldn't help frowning. "What was it just now......

Randy also had a look of disgust on his face: "It seems that he planned to make us clowns." Obviously, that sister is my favorite type, but her personality is a little strange......"

"That's not the problem...... Ellie sighed, after a short period of contact, she already had a preliminary understanding of what kind of person her colleague Randy Orlando was. After a brief sigh, Ellie asked, "Lloyd, what now?" ”

Lloyd obviously didn't expect to be shouted, he was stunned for a moment, and he also sighed: "The task assigned to us by Section Chief Sergei is completed, let's go back to the police headquarters first......"

There was exhaustion in his voice. He gained a deeper understanding of the current situation in his hometown, which he had not returned for three years, and this understanding was so deep that he began to shake his confidence in becoming a police officer.

As if hearing a conversation between several people, Ainigema, who was hanging from Lloyd's belt, suddenly made a ticking sound.

"Communications?" Lloyd pulled out Anigoma and pressed the red answer button at Theo's instructions.

"Hey, I'm Lloyd Bannings. Is it Chief Sergei? ”

"Ah, Officer Lloyd!" The girl's sweet voice came from the other side. "That's me. I've met at the reception before—"

The light pink double-ponytailed girl that appeared in front of Lloyd's eyes immediately appeared in front of him, with a cheerful smile on his face. I felt my spirits suddenly lifted. Lloyd couldn't help but smile: "Well, what's the matter?" ”

"Hmm...... That is true...... So, can you please go back to the police headquarters as soon as possible? "Reception Miss Fran is a little distracted." The deputy director seems to have something to do with you......"

"Deputy, deputy director?"

Lloyd didn't know what to make an expression anymore......

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On the same day, fifteen minutes later, the deputy chief of police was in the office.

The nervous-sounding voice was sharpened and out of tune by anger: "Really! What do you want to do!! ”

In the deputy director's room, the wooden desk was placed on a red checkered carpet, and the middle-aged deputy director Pierre sat behind the desk, his hair had begun to fall out, and he looked a little thin, his eyes were long and thin, and he wore a pair of round rimless glasses.

And then that nervous voice...... Seriously, it's kind of hilarious.

If you want to be a funny artist, you will definitely have a way to make money than being a deputy director. The deputy director is probably such a person.

"It's nosy and doesn't do anything to do with the task...... He even let that Arios Marklein take the credit! What's even more annoying is that it actually made the people of "Crossbell Times" see the joke!! ”

The more Deputy Director Pierre spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but slap his palm on the table, and the sudden loud noise made Theo shiver. Intense pain came from the palm of the hand, hot. Deputy Director Pierre hurriedly hid his hand under the table without a trace, and rubbed it on his pants, hoping to relieve some pain, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for why he used so much force.

"That, but ......" Lloyd wanted to state the situation, it would be inappropriate to leave the children alone at that time, right? It's just that in the eyes of the deputy director, this is just a statement for the screwed subordinates to shirk their responsibilities. He interrupted Lloyd with a big wave of his hand, then pushed his glasses and raised his voice to shout, "Shut up!" It's useless to make excuses! Really! That's why I'm against the creation of a new department! ”

"I wouldn't have agreed to this ......if it hadn't been for the annoying Sergei quid pro quo," thought of a raunchy man, and the deputy director thought with disgust.

"Well, the quid pro quo is ......," Ellie asked tentatively. She had experience with politics and suddenly heard something she cared about, and Ellie couldn't help but ask.

"This, this has nothing to do with you!" The deputy director, who realized that he had lost his words, immediately used his majesty to force several people to prohibit cross-examination.

"Wait, wait? This seems to be feasible......" The deputy director who suddenly thought of something frowned and whispered something, but it was too quiet, and the four people in the Special Mission Support Section didn't hear it clearly. "If you don't even have a subordinate, the plague god will have nothing to do......"

The plan works! Deputy Director Pierre's heart immediately blossomed. He quickly changed the expression of a strict boss who cared about his subordinates and said, "You guys, I don't want to say anything too ugly. Within a day or two, voluntarily resigned from the [Special Mission Support Section]. ”

"Huh?!" All four were shocked.

"What are these words?" Randy clearly couldn't keep up with the deputy director's leapfrog thinking.

"I don't understand what you mean at all." Theo's eyes grew colder.

Deputy Director Pierre pushed down his glasses and continued: "That's what it means literally. Anyway, it's only a goal that can't be sustained for half a year, and it is impossible to make any achievements, but it is possible to get involved in some problems and add a stain to your own file - don't you think it's stupid! ”

Looking at the silent faces of several people, Deputy Director Pierre was overjoyed, it looked like there was a play! He hurriedly continued to throw the "bait".

