Cave Refuge-Chapter 291 - 282 Migration_2

Hearing Robinson William’s teasing, Old Zhao first laughed, then began to speak, "I’ve come to seek refuge with you, bringing the brothers from the Patrol Office."

At Old Zhao’s words, Robinson William was even more confused, "Seek refuge with me? What do you mean by that? What’s going on?"

Upon hearing Robinson William say this, Old Zhao’s face turned bitter, and he poured out his grievances to Robinson William, rambling on about their predicament.

Actually, the Patrol Office originally had numerous personnel, but after the Pengcheng Government gained a detailed understanding of the Bugs Clan, they reorganized the Patrol Office.

They reassigned the constables from the Patrol Office near the streets to nearby streets, charging them with the responsibility of patrolling those areas to ensure the safety of the survivors.

Those patrols originally stationed at the headquarters of the Patrol Office continued their duty of case investigation, only now the constables from the streets no longer handled case investigations, but instead patrolled the relevant areas to ensure the survivors’ safety.

In fact, there wasn’t much of an issue with this arrangement since the number of cases that emerged at that time was relatively low, and they were not subject to the same pressure to solve cases within a set timeframe as before the disaster.

But who would have thought that after the earthquake, all survivors needed to relocate from inside the city to the outside, and though the area outside was vast, there weren’t many suitable locations for setting up camps.

The Officials marked locations on the outskirts of the city for survivors to settle, organizing them by street.

The constables responsible for patrols naturally followed along to the relocation sites assigned by the Officials, continuing their patrols in the vicinity to fend off the Bug Nest and protect the safety of the settlements.

However, for some reason, when the Officials first delineated the sites, they seemed to have forgotten about the staff from the Patrol Office headquarters. When Old Zhao went to inquire about their designated location,

the authorities consulted their leaders and then hastily indicated on the map the place earmarked for them. But when Old Zhao and his team arrived there, the conditions of that site were simply too poor.

It wasn’t just his subordinates who found it unacceptable; even he couldn’t stand for it, especially since they all had families to consider.

So, in a fit of anger, they left that site. Having heard that this area was among the earliest to set up camp, they came to see if they could squeeze in and make some room for themselves.

Although Old Zhao spoke in a tone suggesting negotiation, from the raucous honking and blaring of car horns earlier, Robinson William knew the discussion was predicated on the strength of the person in charge of this site.

Any constable who remained at the headquarters of the Patrol Office was at least a Martial Artist, and even under Old Zhao’s command, there were several whose Cultivation Level had reached the Inner Breath Realm.

The words that Old Zhao had spoken earlier, Robinson William didn’t believe a punctuation mark of them, claiming that the Officials had forgotten to assign them an area to settle in—wasn’t that nonsense?

You have to remember, this was the Patrol Office they were talking about. Before the disaster, the Patrol Office was the only entity with law enforcement powers within the city district and could even utilize heavy weaponry. The Officials could forget any other department but not them.

Observing Old Zhao’s behavior and considering his action of bringing his relatives, Robinson William also speculated—it was just like his own approach, keeping a tight hold on the members he governed.

All the beating around the bush boiled down to one thing: they simply did not approve of the location assigned to them and had set their sights on this one instead.

And the reason so many people wanted to crowd into this area was the allure of the farmland right across the road, coveting the immature crops growing there.

But Robinson William was not afraid of Old Zhao, as his own Special Forces team, in both arms and Cultivation Level of its members, far surpassed the Patrol Office. Otherwise, Old Zhao would not have approached him so politely for a negotiation.

Just as Robinson William was about to say something, he suddenly thought—wasn’t he just worried about who would protect this place after he left? Now that Old Zhao had come, wasn’t it perfect for someone to take over?

Although Old Zhao’s actions revealed some ambition, even if he took over this place, he wouldn’t be able to overstep too much.

After all, most of the survivors stationed here had some status in West City District.

Moreover, at this moment, the most powerful force in Pengcheng was not the Special Forces team controlled by Robinson William, but the army held by the Officials.

Furthermore, the army had always been stationed outside the city, and with the earthquake, they didn’t need to relocate, so they were far less affected than the survivors who lived within the city limits.

Also, because of the presence of the military, Robinson William believed that Old Zhao was a smart man. So even if Old Zhao took over here, the safety of the survivors in the area could still be guaranteed.

With Old Zhao’s unexpected addition, the biggest obstacle in their relocation plan was ameliorated.

And after learning that Robinson William and his group were preparing to depart and head to another location, Old Zhao did not express a desire to leave with them.

To put it bluntly, Old Zhao didn’t have as much confidence as Robinson William. After all, to put it unkindly, the seniors’ group in West City District had made a good haul after the disaster. Even with the post-earthquake rush to leave the city, the resources they carried with them were sufficient to sustain them for several months.

As for Old Zhao, it was different. Although the Patrol Office was a forceful department, they didn’t have much opportunity to profit after the disaster. After all, their main tasks were patrolling and protecting, in addition to investigating criminal cases, which didn’t present many chances to confiscate materials.