I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 144

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Episode 144

“Snore! Whistle! Snore! Whistle!”

Soldiers fast asleep.

I couldn’t help but frown.

‘This is really a mess.’

I know night shifts are tough, but it’s still work hours, isn’t it.

It’s not like they’re working 24-hour shifts like duty officers, so why are they sleeping.

“What’s the matter?”

At least not everyone was asleep, and one awake soldier approached me.

“I came to ask about the kidnapping case, so if you could…”

“That’s no problem, so go home and sleep. Yawn, I’m dead tired.”

The soldier waved his hand dismissively with an extremely annoyed expression.

‘Why are these guys acting like this.’

This is completely wrong.

‘And they get paid for this?’

Honestly, I was quite envious, but that’s not what’s important right now.

“Haven’t there been any arrested kidnappers recently? Or reports of kidnappers appearing?”

“Ugh, you’re really being annoying.”

When I didn’t leave and spoke once more, the soldier scowled and stood up from his seat.

“You look young and green, what are you going to do, catch some kidnappers? Stop bothering people and go sleep. Or should I throw you in prison for curfew violation?”

Brazenly threatening me.

This just won’t do.

“Even if this place is neglected, you should do the basics. Calling these guys soldiers.”

“What?! You little brat, how dare you…”

The moment he reached toward me, I immediately restrained his arms with both hands.

“Huh…? What are you doing now.”

Thud!

Before he could even grasp the situation.

I slammed him to the ground with a clean shoulder throw.

“Ugh, what are you!”

“You’re using violence in the sacred Security Guards right now?!”

At the loud noise, the sleeping soldiers woke up and drew their swords.

‘These bastards are pointing swords at me?’

They’ve completely lost their minds.

“Hey! Don’t annoy me and bring your captain here.”

When I spoke while running my hand through my hair, the atmosphere became even more hostile.

However, they didn’t swing the swords they were holding.

“Go and restrain him right now…”

“I hate things like status, but what’s the crime for assaulting nobility. Can you guys handle it?”

“What? Don’t tell me you’re claiming to be nobility…”

The moment I pulled out the purple identification badge from my inner pocket.

Thump.

The soldiers’ knees hit the ground without a second’s hesitation.

“This world is really trash. Bring me a chair.”

* * *

“The number of kidnapping cases has decreased significantly after the curfew. Ha…haha.”

The captain of the 9th District of Raifen Security Guards who rushed over from home.

He explained to me while sweating coldly, but honestly, the content wasn’t much to look at.

“You’re not even patrolling properly, and while there’s supposed to be a curfew, it’s not being enforced. How exactly is this being managed.”

“Well, you see… if the curfew is actually enforced, the economic damage to civilians would be severe.”

“I don’t know if that’s something the Security Guards should be thinking about. Isn’t eliminating the kidnapping organization the top priority? But as for achievements, there’s nothing at all.”

Honestly, I thought they would have caught at least one or two kidnappers, but this is more shocking than I imagined.

“Ahem, I have no excuse.”

“There’s no sign of resolving this situation, so I’ll go back and speak directly to the mayor…”

Grab.

The moment I shook my head and tried to get up from my seat.

Raifen grabbed my arm with both hands.

“Lieutenant, please, anything but that.”

Still, perhaps knowing his own guilt, the man who appeared to be nearly forty bowed his head.

“After making such a mess of things, do you expect to get away unscathed? Right now, because of you, my department members are too afraid to do their work. Are you telling me to just let this slide?

I haven’t seen it directly, but wouldn’t they be trembling in fear?

Or maybe they’re just disappointed.

“I… I’ll hurry and catch the kidnappers.”

“How are you going to catch them when you couldn’t for months? Wouldn’t it be fastest if I just tell the mayor? There doesn’t seem to be any value in talking further.”

I shook off Raifen’s hand and opened the door to the Security Chief’s Office.

“Please! Just spare me this once! If I’m dismissed from here, I won’t be able to face my family. I have an only daughter at home.”

Words that sounded like he was being held hostage and about to be executed.

Unfortunately, my personality was too harsh to be softened by such words.

“Do only security chiefs have daughters? Common people have them too, and their lives have been destroyed by the security guards’ incompetent handling. How can you be so selfish.”

I clicked my tongue sincerely and tried to take another step forward, when Raifen literally grabbed my trouser leg.

“I… I was foolish. Even now, I’ll catch the kidnappers immediately and set things right. Please give me a chance!”

A voice so desperate it was on the verge of tears.

The weight of being a family head couldn’t be heavier than this.

‘Is this enough?’

Since exactly the level of desperation I wanted had been achieved, I turned around and looked down at Raifen.

“Set things right, you say. At least you have some sense. Fine, I’ll give you a chance.”

“Th… thank you! Really, thank you!”

“But you know what? I absolutely hate empty words. You need to catch the kidnappers right now.”

“Yes! Just give me 3 days and I’ll search everywhere and catch them all!”

At Raifen’s ridiculous words, my expression unconsciously crumpled.

“What? 3 days? Are you insane.”

“Th… then just 2 days.”

