Although he was wearing seemingly ordinary casual clothes, he could not hide the extraordinary temperament of the visitor.
"Ellie..."
Tio called out the name of the person who came. After hearing her name, the beautiful girl with pearly gray hair set her sights on Tio. She immediately remembered what she had seen in the employment information, who she had been with.
The name of the person you met.
"Tio-chan. It's been such a long time. Compared to the first time we met three years ago, you look like you've grown up a lot. But why are you in a place like this?"
The friendship between Ellie and Tio is just a nod of acquaintance. In Ellie's impression, Tio is a genius scholar. A talent like her who has obtained a doctorate at a young age should be in school or in a technical department.
It's only right to be in an important position.
"The same goes for Ellie. When I saw your name on the personnel list, I thought I had made a mistake. What I least expected was that you would become a police officer."
Even leaving aside the fact that she was in another undisclosed province in the empire, the daughter of the famous McDowell family became a police officer on a whim? Although the motivation stated in the employment information about Ellie that Tio saw was "social practice", she
I don't intend to accept this statement easily.
"I also have my reasons. The same goes for you, Tio-chan, right?"
"It seems we have each other."
While the two were talking and reminiscing about old times, Lloyd showed a slightly embarrassed expression.
After noticing his presence, Ellie nodded to him as a greeting, then she pulled out her seat and sat down on Tio's left side.
The three of them were silent for half a minute without speaking. Just when Lloyd was about to take the initiative to break the delicate atmosphere, a slovenly bearded man walked into the conference room.
"It's already three o'clock, is there anyone yet? Forget it, let's wait."
The middle-aged man took out a cigarette and was about to light it when Tio tapped his fingertips and reminded him with a miniature version of the diamond star.
"Director Sergey, smoking is prohibited indoors."
"Ah, sorry, I didn't pay attention for a moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, a somewhat frivolous man's voice came from the door.
"Ah, I kept you waiting for a long time."
Carrying a huge cello case behind him, the tall red-haired man appeared at the door and attracted everyone's attention. Compared to himself, what he was carrying on his back attracted more attention.
Sergey motioned for him to find a seat and sit down. He came to the opposite side of the girls' group and took the seat next to Lloyd.
After Sergei looked around at everyone, he came to the position in front of the whiteboard.
"I am Sergero, the section chief of the Special Agent Support Section. I am 38 years old. I am from Kezhou. Okay, please introduce yourselves. Name, age and place of birth. Lloyd, you go first."
He was clearly the leader, but his introduction was rather brief. But... Lloyd, who was named, didn't dare to be so perfunctory.
"My name is Lloyd Bannings, I'm 18 years old. I was born in Crossbell. However, I lived abroad for a while, and now I'm hired by the police, so I'm back. I'd like to ask for your advice in the future."
"Oh, you are really serious." The red-haired young man blurted out and saw everyone looking at him. My name is Randolph, Randolph Orlando. Or you can call me Randy. I am 21 years old, but it is not as rigid as using it on me.
Honorific. Compared with the principal, I am still a little young. My hobbies include night outing, gambling, chatting, darts, surfing, and drinking. The magazine I often read is "Hot Shot".
). When the time comes, I can take out my collection and lend it to you."
When the red-haired young man introduced himself in this way, several others couldn't help but wonder if he was really a policeman. However, considering that gambling was legalized in the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture, there seemed to be no problem.
"Hey!?"
Seeing the red-haired young man blinking at him, Lloyd was completely at a loss.
He used a bunch of messy introductions to cover up the detailed information about his place of origin, but everyone present seemed to have been fooled by him, and no one there paid any attention to it.
"...Ahem." Ellie cleared her throat and interrupted the gentleman's conversation.
"This is the first time we meet. My name is Ellie McDowell. Like Lloyd, I am 18 years old and born in Crossbell. Please give me your advice."
Ellie only gave the minimum answer to what Serge said about her name and origin. Then Tio followed suit.
"Tio Prato. 14 years old. Born in Remifilia. Please give me some advice."
"Haha, what? It's as small as it looks. Huh? You guys are too calm."
Randy was the only one who was surprised when Tio revealed his age. Lloyd had actually complained about it just now, while Ellie already knew the information about Tio's age.
"It seems that you are the only one who would be surprised by such a trivial matter. By the way, I don't deny that I went through the back door to obtain the police qualifications and work with you, but please don't underestimate me because of this."
"How could it be possible? The fact that Titi is sitting here proves your ability. When I was your age, I was still a little kid who didn't understand anything."
This was of course a lie, but Randolph's words did not arouse anyone else's suspicion.
"My name is Tio, not Titi, brother Randy." While saying this, Tio gave Randolph a roll of his eyes.
At this time, Section Chief Sergei clapped his hands, causing everyone to turn their attention again.
"Tio, distribute the equipment. Everyone has a copy of "Enigma" and "Investigation Manual."
After hearing the commander's instructions, the icy blue-haired girl nodded, and then distributed the portable terminal-style tactical force guide to the pearly gray-haired beautiful girl and the red-haired young man.
"New tactical force guide?"
"Hey...the style is really fashionable."
