HLM -Chapter 1152 The Director Who Came Knocking

Wang Bo said, “I’m not questioning how chaotic your society is. I’m wondering whether your militia really has this level of combat proficiency. Uncle Bing just gave you very high praise.”

Saludi replied, “I don’t have any special combat skills. We just need to know how to shoot, not be afraid of death, and have a bit of luck. Fight a few battles, and reaching my level is easy.”

As he spoke, he added, “Mayor, you don’t know how hard life was back in my hometown. Other than our relatives and fellow villagers, everyone else was an enemy. That’s why, when I had the chance to immigrate, I paid any price to do it.”

“I’m so lucky to have come to Sunset Town. I don’t know what heaven looks like, but compared to my old life, this place truly is heaven.”

“At night we can barbecue in the yard without worry, play around with the kids and the puppy. We don’t even need to lock the door. In the morning we happily eat breakfast, then the children go to school to learn knowledge and become educated people. No one in our family has ever gone to middle school before! I didn’t even finish primary school myself!”

“After sending the kids to school, my wife and I go to work. She works at the supermarket, and Mr. Anderson is a good man. Because we have many children, he often arranges leave for my wife.”

“So I absolutely cannot let those bad guys break into my paradise, and I will never allow them to defile my paradise!”

He spoke with deep sincerity. Wang Bo patted him on the shoulder and said, “You did well. I know your situation. This time the town will reward you, but I think giving you cash is not as good as giving you an opportunity to earn money.”

“You’re currently a cleaner, with quite a bit of free time. How about this—come work part‑time with my live‑action CS team. Follow Mr. Li. You understand things about the battlefield; being an instructor won’t be a problem.”

Saludi straightened up excitedly and asked, “Can I do it? I’m not educated.”

“As long as you look like a battle‑hardened soldier, that’s enough.” Wang Bo shrugged. “Basically, as long as you know how to shoot, shoot accurately, and can say a few things that sound profound even if people don’t fully understand them, you’re good.”

Saludi widened his eyes and put on a fierce expression. “Like this?”

Wang Bo burst out laughing. “More or less. Mr. Li will guide you then—he’s an outstanding soldier.”

Half an hour later, another group of reporters arrived in Sunset Town.

Without a doubt, they were here because of the robbery case. Sunset Town had once again become a darling of the media. Through police connections, they already knew that the eight robbers had been captured by the Sunset Town police.

Wang Bo did not receive the reporters himself. He arranged for subordinate officers to handle them, but instructed everyone to watch their mouths—no reckless statements, no bragging.

Saludi was taken to the office by him. Before this matter cooled down, he couldn’t be allowed to have contact with reporters.

Granted, Saludi played the role of a hero in this incident, but Wang Bo knew from experience that reporters would publish anything to hype a story.

Journalists in any country are like this. To attract readers, they would dig into Saludi’s background and fabricate or exaggerate what he had done.

As for reporting errors? They’d just casually say the information was inaccurate and be done with it, without caring how much harm it caused the person involved.

Seeing him staying in the office, Hani asked curiously, “Boss, this is another great opportunity for publicity. Why aren’t you going out?”

Wang Bo shrugged. “Does Sunset Town still need reporters for publicity now? Besides, this isn’t a good thing anyway. If we can keep a low profile, we should.”

Hani nodded. “You’re right, boss. You’ve matured a lot.”

Wang Bo said, “Of course. I can’t not grow. Besides, the news has already reported that eight robbers swept through the jewelry exhibition in Oak City, leaving over fifty police officers and more than twenty security guards helpless, before being taken down by us. If we act high‑profile now, how are the Oak City police supposed to save face?”

This was one of his concerns. In this conflict, the Oak City police had no standout performance. They failed to block the robbers, and later the robbers were captured by township police—inevitably a bit of a loss of face for them.

Wang Bo couldn’t help recalling the cattle‑theft case in Dunedin back then. As a supporting investigation team, they hadn’t been very welcome in Dunedin either.

Coincidentally, just two days after thinking about the Dunedin cattle‑theft case, the director of the Dunedin Central Police Station, McRae, arrived in Sunset Town with his subordinates.

When Wang Bo saw him, he looked surprised. “Director McRae, what brings you here?”

The tall McRae laughed heartily. “I heard that Sunset Town has picturesque scenery, so I came specially to experience it. And it’s true—we took a simple tour around the town, and this place is practically a paradise on earth.”

Wang Bo smiled and shook his hand. “You flatter us. I suppose you’re here about the jewelry exhibition robbery?”

The case had caused quite a stir, and two of the robbers were still being treated at Dunedin Central Hospital.

McRae told him, “Not two—three. One unlucky fellow was shot twice and is still lying in the ICU. There are also two guys who were badly mauled by police dogs. I reckon they won’t be doing bad things for the rest of their lives.”

Zhuang Ding and Queen had sensed the threat and bitten down hard at the time. Those two were covered in blood; it was said that one of them had his right arm almost bitten off.

Wang Bo smiled bitterly. “That’s really unfortunate—we’ve caused you trouble.”

McRae said, “How is this causing us trouble? First, those guys deserved exactly that. Second, we’re here to ask you for help.”

Wang Bo asked, “You don’t really believe what the reporters are hyping up, do you—calling me some master detective or legendary super‑cop?”

McRae shrugged. “I do believe what they say, but that has nothing to do with this. I’m asking for your help to train police dogs. Your dogs are amazing!”

Wang Bo was even more astonished. What the hell did they take him for? Oak City wanted him to train police dogs, and now Dunedin wanted the same. Was Sunset Town going to become New Zealand’s police dog training base?

Sure, setting up such a base wouldn’t be bad—but the problem was that it hadn’t been established by the government or police headquarters. He’d basically be doing the work for free.

Seeing his expression, McRae explained, “Actually, they’re not ordinary police dogs, and they’re not for our central police station. This is to help Customs—I’m acting on someone else’s behalf.”

He went on to explain that the four dogs being sent over were Labrador retrievers, to be trained as cash‑detection dogs.

Wang Bo was utterly exasperated. He said, “What’s a cash‑detection dog? I’ve never even heard of such a type of dog. How am I supposed to train them?”