Friday, November 22, 2013

Korrupsjon i Røros - Short Story (Norwegian)

Korrupjson i Røros






Nysnøen knaser for hvert steg. Den sterke kjølige brisen suser gjennom Alyx sitt hår. Alyxander Karlsens sakte gange gjennom snøfonnene dekkes i den gule gløden av de gamle gatelyktene. Hans vinterstøvler er glaserte med snø og is han avanserer mot hjørnet. Det svakt opplyste hjørne er nesten avslappende, nesten. Merkelig, det syntes å ha en aura av usikkerhet og mørke rundt det. Han har aldri virkelig tenkt det selv, han likte ensomheten i det.
Hver dag klokken seks om morgenen skyver han en sigarett i munnen og føler at ting blir lettere. I krysset møter han et syne som han er altfor kjent med: en lukket, slukket hjørnebutikk med et falmet "lukket" tegn, avisen dekker vinduet i frisørsalongen som gjør det tydelig at den er stengt for godt, og den falleferdige bygården med en dårlig tilfelle av asbest. I det fjerne stiger et rosa kirkespir fra tåken som innhyllet den lille byen Røros. Hvis du så etter godt nok kan du skimte et krusifiks som ligger på enden av spiret. Alyx spytter ut sin sigarett, legger skoen over sneipen og vrir den inn i fortauet. Hans gjennombrudd var over. Det var på tide å gå på jobb.
Alyx gjorde sin vei til politistasjonen. Han bare gledet seg til gratis kaffe i dag. Han pleide å like å jobbe som en detektiv, men magien forsvant fort. Det ble klart at jobben ikke var for alle, spesielt i tilfelle av sine to kolleger, som han absolutt foraktet. Bjerg og Bustø: betalingsudyktig duo. Han visste at den eneste grunnen til at de hadde jobber i politiet var på grunn av liten bestand av landsbyen. Han rappet hans ID-kort og han hørte den mekaniske klikkelyd som fortalte ham at han var i. Han så opp. Heisen var i øverste etasje, han ville ikke bry med det. Etter en hostende passform og masker ved sin side, avsluttet han skalere opp tre etasjer med trapp som delte ham fra frigid utendørs og koselig interiør av stasjonen.
Alyx strøk over avdelingsgulvet, gjør framskritt mot tomme privatkontor. Han hang hans lange ullfrakk på hengeren og satte seg i sin gamle knirkete stol.
Ikke et øyeblikk etter, brast hans ubrukelige kolleger i kontoret hans skryt om deres nyeste bestrebelser: midnatt smålig tyveri.
"Søren vi var gode!" Utbryter detektiv Bustø ivrig.
"Vi fikk til å lagre akkurat i tide, tyven kom seg nesten unna, men hans pose med artikler tynget ham, og vi tok ham." Bjerg sier i sin monotone stemme.
"Han er i avhørrommet. Hvis du ikke har noe annet å gjøre, kan du behandle de tingene han stjal?" spør Bustø i en kommanderende tone.
"Bevisene? Jeg kan like godt, jeg har ikke noe annet bedre å gjøre,"
De to stakk av og han sprakk opp bevisboksen: Aceton . Duct tape. Saltsyre. Hydrogenperoksyd.
"Petty tyveri my ass" Alyx mumlet.
Han stormet til avhørsrommet og fortalte de to å snakke med ham utenfor.
"Gud, dere to er blind. Disse reaktanter brukes til å lage provisoriske bomber, ikke at folk som deg ville vite."
"Alyx , du jobber for hardt. Det er ingenting, bare husholdning rengjøring ting. Du overreagerer." Bjerg sa med et snev av irritasjon.
"Jeg tror jeg må gjøre alt rundt her." Alyx sa etter at han åpnet døren til avhørsrommet. Døren lukket med et høyt smell. Han slo opp filer til metall pulten og stirret på tenåringen.
"Hvem jobber du for?"
"Hva?"
"Hør på meg, din tull! Hvem jobber du for?"
"Jeg vet ikke hva du snakker om."
