Chapter 19 surrendered gangster

When Martin limped to the police station, Detective Watson didn't know whether to believe his eyes.Martin is an important member of the gang. Many years ago, Detective Watson wanted to sue him for a blackmail case, but the gangster hired a famous lawyer to win the case and Martin was acquitted.Since then, the police have not possessed any valuable evidence about Martin.So when Martin asks the police to detain him, Detective Watson appears bewildered. "I am willing to provide evidence," Martin said in a low voice, "as long as you lock me up, I can provide any evidence you need."

"How can this work?" Detective Watson said calmly.He has always been known for his calm in handling cases. "You know, the police station is not a hotel, and you can't keep people casually. How do you know that we will need the evidence you said?" "Hey, Sergeant Watson. Don't do that. Martin tried to put on an air of ruthlessness, but there was a tear in his voice." I know you want real evidence of Mr. Kings' crime.To be honest, I can help you arrest him and bring him to court, but you have to protect me. " "Mr. Kings?" Sergeant Watson pretended to be indifferent.

Kings was the mastermind behind various outlaw groups in San Francisco.Every illegal activity in the city has something to do with Kings.But Sergeant Watson and his men could not find any real evidence to accuse Kings.In fact, Kings was so well-known in high society that he only let his men like Martin do illegal activities.Some time ago, Kings actually attended the city commemorative parade and even sat on the rostrum.This made Sergeant Watson regretful and helpless. Now Martin said that he could help the police arrest Kings, which was in the hands of Sergeant Zhongsheng.Martin's testimony would be a powerful piece of evidence to bring Kings to court.However, Sergeant Watson tried his best to control his excitement, showing a look of indifference.

"Well, what information do you have, Martin?" Watson said lightly. "Even if we are interested in Mr. Kings - please note that I said 'even' - how can we believe your words? I I heard that you are one of Kings' most capable subordinates." "Well, Sergeant, I am willing to confess to you, but you must agree to protect me. Martin's expression is urgent and desperate. Watson knows that Martin is sincere. "I won't promise you anything. If you like, Martin, you can tell me why you're here first. Then I'll tell you whether I believe you."

Martin took a deep breath. "The thing is like this. For three years, I have been handling the protection fee collection for Mr. Kings. I am in charge of the protection fee collection business in the north of the city. I come out to negotiate the price and collect the money. If there is any dissatisfaction, I will teach them a lesson." Sergeant Watson nodded.He knows the tricks of the underworld.Mr. Kings’ gang collects protection fees from shopkeepers in various districts. If they do not pay, they will be retaliated immediately, and the methods are clean and cruel, without leaving any evidence. The shopkeepers are very afraid, and no one dares to come forward to accuse and testify Therefore, the police are helpless, and there is nothing they can do about Kings and Martin.

"Simply he said," Martin went on, "for the past two years I've raised the protection fee a bit, and I've kept the excess myself. Kings doesn't know about it. He takes his, I keep mine, everything I handled all the money. Neither the owner nor Kings knew about it." Sergeant Watson was taken aback.The police did not know this beforehand. "I'm not very greedy," Martin added, "I only keep ten percent of the overcharge. I'm smart enough not to squander like other people. I deposit my money in a foreign bank. I plan to work for another year or two, save enough money, buy a gas station in the south, and change my mind from now on to be an honest person. "

Will Martin be an honest man?The thought made Inspector Watson laugh. "If you will be honest, the fires of hell will be extinguished." Martin looked a little annoyed, but he suppressed his anger.Obviously, he did ask the police. "However," continued Martin, "I met a young lady in a bar one night. She was very beautiful, with blue eyes, black hair, and a small figure, much taller than the model on the cover of a magazine." It's even more beautiful. We chatted together, and she told me her name is Irene. She says she's a teacher, and I don't think she's like the other girls who go into bars—you know, she's very cultured.She said she had a girlfriend who had just broken up with her boyfriend and was heartbroken.So they made an appointment to meet in a bar, ready to have a good talk. "

Martin stopped and lit a cigarette. "Mr. Sheriff, I never hang out with women, but Irene is different. I didn't expect her to date me at all. I thought it would be okay to ask, but she actually said yes. It never occurred to me that I, Martin , to be able to go out with a teacher on a date." Sergeant Watson smiled, "What an interesting couple." "To make a long story short," Martin sighed, "we dated for a month, and as the relationship deepened, there was an inevitable result. I said to myself, 'Martin, this is the life partner you are looking for, she Beautiful, smart, cultured, and can tolerate your flaws, she likes you."

"Detective Watson, it seems that she really likes me." Martin said a little sadly, "During the few months we dated, we never had a quarrel, and even rarely had we disagreed. She She is very gentle and sweet, and our personalities are compatible. But, there is only one thing I can't tell her. I can't tell her what I do for a living. She is a teacher, and there is no way she can understand me. She wants her boyfriend to have a decent job , so I lied that I was a salesman, but she didn't believe me, and because of this, the two of us almost quarreled for the first time."

