Chapter 315 The Number One Suspect
The bookstore became an area contaminated by anthrax spores, and it was impossible to collect evidence. After confirming that the inside was completely contaminated, Jack and Emily had no choice but to return to command. center.
Another bad news came from Dr. Kimura. The death toll has risen to 21. Now there are only four survivors left. They are all young people aged 18 to 25 who are usually in good health.
Garcia investigated the interpersonal relationships of the bookstore owners, but has not found anything yet. The ones he found were either ordinary people or liberal arts students who did not have the ability to create germs.
Garcia is still digging deeper, trying to find some hidden clues.
The problem is that there is not much time left for the FBI or BAU team, and the director is given an ultimatum by President Golden Retriever.
If there is no result by tonight, then tomorrow morning at the latest, after the President has finished enjoying his beloved hamburger and Coke, a press conference will be held to inform the public of the attack.
You can imagine what kind of panic it will cause at that time.
Jack didn't know how to evaluate this president. He could only say that as a former businessman, this golden retriever knew how to get enough attention for himself.
Based on the list provided by General Whitworth, Jiejie summoned the heads of various laboratories in Fort Detrick together. The already bustling hall was now packed to the brim.
This is the last resort of the BAU team, to publish their profiling results to these people, hoping to get some clues.
Everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing. Unrelated personnel temporarily left the hall and tried to leave some space. Including General Whitworth, the big guys stood still in twos and threes, wanting to Listen to what these BAU psychologists have to say.
The group stood up in front of these big guys and explained the profiling results they had just summarized.
The first person to speak was of course Hotchner, "Given that the two current attack locations have no obvious symbolic meaning, we prefer to believe that the current attack is an individual act."
"Understood. The potential significance of these locations will help us find this criminal."
"The attack showed strong personal elements, indicating that this was a local terrorist."
"Similar to the anthrax incident in 2001, we believe that the suspect is an expert in a related field, or a A staff member working in a laboratory affiliated with a national defense agency. "
"So we invite you here because we think you may know him, and you may even be one of the people here."
"Such local terrorists are short-sighted, nagging radicals who believe that their work is the most important."
"He has probably often preached that this country If you are about to be attacked by a terrorist, you will usually show a certain degree of neurosis and excessive fantasy.”
At this time, standing next to General Whitworth, a well-dressed middle-aged man with a meticulous hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses interrupted everyone.
"Forgive me for being offended, this description is too vague."
General Whitworth also said politely, "No, as far as I know most of my researchers They are all paranoid, not to mention that rich imagination is the most basic characteristic of scientific research."
The general's words caused a burst of low laughter, and everyone seemed to think that the BAU psychologists are not qualified. The level seems to be exaggerated by some rumors.
Hotchner's tone was calm and unwavering, "Sorry, General, we haven't finished talking yet."
"He may have been working overtime in the past few weeks to prepare for the attack." "We believe that he has received a sufficient dose of the anthrax vaccine and waited for the vaccine to take effect, and carried out preparations for up to one or two years."
“This man has a private studio to complete his works in secret. Likewise, he has access to large and expensive industrial equipment.”
“He It is possible that he published a paper on the threat of anthrax attacks but did not attract enough attention, which made him very angry."
"He may have suffered some setbacks at work, such as being transferred, demoted, or even. The expulsion may have been an inducement for him to go crazy and prove his point.”
"There may also be some changes in his family. He has recently been divorced or separated. This will push him to a desperate end and plan to make a desperate move."
As the descriptions became more and more detailed, Jack noticed Then, the faces of some people present began to look ugly.
It seemed like there was something going on. Jack and Rosie looked at each other, feeling that they might gain something this time.
At this time Hotchner also began to make the final summary, "This person knows everything about the anthrax attack in 2001, and his previous authority allowed him to have access to all the details of this incident."
"Please share the above information with your colleagues, thank you."
Just when everyone was about to disperse, the middle-aged man with glasses walked up to Hotchner and Rossi with a serious face.
“I think there is something that I should let you see.”
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In the conference room, Jiejie opened a newly decrypted video on the computer , casting it on the screen.
The middle-aged man introduced from the side, "This is a secret hearing held by the National Defense and Security Subcommittee in January 2012."
General Whitworth stood aside and continued, "This is Dr. Lawrence Nichols. He used to work in the secret laboratory at Fort Detrick and left the job shortly after this hearing."
"He didn't leave his job voluntarily, but was fired." The middle-aged man retorted without giving any dignity at all, making the lieutenant general roll his eyes. After saying this, he motioned to Jiejie to start playing the video.
A thin old man with a wrinkled face and messy brown hair appeared on the screen.
He was very emotional and talking to the camera.
“If you ask me, in that attack ten years ago, only 5 people were killed. It was really lucky. What’s even more lucky is that the person who did it used ordinary envelopes instead of spray powder. Machine! ”
"The enemies of this country are fully capable of destroying entire cities at once, and unfortunately, we are still unprepared for this."
At this time, the host on the stage interrupted him, " No, doctor, on the contrary, we made a lot of preparations for this after 2001."
"Really? Every home needs enough gas masks, everyone needs a two-month supply of antibiotics, and every hospital in a major city needs to be equipped with biosafety decontamination facilities."
"So, how much do you think we're going to have to spend on this?" the host asked.
“Less than US$50 billion is considered gross negligence.” In the video, Dr. Lawrence Nichols took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead due to excitement.
(End of this chapter)