Weapons are actually very common in LOS City.
When violence becomes the rule under the sun, weapons will inevitably become an important resource for protecting one's own rights and interests and infringing on the interests of others.
"I have a gun in my hand" and "I will call the police afterwards", smart people in LOS know how to choose.
Although weapons are common, not everyone possesses them and displays them so directly.
There are only three kinds of people who dare to do this:
Federal law enforcement officers have legal gun licenses. Even if a gun fails, they only need to write a statement like "I showed my ID, and then he rushed over to grab my weapon. According to Articles... and... of the Code, I fired." Then they can take a vacation and receive enthusiasm from their colleagues when they return from vacation.
The second type of people are gang members. They not only do not hide their weapons, but they want more people to see them.
The fear caused by the lethality of weapons makes them feel excited.
The third type of people are the capitalists.
They are more terrifying because the first two types of people will more or less abide by some rules, but capitalists only care about money.
When it comes to money, laws, and morals, nothing can stop them from pulling the trigger.
There is a place called "Angel Lake" in the western suburbs of LOS City. It is a tourist attraction. There is a saying in LOS City that only the locals know.
"When capitalists get angry, the level of Angel Lake rises!"
Outsiders may not understand this, but locals all know that the lake level rose because too many gasoline barrels were thrown in!
No matter which one it is, you can't afford to offend the drunkard raised by a woman's wife.
These little people at the bottom of society actually know how to deal with this kind of crisis and make choices better than adults imagine.
When he faced a possible crisis, he compromised immediately without any hesitation, so fast that it made people feel... proficient!
"I'll do it right away, and I promise that this won't happen again!"
Fordis (fordice = fordis changed) withdrew his hand, and his coat fell naturally, covering the weapon, which made the female cousin feel relieved.
In just a few seconds, he felt his head getting hot and sweating all over, as if he was almost dead!
He looked at Erwin and Lance again, and his eyes became suspicious.
"I have something I want to talk to... this gentleman."
Fordyce looked at Lance for a few seconds, then turned away. "I'm right here. You can call me if you have any questions."
In the entire company, Fordis is the boss's confidant. The reason he was sent out to work must be because the boss found this young man interesting.
He knows what to do.
Lance looked at the drunkard and signaled that he should move aside. "Unless you want to talk to me standing at the door, your neighbors will definitely be curious about what we talked about."
"If you want to be the laughing stock of this apartment building tomorrow morning, we can stand here and talk things out."
The drunkard raised by his cousin suddenly came to his senses. Although he was a little afraid, disgusted and hateful, he still made way and welcomed Lance in.
Federal people also care about their reputation, even if he is an alcoholic raised by a niece.
It was a typical ground floor apartment, with less than 40 square meters of space, where the kitchen, dining room and bathroom were almost squeezed together, and inside was a bedroom and a small storage room.
This is very interesting.
Federal ground floors can be without separate kitchens, but they cannot be without storage rooms.
Although most people at the bottom of society are very poor, they always have a lot of inexplicable things that they don't need but are unwilling to throw away. These things are generally called burdens.
Just like themselves, their value in their life path.
Without storage, the home would be a mess.
There were no signs of the woman's life, nor of the child's life, but there was a photo frame on the dining table, which contained a photo of the man and a child. It seemed that the alcoholic man who was supported by the woman was not living well.
The suspicious stains on the sofa and the strange smell made Lance have no intention of sitting down to chat. He just stood there, not too far from the door.
"Listen, Ethan is my friend, and I'll make him apologize to you for his reckless behaviour, but you are also at fault, and you shouldn't try to withhold money that belongs to him."
The drunkard who was raised by my cousin was a little confused. He just nodded subconsciously and made "hmm" sounds with his mouth.
"So after the case is dropped, I will ask him to apologize to you, but you must also return the wages that were deducted from him."
"I can ask him not to pursue your behaviour this time, but you must also promise that this is the last time."
"After that, your relationship will still exist. He will continue to use your work card every month and pay you appropriate compensation, and you can no longer make things difficult for him or take advantage of the compensation issue."
Lance said as he walked over to the dining table and picked up the picture frame, "What a pretty little one, is that your child?"
