death of hope

Chapter 199 "Corporate Warrior" (115) St. George's Avenue
Old Kane obviously hated the new hallucinogen KA3 so much that he crushed the plastic packaging bag into the sand with the sole of his shoe.

"I'd be pissing on it if it wasn't for the ladies there."

"It seems that you are also suffering from it."

"My little granddaughter, Vivienne, hey... this child got bad at school with trash classmates, and got addicted to drugs.
She had no money to go to the drug rehabilitation center, so she was tied to the bed. The child cried all day and said that she had changed. Her mother let go of the rope softly. She was punched by her and escaped, and even snatched the cabinet We all went out to look for the money with flashlights, but found nothing.

The next night, little Vivian’s body was found on the streets of Santa Ana, with a large pile of needles thrown beside her, bleeding from her mouth and nose, the forensic doctor said that she had taken too much KA3 and caused nervous system disorders, and she died after a long period of shock.”

"The drug dealers are really lawless."

"To spread the so-called 'drug culture' among young people."

Speaking of this, Kane, a tough guy who has been a ranger all his life, also has wet eyes: "My little Vivienne is a good child. She does her homework very well. She is beautiful and lively... Her mother blamed herself for this for a long time, and finally she still did it. Unable to bear it, he shot himself in the living room."

Lynch put a big hand on the old man's shoulder: "I'm starting to understand your anger."

"I'm so mad!" Sigurdlifa said in a tone of sympathy, "I hope our subsequent actions can vent your anger for you and avenge your precious granddaughter."

"Thank you."

Lodayev said: "If I die in the mission, it will not be for the purpose of helping Governor Fat Pig keep the black hat, but for the sake of order and justice."

"Indeed, it's much more comfortable to think about it this way." Wang Hongye nodded in agreement.

Walking down the streets of St. George, full of depraved and hopeless drug addicts, people hate and pity.

Old Kane began to explain the harm of the new hallucinogen KA3 to everyone. He was not well educated, and he started to study these harmful things because his granddaughter was killed.

In addition to affecting the user's mental state and nervous system, there will be a decline in memory and judgment.

On the body of a drug addict who had just died, they found a half-open package of drugs,
Beside an overturned trash can, Old Kane was surprised to find his former colleague——

Cole, who is wearing the uniform of the New Vegas Rangers, is his apprentice brought out by himself,
The boy was once a handsome, blond, blue-eyed boy with a sunny and warm personality, but unexpectedly he also became a begging drug addict on St. George's Street.

Cole was shivering wrapped in a torn blanket, and a wooden sign next to him read begging. Because of a dispute with a supermarket security guard, his eyes were injured, swollen and purple.

Seeing that his apprentice had fallen so far, Old Kane was also disheartened. He wanted to kick him, but he couldn't bear it.

"Master... I'm sorry..." The young man looked haggard, and he lowered his head guiltily, not daring to look at him.

"You're such a disappointment to me... Cole, where's your family?"

"Closed."

"Correct choice, poisonous insects are like gamblers, there is no salvation."

"You're right...I deserve it."

"Hmph, it's a shame I didn't marry my daughter to you!"

"I do not deserve."

The retired ranger couldn't bear it, sighed, and finally relented:
"We were mentors and apprentices, and we almost became the father-in-law and son-in-law. It is also a fate. I will help you find a place in the relief center. There is a mouthful of hot porridge every day."

"Master...don't worry about me."

The young man raised his head, his skin was wrinkled and greasy due to long-term medication, like an octogenarian:

"It's hopeless...it's too late, my internal organs are already worn out, I'm going to die here."

Before leaving, Lynch and others heard Cole say regretfully:

"I long for a relationship, to be in love with someone else, or to be loved, but that's impossible. For me, every breath is a curse."

After walking a dozen steps, Wang Hongye said, "We can contact the doctor."

"Thank you, kind man, but it's useless." Old Kane shook his head: "Cole's body has been destroyed by the abuse of chemical agents, and the lesion has penetrated deep into the central nervous system, and any advanced modern medicine can't save it."

"Is this street full of poor people?" Shaft asked. "Do rich addicts live longer?"

"No, you think too much, young man, the rich are more likely to overdose and die faster."

The Ranger began to tell the story of his own experience:
"Two years before I retired, I was on patrol and found a broken down car,

A stylishly dressed couple sat in the front and passenger seats, with bleeding from their nose and mouth, a needle stuck in their veins, their bodies were cold, and they were already dead.

Their 4-year-old son sat in the back of the car.Witnessing the tragic situation of their parents, the child was terrified and overwhelmed, and we sent him to an orphanage.

We later learned that the couple were the famous scrap tycoon Earl Cary Hunter and Countess Irene,
He is one of the few people on our planet who gets rich through hard work. He has enough money to find nobles to buy titles, but he still cannot escape the curse of drug addiction. "

Coming to the end of the journey on St. George Street, Lynch and others saw a scene of warmth:
A middle-aged man kissed his wife by the mailbox. After some inquiries, he learned that they had been taking KA3 for many years.

The two didn't give up, they wanted to change their lives against the sky, and they were working hard to change this bad habit. It was impossible to get rid of drug addiction, and Old Kane didn't have the heart to say it.

"I will assign you a task to talk to addicts, which will increase the motivation to complete the task." Lynch said to his subordinates:

A young woman is squatting down to pick up rubbish. She said she has been homeless for 3 years.

The items in the shopping cart are her property.Since she couldn't afford medicines to satisfy her drug addiction, she would often dig through the trash cans in front of tobacco and alcohol supermarkets to find some spirits left in the bottles to relieve her pain.

A fat man in a Batman mask said:

"I hope to find a job and I want to integrate into this society."

After walking out of St. George Street, the surrounding scene became much better and gradually became more lively. However, the complexions of these normal people were not much better than those of drug addicts.

"Some people are worth saving, but it's too late," Kane said.

"Maybe it's too late," Lynch said, "but let the perpetrators pay the price."

"Well said, Detective Li Mingkai is waiting for us in the tavern ahead, let's go and talk to him about suppressing bandits."

(End of this chapter)