Xiaogu and Dr. Smith were indeed very efficient. It didn't take three days at all. They were able to deduce the origin of the bullet through the bullet marks on the bones. At the same time, through comparison of the bullet marks, it took the police less than three hours to find the person who fired the bullet.
firearms.
As expected, it was a black gun.
As we all know, guns are not banned in the United States. But not banning guns does not mean that the government is really indifferent. In fact, most of the guns on the market are registered with the police station. It is easy to use ballistic detection to find the owner of the gun. So.
In order to avoid this situation, the guns used by gangsters are different from ordinary people. They use black guns.
These black guns are not recorded in any official records. Most of these guns are obtained through smuggling or other illegal means. People shot by such guns cannot find the murder weapon at all. Without the murder weapon, they naturally
No valid charges can be made. This is also the wisdom derived from the battle of wits between gangsters and the police.
This also leads to the fact that the black guns in police files are often responsible for several or even dozens of murder cases.
"What do you want to say?" Kai threw the report handed over from the laboratory to everyone, letting them take a look and brainstorm ideas.
Chap looked through the information with a sullen face. The reason why he was like this was also very simple. Because he failed in command last time and was punished. Chap was demoted. Originally, Chap should have adapted to this kind of thing.
Chap has been a police officer for so many years, and he has been up and down like this countless times. But Chap just can't adapt. He feels that he is not wrong, so why should he be so soft on criminals?
Of course, this time, he had nothing to say. After all, he was still a brother, so being demoted was understandable.
However, a demotion was a demotion, but Kai did not deprive Chap of his status in the major crimes unit, and still let him lead his original team. After all, veteran police detectives like him are what every police station needs.
Don't underestimate this kind of people. They often have a lot of information sources in both black and white, which is of great significance in combating illegal gang activities. After all, you can't let someone who looks like a police officer go to gang members to inquire.
information.
Although Chap was unhappy, he had not yet vented his anger on his work. In fact, this guy who looked like a ruffian had a strong sense of responsibility inside, and he really dared to work hard when handling cases.
"Huh?"
Kai discovered Chap's voice immediately.
"What's wrong? Chap?"
"These cases... where have I seen them before?" Chap asked uncertainly.
Chap was referring to the case involving the same gun.
Then Chap spread out all the information and selected six cases from among them.
"I have an impression of these six cases."
Chap said.
"Then?" Kai asked.
"These are not our cases in the West District. I have not left the West District Police Station since I came back from undercover, so if I am familiar with cases in other branches, they must be cases that I encountered during my undercover period. Look at the time above, it is completely
That’s right.”
Kai picked up a piece of information.
"A case from more than ten years ago?" Kai felt that the time span was a bit too long.
Chap said disdainfully: "Boss, who do you think those gangsters are? They don't spend a lot of money to equip their young men with the best weapons. Gangsters also have to pay attention to cost control. In fact, old guns like this are among the gangsters.
China is the norm. Because those old guns are not only cheap, but also difficult to trace."
"Then what do you know?"
"'Scavenger'. I only know that guy's code name. I don't know who he is specifically. He is not a member of the gang, but an 'outsourced' businessman who specializes in doing things for the gang. The gang pays him.
Responsible for making gang targets disappear, a bit similar to professional killers, but unlike ordinary professional killers, they will only serve fixed customers."
"Then who does he serve?"
"Italian!"
…
Although Chap looks like a Hispanic, the gang he was working undercover at that time was really not a Latin American gang. He was working undercover in an Italian mafia.
Don’t think that the Italian Mafia only recruits Italians. In fact, the organizational structure of the Italian Mafia is more advanced than many people imagine.
The Mafia is a secret social organization that originated in Italy, with its base in Sicily. In the 18th century, Europe set off a wave of immigrants to the Americas. Mafia people flocked to the United States, taking root in New York, operating throughout the United States, and manipulating the American gambling industry, pornography
The industry includes drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and professional criminal activities such as kidnapping, murder, robbery, etc. There are various gangs within the Mafia, and the leaders implement family-style rule over the gangs.
