From arms dealer to king of war

On Park Avenue on the Upper East Side, several low-key New York Crime Squad vehicles were parked on the side of the road...

Qiao Jia and the others all put on jackets with the words NYPD printed on the back, and followed Danny Regan to the vicinity of an old-fashioned apartment.

Qiao Jia took a look at the structure of this apartment. It was obviously renovated from an old factory in the industrial era. Even the exterior walls of the apartment still retain the red brick look, but the doors and windows of the apartment have been replaced with very high-end products. .

One characteristic of this kind of apartment is that it is big!

Because the internal space of the factory itself is very large, and the floor height of about 4 meters is difficult to divide, the result is that the area of ​​the apartment needs to be expanded accordingly to match the height.

This kind of house is not loved by the new wealthy Americans, because no matter how it is renovated, there will always be some flaws inside.

But such a house is still expensive!

The first reason is the location. Park Avenue means close to New York's Central Park. Although a large number of super high-rise apartments built in the past two decades block the view of the old-fashioned apartments on the east side of Park Avenue, you cannot deny that this is still a prime location.

Just go downstairs and walk 300 meters to Central Park. A series of supporting facilities such as hospitals, schools, shopping malls, etc. are available in the surrounding area, and the public security is very good.

Secondly, some old money in the United States are keen to invest in this kind of real estate with historical connotations. They control the transactions of other properties in the apartment through organizations such as property owners committees, and filter out some elites they recognize. Add fresh blood.

The old money has continued since the founding of the United States, and their habit of developing organizations such as secret societies and fraternities has continued.

Old money is actually a bit similar to European aristocrats, which makes some American stars, politicians, and athletes flock to similar properties.

Qiao Jia's target apartment is a building like this, but because the surrounding area is a bit blocked, the real money content is not high. Most of the people who really spend a lot of money to buy this place are just to show off or for the sake of showing off. Keep your last bit of dignity...

Qiao Jia didn’t know whether the ‘Stairway of Light’ wanted to place the safe house in such a luxurious apartment because it was extremely rich or for some other reason.

In addition to spending more money, this place has nothing to do with the secrecy required by the killer. Instead, it seems a bit flamboyant.

But when Qiao Jia saw Danny's cautious look, he somewhat understood the logic of this safe house.

A luxury apartment requires luxurious property facilities and security facilities.

The police also need a search warrant before they can enter the apartment, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.

In New York, a hypocritical money-oriented place, many real estate companies will drag the police to the court to fight in order to demonstrate their professionalism.

Most of the owners who live in such old-money-style apartments are not fuel-efficient, so it’s very difficult!

Seeing Danny's hesitation, Qiao Jia frowned and said, "What are you waiting for?"

Danny glanced at Boss Qiao and said, "The people here are very difficult to deal with. I'm waiting for my sister to send me a search warrant. She is a prosecutor from the New York District Attorney's Office..."

Qiao Jia was stunned for a moment, then pressed the communicator to ask the 'Ice Man' and 'Water Ghost' who had already rushed over to monitor the area...

After confirming that the killers were still in the apartment and had not been moved, he nodded with relief, then looked at Danny with a bit of fun and said: "Your family is quite interesting, the prosecutor and the police are all related, do you have any relatives who are the judge?

If a dragon is assembled, then whoever you want to go to jail can be sent to jail? "

After hearing this, Danny tugged on his red and flaky earlobe irritably and said, "If you saw my sister, you wouldn't have such thoughts.

People in the Reagan family never mix public and private matters..."

After hearing this, Qiao Jia shook his head noncommittally, without pointing out Danny's current problem...

Public or private, that is when their own family members are not in trouble.

Of course he can deal with other people in a business-like manner, but when Frank encounters a problem, the first thing he thinks of is his son.

Danny's so-called search warrant is probably not that reasonable and legal!

Qiao Jia did not stimulate Danny, who was obviously very anxious. He motioned to others not to move, and then looked at the surrounding scene through the car window...

It's a very prosperous area, and the battle on Wall Street not far away doesn't seem to have had much impact here.

The people around the target apartment behaved normally, even a little lazy. Except for an old white male doorman with a tall and straight body, the people entering and leaving the apartment walked slowly, even the people in the ground floor of the apartment were the same...

