Chapter 189: A Principle
Zhang Heng smiled and didn't dwell on this issue.
Five minutes later, the people who had patrol tasks tonight also came downstairs, and the whole patrol team had a total of twelve people, generally divided into two groups of action, one group was responsible for law and order during the day, and the other group was responsible for night patrols, so that both groups could get rest.
However, the patrol of twelve people was insignificant for such a large area, not to mention that it had to be divided into two, and it was not even as many as the black-tailed snakes.
And these people are old, young and young, except for Aris, the captain who injured his leg, who has been on the battlefield, the others don't even have much serious combat experience.
In fact, the people who will be assigned to this area have already been abandoned, either because they have made a mistake, or because they have offended some big people, and in addition, it is not excluded that some unlucky ghosts who have no way to do it will be sent here in a daze.
And once you get here, it's hard to leave.
In fact, Aris and the others have not tried hard, after all, no one wants to stay in this place full of criminals and chaos all the time, even if they don't think about themselves, they will think about their families, but for some well-known reasons, all their efforts have proved to be in vain.
Aris is a more responsible captain, and when he first came here, he also thought about changing the environment here, and he wrote many letters to the senior management to reflect the problems here, hoping to send more people to allocate funds, but these letters eventually fell into the sea.
He also tried to start from his own side and do what he could, to influence the people around him little by little, and bring order back to this neighborhood.
However, this place is like a huge quagmire, no matter who stands in it, it is extremely difficult to move forward, and eventually it will only sink deeper and deeper until it is swallowed up, and Aris does not know how long he can hold out, this place is simply hopeless in his eyes.
"You don't look like you're doing very well." Zhang Heng opened his mouth, he saw Aris take out the armor and dress it neatly before the patrol, this armor was worn by him when he went to the battlefield before, and then he accompanied him to the patrol, and the maintenance was not bad.
However, his five men were not so lucky, some of them had rusted armor or were missing something, and some of them were not wearing armor at all.
"Because we are the last in every evaluation, we are given very little money from above, barely enough to make ends meet, and we have to figure out our own weapons and armor." Aris said, "Do you have armor?" ”
"I don't need that kind of thing." Zhang Hengdao.
"Trust me, you'd better wear it if you have one, because you'll need it." Aris insisted, "I know you're very powerful, although I haven't been able to witness your heroic posture in the arena, but I guess you must beat your opponent all over the head, or even fight two at a time, but this is different from the opponent you meet during the gladiatorial show, the gladiator will pay attention to honor and will not do things that make the audience despised, but the people here are different, the battle is likely not to be face-to-face, it can happen at any time, anywhere, maybe the person around you will suddenly draw a knife, You don't know who he is and why he assassinated you. ”
"Thanks, but I can handle an assassination without armor." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
He had been learning and familiarizing himself with the Assassins' fighting methods all this time, and if he could be stabbed, Dadatis would have taught him for so long.
Seeing this, Aris didn't persuade again, after all, it was the first time for the two to meet, Aris just reminded Zhang Heng in the relationship of colleagues, and the latter would not be reluctant if he didn't do what he asked, but this Oriental had been labeled as arrogant in his eyes, but fortunately, Aris himself didn't have any hope for Zhang Heng.
Although it is rumored that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this Oriental, being assigned here can already explain a lot of things, and out of kindness, Aris still reminded again, "Have you offended anyone recently?" ”
"Let's not." Zhang Heng smiled again, but he didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, so he quickly changed the topic, "You mentioned the assessment before, can you talk about the specific rules of the assessment." ”
This part of the information that he had not been able to hear before, and which only the members of the patrol could grasp.
"Of course, that's something you should know." Aris nodded, "As you can see, each of our patrols has its own area of responsibility, and every two months, someone will be sent from above to conduct a statistical inspection, mainly to see the crime in each area, how many cases there are, how many murders there are, how many thefts there are, whether it has increased or decreased, what is the crack rate, and they will also randomly select the residents of the area to ask how satisfied they are with the law and order." ”
Aris paused at this point, and then continued, "We are in a very special area, and I am sure you have seen it when you came here, there are a lot of Jews living here, and there are some guys from the eastern provinces, and immigrants from Egypt or Mauritania and other sneaky guys who know where they come from, in short, it is very complicated, so many people from different places are gathered together, all crowded into such a small area, and there are almost daily conflicts between them. ”
"It's not surprising." Zhang Hengdao.
"Either this robbed that, or that hit this, and even there are often contradictions between their own people, and in order not to be bullied, many people choose to hold together, and eventually a lot of armed gangs have been derived, with dozens of people at the least, and hundreds of people at the most, and many of them simply embarked on the road of crime after mastering enough force, and even those little thieves and gangsters on the road have groups and backers behind them, and sometimes you don't know what trouble you will get into if you catch a person...... The patrol can't help it, after all, we're just a cripple, leading a group of marginalized people who have been exiled in disguise, and we don't even receive a full salary. ”
Aris had been tossing and turning about the extent of the deterioration of the law and order situation here, but after so many years of living in it, he had become a little numb, and he thought that there was no one to solve the problems in this place, and unless the army drove in and killed them all, it would always be a paradise for thieves, villains, and murderers.
"Fortunately, we are a patrol team, and we don't have any oil and water, and under normal circumstances, the criminal forces here will not target us, but if you want to live here long enough, you have to remember one principle, that is, don't be nosy." Aris warned.