348 How Poor Survived in Academy

"How has it been, Allen? What are your impressions after a week as an SDC member?" Hussain inquired as he reviewed Allen's report.

"The usual. I now understand why you advised me to join if I wanted to accumulate points."

"No, you still don't understand."

"?"

Without telling him anything related to that, Hussain tells him

"You've encountered Kruglikov, haven't you? He's a prime example of someone who maximizes his role as an SDC member."

An unwritten rule in the SDC is that you cannot take action against rule breakers in other members' patrol areas. This unwritten rule needs to be obeyed so that the distribution of points between SDC members is even and those who are "very diligent" like Allen do not monopolize all the problems they encounter.