Chapter 18 The Shika Sisters
Because Sergeant Noel provided very detailed information, Ryan's process of replacing the street lights was very smooth.
There was a rest room next to the location of the street light No. 12. Under the guidance of a enthusiastic farmer, Ryan threw Mira coins into the Guili vending machine placed next to the rest room and bought a can of apple juice.
Then he sat at this resting place built by the river with a comfortable look on his face and took a short rest while drinking apple juice for a few minutes.
"It's a nice scenery. I heard that Almolika Village is responsible for the important task of supplying grain in Kezhou. The green fields and beautiful scenery look really refreshing."
"Crazy~"
Ryan lazily looked at the fish jumping out of the river next to the rest point and sighed, "I want to fish casually under this warm sunlight..."
Then he suddenly woke up and patted his cheek, "No... I have to keep moving forward, and I can't indulge in my personal hobbies at work."
On the way to Almolica Village, Ryan stopped by the broken bridge at a fork in the road, took out the map of Kezhou that Michel gave him and took a closer look.
"There is an ancient battlefield where the Kalwad Republic and the Herrebonian Empire once fought after fighting? I always feel a little concerned..."
After shook his head, Ryan decided to focus on the current task first, and there will always be a chance to come here in the future.
As mentioned in the information, Almolika Village is a rural village that attaches importance to agricultural exhibitions.
When Ryan changed the street lights and came to the village, the beautiful pastoral scenery made him feel a little tired from the long journey.
The peaceful and slow-paced living atmosphere of this small village is completely different from that of the city of Crossbel.
It was around 10:20 in the morning, and the early farmers were busy in the farmland. Ryan also saw lots of beehives in a sea of flowers, and a large number of bees were hardworking to collect nectar.
"Hey~ Does this small village still produce honey? It's hard to believe that this kind of scenery that is completely opposite to a modern city will appear in the suburbs of the magic city, Closbell."
After simply visiting the village, Ryan was very fond of the simple folk customs of Almorica Village. He also bought the first volume of a serial novel that the owner strongly recommended by the store owner in the village.
"The Dark Doctor Gu Lian", the novel tells the story of the birth of the Principality of Remifilia, who is a medical technology expert.
The content of the first volume is very simple. It tells the story of a sloppy black clinic doctor named Gu Lian blackmailing an old man who was shot and had a unclean hand. Finally, there was a nurse who seemed to be here to apply for the job.
At this time, Ryan was already sitting on the guide bus heading to Dongulam Gate. After reading it, he immediately concluded, "Ah... this kind of woman who appeared in the first volume is undoubtedly the heroine, but the plot is quite interesting, I'm chasing."
After putting this novel in one of the small bags hanging behind her waist, Ryan saw that he was about to arrive at the station, so he came to the bus door in advance to wait for the bus to get off.
Because guerrillas often walk around, they usually do not wear too heavy armor for the sake of convenience, and try to be as small as possible.
Ryan only wore a light leather armor and a windbreaker jacket. Several small bags were hung behind the leather armor belt, and the replaced street lamps were stored in it.
In addition, some emergency medicines and bandages are also prepared in the pocket of the windbreaker's top. If it weren't for this kind of coat, I wouldn't be able to hold so many things at all.
At around half past ten, when Ryan got off the guide bus that arrived at Dongulam Gate, he happened to see an old lady with a fast footsteps passing by him like the wind in the direction of the level.
"Who will be caught by you bunch of trash!"
Ryan looked at the old lady's figure as she was leaving and the guards behind her who were shouting and chasing him, looking confused, "What's the situation?"
"Ah, Mr. Ryan, you're back."
Noel happened to come over at this time. She looked at the old lady who was gradually running away with some reluctance. "It's hateful... Although she caught the smuggling gang, she let a smuggler who acted alone escape."
Ryan reached out speechlessly and pointed to the old lady who was almost unable to see the shadow and the guards who were pulled down a long piece behind him, "Smuggler? That old lady?"
"Yes... forget about this, has your mission been completed?"
Ryan tactfully followed Noel's words and touched out the five light bulbs in his waist bag. "Hey, the damaged light bulbs that were replaced are here. Do you want to check it?"
Originally, Ryan was just polite, after all, he did not have the habit of being cheating. Unexpectedly, Noel nodded with a serious look on his face and said, "Then please wait a moment, I'll ask the technician of the security team to come and check it out."
Ryan “…”
The two contacts allowed Ryan to basically see the style of Miss Hickar's behavior. She was rigid and respected rules. She asked to check the light bulb but not to distrust Ryan, but simply to go through a normal process.
While the technicians were checking the light bulb, Ryan, who was idle, simply spoke to Noel, "Sergeant Noel, your last name is Hicca. Could it be that you are the eldest daughter who joined the security team in Ms. Clarice?"
“Eh?”
Noel showed a rare expression of surprise. She grew up and asked, "Why are you..."
"Neighbor."
Ryan shrugged, "I just transferred to Closebell yesterday, and the rented room is on the first floor of the Acacia Village, and you happen to be your neighbor."
"When I went to say hello to my neighbor yesterday, I heard Ms. Clarice mention her two daughters with a proud look on her face. Your sister should be working in the police station, right?"
"ha……"
Noel covered his forehead embarrassedly and sighed, "Mom is still the same..."
"As you said, my sister is Flan and she works as a receptionist at the front desk of the police station. It is said that the work is quite hard, after all... there are many people going to the police station to complain."
Ryan chuckled, "As expected, thanks to the incompetence of the police department, our guerrilla association was so busy all day long."
Noel smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I can't refute... But I believe that not all policemen are incompetent people who are scattered. There are many passionate police officers who are just tied to their superiors and cannot move freely, just like our guard."
"oh?"
When Ryan was about to ask the police in detail what was going on, the technician wiped his sweat and shouted, "Sergeant Noel, it's been checked, it's really broken and replaced street lights."
Noel immediately stood up from the bench and said, "Confirmation is over, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ryan."
‘Forget it, find an opportunity to ask later.’
Ryan also stood up and said, "Then we will complete the task handover. Next, I will take the bus back to the city to report the task first. Sergeant Noel, please come on."
Noel still saluted and said loudly, "Yes! I will ask the liaison officer to notify the association of your task through the guidance terminal later. Please go slowly!"
Ryan smiled and waved to Noel, and it was already ten forty by the time he set foot on the bus back to the city.
‘A very contagious and excellent non-commissioned officer, the other players of the Tanggulam Sect look very good, plus Sergeant Noel and the team members are very respected by Deputy Commander Sonia…”
Chapter completed!