Before transmigrating, Nick had only watched a dozen or so episodes of Supernatural, but because the long-running American series was so widely discussed, he had picked up some knowledge of its later plotlines.
Broadly speaking, the two brothers before him were little different from men doomed to bring disaster to everyone around them. Whether someone became their friend or their enemy, things rarely ended well.
Of course, this happened to some extent in almost every long-running American series-family-friendly comedies like Friends aside-because while the lead actors signed long-term contracts, supporting actors were doing well if they appeared for two or three consecutive seasons.
When there was no guarantee a supporting actor could keep appearing, killing off the character and giving them a memorable exit was the best option.
But once a television show became reality, that situation became rather lamentable. Nick was not sure whether the same tragedies would keep recurring around these brothers, but he did not mind using his own experiences to give them a lesson in advance.
"I'm a cop. When rookie officers first join the force, almost all of them firmly believe they're guardians of the law. I was no different.
"But during my rookie days, senior officers repeatedly taught me to 'follow the rules' on the job-to obey the laws of survival on the streets and the unwritten rules within the department. Otherwise, sooner or later, you'll leave the job, willingly or not."
Seeing that Sam looked as though he wanted to say something, Nick cut him off before he could speak. "That's right. The eighteenth-century jurist William Blackstone once defined police officers as 'citizens who maintain the peace of the community,' servants of the law.
"But since you said you wanted to go to law school, you should know something about our current laws.