blackstone code

Chapter 229 The life is not easy and the responsibility of the citizens
The car Lynch was riding in soon stopped in the parking lot of the Sabine City Taxation Bureau. In fact, judging from the posture and attitude of the guards standing guard with guns at the door, it is not a problem to say that this place is more like a police station than a police station. .

After waiting for a few minutes, Lynch got out of the car. He stroked the nervous Vera with a smile, then walked to the other side of the parking lot and got into a car.

If anyone noticed, they would have noticed that not long ago someone they knew got into that car they weren't necessarily familiar with. Yes, it was Director Johnson, but no one could tell whose car it was. Just know that it often appears here, and sometimes disappears.

Sit in the car and close the door, the heavy closing sound fills this small space with an indescribable sense of security.

Director Johnson, who was sitting in the back seat, couldn't help complaining, "You shouldn't have come here to find me, you know..."

What he meant was that the relationship between Lynch and Michael made him known to many people in the tax office. If the meeting between Lynch and Johnson was deliberately publicized, even if it didn't cause any major problems, it would be enough to disgust some people.

In fact, not long ago, some people in the tax office were spreading some strange rumors in private, saying that the real reason for Michael's entry was that Commissioner Johnson did something wrong, and his goal was Michael's young and beautiful wife.

This kind of rumor is very troublesome. He has caught it several times, but in the end he didn't catch anyone who spread the rumor. After the rumor gradually subsided, he had no choice but to let it go.

He didn't want to spread some rumors like "Michael went in because Director Johnson and Lynch had a close personal relationship" after a while, maybe this would lead to an investigation by the Internal Affairs Department of the Taxation Bureau.

Lynch waited for him to finish complaining before asking, "Do you know the chief of the police station?"

Johnson was stunned for a moment. He thought Lynch was here to ask him to do something, but he didn't expect it to be related to another bureau chief with real power. After hesitating for a second or two, he nodded and admitted.

"Fix, did you get caught by the police for something?" When he first said this, Director Johnson was still teasing in a gloating manner, but soon his brows furrowed.

If something happens to Lynch, will he be implicated?

If Lynch's matter cannot be resolved quickly, can he still get money from Lynch in the future?

Unfortunately, the children of Director Johnson also lost their jobs. His current salary is not only used by himself and his family, but also to support his children. There is no money to support Michael's wife and children. .

After he retires or changes jobs and his salary drops, he will no longer be able to support such a large family.

Seeing Johnson's frown, Lynch made a request calmly, "I want to have a chat with Chief Fix. The law and order in Sabine City is very bad recently. I heard that the city's finances are given to the police. The bureau’s special funds for solving crimes have also been cut a lot.”

"As a member of the citizens of Sabine City, I think I have the obligation and necessity to contribute to the security of Sabine City."

This is talking nonsense with eyes open, but Johnson still understands the general meaning, but now he doesn't know Lynch's purpose, so he dare not agree casually.

In case Lynch’s goal is something that is too much, Director Fix will never agree. Once there is some dispute between the two parties, even if it’s just that the voice is louder, it sounds like a quarrel. In the end, Director Fix Director Johnson will be blamed.

Lynch saw through his worries at a glance, and said with a smile, "I just want to make friends with Director Fix, making friends is not a bad thing, even if he doesn't want to make friends with me, we won't have conflicts because of it. What do you say?"

With Lynch's guarantee, Director Johnson arranged this meeting for him after much hesitation, and it was at noon.

In fact, Director Johnson thinks that it should be placed on a certain night a few days later, which is more formal, but the time requested by Lynch is relatively tight, so he can only make a hasty decision.

The city has just restored order, and law and order are naturally the top priority. It has to be said that these veterans have played an irreplaceable role in maintaining social order in Sabine City, which also made Fix of the Sabine City Police Department The chief let out a sigh of relief.

He didn't fare well when the general strike broke out, and even police strikes occurred during his tenure.

The mayor is not a weak, uninitiated or talkative person. From his attitude and methods towards the Ristorian Group, it can be seen that Director Fix is ​​also anxious during this period, for fear that when a sudden order will be issued , Let him surrender his police badge and gun, or transfer him to other positions, such as being an administrator of the evidence management warehouse or something.

While working hard to protect himself, he is also secretly trying to see if he can find someone to help him through this difficult time.

When Director Johnson called him, he was sitting in the office thinking about these solutions, but when he heard that Lynch wanted to make friends with him, he became energetic.

