Chapter 80: Is there a 'Bruce Wayne' in Marseille?
"They're all a bunch of damn bastards!" The sound of slamming the table came from the Marseille Police Chief's office: "Are these idiots crazy?"
Security in Marseille has been extremely poor lately! Several gangs have been engaged in a massive brawl over seemingly unknown reasons! The New Gypsies, in particular, are acting like mad dogs, biting anyone they can find! They've clashed with several other gangs. Marseille's two-year streak of no shootings has come to an end!
The 'New Gypsies' attacked without any warning and caught others off guard. However, by the time others came to their senses, their good days were in trouble. Now the 'New Gypsies' were as dangerous as trapped beasts.
"Director Angeloni, the problem now is that there is something strange about this matter!" said a man in plain clothes in the office.
Director Angeloni glanced at the person who was speaking and said, "Detective Will, tell me what you think."
Will said, "Someone has been targeting these people recently. But the methods they use are clearly not the usual methods used by gangs."
"What do you mean?" Angeloni asked in confusion.
Inspector Will took out the file and said, "During this period, at least three bases of the 'New Gypsy' were vandalized."
Angeloni gestured for Will to continue.
Will said, "The New Gypsy's location at 19 Mariusz-Schessen Street was a semi-underground bar and casino, which was completely sealed off with concrete. The nightclub on Rose Avenue was doused thoroughly by the fire department due to a fire, and the interior was severely damaged."
Angeloni's eyes widened: "Someone set fire in there?"
Will shook his head. "There was only thick smoke and a pungent smell, but no flames. The police's forensic expert confirmed that the smoke was caused by a chemical reaction between sodium bicarbonate, concentrated ammonia, and hydrochloric acid. It looked like thick smoke, but no flames. Anyway, the fire department went and doused the nightclub thoroughly."
Angeloni frowned and said, "Is someone deliberately trying to mess with them? Since when did hooligans start using technology?"
Will said, "That's not the worst. The worst thing is their gym at 17 Gaston Road."
"What's going on over there?" Angeloni asked in confusion.
"It was filled with feces by four vacuum trucks," said Will.
"Ugh!" Angeloni retched after hearing this. "Is this the revenge method used by other gangs?"
Will explained, "It's not that simple. 'New Gypsies' have been having people attacked by unidentified individuals for a while now. I initially thought it was revenge from other gangs, but then I discovered that people from other gangs were also being attacked. All of the victims said they were killed instantly, and the attackers wouldn't explain anything to them."
Angeloni frowned and said, "Will, don't tell me that our Marseilles has become Gotham City and there's a new 'Batman' here."
Will shook his head and said, "I've arrested and investigated both the concrete truck driver and the septic tank truck driver. Their stories are exactly the same: they were contacted online by someone who told them they were doing this as a prank with their friends."
"What a fucking prank! Whose prank is to fill someone else's house with feces and concrete?" Angeloni said with wide eyes.
Will said, "Chief, you're right. In fact, each of these drivers has an extra 20,000 yuan in their accounts!"
"They're being asked to do this for 20,000 yuan?" Angeloni was furious. "Don't they know this is illegal?"
Will shook his head and said, "Director, please believe me. Let alone 20,000 yuan, even if it's 5,000 euros, there will be people rushing to do this job. In this economic downturn, no one can afford to lose money!"
Angeloni said, "Spending a hundred thousand dollars to deal with these gangs? I'm really starting to suspect there's a Bruce Wayne (Batman's real name) in Marseille. It seems like this isn't just a local gang taking action. Asking these gang members to pay off the problem is no less than asking them to die! They only like to put money in their pockets, not spend it!"
Will asked, "Regardless of who did this, according to the intelligence we have so far, someone is targeting the 'New Gypsy', which led to what happened now. Chief, where should we focus our efforts going forward?"
Director Angeloni thought for a moment and said, "We don't have enough intelligence right now to take the initiative! They're all bad guys anyway, so let them fight each other. All we can do is strengthen police force to maintain social stability and prevent their conflicts from affecting more civilians!"
Will frowned and said, "Chief, isn't this too passive? The day before yesterday, when the New Gypsy and PSG clashed in District 8, two young people passing by were injured. Some people are already protesting our police inaction! The mayor of District 8, that guy named Yulek, publicly said that our police are wasting taxpayers' money!"
"Damn it!" Angeloni cursed. "He still has the nerve to complain? Last year, when I came back from my work exchange in China and proposed setting up a surveillance network in Marseille, he was the first one to stand up and oppose it! His exact words at the time were, 'This kind of tool that snoops into other people's privacy shouldn't exist in this world! He will never allow a public camera to appear on the streets of Marseille's 8th District!' Now that a case has happened in his district, he's thinking of the police? Too late! If he keeps talking nonsense in front of the media, publicize the fact that he took the lead in opposing the establishment of a public surveillance network! Tell him: The police have no clues about the cases that happened in the 8th District! Let the residents of the 8th District actively cooperate with the 8th District Police Station in investigating the case! We are the police, not their babysitters!"
Will gave a thumbs-up. "This kills two birds with one stone! It relieves the police and shifts the blame onto Yulek, while also making it easier for us to carry out our work in the future!"
Angeloni laughed, and at that moment Will's phone rang. Will apologized to Angeloni and answered the phone, but after listening to a few words, his expression became strange.
Angeloni noticed Will's change, and when Will hung up the phone, he couldn't wait to ask, "Detective Will, what happened?"
Will looked at Angeloni and coughed twice. "Chief, here are the people from the New Gypsy, PSG, and Marseille Eight gangs reporting to the police."
"Are you kidding me?" Angeloni's eyes widened. "Why did they call the police?"
Will scratched his head. "The person who called the police said that the three gang leaders had originally decided to sit down and discuss a ceasefire. They all suffered heavy losses in this melee, but before the talks even started, their leaders were all kidnapped and their whereabouts are unknown!"
"What the hell! Are we, the police, supposed to help the gangs find their boss?"
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