Chapter 1012: Finding Another Way
By the time Jack returned to the NICS-OSP operations center, Danny and the others had already asked Jarod Brodman for information about the person who purchased the smallpox virus.
"Dr. Rachel Horton, an epidemiologist at the Malibu Cancer Research Center, information is still being gathered, but this name is not on any 'list,' including yours at the FBI."< br>
The "list" that Karen refers to mainly refers to the "terrorist watch list". Because the number of people is as high as millions, a screening database (TSDB) has been specially established for this purpose, which is mainly responsible for maintaining this list. The one on the list is the FBI.
"The FBI's Los Angeles office will send someone to take Brodman away later to ensure that he receives the due trial. I hope you can understand and cooperate with this."
Hearing Jack's somewhat official words, Karen and Hanna looked at each other with smiles. The latter even said bluntly, "Can we ensure that he gets a shot?"
"The question should not be Big, using a Class A selective agent to commit murder is consistent with the crime of using biological and chemical weapons to attack American citizens. The death penalty is certain."
Jack also smiled back, the reason why he was eager to be taken away by the FBI after the interrogation. Brodman just didn't want him to cause any trouble if he stayed in the hands of the military.
The selective agents he refers to here generally refer to all microorganisms and toxins that can be used in biological and chemical weapons.
Brodman was once a highly regarded epidemiologist in Pittsburgh. He was infamous for falsifying experimental data a few years ago and was soon forced to leave academia.
Divorced and bankrupt, he had been living in seclusion in Hawaii for the past few years until he was approached by Dracula Comescu and began to experiment and improve the smallpox virus that was accidentally discovered.
Although the time was too short and he did not make much progress in just a few weeks, judging from the current situation, this epidemiologist is still somewhat real.
At least he really extended the incubation period of the virus, which is actually quite scary in terms of transmission.
Although it was unlikely, in order to prevent this guy from being spotted by some people in the military and then sent to Fort Detrick to engage in some terrible research, Jack couldn't wait to send Brodman to him. Control is in the hands of the FBI.
Obviously Karen and Hanna wanted to go with him, so they were extremely cooperative.
"OK, it is now basically confirmed that the smallpox virus was handed over to Dr. Rachel Horton, but other than that she worked at the Malibu Cancer Research Center, we know next to nothing about her situation.
The intelligence collection on her has just begun, and we need to find out as soon as possible whether the doctor's purpose of obtaining these deadly viruses is for money like Brodman, or whether he intends to spread them."
Karen has intentions. The person in question said to Jack, "So we need your judgment, Jack, to conduct your kind of uh... profiling on her?"
Jack simply accepted the task, "No problem, for Her investigation will be carried out simultaneously by the FBI, including the operations center in the New York office, which will provide support. Once enough information is obtained, I will immediately make a psychological profile report."
He paused at this point. After a pause, I remembered the funny scene I saw in the morning, "Do you think it is possible to start with vaccines?"
"What do you mean?" Danny and Cheng Hao, who were eating chicken rolls, also became interested when they heard this.
Jack thought while organizing his words, "Well, what I mean is that those who want to obtain the virus, or have obtained the virus, must be well aware of its dangers.
So is it possible for them to do some prevention work for themselves in advance? For example, like us, get vaccinated against smallpox." Cheng Hao asked doubtfully, "But except for the military and specific medical institutions, ordinary people do not have access to smallpox vaccine. The smallpox virus has been extinct for half a century.”
“Yes, so the only way for an ordinary person to get this vaccine is”
Karen's eyes lit up, and she and Danny said in unison, "Stealing."
"From military bases or state-level health departments." Jack completed the words for them.
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Sifting suspected theft cases from the LAPD's database is much faster than investigating the unknown Dr. Rachel Horton.
This is also due to the fluffy-looking funny actor Maddie Dix. He has not officially joined NCIS, so Karen used the title LAPD Liaison Officer when introducing him. .
Relying on his experience as a police detective, he quickly focused on a burglary that occurred two weeks ago in Torrance. The suspect was named Gabriel Martial. He was arrested from a local state health agency. Some medicines were stolen.
Since no one was caught with the stolen goods, but the identity of the suspect was confirmed from surveillance, and because pills were involved, the LAPD's Theft Department transferred the case to the Anti-Narcotics Department.
Perhaps because the case value is too small, it has not been taken seriously. The file is currently buried under a large number of pending cases belonging to unknown LAPD detectives.
NCIS technical support staff identified two boxes of smallpox vaccine in the list provided by the stolen health agency, and immediately retrieved the case record of Gabriel Martial.
Then they accidentally discovered that this guy had been in contact with a certain militia organization that believed in extremist ideas.
"'ELE' stands for 'Strong Law Enforcement Force'. They take protecting the border and preventing illegal immigrants from entering the US border as their mission. They once drove off-road vehicles and shot at unarmed civilians at the border.
I thought We have completely destroyed this militia organization two years ago?" Hanna gave a brief introduction to everyone with a slightly confused expression.
"Obviously you didn't kill all of them." Danny looked at the information in his hand, "In this case, at least the logic makes sense. The best way to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States is to kill them all. Get rid of it."
"At least it can force the top management to seal the border for a long time. There is no more suitable way than a 'Black Death' in the new century." Grandma Heidi appeared in the conference room at some point. middle.
She nodded to everyone, "Just go ahead and do it, boys, stop these bastards."
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Torrance is a satellite town in the greater Los Angeles area. It is located less than 30 kilometers south of Los Angeles. The local beach with the same name is also quite famous. It can be regarded as an emerging tourism industry with a mixture of industry and residence. City.
Gabriel Martial and four of his accomplices were hiding in an RV near Torrance Beach. It was already afternoon when everyone arrived, and the beach was still crowded with tourists. .
"There are three in the car and two sitting outside, so should we follow the standard procedure or make a quick decision?" Karen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at the others.
(End of this chapter)