Chapter 802 Chris’s “Fallout Shelter” and the Suspected Fake Agent Case
Jack stayed in Los Angeles for three days. In addition to a pile of documents to sign, he also visited Chris and the Braxton brothers A "fallout shelter" located 15 meters underground between their family's farm and Jack's small farm.
Not only did they build an enlarged version of the underground safe house based on the drawings Jack sent (Chapter 568) to use as Justin's secret data center, they also used tunnels to connect the two farms.
In fact, California’s geological conditions are not suitable for the construction of shallow underground facilities because it is located right on the San Andreas Fault and earthquakes are extremely frequent.
At the same time, because a large amount of groundwater is overexploited every year and used for agricultural irrigation, surface subsidence is very serious in many places, especially in the central region.
In addition, there are serious soil problems, so unless there are special needs, shallow basement structures are rarely seen in California buildings.
Of course, some problems are usually just about cost. In addition, the locations of the two farms are quite suitable. With the brothers’ investment regardless of cost, a safe house located 15 meters underground and the tunnel connected to it have been built. Slightly rudimentary.
The money they got from a certain Mexican drug lord and most of the funds on hand were basically spent on it, otherwise Chris would not need to sell the paintings.
Although part of his money with Chris was also spent, because it was converted into shares of the new company, Jack didn't mind. It's hard to comment on the lack of security, especially here. A strange world and a strange country.
It will take at least a year to complete the entire project, and there are still a lot of problems that need to be solved, such as earthquake resistance and server room cooling. However, this cost is a drop in the bucket compared to the money-burning project that is about to be launched. .
In the future, short videos and new social media projects will cost tens of millions of dollars to burn, which is why Zoe must get a Senate seat in Congress as soon as possible.
Although the Anderson family’s influence in California is very strong, it lacks sufficient voice at the federal level, especially in Congress. If they want to avoid ending up like Jack’s previous “TikTalk” in the future, Supporting one's own senator has become an urgent matter.
Just when Jack was about to take Jiejie back to New York after visiting this secret underground space, a call from Rosie summoned them to another long-lost, deeper underground facility.
The last time Jack entered the SCIF (Sensitive Information Isolation Facility) underground in the FBI's Los Angeles field office building was when Emily encountered a crisis. Rosie took them there to meet with "CWS" (Clear Water Security) ) top level.
There were no outsiders here this time, Rosie and Hotchner, only a female supervisor was present. Jack had some impression of her, her name was Natalie, who used to be Hannah’s direct superior. Responsible for homicide cases.
"Aren't you in charge of a serial home invasion, rape and murder case? Did something happen? It's not another damn terrorist, is it?" Jack now has some psychological shadow over those terrorists who like to cause trouble.
This time he didn't have time to gather with the BAU people when he came back because they were busy with this unexpected case.
I heard from Jiejie that three female victims appeared in succession around Los Angeles in the past two days, and they were suspected to be the same murderer. The LAPD and LASD state police were a little worried, so they directly contacted the BAU. .
“It’s not an accident, but we noticed something unusual, and the results deduced based on this may be something no one wants to see.” Rosie said, motioning for Jack and Jiejie to take their seats. A surveillance video was played on the screen.
“This is a video of the townhouse complex where the third victim in this case, Patricia Brannon, lived. We found images of the murderer entering the complex before committing the crime.”
Following Hotchner's introduction, the back of a white male in formal attire, a black suit and a white shirt, with neat short brown hair appeared on the screen.
"He is dressed professionally?" Jiejie raised her eyebrows. Considering everyone's serious attitude at the moment, she suddenly had several bad guesses in her mind.
"Garcia used the image analysis tool from the last New York bombing, but this time it was not very accurate due to the angle. It was estimated that the height of the murderer was between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches ( 1.7 to 1.78 meters) and weighing about 160 pounds (72.5 kilograms). "Hotchner's face was solemn. Although he usually had a poker face except when facing his family, everyone spent a lot of time with him. , most of the time you can still detect some clues from the micro-expressions.
This surveillance video has been edited and spliced. Although there is no sound, the pixels are still clear. You can clearly see the murderer knocking on the door of one of the apartments. A middle-aged man The woman appeared at the door and the two began to talk.
"Didn't you take a picture of his front face?" Jack asked. The murderer in the surveillance camera always lowered his head to see his face clearly. He only looked forward when his back was turned to the surveillance camera.
Hotchner shook his head and said, "No, it can be seen from this video that he is very alert and very calm. Except for deliberately avoiding the camera, he spends the rest of the time strolling around, as if he is a person living here. "
The murderer in the picture briefly talked to the middle-aged woman with his back to the surveillance camera, and then made a movement on his hand, and the other party invited the stranger into his home with great confidence. .
"Is he showing some ID?" Jiejie was a little confused. This action was so familiar to her because she often did it herself.
This scene in the surveillance video, combined with the murderer's clothes, Jack has already guessed the reason why Rosie called him here, so that a woman living alone can let down her guard so quickly and invite people into the house. The murderer pretends to be Law enforcement officers are the most likely.
"The Los Angeles police, whether they are LAPD or state police, generally only show their badges. Most people are accustomed to wearing their badges on their waists or hanging them on chains around their necks. They rarely take the initiative to show their IDs, so you doubt them. One of us?”
The “we” that Jack refers to here are not just his own field agents, but agents from the entire federal law enforcement agency. Of course, the most important among these agents is The most common and well-known one is, of course, the FBI.
"Yes, that is what we are worried about. We must rule out this possibility as soon as possible, or arrest him as soon as possible." Hotchner replied.
If a serial killer really appears within the FBI and is revealed to the media, it is unimaginable how bad the impact will be.
You must know that the FBI's management of its subordinate agents is quite strict compared to the local police departments. Not only does each vehicle have a positioning system, but so does a specially issued mobile phone.
Although there are some scum, they usually commit job-related crimes, and there has never been a serial killer inside.
Even if it was not the FBI, but agents from other federal law enforcement agencies, they could not take it lightly. Although Jack was inclined to believe that the murderer was impersonating his identity, the impact of the former possibility would be too bad.
Taking a step back, even if the murderer just used a fake ID to deceive, this case must be solved as soon as possible, because it involves the issue of people's trust in federal law enforcement.
No one wants to see a scene like this. When federal agents come to visit and show their IDs, what they get instead of the cooperation of the people is vigilant eyes or even the muzzle of a gun.
The expression on the face of female supervisor Natalie is more nervous, because her field detectives who are responsible for criminal investigation cases will undoubtedly be the most suspect.
The surveillance video was paused at the moment when the murderer presented his ID. Unfortunately, the picture was not clear enough, and the camera angle was behind the murderer, otherwise Jack's lip-reading skills would have come in handy.
"Now you know why I asked you for help. If this son of the beach is really one of our own, I hope you can take him down with your own hands." Rossi said a rare swear word.
(End of this chapter)