"I have adjusted the internal parameters including the force guide chain and the limited hole according to your actual situation. The crystallized hole will be automatically opened when you resonate. One thing to note is that the circuits used by these force guides are not
It is the new rectangular circuit of the consortium that has only been used in ordinary "Enigma". It is a spherical crystal circuit that is common to the old fourth-generation seven-hole tactical force guide. Because the compatibility issues have been specially adjusted, if
If you have used tactical force guides in the past, you can directly put the crystallized circuits you used in the past into them. On the contrary, you cannot use the new rectangular crystallized circuits. It is not that the resonance fails, it is simply that the size does not match, so it cannot be inserted. "
Compared with the rectangular crystal circuit that was just launched not long ago, the spherical crystal circuit has a higher popularity rate. In fact, they are both fifth-generation tactical force guides, used by the Empire's Ax and the Republic's Lambda.
It is still a spherical crystallization circuit. Tio feels that the rectangular crystallization circuit of the consortium may be a failed attempt. Judging from the market reaction, it is likely that it will be proven to be a failure and withdraw from the stage of history soon.
Then Tio explained to others the multiple functions of the "Enigma Agent Support Section Limited Edition" that he had previously explained to Lloyd. He also explained that he was the technician of the Agent Support Section and was responsible for guiding the force.
Equipment maintenance.
"Hey, Titi, I don't understand so many technical terms? Can you make it simpler?"
"Brother Randy, please call me Tio, thank you. I will try to explain it as simply as possible."
After another five minutes of explanation, everyone had no questions.
Tio prepared some Epstein-made fourth-generation crystallization circuits for others that could match their respective limited holes.
Specifically:
Lloyd is limited to Earth, Fire, and Earth, so he got Defense 3, Attack 3, and Petrified Blade, three fourth-generation crystal circuits sold by the Epstein Consortium.
Ellie is limited to Wind, Sora, and Wind, so she got three fourth-generation crystal circuits sold by the Epstein Consortium: Avoidance 3, Saving Ep3, and Sleeping Blade.
Randolph Fire, Time and Fire are limited, so I got Attack 3, Mobility 3, and Flame Blade, three fourth-generation crystal circuits sold by the Epstein Consortium.
As for Tio herself... her force guide was not shown to others. The single-chain dial filled with seven radiant beads had a completely different style from other people's tactical force guides. But no one showed it.
Go get to the bottom of it.
"I want to remind you that the tactical force guides and crystallization circuits in your hands are public property, so use them carefully and don't break them casually," Sergei said.
"I will use it carefully." Lloyd received the tactical force guide with three crystal circuits installed in his arms, and then he asked the superior with some curiosity, "Um, Section Chief Sergei, after all, we
What kind of department is the Special Agent Support Division? Well... all the members, including me, seem to be young."
"Well, because the situation is a bit special. By the way, all the members are just like you, they are highly anticipated newcomers. Haha, the atmosphere is relaxed, isn't it good?"
"Ha. Well..." Lloyd couldn't say anything to refute.
"Is it really okay..." Ellie was a little confused.
"In short, it's a blessing to not have those nagging seniors." Randolph said with a relaxed look.
Tio remained silent and didn't speak. She was the only one who knew what the Secret Service Support Section was from the beginning. Her purpose was to follow that person's footsteps and complete the ideas that that person failed to complete, so she was
No matter what, I will never leave the Special Agent Support Section.
At this moment, the communication device in Sergei's pocket rang. He took out an "Enigma" similar to the one in the support section and answered the communication.
Everyone was waiting silently for him to finish talking to someone on the opposite side.
"...Understood. Leave the aftermath to me."
After putting "Enigma" back in his pocket, Sergei looked at everyone with a smile.
"Okay, rookies. You should be happy. What exactly does this special agent support class do? Next, I will take you to a great place to experience it."
Sergey stood up and left the meeting room, and others quickly stood up and followed.
After leaving the police station building, go from the administrative area to the central square, then cross the central square and continue south.
Everyone followed Section Chief Sergey to the corner of the street in front of the station south of the central square.
Next to the sign that says "Geo-front is under construction" is a hidden door.
"Behind this door is the vast underground space area under Crossbell. Next, you have to sneak into it."
"Hey!?" Lloyd was surprised by the sudden mission.
"Dive, dive means..." Ellie already had some subtle associations. It was not the first time for her to do such a thing.
"Hey, hey, what's going on?" Randolph also pretended to cooperate.
Sergei looked at everyone and continued to explain, "This is to test your comprehensive ability and practical combat skills. There are some monsters that are not too difficult to deal with wandering in the underground space area. You must destroy these monsters along the way and advance to the deepest point.
go."
"That's it." Ellie nodded.
"Is it a practical test... Ha, it makes me feel more relaxed." Randolph didn't have any objections.
"Please, please wait a moment." The only person present who felt that he was not keeping up with everyone's rhythm was Lloyd. "Let's not mention the test for the moment. Why do we have to go into a place where there are monsters wandering? We are not a security force... This should not be a police force.
Let's work?"
"Huh huh huh, this is indeed not the job of an ordinary police officer." Sergei paused and said in a long voice, "However, if you are a member of the Secret Service Support Section, that is a different matter. I'll give you the key."