As the atmosphere was about to turn menacing again, Raifen reduced the time in an ant-crawling voice.

However, what I wanted wasn’t something like 2 days.

“The time right now is…”

Looking up at the wall clock, it was exactly 11:40 PM.

‘Since I need to be at work by 8, I should leave here by 7.’

Then the remaining time is simple and clear.

“Six hours from now, bring the kidnappers before me within that time.”

“What…?!”

At the drastically reduced time, Raifen widened his eyes and asked back.

But would asking twice change my mind?

“Why, should I just go to the mayor?”

“N… no! But just a little more time.”

“Hah, trying to delay again. You still haven’t come to your senses. Just forget it. I’ll go tell the mayor, so pack your things.”

When I turned around without hesitation again, Raifen grabbed my trouser leg once more.

“Six… six hours! I’ll catch them within six hours!”

“You’d better keep that promise. Our family hates breaking promises more than death.”

“Y… yes! I’ll definitely catch them! Then I’ll start searching immediately.”

“Handle it yourself.”

“I… I’ll see you later!”

Raifen rushed out of the Security Chief’s Office like a contestant on a survival program.

“This is normalization.”

With kidnappers roaming the city, this is how it should have been from the start.

‘I wonder if he can catch them within six hours.’

Actually, the time was so tight that I was half-doubtful.

“More than that, this means… I’ll have to go to work tomorrow without getting a wink of sleep.”

Why is life so difficult.

It was only natural that a sigh escaped from deep in my heart.

* * *

“Assemble.”

Raifen, who had gathered the soldiers at the Training Ground, stood on the platform and swept each and every one of them with sharp eyes.

“Captain, what on earth is going on.”

“Lieutenant Paran Oclo, isn’t he that war hero? Why would such a person come to District 9 at this late hour.”

Just being a Lieutenant would be burdensome enough, but Paran’s visit with the added status of nobility was sufficient to bring chaos to the Security Guards.

“He came personally because the kidnapper gang hasn’t been caught for a long time. You damn bastards, what the hell have you been doing instead of catching them?!!!”

As Raifen raised his voice in anger, the security guards listening were momentarily speechless from disbelief.

‘When you were thinking of slacking off together with us, what are you saying now.’

In fact, from the Security Guards’ perspective, it’s better if the kidnapping gang doesn’t get caught.

When a curfew is imposed, they receive additional money called danger pay.

Of course, this system isn’t always being abused, but it’s a kind of loophole created by the special space called District 9, which no one cares about.

“You bastards didn’t do your job properly, so now I’m about to lose my head!”

Raifen bit his lip and glared at the soldiers.

And the soldiers with somewhat sullen expressions.

Seeing that, Raifen’s anger flared up even more.

“You bastards, do you know what the Lieutenant on the second floor said? He said he’d go to the mayor and report all the Security Guards for dereliction of duty. Do you think it’ll end with just me?”

“Is… is that really true?”

“No, if he goes straight to the mayor… we have to stop it somehow.”

The soldiers were finally beginning to grasp the situation.

Their expressions also became serious in an instant.

“But there’s still a chance left. If we catch the kidnapping gang, we can get through this. Of course, we only have six hours.”

“No, how can we catch them within six hours?”

“That’s impossible!”

The soldiers’ voices grew louder.

But shouting wouldn’t change anything.

And six hours, though tight, Raifen thought it was entirely possible.

If everything went according to plan.

“Anyway, I think you all understand that we need to catch the kidnappers to survive.”

After saying that, Raifen stepped forward from the platform.

“So come out! You bastard who took bribes from the kidnappers.”

“What…?”

“Captain? What do you mean.”

“You think I wouldn’t know? There’s some bastard turning a blind eye, so they’re going around kidnapping people in the city. I’m not trying to blame or report you, so come out.”

At Raifen’s words, the soldiers exchanged mysterious glances with each other.

“Right, it would be difficult to come out here. Dismissed, and whoever took bribes, come up to my office. Just so you know, if this continues as is, you won’t even be able to spend the money you received and you’ll all end up in the underground prison.”

The charisma that had been completely powerless when he was with Paran earlier now dominated the space.

“That’s all, we’re going out on patrol right away, so everyone get ready.”

Having finished everything he had to say, Raifen came down from the platform and left the training ground.

The thought that commonly entered the minds of the soldiers left behind was one.

‘If it reaches the mayor’s ears… it’s all over.’

A report from none other than Paran Oclo, famous for receiving a first-class medal.

There was no chance the mayor would leave them alone.

“If anyone received money, hurry up and go cooperate. We need to survive first, don’t we? The Security Chief said he’d overlook it too.”

“Right! We need to survive first and see. If it continues like this, we’ll all just die!”

The sergeants raised their voices.

They were busy watching each other’s reactions.

“Let’s dismiss for now. Who would go in this situation?”

“Ri… right, dismiss. Dismiss!”

Not long after Raifen left, the soldiers also scattered in all directions.

And a few of the sergeants who had just raised their voices… after long deliberation, went up to the Security Chief’s Office.

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