Inspector Watson stretched in his chair and yawned. "Martin, your love story is very moving." He said, "But can you succinctly tell him the main points? I'm not very interested in your love life." "You'll hear me out," interrupted Martin, "I've decided to propose to Eileen. I'm sure she'll say yes. We can get married right away, and I can even promise her to keep her working. However, I will buy a gas station in the south in the future and take her to live a carefree life.I'm going to take her to the south for her honeymoon, and by the way, ask if there is any gas station for sale.Mr. Kings may not be willing to let me go, but he thinks highly of me, and if I say I'm going to get married, he'll let me go.It is impossible for him to know about my withholding of protection money. "

"I bought a ring for Irene at the biggest gold shop in the city yesterday. Do you know, Sergeant Watson, I spent more than two thousand yuan." Martin paused and looked at Watson.Watson showed no sympathy.Martin continued alone, "She came to my place for dinner tonight, and she cooked well. I bought a bottle of champagne, and we had a good time. Until after dessert, I asked her to marry me. " "She didn't agree, and she didn't immediately refuse. She told me that she liked me. It's just that she felt that if the two parties were not honest with each other, there would be no happiness in the future. As I said, she always insisted that people who love each other should be honest. She Staring at me with those big blue eyes: "Martin, how can I marry a man who I don't even know what his job is? " Martin passed his hand to his chin. "Sheriff, women are men's troubles. If you don't want to get into trouble, you have to stay away from women. None of them are good things." Martin's words suddenly stopped, "What happened then?" Watson had to press on. "What happened after that is why I came here. Like a fool, I told that woman everything. I work for Mr. Kings, what do I do, I even secretly withhold 10% of the protection fee I told her about it too. There was a kind of persuasion in her eyes, and I actually said everything honestly. I also told her that I was going to wash my hands and quit, and be an honest person.” "How silly of me to think a woman would understand you? After Erin heard what I said, she started crying, saying she didn't know what to do, how disappointed she was, and whether she should leave me .I feel overwhelmed, like an ant on a hot pan. She cried so hard that tears streamed down her face, and then she went to get her purse to find a make-up tissue to wipe her tears.As a result, she pulled out a pistol and pointed it at me. " "Sergeant Watson, I was completely stunned. She raised her gun and wanted to fire. I said, for the sake of my sincere courtship to her, I should die. She only said that someone spent Money hired her to spy on me, to see if I was up to any tricks. She didn't say who hired her, but I knew it must be Mr. Kings. What a fool I was to throw myself into a trap and not to! I should have I have already seen through her wrong path, no teacher would go to that kind of bar. And I will not date me easily, I still think I am really an attractive man.” "At that time, I thought I was going to die. God forbid, the phone rang suddenly. The moment she turned her head, I took the opportunity to jump out of the window. She shot in the back, but I jumped out of the window. Fortunately, I lived The first floor, but I still twisted my foot. At that time, I didn’t care about the pain at all, and ran like hell. Later, I calmed down a little, and I realized that tomorrow morning, a professional killer will come to me.” Martin rubbed his ankle, apparently recalling the pain. "Inspector Watson," said Martin, "I have worked for Mr. Kings for a long time, and I know what they do. But it never occurred to me that he would send a woman to spy on me. I knew that if I went back, I would be dead." "Yes, Martin, the matter is really tricky," said Watson. "I don't think it would do you any good to make up such a story to deceive us. I believe you are telling the truth. It seems that human beings For yourself, you have to cooperate with us." Inspector Watson got up, stretched himself, and went to the door. "Tom," he called to one of the constables, "arrest Martin for disturbing the peace. Get a stenographer to take his statement. Don't forget, prepare a new record book, Mr. Martin will have many cases to ask." tell us." Martin was limped out of the office. Watson sat back in his chair and couldn't help laughing happily.That's how things turned out. It took no effort at all, and the gang leader Kings could be easily caught.Really lucky! Sergeant Watson is going to attend Martin's confession.But he decided to make a phone call first. A familiar voice came. "Irene," said Watson, "the plan has worked, you are wonderful! Martin is ready to tell the truth, and we can finally knock Kings out. God, I don't see how you can really convince Martin that you are a female killer. You Deserves an Oscar." "Thank God, I'm finally relieved." The female police officer Erin said, "I don't know how long I can endure that nasty thing. If he finds my pistol empty tonight, I will be the one running away." Before hanging off the phone, she said, "Oh dear, you should look at this ring. Although this guy is simple-minded, he still has a good eye for things! When we get married, you must give me a ring that is better than this nice ring." "Of course, dear."