from night city

"I saw it, River, come on, let's lift this shelf up together."

Su Xiao and River grabbed the two ends of the iron frame respectively, "I count to three, let's work together, one! Two! Three!"

The heavy iron frame was lifted. Su Xiao took a look. After the iron frame was lifted, it would be stuck and no one needed to keep pulling it.

But think about it, if this thing had to be pulled all the time, then how could Harris put the child on the hotbed while keeping pulling on the iron frame?

Chapter 286 Good people shouldn’t be pointed at guns (4K)

River pulled off the huge tube covering Randy's head, took off his hood, opened his eyelids and took a look to make sure there was nothing serious, and then he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Okay, Randy, it's okay."

When Su Xiao saw Lucy coming out, she said to her: "Lucy, let's go see the other children."

River saw this and said hurriedly: "Then I also..."

Lidya Su waved her hand towards River.

"No, River, you stay with Randy, Lucy and I are enough."

There are two rows of mechanical hotbeds, with Su Xiao and Lucy each responsible for one row.

Just like Randy, help them take off the giant tube and hood.

Some children were saved, but not all children had a good ending.

"Hey, this child is hopeless."

"I'm not angry anymore."

Finally, Su Xiao and Lucy completed the inspection and found that of the seven children kidnapped by Harris, including Randy, two were dead and only five were still alive.

Lidya Su didn't feel any self-blame or guilt.

It's not that he thinks these children are to blame for themselves, but he feels that it is unnecessary to have any negative emotions at this time and then destroy his own mentality.

It wasn't his, Lucy's, or River's fault that they couldn't save everyone.

The perpetrator of the evil was Anthony Harris, and he must be the one who should suffer from the torture of conscience.

Good people shouldn't have guns pointed at them.

Moreover, Benjamin Franklin, the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and one of the founding fathers of the United States, once said this:

——Don’t just see a glass with half a glass of water left, but see that there is still half a glass of water in the glass.

By the same token, don't just see that everyone was not saved, but that five survivors were rescued.

……

after an hour.

Su Xiao and Lucy leaned on the railing, watching the NCPD who arrived later, running around the farm and busy.

The NCPD's operation was very efficient this time, and it only took an hour to arrive.

Then the trauma team came, called by the NCPD.

Two trauma team float vehicles, carrying the five living children, including Randy, took off one after another and left the farm.

As for the remaining two children who unfortunately passed away, they will leave with the corpse truck of the medical center.

After a while, two news vehicles also rushed to the scene.

Lucy recognized the sign on the car: "WNS News and News 54 are here too."

Lidya Su didn’t feel the slightest surprise.

"Of course. The purpose of being a journalist is to reveal facts and report the truth. Although our colleagues in Night City may not do that well, they will not lose to anyone in terms of news sensitivity."

"NCPD doesn't care about them?"

Su Xiao said with a smile.

"Why bother? This is a great opportunity for the NCPD to use the opportunity to build momentum. Think about it, who caught Anthony Harris? It was the NCPD, right? Who rescued those missing children? Or the NCPD Right?"

"As long as Jerry Ford is not a fool, he will not miss this opportunity, not to mention the endless reports from these media for him, without him spending a penny. I can just imagine him sitting in the office Such a proud expression."

Lucy looked at River in the distance, who was taking notes with her colleagues.

"So, River's suspension will also be revoked, right? Even if Jerry Ford doesn't like River anymore, he won't make it difficult for this great hero on the cusp of this storm."

Lidya Su nodded and said.

"Of course, we not only need to withdraw River's suspension, but also give him a promotion. Now our Director Forte and River are on the same boat. One will be prosperous and the other will suffer."

"Only by stabilizing River and sealing his mouth can we prevent him from talking nonsense everywhere, lest reporters with noses sharper than dogs smell something wrong."

Lucy hesitated for a moment and said, "But if that's the case, will River still follow us to Stoneridge Mountain?"

