Chapter 347 The Story Behind the Wedding Ring
This is a classic visual deception magic. The conspicuous red hat attracts everyone’s attention. Everyone subconsciously defaults to wearing the red hat and sitting in the driver’s seat. The people are the kidnappers who came to collect the ransom.
When TC Riordan drove a van past Nick and the old detective, the sudden broken window aroused Nick's alert, and the scam was revealed.
However, when Nick ran to the parking space for the van and looked outside the building, he only saw a rappel rope tied to the railing and hanging to the ground.
Just when he and the old detective were annoyed that the kidnappers had escaped and were worried about the safety of the hostages, two gunshots suddenly sounded not far away.
When they arrived at an alley not far from the parking lot, they saw the kidnapper who had just successfully escaped from his shell lying on the driver's seat of an SUV, shot once in the chest and heart.
On the passenger side of the SUV was the suitcase filled with jewelry worth 2 million.
“Is there anything missing?” Jack asked curiously.
“One thing is missing.” Russell opened the PAD on his hand, “Julie took detailed photos when inspecting the jewelry.”
He pointed to a ring on the screen and said , "Natalie Riordan's wedding ring is missing."
Everyone looked at each other, wondering for a moment what the fuss was about.
The wedding ring in the photo is just an ordinary platinum wedding ring. It is not inlaid with diamonds or other gemstones. It is for daily wear and is worth only a few thousand dollars.
The other jewelry in the box includes gemstone necklaces valued at nearly one million dollars, bracelets worth more than one hundred thousand dollars each, as well as gemstone brooches, tiaras, etc., none of which are better than this wedding ring. valuable.
But the kidnapper’s accomplices only took away the least valuable ring.
“Ask TC. Maybe he is the only one who knows the reason. I just have a guess. Maybe after listening to his explanation, our real culprit will be revealed.”
Jack said, passing the information sent by Garcia to Russell.
"OK, then you will take the lead in this interview. These are some clues that the laboratory has just found, which may come in handy."
After Russell finished speaking, he handed over a copy of the test Report, "Here are the test results of the small handful of metal scraps found in Hubble's crib." The reaction between liquid and flame determines the metal composition."
Is it so awesome? Jack flipped through the report as he walked, and the report determined that this was a magnesium-aluminum alloy, mainly used to make racing wheels.
There is only one factory producing such wheels near Las Vegas, located in the northeastern suburbs of the city.
“It is considered the Rust Belt of LV. There are many abandoned buildings and residences. Few people usually go there, which is very suitable for kidnappers to hide.”
The “Rust Belt” Russell refers to is considered the Rust Belt. It is an extended word that was first used to describe the Great Lakes region of North America, an area where traditional industry has declined.
As the world's major industrial countries gradually enter the "post-industrial era", similar areas have appeared in the Ruhr in Germany, London in the United Kingdom, and even the northeast of Seris.
Walking into the conference room again, TC Riordan was already waiting here. He seemed to be in despair. He sat in his seat without saying a word. The arrival of everyone did not even make him raise his head to look. One glance.
Jack stood in front of him and placed the PAD in front of him that showed the photo of the jewelry in the suitcase.
"Please explain, out of a box of jewelry worth more than 2 million US dollars, why did the robbers only take away this least valuable ring? This is the wedding ring that your wife Natalie wears every day, right?"
"I don't know." Riordan didn't even glance at the PAD, still lowering his head. "Hey!" Jack rudely put one leg on the corner of the table in front of him, sat sideways, and then knocked on the table rudely.
“I am just an FBI here to help. I am not interested in being your psychological counselor. I will slowly enlighten you so that you can get out of the shadow of losing your wife and face a new life positively. .
You are a damn rich man, and as long as you open the door of that villa, there are many young and beautiful girls who want to enter your bedroom and climb into your big bed.
I will only tell you one thing now. If you feel that your son Hubble is a burden to you and will only drag down your future life, then continue to maintain your current attitude.
This case is not difficult. As long as the call comes in, CSI can use the existing evidence to find out the identity of the murderer in minutes. But by then, it is hard to say whether your son is still alive. "
Jack's very rude remarks actually had a positive effect. TC Riordan's eyes lit up and his face seemed a little more angry.
"What do you mean? You mean, do you think Hubble is still alive? ”
Jack nodded and said seriously, "Of course, and the possibility is very high. Now, immediately, tell us everything you know about this ring."
"Natalie was attracted by this ring. Killed." TC Riordan's words immediately shocked everyone behind Jack.
“That night five years ago, we were coming home from a party. We were both drunk and had a fight. Natalie was so angry that she took off the ring and threw it into the swimming pool.
Two hours later, we made up, and Natalie went back to look for the ring. However, she didn't realize it at the time. She was still drunk and I didn't hear anything. By the time I found her, the accident had already happened. It happened."
"It's all my fault I didn't hear anything."
When TC Riordan said this, tears were streaming down his face and he was choked with sobs that he could not speak.
Jack didn't bother to comfort him. He took out his phone and quickly swiped the screen to display an ID photo in front of him.
“Do you know the person in the photo?”
TC Riordan wiped his tear-filled eyes hard, checked carefully, and raised his head in confusion.
"Is this the psychic? Karen? Yes, it should be her. This is how she looked when I first met her more than a year ago, and then she seemed like..."
"She had micro plastic surgery in order to look like your late wife Natalie."
Seeing that everyone including TC Riordan, Russell and the old detective had puzzled expressions, Jack explained.
“Karen Chawla, 48 years old this year, is too old, so even after plastic surgery, she still doesn’t look like Natalie, who was just in her early 30s when she died.
< br>I also realized this after I saw a clear frontal photo of your wife when I was looking through the information on your wife’s case. In this regard, she is a rare beauty, and I understand your feelings of losing your beloved."
Russell took Jack's phone and opened the information Jack had just sent to him, frowning and comparing it for a long time. , then nodded, admitting that the latter had already worked very hard to get closer to Natalie's beauty.
My brain is not working very well today. When I was coding at the end of the last chapter, the sentences were not smooth and the expression was not clear. I revised it several times and it should be fine now. Friends who have read it can refresh it and connect it with this chapter. You should be able to understand it if you look at it together.
Bow and apologize.
(End of this chapter)