"We're finally in Crossbell!"

Walking into the city gate, the girl with brown twin ponytails raised her hands happily and cheered, while the black-haired boy beside her smiled helplessly and sighed.

"There's no need to be so exaggerated."

"Of course. Although I've heard that Crossbell is a beautiful city, I didn't expect it to be even more beautiful than I imagined. Look, isn't that the Starlight Tower?"

The brown-haired girl excitedly grabbed the black-haired boy's hand and pointed at the tall tower that reached the sky in the distance.

"It's really high! I didn't expect to see such a tall tower on the ground, and those huge airships..."

"Estel, let's go to the Guerrilla Association first."

Seeing the brown-haired girl's excitement, the black-haired boy smiled bitterly and dissuaded her.

"Don't forget, we are still traveling."

"Ah, um... uh... I also want to go to the Starlight Technology Headquarters here... Forget it, let's go to the Guerrilla Association first."

It was not difficult to find out the location of the Guerrilla Association, but what puzzled Estelle and Joshua was that after hearing that the two were looking for the Guerrilla Association and that they were guerrillas, many people showed some strange expressions. However, even so, they were still very enthusiastic to show the way to the two, and then it didn't take long for Estelle and Joshua to arrive at the Guerrilla Association on East Street.

but……

“What… is going on?”

When I walked into the door, the first thing I saw was people coming and going, but these were not clients or guerrillas, on the contrary, they looked like ordinary workers. I saw these people packing things and carrying cartons out of the room, looking like they were moving.

……move place?!

"oops?"

At this moment, a sturdy man dressed in a effeminate manner behind the counter saw Estelle and Joshua and immediately smiled.

"I'm so sorry, is this the client? Sorry, we can't work at the moment..."

"No, no, no, we are guerrillas!"

Although she was frightened by the man's aura when she first met him, Estell still hurried to the counter and shouted loudly.

“We are here to report…”

"Oh, by the way, I received a call..."

Hearing what the two were saying, the man showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, but soon he looked at the two with a helpless smile.

"I'm so sorry, I should have informed you earlier, and you made this trip in vain..."

"No, no, no, it's nothing. I want to know, what's going on?"

“This…”

Hearing Estell's question, the man in women's clothing sighed, then he looked at the hall in front of him with melancholy.

"...Although it's hard to say,...the Crossbell branch of the Guerrilla Association will be completely closed soon."

“Hey…Hey hey hey!!!?”

Hearing this, Esther screamed.

At the same time, a lazy voice sounded from outside the door.

"That voice sounds so familiar. It's Estelle. Haven't you gotten over your habit of getting so startled?"

Fang Zheng walked in while rubbing his ears and complaining.

"Mr. Fang Zheng!"

Seeing Fang Zheng, Estier screamed again, but she quickly reacted, waved at him, and then quickly turned to look at the man in women's clothing again.

"What's going on? Why is the Crossbell Association closing down?"

“Because there is no business.”

The man in women's clothing sighed helplessly again.

"No business? How is that possible? Don't the citizens of Crossbell need the help of the guerrillas?"

"hehe."

In response to Estel's question, the man in women's clothing smiled, then he looked at Fang Zheng.

"You should ask the Archon about this matter."

“……???”

"Okay, come up, I just happen to have something to ask you."

Fang Zheng unceremoniously requisitioned the second floor of the Guerrilla Association, and then he, Ellie, Estell and Joshua came to the meeting room on the second floor. Fang Zheng then heard from Estell the reason why they came here.

"So you came here to train to become a true guerrilla... Didn't you perform well in the Ring of Glory incident? Isn't that enough?"

"Of course not, Mr. Fang Zheng."

Joshua hurriedly explained.

"Although our branch in Liberl has been recognized, we still need more experience as guerrillas. Basically, we have to visit all the branches..."

"Guerrillas are really troublesome..."

Hearing Joshua's answer, Fang Zheng couldn't help but smack his lips. Fortunately, I chose the promising career of killer, otherwise I would be helping people find cats in some corner right now.

"But your luck is really bad. The Crossbell Guerrilla Association has been determined to be abolished."

"Why is this happening?"

"Didn't you just tell me the reason, Estelle?"

Fang Zheng looked at Estelle with a smile.

"Because the citizens of Crossbell no longer need the help of the guerrillas."

"……Why?"

Hearing this unexpected answer, Estelle was stunned.

"In Liberl, people might still go to the Guerrilla Association for help when they have troubles, but in Crossbell, even children now know to go to the police when they have problems... So, the guerrillas have been replaced, and the Guerrilla Association has no meaning to exist."

Fang Zheng spread out his hands.

"If no one commissions us, the Guerrilla Association won't make any money. If we can't make any money, we won't be able to keep running. If we can't keep running, we'll have to close down. It's that simple, isn't it?"

“Woo…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Estelle pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Why did that guy called the police steal our guerrillas' jobs?"

