Detective Ln; An Adam Ruzek Love Story

Night in Chicago

Yn's POV

"Our shot caller is Phil Gamble. He's been in the gang for 20 years, and has a very diversified portfolio of criminal enterprises. However, he makes most of his money the old fashioned way, mostly drugs. Heroin, to be exact" Kevin said. "Yeah. We ran into Gamble a while back. A rival dealer was putting out lethal product under Gamble's logo. So, he shot said rival in the face three times, and practically told me as much" Voight said. 

"Gamble's number two is Daryl Ingram, and this guy, Laz, he works underneath him" Jay said. "Yeah. Laz, unlike Daryl, is extremely gullible. I've been working him as an unwitting for the past three weeks. He thinks we're buddies and we're going to start a nightclub together soon. Daryl, on the other hand, is tight as hell, doesn't get involved with outsiders at all" Kevin said. "Alright, so, we have to find a way to gain his trust" Voight said. 

"I'm doing my best, Sarge. I dusted off my old pool game and everything, but I'm going to need a new angle because I'm nowhere near the pocket" Kevin said. "I think I found your angle. In Price's file, he jotted down a few notes on Daryl's weak spot" Kim said. "Okay. Weak spots are good. What is it" Voight asked. "More like who" Kim said.

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"Good news. Me and Daryl are solid. We're doing dinner tonight at his bar" Kevin said. "Alright, so, let's figure out a way to exploit this newfound trust" Voight said. "Kev, why don't you intro me as a buyer" Jay asked. "No. He doesn't sell to outside dealers at all. He's got a tight network, and he's not looking to expand" Kevin said. "Or we could come at it from the other end. We could sell to him rather than buy from him" Adam said. "I like the way you think, but that's not going to work either. He's got a supplier that he likes a lot" Kevin said. "A solution without a problem" I say. "Alright, so we create the problem. I'll make a call" Voight said.

Voight's call gave us the name Franco Vertiz, so we headed to his house. "Ready" Jay asked. "Yeah" Adam replied. "Chicago PD" Jay shouted as he busted down the door. "I'm going up the stairs" Hailey called out. "I'm right behind you" I say and follow her up the stairs. "Gun" Hailey shouted as she stood next to a door. "What do you see" I ask. "Two teenage girls. One's got a gun. We're the police. Policía. You've got to put the gun down" Hailey said. "Sin balas" one of the girls said. 

"One. Two. Three" Hailey said. Just as she would have stepped into the room to shoot, I stepped in before her and grabbed the gun from the girls. "Don't shoot" I tell Hailey. "Yn! What the hell was that" Hailey asked. "The gun was unloaded. They kept saying, 'No bullets, no bullets'" I say. "I didn't know you spoke Spanish" Hailey said. "I'm near fluent. I took it all 4 years of high school and minored in it in college" I say.

After that, Kevin was able to convince Daryl to buy from Antonio, who was also undercover as a heroin seller. "Alright, Atwater is going to be with Daryl at the meet. We set a perimeter around the auto detail shop. Adam, Yn, I want you both outside on foot" Voight said. "Got it" I reply. "Actually, never mind. Adam, you're going to be outside by yourself" Voight said. "Why can't I be outside with him" I ask. "From what I've seen the last few weeks, whenever you two are alone together, you tend to get distracted" Voight said. "Good point" I say.

"The goal is to snatch Daryl up fast and quiet, and get him right back out on the street as a cooperating witness" Voight said. "So, how are we protecting ourselves against a potential entrapment defense" Kim asked. "I told Kev make it clear Daryl wants the dope. We're sellers, not buyers" Voight said. "I think we're ready boss" Adam said. "Alright. Let's do it" Voight said.

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Things went sideways real quick. A police car pulled Kevin and Daryl over, and Daryl wouldn't comply to the officer's demands, so the officer shot him two times. The whole unit pulled up to the scene, and what I wanted to do was punch the officer right in the face, but Voight grabbed my arm and stopped me in my tracks.

"What do you think you're doing Ln" Voight asked me. "I'm going to go over there and give that officer a piece of my mind" I say. "Yn, we both know that means you want to throw some hands with him, and I cannot let that happen" Voight said. "Why not? We heard the whole thing over Kevin's wire. That officer pulled them over because they were two African Americans driving around at night. That's bullshit Sarge" I say. "I know. But right now, we need to act like we don't know anything. Jay, keep an eye on her while I talk to them" Voight said to Jay before walking away.

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Kevin managed to convince Gamble to continue with the deal, and all of us were waiting outside while Kevin and Antonio were inside with Gamble. "It's the best in the Midwest" Antonio said and Gamble took a taste of the heroin. "We'll let the street decide that" Gamble said. "It's good doing business with you. You two leave out the back" Antonio said. As soon as the garage door opened up and Kevin and Gamble's backs were turned, Antonio pulled out a gun and we all entered the garage.

"Chicago PD. Don't move" Antonio said. "Oh, you lying son of a bitch. You set Daryl up? You got him killed? Man, how are you going to do this to your own people? You're worse than the cop that pulled the trigger, Kev" Gamble said. "Hey, great work, Kev. We got him" Antonio said. "Yeah, we got him. That's all that matters, getting him, no matter what it costs" Kevin said.

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"So, you agreed with what Voight said earlier, about us getting distracted when we're alone together" Adam said. "Yeah. You can never keep your eyes or hands off of me" I say. "That's because you're beautiful, and because you're my wife" Adam said and wrapped his arms around me. "See? There you go" I say and smile at him. "We're off duty" Adam said. "Yeah, but we're still in the office and Jay is right over there. He can hear everything we're saying" I say. "No he can't" Adam said.

"Yes I can" Jay said without looking up from his paperwork. "Told you" I say. "Okay, so lets take this home then" Adam said. "I agree with Adam. Please get out of here so I can finish my paperwork" Jay said. "Okay. We're leaving. Have a good night Jay" I say. "You too Yn" Jay said as we headed out.