Chapter 128 The American West Factory

José Contreras is dead.

Wayne raised an eyebrow.

He understood perfectly well that he had only paralyzed the bastard from the neck down, not killed him outright.

At least they can still eke out a living and live for another ten years or so.

There is only one possibility for the other party's sudden death.

He was silenced.

I didn't expect the masterminds behind the scenes to arrive so quickly.

The news of Jose's human trafficking operation being raided had just broken when Jose was immediately silenced.

However, the fact that the other party was able to enter and leave the King County Correctional Center so quickly and directly kill Jose is naturally inseparable from the high-ranking officials inside the prison.

There's a name that appears in both the Jose storyline and the Jimmy storyline—Deputy Warden Cent.

This is a key figure.

However, before that, we should ask Luo in detail about the ICE agents.

Wayne then asked Luo:

"How did you come to know ICE Agent Horton? And what did he tell you?"

At this moment, Leon grabbed Luo by the back of the neck, lifted him up like a chick, and said:

"You fucking rotten ass" "Answer Godfather Wayne's question now! If you dare lie, I'll apply to clean the bathroom with you tomorrow!"

Luo was trembling all over, struggling desperately in mid-air, and quickly said:

"I...I filled out an application to join ICE! They've been expanding their recruitment recently, so I submitted an application...but I'm of Irish descent and have a criminal record, so ICE didn't approve my application...but Agent Horton found me..."

"He promised me that if I got into King County Correctional Center and got this done, he could help me get special permission to join ICE..."

"Their treatment was so good that I was tempted... and I had also been involved in a gang in a Los Angeles jail before, after all, I'm of Irish descent..."

"And he told me that Godfather Wayne was in jail for the first time, and only for a few days, so I figured it wouldn't be difficult for me to teach someone a lesson... I really want a job at ICE..."

Lyon pulled him close, licked Rouault's ear with his tongue, and said:

"So you're a lowly Irishman, no wonder you smell like fucking bootlegging... What did ICE promise you that made you dare offend a warden?"

Irish Americans are Celtic and predominantly Catholic, and are considered heretical by the mainstream Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, which holds them to be "loyal to the Pope, not to America."

At the same time, the Celts did not belong to the Germanic branch of the Anglo-Saxons, and were regarded as having inferior bloodlines by the mainstream Anglo-Saxon whites, who considered them not white enough and even called them "white devils".

The mainstream Ansar white population further stereotyped the Irish as having red hair, freckles, and short stature, portraying them as apes.

Even during the Black Lives Matter movement that swept across the United States, many Irish Americans joined in, equating themselves with the status of Black people.

Under the current president, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has degenerated into a white supremacist agency, becoming the president's private army. Such an organization would naturally discriminate against Luo's Irish ancestry.

Luo quickly said:

"They...they promised me a $20 annual salary! I only have a high school diploma, but they don't care...Agent Horton said that as long as I can successfully complete the mission, I can join ICE..."

At this point, a fawning smile appeared on his face as he looked at Wayne and Leon and said:

"To be honest, I've been fed up with illegal immigrants and minorities for a long time... those niggers, those yellow-skinned monkeys, and those damn mixed-race bastards, they... they've taken jobs that belong to us white people, haven't they?"

"Mr. Wayne, and...and Leon...Sweetheart, we're all white, we should...and together drive out those damn illegal immigrants, and send those niggers back to the cotton fields and factories..."

"Slap!" A heavy slap landed on Rouault's face from Lyon, who cursed:

"You Irish white devil" "You think you're worthy of being called a white person?"

Luo raised his hand to cover his face, looking aggrieved, tears welling up in his eyes.

His gaze toward Lyon was filled with deep resentment, as if he had suffered a tremendous injustice.

Lyon felt a little soft-hearted at his gaze, and couldn't help but reach out and rub his cheek, then pinched Luo's cheek and pulled hard, saying:

"Little one, don't say such ridiculous things in the future. In America, even racial discrimination is a culture exclusive to us white people of Onsa, and Irish white devils have no right to it."

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was established in 2003 and is the second-largest federal investigative agency.

ICE mainly comprises two core law enforcement agencies.

