StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 167 "Introducing the Wolf into the Room"

"I'm just a law-abiding federal citizen."

The Umoyannami mask on Augustus' face simulates a majestic male face with a well-groomed beard. His firm but sometimes melancholy eyes and deep voice make a man who has suffered a lot but still survived the storm The heroic Hemingway-style tough guy performed vividly.

The identity represented by this face is already 42 years old. When he was young, he had served in the Federal Marine Corps, and then served as a sheriff and sheriff in three federal colonies and interstellar orbital residences, but he stayed for less than five years. year term and was forced to leave.He once had two wives and two daughters, but they all died of illness, traffic accidents and Kailian battles.

"Tarsonis is far from as beautiful as you imagined. Even the Tarsonis police station, which should enforce the law most impartially, is full of corruption and power-for-money transactions. Secret bribery is everywhere. Tarsonis is too prosperous , it is a towering tree that towers above the sky and the ground is full of flowers, but the roots that support it all have rotted." Augustus tightened the front of his cloak, the scars under his eyes trembled with his subtle facial expressions Like a twisted snake.

"The government of the Tyrannian Federation is much more corrupt than it was 30 years ago, and the uprisings of the Antiga and Keha have illustrated many problems."

"Then it occurred to me that while the fringe worlds are far less criminal and economical than Tarsonis, at least there's some justice here. I've been told that only Mar Sara has some good people, and they'll give me some a suitable job."

Augustus' hoarse voice and sad facial expression infected Judge Ada. He searched through the personal ID card attached to the application form and retrieved some data from the federal data network with the judge's authority.The experience of the identity that Augustus borrowed is not a legend. Apart from cracking a few major cases, it can also be called dedication.

But he was very "unlucky". Every few years after he worked in a police station, there would always be major incidents where important government officials were assassinated and important documents were copied and transcribed.

No one knows that the owner of this identity has been a Umoyan shadow guard from the beginning, a heroic agent who uses powerful psychic powers to control people's hearts.

"Oh—you should be thankful that there are no federal agents or parliamentary secret police here, otherwise they will define you as a terrorist and a rebel because of what you said." Then, Judge Ada motioned Augustus to sit down.

"Please sit down, Mr. Caesar. Your surname must come from the ancient earth. I have read many books about ancient people." Judge Ada was very satisfied with Augustus's resume and conversation, rather than the original one. The attitude of turning people away.

Most of the fugitives in Mar Sara had to buy false identities from friends or merchants in the gray port, but it was easy to find something wrong by comparing it with the database.

"If I'm not wrong, Caesar is a distinguished surname, and Julius Caesar came from that family."

"That's right, my father always wanted me to become emperor before he died. This is his life's regret." Augustus smiled softly, humorous.

"Well—I'll let you think about it." Judge Ada's words made Augustus frowned, but he only thought about it for less than a second and said, "You graduated from the Tarsonis Police Academy, and you have reached The bare minimum to be a police officer."

"Belonging to a federal citizen, there is no problem with the health report, no overdue loans, good personal credit, and no drug record." Judge Ada listed the basic requirements for becoming a policeman one by one.Of course, even if these conditions are not met, a criminal can become a policeman, as long as he has a friend who works in the courts and can afford an amnesty.

"In view of your excellent resume, I can apply for an exception to directly let you skip the status of police officer and sheriff to become a magistrate." Then Judge Ada said to Augustus.

"At the same time, you also need to understand. Your immediate superior is actually the magistrate of Hero Continent, and I am just a judge in the court of Echo Town. I recruit the magistrate in the name of magistrate. We actually have no direct relationship." His The tone was milder.

"In the future, we need to help each other. The judge and the magistrate are actually equivalent to the mutually beneficial and cooperative relationship between Ma Sara's thorns and thorn moths. I can help you to file a lawsuit. What you have to do is to arrest people. In the court After trial for his crimes, the prisoner will be sent to Al Indio Prison."

The magistrate is equivalent to the highest law enforcement chief of one or several similar small towns. He is the direct report to the sheriff. His main duty is to maintain the stability of the jurisdiction. On the basis of the descending items of the law, the law combined with the local actual situation is formulated.

And in some remote areas of Mar Sara, where there is only one local sheriff, his powers are equivalent to that of a sheriff, and in the fringe colonies that are farther away from the core world, the sheriff is equivalent to the local sheriff. Sheriff, they are actually the same job.

