Chapter 34 North Changqing Community
No matter how bright the sunshine is in Los Angeles, it will cast shadows on the corners of the city.
Homeless people are another side that lingers in this city. They are phenomena, and they are also individuals.
Among them are illegal immigrants, veterans, bankruptcy lawyers, and widowers. They have faces that are incompatible with the silhouette of the steel forest in the distance of the city.
Gerry Lively also worked as a street investigative reporter for a period of time early on, and he has always scorned these people.
But Taosi’s approach made Gerry Lively seem to have opened up his new horizons~
The 211a case mentioned by the police recorder occurred in the North Evergreen community in the center of Burbank, California. Because Burbank is a media capital, the North Evergreen community is home to many film and television studio employees.
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Although Gerry Lively knew the location, because there was no car, it was very difficult to get there as quickly as possible and take some videos.
After knowing the news, Tao Xi did not answer him, but kept digging into the nooks and crannies of the streets and alleys.
When Tao Xi discovered a homeless shelter, Tao Xi lowered his head and asked, "Do you know the shortcut to Changqing Community?" After saying this, Tao Xi also took some money from his pocket.
He took out a $2 bill and waved it in front of the homeless man's eyes.
The tramp's reaction was very strange. When he saw the money in Tao Xi's hand at first, his eyes showed a trace of greed. When the tramp focused his eyes and took a closer look at Tao Xi, the tramp was very surprised.
He quickly closed his eyes and shook his head.
Gerry Lively could see clearly that after the homeless man closed his eyes, there was fear in his eyes.
But Tao Xi did not give up. Finally, when he asked about the fourth homeless man, Gerry Lively knew why those homeless people were afraid of Tao Xi. He also knew about this group of homeless people living at the bottom of Los Angeles.
What kind of energy can be released under the stimulation of money?
"You came out of the sewer!"
Tao Xi heard that this homeless man wrapped in a blanket and smelling strangely revealed his identity, and Tao Xi didn't mind and nodded directly.
“It’s rare that you can get out of the sewers and find a job!”
"Since you are a loser who was kicked out of the sewer, I can add an extra $3 to your reward." Tao Xi didn't want to continue wasting money here and directly stated his bottom line.
When the homeless man heard Tao Xi's answer, he was very straightforward. He first put the blanket covering himself on the trash can and then waved his hand for Tao Xi and the two to follow.
"There will definitely be traffic jams in Burbank today. Although I don't know why you want to go to North Evergreen Community, but follow me and I can guarantee that you will reach your destination in 7 minutes."
The tramp explained to the two people following him while leading the way, but what made Gerry Lively a little annoyed was that the tramp was not taking them on an "ordinary road"!
The homeless man who had walked only a few steps removed a manhole cover deep in the alley and jumped in neatly, followed closely by Tao Xi. Gerry Lively stood on the ground and hesitated for a long time until Tao Xi impatiently
A voice came: "Gerry! Hurry up! I didn't bring my camera! Don't lose me, or someone will cut off your organs in the sewer!"
Gerry Lively stood on the ground and shivered, then slowly and leisurely touched the ladder on the wall and swayed down.
As soon as he walked into the sewer, the unique smell of the sewer rushed towards him. Just when Gerry Lively was at a loss, Tao Xi's hand grabbed Gerry Lively's arm: "
Follow me closely! I have never been here. If you lose me, it will be bad for you."
Tao Xi first got used to the darkness of the sewer and quickly became familiar with the environment here. When the homeless man entered the sewer, Tao Xi saw that the homeless man was a lame. When he walked, he had one foot deep and one foot shallow.
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"Will we be tricked by him? After all, you said there are organ harvesters here."
Gerry Lively's vibrato voice made Tao Xi burst out laughing, but the homeless man in front of him replied helplessly after hearing the voice: "I'm a loser."
"Oh, I know that a cripple is not qualified to live in the sewers. If you dare to do anything, I will let you know the consequences of offending the biggest villain in Los Angeles County."