There was leisurely music playing in the cafe, and the people wandering around in a few unnamed boutiques showed no signs of nervousness at all. Some haredi people with strange hairstyles and retro clothing held Bibles in their hands and walked leisurely. Walking in and out of a tailor shop that looks a bit historical...

This is completely inconsistent with Qiao Jia’s impression of New Yorkers, they are too laid-back!

Perhaps seeing Boss Qiao's doubts, Danny pointed at a few Haredi people who had just walked out of the tailor shop, frowned and said unhappily: "Do you know them?"

Qiao Jia nodded and said: "I know, Jewish people..."

Haredi people who don’t work or serve in the military and just read the Bible! "

Danny sneered and shook his head and said: "That's in Israel. In America, Haredi people don't have that kind of privilege. They also need to work...

Guess what they do? "

Qiao Jia frowned and looked at the dilapidated tailor shop at the door. After thinking for a long time, he said: "A tailor shop can't support too many people. If I had to guess, money laundering may be the job that best suits the Jewish people's temperament. .”

Danny nodded and said: "Simple money laundering is only part of their business. They are also engaged in the storage and pawn business of black market items.

Of course it's not the kind of stuff you get through petty theft, but antiques, securities, precious jewelry from all over the world...

Rich people all over the world, because they cannot smoothly convert their money into U.S. dollars and take them out, use their money to buy high-priced luxury goods and take them out, then store them with them, or directly pawn them.

The United States has religious protection laws, and the police have no right to investigate these Haredis without clear evidence.

These people are in trouble!

Some wealthy Jewish men and declining old money living in the apartment are even more troublesome..."

After hearing this, Qiao Jia frowned and looked at the apartment in front of him. After pondering for a few seconds, he pressed the communicator and said, "'Iceman,' are you sure all the killers have entered this apartment?"

'Iceman' said in a unique straight tone: "8 people, I don't know if they are all the New York branch of Bright Staircase, but I am sure that 8 suspicious people entered the house on the east side of the 6th floor of this apartment. .

Among these eight people was the man who shot the rhinoceros on Wall Street, and the other was the deputy shooter who shot the killer. "

After hearing this, Qiao Jia nodded slightly and shook his head, saying: "There seems to be something wrong, but I can't tell...

Is there anything unusual about those killers? "

After the 'Iceman' was silent for a while, he said: "They seemed a little anxious, but they never left the apartment on the east side of the sixth floor. They seemed to be waiting for someone..."

After hearing this, Qiao Jia frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Just when he was impatient and wanted to urge Danny to call his sister, his own satellite phone rang...

Looking at the unfamiliar number on it, Qiao Jia frowned and picked up the phone and said, "This is Jackal..."

"Hello Jackal, my name is Abel Ravenston, and I want to make a deal with you..."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jia frowned and recalled, and then said with a sneer: "Abel Ravenston, chairman of the New York Utah Business Association, what kind of deal do you want to do with me?

I feel somewhat familiar with your last name. According to the information I received from some unnamed intelligence sources, the Ravenston family is the founder of the Stairway of Light...

I think we have nothing to talk about. If I were you, I would buy a plane ticket and escape to the most remote corner of the world, because I will find you soon..."

Abel Ravenston on the other side of the phone was not intimidated. He paused and said: "Jackal, on behalf of the Edward Foundation, I request an armistice...

We have no direct conflict of interest. Although you have done many things in Israel and Canada that are unacceptable to us, the world situation is different now...

We shouldn't target each other because there are more opportunities in the world now!

We can sit down and talk, it would be beneficial to both of us..."

As he spoke, Ravenston paused and gave Boss Qiao some time to digest, then said: "I understand your style of doing things. If you agree to my proposal, I can inform you of the location of the New York branch killer. you……

This is our apology for posting a bounty on you!

You should understand that your series of actions after coming to New York caused great trouble to the Stairway of Light...

But we are still willing to be sincere enough to negotiate peace with you! "

After hearing this, Qiao Jia suddenly looked at the apartment not far away and said: "You sold your elite men to me for peace talks...

Brother, how do I know if you will sell me for other reasons after the peace talks? "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia pressed down the car window, stretched out his hand to make a gesture, then opened the door and got out of the car, and said to the phone: "Mr. Ravenston, you said that you understand my character, then you You should run away now!

You've caused me a lot of trouble, I'm going to cut you into pieces! "