The magistrate is equivalent to the supreme chief executive of a region, the promulgator and executor of the law, and a magistrate like Augustus is their enforcer.In a place like Mar Sara, the sheriff tends to take on more responsibility, and many sheriffs who drive the Condor single-handedly enforce the law are really like cowboys in the West.

These humanized systems are the legacy of the early pioneering colonial era of the Tyrannian Federation. During the 70 years of the great colonial era, the visionary and pioneering high-level leaders of the Federal Parliament have given many border colonies Liberty established the most extensive and powerful human regime in the Koprulu star sector.

However, with the formation of the monopoly capitalist system of the founding family and the gradual corruption of the Federal Parliament, many policies that were beneficial to the development of the colonies were abolished, and the rights were taken back by the central government again, and the colonial people became the objects of exploitation and slavery.

The people of the entire Tyrann Federation are looking forward to the good times more than 100 years ago, and that has already become a beautiful script praised by epic dramas in the Tarsonis Opera House.

"There are no other problems. You have to have a fixed address, whether it is through a mortgage agreement or a temporary lease, as long as you can commute to and from get off work on time. You can go through the entry procedures and sign the contract." Judge Ada said.

"The probationary period is one month. It doesn't matter if you are a barbarian from Agria or a merchant from Hermes. If you can't perform your duties as a sheriff, I'll kick your ass and tell you to leave, understand?"

"There will never be such a time." Augustus's confident and determined expression made Judge Ada turn his anger into a smile.

"Very well," Judge Ada said. "Fastest case, in one standard Earth week, you'll be at the Echo Township Police Station to pick up your uniform, badge, and sheriff's badge."

"You can recruit two more police chiefs and police officers within the salary allowed by the town government, because there are really not enough manpower."

"Is this a recent problem or has it been around for a long time?" Augustus asked Judge Ada.

"The lack of manpower has always been the case. Not many people want to work for a meager salary to chase gangsters and murderers in the desert. Almost everyone here has a gun, even the children who don't seem to be much threat It's annoying."

"To be honest, I can't refuse you when no one has applied for a sheriff or even a sheriff for more than a month." Judge Ada seemed relieved: "It seems that you have just arrived in Echo Town not long ago. , Speaking of which, I am worried that you will not be able to deal with these rough Ma Sara people."

"I am reasonable." Augustus took a revolver from his pocket: "If they want to challenge the authority of the federal sheriff, then they better pray that they can run faster than my vulture car and bullet."

“I also want to know, what if I hire more police officers than the town can supply?” Augustus asked.

"If you can pay them salaries instead of the government, or let these people voluntarily lower their salaries to follow you, then that's fine." Judge Ada said and pondered for a moment.

"Are you worried that it won't be enough to deal with those gangs? Then you can try to apply for a colonial militia establishment."

"I see." Augustus smiled on his bearded face.That's why Augustus wanted to be magistrate, and if nothing else, he would gain considerable power.This is conducive to Augustus' further control of Hero, where he spread the revolutionary ideas of the revolutionary army, with workers, peasants and new nobles rising from new industries as the main propaganda targets.

The magistrate is not the ultimate goal of Augustus. If everything goes well and he stays in Mar Salado for a longer period of time, he can control more areas.

Although Augustus was enlisted to become a sheriff of Mar Sara, he didn't plan to stay on the planet for long.

Now the Revolutionary Army Fleet is a wandering lone army. Once it is discovered, the Federation Fleet will come from all over the Koprulu Sector to encircle and suppress it.This decides.While the Revolutionaries do need a base, they must move to other planets at regular intervals.

Wherever they go, the Revolutionary Army will leave a part of the backbone of the Pan-Tayran Revolutionary Party and Revolutionary Army fighters to build a secret base and leave with the recruits recruited on the planet.The remaining revolutionary army will form a planetary guerrilla to spread revolutionary thoughts on the planet and absorb new party members and revolutionary fighters.

In the plan for the remaining three months of Augustus 2489, he planned to recuperate in Mar Sara for a period of time and accumulate part of his wealth by digging crystal mines.By 2490, Augustus' next step would be to replenish ships with the Kel-Morian Combine.

There are about [-] Revolutionary Army soldiers disguised as miners on the surface of Mar Sara's planet. The food they need for life comes from the market in Echo Town.In addition to the six ships that Warfield had brought to Umoyan in the revolutionary army fleet in space, there were still eight warships with about [-] revolutionary soldiers.

There is no self-sufficient ecological cycle system, food synthesis factory or hydroponic plant farm on the battlecruiser, which means that every two to three months Augustus' logistics officers must go to various cities in Mar Sara buy food in.However, with the federal fleet constantly searching the revolutionary army fleet in the federal territory, such a huge amount of food purchases would inevitably arouse suspicion.