"Hehe, you're a kid who's not as tall as me, just follow me! No matter how heartless I am, I won't do anything to a little guy who's not yet an adult."
Tao Xi didn't want to have a quarrel with a homeless man who had to pay for 5 dollars, but the homeless man was really fast, because Tao Xi heard the "buzzing" of the police car bell above the sewer~
"This is it, there are gunshots! I won't go up there. It's a pawn shop in Burbank, a white man's business." The homeless man pointed to the sewer opening above his head, which was constantly flashing with colorful lights.
Gerry Lively looked along the sound, and there happened to be a police car parked above. Occasionally, there were one or two policemen wearing walkie-talkies, holding pistols and shooting in unknown directions~
Gerry Lively was immediately excited when he saw this scene!
Because he really opened up his horizons under the leadership of Tao Xi. If he could have known this way before, he would definitely have made a fortune!!!
The homeless man was quite conscientious. After receiving the 5 dollars from Taosi, he said a sarcastic remark to the eager Gerry Lively: "If you have no experience living in the sewer, I think you
My colleagues will definitely kidnap you and steal all the cash you have."
Gerry Lively seemed to have had a basin of cold water poured over him, but Tao Xi smiled and explained: "He is a prisoner. If it weren't for me, he might have died in prison."
"Yes, yes! If I teach you, I will go to Hollywood to find a job as a camera operator." Gerry Lively explained quickly.
The homeless man turned around and walked away towards the depths of the sewer. Tao Xi didn't pay attention but turned around and asked: "What should I do next?"
"Shoot! Shoot all the scenes here! A white man's pawn shop was robbed by an unknown person. If this case is filmed, it will definitely be a big case worth $1,000!"
When Tao Xi heard that the robbery was actually worth $1,000, he immediately became energetic. He first looked around and then found a manhole cover: "Come on, come on! Follow me."
The dim lights on the street made the entire Beichangqing community feel a little more desolate, but four police cars were crowded at the north entrance of Beichangqing community. The doors of each police car were opened in unison, and behind each door there were
There was a man standing with a pistol shooting at a pawn shop with a red door sign.
There was an 8-seater van parked at the door of the pawn shop. Standing on the side of the van was a man wearing a black hood and holding a machine gun, shouting at the people inside the pawn shop, "Hurry, quick, quick!" while constantly pulling the trigger on him.
The machine gun in hand~
There was a man with blood dripping from his thigh lying on the ground beside the door of the pawn shop. His hood was thrown to the ground at some point. The pain on his face made him wailing and raising his gun to shoot.
The cameras in the pawn shop had long been smashed by the group of robbers, and the gold jewelry and expensive luxury goods inside the counter had long been put into luggage bags by two men carrying backpacks. The two of them were facing a person at this time.
The safe is constantly operating.
There is a manhole cover in the middle of the empty space where the police and robbers are shooting at each other~
When the two sides were firing, the manhole cover suddenly lifted up and opened a gap. If someone looked carefully, a pair of eyes were quietly observing the movement on the ground.
"Tao Xi! Hurry! If we take the picture, the entire North Evergreen community must be blocked now! Other reporters will definitely not be able to get in, and the price of Ken's material we filmed will definitely increase!" Gerry Lively urged anxiously.
The sound made Tao Xi have questions all over his head, but Tao Xi didn't rush to ask after taking over the camera.
The police support is getting more and more, because the angle chosen by Tao Xi is good enough, and he can perfectly see the situation of the robbers in the pawn shop.
At this time, the robbers inside did not seem to be in a hurry. Instead, after opening the safe, they joined the team of shooting with the police. The fierce situation at the scene caused stray bullets to sputter everywhere, and several times made Tao Xi panic.
Huddled in the sewer~
"fxxk! I think that's enough, Tao Xi, we can withdraw!"
But Tao Xi held the camera tightly in his arms and kept spinning around to record the scene: "I think the robbers will have support, because they are not in a hurry to retreat at all, and they are well prepared and have good shooting skills."
