Danny felt a surge of satisfaction as he watched the ring leaders being led away. The man who had been barking orders was now silent, his head bowed in shame, his hands shackled. Danny’s gaze hardened as he saw the others—ordinary-looking people who had chosen to exploit the vulnerable, who’d reduced his grandmother to tears. This was justice.
Once the police secured the building, they began combing through the remnants of the operation—computers, phones, and files, all loaded into evidence bags to ensure that no trace of their crimes would be left unpunished. As the officers packed up, one of the detectives turned to Danny. “You did good work here. Without your help, these people would’ve kept ruining lives.”