A few moments later: "There was a homicide in that alley over there." Then: "The Nortenos had a gang war around this area." He goes silent for a while and adds as an afterthought, "There's been a shooting spree on pretty much every block we just passed." Dadgar's partner shifts uncomfortably in the passenger seat. He stares wide-eyed at the gangbangers and prostitutes congregated on every other corner. Occasionally he glances down at the Panasonic Toughbook in his lap. A computer programmer who recently moved to California from China, Stanley Bai has never been in a police car before. He's riding along tonight to test a new software program.
展开▼