The drunkard who was raised by his aunt, who was still a little confused, suddenly woke up. He looked very nervous and said, "This has nothing to do with him."
Lance put the photo frame down and said with a smile, "Whether it has anything to do with him or not depends on your choice, sir."
"We are just some damned stowaways, thieves from other worlds. There is nothing to be nostalgic about here for us."
"But your family is here, your children are here, right?"
The drunkard nodded repeatedly, "I know, I will give him all the money, but don't mess around."
Lance put his hand on the edge of the dining table. The sticky and greasy feeling made him feel suddenly bad, but it was not appropriate for him to show it at this moment.
"I have always believed that everything operates according to its own rules and regulations."
"When the rules exist, we follow them, and that's enough."
"Fifteen dollars is the market price you deserve, and no one can take the money that belongs to you. That's the rule."
"As long as you follow the rules, we will follow the rules too."
Alvin was standing at the door, looking at Lance with admiration in his eyes. He never thought that so many things would happen in one day!
Ethan ran away and they got into trouble, then Lance took him to borrow money, and although they didn't borrow the money, the problem was solved.
I also took the car and saw Lance who was so handsome at this moment!
It was worth it!
So cool!
After a series of surprises, even if his mind was confused, the drunkard who was raised by his girlfriend was completely sober at this time, "I know what to do."
He hesitated for a moment, "Can I know your name?"
Lance had a smile on his face that looked as if everything was under control, full of confidence, and even a little arrogant, "Lance!"
A few minutes later, the drunkard husband kept by the cousin changed into a new set of clothes. Although there was still a strong smell on them, it was much better than before.
He sat in the car without saying a word. When he arrived at the police station, he immediately explained the situation and signed a document amid the police's somewhat impatient urging.
Lance, sitting in the car, witnessed everything that happened through the glass window. It felt magical.
Fordis couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you afraid?"
Lance turned around and looked at him in the rear view mirror. "What do you mean?"
Fordis curled his lips and said, "This is the police station. As far as I know, you are an illegal immigrant, and so is the boy next to you."
Lance couldn't help but touch the car door. The delicate touch of walnut wood made him feel very comfortable. No wonder some people like classic cars.
"not at all."
"May I know why?"
"Because there is still a distance of 20,000 yuan between me and them, and this distance is something they cannot cross."
Fordyce thought for a while before he said with some emotion, "What a wise remark. Are you really only eighteen years old?"
Lance didn't answer the question, he just smiled.
Ethan is hidden in a culvert under a bridge not far away. This place has been abandoned and many homeless people live here.
The advantage here is that it will be very warm in the winter because the wind from outside cannot blow in, and it will be very cool in the summer because the shade and the cold air in some pipes will be slowly released outwards.
In front of Lance and Erwin, Ethan apologized to the drunkard raised by his cousin, "I shouldn't have hit you so impulsively. I apologize to you, sir."
When he said these words, the drunkard who was raised by his cousin could still feel the pain in his cheekbones again.
Ethan was only twenty years old, but he looked at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight, maybe even older.
He was very strong. His father was a leatherworker. In fact, leatherwork was a respectable job in the Empire and the Federation.
Because it represents a craft and social status.
It is hard to imagine that a shoemaker could have any social status, but judging from the evolution of social classes in the past, it actually existed.
Because those who could afford leather goods in the beginning were often aristocrats, leatherworkers initially served the aristocrats, and their social status was higher than that of ordinary people.
It was also because the leatherworker had a stable income and a better social status that Ethan's father raised him tall and strong.
The way this guy, who frightened and terrified the drunkard who was raised by his cousin, bent down and bowed also dispelled some of the haze in his heart.
He glanced at Lance and Fordis beside him, and finally faced the reality. "I also did something wrong. It's not all your fault. We have reconciled..."
Ethan got his twenty dollars, not a penny less. The drunkard originally wanted to give him a few more dollars, but Lance refused.
Rules are rules. Try not to be a rule breaker as much as possible. This is the survival experience when you have no power.
After watching the drunkard raised by his cousin leave, Lance asked Fordis to wait for a while because he had something to say to Ethan.