America 1881: Legend of the West

Roosevelt's office at the police station was not large and looked very cluttered.

There are various case files stacked on the desk. Not only that, there are also many on the chairs and on the floor.

And Roosevelt himself is in these files.

"The business is very busy." Chen Jianqiu stepped into the office door.

He had to watch his steps, otherwise he would accidentally leave a footprint on the case file on the ground.

Roosevelt raised his head, saw it was Chen Jianqiu, and hurriedly packed up a chair and came out.

Then, he moved out his chair and sat down face to face with Chen Jianqiu.

"The public security in New York is in a mess now. Robberies, thefts, drunkenness, and murders happen every day."

As Roosevelt spoke, he found that he was still holding a case file in his hand, and threw the case file back on the table.

Chen Jianqiu originally wanted to say that the lower part of Manhattan, New York, has always been such a mess.

He had already obtained a detailed city portrait of New York from Holiday.

That damn place in Lower City is like a prototype of "Gotham City", with gangs and "talented people" everywhere.

"Your predecessor had it much easier than you. His philosophy was to manage the public security in the upper city and let the civilians in the lower city fend for themselves." Chen Jianqiu said as he put his head on the back of his chair.

Similarly, Chen Jianqiu may be more familiar with the former Sheriff than Roosevelt.

For the Border Detective Agency to gain a foothold in New York, Holliday worked hard on the former police chief.

However, after Roosevelt took office, Chen Jianqiu, who knew him well, made Holiday change the way he did things.

"He can do this, but I can't." Roosevelt stared at Chen Jianqiu and said firmly, "In my eyes, the job of the police is to maintain order in the city. This has nothing to do with the region, whether it is a wealthy area or a slum. , should all be within my jurisdiction."

"What, do you need outsourcing services? Then just contact Holiday directly." Chen Jianqiu said to Roosevelt with a smile, "But as far as I know, they are still better at detecting cases than maintaining law and order."

After all, the way the Border Detective Agency handles things is not very suitable for maintaining law and order.

This has something to do with Holiday, the leader of the New York branch.

When he was in the West, his tactics were always dark.

Together with Chen Jianqiu, this man succeeded in turning a small western town sheriff into a wanted gangster.

"Last week, I lost a police sergeant." Roosevelt's voice suddenly deepened. "He died in his own home. He was electrocuted while taking a shower."

"The wire of the electric light was broken, and the exposed end fell into the bathtub." He said, "No trace was left at the scene, and the murderer has not been caught until now."

Chen Jianqiu touched his chin.

This technique is very much in line with the essence of the people in my Border Detective Agency, who pay attention to adapting measures to local conditions.

"Did he offend anyone?" Chen Jianqiu asked.

"I sent him to seal down the bar in downtown because it violated the rule that no alcohol can be sold on Sundays." Roosevelt took a deep breath. "He is a person with strong execution ability. Although his police rank is not high, he is very He’s doing a great job being responsible.”

"I was the one who harmed him." He sighed and looked at Chen Jianqiu, "If it were you, there probably wouldn't be a single living person in the gang over there."

"But you are not me." Chen Jianqiu understood very well, "Didn't you conduct an investigation?"

"The investigation report was very sloppy and said it was an accidental death, but this is hard to accept." Roosevelt pulled out a few thin pieces of paper from the case file on the table and handed it to Chen Jianqiu's hand.

After Chen Jianqiu hastily scanned the report, his eyes stopped on the name of the person who issued the report: Mitchell Walker

"Have you checked this person?" Chen Jianqiu asked, pointing to the name. "This kind of report is obviously perfunctory and cannot be explained at all."

"That's what I want to say." Roosevelt bowed, "He may not be the only one in the police station who has connections with the gangs. As far as I know, they have been collecting money from the gangs."

"I could have found a reason to replace them all, and then replace a group of people. But this would cause too much noise, and I can't find anyone who is trustworthy and capable for the time being."

"So, I want you to check it out for me."

Chen Jianqiu said nothing.

He actually wanted to tell Roosevelt that almost every policeman under his command collected dirty money.

This is the unwritten rule of the police force in New York and the entire United States, from east to west, from south to north.

It’s like this in New York, it’s like this in San Francisco, it’s like this in Boston, it’s like this in Philadelphia.

"I cannot sit back and watch corruption destroy the foundation of this city, nor can I watch the largest city in the United States become notorious because of these people." Roosevelt said sadly.

His fists clenched.

"So, I hope to start with this case and at least do something for the city."

If someone else had said these words, Chen Jianqiu would still be a little disapproving.

He has seen too many people who speak righteously on the surface, but behind the scenes are all kinds of hesitant, or who start out ambitious, but eventually succumb to reality.

But Theodore Roosevelt was not that kind of person.

Without this kind of ambition and determination that is better than ordinary people, his head would not be qualified to be engraved on Capitol Hill together with Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln.

"Okay, leave it to me."

Chen Jianqiu stood up.

He took the investigative report with him.

After exiting the police station gate, Chen Jianqiu walked directly towards No. 34 Bell Street.

This address is now famous throughout New York.

The Frontier Detective Agency is located here.

It has completely replaced the down-and-out Pinkerton Detective Agency and has become a law enforcement force that cannot be ignored in the city.

They will take action on many cases that the police cannot solve.

However, compared with the police, they are less particular about procedural justice in the way they treat suspects.

The police station is not far from the detective agency.

Chen Jianqiu quickly reached his destination after passing through two blocks.

The snow at the door has been swept away, and the two stone lions are still majestic.

After Chen Jianqiu looked up at the sign, he stepped into the door.

The guard on duty at the door put on a thick winter uniform and was in a daze.

When he saw Chen Jianqiu wearing a coat, he was stunned for a moment.

Chen Jianqiu would come over on weekdays, but usually someone would notify him, but no one told him that the boss would show up today!

"What? I'm not welcome?" Chen Jianqiu took off his hat and glanced at him.

The doorman picked up the phone receiver hanging on the wall behind him as quickly as possible.

"Boss, the boss is here!"

Before the doorman finished the call, Chen Jianqiu had already walked up the stairs and arrived at the door of Holiday's office.

To his surprise, Holiday's office was as messy as Roosevelt's.