Chapter 355: Blackmail (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote for the Monthly Version) 4500 Words, Please Vote for the Recommendation!!
The initial starting point of this series of cases was to compete for market share. Tapia occupies 60% of the entire Chicago market share and is the only big dealer in Chicago. He naturally regards Chicago as his territory. But just last year, the collapse of the GD Gang and the Family Alliance made the entire Chicago gang fragmented. Originally, Chicago was ruled by two major gang alliances, and Tapia only needed to negotiate with the two major groups.
Although the GD Gang boss Hoover planned to set up a new company and get rid of Tapia to work alone, no longer subject to the big dealer in the industry like Tapia. But generally speaking, Tapia is still the largest supplier in the entire Chicago.
Even the GD Gang fell so quickly because of Tapia's efforts. Hoover wanted to get rid of him and work alone, how could he tolerate this situation?
Unfortunately, he shot himself in the foot. With the fragmentation of Chicago's underground order, without the power to control the situation, the gangs from outside began to covet Chicago's huge market. With the competition among the heroes in Chicago, countless foreign forces wanted to get involved in Chicago.
Mexican drug lords and Haitians came.
And Kingpin was one of the forces. Of course, neither the Chicago police nor Tapia were sure whether there was a Kingpin, but this was not important. What was really important was that someone began to slowly infiltrate Chicago under the guise of this name.
The original owner of the one ton of No. 5 that the police lost was Casillas. He was just a drug dealer in Chicago. Although he was also a big shot, he was still a small shot to Tapia. But such a small shot actually took out a ton of No. 5 in one breath! This is a bit sensational.
The purification of any substance is a very difficult task, and the same is true for drugs. If the purity can be improved by one point, it means a revolutionary change in the process. If someone else can put a ton of high-purity No. 5 on the market, it means that the person behind Casillas has better technology and higher production capacity than Tapia.
Anyone who does bulk business knows how terrible it is if the gap between these two things is widened by others. Tapia can't solve these problems by himself. He is a drug dealer, not a serious businessman. Can you expect him to spend a lot of money to upgrade the technology? So he can only solve the person who caused the problem.
Casillas was arrested because of Tapia, but he didn't expect that the drugs also fell into the hands of the police. So he felt that he had to take the drugs back, because only in this way could he best fight back against this new competitor and let them know who has the final say in Chicago!
As for whether the person behind this is Jin Bing, does it matter? Anyway, they are all here to compete with him for territory and market.
"So it's really Tapia's fault?" Theresa rubbed her temples in distress. She thought that it would be easy to get the drugs back, but she didn't pay attention and another tough opponent appeared.
As for Tapia, the police who have access to some high-level information know how difficult this guy is. Because he never personally participates in the transaction process, he always commands remotely. They have a very strict code system of their own. Even if they use monitoring, they can't get anything. What's more terrible is that until now, no one knows how this guy trades with the next buyer. His account is so clean that nothing can be found at all.
"Should we issue him a search warrant?" Marcus asked a stupid question.
Theresa and Mike looked at Marcus like an idiot.
Marcus immediately retracted his neck. He also felt that his approach was too stupid. If it was so easy to deal with Tapia, the Chicago police would not have such a headache for him.
"This matter..." Theresa retracted her contemptuous look at Marcus and said a little breathlessly.
But she was interrupted immediately by Kai.
"Perhaps, we can use some extraordinary means."
Kai has always been a supporter of justice in the end. As long as the result is good, he doesn't mind using some illegal means. None of the people here are rookies, so they naturally understand what Kai means. But surprisingly, no one objects. It is obvious that it is difficult to do anything to Tapia by normal means, so using some extraordinary means has become an inevitable choice.
Besides, although the means are illegal, everyone is an old gun, and it is not difficult to make the illegally obtained evidence legal.
Theresa was silent for a long time before saying, "I don't know anything."
This is tacit consent.
...
The matter here has just ended, and Sage and others on the other side called. Asking them to go over, the Haitian gang sent a new package again. Nicki Minaj has collapsed, and she asked to see Kai.
There is no way, Kai can only take Matthew and Marcus to Nicki Minaj's luxury apartment.
Soon they arrived at Nicki Minaj's luxury apartment. Don't think that the apartment is bad. On the contrary, in the United States, many luxury apartments are more expensive than villas! Especially luxury apartments in prime locations like the Gold Coast, because the supporting services provided by these luxury apartments are very awesome, but the property fees may be sky-high.
