North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 337 The Troubled Kidnapping Case
Agent Ryan is really experienced. On the way back, Jimmy was still thinking about Ryan’s investigation route and some details. There are really many capable people in the FBI. If Jimmy were to investigate the scene, apart from his special ability , It may not be as meticulous as Agent Ryan, no, it is not impossible, it must be impossible, on-site investigation really requires experience.

Peter, who used to take Jimmy with him, mainly used his familiarity with artworks and the close relationship with museums and collectors, so that he could easily understand information, locate the scope of the suspect, analyze the suspect’s modus operandi through the investigation of the scene, and then track the suspect. Intercept prevents their next move.

Ruiz is familiar with the various gang files of the FBI over the years, which allows him to have a better understanding of the intricate New York gangs. He can install informants and undercover agents to deal with gang issues. If necessary, he can also be contacted through various relationships. Corresponding people to process and suppress relevant information.

Chris doesn't seem to teach anything, but he has put a lot of thought into cultivating Jimmy's ability to handle cases independently. The follow-up investigation of logistics and clues, and data processing are basically done by Chris. Jimmy has more before I thought of which direction to go, and investigated one direction in a targeted manner. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to compare Chris to a perfect tool man.

After returning to the ESS brokerage company, Ryan first transcribed the video tape with the technicians, imported it into the computer, and then edited the video, keeping only the content related to McCaroo. Watch the video.

Sadie McCaroo was only a contracted model in the brokerage company. On the night she disappeared, they just found some acquaintances to see if she had gone to their place, and they didn't realize that she was kidnapped. After the phone call, they called the police, and after some people intervened, the FBI took over the case.

During the period of Sadie McCaroo's disappearance, they didn't go to the show to investigate at all. This was the first time they saw the surveillance video.

It was still the same surveillance screen, because the man was only wearing a suit and formal attire. Most of these people were similar that night. It was hopeless to recognize the corresponding person from this back view.

Les looked at the screen, made a phone call, and informed the person to go to the NYPD dispatch center to check the surveillance video of the intersection, and to determine whether to pass the intersection and whether the license plate number was recorded according to the vehicles outside.The follow-up operation is naturally to trace the corresponding vehicle information and vehicle driving route. This is the general processing process, nothing special.

During the period of waiting for the call from the kidnapper, Jimmy and other detectives were basically in the stage of doing nothing, and other people had been arranged to deal with the corresponding clues of the investigation.

A few hours later, all the videos from the dispatch center have been called up, and the corresponding vehicle has been confirmed. The car disappeared on a road by the sea in Brooklyn. It must have been parked in a parking lot and left only the next morning. The car then disappeared on an unmonitored road.And there is another point, the license plate is fake, the detectives have found the corresponding vehicle information, and found the car corresponding to the license plate at the owner's home, the owner did not go out that night.

Rice immediately arranged for personnel to investigate that section of the road, and Jimmy didn't want to stay here in a daze. No one knew when the robber would call, so he also applied to Rice to investigate whether there was any abnormality on that section of the road. .Rice just asked Jimmy to come for an internship at the request of Hughes. Since he is willing to go, let's go.

Jimmy drove to a road by the sea in Brooklyn. There is only one residential building here, and the sea is on the other side of the road, so if the car wants to park here, it must be parked on the side of the road or in a parking lot downstairs. .

Together with Jimmy, a total of 4 agents were divided into two groups. They took the screenshot of the video vehicle and began to question the area. Fortunately, they successfully completed the questioning with the FBI jacket and FBI certificate they were wearing. They found the car and parked it that night. The location, on the road in front of an apartment building.

The four detectives had no photos of the man in the car, so they took the photo of Sadie McCaroo and started asking the residents here. Jimmy just followed, and he was also checking the situation in the building by the way.

In fact, their investigation is basically a blind man's feeling the elephant, because the car behind has left, and this may be just a temporary location, just for a night's rest.

The four detectives questioned the apartment building. Except for two rooms that were empty, the people in the other rooms confirmed that they had never seen McCaroo. It was a waste of time, and there were no clues, but they couldn't It was completely in vain, and it was certain that one of the two empty rooms should be the room where they stayed yesterday.

