Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 143

EP.143 Officer’s Hell -(Upper)

Inspector Evian of Edelphite. He was one of the few prides of Edelphite, the periphery of the military.

After getting good grades in elementary school, he went on to a secondary military school far away. He passed the rigorous exam at the secondary school, which was all dormitory system, and was able to graduate with relatively good grades after hard work.

It wasn’t enough to go to the Higher Military Academy, but if you wanted to, you could become a soldier.

But Evian decided to become a police officer.

The word police is actually a sub-organization of the military police. Becoming a police officer in a military country was nothing more than an act of blocking one’s career path, but it had a unique advantage that was incomparable to that of a soldier.

If you get a high enough rank, you can set your place of work.

Only to return to my hometown and to take care of my single mother. Inspector Evian endured a tough life as a police officer and achieved the results.

A small police box in Edelphite. Inspector Evian, who had finished his duty satisfactorily today, was in the middle of sorting out the paperwork.

『Inspector Evian of Edelphite.』

Someone’s voice came. Inspector Evian looked around.

“who are you? My working hours are over.”

“If you knew who I am, you would feel an irresistible fear. Every moment you breathe turns into hell and you want to hide in a hole like a frightened rat. Wouldn’t it be happier not knowing?”

It was too much for a joke. Inspector Evian frowned and jumped up. Before he knew it, he was holding a steel bar that he had been accustomed to for years.

“what? What are you kidding?”

“joke? It’s a joke. If it had been a joke, you would have been happy. Kww. Inspector Evian. From tomorrow you will taste hell. Expect it.”

“How dare you threaten the police officer!”

Enraged, Inspector Evian kicked out the door and looked around, only to be greeted by the dark, dreary streets.

I couldn’t even sleep properly because of the disturbing energy.

Evian continued patrolling last night and roamed every nook and cranny. The village was sadly peaceful. The only odd thing that day was Inspector Evian, who volunteered to work overtime.

All he did during the night was send Ellie, a tomboy who had been running around without going home.

In other words, it’s not unusual for Ellie to run around. It was even rarer that Ellie went home with Evian’s hand.

Then what the hell was that yesterday?

It was when Evian was walking down the street with his hair tousled. Hearing a raucous voice from the other side, Evian ran right there.

“Someone stole the wagon!”

“Don’t be ridiculous! The alchemy fabric we stored in the warehouse yesterday disappeared!”

The inhabitants of Edelphite were fighting in two groups.

Edelphite has two main facilities.

One is a large inn and the other is a wagon repair shop.

Edelphite’s position was good. Topographically, if it weren’t for the bottomless wasteland just above it, it would have been a transportation hub several times larger than this.

In any case, the military government built an inn and repair shop here, which is a key transportation point.

The inn and garage were the property of the military, and the residents of the village were periodically called in to work at the inn and garage.

At first, the residents were not happy with this facility, which forced them to work in a busy daily life.

However, the inn and garage seemed too grand to dislike it. The large facility built by the military in such a remote area seemed like a symbol of a new era. The residents continued to work for several years and gradually became attached to the facility.

It’s good to work with a sense of ownership, but thanks to that, there’s a problem.

An inn located in the center of the city and a garage built alone on a distant road. The two of them had different positions and required skills. As a result, residents gradually went only to places where they went to work. It was a natural sequence for the two kinds of inhabitants to separate like water and oil.

As a result, the residents of Edelphite were divided into two groups.

“Is there a problem?”

“Oh Inspector Evian! Welcome! Please scold these guys!”

The residents of the inn welcomed him. Edelphite’s only officer was neutral, but Evian was born on the side of the inn.

Evian nodded and looked around at them.

“Please explain clearly what is going on.”

“The mechanics stole the alchemy fabric from the inn storage!”

As Evian approached, the repair shop, a little intimidated, refuted again.

“What a frame! How do we know where your alchemy fabric is and steal it!”

“You are! Why are these bastards who condescending to us that they don’t even know how to drive a car, looking for a missing car from us!”

Though completely distraught, Evian, a native of this village, had a rough idea of what was going on.

As the inn and maintenance shop have different characteristics, the appearance of the residents has also changed.

Those who built their careers at a repair shop that required skill and dexterity began to look down on the people at the inn. At first, the inn side, where most of the residents belong, snorted, but in reality, their children often stood out in folk schools, so the inn side gradually had to suffer from an inferiority complex. Even though he looked down on the outside, he actively encouraged the children to play at the garage instead of stopping them.

If it weren’t for the recent inn-born police officer who is Edelphite’s pride as Inspector Evian. Their momentum would have soared without knowing that it was high in the sky.

Anyway, a problem has arisen with these two facilities claiming that everything in the world is each other’s fault.