As soon as Kai entered the apartment, he saw that it was a mess. Nicki Minaj could still be heard crying in the back room, while Saji and others were sitting in the living room with depressed faces.
"What's wrong?"
"Take a look for yourself." Saji pointed to the bathroom.
Sure enough, there was a severed hand in the bathroom. These Haitians actually chopped off the left and right concubines of Nicki Minaj's boyfriend. It was really amazing. Judging from the wound, this hand should have been cut off not long ago, and it was cut off alive. It seems that the unlucky guy is probably still alive.
"Tsk, do you have to be so cruel?" Kai carried the severed hand to the living room and threw it to Matthew to see if he could see anything from it. Then he asked Saji: "Did the Haitians leave any information?"
"Yes! They want money, 30 million! Compensation for the three gangsters we shot dead." Saji said with a hint of sarcasm.
"30 million? ! ! When did Haitians become so valuable? Why don't they rob them?" Marcus screamed immediately. He was really unconvinced. Chicago blacks were not worth this price. A few years ago, a black student in Chicago was shot dead by the police as a fleeing criminal while running. The Chicago Police Department only paid 1.5 million US dollars in compensation. Why did the Haitian blacks pay 20 times more? It's too unfair.
"What else?" Kai asked.
"Otherwise... just cut a piece of Nicki Minaj's boyfriend and send it to Nicki Minaj every day."
Kai and the others were speechless. It was too arrogant. No wonder those Haitians were causing trouble in major cities across the United States, but they were not killed by the major gangs. These Haitians were poor enough. In order to survive, they were naturally arrogant.
"Well, it seems that we have to mourn this unlucky guy." Mike said maliciously.
There is no way. Nicki Minaj doesn't have 30 million at all, so what's the point of talking about it. Don't look at Nicki Minaj so glamorous now. In fact, this girl has no savings at all. She is now spending in advance. She buys houses and cars with loans. Not only does she have no savings, but she also owes a lot of debts. So don't even think about 30 million. If Nicki Minaj can be popular for a few years and endorse more commercial performances, she may be able to get it together, but now, don't even think about it! What's more, whether she still has a future is a problem. Don't forget that they shot and killed three gangsters before.
This matter has been on the news! Nicki Minaj has been very popular recently, but unfortunately it is not a good thing. All the news is negative. Of course, if Nicki Minaj's agency can do a good job in public relations, it is possible that Nicki Minaj can use this incident to turn the tide and even make her famous.
Anyway, there are many young people who like this rebellious tone.
After figuring out the situation, Kai went into the inner room to talk to Nicki Minaj.
As a result, he saw Alexandra here again when he entered. Kai didn't understand why Alexandra became a close friend of Nicki Minaj. After all... their styles are too different.
Nicki Minaj just kept crying and asked the police to rescue her boyfriend. Alexandra kept comforting Nicki Minaj, asking her to calm down and trust the police. It must be said that since the last experience of the "Seven Deadly Sins Case", this woman has indeed changed a lot, from the previous exquisite egoism to a little bit of humanity now.
After comforting Nicki Minaj for a while, Alexandra took the initiative to find Kai and wanted to talk.
Kai didn't have a very deep impression of this female model. This woman is certainly not a good person, but she is not that bad. In his previous life, Kai had seen many indifferent people. Many people would cry for the accident of a star thousands of miles away, but turn a blind eye to what happened right in front of them.
It's the same in the United States. Some people would rather care about the hunting of wild animals thousands of miles away, but they are unwilling to care about the tragedy around them. In fact, to put it bluntly, it's a matter of cost. Yes, it's cost.
The most typical event is the car accident of the male protagonist of Fast and Furious. Before he died, no one knew that person, and his popularity was really not high. As a result, when others died, the topic was hyped up on the Internet, and a group of people began to follow the trend, and all kinds of "die-hards" appeared inexplicably. Does that star really have so many fans?
Bullshit! That star doesn't have that much influence in the United States. He just followed the trend, as if following this trend can show how fashionable he is. More importantly, the cost is really low. It's just a few words on the Internet. Where does the cost come from?
But if he wants him to care and help the people around him, the cost will be high.