The agent sent the information back to Rice, and arranged for someone to investigate the owner of the corresponding room in the system to see if there was any gain.As for the four of them, they can't leave yet. They need to wait for the notification from Rice to know where they are going.The contact with the owner of the room is also handled by Rice. They call up the relevant information and contact directly to confirm.

Rice informed Jimmy that they would close the team, but they found nothing. The landlord's information has been found, but because the apartment is rented out by individuals, they did not register the resident information at all. Who knows how messy it is, and Jimmy and the others can't do anything without authorization. He broke into the door directly to investigate, but in the end he had to wait for the kidnapper to call.

On the way back driving, Jimmy remembered that the reason why Chuck suspended the guitarist case was that a kidnapping case had also occurred on his side, so he made a phone call to ask about the situation while driving.

Chuck gave Jimmy a shock, not a surprise. His kidnapping case was also about a 20-year-old girl who went out to clubs at night and never came home. The family thought she was just going to a friend's house the next day. He didn't care at all. He didn't realize that something had happened until he received a call from the kidnapper, and then called the police.

The NYPD also searched around the bar where the girl went, but still found nothing. Since it was night and the surveillance coverage was too small, they could only confirm that the girl had left the bar, but the situation behind it was unclear. Inquiry was also fruitless.

Now Chuck and Nia are also guarding the girl's house, and they have arranged several patrolmen to patrol nearby, waiting for the kidnapper's call, because the kidnapper wants cash, and they are given two days to raise money, so there is no notification of the time and date of payment. Place.After getting the information later, Chuck and the others will also get busy.

The two kidnappings on the same day both happened in Manhattan, but I don’t know if they were done by the same group of people. Jimmy was a little bit scratching his head after hearing Chuck’s case. This kind of thing happened in New York Fashion Week and must be suppressed, otherwise it will cause big trouble.

Back at ESS Brokerage Company, Jimmy called Rice to the side and talked about it. Rice thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and gave up the merger, because it is not certain that the same group of people committed the crime, and the current manpower is temporarily There is no way to separate the two parts and investigate at the same time.Hey, Jimmy can only give up, I hope Chuck and the others can make progress.

In the evening, Jimmy and the others finally got a call, and manager Melton turned on the phone and played it.

Kidnapper: "Mr. Melton, are you ready?"

Manager Melton glanced at Rice, and then said to the kidnapper, "Mr. Kidnapper, can I speak to McCaroo first? I need to make sure she is safe."

Kidnapper: "I'm asking if you have the money ready?"

Melton: "The money is ready, but I need to confirm McCaroo's safety first."

The kidnapper remembered the sound of shoes stepping on the floor, "Say something."

McCaroo: "Mr. Melton, save me! Save me!"

Melton hurriedly shouted: "Sati, don't worry, I have already contacted your family, and we will rescue you."

The kidnapper took the phone back from McCaroo and said to Melton, "Now that you've heard his voice, where is my money?"

Melton: "Please ensure her safety. According to your request, I have prepared two suitcases, two bearer bonds of 200 million, and 100 million cash. Everything is ready."

Kidnapper: "9 p.m., Central Park, rest area by the lake, red scarf." After speaking, the kidnapper hung up the phone.

Rice immediately looked at the technician next to him: "Is it positioned?"

The technician nodded: "Anonymous call, the location is located in the Bronx, next to the zoo."

Rice turned his head to look at Agent Ryan: "Ryan, you take someone to go to the scene to check immediately." "You immediately call the nearby traffic cameras, and once you find them, notify us immediately." "Jimmy, you follow Ryan."

Rice quickly arranged the tasks of technicians and Agent Ryan. The kidnapper was still careless. The anonymous phone call could indeed avoid revealing his identity, but the time it takes for the FBI to call the mobile phone signal location is much shorter than he imagined. It's also normal. In general movies, it takes tens of seconds and one minute to locate it. Many people believe it is true, but it doesn't take that long.

Now it is time to race against time. As long as McCaroo is not taken away by them, there will be gains. The most fearful thing now is that the kidnappers will take McCaroo away directly. From the last time they used the deck car, it can be seen that they prepared Very comprehensive.

