As one of the elders who single-handedly established Rem Town, they have worked together for a long time and everyone knows each other's ins and outs. Laurel doesn't expect the things around him to succeed. They are all unworthy things and can cope with conflicts or competition from gangs.
The opponent's methods are okay, but they are far behind when faced with the grand power of the federal government.
"The federal government also caught the Cramento side off guard this time, and because the Vanderlin Gang was a big deal, it was a major and important case known to the federation. According to regulations, it is indeed within the jurisdiction of the Investigation Division, so the city government
There is no reason for the state government to stop them. So I can only ask Chief John to do his best to deal with them. As long as the demands are reasonable and legal but not excessive, the town will fully cooperate with your work. This is also done with intelligence.
, recommendations from the top brass of the Sacramento City Government and Police Department.”
John understood what Laurel meant.
Yes, that is a suggestion, because according to federal law, even the mayor and governor do not have the power to directly order the hired officials of a small town within their jurisdiction to do anything.
Unless it's a critical moment, you can only order your subordinates to take over the relevant work, but you can't fire them directly.
John can choose to accept it, or he can choose to refuse it. Of course, if he refuses, the town council will definitely be dissatisfied. I am afraid that he and Klaus will no longer have the position of sheriff. Without the cooperation of the town council, even if he is among the local residents
No matter how good the impression in your eyes is.
If he had not awakened before, perhaps because he did not want to face the relationship with the federal government head-on, John might have chosen to give in. After all, even if he lost his position as Sheriff, the family could still make other arrangements for them.
Without weighing it for too long, John immediately stroked his chest and bowed.
"This is my duty, Mr. Mayor. Besides, I also want to see how powerful the so-called federal elites are?"
Laurel nodded with satisfaction and announced the dissolution of the temporary meeting.
Next, except for John and everyone from the security station, everyone else dispersed to do whatever they were supposed to do.
After all, even if the federal president comes, in addition to a group of people from the town council who have to come forward, if the local residents do not welcome it, they don’t have to go to welcome it. This is a system that has been slowly formed over the decades since the establishment of the federation. In the old Chinese society,
In the words of an old scholar, they are people without kings and fathers, and they belong to a society that violates ancient moral ethics.
"But in this world, strength speaks for itself after all!"
John sighed in his heart.
This can be seen from the current situation. Since the independence of the White Eagle Federation, everything in this country has been looked down upon by various forces in the Old Continent and even the New Continent. You must know that various countries are very afraid of colonial rebellions. And the White Eagle Federation
It set a bad example for colonial independence.
In the past few decades, there have been at least hundreds of rebellions, large and small, in the New World, and successful examples such as the Republic of Hyjal have emerged.
Furthermore, the war of independence broke out in a hurry, and the fledgling federal government was originally a grassroots team that could not get on the stage. A group of capitalists were able to do business well, but they were too reluctant to play politics. They stumbled and fell and learned to get up. It was only in the past twenty years that they learned how to get up.
He introduced a means to shield himself from behind the scenes. So in just a few decades, dozens of parties were born in the Federation, and the two largest factions took turns in power.
In recent years, due to the rapid growth of capital due to abundant resources, as well as the development of emerging things such as steam science, the White Eagle Federation has begun to catch up with the established powers of the Old Continent in some aspects. Therefore, although Europa still regards the White Eagle Federation as country bumpkins,
It is a country of traitors and criminals, but many countries in the New World have gradually begun to pursue the White Eagle Federation model because their strength is inferior to others.
Perhaps two hundred years from now, the White Eagle Federation in this world may have the opportunity to reach the level of Citigroup in the previous life. In that case, even if the system that was once despised as stinky shit will be regarded as heaven by some people as long as it comes from the Federation.
law!
Therefore, although the current White Eagle Federation does not yet have a complete main idea, and the various regions are still loose and cannot be unified, it already has some rudiments of "freedom and democracy". At least it is very similar to the people in that country in the previous life in terms of ridiculing or even insulting the president.
It’s as if the president is not the supreme leader of the country, but the target of people’s dissatisfaction.
As a member of the Hessensel family who is in the opposite camp to the federal government, John naturally understands that although the so-called federal president does have certain real powers, he is actually a thug launched by the capitalists behind the political party, so as not to lose his life if he fails on the road in person.
A way out.
The president is like this, not to mention that there are only a few agents here now. At a higher level, they are law enforcement officers representing the federal government, but to the people on the town council, they are just ordinary government employees. Although the town council is small, they are also
Officials who hold power, in contrast, federal agents are clearly law enforcement officers. To put it bluntly, they are just like the yamen servants in ancient yamen. There are many ways for those in power to deal with a disobedient government employee.
Therefore, in the absence of any interests, the old mayor's attitude toward these black men would not be any different from that of ordinary security police officers in the town.
What's more, when it comes to matters between the Federation and the three western states, they are just small figures and can't even hide. They should try to stay out as little as possible without getting involved.
Before John and the police officers could prepare anything, they had nothing to prepare. It was not the kind of greetings and escorts in ancient Chinese officialdom, and the person who came was not a so-called imperial envoy. Naturally, there was no need to kneel down in Rem Town to welcome him.
After receiving the police report, John learned that people sent by the federal government had just arrived at the door of the security station.
"It came very quickly."
After speaking softly, John took Phil and a group of captains, Tom, to the front of the police station. He saw a group of people wearing black uniforms similar to those of the police but more refined and straight had been welcomed in.
This is the Federal Police Investigation Division that has been turned into a black dog by bounty hunters, gangsters and others.
The reason for the black skin is that the other party is wearing a black uniform that is similar to military uniforms but different. As for dog, it is actually a neutral term in federal culture. There are many cases where each family treats their own pets as relatives, so dog is not considered an insult.
"This is just like how in ancient times, the imperial eagle dog was a complimentary term, but later it evolved into a derogatory term!"
As John walked over, he looked at the other party's uniform. It was indeed very handsome. If he was wearing a police uniform, he already looked very handsome and neat, but the other party's black uniform added a sense of arrogance.
Although they expressed disdain for the black dog, those who were involved in the underground world also knew how powerful the investigators of the Investigation Division were, so they just let it go.
Because if an investigation section agent wants to officially join the job, the prerequisite is that he must graduate from a higher education institution or be a retired soldier with outstanding performance in the military.
Especially for the former, you must know that since the establishment of the Federation, there have been only two higher education institutions recognized by the state and foreign countries. One of them is the Federal National University, which is actually an educational institution supported by domestic industrial consortiums. It is mainly focused on industry and machinery manufacturing.
The level can reach the level of the top second-rate universities in the Old World.
The other one is Rodrigues College where he and Klaus studied. This is a private institution of higher learning focusing on theology, literature and art. It was established earlier than the Federal National University and was headed by aristocratic immigrants from the Old World.
It is supported by a consortium, and most of its teachers come from the Old Continent, so it is more accepted by the countries of the Old Continent.
However, as the National University received the government's intention to increase support, it has begun to surpass Rodriguez College in terms of comprehensive strength.