When Lloyd first heard the news, he couldn't understand what the person who informed him was saying.
Big brother is dead...?
Royd's brother, Guy, was once the senior investigator of the Crossbell Police Department. He was part of the so-called elite group of investigators and had made great contributions in countless cases. Everyone looked forward to his active performance.
However, during the investigation of an incident, Guy was attacked by someone and died.
Although Lloyd knew that his brother's job was quite dangerous, he never imagined that his brother would die as a result.
Regardless of Lloyd's inner confusion, the funeral procedures went on without stopping.
But Lloyd just felt that the whole thing had no sense of reality at all.
It’s like my brother will say at any time:
"Oops, sorry."
Then back home to Belheim.
However, when the policeman, whom he had met several times before and said he was his brother's friend, came to his home and expressed his condolences with wet eyes, he vaguely understood that all this was true.
After that, I went to the Republic of Kalvad as if I was escaping from reality. I was found by my uncle with the idea that I could go to any city. After two years, I graduated from Sunday school there and went on to Admitted to Crossbell Police Academy.
Knox Forest is one of the few forest areas in the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture. The Crossbell Police School is located in a depression in the forest.
Since this area is far away from the city, it lacks entertainment channels, but relatively speaking, it can be said to be a perfect place to concentrate on studying.
Generally speaking, all police officers on duty at the Crossbell Police Station must first develop basic abilities here. From basic education to law, the history of the Crossbell country, the martial arts called grappling necessary to arrest prisoners, and others Only after you have mastered all kinds of knowledge can you become a police officer. Of course, this is something that can only be done by those who have obtained all the credits in an ideal situation.
Lloyd obtained credits faster than all other students. Not only did he graduate first in the same period, he also made an exception and obtained the qualification of an investigator before officially taking office.
As we all know, the qualification of a prosecutor requires practical experience, but as long as you have a letter of recommendation, you can take the special test. Lloyd did not know that this was preferential treatment because he was Guy's younger brother.
Crossbell...?
He pondered to himself.
The hometown where Lloyd was born did not have a real army due to special reasons.
The police academy was not a military academy, so it was not as strictly managed as the military academy in Calvard that he knew.
It’s about 200 miles from the police academy to the city. It takes half an hour to walk to the bus station and half an hour’s drive. The total distance is about an hour. You can go anytime you want, but Lloyd never goes out on the street. .
This was because he swore in his heart that he would never return to Crossbell until he became an investigator like his brother and took charge of his own business.
Really, it's not like a child throwing a tantrum.
Thinking of this, Lloyd's expression naturally softened. But a shadow immediately appeared on his face.
Maybe I am really still a child.
Lloyd opened the desk drawer and took out the qualification notice he received today. He stared at the word "qualified".
He thought that as long as he passed the prosecutor's examination, he would be able to stand alone. But... could he really be considered an adult on his own now?
He asked himself, but couldn't get an answer.
Lloyd looked at the photo posted on the wall in front of his desk. The people in the photo posted on the wall were Cecil, Lloyd and Guy.
"...brother."
In a dim room with only one light, Lloyd called softly to the photo.
"I feel that the more I pursue him, the farther away my brother's back is from me."
No one answered Lloyd's voice.
The days always go by very fast.
There was no time to be happy about passing the prosecutor's exam, Lloyd was just busy passing the police academy courses.
When I came back to my senses, I had completed all training courses and it was time to graduate from the police academy.
To be precise, it should be "completed the training course of the police academy", but everyone thinks it is easier to understand after graduation, so this is how it is said.
Before he officially took office as a police officer, he still had a lot of free time. So he chose to return to the Republic and spend the New Year's Eve with his uncle and aunt.
Since the year before the year before last... thirteen months ago to be exact, since representatives of various countries jointly signed the Non-War Pact at the Elbe Palace in the Kingdom of Libel, the Empire and the Republic have relaxed on the surface. Thanks to this, this
Over the past few years, Crossbell's economy has developed rapidly, but crime has become proportionately more rampant, making the police's responsibilities and burdens heavier day by day.
However, a big problem now is that there are not enough young people willing to take on this heavy responsibility.
