Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

Chapter 168 Chapter 167, Special means of law
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Through prior arrangements, half of the police officers guarded Armadillo Town outside. At this time, most of the police officers who stayed at the police station were newly recruited from the crowd who had just arrived in Armadillo Town these days.

Just because they are all newcomers, they did not expect that the polite police consultant standing in front of them would be the famous white devil Dai Pingan on the arrest warrant, and no one would have imagined that the other party would ask such a question.

Still uphold the law?
More than half of these people have human lives on their hands, otherwise they would not have traveled thousands of miles to Armadillo Town, a place full of dangers, to make a last-ditch effort.

While everyone was looking at each other in blank dismay, one hand was raised cautiously

"I……"

The one who spoke was the young police officer who was only in his early twenties at most when he was so dry in persuading the merchants.

It's just that after raising his hand, he regretted it.

In the huge police station, he was the only one who raised his hand from the beginning to the end. The other newcomers who joined were either sullen and silent, or looked at him like a fool. There was a chill down the back.

"Very good, very good," Dai Pingan didn't seem to see anything, but gave this young and bold policeman a positive look:
"What's your name?"

"Fillion, Nathan Fillion." The little policeman put down his hand and replied a little embarrassedly.

"Constable Fillion, the Armadillo Police Department welcomes young people like you to join."

Dai Ping'an is very satisfied with the performance of the little police officer in front of him, no matter whether the immaturity shown by the other party is deliberately pretended or not, but as far as it is concerned, the performance is very similar to that:

"Have you been to school?"

"Yes. I once studied at the law school at Saint-Denis."

"Saint Denis Law School?"

Not only was Dai Pingan a little surprised, but everyone else in the room stared at him with wide eyes.

Dai Ping'an had never been to Saint Denis Law School, but he had heard of it before, but based on the word college, he should have guessed that it was a university or something.Who would have thought that there are people with such a high level of education in this barren desert land, you must know that many people here don't even know the words, let alone go to school.

It's no wonder that this police officer has been acting out of tune with everyone in the police station these days. Even ordinary merchants outside dare to point their noses and argue with him for a long time, but no one is willing to come out to help him stop.

It would be strange if a clean and white lamb was mixed into a flock of dirty sheep.

"I didn't know that he had such a high degree of education, but his subordinates recruited him because they saw that he was literate and knew something about the law." Sergeant Hartman explained in a low voice in Dai Pingan's ear.

This is also true, after all, their police station recruits policemen who enforce the law, not vicious thugs, let alone bandits who rob houses.

Even if these people have done this before.

"Saint Denis Law School?" Dai Pingan repeated the name again:
"You can tell by the name that it's very powerful. I'm curious how a high-achieving student who graduated from the Saint-Denis School of Law would appear in Armadillo Town. Of course, we can talk about such small things later, policeman Fillian, can you trouble me now? You use your professional knowledge to ask colleagues around you to help you understand what the law is."

"Ok, no problem."

I don't know whether it's because of excitement or embarrassment, the shy little police officer Fillian's face has two more red glows, and he turns to face everyone:
"It's very simple. The law is a code of conduct set by the ruling class for the purpose of ruling and governing. It is a code of conduct according to established rules. It is a rule-based text. Once it takes effect, everyone must abide by it and insist on it..."

He wanted to continue talking, but found that other people looked at him blankly, as if they were dumbfounded, so he decided to put it another way:
"It can also be said that the law is essentially a tool, a tool formulated according to the wishes of the ruling class, that is, the country and the government, to govern the country, manage the local area, and ensure social order."

Fillian's voice was getting lower and lower, and Dai Pingan stood up from behind him for the first time when he saw that everyone was about to stop listening:

"Officer Fillian said it very well. If it needs to be simpler, the law is the rule. There are rules everywhere. There are rules for raising cattle, and there are no rules for herding sheep. The laws of a country are the rules of a country. Rules, the laws of a town are the rules of a town."

"So, to uphold the law now is to uphold the rules of Armadillo Town."

