Chapter 1154 Bullets and Scars
What appeared on the screen was a website full of Arabic. On the page Alice opened, the photo of Lieutenant Colonel Barnes was clearly visible, and it was also marked with a red aiming mark.
"Operation Lower Merion? What is that?" Clay read out the content on the web page. He was the one who understood the most languages besides Jack.
"Good question." Alice tapped the keyboard. "This was a joint secret counter-terrorism operation by multiple countries in Morocco, North Africa, six months ago, which captured Benam Bolsa, the leader of a local jihadist organization.
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According to the NSA report, one month after the operation ended, the identities of many SEALs involved were leaked, including Lieutenant Colonel Barnes, the commander. ”
"So, is this the assassination list of the Jihad organization?"
Jubal's eyes were slightly cold, "Send a request to the NSA for assistance. We need all the information on this website, the identity of the website administrator, who uploaded the photos, and the list of people who have visited the website."
"I'm here to help, too." Hannah sat down next to Alice.
"Then I'll go to the autopsy room and keep an eye on him. When Lieutenant Colonel Barnes arrives, please bring him here." Jack said and left the police station.
The medical examiner at the local coroner's office was an old black man who was already walking with a slight stagger. He inexplicably reminded Jack of the disrespectful retired CIA Joe Mason.
More than two years have passed since the nursing home case (Chapter 366) in which the old agent capsized in the gutter and was almost tricked and his family was destroyed.
Later, in the bombing case when Jack first arrived in New York, he successfully cooperated with the DEA to send Roman Lunioff, the financial backer behind Marla Grayson, to prison (Chapter 516).
But since then, the IRS has been unable to catch the culprit, Marla Grayson. This woman is still on the FBI's wanted list, but she is not ranked high.
You have to talk to Jubal later and see if you can find a way to catch this woman in jail.
In the original drama, this woman's evil deeds were punished, and she was shot dead. Just like the boss of a certain medical insurance group recently, there is no reason in this world to let her get away with it.
While Jack was wandering in the sky, he kept trying to piece together the bullet fragments under a magnifying glass.
The texture of lead is relatively soft, especially when used as the core in small-caliber pistol bullets. It can easily collide with bones when hitting the human body, causing deformation or even fragmentation.
"It's been a long time since I've seen a warhead that was so completely broken." The old black forensic doctor put on his reading glasses and leaned in front of the magnifying glass and sighed.
"This will only happen if the bullets are severely aged due to improper storage."
After repeated unsuccessful attempts, Jack gave up the idea of reassembling it into a complete warhead, took out an evidence bag and put all the fragments in it, and then stuffed the evidence bag into a brown paper envelope.
"We can only ask the CSI laboratory for help. They should be able to reconstruct the three-dimensional model after scanning it, and then conduct ballistic comparison. I hope there will be results."
The old black forensic doctor raised his long eyebrows and muttered, "The development speed of modern science is really amazing."
"Your skills are equally amazing." Jack sent the rainbow fart without hesitation. "It would be almost impossible for me to remove all the bullet fragments without causing serious damage to the body."< br>
"Ah ha, young man, speaking of injuries," the old forensic doctor raised a finger proudly, "I found something strange." He took out an X-ray film and clamped it on the light board, "I found that the victim's There have been facial fractures, including the cheekbone and orbital area of the right face.”
"Inflicted before death?" Jack looked confused. He couldn't have missed such obvious injuries when he inspected the body before.
"No, no, no, it was much earlier, at least ten years or more." The old forensic doctor pointed to the X-ray film, and then tremblingly called up the medical file of the deceased Valerie Barnes on the computer.
"But strangely, this was never mentioned in her medical records."
"It's really strange." Even if the facial fracture is relatively minor, the bruise marks on the skin will be extremely obvious, and there is basically no possibility of being ignored or concealed.
The conditions of the Barnes family are quite good. What kind of situation would make a woman unwilling to see a doctor if her most cherished face is swollen into a pig's head?
Jack took out his cell phone and briefly described the discovery and sent it to Jubal. Just as he was about to put away the cell phone, Jiejie's number suddenly popped up on the screen. It was Lieutenant Colonel Barnes who had arrived.
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"Please have my condolences." After accompanying the lieutenant colonel to see his wife's remains, Jack said goodbye to the old medical examiner, and together with Jiejie sent the middle-aged officer with a frighteningly gloomy face out of the morgue.
"Bang!" Lieutenant Colonel Barnes punched open the hallway door, leaving a shocking bloodstain on the stainless steel door frame.
Compared with the captain of Team B, Jason Hayes, this lieutenant colonel is younger, in his early forties.
"I know that my career will put my life in danger at any time, and I have been aware of this for a long time, but this should not include my family, right?"
Facing the lieutenant colonel's question, Jiejie consoled her in a calm tone, "Everything is still under investigation, lieutenant colonel. At present, this is not the only possibility."
Ryan Barnes' eyes turned sharp, "What do you mean by this? Are you suggesting that this may be a deliberate murder of my wife?"
"Maybe, at least judging from the situation at the scene, we think there may be other possibilities." Jack replied. Although he could not recover the bullet fragments, he could basically confirm that it was a small-caliber pistol bullet.
A terrorist who breaks into the home of a Navy SEAL commander with a small-caliber handgun and attempts to assassinate him? This behavior is too extreme.
"Has your wife had any conflicts with others? Has there been any abnormal change in her behavior recently?" Jiejie then asked.
"I don't know." A trace of confusion flashed in the lieutenant colonel's eyes, "I'm sorry, but to be honest, I can't answer this kind of question. I am away from home for almost ten months a year.
I may have been recorded as a good soldier, but I was definitely not a good husband or father. ”
Tears could not stop flowing from his eyes as he spoke, "Although I don't know why the FBI took over this case instead of NCIS, I must ask you to catch the murderer as soon as possible."
At this point, he paused, raised the back of his hand and wiped his eyes, "At least get ahead of me."
Jiejie's voice was still gentle, "Lieutenant Colonel, I think the only thing you have to do now is to focus your time and energy on your daughter. We will handle the rest. The FBI is also professional in handling this kind of case. ”
(End of chapter)