Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 97 - 87 Consorting with the Despicable

Chapter 97: Chapter 87 Consorting with the Despicable

A bit dazed, a bit incredulous, a bit hard to comprehend.

The United States has its own national conditions, and Gao Yi knew he had to respect and adapt to them.

And right now, Gao Yi felt he was adapting pretty well.

No sooner said than done.

Gao Yi raised his glass and said to Martin, "Let’s do it like this, you make the contact, but your cooperation with the police ends with you. They can only trace it back to you at most; they shouldn’t be able to trace anything back to me. Can you do that?"

Martin thought for a moment. If he were to act as the liaison between Busan and the police, with everything going through him, it could actually be a good thing.

Let Martin handle the negotiations and understandings with the police. Martin selling information through Luca’s account on the Dark Web meant they needed each other. The most solid partnerships were those where both parties found value in each other’s use.

Martin picked up his glass and clinked it with Gao Yi’s, then whispered, "Can do. I’ll contact the police now. You wait for me."

You’re not going to have another all-nighter, are you?

"Hey, it’s me. I’ve got something to tell you. The police are having some trouble right now, and a professional assassin friend of mine can take care of their problem... Yes, the trash dog is not an issue, and there’s Walter too. Since we’re dealing with it, let’s take care of both problems at once, don’t you think?"

After a brief pause, Martin nodded and said, "All right, no problem. I’m totally fine here, ready any time. Go make the contact. Goodbye."

Martin made the call in person. It was quite noisy in the bar, so his speech was more or less mumbled.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Martin immediately said to Gao Yi, "My friend will contact them immediately. The police may need some time to prepare the evidence. Since we’re going to do this, we should do it well. Let’s wait a bit."

Gao Yi whispered, "This friend of yours, is he also FBI?"

"Yes, he’s in charge of criminal investigations. He’s better off than I am, but..."

Lowering his voice, Martin leaned closer to Gao Yi and said, "He made a mistake that got found out, and it basically cut off his path to promotion. So now he just wants to make money. Because his situation at the FBI isn’t good, he has a very good relationship with the police. Don’t worry, he can handle any problems with the police."

Luca whispered, "Can I ask what he did wrong? Dereliction of duty, bribery, or what?"

"Uh, he got our boss’s wife into bed."

"Sss..."

Gao Yi and Luca both took a sharp intake of breath.

Martin continued, "And she got pregnant."

"Wow!"

"Damn!"

Gao Yi and Luca exclaimed again, and then Gao Yi whispered, "And he’s not dead?"

Martin sighed lightly and said, "Well, he also got into bed with his direct superior. Although the boss wanted to kill him, his superior is willing to protect him with her life. So, there’s nothing to be done about that."

"His superior is a woman?"

Martin nodded, whispering, "Yes."

"Wow, impressive!"

Martin shrugged and said, "Let’s wait for the news. Maybe the police will even offer something nice."

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Martin’s mouth was truly something.

The phone rang. Martin answered it, and then they saw him nodding over and over. After hanging up, he said, "Wait for a couple of days?"

"A couple of days?"

"We need to prepare some stuff, a few cases need someone to take the fall, and this time... don’t waste the opportunity."

Gao Yi couldn’t help but glance at Luca before finally saying, "Is the Los Angeles Police Station really this corrupt?"

Luca didn’t say anything, but Martin laughed and said, "It’s all the same. There’s a trick: avoid cases with specific victims. Those victims or their families will raise objections. Just pick a few cases without victims to close, and you’re good."

Gao Yi nodded and asked, "Alright, what exactly do we need to do?"

"Bring in two guns, have someone fire a couple of shots, then plant twenty-six kilograms of cocaine at Trash Dog’s place, and fifteen kilograms at Walter’s house—one piece of stolen goods, and just like that, you have five cases. They’ll look to close other cases they can, so wait a couple more days. You’ll have enough time, won’t you?"

After thinking about it, Gao Yi said, "We have the time, but doing all this might be a bit inconvenient for us."

"No problem, you helping to bring the stuff in would be best, as after receiving an alert, the police have to record the whole operation. But if it’s really not convenient for you guys, let them send someone to do it, and you just take care of cleaning up."

It sounded like Gao Yi was being asked to do quite the favor, so wasn’t there some benefit from the police side?

Gao Yi didn’t ask, but Martin took the initiative to say, "The police obviously can’t give money, but there’s definitely valuable stuff in Trash Dog’s house. Take that for yourselves, you can even move it out slowly. Moreover, the police will offer you some convenience in return. What do you need?"

Not getting paid is fine, getting conveniences money can’t buy is better.

But what should they ask for?

Gao Yi looked at Luca, who pondered for a moment and asked, "What should we ask for?"

Martin seemed troubled and hesitated for a moment before saying, "What to ask for is tough, the police don’t have much to offer."

Luca said in a low voice, "What’s difficult to get on the civilian market and the black market?"

Martin’s eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Gun licenses, license plates, the kind that beat cops and traffic cops in Los Angeles definitely won’t check."

"There’s a risk of exposure."

Martin spread his hands and said in a low voice, "Then there’s really not much else we can do. We certainly can’t expect the police to pay."

After some thought, Gao Yi said, "A complete set of police uniforms, gear, and IDs. How about two sets for me? The IDs can be fake, I don’t need real ones. But those bullet-proof vests and helmets used by the SWAT, can I get two sets of those? And if you could arrange two automatic weapons, that would be even better."

Martin pondered for a long while before finally saying, "Guns are impossible, but everything else should be fine."

That’s very workable, Gao Yi thought as he raised his glass and said, "Then you’re in for this operation."

Martin looked puzzled at Gao Yi, who said in a low voice, "I’ll take care of clearing the place, you handle planting the evidence, and then we go through the target’s house and split what we find."

Martin’s eyes suddenly widened as he said with a trembling voice, "Really?"

"Really."

"Thank you!"

Martin raised his glass, and then, with excitement, he said, "Did you know drug dealers always have a lot of cash at home?"

"I’m aware."

Celebrating and expressing gratitude works the same in both East and West. Martin raised his glass and said softly, "Cheers!"

After downing half a glass of beer, Martin wiped his mouth and whispered, "Can I bring a friend along? We’ll just take our rightful share. If I leave him out, it’ll be hard to deal with him later."

Gao Yi said sternly, "Two people from your side, two from ours, everything split equally."

Martin, filled with excitement and delight, stood up and whispered, "That’s settled then. I’ll go get my friend now. I’ll have him think of something. If we can’t get police guns, I can still find you two automatic rifles, just automatic rifles, no problem!"

First, show some sincerity to the partner and then things will naturally get easier.

Martin was from the FBI, after all. What couldn’t he get elsewhere? Getting some less marketable automatic weapons shouldn’t be a problem.

Gao Yi said nothing but simply extended his hand, and after shaking hands with Martin, Martin said excitedly, "I’ll take care of it now, we’ll be in touch!"