"Ikke lek med meg!" Alyx når hånden ut til ungen i skjortekragen." Jeg kommer til å be deg om en gang til før jeg plasserer deg i en celle, Hvem jobber du for ?"
"Ikke skad meg! Jeg jobber for Larsons!" The tenåring erklærte seg.
"Vel, dette vil sette dem bak lås for sikker." Alyx strålte.
"Klokken syv drar vi, kom igjen gutter!" Han bjeffet på de to.
Alyx kaller da for B.T. backup og snart var de på vei til å lede angrepet på nabbing Larson -brødrene og deres narkotika og menneskehandel imperium sammen med dem.
Alt ble satt opp til ni. Solen var fortsatt knapt opp. Den inkompetente duo var ingensteds å bli funnet. Typisk. Lageret ble overvåket på alle sider. Dagen hadde endelig kommet, noen lys for å lyse den stadig dyster by som Røros var. Solen tittet hodet over horisonten og lyser opp scenen som var i ferd med å utfolde seg. Løytnant Peterson ropte gjennom megafon.
"Kom ut med hendene på hodet! Hvis du ikke overgi seg i de neste fem minuttene, vil vi sende et B.T. Team inn!"
Minuttene gikk forbi aldri så sakte. Det føltes som de hadde ventet i en evighet. Fire. Tre. To. En. Akkurat da laget skulle bryte de doble dørene ned, svinge de åpne. De to Larson brødre, deres personlige milits, og en støv tåkete skikkelse brøt ut av lageret med skyter vilt. Skyter venstre og høyre, opp og ned, Larsongjengen skyter for å drepe. Tømmer klipp som om de ikke var verdt noe, sparket de unna. Eliten politiet gjemte seg bak sandsekker reist minutter før. Etter at støvet senker seg blir det klart at Larson gjengen trakk seg tilbake, men Alyx så en kjent skikkelse, men han kunne ikke tenke på hvor han hadde sett det før.
Løytnant Peterson gir ordre for troppene å flytte opp. Som tropper forhånd, er Alyx fortsatt plaget av silhuett som var i døråpningen.
"Hvem var det?" Han spurte løytnanten.
"Sannsynligvis noen gutt fra byen som trenger litt penger for sin heroinavhengighet, hah!"
Alyx ristet på hodet ved unprofessionalism og fulgte resten av rettshåndhevelse personell. De gikk inn på lageret og umiddelbart hørte klingende av sko på metall i det fjerne.
"Flytt opp, Flytt opp, de tar trappen!" The Lieutenant befalt.
Hærens kevlar jakker og Gore -Tex støvler gjort lite støy som Alyx kom seg opp bak dem. Da han nådde toppen, hørte han patroner som treffer gulvet. Hundrevis av dem. Det var et maskingevær montert på bakken og skyter som om det var det var ingen morgen. Etter tapet av tolv menn tok de ut maskingeværet og avanserte lenger. Som de beveget seg gjennom korridorene, de elitesoldater systematisk tok ut eller arrestert gjengmedlemmer som de dukket opp å prøve å overfalle dem. På slutten av kaos og kaos, det er en siste dør de måtte gå gjennom for å forsegle avtale og fullføre gjengen krigen en gang for alle. Det ble merket "kontoret". Tre soldater brøt seg inn i rommet og kjapt betalt for det ved å bli slått ut kaldt med en slagg blokk nøye balansert på toppen av døren.
"Jeg tror du bør gå først Alyx." Foreslår Peterson. "Du er den eneste her eksternt kompetent på PR. Han kommer inn i rommet og ser to mørketall. Han kikker på den kjente skygge på gulvet. Han hadde funnet ut hvem silhuetten tilhørte. Det var skyggen av Detektiv Bjerg, stående ved siden av Larson gjenglederen.
"Arrestere ham Bjerg!" Alyx roper i desperasjon.
Bjerg humret, deretter svarte i en sarkastisk tone, "Hvorfor skulle jeg arrestere min egen bror?"
