The No. 5 Investigation Team can actually take care of gang matters, but Luo An and Mona were operating privately this time and could not attract too many people's attention, so they called Norton of the Organized Crime Investigation Team.
He told Norton the whole story clearly. After Norton learned that the "Black River Gang" was just a small loan sharking gang, he immediately led the SWAT team to come here and quickly raided the small gang while it was unprepared. Easily destroyed.
"Thank you for your hard work this time."
Luo An glanced at the main gang leaders who were packed into the car by SWAT, smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Norton's hand:
"I didn't expect that a big gang had just been busted in the morning, and a small gang would be busted in the afternoon."
"Nothing hard."
Norton's face was full of joy, he pointed at the reporter who appeared from nowhere not far away, and smiled at Luo An in a low voice:
"Thank you very much, Roan, for giving me another chance to be in the news."
As far as the United States is concerned, cracking down on gangs is not casual. Law enforcement agencies not only need physical evidence that can accurately convict gang leaders, but also witnesses who can testify in court.
It happened that the Elken family was trapped in the bar at this time. The most difficult witness had been obtained, and the remaining physical evidence was not a problem at all for the FBI.
As far as Norton is concerned, the gang is entirely a credit to Luo Anbai.
At this time, Norton wanted to drag Luo An into his investigation team on the spot.
"You're welcome."
Luo An smiled and waved his hand. Because he helped Norton in the morning, Norton gave this clue to him. After he investigated it clearly, he sent the criminal back to the other party.
On the surface, it seems that Luo An is at a loss, but Norton is from the Organized Crime Investigation Bureau and has been dealing with gangs all year round. No one knows what clues they have.
A gangster doesn't matter, but the Organized Crime Bureau has 80% of gang information in the entire New York area. These gangs then radiate to the entire New York area, plus undercover agents.
It doesn't matter if the clues provided by Norton this time were not used in solving the case. The clues provided by Norton next time may be used at a critical moment.
With many friends and many paths, Luo An has a good understanding of Norton's character and personal situation, so Luo An is more interested in long-term investment.
Without further delaying Norton's interview with reporters, Luo An turned around and went to find the Elken family.
Aside from the fact that Mona was in that direction comforting Elken's daughter Serena, there was another reason.
That's because Luo An really doesn't understand why Elken, an ordinary New York citizen who has worked hard for half his life, dares to use gang money to finance his loans recently?
"Because I'm too anxious to make money."
After hearing Luo An's question, Elken, who was missing four fingers, looked at his wife and daughter Serena, who was almost sold by the gang, and his elderly parents who were trembling as they sat there, with regret in his eyes. Tears:
“Some time ago, when I was chatting with a middle-aged man who often washes clothes in my laundry, the other person told me that he had borrowed some money from a gang a few streets away.
Later, the gangster was dealt with, and the money fell into his pocket forever, and no one asked him to pay him back. "
Hearing this, Luo An raised his eyebrows, as if he understood something.
Sure enough, Elken continued:
"When I learned that my daughter had received a letter of recommendation for college, I was proud of her but also very anxious because I couldn't afford to send her to college. I could only watch my daughter choose the one she would have to shoulder for at least twenty years. Expensive college loans.
After thinking for a long time, I decided to imitate the middle-aged man who often came to my laundry to wash clothes, and went to the nearby hyena gang to borrow money. "
Luo An frowned slightly and said doubtfully: "The premise of this kind of borrowing money is that you can be sure that the gang will be dealt with in the near future. The Hyena Gang was still very powerful before today, you..."
Elken whispered: "The laundry has been here for more than ten years. I know many people, including the NYPD, the DEA, and even your FBI."
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Hearing this, Luo An sighed silently deep in his heart.
Sure enough, in America, secrets are meant to be leaked, and this is indeed true.
In Elken’s description, he learned from some people some time ago that a nearby small gang would be dealt with in the near future, so he tentatively borrowed dozens of dollars from that small gang.
A few days later, the gang was really dealt with, and no one came to him to ask him to pay back the money.
Since then, Elken has paid more and more attention to gangs in various districts of New York, and the amount of money he borrowed has also begun to increase little by little.
During this period, Elken also repaid money several times, but his repayments were just to borrow more money next time.
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Returning to Investigation Team No. 5, Mona sat back on the chair and stretched out greatly.
Luo An sat on a chair, looking at the folders of serial bank robberies, stroking his chin and thinking deeply.
"What's wrong, Roan?"
Mona was in a good mood at this time. Seeing Luo An's thoughtful expression, she immediately tilted her head and asked:
"Isn't this case solved? Although it is not a bank robbery, the laundry owner has nothing to do with the bank robbers."
"No, Mona."
Hearing this, Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head slowly and said:
"There is a relationship between them."
Mona was stunned and tilted her head in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Luo An did not answer Mona's question directly, but placed the folder of the bank robbery in front of her and asked in a low voice:
"Mona, do you think these six bank robberies were committed by the same group of people?"
"Um?"
Mona was puzzled, looked at the folder carefully, raised her head and asked:
"Isn't it?"
Robert previously said that the sixth bank robbery was committed by the owner of the laundry, but now it is confirmed that the other party was not a bank robber. At the time of the crime, Elken was borrowing money from the gang.
After recalling the black clothes in the laundry, Erken said that they were just ordinary clothes owned by the owner of the restaurant next door. Luo An and Mona just went to the home of the owner of the hotel next door to the laundry to check and found that this was indeed the case.
Under such circumstances, why would Luo An still think that the six robberies were not carried out by the same group of people?
After hearing Mona's question, Luo An explained solemnly:
"It was the word 'imitation' that Elken mentioned just now that reminded me."
In fact, Luo An did not think that Blossom had no ability to solve the case. From the perspective of solving the case, Luo An admired Blossom very much.
I just failed as a human being.
But the other party has not solved the case until now. In this case, there are only two possibilities:
First: This group of bank robbers has become so cunning that even veteran FBI agents like Blossom can't find a single clue about them.
Second: The direction of Broson's investigation is wrong.
Comparing the two situations, Luo An believes in the second one more than the first one.
If the real situation is indeed the second one, then carefully observe the several directions that Blossom is aiming at in solving the case. The most important one is:
The six bank robberies were committed by the same group of people, and they were a group of veterans or had experience in serving in the military, so the entire operation was very capable and straightforward.
After listening to Luo An’s analysis, Mona covered her mouth and said in surprise:
"So, what you're saying is that the six bank robberies were not committed by the same group of people with no experience in the military?"
(End of chapter)
