Chapter 557: The Imperfect Ending and Continuing Follow-up
Since he couldn’t stop him, Jack didn’t bother to persuade him. He would only do something darker. Of course, he also had a more subtle method of torture.
But this case is led by the NYPD, and it is not easy for him to dominate the scene. What's more, Danny is right, the little girl's life is more important.
As for conviction or anything like that, that will only happen after the person is rescued. If things go wrong and he dies unexpectedly, it is impossible to let this kind of thing cause trouble again.
"Gulu gulu."
"Where is she?"
"Go to hell!"
"Gulu gulu."
"Last chance, tell me where she is? Say it!"
“I don’t know!”
"Don't know? I don't know!"
"GuluGulu."
"Stop! I'm going to die!"
"GuluGulu."
Ten minutes later, Danny opened the door with Donald Bence, who was bruised and swollen and his head covered with water.
Jack subconsciously took half a step back and looked at this guy who had drank enough toilet water with disgust. Not to mention that this was a cheap long-term rental hotel in the United States, even if it had been cleaned by the cleaners with the "artisan spirit" of the island country. The toilet still makes him feel sick.
"Did he say that?"
"Of course, in a nearby rental warehouse, guess what name he used? Monsignor Nicholas." Danny pushed this angrily Give the guy a hand and tell him to go faster.
"Uh, the patron saint of children? How ironic." Jack now knows a lot of common sense about European and American culture. Saint Nicholas is the prototype of Santa Claus and is regarded by Europeans as the patron saint of children and women. Patronus.
The tradition of sweeping chimneys and hanging stockings to receive gifts originated from the story of St. Nicholas in Northern Europe and Finland. In many places, "St. Nicholas Day" on December 6 is considered to be more beautiful than Christmas. Be important.
Jack helped Danny stuff the non-burnable garbage into the narrow back seat of the Dodge Hellcat, lamenting in his heart that this matter must be hidden from Hannah, otherwise she would wipe the interior of the car with alcohol several times afterwards.
A light rain fell in the sky, bringing a bit of coolness to New York in early summer. Under Danny's guidance, Jack turned two corners and stopped in front of an alley. In front of him was a brick building. A rental warehouse converted from an old mixed-structure factory building.
As soon as the two got out of the car, a siren sounded behind them. This was the reinforcement they called for on the road. In addition to the police car, they also called an ambulance.
"Leave it to me. Keep an eye on the guy in the back seat and escort him back to the police station after the incident is over." Danny took a long-handled power pliers from a police officer and came to In front of the metal roller shutter door, the padlock on it was cut off.
Jack stepped forward to help him lift the heavy metal rolling shutter door. Inside was a small warehouse that was divided into single rooms for rent like prison cells.
"No. 86, look for each other separately." Danny hurriedly rushed into the passage, but was pulled back. Jack pointed to the layout diagram hanging on the wall speechlessly. The guy was confused when he was a little concerned.
After walking around in a maze-like passage for a few minutes, the two finally found storage room No. 86.
"Teresa!" Danny called several times in succession, becoming more and more anxious. His hands holding the power pliers shook violently, and he failed several times.
"I'll do it." Jack grabbed the powerful pliers from his hand and cut off the padlock on the door in one go.
"Teresa?!" Danny opened the iron door and saw the little figure huddled in the corner, and Danny's heart skipped a beat.
He stretched out his finger tremblingly and tested it under the little girl's nose. His whole body relaxed, "Hey, Teresa, wake up, wake up quickly."
He shook the little girl gently. The girl's body awakened her.
"Uh huh" Theresa seemed to suddenly wake up from a nightmare, her eyes widening in fear.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you're safe, I'm the police, understand? I'm here to take you home, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Danny seamlessly switched from hot-shot detective to detective He became a gentle uncle, comforting the other person in a soft voice, then took off his coat and put it on the girl's body.
Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, but she couldn't cry because of the tape on her mouth.
"Don't move, don't move. I will help you take this off very carefully. It hurts a little, but bear with it." He said, carefully helping the girl to remove the tape that sealed her mouth.
"Ahem." Jack handed over an evidence bag at the right time and motioned for him to put the tape in. Maybe there would be fingerprints on it. This guy had two sons, but he didn't expect that he actually had a daughter. slave.
"You'll be fine soon." Danny carried little Theresa out of the warehouse.