Bitene plutselig passe på plass. Det er derfor det hadde tatt så lang tid å lukke dette tilfellet var det en muldvarp hele tiden. Han hadde blitt lurt.
"Hvorfor gjorde du dette?" Spør Alyx forbløffet.
"For det meste penger." Mannen tidligere kjent som Bjerg svarte. "Å være rik er ikke en luksus alle kan nyte."
"Og du kan? Du kommer bak murene en gang for alle ." Med det signaliserte Alyx for sikkerhetskopiering og gikk ut av ex - Larson gjengen lageret.
"Hvor skal du?" Bustø spurte mens han løp etter Alyx.
"Home. Jeg trenger mer søvn. Poser under øynene mine blir verre."
Du må fortsatt behandle alle.


Korrupsjon i Røros - Short Story (English)

Korrupjson i Røros









The freshly fallen snow crunches under his feet. The brisk cool breeze rushes through Alyx’s hair. Alyxander Karlsen slowly trekked through the snowdrifts covered in the yellowy glow of ancient street lamps.  His winter boots glazed with snow and ice he advances towards the corner. The dimly lit corner or Heldig street is almost relaxing, almost. Strangely, it seemed to have an air of uncertainty and darkness around it. He never really minded it though, he enjoyed the solitude of it.
Everyday at six in the morning he shoves his morning cigarette into his mouth and flicks his lighter. Scanning the intersection he sees the sight that he is far too familiar with: the closed, unlit corner store with a faded “closed” sign, the newspaper-covered window of the hair salon indicating its foreclosure, and the derelict apartment building with a bad case of asbestos looming above. In the distance, a church spire rose from the fog that cloaked the small town of Røros. If you looked hard enough you could make out a crucifix perched on the end of the spire. Alyx spat out his cigarette, stamped and twisted it into the pavement. His break was over. It was time to go to work.
Alyx made his way to the police station. He only looked forward to the free coffee nowadays. He used to enjoy working as a detective, but the shine quickly wore off. It became apparent that the job wasn’t for everyone, Especially in the case of his two colleagues, whom he absolutely despised. Bjerg and Bustö: the delinquent duo. He knew that the only reason they had jobs in law enforcement was because of the small population of the village. He swiped his ID card and he heard the mechanical click sound that told him he was in. He looked up. The elevator was at the top floor; he wouldn’t bother with it. After a coughing fit and stitches at his side, he finished scaling up the three flights of stairs that divided him from the frigid outdoors and the cozy interior of the station.
Alyx strode across the department floor, making headway towards his empty, private office. He hung his long wool coat on the hanger and sat down in his old creaky chair.
Not a moment after, his useless colleagues burst into his office boasting about their latest endeavour: the midnight petty theft.
“Damn we were good!” Detective Bustö zealously stated.
“We got the to store just in time; the thief almost got away, but his bag of articles weighed him down and we nicked him.” Bjerg states in his monotone voice.
“He’s in the interrogation room as we speak! If you don’t mind, can you process the things he stole, Karlsen?” Bustö asked in a commanding tone.
“The evidence? I might as well, I’ve got nothing else better to do.”
The two ran off and he cracked open the evidence box: Acetone. Duct tape. Muriatic acid. Hydrogen peroxide.
“Petty theft my ass” Alyx muttered.
He stormed to the interrogation room and told the two to speak to him outside.
“God, you two are blind. These reactants are used to make makeshift bombs, not that people like you would know.”
“Alyx, you’re working too hard. It’s nothing, just household cleaning stuff. You’re overreacting” Bjerg said with a hint of annoyance.
“I guess I have to do everything around here.” Alyx said after he opened the door to the interrogation room. The door closed with a loud bang. He slapped the files onto the metal desk and glared at the teenager.
“Who do you work for?”
“What?”
“Listen to me, you degenerate! Who are you working for?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t play games with me!” Alyx reaches his hand out to the kid’s shirt collar. “I’m going to ask you one more time before I place you in a cell; Who do you work for?”
“Don’t hurt me! I work for the Larsons!” The teenager pleaded.
“Well this will put them behind bars for sure.” Alyx beamed.
