737: Chapter 729: It Works Like This Too 737: Chapter 729: It Works Like This Too Gao Yang and Eileen arrived at the agreed-upon location with Pascal a little after ten o’clock at night.
They were all acquaintances, so after a handshake, Pascal got into Gao Yang’s car and immediately went straight to the point.
Pascal took out a piece of paper with something written in French, handed it to Gao Yang, and with a helpless gesture, said, “You were right.
The police are aware of every person hustling on the streets.
My friend gave me an address.”
After quickly scanning the writing on the paper, Eileen whispered to Gao Yang, “Boss, those two guys, they’re not really gang members, just small-time thugs on the periphery.
The woman is the girlfriend of one of the men, and the police have already captured her.”
“Oh, they’ve already caught her?”
Eileen nodded and said, “They’ve captured her.
The police went to that woman’s house and arrested her that night.”
Pascal shrugged and said, “Yes, the woman has been caught.
The two men have fled.
They were just minor hooligans from the Gamar Gang.
The woman confessed that they saw two Huaxia People walking together and decided to rob them on the spur of the moment.
The woman, seeing her boyfriend get knocked down, got scared.
She had a gun, and then she fired it.”
Even though he knew that Gao Yang couldn’t understand French, Eileen still handed him the piece of paper.
Gao Yang remained silent for a long time before finally saying in a grave tone, “Let’s keep this information under wraps.”
Eileen frowned and asked, “Keep it under wraps, can it be done?”
Gao Yang sighed and answered, “As long as possible.
If Toad gets wind of this, all our efforts might go to waste.
We can’t let him blame himself anymore.”
With a sigh, Eileen said, “It’s a tragedy, such an injustice for Toad.”
Gao Yang offered a wry smile and added, “In this world, where is there fairness?
Toad may be formidable, but the person he loves most…
Ah, there are some mistakes one must never make.”
Flipping over in the sewer; that was the only phrase Gao Yang could think of.
This tragedy was related to Li Jinfang’s temperament, but the current situation made him feel that Li Jinfang was too wronged.
After expressing his feelings, Gao Yang looked at Pascal and asked, “Do the police know where those two men have gone?”
Pascal shook his head and replied, “They don’t.
Those two men ran away the very night they learned that one of the gangs was slaughtered by your friends.
The police went to the Gamar Gang to ask for their whereabouts, but even the Gamar Gang didn’t know where they escaped to.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “So, where is that woman now, at the police station or in jail?”
Pascal scratched his head and replied, “She should still be at the police station.
It’s not that quick to transfer someone to jail.”
After pondering for a moment, Gao Yang turned to Pascal and said, “Tell me about the Gamar Gang.
Where are the Gamar Gang’s people mainly located?”
Pascal gave a bitter smile and explained, “The Gamar Gang, well, it’s a very tough gang.
Old Gamar started as a street thug and led some people to form a gang.
They dabbled in all sorts of businesses: extortion, blackmail, robbery, and forcing women to sell themselves.
Ten years ago, they ruled the streets of Pointe Noire.
About ten years ago, Old Gamar died.
His gang was handed over to his son, Little Gamar.
Little Gamar stopped running his father’s businesses and didn’t limit himself to just extortion and blackmail.
He took control of a dock and monopolized a large share of legitimate business within Pointe Noire, nearly going legitimate.
The reason we say nearly is that Gamar kept a substantial force.
Though he disdained street-level business, he had to maintain people as his enforcers, so others could not compete with him.”
Gao Yang chuckled and remarked, “Sounds pretty formidable.”
Pascal also chuckled bitterly, “Indeed, he’s formidable.
He has hundreds of men at his disposal, just the enforcers number in the hundreds, not to mention the guns.
Let me put it this way, if I lose my job, it’s Gamar’s fault.
My boss is a good man, but he can’t compete with Gamar in business.”
Gao Yang thought for a bit and then said solemnly, “Where is Gamar located?”
Pascal looked at Gao Yang in surprise and asked, “Are you thinking of…?”
Gao Yang smiled and said, “You don’t need to know too much.
If you know where Little Gamar is, just tell me that.”
Pascal, still stunned, replied, “Little Gamar’s residence is no secret.
Go to Sanglao Street, near the beach; the biggest and most luxurious house there is Little Gamar’s home.”
Gao Yang nodded and said gravely, “And the woman?
Where is she?
Tell me the exact address.”
Pascal whispered, “She’s at the police station we visited today, in a temporary cell for suspects.
I’m not quite sure where exactly, but it’s easy to find out.”
Gao Yang said sternly, “Very well.
Ask your friend and tell me the woman’s exact location.
A floor plan would be best, or you could let your friend know that if he’s willing to be our inside man, he can name his price.”
Pascal said in amazement, “Are you planning to hit the woman at the police station?”
Gao Yang said in a deep voice, “Making mistakes means paying the price, debt means repayment, murder means atonement.
