Day 1
My name is Jacob Wang, and as of today, I am a beat cop in the Thai city of Roanapur.
Not sure why i became a cop in roanapur, just kind of made sense. There are definite benefits to it. For starters the pay (which mostly comes in the form of bribes from various crime bosses around the city) is awesome, meaning I'll have more money to send to my daughter and ex-wife at the end of each month. Secondly you generally don't have to work for that pay. My new partner Arthit, who transferred here from bangkok a year ago tells me that the effect of all the bribery coming our way is that we end up looking away from 80% of the crime. He keeps telling me the hardest thing we'll have to do is lock up drunken brawlers, maybe clean up the occasional stiff. But even the stiffs aren't really our problem, that's what cleaners are for right?
I haven't been here long, but I can already tell there are more than a couple downsides to living in Roanapur. Firstly it's a shithole. Secondly no one is friendly, it really seems like the type of place where a gun is your only pal. The ridiculous crime rate isn't all that bad, kind of reminds me of Chicago actually; plus as a cop Im supposed to be untouchable, so I'm not worried. The worst thing though is that in Roanapur, everyone drinks booze like it's going out of style, which of course is gonna make it really hard for a recovering alcoholic like me to stay straight. I should be fine though, long as I remember the steps.
My first day was actually pretty uneventful. My new partner, who's been around long enough to be considered a veteran, spent most of the day getting me oriented in town, and showing me the ropes.
Arthit is thai of course, alot of the cops are. He's a friendly guy, he speaks with heavily accented english (which everyone here speaks for some reason). He looks kinda skinny, and not very tall compared to your average american, but you can tell he's a really tough guy. He's just kinda got that look in his eyes that lets you know he's been through some shit. I knew alot of guys like that back home. They're not always 100% stable, but if you have their back they will always have yours.
The Chief Watsap is kind of a asshole, he seems like the slimy and greedy type, i don't like him. My supervisor Lt. Aromdee is a bit better, but I'm told she's a little wacko. Whatever, she seems nice. Real cute too.
I didn't really end up doing much police stuff at all today, but as far as I'm concerned that's a good thing. The less work the better. Aromdee tells me the second day is always a trial by fire, but if today is any indicator, then tomorrow shouldn't be too hard.
Whatever...I'm not worried.