Chapter 51 The Contradiction
As long as Baiden is willing to pay the price, those gangsters who ran into his house privately will definitely cooperate and bite Luo Ang to the death.
Claiming that everything was ordered by him, so that no one can find fault.
But Roang didn't want to take the initiative to tell everything he knew without understanding the other party's purpose, because he didn't know what things he could tell the other party and what things he couldn't discuss in detail with the other party.
Luo Ang took a sip of coffee and thought about all the information he had learned, trying to find a clue.
Baierden is the chief of the 21st branch. He probably came to see him for no other reason. It could only be that a certain case implicated him.
Combined with the recent situation in the Southern District, Luo Ang quickly figured it out.
The chief of a violent crime department must be most concerned about the corresponding cases within his jurisdiction, so the other party must be here because of Leif!
So he asked cautiously.
"Perhaps you are here for Leif's case?"
Bailden's eyes lit up. It seemed that he didn't expect Luo Ang to guess what he had done so quickly. He touched the coffee cup on his table.
"I did come here because of Leif's case, and I also know that the boy named D'Antoni is going to be a witness in this case!"
Phew~
With a soft cry in his heart, Luo Ang finally felt more at ease after confirming Baiden's intention to come.
It's just that he once again despaired of the police station's ability to keep witnesses secret. In just a short time, the news that D'Antoni planned to be a witness has spread throughout the 21st Precinct. It is estimated that by tomorrow, Ba Zhao, who is hiding somewhere in the South District, will also learn the news.
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When I see D'Antoni later, I have to ask him to hide carefully before he is caught, and try not to go out again. It's too dangerous.
Knowing that the other party was not coming for him, Luo Ang's expression became much more relaxed. He glanced at Baiden, who glanced at his watch from time to time, and took the initiative to start the topic for the first time.
"Sir Bairden's time seems to be very tight. Let's not make any detours here. The sir is here for D'Antoni, right?"
Bairden raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"It seems like you suddenly relaxed your vigilance towards me. Can I ask why?"
Luo Ang twitched the corner of his mouth, not interested in talking nonsense with the other party, and said straightforwardly.
"Sir, you can think about these curiosities later. Now let's talk about D'Antoni's question. Hasn't Leif's case been assigned to the intelligence team? Why are you interested?"
It seemed that he didn't expect Luo Ang to be so direct, so Baiden was stunned for a few seconds before speaking.
"Since you said so, Leon, then I am also willing to reveal some information to you..."
"But I need to confirm that you have enough in-depth contact with Leif and can bring me accurate information so that I can answer your question."
Luo Ang tapped his fingers on the table, and after thinking for half a minute, he spoke.
"I can confirm that I have accurate and the most important information on Leif's case!"
Seeing how sure he was, Baierden's eyes lit up, his body leaned forward slightly, and he whispered quickly.
"Since you said that, I can answer your question first."
"This case was indeed handed over to the intelligence unit by the police chief, but the case itself should be under the jurisdiction of the violent crime department. The current situation makes me very concerned, so I want to do something!"
After blinking, Roang finally understood the reason why Baildon was so concerned about Leif's case. It turned out to be related to the scope of authority of the department under his jurisdiction.
And it seems that the superiors directly assigned the case to the intelligence team without consulting him. No wonder he cares so much about it. This involves the intrusion of the law enforcement power of his department, which is a very sensitive issue.
This makes it impossible not to mention how much attention and vigilance the various law enforcement agencies in America attach to the scope of authority of the departments under their jurisdiction and the corresponding law enforcement powers.
Because the top management has divided various illegal and criminal areas very finely, many corresponding departments have been created accordingly.
Many of them are related to crime. For example, there are state police at the state level who are responsible for overseeing crime issues in the state. Counties have their own county police, cities have their own municipal police, and even parks have corresponding park police.
Across the United States, there are departments such as the FBI and DEA that were established to combat interstate crimes, but they generally can only carry out law enforcement actions after determining that the case is interstate.
Unless there is a higher-level document deeming a case to be an interstate one, the police departments in the following states and counties can completely ignore them and continue to investigate the case at hand.
Because the police stations in each state, county, city, and town have only corresponding law enforcement powers, and it is not the higher level who can command the lower-level departments. The two are not subordinate to each other. The city police do not need to care about the state police and the town police at all.
The police don't care about the city police either.
In fact, due to their law enforcement powers, the seemingly powerful state police can only be responsible for the border areas between counties, and areas that are not within the jurisdiction of other police stations.
In other words, their daily tasks are to catch speeders on the highway and patrol in the deserted mountains and forests...
Different cases, according to different classifications, can only be enforced by the corresponding departments, and other departments cannot intervene at will. This is a very sensitive matter and may offend others.
Why is the FBI so famous, but the police departments in various regions hate them?
It's because the FBI often uses cases involving interstate crimes to snatch cases away from them, which makes FBI personnel very unpopular with local governments.
Just like the Immigration Bureau has its own law enforcement department and will not go to the local police station if there are problems, various corresponding departments have long been divided into various corresponding departments for crime problems that occur in the city of Chicago.
Leif's murder case obviously took place within the jurisdiction of the 21st Precinct. According to common sense, Baiden would have to lead his violent crime department to investigate.
Now that the intelligence team has snatched it away, can he not be anxious and disgusted?
Although they can be regarded as colleagues in the 21st branch, if we really look into it carefully, it is that the people in the intelligence team are not doing their business and are competing with Baiden for food.
And Roang soon became more certain of this based on Baiden's next words.
"I have been following up on Leif's case. I have identified some important evidence in the past few days. I will soon be able to collect the evidence chain and prepare to close the net."
"As a result, Leif died suddenly yesterday afternoon, and the superiors handed the case to the intelligence team, which is Hank's department, the M-FXXK intelligence team!"
"This is a violent crime and a murder case. It's so fucking stupid that it was given to those guys..."
As he spoke, Baiden suddenly couldn't help but curse a few times.
Chapter completed!