US police: outlaws

Chapter 26: The Heinous Crime of Human Trafficking

Lee Esen examined the room where the deceased fell and saw that the wooden windows and doors were rotten, which showed how much force the deceased must have used when jumping; there must have been a running start.

Lee Ethan stopped walking because a drop of liquid on the floor by the window caught his attention.

Unlike static fluid.

Ordinary water droplets?

As Li Yisen touched it, a strange intuition suddenly surfaced in his mind: perhaps touching it directly would bring unexpected joy.

Thinking it and doing it, Li Yisen took off his gloves and touched the liquid, instantly falling into a hallucination.

He heard a girl crying, and then his hallucinatory vision swept over the disgusting homeless man on the bed. In despair, the girl rushed towards the window and jumped down. The feeling of her flesh hitting the metal seemed to have a slight feedback to Li Yisen's nerves, which startled him.

"Father, Mother, I shouldn't have disobeyed you, I shouldn't have been willful. I want to go home, I'm so tired..."

"....."

A tear involuntarily slid down Li Yisen's cheek, startling him.

"What's going on? Why am I crying?"

After sorting out his emotions, he realized that it was the girl's despair, sadness, and thoughts before her death that affected him.

"What a terrible ability."

Lee Yisen was even wary of this ability, knowing that the mind and brain are the most vulnerable parts of a person; at best, they can cause mental problems, and at worst, they can drive a person insane.

A subsequent search of the house revealed a hidden door, from which the person is believed to have escaped.

Judging from the size of the room, there may be more than 10 people, so the evacuation will not be very fast. If there is surveillance footage, it may capture some clues.

Unfortunately, Li Yisen is just a patrol officer; it's impossible for him to chase after them, and he's not the one to check the surveillance footage. Let's just wait.

Soon they arrived at the police station's criminal investigation team, a number of detectives, including an acquaintance, Kaia Anderson. The two exchanged a glance.

The 50-year-old man leading the investigation team was Jaden Garcia, a third-level detective, a rank comparable to a police inspector.

After Li Yisen told the other party all the information from the pre-case investigation, he realized that the organization selling silver was quite large, but he didn't know whether it had any connection with the local gangs.

As for the investigation plan in his mind, he wouldn't presume to offer his own suggestions, no matter how correct they might be, because that would offend people.

The head of the criminal investigation team simply nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work. The criminal investigation team will take over the case from now on, and you can continue your patrols."

Lee Yisen did not refute this, since patrol officers do not have the authority to investigate criminal cases; at most, they can conduct some preliminary investigations before the criminal investigation team arrives.

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"It's lunchtime," Evelyn asked.

"Senior, that girl committed suicide out of despair, right?"

Why do you say that?

Evelyn shared her analysis.

"If it were an organized crime group, they would never throw someone off a building. So it must be that the girl herself didn't want to live anymore. I can't imagine how desperate she must have been to not want to live, a girl who should have been in school."

Lee Ethan nodded. These kinds of cases are not new in America. Back in the millennium, even ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Department of Homeland Security) cracked a major human trafficking case.

They also discussed this in the group chat during their Golden 108th session, and the conclusion they reached was that the crime chain in America was simply unsolvable.

Selling silver and slaves leads to the trafficking of 1.8 women and children worldwide to America each year, according to the Department of Justice.

All four of them felt that the data was conservative. In the year 2000, the number of American girls trafficked exceeded 100,000, but now it has been reduced to 20%.

As for the hundreds of thousands mentioned online, there is no evidence to confirm it.

In fact, arms dealing, drugs, and human trafficking are America's three major hidden economic activities.

Trafficking high-quality women from abroad, especially the younger ones who are more valuable, to serve wealthy men and politicians, means that this chain of interests involves a large number of people, but no one dares to eradicate it completely.

Li Yisen had read the report. These female victims averaged 20 clients a day, and before they had any further value, it was conservatively estimated that they had been violated thousands or even tens of thousands of times.

Lee Ethan put down his drink. He had to admit that the tears he had just shed had affected him, and he had a desire to continue the investigation.

Moreover, his police intuition told him that as long as he kept things within limits, he could reap considerable benefits.

"Should we check it out?"

"what?"

Evelyn looked a little dazed.

"Should we intervene?"

"Check it out while you're at it; you might find some clues."

"If you want to do it, then do it," Li Yisen called Kaiya to ask about the situation.

"Kaiya, could you tell me the information about the deceased?"

"Dagma, a Czech, had a short-term visit visa that has now expired. Remember what we were discussing before? Yes, it's similar to this case."

Central Europeans, huh? As expected. Most of the women trafficked to America are from Central and Eastern Europe, South America, and Central and South Asia.

"That building is the territory of that gang."

This question made Kaia's voice sound a bit more serious.

"Ethan, you know very well I shouldn't tell you this, it's against the rules, and what are you trying to do, interfere?"

"I'll treat you to a meal."

Three meals.

"make a deal"

Although it was called three meals, Ethan knew that it was because they were using their friendship to force the other party to break the rules, so he owed them a favor.

As Kaia described it, Lee Ethan learned whose territory it was: the Skull Gang. The name sounded sinister, but they were just a low-level gang operating on this street.

However, there was one thing that bothered Lee Ethan: the Skull Gang was one of the subordinate organizations of the MS-13 Gang.

"What a coincidence!"

Li Yisen picked up the clothes and said to his junior.

"Let's go."

"oh oh."

Evelyn stuffed the hamburger into her mouth in three bites, her cheeks bulging as she swallowed with difficulty.

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The police car moved slowly forward, and based on his memory, Ethan finally found a disheveled middle-aged man, Woody.

This man was a seasoned smuggler and thief who also used drugs. Although he did not belong to any gang, he frequented the area and was very familiar with the prostitutes who solicited customers on the street.

"Turn off the body camera."

Lee Ethan got out of the car and stopped the man, blocking him from both sides with Evelyn.

Woody wasn't flustered when he was pulled away by the cops, as it happened frequently.

"Hehe, do you two officers need my help?"

"Turn around and lean against the wall; I suspect you're hiding contraband."

Woody retorted loudly upon seeing this.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say that."

Li Yisen said coldly.

"Your file at the police station is quite extensive, so do you want me to beat you up before you cooperate, or do you want to cooperate now?"

"....."

A guy whose body has been drained by drugs and women is no match for the police and can only be searched by them.

Soon enough, Li Yisen actually found a package containing something, weighing at most two grams, through a hidden hole in the other person's pocket.

"Look what this is, it's methamphetamine."

Woody, seeing his treasure being taken away, immediately tried to resist, but was held down by Ethan Lee. Keep in mind that his strength at this time was 16, which is half again as high as that of a healthy adult male.

Give it back to me.

"I can give it back to you, but I'll ask you some questions. If I'm satisfied, I'll not only let you go, but I'll also give this thing back to you."

"real?"

"real."

Lee Ethan released the man not only for intelligence, but also because possession of 2 grams of methamphetamine in California is only a minor offense, punishable by a few months at most. If it's not even 2 grams, it's even less serious. Who knows if this package contains one gram or two grams?

In some states in America, such as Oregon, possession of two grams is not even considered a criminal offense, but merely a violation, punishable by a $100 fine.

"Tell me, are there any prostitutes from abroad nearby who are younger, prettier, and more closely watched than the locals?"

Woody's eyes immediately lit up.

"I have no idea."

"Is this how you respond when I treat you as a friend, Woody?"

"I really don't know. I just heard Reiner say that such goods do exist, but they cost more than $60. They're too expensive for me to go."

"Tell me who Reiner is. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you said it."

"..."