Chapter 872: Chapter 9 Paris Officialdom_2
“Oh, my brother, saying I was dismissed is too harsh. To be accurate, I was forced to resign.”
“Because of the uprising in Paris last June? I rember you did pretty well in that operation!”
Victor shook his head and said: “Not because of that. One of my subordinates in the Security Departnt got involved in a lawsuit. Our detective nad Leje was accused of instigating cri. The Security Departnt was monitoring a theft gang, and at that ti, they seed to be scouting a restaurant on Fontainbleau Street, so I sent Leje to work undercover at that restaurant to try and get the exact ti they planned to execute the theft.
Leje was very competent. He hadn’t been working at the restaurant for long before the gang connected with him. They wanted to get the restaurant’s key from Leje and make a new copy using wax. I instructed Leje to go with the plan and catch them in the act on the day they intended to commit the theft.
But those guys insisted in court that they committed the theft because they received five hundred francs from . They lied, claiming the mastermind was not them but , and that Leje was responsible for instigating them to commit the cri. As for these thieves, they said they were just acting as helpers for us heads of the Security Departnt.
What’s worse, you know my habit of recruiting detectives for the Security Departnt; I like to hire seasoned old hands. When Leje was undercover at the restaurant, he still had a warrant out for his arrest. This was reported to the Ho Office Legal Director by a few enemies of mine.
Things escalated from there, and to restore the reputation of the Great Paris Police Hall, Jusco, the Hall Chief, began to waver. He also believed that the Security Departnt’s cri-fighting thods involved so elent of ‘entrapnt.’ However, considering our past relationship, he didn’t directly dismiss but instead waited for to resign myself.
I didn’t want to make it difficult for him, so I handed in my resignation. The Hall Chief accepted my resignation but did not imdiately kick out. He announced to the public that I had retired and even applied for a monthly pension of 500 francs from the higher-ups, but that paynt was stopped last month.”
Arthur, upon hearing this, spoke up to defend Victor: “The excellencies in Paris seem even more ungrateful than those in London. At least Whitehall gave a title of honor. But here, you risked your life for them, and in the end, this is how they repay you.”
Victor laughed heartily and said: “My brother, it’s all thanks to your clean background, unlike . Although I bear the title of a police officer, I’m actually considered a potential threat and criminal.
But I must say, from my perspective, to reduce cri rates, it’s better to hire people who truly understand criminals, even those who have mingled with them, to fight fire with fire. I’m willing to take full responsibility for the Fontainbleau theft case with my resignation and departure, but the other detectives in the Security Departnt should not be implicated because the whole of Paris needs them.”
Arthur listened to this and seed to understand a little: “It seems your wish didn’t co true.”
Victor snorted: “You guessed right. Jusco, the Hall Chief, who has an accounting background and is also an outstanding banker, was shocked by the financial report of the Security Departnt. So, as soon as I left, they imdiately reorganized the Security Departnt. The departnt’s budget is now managed by the municipal budget office, and they no longer hire people with criminal records.
Everything is managed very systematically, so much so that the Security Departnt can no longer achieve any remarkable triumphs. The place I fought for half my life has now beco a place I don’t recognize. It’s not the Great Paris Police Hall’s Security Departnt anymore; I prefer to call it ‘New Scotland Yard.'”
At this, Victor paused and then sourly added: “Arthur, I don’t mind your mockery, but the ‘Greater London Police Departnt Policing Managent Regulations’ you were involved in revising were even referenced by Jusco. In his eyes, that’s the essential material. People like you, who excel at writing materials, will always be more important than soone like , who has been scrabbling in the streets. If you were working under Jusco, you would likely rise quickly in a few years.”
Great Dumas saw his low spirits and couldn’t help but comfort him: “Mr. Victor, stepping down at this ti might not be a bad thing for you. Spend ti with your wife or your lovers. Go and confuse, trick those young, beautiful girls who love listening to legendary stories, or go say hello in the theater makeup rooms to those actresses waiting for the stage hands’ call. There are actually many things you can do. Your legendary story is far from over.”
When Victor heard Great Dumas open up the conversation, he couldn’t help but show a sly smile: “That’s right, from now on, I’m no longer bound by that damned system. My romantic escapades will continue one after another. In the field of romance, I am like a cloud, drifting wherever I want to go. And to win over those lovely ladies, the first thing needed is money.
Everyone knows, I’ve spent the past quarter of a century hunting criminals. The Great Paris Police Hall doesn’t need , but there are plenty of people who do.
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