Very tall, he must be a veteran, and the emergency response on the battlefield was also in place. The injured person was given tactical morphine at the beginning!"
"Tactical morphine? What is that?"
Tao Xi saw that Gerry Lively didn't know the tactics. Just as he was about to explain a few words, an explosion suddenly came from the Beichangqing community not far away. This wave of air made Tao Xi fall down in an instant.
In the sewer~
"Bomb! Damn it! How are you doing, Taosi?"
"It's okay, it's just dirt in his eyes!" Tao Xi rubbed his eyes with both hands and then picked up Gerry Lively's camera. After the camera was fine, Tao Xi opened the manhole cover again to take a look.
Follow-up~
A five-seater car wrapped with steel plates appeared in the middle of the road. The police seemed to be at a loss, but soon gunshots rang out again~
Tao Xi knew at a glance that the group of robbers were fighting to the death, leaving one or two injured to delay, but the main members must have escaped!
"What a waste!" Gerry Lively cursed when he saw the artificially modified simple version of the bulletproof car had its tires punctured and ran away, but Tao Xi didn't say a word and looked at him happily.
Huddled in the sewer and watching the contents of the camera.
"How did you know the police cordoned off the scene?"
"Generally, the Los Angeles Police Department's response time is 15 minutes. If after 15 minutes, a certain case continues to issue support warnings, the next police need to follow the direction to block the entrance and exit of the street where the crime occurred or the community."
Tao Xi had an "I understand" expression on his face, and just as Gerry Lively was about to say something, the tramp appeared again!
"Do you need me to be your guide?" The tramp deliberately whispered in Gerry Lively's ear as if it was a prank. Gerry Lively was frightened and screamed, as was Tao Xi.
There was an expression of gloating on his face, but Tao Xi quickly dragged Gerry Lively and ran towards a dark place, because someone at the sewer entrance in the distance was shining a flashlight down!
Who knows the consequences of being discovered by those policemen~
It had only been six hours since he returned to the ABC Building, but Gerry Lively felt like he was in another world.
"Why are you still here!"
The tramp rolled his eyes at Gerry Lively and ignored him. Instead, he turned his head and extended his hand to Tao Xi. Tao Xi was also very happy with his gain this time, but this time Tao Xi only gave him 3
Dollar: “That’s all the change!”
"Okay! Next time you need me to guide you, you can find me there." After saying this, the tramp turned around and left, but Tao Xi patted Gerry Lively with a happy face and signaled.
: "Let's go! Collect money. It turns out that this is what Nightcrawlers do. Why do some people say that they can only earn 200 US dollars at a time?"
"Yes, yes! Nightcrawler is a paparazzi reporter. I need you to analyze, but I don't need you to know the answer! You just need to take pictures of these materials." Gerry Lively sighed and replied softly.
"Let's go, let's go! I'm going to make money again! This way, I don't have to worry about sitting on my hands, hahahaha." Tao Xi was as happy as a child at this moment, not at all serious about feeling the rain of bullets in the sewer~
After arriving on the 7th floor again, Tao Xi felt as if he had come to his own territory and was completely unfamiliar with the first time. Even when he saw many female reporters and editors who were still working overtime late at night, Tao Xi would take the initiative to say hello~
Although the other party was a little unclear, Tao Xi still enjoyed it.
Gerry Lively saw the disgust in the eyes of these people, because people who have experienced sewers, gun battles, and explosions are not clean anywhere!
"You don't actually need to be so enthusiastic with them. An enigmatic night crawler is something that all investigative reporters will be afraid of."
When Tao Xi heard what Gerry Lively said, he immediately suppressed the smile on his face, but Gerry Lively sighed helplessly when he saw the corner of Tao Xi's mouth that was almost raised to his ears.
"Oh! Shit! Did you just go to rob the pawn shop? Why did it end up like this in the blink of an eye!" Emily Dunn's harsh voice drew the attention of everyone around her.
Chapter completed!