"Lloyd's volunteer is a Searcher, right? Then transfer you to a position in the Search Section. I'll move you to a new position that's more suitable for you. I said, "That's not a bad thing, but don't misunderstand my intentions." I'll give you one night to think about it. ”

In the face of a better career, who would be stupid enough to stay. If it weren't for the fact that the four of them were still here, Deputy Director Pierre would have jumped up and cheered for himself. Now, you can see that annoying Sergai make a fool of himself.

Thinking of the sad look on the face of the man who always didn't care, Deputy Director Pierre was as happy as if he had won the jackpot.

The four members of the Special Mission Support Section fell silent, and after saying goodbye to the deputy director, they opened the door and withdrew.

The deputy director's room was empty again, and only Deputy Director Pierre suppressed the voice of ecstasy in his heart.

"Sergei, I don't think you're done this time?!"

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The four of them silently walked through the corridor and into the guide ladder, which was not a large space, and none of the four people spoke. It's just a mechanical "leaving" action.

Today's series of events is an experience that will never be forgotten for the four newcomers who have just joined the Special Mission Support Section - the bad aspects.

As if he couldn't stand the silence, as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Randy muttered to himself:

"Oops...... Things seem to have gone in a strange direction - we were asked to resign voluntarily......"

Ellie's expression softened a little, she opened her eyes sideways and tried not to look at her companion, and her voice was a little low: "It seems that the situation inside the police station is also complicated...... Although I have heard of it for a long time......"

Theo also opened his eyes sideways, with a somewhat uneasy look on his face, and whispered to himself, "This will be different from what was agreed......

"Huh? Anyway, where did the chief uncle go? Just give us a problem, and don't come to greet it when it's done, what the hell is this......" Randy said, recalling the deputy director's scathing voice in his mind, and continued to chatter: "It caused us to be reprimanded by that nasty deputy director......

"That? Lloyd, you look so unmotivated? Ellie noticed that the temporary captain was silent. Slightly reminiscent of this man's identity and dreams...... "The deputy director asked us to take the initiative to resign, did it hit you so hard......"

Noticing that Ellie was concerned about herself, Lloyd quickly smiled and responded, "No ...... I just feel that the situation is much worse than I imagined......" Lloyd couldn't help but sigh as he said this.

"Yo, newcomers, you seem to be unlucky, huh?"

A capable voice interjects into the dialogue. A middle-aged man with short dark green hair and a full beard walked over with a young man with short blond hair. Both men wore white shirts and suspenders with police badges on their chests.

It must be the seniors of the police department, right? Thinking so, Lloyd asked, "Are you?" ”

The bearded middle-aged man nodded and introduced himself: "My name is Donobon, and I belong to the Second Search Section. ”

The blonde young man next to him also hurriedly introduced himself: "I'm Raymond, who also belongs to the Second Search Section." With that, he took a step and shook Lloyd's hand.

"I've heard of it for a long time, but I didn't expect there to be such a young child."

Raymond was clearly referring to Theo. Theo, who heard this evaluation, glanced at him fiercely, and the favor of this man she met for the first time in her heart dropped to a negative number in one breath.

"My name is Lloyd Bannings when we first met." Lloyd brace himself and hope to make a good first impression.

"My name is Ellie McDowell."

"Randy Orlando. Lots of advice! ”

Theo continued to stare at Raymond Investigator and did not speak.

Inspector Donobon, who sensed Raymond's misstatement, smiled imperceptibly. The more children they are, the more they hate being treated as children by adults. I don't even understand this simple psychology, Raymond still needs to practice. However, this has nothing to do with Inspector Donobon. He touched his chin and said, "Welcome to the Crossbell Police Department." ”

Then, Inspector Donobon suddenly thought of something......

The face of a cheerful man with a lot of action overlapped with Lloyd's, and Donobon couldn't help but sigh: "That's it...... You're ......"

“？ Inspector? Raymond sensed a change in Inspector Donobon.

"Nothing. It's just that the thought of Sergei's guy is too whimsical. Do you want to gain the support of the citizens with just a few new people? ”

"Huh?" Lloyd suddenly realized that he had heard something amazing, such as gaining the support of the citizens or something.

"What, don't you know?" Inspector Donobon smiled wryly. You didn't say anything to your subordinates?! Although he has been in the police station for so long, Donobon knows very well what kind of mess Sergei is, but this is a bit excessive, right?

Uh, could it be me...... Say you missed your mouth? Donobon suddenly thought of a possibility.