In addition to arranging Agent Ryan and the others to go to the site for inspection, Rice also made preparations for the transaction in advance, but in the box were the props and banknotes they prepared in advance. Except for the real US dollars on the top, the bottom ones were all banknotes and props. This thing is used in magic shows, movie and TV drama props, it looks real, but it's useless.It is mainly used to attract kidnappers at the scene, and will not let them take it away directly.

The kidnappers are still very smart. Bearer bonds (bonds in kind) are really convenient. If you just want cash, you need a large travel bag to hold the 500 million cash. It is inconvenient to move and the risk of exposure is too great. The 100 million cash was packed in two boxes, and you can carry it away casually. You only need to walk a few steps to leave the scene, whether you are drilling into the woods or getting in a car, it is convenient.

Detective Lane's car was a disguised police car, so he couldn't take care of it. He turned on the lights and sirens and moved forward. Jimmy and other detectives followed Agent Lane and rushed towards the Bronx.

The trade was at 9:6 p.m., and it's early [-]:[-], so hopefully we'll get there before the kidnappers leave their location for Central Park.

The police lights and sirens sounded all the way, and Ryan took Jimmy and the others all the way to the zoo, then turned off the lights and sirens, and quietly approached the kidnapper's position.The location of the mobile phone number is a residential building, but due to accuracy problems, there are currently two residential buildings within the location range, which is troublesome.

Detective Ryan looked at the environment, because they didn't know if the kidnappers were still inside, so they couldn't knock on the door one by one to check with great fanfare. One building, Jimmy went to the right with another agent.

Jimmy looked at the situation in the building. Most of the homes looked normal. They still chose the most conservative ones. They took McCaroo's photo from the first floor to make simple inquiries, and at the same time, they also took a look at the situation inside.It is impossible to locate the mobile phone number directly, as in the movie, to directly locate which floor and room number of which building.

Before Jimmy and the others finished their inquiry and inspection of this building, gunshots rang out from the building next door.Jimmy and another detective went downstairs immediately. Detective Ryan must have had something wrong with them, otherwise it would be impossible to shoot in the residential building.

Jimmy and the others came to the building where Ryan was, and Ryan was on the stairs between the first floor and the second floor, aiming at the upstairs, moving up a little bit.

Jimmy: "Agent Lane, what happened?"

Ryan stopped in his tracks: "We ran into the kidnappers. They were about to go out. We were discovered by them when we were checking the next room. Afterwards, there was a gun battle and we retreated."

Jimmy: "What floor?" Jimmy glanced up, and there was someone on the 3rd floor next to the stairs, showing his head and staring at the location of the stairs.

Ryan: "Third floor, room 303. Three men, two women" Jimmy looked at the room next to him again. There was a person twisting on the ground, and a person stood by the door, looking at the person at the stairs, and two The individuals have returned to the room, one is now sitting on the couch and the other is standing.The number is right with Ryan, that's them.

Jimmy: "I'm coming, you pay attention." He held the Glock against the wall and began to walk up. The stairs here are all two-fold. The person staring at the stairs is on the third floor. Now one staircase is still safe. The wall came to the second floor, and Jimmy started to aim at the people above from below. This time, he didn't stick to the wall. Although the angle would be better, it would also allow the people upstairs to spot him in advance.

Jimmy walked up a few steps against the handrail of the stairs. At this time, he squatted down, moved two more steps, and immediately got up. He fired two shots at the person who was only half exposed at the stairway. In order to ensure the safety of the hostages, Jimmy did not With a ruthless hand, two shots hit the chest of the person at the top of the stairs. He fell down while shouting "Ah~", which soon became a forehead sound. One of the shots hit the lungs. If there is no accident If so, he probably choked enough.

As the person at the stairway fell to the ground, the person at the door of the room raised his gun and aimed at the stairway. Jimmy was not reckless, he switched the Glock to his left hand, and shot from a little corner of the wall, although the accuracy was not as good as his right hand , but the suppression effect of Glock is relatively strong. After three shots, the person at the door has retreated into the room.

(End of this chapter)