White Beach Town Police Station.
The phone rang incessantly.
The air was filled with the bitter aroma of coffee, and the fatigue and frustration were evident on every officer's face.
The whiteboard was densely packed with pending cases, the ink from the markers already smudged, but no one had the energy to clean it.
Kongges was forcibly suspended, and many colleagues who didn't get along with him were gloating, waiting to watch the fun.
But the anticipated scene of 'corrupt cop losing power, residents rejoicing, the town returning to peace' never appeared. Instead, crimes of all sizes exploded in frequency.
The police station's hotline rang from dawn until late at night, almost without a moment's pause.
The station only had about a dozen staff, half of whom were office clerks, like Director Matthew. The number of 'workhorses' who could go out and solve problems could be counted on one hand.