The inn’s alchemy fabric has disappeared.

The automatic wagon that was being maintained disappeared.

And they are suspicious of each other.

It must have been natural for Inspector Evian to hear the story, and a mysterious voice from yesterday popped up in his mind.

“Isn’t it the work of an outsider?”

“But only one person came to this inn yesterday! She’s still staying at the inn!”

“If there is an outsider, you have to be suspicious of it. He may have infiltrated this place first!”

A resident of the inn scratched his chin and replied.

“He was such a great person… Captain. They said they were on their way to the capital after completing their mission.”

“Forget what I just said. Everything!”

Only words are our inn, and our garage is actually an asset of the military. If you are a captain, you can take care of the car and alchemy fabric as if you were your own. If you embezzle, even the captain will be punished, but even the residents of this village do not have the right to do so.

In addition, it is possible to kick the ass of Evian who doubted him. Evian didn’t want to be kicked by the captain.

“Then are you saying that the Alchemy Fabric and the Carriage disappeared by themselves? No one came in and no one left?”

“That is.”

While the residents were embarrassed and averted their gaze, someone gestured towards Evian.

“Evian, come here for a second.”

Bern, the representative of the inn, called Evian. Evian, who was called with a hand gesture, responded with a slight displeasure.

“Mr. Bern. Please show a minimum of respect. I am the inspector in charge of security here.”

“You say respect is needed when I call my nephew?”

Vern answered with a little condescension.

After Evian’s father ran away from the village in the past, Vern, his uncle, became the guardian and took care of Evian. He, who was no different from the village headman, rose day by day after his nephew Evian returned as a lieutenant.

Actually, Evian was reluctant, but he did not do anything wrong, so he cannot be punished. Evian was a police officer.

“Yeah, that’s right… Ha, no. What happened?”

As Evian approached, Verne spoke in a low voice.

“Ellie and Dev are gone.”

“yes?”

Ellie was the best tomboy at the inn, and Dev was the geek at the garage. The two teenagers who grew up in the conflict in this village couldn’t eat each other when they saw each other.

But what if they both disappear at the same time?

“We are worried about each other. Did Ellie accidentally strangle Dev and steal the alchemy fabric and run away, or did Dev beat Ellie with a spanner and run away in fright. It will be one of the two.”

“How does Ellie drive and how does Dev use Alchemy fabric… Oh wait.”

“okay. The two used to play hide-and-seek while hiding in each other’s facilities. Unlike us, we know each other inside out. Like a scout searching for enemies. It is not impossible.”

It was for this reason that Evian touched his forehead. enough possibilities.

He has a motive, he has the same malice, and he has a history of causing trouble to the residents. If it were the two of them, they might have eaten each other for real.

“They were both in this town last night! I sent it home myself!”

“Then I guess you didn’t go home. I haven’t seen it since that evening at home.”

“shit. Then neither of them would have gotten very far! Wait a minute!”

“Are you going to catch me?”

“It is! I can only hope that they are both alive!”

Evian strode through the crowd. In addition to the strange anticipation of the scenery, the residents trembled with anxiety that their own children might have done it.

Evian happened to be confronted by the facility manager who was waiting for him.

“Inspector Evian. I am Staff Sergeant Bero, Administrative Subsidiary. Alchemy fabric is not expensive, but it is still a major supply item. Even if I lose it, I cannot keep my mouth shut.”

“This is Sergeant Charle, the technical officer. Automatic wagons are expensive. I hope you solve it soon. If this is reported to the authorities, punitive labor sentences will fall across the city.”

“There is an officer who came to the inn just in time. While recovering from an injury, or if this even gets into his ears.”

Officials at each facility politely urged Evian. If Evian hadn’t had a higher rank, that bitterness would not have ended with just a voice.

Evian exclaimed nervously.

“Wouldn’t it just be possible to come back within the afternoon inventory management! wait and see! Oh and Charlie! Do you have a wagon I can use?”

“There is only one left.”

“I will borrow one for the execution of my duties! Is it okay?”

“I agree.”

Evian started the trolley and made a wide sweep of the town. The most recent wheel marks were two. What the Captain rode in and what went out of here.

I was glad it was easy to understand. Evian followed the trail of the wagon like that.

The wilderness of the abyss is vast. If the two of them crossed the hill and entered the bottomless pit without knowing anything, Evian would have no choice but to give up and return to Edelphite to await the ruling of the authorities.

Fortunately, however, Evian spotted the caravan stopped not too far away. Evian stopped an automatic carriage nearby, got out of it, and strode towards it. His eyes were full of anger at the immature who had done this stupid thing.