"What are the rules in Armadillo Town?"

"Fairness is the rule of Armadillo Town. Armadillo Town welcomes everyone, no matter who you are, what nationality, what skin color, or what happened before, as long as you come to Armadillo Town, you have the opportunity to start over."

"Gold, wealth, and the chance to come back again, these are things that are different in Armadillo Town from other places, but it is inevitable that some other troubles will arise. I believe everyone has a deep understanding of this these days, but That’s exactly what we’re going to do.”

"Whether it is to maintain fairness and justice, or as a subsistence job, as long as we are the police in Armadillo Town, we have to solve troubles for Armadillo Town, deal with problems, and maintain normal order. Everyone who comes to tell People in Armadillo Town, what they should do, shouldn’t and shouldn’t do, and if they do something wrong, they will be punished, this is our law or the rules of our Armadillo Town.”

Hearing this, the little police officer on the side opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed what he wanted to say under the silent eyes of everyone.Dai Ping'an didn't seem to notice this, and only heard him continue:
"It sounds a bit complicated, as if there are many things and troubles, right, forgive me for asking another question:"

Speaking of this, Dai Ping'an smiled lightly: "May I ask you, what is the purpose of you traveling all the way here in the first place? It's okay, please speak out boldly."

"gold?"

With Dai Ping'an's encouragement, someone in the police group replied in a low voice.

"That's right, it's gold."

Dai Ping'an is very satisfied with the other party's cooperation:
"Gold, which can also be called wealth, is for finding wealth or looking for an opportunity to change life and destiny."

"It's a pity that the tunnel where the gold mine was hidden was blown up by the damned Colonel Beckett before he left. Otherwise, you should take the gold you found and fly away, go to big cities like Saint Denis, New York or even Washington, and change your names and identities again. Be a millionaire or something.

You wouldn’t go to a police station in our Armadillo town where the paint hasn’t even dried for a meal, a salary, and a subsistence job, and be a little policeman busy from morning to night, right? "

Dai Pingan's teasing caused bursts of laughter in the crowd, and even the little police officer who was a spirited sheriff around him relaxed a lot, but the laughter soon sank, because Dai Pingan standing in front of everyone did not laugh.

"I want to ask you one last question. What if..." Dai Pingan pushed the glasses on his nose, and a cold light flashed across the lenses:
"I mean, if the tunnel on the Hanging Cliff is not destroyed, or if you wait a few more days until the people in the Chinese labor camp build a bridge and dig the tunnel to the gold mine again, you don't have to worry about the police anymore. How many of you can find the gold mine inside with your identity, weapons in your hands, and yourself.”

Dai Ping'an's tone was very light when he spoke, but it made many people's breathing heavy:
"Even if you find gold, how many of you are going to get out of Armadillo and out of New Austin alive with that gold. Don't look at me, guys, you should think about yourself, the people around you, the people outside the police station People, of course, and Colonel Beckett and his fellow rebels hiding out of town."

The atmosphere in the police station was a little depressing, and everyone couldn't help but start to imagine the terrible but very possible things that Dai Ping'an described in their minds.

However, this is not the end.

"Even if you succeed in taking the gold out, how much can you take out? Is it enough to bribe the officials and help you wipe out the past? Is it enough to give you a chance to start over? To be more precise, is it enough to solve the problem? What problem did you want to solve in the first place?"

"Gold mines are discovered every year, but the country, the government, and those big consortiums and companies who benefit from it are not none, but there are only a handful of people who really get rich overnight because of gold mines. "

"What reason do you have to think that this person must be you?"

While talking, Dai Ping'an walked in the crowd while pacing, writing and drawing casually on the open notebook with the pencil in his hand.

Some people in the crowd started to swallow their saliva,

Not excited, but worried,

Worried about a future that I can't see hope for.

Those who can be selected into the police station will naturally have the same skills and marksmanship, but there is no guarantee for their behavior. They are neither gold diggers nor small businessmen. Will run to Armadillo Town to find a way out.

