Bab 115: Chapter 108: Mayor Hilliard
Three o'clock in the afternoon at the town park.
At that time, Lachlan was alone after he had dropped Fergus off at the Police headquarters. He had parked the police car a few streets away at the designated parking lot and decided to walk his way to the park.
Before he had arrived at the park, he could hear the excited chatter and laughters from the direction of the park. He unconsciously smiled as he listened at the talks about how they love the town and wished the current Mayor, Wyatt Hilliard, all the best in the campaign.
When Lachlan could finally see the glimpse of the park entrance, he was in awe of how much they had transformed the entrance into a beautiful spectacle. He inwardly applauded Hilliard and his people for the hard work and the amazing things they have done.
Standing before one of the posters that they had placed on a board, Lachlan studied the drawings. They had used watercolours to draw the signages and posters, making it more creative and colourful.
While he was studying the drawings, he heard footsteps approaching him. And before the other person could say a word, Lachlan had already turned around and greeted the person.
"Good afternoon, Mayor Hilliard."
The current Mayor, Wyatt Hilliard, was a short and stout man in his early forties. He has dark hair, cut short on the side with a small moustache. He always reminded Lachlan of the popular actor named Jack Black. In fact, Hilliard was also an amusing man, who loves to joke around.
Hilliard chuckled as he reached up to pat Lachlan on the shoulder. "Haha! I will never be able to surprise you, Chief."
Lachlan just smiled. Of course, he can't since Lachlan was able to sense and smell his presence from afar.
Hilliard then leaned closer and asked softly so that only the two of them could hear, "So, what happened to the police officers that day?" referring to the tragic policemen who were killed by rogues.
Lachlan's face went grave after he heard Hilliard's question. He then sighed inwardly. Seems like his sources were getting good. He knew that he wasn't able to hide anything from this man. Although Hilliard wasn't a shifter, he has a very keen, perceptive and smart brain in him. And it was fortunate that he was aware of shifters living in this town and that he knew that Lachlan was a shifter. His families had always lived in this town, almost longer than the Kendalls and they had been supportive of the shifters.
Though Hilliard wasn't aware that Lachlan was an Alpha of his pack. If he knew, he probably wouldn't have accepted the mayor position years ago and would have pleaded to Lachlan to accept it himself. Lachlan was the one who told Hilliard to accept the position of mayor since he prefers to work in the field, rather than in the office. Not many people knew that it was Lachlan's idea for Hilliard to be the mayor, other than the pack. And even so, Lachlan wasn't one who would take advantage of it.
"We're still looking for the rogues," Lachlan admitted.
Hilliard frowned as he put both of his hands behind his back, also studying the drawing that Lachlan was staring at earlier. "You do know that I will always have your back," he said softly. "If there's anything you need, just ask."
Lachlan shook his head. He knew that Hilliard has his own private investigation team but he doesn't want to risk it, knowing that the people working there were all human beings. And the fact that his pack would be better finding more clues than them. "I thank you for the gesture, Mayor Hilliard. But we'll be alright," he rejected softly. "However, we will call on you if we do need your help," not fully rejecting his offer because it doesn't hurt to have an extra hand as well.
Hilliard nodded. "Well then," he began loudly. "Why don't I bring you around here, Chief?" he suggested.
Lachlan nodded back as the two walked towards the park.
At the park entrance, there were many people walking around, talking in loud voices as they waved the flyers in their hands, giving their support to Mayor Hilliard. Just as the two men approached the entrance, some of them quieted down and immediately rushed over.
"Good afternoon, Chief!" they chorused out.
Lachlan gave them a gentle smile and nodded. He then turned to Hilliard and asked him about the structure of his campaign and what safety measures he had planned for the campaign and what help he needed from the police force.
The two had a long discussion, talking about the campaign. At some point, Lachlan felt something weird going on. Not wanting to look suspicious, he looked up and saw one of the boys around Erick's age looking at Hilliard and him.
After getting caught for staring, instead of looking away, the young man grinned and turned to say something to his friends. Shortly after, the young man broke away from his friends and then headed straight for Lachlan and Hilliard.
Moments later, he stood before the two men and bowed respectfully. "Good afternoon, Mayor Hilliard and Chief Lachlan."
Lachlan just nodded as he scrutinized the young man standing before him.
Hilliard grinned, looking pleased at the presence of the young man. He then slapped a hand against the young man's back and turned to Lachlan. "Chief, let me introduce to you this hardworking young man in our team, Krys William."
Krys immediately held out his hand which Lachlan shook. "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. My name is Krys William. I go to the same school as your son."
Lachlan cocked an eyebrow in surprise. "With my son, you say?" he repeated.
"Yes sir. With Erick. Though, we're not in the same grade. I usually see him around the school."
"Well, I hope so. I wouldn't want to hear the principal calling me to say that my son has been skipping his class," Lachlan said jokingly.
Hilliard laughed at his attempt in jokes.
"No, I don't think he's skipping class," Krys said, his face looking curious, instead of laughing along with his jokes.
Lachlan nodded. He doesn't know why but this young man gave him a strange feeling. Yet, looking at him, Lachlan couldn't detect any malice nor trickery. He was probably thinking too much.
After a few minutes of talking, Krys suddenly excused himself to continue working with the campaign. He gave them a little bow of respect and jogged over to where his friends were working.
"Quite a diligent young man," Lachlan commented.
Hilliard nodded as he watched Krys and his friends working on the poster and giving suggestions on the slogan. "Yes. He used to be the chairman of the committee in his school for the Open Day a couple of weeks ago. And before that, he was quite active in clubs such as debate."
Lachlan let out a soft chuckle. "While my son only has football in his head," he said ruefully. Truth be told, he himself can't see Erick in a debate club.
"Well, Erick is the captain of his football team, no?" Hilliard asked. "That's quite an achievement as well. It's just unfortunate that he can't go pro."
Lachlan just smiled.
"Oh well. It's enough that he plays football here. And as long as he has fun and has the passion for it," Hilliard continued. "Who knows? He probably may become a football coach here."
Lachlan laughed as he crossed his arms across his chest. "Haha. Who knows?" he said, being neutral in this.
They went quiet for a moment. And shortly after, Lachlan turned to Hilliard and said, "Alright. I'll head back to the office. Do call me if there's anything else that you need."
Hilliard nodded as he shook Lachlan's hand goodbye. "Keep me updated about the 'thing' that you and your 'people' are investigating about."
Lachlan nodded. "Will do."
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