Zhang Heng smiled and didn't bother with this issue.
And five minutes later, those who had patrol missions tonight also came downstairs. There were twelve people in the entire patrol team, and they were generally divided into two groups. One group was responsible for daytime security, and the other group was responsible for night patrols. This way both groups can get some rest.
However, a patrol team of 12 people is insignificant for such a large area, not to mention that it has to be divided into two, and it is not even as many as the Black Tailed Snake's group.
And these people are old and young, except for Aris, the captain who injured his leg, who has been on the battlefield, the others don't even have much serious combat experience.
In fact, the people who will be assigned to this area means that they have been given up, either because they made a mistake or offended some important person. Sent here to fill the gap.
But once here, it is difficult to leave.
In fact, it’s not that Aris and others have tried hard. After all, no one wants to stay in this place full of criminals and chaos. Even if they don’t think about themselves, they will think about their families. Efforts have proved futile.
Aris is considered to be a more responsible captain. When he first came here, he also thought about changing the environment here. He wrote countless letters to high-level officials to respond to the problems here, hoping to send more people to allocate funds, but these letters In the end, it all went down the drain.
He also tried to start from his own side and do what he could to influence the people around him a little bit, and bring order back to the neighborhood.
However, this place is like a huge quagmire. No matter who stands in it, it is extremely difficult to move forward. In the end, it will only sink deeper and deeper until it is swallowed by it. Aris doesn't know how long he can hold on. , this place is simply hopeless in his eyes.
"Your situation doesn't look very good." Zhang Heng said. He saw Aris take out the armor and put it on before the patrol. This armor was worn by him when he went to the battlefield before, and he came with him later. Arrived on patrol, well maintained.
However, his five subordinates were not so lucky. Some of their armors were already rusted, or something was missing, and some of them didn't wear armor at all.
"Because we are the last in every evaluation, the funds given to us by the higher authorities are very small, barely enough to make ends meet, and we have to find our own way of weapons and armor." Aris said, "Do you have any armor?"
"I don't need that kind of thing." Zhang Heng said.
"Believe me, if you have it, you'd better wear it, because you will use it." Aris insisted, "I know you are very powerful, although I have not been able to witness your heroic appearance in the arena, but I guess you must beat your opponents all over the head, maybe even one or two, but this is different from the opponents you meet in the gladiatorial performance. Gladiators will pay attention to honor and will not make concessions. The audience despises things, but the people here are different, the battle is probably not face-to-face, it can happen at any time, anywhere, maybe someone around you will suddenly draw a knife, you don’t know who he is, Why should I assassinate you?"
"Thank you, but I can handle assassination even without armor." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
He has been learning and familiarizing himself with the assassin's fighting style during this period of time. If he could be stabbed, then Dadatis would have taught him for so long in vain.
Aris did not persuade Zhang Heng after seeing this. After all, the two met for the first time. Aris just reminded Zhang Heng out of the relationship of a colleague. He would not force the latter to do what he asked. In the eyes of Zhang Heng, Aris has already been labeled as arrogant, but fortunately, Aris himself has no hope for Zhang Heng.
Although there are rumors that His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to this Oriental, being assigned here can already explain a lot of things. Out of kindness, Aris still reminded, "Did you offend someone recently?"
"For now." Zhang Heng smiled again, but he didn't seem to want to get entangled in this issue, so he quickly changed the subject, "You mentioned the evaluation earlier, can you tell me the specific rules of the evaluation?"
This part belongs to the information that he has not been able to find out before, and it is also information that only members of the patrol team can grasp.
"Of course, this is something you should know." Aris nodded, "As you can see, each of our patrols has its own area of responsibility. Every two months, the above will send people to conduct a statistical inspection. The main It depends on the crime situation in each area, how many cases there are, including how many homicides, how many thefts, whether it has increased or decreased, and how the detection rate is. In addition, they will randomly select residents in the area to ask about their satisfaction with the law and order. degree."
Aris paused at this point, and continued, "The area we are in is quite special. I believe you have seen it when you came here. There are a large number of Jews living here, and some guys who came from the eastern provinces, and Immigrants from Egypt or Mauritania and other sneaky people who come out of nowhere, it's very complicated anyway, so many people from different places, all crowded in such a small place, between them There are clashes almost every day."
"This is not surprising." Zhang Heng said.
"Either this one robbed that one, or that one beat this one, and even among our own people, conflicts often broke out, and in order not to be bullied, many people chose to form groups, and eventually many armed groups emerged. There are dozens of people, at most hundreds of people, and many of them simply embarked on the road of crime after mastering enough force. Even the little thieves and gangsters on the road have groups and backers behind them. Sometimes you I don’t know what trouble I will get into if I catch a person... The patrol team can’t do anything about it, after all, we are just cripples, leading a group of marginalized people who have been exiled in disguise, and we can’t even get the full salary.”
Aris was worried about the deterioration of the public security situation here before, and he tossed and turned, but after living for so many years, he has become a little numb. In his opinion, no one can solve the problems in this place unless the army directly Drive in and kill everyone, otherwise, this place will always be a paradise for thieves, villains and murderers.
"Fortunately, we are a patrol team, and we don't have much money. Under normal circumstances, the criminal forces here will not target us, but if you want to live here long enough, you have to remember one principle, that is, don't meddle in your own business ’” Aris warned.