Everyone knows that Lynch's interstellar trading company and his second-hand commodity auction have achieved great success, and the mayor of Sabine City, Langdon, stands behind it.

Lynch also has a close relationship with the mayor's nephew and his deputy, Mark.

It's perfectly fine to see Lynch as someone close to the mayor.

He immediately agreed to Director Johnson's proposal.

At twelve noon, the two sat together in a restaurant in the city center that had resumed business.

Chief Fix looks to be in his forties. He is not what people think of the policeman - bloated and greasy. Although there is evidence that a strong figure can make people feel intimidated, it is obvious that the policeman We confuse being fat with being strong.

He doesn't have a bloated figure, he's a bit fat but not bloated, and he doesn't have thin hair, but a head of thick dark brown hair.

The appearance is ordinary, but there is an aura of arrogance, which is something brought about by his position and power in his hands.

When people themselves are capable of contempt for the majority of those around them, their insouciance, arrogance, and dismissiveness end up blending together into something very special, and some people think this is the source of momentum.

"Sorry for being late..."

Director Fix was actually very punctual, 2 minutes earlier than their agreed time. He apologized for his "lateness" and sat down with his chair.

There are not many people in the restaurant, and there are actually not many people who can enjoy lunch in the restaurant with peace of mind. The middle class needs to save money to deal with the economic recession that does not know when it will end. As for the people in the upper class, they Maybe prefer to eat at home since it's not safe outside right now.

As for those ordinary people, they have said goodbye to restaurants and the like, and they won't come here for at least a year or two without something major happening.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lynch talked about some of his thoughts, "I noticed a problem. The patrol cars in Sabine City are very uncommon, and more are mounted police."

Chief Fix nodded, "That's true. There are four police stations in Sabine City, but the police cars in our hands are very limited. At present, except for each branch station having three to five police cars, the regional police station There are only six."

There are less than [-] police cars in the extra sub-district of the police station in the whole area, which seems... very shabby, but this is the case in most second- and third-tier cities.

In some more remote cities in the west, the number of police cars in a city may only be in single digits, and many police officers are still patrolling on horseback.

Funding has always plagued the development of the police department, but it is also the most common means used by local politicians to contain the police and the police department.

This is a very peculiar social phenomenon. People's safety and social security actually depend on the work of the police, but ordinary people are happy to see the police suppressed, and even this situation has become a social recessive phenomenon. need!
Candidates for mayor in many places will more or less advocate a point of view during the election process, which is to make the police and their work more formal-this implies that they will restrain the power of the police after they come to power, but On any basis, such a claim would strike a reasonable thinking person as absurd.

But, that's what people do. They like to see the policeman put on shackles with a sad face.

Lynch pursed his lips, "In my own name, I donate ten cars to the regional police station. Chief Fix, do you think it's appropriate?"

Director Fix was stunned for a moment, and a look of joy appeared on his face immediately, could it be inappropriate?

It's perfect!

The current situation of the regional police station is much worse than outsiders imagined. Those veterans form a system of their own. It can even be said that these veterans who have transferred to the police look down on ordinary policemen like them, and they are full of enthusiasm for him as the chief. Dissatisfied.

Some of them also said that the police also have to perform exercises and receive military-style training, and some even proposed that all those who are not qualified for body size should be cleared out of the police ranks!

This is a joke, the police are not military, they don't need this!
But the current situation is very delicate. Director Fix's control over the system is constantly disappearing. He is being challenged from the lower levels. He must do something to change the current situation.

Otherwise, the mayor or someone can always find some reason to let him go, for example, he can't even control his own subordinates, and he may lose control anytime, anywhere.

If he can make friends with Lynch and get these benefits, it can somewhat change his current situation. This is a good thing for him, a good thing that cannot be refused!

However, he didn't agree immediately, and just looked at Lynch with a slightly puzzled expression. He believed that the capitalists definitely didn't reach out to grab people in trouble, they just saw something that they coveted from these people. return.

Just like... what he was going through!
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①, Based on the social relations and culture of Baylor Federation, the relationship between family members (parents and children, brothers and sisters, uncles and nephews) is relatively indifferent. If there is no direct interest relationship, they will not interfere with each other's life and work.In federal history, some people have become presidents, but their children may still be teachers in an ordinary elementary school, with a salary that is not too high.

(End of this chapter)