"What do you mean by stealing your jobs?"

Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow.

"The police are responsible for maintaining public order in the city, so naturally they have to help the public and maintain order. This is their job."

"But, but it's not like this in other places..."

Estell was so anxious that she was speechless. Although she was not very smart and did not quite understand what Fang Zheng said, she knew that her career seemed to be in crisis!

"Yes, it's not the case in other places yet... well, except for the Empire. But what makes you think that other places won't become like this?"

Fang Zheng leaned back in his chair and looked at the two of them.

"By the way, considering the good relationship between you and me, I need to remind you that perhaps in a few decades, the profession of guerrilla will completely disappear from the continent of Semlia."

“This is impossible!!!”

Hearing this, Esther slammed the table and jumped up, and Joshua quickly held her down.

"Estelle, don't be impulsive. Listen to what Mr. Fang Zheng has to say."

"Ugh...Okay."

Facing Joshua's persuasion, Estel nodded reluctantly, then sat down and looked at Fang Zheng angrily. Fang Zheng, on the other hand, laughed and spoke.

"Don't feel wronged. In fact, this is our job. Strictly speaking, it is the guerrillas who stole our jobs."

"……Why?"

“Let me put it this way. You should know that citizens have the obligation to pay taxes.”

"this……"

Estelle and Joshua looked at each other and nodded.

"So do you know where the citizens' tax money goes?"

“Woo…”

“It should be the operation of the government and urban governance.”

Compared to the confused and dazed Estell, Joshua seemed very calm.

"Yes, governing the city... that is to say, they pay taxes, so we naturally have to take responsibility. You see, it's like when you stay in a hotel. Since you pay the room fee, you will definitely get the service of the hotel waiter. If you pay the room fee and have to spend extra money to hire someone to serve you, it would be very strange, right?"

"Of course this is strange, but...are we talking about the same thing?"

Estell thought about it and always felt like something was wrong.

"The essence is the same. In the past, the country focused mainly on military affairs and left civilian affairs to the Guerrilla Association. I cannot agree with this approach. Moreover, the police and the military are also different. The main responsibility of the military is to protect the country and the people. The main responsibility of the police is to serve the people, protect their safety, and maintain social order and laws."

Fang Zheng spread his hands.

"By the way, the police do not need to be paid for their service to the citizens. They have a fixed salary - and the source of this salary is the citizens' taxes. In other words, this is also part of the city's governance. Do you understand now?"

"Wow... this... I still don't understand..."

Estelle was still confused, while Joshua frowned slightly and remained silent.

"Times are changing. The Guerrilla Association may have been necessary in the beginning, but now, with the progress of the times, it can be said that the Guerrilla Association itself can no longer keep up with the changes in the times and the system."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng stood up.

"By the way, the guerrillas in Crossbell have basically been absorbed into the police force, and they are very satisfied with their current lives. As for you... well, I have to say that this is a very bad start, but there are also some solutions. So, I have a suggestion."

"……proposal?"

"That's right."

Looking at Estelle and Joshua, Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

"From now on, you can go to work at the Crossbell Police Department as auxiliary police officers. Your main task is to patrol everywhere and help the people solve their problems. Of course, I want to remind you that you cannot receive any compensation, and your compensation will be paid monthly... If your performance is satisfactory enough, I will issue you a certificate on behalf of the Crossbell Guerrilla Association. Is that okay?"

"this……"

Hearing this, the two were silent for a moment.

"If there's no problem with the Guerrilla Association..."

Of course there is no problem with the Guerrilla Association.

After hearing Fang Zheng's proposal, the sissy quickly called the headquarters and got confirmation from them. Then Fang Zheng asked Ellie to take the two of them to Crossbell Police Station, and he walked back to the Starlight Tower.

Ellie brought Estel and Joshua to the Crossbell Police Station.

As a government agency in Crossbell City, this place has of course been renovated. When they walked through the door, the first thing they saw was the spacious and clean lobby and counter, as well as the chairs placed against the wall.

"Wow, this is so impressive..."

As she looked around, Estelle couldn't help but sigh, while Ellie, with a smile on her face, brought the two of them to the counter.

"Ah, Miss Ellie."

Seeing Ellie appear, a girl with twin ponytails and wearing a police uniform behind the counter stood up hurriedly.

"How can I help you?"

"It's like this..."

Ellie told the twin-tailed girl about what happened to Estelle and Joshua.

"…Therefore, Mr. Fang Zheng allowed them to temporarily work as auxiliary police officers at the Crossbell Police Department."

"I see."

The girl with twin ponytails nodded, then she lowered her head and looked carefully at the computer screen.

"Ms. Lin is currently following the operations of the First Investigation Division. Since they are auxiliary police officers, how about letting them follow the patrol team that Ms. Aiolia is with?"

"no problem."

Ellie nodded and looked at the two of them.

"Then it is decided."