Chapter 1190 The stolen goods that were “donated” (ask for double monthly votes)
Along Interstate 20, the three of them came to a small town called Heflin. After seeing the prosperous scene of Margrave Town, the sense of dilapidation here became even more obvious.
Even when they drove through the center of the town, they saw no more than a handful of living people. If a zombie crisis occurred, a southern state like the United States would definitely be a good survival base.
A state police car took the FBI to the scene of the crime. The body had been taken away, leaving only a Volvo VNL long-head truck with a shiny chrome radiator grille on the front.
Compared with flat-head trucks with a relatively cramped layout, American heavy-duty trucks with a big nose are naturally much more attractive in appearance, and because the engine is placed in the front, noise and the like are not likely to affect the cab.
And because there is a large section of the front of the truck, it is equivalent to a natural energy-absorbing buffer zone, and the safety for truck drivers has also been greatly improved.
Thanks to the unique vastness of the North American Great Plains and the sparse population, the turning radius of long-head trucks is too large, and problems such as poor forward visibility become trivial problems.
Long-distance driving requires a high degree of comfort in the cab, and the spacious space setting of long-nose trucks is particularly friendly to big people with long hands and legs.
Therefore, whenever the command vehicle of the wanted criminal group travels, everyone takes turns driving. After all, no one can resist the temptation of driving a big car.
After checking the trailer compartment towed behind the truck, Aubrey found a set of footprints inside. After ruling out the Beaudetts' shoe prints through photos, Jack sent it back to Alice.
"This is an almost brand new Volvo VNL760, with a price of no less than US$170,000." Clay said meaningfully.
Jack nodded to express his understanding, "Let Alice check their bank account carefully, and we will ask if anyone on this transportation route knows the couple."
After asking state troopers to take them to the parking lot where the dash cam was turned off, the trio walked around until they found a surveillance camera that was still working.
Aubrey went to the parking lot office to ask for the video, while Jack and Clay wandered around and entered a bar next to the lounge area.
The bartender was a dark girl with dreadlocks, and she recognized the photo of the Beaudettes on Jack's phone at a glance.
"Yes, I saw them last night." The female bartender muttered while wiping the glass, "Maybe I have seen them before, but I have no memory, but the old woman last night made me remember it. Her reasons.”
"What do you mean?" Jack paid 20 dollars but only asked for a glass of ice water, which immediately made the female bartender start chatting, "Because she was stupid enough to get into a fight with someone over playing darts, and someone said she cheated."
"I got into a quarrel because I was playing darts? What kind of thing? Is it serious?" Jack motioned for her to explain carefully.
"It's just a quarrel. In my opinion, it's just a drunk who doesn't want to lose to a woman. That's probably it." The female bartender's voice was loud, but it actually woke up an old black man who was dozing on the bar next to him.
"Are you talking about Ribs and Elmer last night?"
When Jack heard this, he showed the phone screen to him. The old black man only glanced at it and said in a long voice, "Aha", "Yes, it's the two of them."
"So 'Rib' and 'Elmo' are their nicknames? How did they come about?" Jack wanted to get closer, but he almost choked to death due to the smell of alcohol on the other person's body.
The old black man just laughed and laughed, but his eyes did not leave the empty cup that Jack had just put down. Just half a minute ago, there was a 20-dollar note under the cup.
Now that he had accidentally exposed himself as "rich", Jack was no longer too lazy to use his identity as a federal agent to pressure people, and waved to the bartender for a glass of whiskey. The old black man really knew the situation of the couple, "'ribs' because the ribs made by Teddy taste good, and after the 1980s, the guy became so fat that he couldn't even see his ribs.
The reason why he calls his wife "Elmo" is ostensibly because of the cartoon "Rabbit Run", but secretly it is because of the "Elmo" brand glue. ”
Jack's mind turned around before he realized that the villain in the cartoon "Rabbit Run" who always opposes Bugs Bunny is called Elmer Fudd. As for the glue
"You mean her hands are not clean?"
"Petit theft, cheating, that's pretty much it. Why are you asking about them two? Are you the police?" The old black man drank up his whiskey in two gulps, showing a look of gloating.
Clay lifted up his T-shirt to reveal the gun and police badge on his belt, "Almost, we are the FBI, and the two of them were killed last night."
"Damn it, how is that possible?" A series of southern slang words quickly rolled over the old man's flexible tongue, and his bloodshot eyes almost popped out of his head.
"I just saw them two last night."
"So you are almost the last person to see them." Jack waved to the female bartender, who also showed a surprised expression, to give him another drink and continued to listen.
"How about you tell us a little more about them both?"
The old man crossed himself on his chest, took another sip to calm down his shock, and then said, "There's not much to talk about. Both of them are the kind of guys who don't follow the rules very much.
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Drowsy driving, malicious price reduction are common, as well as other violations of the law. ”
"Does it include transporting some contraband?" Clay asked.
"Then I don't know, maybe." The old black man shrugged slightly.
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"The video of the parking lot has been sent to Alice. Although the Volvo VNL760 was photographed, Alice said it is not recommended to have high expectations.
In addition to the poor angle, it was also nighttime and the picture resolution was not very good. I was thankful that I could make out the license plate. ”
Aubrey, who was holding a mobile phone, had just met the two of them at the door of the bar when he gave them bad news.
"Have those stolen goods been identified?" Jack asked.
"Mainly tablet computers, at least 200 units, which are of high value and easy to sell. This seems to explain everything."
Aubrey frowned as he spoke, "But what's strange is that there are clearly high-value goods such as mobile phones, LCD TVs, and hard drives in the car."
While he was talking, his cell phone rang again, this time it was a text message. After reading it, Aubrey's expression became a little wonderful, "It was forwarded by Alice. She said that the Blue Springs Police Department is not far from here. I just received news that the stolen laptops were found
The principal of a local elementary school called the police to report that someone had left eight boxes of brand-new tablets at their door, totaling more than 200 tablets. ”
(End of chapter)