First, there is the Homeland Security Investigations (USSI), which is responsible for combating transnational crime, including human trafficking, arms smuggling, drug trafficking, money laundering, cybercrime, intellectual property infringement, counterterrorism, and more. It has 10,000 employees and more than 30 offices worldwide.

The second is the Enforcement and Deportation Operations Bureau, whose core work is immigration enforcement. It is responsible for the implementation of immigration laws both inside and outside the country, and mainly carries out the arrest, detention, deportation, imprisonment, local law enforcement cooperation, management of detention facilities, etc. It mainly conducts domestic law enforcement rather than border patrols.

The Bureau of Law Enforcement and Deportation is primarily responsible for arresting undocumented immigrants and causing large-scale riots throughout the United States.

After the current president took office, due to the proliferation of political parties in other departments and the deep-rooted and complex power structures, the current president has turned ICE into his own private army.

Not only did they increase the salaries and benefits for ICE, but they also lowered the entry barriers for ICE, and massively recruited white supremacist MAGA white redneck groups.

This is also the current president's base of support.

Wayne ignored the tormented relationship between Leon and Roux and asked:

"Did Agent Horton tell you how to contact him?"

Luo shook his head, somewhat bewildered, and said:

"No... He said he would contact me after I finished taking care of things... We've always maintained one-way communication..."

Looking at the other person's stupid and wicked face, Wayne nodded and continued:

"So, what about Deputy Warden Cent? Do you have his contact information?"

This time, Lu Ao finally nodded and said:

"Yes! Deputy Warden Cent met with me before I went to jail. He gave me a number and said I could call him if I encountered any problems!"

Then, with a mournful face, Luo said:

"But after I went to prison, my phone was taken away, so I couldn't make any calls..."

Lyon, standing to the side, said with a smile:

"That's easy, honey, you can use the public phone in the prison."

Wayne said:

"Very good, Luo. I need you to call Deputy Warden Cent and ask him to come here for a meeting."

Since Cent is a key figure, the next step in finding clues about the mastermind Jimmy will depend on Cent.

Not only that, but Cent's involvement is also needed to determine whether he can be acquitted in the upcoming trial.

This Luo is just a tool; he only knows the most superficial things.

Rouault, feeling as if granted a pardon, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, indicating his willingness to do so.

Wayne then led Luo to the public phone in the activity room.

At that moment, several prisoners were queuing to make a phone call. Upon seeing Wayne arrive, they immediately bowed respectfully and then left, giving Wayne their spot on the phone.

Luo couldn't wait to pick up the phone, dial a number, and even showed a look of joy on his face.

Once he can get in touch with Deputy Warden Cent, his nightmarish prison life will finally be over.

Those big shots will definitely get him out of here.

Although he didn't complete the mission well, given all the effort he put in, Agent Horton will probably recruit him into ICE.

All the hard work paid off!

In just a few seconds, a bitter look appeared on Luo's face, and he turned to look at Wayne in disbelief.

His expression at that moment was quite remarkable, like that of an abandoned pet dog wandering aimlessly in the street.

Wayne asked:

Is it a disconnected number?

Rouault nodded, tears welling in his eyes, and murmured:

"How could this happen... This is unacceptable... This shouldn't be happening... How could they... How could they do this to me... God... What should I do..."

Wayne turned and left, the devastated freckled boy naturally having his partner Leon to comfort him.

"Bob, my friend, I need to see Captain Robert."

Bob, a prison guard on patrol, was taken aback when he heard Wayne's request.

This God of Wealth had already brought him substantial profits, so he dared not be negligent and quickly said:

"Okay, Mr. Wayne, as usual, please follow me."

With that, he pulled out handcuffs and simply hung them on Wayne's wrists, then led Wayne toward the security door.

After leaving the prison area and entering the emergency exit, Bob couldn't help but ask:

"Sir, may I ask what you need Captain Robert for?"

Wayne said calmly:

"I want to give Captain Robert a great gift; it's a waste that he's only in charge of the high-risk ward..."

Bob said in surprise:

"So what kind of work do you think he should take on?"

Wayne shrugged:

"Perhaps... the deputy warden?"