Mafia families inherit the traditional minority elitism, so a large family has about 100-200 people, usually 50-60 people, but almost has more than multiple 'partners'.
Generally speaking, official members of Mafia families are of Italian origin.
Each family is fundamentally controlled by a "boss" or "Don (a Spanish honorific for a duke or noble, or "your Excellency")", and the specific actions of the boss and the family are separated by layers of cronies.
The boss can appoint a counselor (Consigliere) in the family. Therefore, according to the latest statement, the family member closest and most trusted by the boss is called Consigliere ("Legal Advisor" in Italian). In fact, the legal advisor is similar to the person responsible for mediating the family
The "listening officer" for internal disputes may also serve as the guard of the "second boss". His main task is to 'legitimize' all specific actions of the family. The second boss (underboss) is usually a relative appointed by the boss.
, he is regarded as the "commander in chief" in charge of all legion commanders, and he only takes orders from his boss; if the boss is in jail or in medical treatment, they must act as the boss's agent (acting boss).
Those non-Italian members are called partners. Often an Italian mafia will have several times more partners. They are also considered part of the family, but they are not qualified to be promoted in the family system. In other words, a mafia
No matter how good a party partner is, he or she is still a partner and cannot become a "Tang".
Chap once worked undercover as a partner in the Italian Mafia in Los Angeles.
Because it is very difficult to use family members to work undercover in the Italian mafia. Especially those traditional mafia. Those mafia that follow the Italian tradition are very strict on the recruitment of family members, and there are also things like "voucher of name"
Behavior, forget it, you still have to be a Sicilian. Even if you are not born in Sicily, you still have to have 'pure' blood.
Among them, the Mafia under Chap's undercover is the Delana family, a veteran mafia that has been active in Los Angeles since the 1930s.
In 1931, Jack Delana took over the gang he was in and became the boss. After that, the gangster relied on the advantage of having Hollywood, the world's most famous film and television center, on his territory to develop the family into the entire United States in one fell swoop.
The largest mafia organization on the west coast.
The Delana family does not actually control many entertainment industry unions, but they are actively involved in the entertainment industry as investors, which has expanded a large financial source for the American Mafia after Prohibition. In addition, as the underground masters of Los Angeles, they quickly occupied
In the illegal gambling industry in Los Angeles, many gambling talents originally from Los Angeles later fled to Las Vegas, playing a vital role in the reserve of gambling talents in Las Vegas. As a gangster in Las Vegas,
The Mafia family closest to the party's public domain, the Delana family was also the main escort force of the American Mafia in Las Vegas in the early days.
In modern times, due to the joint suppression by the FBI and the Los Angeles police, the Delana family has lost its former glory as a drug lord in Los Angeles. It was against this background that Chap was sent to undercover the Delana family. In fact, judging from the current situation
, the Delana family has become a second-rate gang in Los Angeles, which is not too surprising.
But as a veteran mafia, his influence is still very huge. Their industries are still spread throughout Los Angeles.
For example, the restaurant in front of Kai and Chap right now.
Sbarro Restaurant.
This is a long-established Italian restaurant that was established in 1901, more than a hundred years ago. This restaurant was even rated as three Michelin stars for a time, but the rating was finally canceled because of its underworld background.
Everyone on the street knows that the boss of the Delana family, Marigio, dines here every Saturday afternoon.
Chap naturally knew that, in fact, more than ten years ago, Marigio would always bring him with him when he came to eat here.
When Kai and Chap walked in, there was no one in the restaurant. In fact, every Saturday, the Sbarro restaurant would be closed to serve Marigio alone. So when the two of them came in, there was no one in the restaurant except deep inside the restaurant.
At a table, Marigio was eating alone. There were only a few big men in suits sitting sparsely throughout the restaurant, guarding several entrances, exits and windows of the restaurant.
Seeing someone coming in, the big men in suits stood up and put their hands into their suits.
Chap immediately raised his hands to show that he meant no harm.
At this time, a waiter stood up.
"I'm sorry, sir. Our store is closed today."