What can be expected is that NCPD Chief Forte will not be stingy with commending River this time. If River works harder, it will only be a matter of time before he is promoted to police superintendent in the next few years.

And although the treatment he gave River was good, it was not a job within the system.

Su Xiao was silent for a while and said: "No matter what choice River makes, I respect his choice."

River was taking notes from his colleagues,

Perhaps as if he sensed it, he turned around and nodded towards Lidya Su.

Almost half an hour later, his work was finally completed.

"Thank you very much this time, Sue."

"It's okay, you're welcome," Su Xiao paused, and then asked straight to the point: "River, the NCPD has made a promise to you, right? How are they going to reward you?"

River may have guessed that Lidya Su would ask this question.

So he didn't hesitate or avoid, but answered directly.

"They agreed to let me return to the police force, and the suspension would be directly erased. It's not a take back, it's an erasure, and it won't leave any files."

"And Director Folt also promised me to upgrade me to another level."

Lidya Su nodded.

It's a bit stingy, but it's still appropriate and not too bad.

However, if Su Xiao sat in Forte's position, he would give more favorable conditions.

After all, this time the entire NCPD is taking advantage of River's glory. In this era of poor performance, it is very important to still be able to show shining talents.

If you don’t offer a higher price, why should the talent stay with you?

Just based on feelings?

"Then congratulations."

It’s not sourness, nor is it yin and yang, but Lidya Su’s heartfelt congratulations.

In addition to one's own efforts, a person's promotion also depends on luck, opportunity and the external environment.

Now is River's chance.

When an opportunity comes, if you seize it, and with personal efforts, you will be able to advance.

But if you miss it, you may have such a good opportunity next time, and you don’t know when.

It’s also possible that a good opportunity will never come your way again.

However, River's answer was unexpected.

"And then I said no."

Lidya Su joked: "You think it's too little?"

"No, but this is indeed one of the reasons. Even if I move up a level, it will still be less than half of the salary you paid me."

"When you work within the system, it's not all about salary, but stability and other things."

River spread his hands.

"Director Forte said the same thing, but I am very short of money, Su, do you know? Children today are different from before."

"In the past, we also came from poverty. Even if we had no money, we could learn well. But it is different now. Without money, children will become bad and associate with sin and glitter."

What River said makes sense in the United States.

In Seris, children from poor families can still avoid bad things as long as they study hard.

But in America, being born into poverty and living in a crime-prone neighborhood makes it nearly impossible to avoid crime.

The movie "Classic Cars" made by Americans themselves has explained it very clearly.

Therefore, River's idea of ​​making more money and moving his sister's family out of the trailer park to a place with better security is understandable.

"However, besides money, there is a more important reason. What happened this time and last time made me see clearly how corrupt and depraved the NCPD is."

"I originally thought that even if I couldn't change the unhealthy tendencies of the NCPD, I could at least change what I could see within my power."

"But I was wrong and I can't change anything."

"No matter how much I do, the evil in this city will never diminish."

"Besides, I'm not a child, Sue. I've known this trick of slapping you and giving you a candy since I was a few years old."

"Unless I can join forces with Ford and others, they will still find ways to exclude me."

"Instead of being kicked out in despair, it is better to straighten your back and leave with dignity."

Lidya Su’s previous blessings were not fake.

However, River was able to choose himself, and Su Xiao was also very happy.

"Okay, then you are welcome to join."

"Then I can no longer call you the same name as before. From now on, I have to change my title to another one, such as boss, president or something like that."

"They all call me boss, and you can call me the same."

River said a little embarrassed.

"Okay, boss. By the way, can I come back to the company a few days later to report? Although Randy is safe, my sister doesn't know the news yet, and she has two children by herself, which is a little bit... inconvenient."

"I want to stay with her first. It won't take long, just a few days. When her mood stabilizes, I can go there?"

If you want employees to be committed, in addition to adequate money, humanized management is also necessary.