“Seven O’clock and we got a stakeout, lets go boys!” He barked at the two.
Alyx then called for S.W.A.T. backup and soon they were on their way to lead the assault on nabbing the Larson brothers and their drug and trafficking empire along with them.
Everything was set up by nine. The sun was still barely up. The incompetent duo were nowhere to be found. Typical. The warehouse was being watched on all sides. The day had finally come, some light to brighten the ever-gloomy town that Røros was. The sun peeked its head over the horizon and lit up the scene that was about to unfold. Lieutenant Peterson yelled through the megaphone.
“Come out with your hands on your heads! If you do not surrender in the next five minutes, we will send the S.W.A.T. team in!”
The minutes passed by ever so slowly. It felt like they had waited for an eternity. Four. Three. Two. One. Just as the team were going to break the double doors down, they swing open. The two Larson brothers, their personal militia, and a dust clouded figure burst out of the warehouse with guns blazing. Firing left and right, up and down, the Larson gang shoot to kill. Unloading clips as if they were worth nothing, they fired away. The elite police force hid behind the sandbags erected minutes before. After the dust settled the Larson gang retreated, but Alyx saw a familiar figure, but he couldn’t think of where he had seen it before.
Lieutenant Peterson gives the order for the troops to move up. As the troops advance, Alyx is still troubled by the silhouette that was in the doorway.
“Who was that?” He asked the Lieutenant.
“Probably some kid on skidrow that needs some money for his heroin addiction, hah!”
Alyx shook his head at the unprofessionalism and followed the rest of the law enforcement personnel. They entered the warehouse and immediately heard the clanging of shoe on metal in the distance.
“Move up, Move up, they’re taking the stairs!” The Lieutenant commanded.
The army’s kevlar jackets and Gore-Tex boots made little noise as Alyx made his way up behind them. As he reached the top, he heard the shells hit the floor. Hundreds of them. There was a machine gun mounted to the ground and firing like it there was no tomorrow. After the loss of twelve men they took out the gunner and advanced farther. As they moved through the corridors, the elite soldiers systematically took out or arrested the gang members as they popped up trying to ambush them. At the end of the chaos and mayhem, there is one last door they had to go through to seal the deal and finish the gang war once and for all. It was labelled “office”. Three soldiers burst into the room and instantly paid for it by being knocked out cold by a cinder block carefully balanced on the top of the door.
“I think you should go first Alyx.” Suggested Peterson. “You’re the only one here remotely competent at public relations.
He enters the room and sees two dark figures. He glances at the familiar shadow on the floor. He had figured out who the silhouette belonged to. It was the shadow of Detective Bjerg, standing next to the Larson gang leader.
“Arrest him Bjerg!” Alyx shouts in desperation.
Bjerg chuckled, then replied in a sarcastic tone, “Why would I arrest my own brother?”
The pieces suddenly fit into place. That’s why it had taken so long to close this case, there was a mole the whole time.  He had been duped.
“Why did you do this?” Alyx flabbergastedly asked.
“Mainly money.” The man formerly known as Bjerg replied. “Being rich isn’t a luxury anyone can enjoy.”
“And you can? You’re going behind bars once and for all.” With that, Alyx signaled for backup and walked out of the ex-Larson gang warehouse.
“Where are you going?” Bustö asked, running after Alyx.
“Home. I need more sleep. The bags under my eyes are getting worse.”
“You still need to process all the gang members and do the necessary paperwork!”
“You didn’t show up for the damn operation, so why don’t you do it? Or do you not value your job?”
“Uh… Well…”
“Thats what I thought. See you tomorrow Bustö.”
As he walked home Alyx couldn’t help thinking how fortunate he was that one of the two idiots from his department is now in jail. It almost made him tear up at the thought of an easier day at work.
Alyx shivered as he unlocked his front door. After a long hike through the snow and ice, he had finally arrived in his humble abode.
“What a nice day” He thought. “Getting home at eleven, I can finally get some sleep.”
He climbed into bed and shut his eyes. It was the first peaceful sleep he had had in a long time.