Xiaogu and Dr. Smith were indeed very efficient. It didn't take them three days to deduce the origin of the bullet through the bullet marks on the bones. At the same time, by comparing the bullet marks, the police found the person who fired the bullet in less than three hours. firearms.
As expected, it was a black gun.
As we all know, the United States does not ban guns. 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's easy to find the owner of a gun using ballistic testing. So in order to avoid this situation, gangsters use guns differently from ordinary people. They used black guns.
These black guns are not recorded in any official records. Most of these guns are obtained through smuggling or other illegal means. For people shot by such guns, the murder weapon cannot be found at all. Without the murder weapon, it is naturally impossible to make effective accusations. This is also the wisdom that arises 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 a dozen murders.
"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 very simple. Because he failed in command last time and was punished. Chap was demoted. Originally, Chap should be used 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 couldn't adapt. He felt that he was 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 allowed him to 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 many sources of information 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 a gang member to get 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 was really brave enough to handle the case.
"Huh?"
Kai noticed Chap's voice immediately.
"What's wrong? Chap?"
"These cases...where have I seen them?" Chap was unsure.
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 the cases I encountered during my undercover period. Look at the time above, it is completely That’s right.”
Kai picked up a document.
"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. That’s the norm. Because those old guns are not only cheap, but they’re not easy 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, it is 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 undercover at that time was really not a Latin American gang. He was 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 think.
The Mafia is a secret society organization that originated in Italy. The base is in Sicily. In the 18th century, Europe set off a wave of immigration to the Americas. Mafia members flocked to the United States, took root in New York, and operated throughout the United States. They controlled the gambling industry, pornography industry, drug trafficking, and arms smuggling in the United States, and engaged in professional criminal activities such as kidnapping. , murder, robbery, etc. There are various gangs within the mafia, and the leaders exercise family-style rule over the gangs.
Mafia families inherit the traditional minority elitism. Therefore, 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"). The boss and the specific actions of 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. 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 as an undercover 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 the traditional mafia. Those mafia that follow the Italian tradition are very strict about the recruitment of family members, and there are also behaviors such as "voting certificates". Forget it, you must be Sicilian. Even if you were not born in Sicily, you must have 'pure' blood.
Among them, Chap's undercover mafia is the Delana family, a veteran mafia that has been active in Los Angeles since the 1930s.
In 1931, Jack Drana took over the gang he belonged to and became the boss. After that, the gangster relied on the advantage of having Hollywood, the world's most famous film and television center, to develop the family into the entire West Coast of the United States in one fell swoop. The largest mafia organization.
The Delana family did not actually control many entertainment industry unions, but they were actively involved in the entertainment industry as investors, which expanded a large financial source for the American Mafia after Prohibition. In addition, as the underground masters of Los Angeles, they quickly took over 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. role. As the Mafia family closest to the public territory of the Mafia in Las Vegas, the Delana family was also the main guarding 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 undercover to 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 properties are still spread throughout Los Angeles.
For example, the restaurant in front of Kai and Chap now.
Sbarro Restaurant.
This is a long-established Italian restaurant, established in 1901, more than a hundred years ago. This restaurant was even awarded three Michelin stars for a time, but the rating was eventually revoked because of its underworld background.
Everyone on the road 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 bring him with him when he came here to eat.
When Kai walked in with Chap, 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, except for a table in the back of the restaurant where Marigio was eating alone, there were only a few big men in suits sitting sparsely throughout the restaurant, guarding several entrances and exits of the restaurant. and windows.
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 was more casual, and these few pieces of information were not noticed by him.
"I'm not here for a meal, I'm here to meet people."
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 deep in 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 District Crime Squad police officer, even the chief of police would be like that. Looking at modern society, gangsters are not afraid of the police, an absolute minority. After all, this is no longer a barbaric era.
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 very thin. He is handsome, with gray hair. He looks gentle and gentle. He does not look like a gangster at all, but more like a university professor.
"Please sit down." Maligio glanced at Chap, then turned a blind eye to him and said directly to Kai.
Chap was glanced at by Marigio and felt awkward. He didn't take the initiative to say hello.
Kai heard that Chap was very appreciated by the boss back then, 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 descent. From this we can see how famous and trusted Chapu was back then.
It's a pity that God has played a trick on people. Chap 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 the power shrank a lot. If it weren't for the fact that Marigio was indeed very capable and stabilized the situation after being released from prison, the Delana family would probably be a low-level gangster now.
"Thank you." A gang member is so polite, so Kai can't be too rough. Criminals are more qualified than police officers, 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."
Maliggio looked at Kai and laughed.
"As much as I want to help you, I'm sorry, but 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 riddles 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 didn't work.
For an old man like Marigio, it is absolutely impossible for him to be honest as long as he is not caught in the act. When he was caught by Chapu, he got all the stolen goods, and he only served six years in prison. You can only imagine what kind of moral character this guy has. If his mental quality were any worse, his mentality would have collapsed long ago.
"The Seven Precepts say: 1. Keep your mouth shut; 2. The organization is higher than the individual; 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 enough to confront the committee. Our Delana family has been reconciled with the committee for many years."
The American Mafia (Italian) initially 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 families named after five prominent members (Buano, Colobo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese), who set up a "committee" with each other , as the highest arbitration unit among various "families".
In the early years, the Delana family did not like the committee very much, and they went to war with the committee, but later reconciled. Now that the Drana family has weakened, it is naturally even less likely to disobey the committee's rules.