The same is true for Alexandra. She is an environmentalist, but so what? Being an environmentalist is just a matter of talking, and then you can do whatever you want. It's high-class, so why not be one?
Although it's a bit disgusting, it's not surprising, so Kai naturally won't pay much attention. However, this time, Alexandra accompanied Nicki Minaj several times, which made him slightly change his impression of her. But that's all. Qin Hui still has three friends. Maybe Nicki Minaj is Alexandra's biological bestie.
"That... Can you save Kenneth? I want to hear the truth!"
Although Alexandra is not the person involved, given that she was the one who called at the beginning and has been with Nicki Minaj herself, she is also very clear about the case, so Kai did not hide it from her. He said directly: "It's difficult. You can see that his hands have been chopped off. I don't think the Haitians will spare his life."
Keep him and let him become a witness to sue himself? The Haitians should not be that stupid. Why not just kill him and be done with it? Lake Michigan is so big anyway, I can just tie a rock to it and throw it there, where will the police find him? It's so simple that no one can find him alive or dead.
"Is there really no chance?" Alexandra asked palely.
Kai looked a little weird when he saw her. If Nicki Minaj cared about that scumbag, it would make sense, after all, they were boyfriend and girlfriend, but Alexandra was too enthusiastic to care about him. Could it be that the scumbag also had an affair with this beautiful model?
"Excuse me, what is the relationship between you and this Kenneth?"
"Kenneth? I've only met him twice, we're not even friends... What do you mean?" As she spoke, Alexandra suddenly understood why Kai asked that. Then the girl immediately got angry. "I'm not as dirty as you think! Kenneth is Nikki's boyfriend! Nikki and I are good friends! I care about Nikki!"
Kay felt embarrassed when Alexandra got so angry. After all, it's not very kind to suspect that someone is having an affair with your bestie's boyfriend.
"Sorry, sorry."
Maybe Alexandra was stimulated, and she didn't shut up because of Kai's words. On the contrary, she became more and more excited. "I know you look down on me and think I'm cold, heartless, and even disgusting, but what can I do? I've made a mistake, and I almost died because of it! I know I was wrong! Do you know how I've been through these days? As soon as I close my eyes, I see the dead boy swaying in front of me, and that pervert, he appears in my dreams every night, I still remember how it felt to be put on that damn machine, every day, every day, I wake up with my head torn apart!" "I know, that's what I deserve! I know, that's retribution! So I want to make up for it. When I see Nikki now, I think of myself at that time, so desperate, so helpless. I want to help her, and... I want to atone for my sins!" It seems that this woman has been greatly stimulated since the last incident, and in fact it is true. Any normal person who has experienced those things will not be stronger than her. She saw too many things that normal people could not understand that day. Maybe it was Nicki's experience that reminded her of herself, so she wanted to help her. Although there were still differences between their experiences, she still felt empathy. She wanted Nicki Minaj not to experience the same despair as herself.
Seeing the woman who lost control in front of him, Kai immediately used his mental power to comfort her and calm her down.
"Calm down, calm down, Ms. Ambrosio. I know, I know that incident hurt you a lot, and I am very grateful for your help to us. It's good that you can make changes. You're doing really great. Come on, take a deep breath and calm down."
With Kai's mental comfort, Alexandra finally came out of her loss of control. She felt much more comfortable. These days, everything she had experienced was known only to her. She didn't dare to tell anyone, not even her family, and she had to bear everything by herself. Now that she suddenly said it, she felt much better.
"Thank you for listening to my complaints. I'm much better."
Then the two exchanged opinions on Nicki Minaj's matter. Kai felt that since she and Nicki Minaj had such a good relationship, she would leave it to her to stabilize Nikki's emotions. Alexandra has indeed changed a lot since the last incident, at least she is no longer so indifferent, and she is willing to help.
"Boss, there's an Asian woman looking for you, saying she's the boss of Nicki Minaj's agency." Sage came over to tell Kai.
Kai ended the conversation with Alexandra and decided to go see what the voodoo boss wanted him for. But just as Kai turned to leave, Alexandra suddenly called Kai and said hesitantly: "Detective... Can I... Can I look for you in the future... I don't have any other intentions, I just feel a lot more relaxed after talking to you."
That's nonsense. To deal with this kind of thing, Kai's mental power is much more effective than a psychologist.
Kai thought about it and didn't refuse: "Of course."