Chapter 421 Traces
Jack and Emily successfully found an old Mexican man in the camp. He had white hair and a weathered face. He looked to be at least sixty or seventy years old.
He reluctantly admitted that he knew Armando Salinas, his half-brother.
The old man’s name was Arturo Torres, taking his mother’s surname, so in the list investigated by Garcia, no one saw any connection between the two.
Jack and Emily took him back to the police station, and upon questioning on the way, they found out that this "old man" was actually just 50 years old.
"When was the last time you saw your brother?" Jack asked Arturo Torres in Spanish after inviting him into a separate room and handing him a bottle of water.
“A few months ago, in Tehachapi.” Arturo Torres was frightened all the way and felt a little restless when he arrived at the police station. Although Jack and Emily were both friendly, they heard that each other Asking about his younger brother made me feel even more anxious.
Emily tried her best to calm him down before continuing to ask, "Do you know he has been following you?"
"Yes, yes, he does from time to time. Call me and want to know where I will go next."
"Why did he follow you secretly? Why did he leave your gang and stop working with you?"
"He is not a person who can follow the rules and work hard. Because of him, we lost a big job in Tehachapi, and the brothers in the gang wanted him to leave."
"So Did you drive him away?" Jack finally figured out the origin of this series of killings, and I'm afraid this was the trigger.
"Yes, I can only do this. We all have a big family to support, and we count on these few months every year. I have no other choice."
Arturo· Torres twisted his fingers unconsciously as he spoke. His hands had thick joints, the rough skin was full of cracks, and the backs of his hands were covered with veins.
"What did he do? Can I see him? He is very obedient to me. I can persuade him." This prematurely aging Mexican farmer seemed not to know what his brother had done. for.
Jack and Emily looked at each other, and the latter sighed, but still told the truth, "Your brother has been wandering behind the gang you belong to, breaking into houses, robbing and killing people near every city he passed. We are looking for him. His whereabouts.”
Arturo Torres was visibly exhausted.
“Oh my God, that’s how he got his money”
The old Mexican farmer tremblingly took out a bulging letter from his pocket and put it on the On the table, "I found this in the camp this morning. It was left for me by Armando."
Jack looked at the time, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, "You continue, It’s time for me to go.”
He walked out of the office. Detectives Hotchner and Lyman were convening the police force, and the wanted warrants that had just been printed were distributed to every police officer.
Hochner explained to the police officers, "Armando Salinas, 38 years old, Mexican nationality, we believe he is currently hiding in a small town near Rockford. .
He had no transportation and limited his attacks to homes within a mile of the railroad, paying particular attention to homes without porch lights, alarm systems, or dogs.”
Because the area that needed to be monitored was large, Hotchner was worried that there was not enough manpower. Except for Emily and Rhett who stayed behind, everyone else was dispatched.
Jack gave his car to Jiejie and Jane. These two girls have a certain fighting ability, and at least their marksmanship is pretty good.
The four doors of the three "Mammoths" bought by the Wolf brothers have been strengthened, and additional Kevlar linings have been added. The windows are also made of bulletproof glass imported from Seris.
It may be difficult to resist AK at close range, but the safety factor is still much higher than that of ordinary police cars that only add a steel plate to the front and passenger doors.
Jack got into a Saber, and Rosie sat in the passenger seat. The two put on their body armor, checked their firearms, and began searching along the fan-shaped area along the railway. As time passed into the early hours of the morning, Rosie, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned on her phone and looked at the follow-up inquiry record sent by Emily.
"The two brothers were born in poverty. When Arturo Torres was 14 years old, their father died and they had to go out to do child labor. At that time, Armando Salinas had just Only two years old.
But the two brothers have a good relationship. Arturo has been working hard to support his family, but he has never been able to escape poverty, while the unruly Armando is always getting into trouble and is in and out of prison.
Finally after Armando was released from prison again, Arturo took him with him and wanted to teach him to be self-reliant. It can be seen that Armando tried hard but failed.
He couldn't adapt to the rules and was out of tune with the people in the camp. "
"Is there anything else that matches our profile? "Jack asked.
Rosie nodded, "Arturo said that Armando had never slept on a good bed since he was a child. He could only sleep on the floor in his childhood. He still slept on the floor in prison. He always told his brother that he wanted to have a house of his own and a bed of his own.
So he kept giving money to his brother and kept talking, hoping that if he couldn't realize this wish, his brother's children would not be like him. "
Jack only felt that his heart was filled with panic, and he was another poor man who was driven crazy, but what was hateful was that he chose to attack innocent people.
"Over the years, you have How did you survive? "He turned his head and asked Rosie.
The two of them had discussed the topic of staring into the abyss a lot, but this was the first time that Jack asked Rosie so directly.
Rosie smiled slightly. Startled, he then replied with a smile, "Dogoodandletgoodbedone." ”
"But when doing good things, don't ask about the future?"
Eastern and Western cultures have a lot in common in Lotte Zhiming. It may also be survival of the fittest. People at the bottom have experienced too much suffering, and those who can't imagine are eliminated. .
Just when Jack was thinking wildly, Red called from the radio, and he quickly put on the wireless headset.
“The suspect missed the target. A resident called the police, saying that she woke up from the sofa in the middle of the night and saw a man standing outside the door with a shovel in his hand.
She screamed loudly and ran away. The other party then called the police, whose address was the 400 block of Lihua Avenue.”
"Are you sure it's not a false alarm?" Rossi asked.
"Probably not. The police patrolling nearby just arrived at the scene and found the shovel outside the door. It was taken from the backyard of the caller."
Jack glanced at the electronic map. He gave up on those dense lines and said, "Red, I need you to help me find the nearest freight station immediately, as well as the curves and switches that may slow down the train. He may jump directly onto a low-speed train." Disappear."
Before he finished speaking, a message alert sounded on his phone, and Reid's voice continued to come from the headset.
"It has been sent to you. The nearest freight station to you is a freight station. Emily is contacting the railway police and others are on their way to support you."
"Well done, we really can't do without your smart little brain." After Jack said that, he sounded the siren, Saboban's lights flashed wildly, and he sped towards the freight station marked by Red.
Asking for some monthly tickets
(End of this chapter)