In the story Simon told, police officers promised CSG Tondo Chapter 2—“we’re what you call vigilantes”—payment for every corpse they delivered. He had been recruited by Commander Maning. Maning gave the orders, and the men would follow. This man, that man, get it done, do the job—you, you, and you. The names of targets were announced at the CSG Chapter 2 outpost. The photos were stuck to the walls. The targets included meth users, drug runners, thieves, and the occasional philandering husband. Simon estimated the gang’s death count at roughly twenty over a seven-month period.
