America, starting as a trainee police officer

Chapter 99 Corrupt Cops

I just finished lunch in the afternoon.

Li Wei and a group of patrol officers were urgently summoned to the conference room.

One of them had long hair and looked a bit dirty.

A person wearing a denim jacket stands on the podium.

The whiteboard behind him was covered with maps and information about gangs.

"After nearly a year of infiltrating the Mexican Mafia, I finally managed to get into a high-ranking branch of the Poirgo gang. This gang is called the Crater Madmen."

"This gang controls the flow of funds within the Mexican mafia and is responsible for shipping bundles of cash earned from drug trafficking back to Mexico."

"How much money is involved?" Nolan asked curiously from the side.

Levi, on the other hand, looked at Robert with great interest.

That is, the undercover agent standing on the podium.

[Criminal detected: Robert Ortiz]

[Criminal conduct: Acting as an inside man, leaking information to a drug cartel.]

[Arrest Reward: 5 Small Red Bottles]

Interestingly, such a large-scale operation targeting the gang, yet the undercover police officer on stage is a corrupt cop.

But to be fair, quite a few undercover police officers have turned into corrupt officers.

After all, anyone who sees how easily illicit money is made will inevitably question their own meager police salary.

Was it all worth it?

"Right now, it's at least a million." Robert thought for a moment and continued, "I had a tip that the gang was going to smuggle the money across the border tonight."

"I was just thinking of reporting it, but I didn't expect my undercover identity to be exposed. The person who exposed me was Matthew Rodriguez. He wanted to kill me, so I had no choice but to shoot him in self-defense."

"Uh—I won't go into the rest."

Upon hearing this, Gray stepped forward: "To avoid revealing his identity, Detective Ortiz mustered the courage to volunteer to go undercover again and cooperate with the police raid."

To be honest, Li Wei felt that Ortiz was definitely plotting something.

"The last time I was in that house where the cash was hidden, there were four hawk-level gang members guarding it, meaning heavy-hitting level."

After Ortiz finished speaking, Gray added more.

"We're fully armed and moving into position along the street. Be prepared for a full-scale raid on that house. Pay close attention to Detective Ortiz's signals."

After Gray finished speaking, Zoe turned to Levi and the others and said, "Rookies, this is the first time most of you have been on a high-level raid. Get ready."

Apart from Li Wei, the other rookie officers had indeed never participated in an operation of this level.

Only Li Wei stood out due to his outstanding performance and previous assistance to the FBI in a transnational crime case.

I've participated in operations of this level before.

After leaving the meeting room, Lopez dutifully played the role of T.O.: "Did you carefully examine the search warrant?"

"Yes, sir."

"Address: 8521 Winchester Avenue, a 17th-century Victorian-style mansion."

"It includes one bedroom, two bathrooms, and a guest room."

"Where's the front door?" Lopez asked.

"Thick oak wood, with brass door handles on the right side of the door."

Good!

Lopez was very satisfied.

"As for the equipment, you've already worked with the FBI before, so you have experience. I won't repeat myself. OK?"

"No problem, sir."

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Li Wei nodded.

night.

8521 Winchester Avenue.

Several police cars, with their sirens and lights off, slowly drove into the area in silence.

"All units, arrive in thirty seconds, be prepared, and pay attention to safety."

Gray held a walkie-talkie.

The patrol team was fully equipped.

Explosion-proof helmet, bulletproof vest, full set of equipment.

Apart from a few rookies who were still equipped with Glock pistols, all the other regular officers carried shotguns.

"Officer West, you are responsible for communications and coordination with the police department."

"Everyone stay put."

As he spoke, he raised the walkie-talkie and listened to the sounds coming from inside the house.

"Where did you go?"

A questioning voice came from the walkie-talkie.

It was obvious that Ortiz had a listening device on him.

"Rodriguez was colluding with the police? When I found out, he tried to stab me with a knife. So I shot him in the head."

Ortiz reversed black and white.

"We need to get out of here quickly; he might have already betrayed this place."

"What the hell? Why are you panicking? We have a million dollars in cash ready to ship the goods!"

"Take it all with you! This place is dangerous; we can't stay any longer."

Upon hearing this, Gray put down the walkie-talkie: "This is the action signal, everyone! Move!"

After saying that, Gray patted Bishop on the shoulder.

Bishop patted the officer in front of him on the shoulder.

And so it was passed down from level to level.

It wasn't until Tim, who was in the front, was patted on the shoulder that the patting began.

A group of people lined up and began to move towards the house.

After rounding the corner, a group of people were heading towards the front door of the house.

Li Wei noticed a person carrying a bag brushing past them.

Besides him, several other ordinary people were in the same situation.

Almost everyone treated him as an ordinary civilian.

But he triggered a system notification.

Criminal detected: Franco De Santis

[Criminal Offense: Felony Theft]

[Arrest Reward: Small Silver Bottle 2]

Theft? A serious crime?

Based on the bag in his hand, Li Wei had reasonable grounds to suspect that it contained money.

But after thinking it over, he decided not to cause any unnecessary trouble.

The skill [Criminal Mark] was simply used on this person.

Then, a mysterious feeling arose in his mind, and Li Wei had an unconscious perception of the gang's location.

Having activated the skill, Li Wei ignored Franco.

Following the main group, we arrived at the front of the house.

"Police! Open the door! We have a search warrant!"

As Tim shouted at the door, the gangsters inside the house panicked.

In addition to the betrayal that Ortiz mentioned earlier.

They all believed it.

"Chen! Break down the door!"

At Tim's command, Lucy grabbed a battering ram and smashed the door open with a bang.

"The suspect escaped to the back!"

"Open the door on the right!"

"LAPD! Freeze!"

"Open the door!"

"Get out of the window!"

"Raise both hands!"

The scene was chaotic, but most of the gangs chose to give up resistance after seeing the fully armed police.

There was nothing they could do; it was a surprise attack, something they hadn't anticipated.

Many gangsters are apprehended while on their way to retrieve guns.

Without a gun, there is no courage.

They dared not resist the police at all.

"Back off! Or I'll shoot! Kneel down! Now!" Lopez pointed his gun at an elderly Mexican man with a small braid.

"Are you alright?"

"Yea. I'm okay!"

"Hands up! Hands behind your head! Do it immediately! Step back!"

Such sounds and conversations continued to echo inside the house.

"Safety!"

"Safety!"

Before long, all the gang members were captured.

Once all the gangsters were under control, Gray walked over and gathered the rookies together: "Rookies—you have a special assignment, come with me."