“Hey hey…”

However, as he heard Ellie’s cry gradually, Evian was frightened. Maybe Ellie inadvertently killed Dev and ran away. Then what should I do?

If Evian had been from another village, he would have added a line proudly to his career by mercilessly arresting Ellie. But he was from this village, and he wanted the village to be as peaceful as possible. A tomboy is most lively when he is in town, not in prison.

It was time to open the driver’s seat as if Evian had swallowed his saliva. He made eye contact with someone in the driver’s seat.

“Hee hee! Brother Evian!”

“Dev?”

Dev was behind the wheel. Ellie was sobbing in the passenger seat. After confirming that the two were all right, Evian felt disgusted and grabbed Dev by the ear and pulled him down.

“This is cheap. Who wants to steal an automatic wagon?”

“Oh no! This isn’t stolen, it’s a trial run! Charle says we need to make sure everything is fixed! I’m going to try driving just to check!”

“Did you tell Charle?”

“no? to surprise iced coffee!”

Evian shouted, shaking Dev’s ears back and forth.

“If you’re going, go alone! Wouldn’t that be less suspicious! Why did you bring Amon Ellie?”

“Did I bring you! He’s been hiding! Besides, I was embarrassed because I cried and cried that I didn’t want to go back to the village!”

Shouting unfairly didn’t sound like lying. Evian, who was about to slap Dev, sighed and spoke to Ellie.

“I don’t know what the hell Ellie is doing, but what if she runs away without saying a word? grandma is waiting Go back…”

“I can’t… go back…! You will die!”

“What is dying? I’m a cop, so who’s going to kill you?”

“no! I might really die…! I mean I found it…!”

Ellie, who had been crying, closed her eyes and shouted.

“…a corpse!”

Evian’s eyes widened when he received an unexpected report here.

“What?!”

There were two cars and two people who could drive them. Evian listened to everything with Eli on board.

Ellie, who was trying to be a tomboy as usual, found something strange. And as a result of continuing to wander along it, he discovered a terrible trace hidden by this peaceful remote village… a buried bone fragment…

Evian asked.

“wait for a sec. There can be no bones. Everyone who died recently was cremated.”

“Black…!”

Evian clicked his tongue. Trying to push a child into a panic doesn’t get anything out of it.

He was a policeman, not a bloodless military policeman.

“If there is a body, you must inform me. Why were you keeping your mouth shut?”

“But Mr. Evian…”

Then Ellie kept her mouth shut. Evian pressed on in frustration.

“Am I not trustworthy? Inspector Ellie didn’t win by gambling! In the gendarmerie, where there is no blood or tears, it’s a guard who gets promoted only when he catches criminals from below like ghosts. I’m not going to look at you lightly!”

The military government rules everything.

Civil engineering works are also carried out by the Corps of Engineers, and investigations are conducted by military police in military hospitals.

Administrative soldiers administer the administration of ordinary citizens, and even factories are affiliated with the Technology Development Bureau.

It is a country of soldiers, where even businesses, let alone the military and police, are not separated from the military regime.

Except for a few very special ones, all belong to the military.

“The people of Edelphite say they don’t know, but it’s amazing that it has a placeholder on it! It’s because the military government deliberately separated their affiliations!”

In order to prevent the person in charge of security in a village from corrupting, the military government separated and threw away the affiliation. That’s why Evian didn’t have that much authority compared to experience or position.

In other words, it means that the position is higher than the authority possessed.

“…black.”

But is it because Evian is too familiar? Ellie didn’t open her mouth. Evian narrowed his eyes and let out a sigh.

“Whoa. If you still can’t believe it, since the captain is at the inn, why don’t you talk to him? Since he is vastly higher than me, even you can be satisfied.”

Ellie was startled.

“W The inn doesn’t work. Then I will die…!”

“why not. Were any bodies found at the inn?”

“Hee!”

“…You don’t commit a crime anywhere. really.”

Then a thought came to me.

Why did Ellie keep her mouth shut? Maybe he grumbled that he couldn’t tell Evian.

if.

“Where did you find it? Mr. Bern?”

“Hey!”

The representative of the inn side, where many people belong, and the actual head of the village.

Even his uncle Bern, whose authority has increased since the appearance of Evian.

A body came out of his house.

There was also a wish that Bern would have done something wrong. It would be nice if we could punish him and break his authority.

But it wasn’t until the body came out. A murder case is another story.

“…do not worry.”

But Evian was a police officer and was in charge of policing the town. Even though he had a clue about the murder, he couldn’t let it go.

If he ignored such a serious incident in the first place, he might be punished by the military. In addition, serious penalties could be imposed on the entire village.

it had to be stopped

“You must find the culprit.”

Evian was determined.