"You've really drawn the lottery." Raymond didn't notice anything wrong at all, and continued to express his opinion: "This work is not only hard, but it is not rewarded, if it were me, I would have changed positions a long time ago." ”

"You guy, you have a bit of perseverance, okay? Now I can still kick you to Sergei's side. Donobon saw that the subordinates around him looked unmotivated, and subconsciously reminded him.

However, I'm used to joking, and I didn't react until I said it, and I shouldn't say this kind of thing in front of the four people in the support department!

"Don't, don't, Inspector, spare me!" Raymond's expression was on the verge of crying.

Looking at his subordinate's expression, Donobon knew he couldn't explain it. However, what I said is not a lie or something unpleasant, it is just a fact. "It's going to be hard, but I hope you'll think about it and stay and work for Sergei. It's just that, don't be reluctant, even if you can't, you can all come to our second department. The Inspector said as he walked towards the guide ladder behind the four, and as he passed Lloyd, he patted the newcomer on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

"Thank you." Lloyd replied in his heart: This senior is not a bad person.

"Huh? Isn't this Ellie? Would you like to have a meal together next time? ”

Raymond's search officer, who was following Donobon, suddenly noticed the girl with long gray hair and invited with a smile.

You guy! Donobang is angry, are you really a search officer!

A merciless elbow blow!

"Oooh! Ahem! Raymond immediately bent down with his lower abdomen in his hands.

"Let's go!" Donobang said and opened the door of the guide ladder, with the posture of "If you don't come quickly, I'll go up first". Raymond hurriedly followed, and did not forget to explain: "It hurts, this is just a simple polite remark." ”

With a click, the door of the guide ladder closed, and the figures of the two people disappeared in front of them.

The four fell silent again. Randy sighed, expecting this new department to be easy, but in a way, it was just too annoying.

"I listened to a bunch of nonsense for some reason." There was so much information that Randy couldn't digest it for a while.

"Let's not talk about whether it's signed or not, but I don't like things that are too hard." Theo made his position bland.

"In short, I have to ask the section chief himself for details." Ellie was also a little confused, the police station was too different from what she imagined.

Lloyd's tactical force guide suddenly sounded communication again.

Is it Chief Sergei? Lloyd guessed and pulled out Anigma.

"Yo. The old fox's nagging and sarcasm seem to be over. It's annoying, isn't it? ”

Sergei's characteristic languid voice came out, in a half-self-deprecating tone.

"Hmm...... That'...... true," Lloyd had to agree, and Deputy Director Pierre's voice was really ...... It's impressive......

"-No! Where the hell have you been? Lloyd suddenly reacted and asked with some sternness.

"Oh, your luggage has arrived, so I'm going to find a moving company to help you run your luggage." Sergei's voice felt somewhat nonchalant. "My boss is very kind."

"Luggage? Was it shipped to the dormitory? Lloyd was stunned, it turned out that the section chief was going to do this. Maybe he really wronged him. However, if he knew that Sergei had taken time out to eat in the middle, he wondered what his reaction would be?

"Well, I'm going to talk about the details when we get there. I'll go there and wait first, you guys come over quickly. ”

"Yes, I see......" Lloyd was a little weak. In other words, what are the dormitories? ”

Naturally, the police headquarters has its own dormitory, but if you don't know your house number, it's too much trouble to find.

"Oh, I haven't said it yet." Sergei's voice gave rise to a sense of realization, but Lloyd suddenly realized that he had done it on purpose. Behaviors such as the three fires of a new official taking office.

"To be precise, it's not a dormitory. It was the Crossbell Police Department's Special Mission Support Section. Your rooms are on the second and third floors there. ”

According to the address provided by Section Chief Sergei, the four Lloyd found the so-called "Special Mission Support Section and Department Building" at the corner of the central square near the south gate of Crossbell City.

At night, with the orange lights of the central square, the four of them came to a somewhat old four-story building.

"Here...... Isn't that the mixed apartment? ”

It occurred to Lloyd that he had stumbled upon it when he was reporting to the police station during the day.

If the police station doesn't provide dormitories, move here. Unexpectedly, at that time, a sentence of emotion actually became true...... Lloyd really didn't know what to do at this time.

"What, what a dilapidated building." Randy said disappointed. When he heard the word "department building", Randy really thought that there was a dedicated office building or something, but he didn't expect it to be just an ordinary old building.

"It's been built for 30 years, and it's close to demolition." Theo casually stated his feelings, a little to the point.

Even Ellie asked, "Is this really the department building of the Special Mission Support Section?" Feelings.

"Oh, it's so late."

The door opened, and a languid male voice came from far and near. Sergei looked sleep-deprived and walked out to greet the four. "Come on in. What kind of department is our Special Mission Support Section, and I will answer all your questions. ”