Let them go back with nothing, and what awaits them is probably either the creditors who come to collect debts, or the police or bounty hunters holding wanted warrants.

"So everyone should thank Sheriff Hartman, thank the Armadillo Police Department, and thank them for giving you this opportunity to stay in Armadillo. There are other opportunities, of course."

Speaking of which, Dai Pingan took over a thick stack of wanted warrants from Sergeant Hartman next to him:
"Everyone must have heard about what happened before Armadillo Town. Colonel Beckett betrayed his country, the army, and the people for the same reason. He almost destroyed Armadillo Town. Although he was defeated in the end, he And his rebels are still missing."

"This was just printed today. The reward order for Colonel Beckett, each of you take a few copies to read first, and the rest will be notified tomorrow. Ten thousand dollars, remember, the reward of ten thousand dollars is life or death. "

Amidst the crowd's low exclamation, Dai Ping'an handed out the arrest warrants with Colonel Beckett's photo printed on them one by one. In addition, he announced another heart-warming news:

"One kilogram, no matter who brings Colonel Beckett back, in addition to the bounty above, he will also get the friendship of Armadillo Town, that is, from the gold mines that Colonel Beckett robbed, he can choose kilos of gold away!"

The sound of swallowing saliva sounded again from the crowd. Looking at the wanted warrant in their hands, the eyes of everyone who had just lowered their heads in thought suddenly widened.

For the cowboys who are new to the police force and have been wandering and adventurous, [-] dollars in cash plus a kilogram of gold is no different from digging a gold mine.

More importantly, the important information revealed in Dai Ping'an's words——

How much gold did Colonel Beckett rob from the bombed gold mine if one kilogram could be selected from the robbed gold mine?

"Cough cough,"

Dai Pingan coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention away from the arrest warrant:
"The law is fair, and the opportunity is also fair. It depends on whether you can seize it. Although no one knows where Colonel Beckett is hiding now, what is certain is that he and his rebels have not gone far. Hanging around Armadillo Town."

"In addition, according to reliable sources, the rebels have sent people into Armadillo Town, and may have even sneaked into our side. Their disguised identity may be police detectives from Blackwater Town, or they may be employees of the Pacific Railway Company. If found For this kind of personnel, please remember to report it, and don’t deal with it privately, so as not to cause some misunderstandings, understand?”

"understand!"

Everyone answered neatly, but no one knew what was going on in their hearts, and Dai Pingan didn't want to know either.I saw him close the notebook in his hand and face everyone:
"I just said so much to let everyone understand the special environment Armadillo Town is currently in. Now let's get back to the topic, Officer Fillion?"

"To!"

The little policeman beside him stood up immediately.

"This is an internal meeting of our Armadillo Town Police Department. We are all colleagues, so there is no need to be so restrained. I saw that you have been arguing with people all day today. Did you encounter some troublesome things? It doesn't matter. Just bring it up, everyone We are discussing a solution, of course, I will also provide you with some legal advice and practical help, which can also be regarded as a demonstration.”

The little policeman Fillian hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded:
"I really have a case here, it's actually not big, it's just..."

"It's okay, small things can be serious if not dealt with," Dai Pingan opened his notebook again, ready to record:
"please continue."

"OK,"

The little policeman first looked at the two sheriffs beside Dai Ping'an, and found that they had no intention of objecting, and then he spoke with confidence:
"That's right, it started a few days ago, there was a man who always..."

As the little police officer said, this case is not very big.

I don't know when, there was a penniless but thick-skinned rascal in the camp, wandering among the tents all day long.

No stealing or snatching, just eat food without paying, and eat whatever tastes delicious, what price is expensive, and leave when people are unprepared.If you are caught by someone accidentally, you will be a rogue, from throwing and rolling to shitting and peeing, no matter how disgusting it is, the merchant has to give up.

Once or twice is okay, no one can stand it after playing too much, within two days, this person became famous in Armadillo Town, and the police beat and scolded him as well, and it was still full of feces and urine, even if it was closed He doesn't stop when he gets up, after all, he can't beat a person to death just because of a few meals.