.After cleaning up the Warcraft cleanly, come back to the headquarters, and we will discuss other details at that time."
After subconsciously taking the key, Lloyd saw Sergei planning to leave and immediately stopped him in a hurry, "Wait, Chief!?"
"Ah, by the way. Lloyd, let you be the captain for the time being."
"Huh?"
"Currently, you are the only person with official qualifications as a prosecutor. So I leave it to you."
After Sergei finished speaking, he ignored Lloyd's bitter face and left directly.
Everyone else turned to look at Lloyd, who was appointed captain.
"Haha, you have been assigned a hard job." Randolph patted Lloyd on the shoulder and said.
"However, it is much more reassuring to have someone with the qualifications of a search officer in the team. Mr. Lloyd, please take care of me," Ellie said.
"Yeah, you're welcome, just call me Lloyd. After all, we are all very close in age, right?"
Lloyd said this, everyone nodded, and quickly reached a consensus to call each other by name. Ellie no longer called Tio "Tio-chan" but directly called her Tio. Except Randolph deliberately called Tio
His name is Cheng Titi and he has no intention of changing his name...
"Although we still don't know how dangerous the underground space behind this door is, we should give priority to the task that the uncle forced on us." Randolph looked at everyone and said.
"So, there are still many things I haven't figured out yet."
Next it was time to introduce weapons. Just like Randolph carried an exaggerated cello case, Tio also carried a magic wand on his back. The two of them took out different styles of guided guns as basic weapons.
The equipment provided by Los Bell Police Department has the logo of the police department on it.
Tio's was a small pistol with a shorter length, while Randy took out an assault rifle from the outer layer of the piano case.
Ellie, on the other hand, uses a somewhat old-style guided gun. According to her, although it is an old model produced by Linefort, after special modifications, it is not inferior to the latest products in terms of accuracy and firepower.
Fighting with a gun is a basic character design in the police department. Among investigators, only a very small number of combat elites are good at using melee weapons. For example, the former golden pair of Sergei...
The other three members of the support section all held guided guns, but only Lloyd came to Crossbell Police Station today.
In fact, as an active police officer, he also has a gun license, but because of his rush, he has not had time to apply for his own guided gun. And... although Lloyd's shooting course in the police academy also received perfect marks, compared to
As for the guided gun, he still picked up the spin stick without hesitation. This oriental baton has a special meaning to him. It is the style of weapon that his eldest brother Guy once used.
Lloyd put the spin stick behind his back, and then looked at Randolph. To be honest, the cello case... to be precise, the contents of the cello case were really arousing curiosity.
"That's my partner. If possible, I don't want to use this guy in the city." Randolph patted the cello case and said.
"Do you want to take it with you even if you don't use it at ordinary times?" Ellie asked.
"Yes, I will always keep it with you even if you don't need it." Randolph was different from his previous frivolous tone, and his serious expression let everyone know that he was serious.
Since Randolph didn't say it clearly, Lloyd was wise enough not to continue asking questions at the moment. He would naturally say it when he wanted to say it.
"Let's talk about something else. Although the section chief didn't explain it clearly, I actually know something about the inside story of the Special Support Section." Randolph mentioned this in order to change the subject. Allie also pricked up his ears.
"I originally resigned from the police force more than half a year ago, but then my former boss found me and offered me this job. According to her, the new department that was just established was set up to enhance the image of the police.
special class."
"Improve the impression?" Lloyd asked.
"I was confused at the time. I was asked to go to a department set up to enhance the image of the police? It was really confusing. Let a guy like me with unknown origins put on a face like 'I am a representative of the police!'
, and then stand on the street handing out leaflets? There is a limit to joking."
There are not many people walking down the street carrying cello cases, but they are still very conspicuous. Considering the contents inside, it is really hard to laugh at.
"No, I think Randy you are a very nice person," Lloyd said.
"Lloyd, you... you trust others too easily. You will suffer losses in the future. A real investigator should list everyone as a suspect, right? I am not as reliable a person as you think." Randolph shook his head.
Shaking his head, "Continuing with the topic just now, I don't think I can do such a guerrilla-like job, but my former boss continued, 'It's not that I want you to spread the news with a smile just to gain popularity...
...But you seem to be surprisingly competent. Because of my wife’s relationship, I received a lot of care from him. I really couldn’t shirk it, so I came here in a roundabout way.”
Although his words were a bit vague, everyone still understood what Randolph meant. However, a word mentioned in his words made everyone's eyes widen.
"Hey, can you say..."
"Ah, I forgot to mention when I introduced myself that I am already married. If I have a chance in the future, I will introduce my wife Mireyou to you."
Randolph Orlando, 21 years old, married. He gave up a forest for a big tree. He was also listed as a thorn in the side of the members of the Crossbell Guard Belgard Gate because he took away everyone's goddess.
I was so shocked by the shocking fact that the red-haired young man was married that the solemn atmosphere just now was gone.
After spending a few minutes and waiting for everyone to prepare again, Lloyd picked up the key to the underground space area given by Section Chief Sergey and opened the door to the underground space area.