That’s our tradition.”
Pascal was still shocked, his face filled with disbelief as he said, “But that’s a police station.
How do you plan to get in?
Don’t tell me you want to attack the police station?”
Gao Yang shrugged his shoulders and said, “That depends on the situation.
If we don’t need to, that’s best of course.
But if the only way in is through a fight, then I don’t mind waging a war.
Whether it’s against gangs, the police, or your government forces, I actually don’t care too much.”
Pascal, with a stunned face, said, “Who exactly are you people?”
Gao Yang patted Pascal on the shoulder and smiled, “Be careful, don’t expose yourself.
But considering your friend has already sold information once, he’ll likely do it again.
Tell him to name his price, and then I’ll pay him.”
After finishing his sentence, Gao Yang nodded to Eileen, who immediately took out the five thousand dollars that had been prepared earlier from her pocket and handed it straight to Pascal.
Gao Yang then smiled and said, “Help me get in touch with your friend.
Whether it’s a success or not, one thousand dollars is your reward.”
Upon hearing Gao Yang’s words, Eileen immediately took another stack of banknotes from her pocket, counted out one thousand dollars, and placed it in front of Pascal.
Pascal gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, “Don’t go anywhere, just wait for me here.
I will be back very soon.”
Pascal stood up and left.
Then, Eileen moved closer to Gao Yang and asked in a low voice, “Chief, do we launch our operation tonight, or do we wait until everyone arrives before making a move?”
Gao Yang, without hesitation, said, “We can’t wait any longer, the longer we wait, the more difficult it will get.
We’ll act tonight.
Lucica will arrive promptly, and our gear will also be ready soon.
Plus, we’ll have more hands on deck, so we won’t be short on manpower.”
Curious, Eileen asked, “Are you referring to the friends of Toad?”
Gao Yang nodded and replied, “That’s right, Toad’s friends.
I think they will lend a hand.
Although it might cost us a lot, I can’t see them just standing by.”
Gao Yang and Eileen stopped talking and began to concentrate on their surroundings.
Nightlife in Pointe Noire wasn’t very exciting, and the meeting place was out of the way.
By ten o’clock, the streets were virtually empty.
After about ten minutes, two figures hurried under the dim street lights towards Gao Yang’s car.
Seeing Pascal and the stranger, Gao Yang smiled and said, “Alright, we have help now.”
Gao Yang and Eileen sat in the front while Pascal opened the car door and, along with the other person, moved directly to the back seat.
Pascal immediately said, “My friend has agreed to help, but he has some conditions.”
Gao Yang, from the passenger seat, turned around and looked at the man in his forties with a big belly and smiled, “Please state your conditions.”
The middle-aged man touched his mouth nervously and stammered, “What exactly do you want?”
“It’s simple, to eliminate that woman.
That is our only objective.”
Upon hearing Gao Yang’s response, the middle-aged man immediately said, “I can get you inside, and even help draw people away.
But you must not make a big scene, at least no shooting.
Can you do that?”
“Of course, that’s the outcome I would prefer as well.”
Once again, the middle-aged man nervously touched his mouth and then said in a low voice, “I want money, cash in US dollars!”
Gao Yang smiled and responded, “Of course, please name your price.”
The middle-aged man extended one hand.
He seemed not confident, spreading five fingers before quickly closing them again, then nervously said, “Would that be okay?”
Gao Yang was slightly troubled.
He would have agreed without hesitation to fifty thousand dollars, but it was definitely not enough to pay in cash immediately, as all they had left between them was just over twenty thousand dollars.
Just then, seeing that Gao Yang had not immediately agreed, the middle-aged man said nervously, “Is five thousand dollars not enough?
You have to understand, I’m taking a big risk here.”
Gao Yang immediately extended his hand to the middle-aged man and said resolutely, “You are right, it’s a deal, five thousand dollars.
We’ll pay two thousand and five hundred up front, and the rest after the job is done.”
The middle-aged man visibly relaxed, replied, “Good, but you have to understand that the five thousand dollars are for me only.
It doesn’t include the money for my colleagues.”
Gao Yang frowned and said, “Please be more specific.”
The middle-aged man nodded, “Okay, here’s how it is.
Tonight there are seventeen people working the night shift at the police station.
Everyone gets a cut.
Those uninvolved, two hundred each; those who can see you going in and out, five hundred each; responsible for unlocking the cage door, one thousand dollars each.
Tonight, the highest-ranking official in the police station must be paid at least two thousand dollars to agree.
I’ve calculated it, and a total of seven thousand two hundred dollars should be enough.
In case someone moves and sees you, it might go up from two hundred dollars to five hundred dollars, so there might be a slight increase in money.”
Gao Yang was prepared to storm in, but when he learned that it would only cost seven thousand two hundred dollars to buy everyone off, he felt nothing could be cheaper or simpler than this.
(To be continued.
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