At present, Augustus' logistics officer uses the disguised identity of a merchant to purchase food and other supplies from Mar Sara's capital and two other large supermarkets respectively, but this is not a long-term solution after all.

Then, Judge Ada tapped the table with his fingers, and his voice became lower: "Although it is strange, after Sheriff Thomas died in the line of duty, the law and order in Echo Town has improved a lot."

"Sheriff McAllen also reported that a few nasty gangs had quit Echo Town and moved their headquarters to other towns. This is a rare thing, after all, those thugs and hooligans only put away when they are beaten. Hands I shouldn't have stretched out." He looked at Augustus and said.

"While crime rates have dropped dramatically, reports of missing persons have skyrocketed - even though many cities have significant floating populations, which is alarming."

"I hope that the first thing you will do after taking office is to investigate this weird thing."

"It does sound tricky." Augustus knew the reason for the drop in crime and missing persons, because that's what he did: "I'll take care of it as soon as possible."

"Very good." Judge Ada stood up happily: "Then I will just wait for your good news."

"These years have not been peaceful, four years of war, rebels, witchcraft cults in the fringe worlds. Although no one here believes that the runaway dogs from Tarsonis could possibly come to Mar Sara, you must pay attention to the sneaky origins of those walking... An unknown person." Judge Ada did not know that Augustus was the owner of the mine, and the one who registered the identity of the mine owner locally was one of his Umoyan consultants.

"There's a newly built mine not far from Echo Town, and the miners there are all from Agria—well, I think you should keep an eye on them."

"I'll keep an eye out," Augustus said. "I've always hated the Korha rebels, and those scum will pay for their betrayal."

"To be honest, I still have great sympathy for the ordinary people in Keha. The fault is not with them, but with the few rebels who coerced their rebellion." Judge Ada nodded: "I appreciate you very much. You went to Jeanine's Bar for a drink. It's the best bar here, small but quiet, suitable for talking about work. But it's still working time, so I can only make an appointment next time."

"We will have plenty of opportunities in the future. I hope we can become good friends." Augustus shook hands with Judge Ada, and after saying goodbye, he walked towards Renault and others at the door.

"It's over?" Renault had been impatient for a long time.

"Everything is going well." Augustus held Renault's shoulders: "Jimmy, let's go to the bar for a drink, just like in the past, and I will pay the bill."

"Where are you going?" Lei Nuo smiled: "Good brother, just point here, and I will follow you to the ends of the earth."

"Judge Ada says the local Jeanine's is fine, let's go there."

When more than 20 Revolutionary Army fighters including Augustus, Renault, and Corporal Faraday arrived at the Jeanning Bar, there were not enough seats.

Zhenning Bar is a sake bar with a cleaner layout, without so many dazzling lights and loud music. The boss is a middle-aged man wearing glasses. From his words and conversations, it can be seen that he should have received an aristocratic education in the Inner World, and understands towers. Many etiquettes among Sonnys nobles.

— but no No. [-] whiskey here.

Augustus sat at a table with a languid Raynor and Corporal Faraday, drinking the port wine that Augustus himself favored.Although Renault was not interested, he never refused alcoholic drinks.

Originally, Renault just drank the wine in the glass one by one, until a tall girl from Ma Sara walked into his vision.

The other party was probably only a little younger than Reynolds. She was slender, wearing light-colored trousers and a windbreaker robe, and had light-tan skin tanned by the scorching sun of Mar Sara.

She is very beautiful, with a natural beauty-like appearance, neither the heavy makeup of colonial women nor the unnatural marks left by laser surgery for noble women in the core world.

The girl is beautiful and she quickly catches Raynor's attention.

"I must have seen her somewhere." Renault looked at the girl standing at the door, and whispered to Augustus next to him: "This is my ideal type. How should I say it in the words of Tychus?"

"In this wretched place in Mar Sara, roses grow in the latrines."

"Hey, little girl standing at the door, my friend wants to know your name!" Augustus took Renault's arm and laughed.

"Lity Elizabeth." The girl looked at them, showing a natural and unaffected smile: "Cowboys, welcome to my town."

Litty Elizabeth has long, blond hair that hangs loose. When she smiles, she grins white and neat teeth, and her azure blue eyes are bluer than the sky.

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　　Elizabeth is Raynor's wife and John (Johnny) Raynor's mother, and they met seven years earlier.

　　
　
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