The guided train blew its whistle and sped along the railway track.
Lloyd was sitting on the bus from the Kavard Republic to the Erebonian Empire.
He had just said goodbye to his uncle and aunt who were taking care of him on the platform, and then got on the train.
The clicking sound produced by the rail joints every once in a while made him drowsy. But he did not dare to really fall asleep. He would not go to the Erebonia Empire, he would be at the middle station of the transcontinental railway.
Get off at Crossbell Station. So it will be very troublesome if you actually fall asleep.
Lloyd shook his head to get rid of sleep, took out an envelope from his breast pocket, took out the personnel order inside and read it again.
Inspector Roy DeBennings
Configure the Special Agent Support Section of the Crossbell Police Department.
He read the part about the search officer several times before putting the personnel order back into the envelope.
Finally here.
Staring at the passing scenery outside the car window, Lloyd felt filled with emotion.
He once swore that he would never return to Crossbell before taking charge of his own business. Today, he will go to Crossbell as the same investigator as his brother. For Lloyd, this is undoubtedly a new stage. However, this
It's just the starting point. It's hard to get to the starting point. He told himself this in his heart.
Unconsciously, Lloyd clenched his fist. When he noticed his movement, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and loosened his fist.
Yesterday, he couldn't hide his excitement and almost stayed up all night. Now that things have happened, sleepiness washes over him again and again.
No, Lloyd!
A voice suddenly rang in my ears, as if I had just had a ridiculous dream. In the dream, I was driving a huge robot as high as seven or eight stories high, fighting an even bigger demon. The sky collapsed, the earth cracked, and my companions who were fighting together
They fell down one by one, and soon it was their turn, and then they heard the heart-rending screams of the green-haired beauty who seemed to be his wife...
"Am I a child for actually dreaming up such an exaggerated scenario... And who is the woman who called my name..."
It was as if the castle on the beach had been washed away by the waves, and the scene in the dream soon became beyond recall. What made him especially regretful was that the woman who appeared in his dream was not the Sisi he had always longed for.
Sister Er. So he was convinced without a doubt that this was really just a dream.
"Young man, don't worry."
At this time, the real sound that reached his ears brought his thoughts back to reality. The person who spoke to him was an elderly couple.
"You seem to have woken up. You were having a nightmare just now. Are you not feeling well somewhere?" The old woman was speaking in front of her, and this sentence was said by the old man.
"No, no, no, I'm just a little sleep deprived. It seems like I had a very strange dream."
"Could it be that you had a dream in which you were chased and beaten by a charming girl, which made you feel overwhelmed?"
"Ah, that..." Hitting the target, Lloyd didn't know how to answer.
I can't even remember her face, but that green-haired girl is undoubtedly a beauty. Not just her graceful figure, but more importantly, her ethereal and otherworldly temperament...it's simply not like a woman in the human world.
Despite this, except for knowing that he had just dreamed and vaguely remembering this "dream lover", he could not remember the scene in the dream at all.
"You old man, don't make such exaggerated jokes on young people. By the way, would you like to drink some ice-cold Happy Water to refresh yourself?"
The old woman took out a can of brown sparkling liquid from her bag and handed it to Lloyd. This drink that appeared on the market a year ago has now become the sixth largest beverage after wine, juice, tea, coffee, and milk.
A commonly used drink. Because of its low price and rich energy, it is very popular not only in Closbell where it originated, but also in the Republic.
"Ah, then I'm not welcome."
(Gudu, Gudu)
"Aha, thanks for the treat."
The sleepiness was gone, and after chatting with the old man for a while, the train arrived at the station not long after.
After Lloyd stubbornly asked to help the two carry their luggage in return, he escorted the two old people back to the West Block where they lived. Although what he saw along the way was completely different, this was his hometown after all.
When he returned to the central square and prepared to go to the administrative area, he noticed that there seemed to be a purple-haired girl looking at him with disgust, but in the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared from where it was, as if the glimpse just now was just an illusion.
.
"It seems that I haven't fully woken up yet, so my eyesight is dazzled. Staying up late is really not good."
Without taking this matter too seriously, Lloyd Bannings stepped into the door of the police headquarters with a sense of mission.