Chapter 665 Farce and Tragedy
"Do you know where the incident happened? Let's go over and take a look now." Jack opened the car door and asked Lacroix.
"Yes, yes, I know, at an immigration relief center on Long Island." Lacroix was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in shock, his face no longer calm as before.
Saroban's heavy body quickly changed direction on the spot, and the tires rubbed against the ground, making an ear-piercing scream.
Jack put down his cell phone and turned the steering wheel. He had just briefly explained the situation to Dana Moge on the phone, and then turned to look at Lacroix, who was absentmindedly in the back seat.
"Obviously, you were targeted by Tiger Kane's gang from the beginning. When paying the ransom, he not only recognized you at a glance, but also mentioned your daughter."
Lacru Wa rubbed his face vigorously, and then he calmed down and regained some sense. He was silent for a moment and nodded heavily, "Yes, Jack, you are right, they must have someone in our system."
What he said The system mentioned is not limited to the FBI, but is a general term for the entire federal law enforcement system, which also includes the immigration police of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
The sages of China have long put forward the view that "those who are from the Chinese and the Chinese are from the Huaxia; and those who are from the Chinese and the Yi and the Di are from the Yi and Di", replacing the so-called lineage theory with cultural identifications such as clothing and etiquette.
What is very different from this advanced thinking is that the extreme ancestry theory and the so-called pluralism trend in European and American countries have now formed two extremes, seriously dividing their societies. As a country of immigrants, the United States is even more Always at the forefront.
Tiger Kane’s remarks are indeed stupid, but there are actually not a few people who agree or agree with some of his views, or even sympathize with him. Considering the frequent illegal gatherings and speeches he has held over the years, federal law enforcement agents have secretly joined in. It doesn't seem surprising.
Saroban soon came to a relief center on Long Island. To be precise, it was a "food bank". In ancient times, it would have been called a charity or a soup kitchen.
Unlike those poor Americans with official status, even if they become homeless, they can get enough food to avoid hunger through regularly distributed welfare coupons, and they can also go to the income house to take a shower regularly. Have a good night's sleep.
But many illegal immigrants without status do not enjoy these benefits for the lower class. Some even fear being deported. Even if some shelters do not check their identity, they dare not go in and have a drink. Bowl of hot soup.
This relief point is specially opened for these illegal immigrants without status. The people working there are also people who have just obtained status and want to help their compatriots.
A black man with dreadlocks was greeting them at the door, and there was still a hint of fear that had not dissipated on his face.
“When we were about to close the door, those ICE agents rushed in. They herded everyone together and asked to see their identification one by one.”
“They produced a search warrant. "?" Hannah asked with a frown.
“I don’t know, I didn’t see it at all anyway. They took away a total of ten Latina girls, and Tully.” The guy with the dreadlocks spoke very clearly, unlike those who wandered the streets. The unique RAP accent of our compatriots.
"Didn't anyone tell them Tully's identity?" Lacroix seemed to know him, and stretched out his hand to shake his hand. The two walked into the relief point while talking.
The relief site itself is a small warehouse, filled with shelves filled with various easy-to-store flours and cans, and a packaging line for repackaging these foods.
The waste in the United States is not only reflected in energy, but also in food waste. A family of three or four often goes to the supermarket to buy all kinds of food at once for a week or even more than that. , and then throw away half or more of it over the next period of time.
In order to encourage environmental protection and avoid waste, some charitable and environmental organizations will cooperate with the government to encourage such families to donate excess food that is still within the shelf life in exchange for some points. These points can be used to offset part of the tax. For example, if a piece of expired bread with a label worth one dollar is donated, the tax of ten dollars can be deducted from the original price.
Of course, some "small businesses" have spawned from this, but it has indeed increased the food sources of these food banks in a sense.
"Of course I did. I kept yelling that she was a student from a nearby middle school. The other children who came to help also told the group. Tully even told one of them that her father was from the FBI.
But their agent in charge said she didn't look American and took her away by force. Sorry, you know the situation here. No one here dared to stop them."
See. This guy just got a green card and wasn't naturalized, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid of those ICE agents.
"Interesting, Tully must be the most authentic American among these people, right?" Jack also heard Lacroix talking about his daughter on the way here, and couldn't help but sarcastically said.
Lacroix’s wife is a female soldier with Aboriginal ancestry. She died for her country in Afghanistan not long ago, so their daughter Tully is impeccable no matter which side you look at. American, even though she does look like a Latina.
"I'm very sorry. I tried my best." The black guy with dreadlocks looked very guilty.
Jack waved his hand to indicate that the sarcasm in his words was not directed at him. It was now clear that the other party was directed at Lacroix's daughter Tully, a Girl Scout who participated in charity activities. , how could he carry his identity certificate with him?
Everyone came to the other side of the warehouse, where some white children wearing Boy Scout hats and their parents gathered. They were talking together, and the children had a little fear on their faces. and uneasy, seemingly frightened by what happened before.
"What on earth is going on?" A short, fat old Indian man walked towards Lacroix with an angry face. He seemed to be his father-in-law, who was Tully's grandfather.
"This was just given to me by Tully's classmate Chloe. Why didn't those guys let her bring her mobile phone?" The old man held a mobile phone in his hand and pointed to where his parents were standing not far away. Together with a little red-haired white girl.
"Let me make a few calls first. I need to know who is the detective in charge who ordered this operation." Lacroix took out his cell phone. Although the time on the road had allowed him to regain his apparent calmness, The slightly trembling hands still betrayed his true heart.
"I'll go with you." The old Indian man was so angry that his lips trembled slightly. After losing his daughter, his granddaughter had become the old man's only thought in the world.
"Leave it to me, Nelson, Mary Lou is not well and needs your company. This is a stupid misunderstanding. I will take Tully home soon. She is a strong girl." "It'll be okay," Lacroix put his hand on his shoulder and comforted him.
He concealed the truth, not wanting the old man to worry too much. At this moment, Jack, Hannah and Lacroix's cell phones rang almost at the same time, as if it was an ominous warning, which shocked people.
Dana Moger's suppressed angry voice came from Jack's phone, "Just now, Emma Kane walked into the St. Mary's Church in Saugerties. Twelve pregnant women were shot dead and 13 others were injured. Some of the victims were illegal immigrants, and all of them were Latino.”
Hannah and Lacroix received the same news, but the people calling them were different. Logically speaking, they should rush back to the operations center together now.
Seeing the tangled look on Lacroix's face, Jack directly made the decision for him, "Let's go back to Manhattan together. Hannah will go back to the office first to learn the details. I will accompany you to the ICE New York office."
(End of this chapter)