The little girl just hugged his neck and cried hard. Her kitten-like whimpering made Jack’s heart melt behind him, not to mention a certain person involved, who almost staged a scene. A scene in which a macho man sheds tears.
"Where is my mother?" Little Teresa had stopped crying at this time and asked in a low voice.
"You'll see her soon. It's okay. Listen, these are doctors. They will take you to the hospital. Your parents will be waiting for you there, you know?"
Danny urged the emergency personnel as he spoke, "Hurry, please, she needs insulin urgently, right away."
The emergency personnel holding the blanket carefully took Teresa and clicked He nodded, put her on the stretcher, and pushed her into the ambulance.
“Have you ever thought about having another daughter?” Jack said with a smile as he watched the ambulance go away.
"Huh~~~" Danny ignored his teasing, let out a long breath, and a smile appeared on his face, "Anyway, we finally have a perfect ending."
However, things seemed to be developing. It doesn't always go as expected. Under the flashbulbs of reporters who arrived later, Donald Burns was being escorted into the back seat of the police car and started shouting loudly.
"The police used excessive force! That's the guy, he wanted to drown me! He stuffed my head into the toilet."
Well, this is really a wave of unrest. Get up again.
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After a comfortable sleep, Jack got up early in the morning and called Dana Moge to report on the progress of the case, and then tidied up.
Hannah will be back from vacation on Monday. Today is Saturday. It stands to reason that the case is basically over. He can just say hello to Jubal and rest peacefully. However, after lunch, Jack still goes A trip to the FBI office in the federal building.
It seems that Jack's work has gradually been on the right track recently, and the joint action project with the local police station will only need to be slowly pushed forward over time. Dana Moret has a vague intention of letting go.
This time she arranged for him to follow up on the NYPD case. Apart from taking Jack to watch Frank Reagan's press conference for a few minutes and introducing some inside information, she never asked more about the case.
I don’t know if they are really reassured about Jack, or if they are deliberately testing him. Of course, it may be that the case is progressing too fast this time. It only took them half a day to find the kidnapped little girl. .
After all, Dana Moger, as Assistant Director, manages the entire FBI field office in New York City. In addition to Manhattan, there are five affiliated offices in Queens, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and other areas.
Unlike the NYPD, which cannot control anything outside of New York City, these offices are collectively called the New York Field Office, covering the entire southeastern part of New York State.
In addition, because the United Nations headquarters is in Manhattan, there is also an International Department here, which cooperates with some countries to investigate federal citizens overseas and cases involving overseas interests.
So the leader was very busy, and Jack understood very well, but the report still had to be made. He waited outside the office for a while and watched a group of middle-level leaders at the supervisory level coming in and out. He didn’t recognize any of them, so he simply I found a newspaper and pretended to study seriously.
Tsk, as expected, the early morning incident was on the news, but luckily, I don’t know if it’s because the NYPD has a good relationship with the local media, or if everyone is paying more attention to the cute abducted little girl this time, and about violence. The issue of law enforcement was only mentioned briefly, and most people praised the speed and effectiveness of the rescue operation.
Just when he was watching with gusto, Dana Moge heard a confused inquiry in his ear, "How long do you plan to sit outside my office?"
"Uh" looked up and saw that he was already nearby. There was no one left, and the female boss was leaning towards him at the office door. Jack quickly put away the newspaper and followed his boss into the office.
"From now on, just knock on the door and enter the office. You are the BUA consultant I invited. You don't need to care about other people's opinions." Dana Moger said and handed him a cup of coffee, but after hearing She said that, but her expression was very satisfied.
Europeans and Americans may not pay attention to modesty, but they respect their superiors and know that there is no distinction between Eastern and Western cultures when advancing or retreating. This is the basic rule in the workplace.
"The case is almost over, so there's nothing urgent, but I guess there will be some trouble later. I just want to ask, do you need me to follow up?" Jack took the coffee and took a sip. The taste of high-end goods is just different.
Dana Moger nodded slightly, "Well, after receiving your report this morning, Director Reagan also expressed his gratitude to the FBI on the phone, but I still hope you can continue to follow up on this case.
Because there may be accusations of torture to extract confessions, this case is likely to be unable to enter the normal trial process, and Danny Regan may also be investigated by the NYPD Internal Affairs Department.”
(End of Chapter)