"So, this person has been locked up?"

"Well," Fillian nodded: "I was arrested the day before yesterday, and it has been making a fuss. It's in the prison behind."

"Very well, let's go and meet this 'robust' gentleman."

Due to the sudden increase in the number of police officers, Sheriff Hartman had to expand the prison originally planned inside the police station several times and build it behind the police station.Under the leadership of the little police officer Fillian, everyone left the police station and went to the prison behind. Sergeant Hartman, Arthur Morgan, and Dai Pingan walked at the end.

After everyone turned around, Dai Pingan took out a document from his notebook and handed it to Arthur beside him. It was the list of the policemen in front of him.

"Anyone with a mark behind the name is suspicious, and the key mark can be determined. Let Yan Xiaoguo's people pay close attention to see who else contacts them."

It has been seven days, and the people who appeared these days seem to be rushing to the gold mines, but there is no movement in Heishui Town, which they focus on defending.Whether it's the Blackwater Town Police or Pinkerton Detective, if it is climbing, it should be climbing to New Austin.

No movement has been seen so far. The only answer is that their people have arrived, but Dai Pingan and the others didn't notice it.

In addition to the real shortage of manpower, Sergeant Hartman was asked to expand the number of police officers. Another reason was to give these people a chance to sneak into the police station.

Documents can be forged, facial expressions can be deceiving, but the sound of a beating heart cannot.

When Dai Ping'an was trying to brainwash everyone tonight, he really noticed a dozen things that were wrong, including the little policeman named Nathan Fillion.

That's why Dai Ping'an showed up tonight. He wasn't afraid that others would recognize him, but he was afraid that the policemen in front of him might not recognize him.

Of course, he is not worried that these people will continue to go undercover. For him, the undercover who has been discovered but does not know that he has been discovered is the best undercover. After all, what he wants is not the newly arrived Stepunk. Nor is it a Jade Seat Golden Buddha.

Only a few steps away, they soon arrived at the gate of the prison.

The area of ​​the prison is larger than the police station, and there are more than a dozen rooms divided by fences for detaining people. With such a scale, not to mention the sparsely populated New Austin, even the private prison in the Pinkerton Detective Building in Blackwater Town It may not be comparable.

The cell in the prison was almost full at the moment, and the one who was locked closest to the door was arrested for some reason, and gave everyone a big gift as soon as he entered the door.

A bubble of yellow urine oozes out through the fence, just in time to splash on the shoes of the little policeman Fillian walking in the front.

"you……"

The little policeman was very angry, but what he got in exchange was the other party and other prisoners laughing triumphantly.Just when he was desperate and at a loss, the revolver in his waist was also pulled away.

The one who drew the gun was Dai Pingan, who had caught up from behind. In front of everyone, he pointed the black muzzle at the laughing prisoner in the fence, and pulled the trigger under the eyes of the other party who couldn't believe it.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Six bullets directly smashed the head inside into a blood gourd.

In the gunpowder smoke from the muzzle, Dai Pingan, who was still full of manners just now, became very serious, everyone who watched was dumbfounded, and it took a while for the stunned little policeman Philian to react:
"Mr. An, you..."

"Is there a problem?" Dai Ping'an didn't put down his gun, and didn't even turn his head:
"He can pee at the gate of the prison today, but can he shit at the gate of the police station tomorrow? You are the police in Armadillo Town. To insult you is to insult the law and the town of Armadillo. In special times, we must Use special means to tell outsiders what to do, what not to do and what not to do."

"But there's no need for that..."

"If it's a knife, what about a bullet? As I said, Colonel Beckett's rebels have sneaked into Armadillo Town and may attack us in any way at any time. We must always be careful. Although It's a little redundant, but I still want to remind you again that if you encounter danger, shoot first and ask questions later."

With that said, Dai Pingan stuffed the pistol with a hot barrel into the opponent's hand:

"How can you keep Armadillo safe if you can't even keep yourself safe?"

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