Kai is more casual, and these few pieces of information are not noticed by him.
"I'm not here for a meal, I'm here to meet someone."
The waiter still had a fake smile: "I'm sorry, this is a private place, please leave."
At this time, the man dining at the table in the back of the restaurant stopped the waiter: "Gambiro, let them in. It is very rude to let the boss of the West District Crime Squad stand at the door."
After hearing the man's words, the expressions of other people in the restaurant immediately changed.
If in the 1960s and 1970s, the Delana family was not afraid of anyone, not to mention a West Side Crime Squad police officer, even the police chief. Looking at modern society, gangsters are not afraid of the absolute minority of the police. After all,
It is no longer the barbaric age.
Kai smiled at the waiter who was blocking him, took out a ten-dollar bill from his pocket and handed it to him.
"Tip, thank you."
Then he walked carelessly into the depths of the restaurant.
Marigio is a sixty-year-old man. He is not tall or strong, but rather thin. He is handsome and has gray hair. He looks elegant and gentle. He does not look like a gangster at all, but more like a university professor.
"Please sit down." Maliggio glanced at Chap, then turned a blind eye to him and said directly to Kai.
Chap was glanced at by Maliggio and felt very awkward. He did not take the initiative to say hello.
Kai heard that Chap was highly appreciated by the boss, and even wanted to let him join the family and become a family member and the second boss, even though Chap was not of Italian origin. From this, we can see how much Chap had back then.
Scenery, more trust.
It's a pity that God has played a trick on people. Chapu is a policeman, and he is the kind of policeman with very strong principles.
When the police closed the net, Chap testified against Marigio. Although Marigio had a good lawyer, he still stayed in prison for six years.
At that time, Marigio was regarded as the hope for the revival of the Delana family, but after being manipulated like this by Chap, there was no mention of revival, and his power shrank a lot. If Marigio was not really very capable, he would have been released from prison.
After stabilizing the situation, the Delana family is probably just a low-profile gangster now.
"Thank you." A gangster is so polite, so Kai can't be too rough. Criminals are more qualified than police, so what do you call them?
"I wonder what Officer Kai wants to do with me? I don't remember any illegal behavior on my part. I'm a good citizen." Marigio wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then looked at Kai seriously.
Kai didn't mince words and directly stated his purpose: "I want to get information about a person from you."
Marigio looked at Kai and laughed.
"Although I want to help you, I'm sorry, I'm a good person."
Kai suddenly didn't know where to start complaining. This conversation... was too familiar.
"Mariggio, I don't want to play charades with you. I'm not here to trouble you. I just want a name. Tell me who the scavenger is and I'll leave right away." Kai tried to make himself stronger.
But it's no use.
For a veteran like Marigio, it is absolutely impossible for him to be honest as long as he is not caught in his act. When he was caught by Chap, everyone got all the stolen goods, and he only served six years in prison. It can be imagined that this guy is a
What kind of virtue is that? If the psychological quality were any worse, the mentality would have collapsed long ago.
"The Seven Commandments: 1. Keep your mouth shut; 2. Organizations are higher than individuals; 3. Do not disobey orders from superiors; 4. Do not rebel and surrender; 5. Keep secrets from your family; 6. Do not engage in kidnapping activities without authorization; 7. Strictly prohibit brotherhood.
Fight." After speaking, Maliggio looked at Kai: "Since you know that I am a mafia, why do you still ask me this question?"
"Although the committee has declined now, I am not free to confront the committee yet. Our Delana family has been reconciled with the committee for many years."
The American Mafia (Italian) first gained power in the New York area, and then gradually developed from small-scale operations to city-wide and even international organizations. In the early days, it was ruled by a family named after five outstanding members (Buano
Families, including the Colobo Family, the Gambino Family, the Genovese Family and the Lucchese Family), the "Families" set up a "committee" with each other as the highest arbitration unit among the "Families".
In the early years, the Delana family did not like the committee very much, and even went to war with the committee, but later reconciled. Now that the Delana family has weakened, it is naturally even less likely to disobey the committee's rules.
