The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 313 Jingshan Park
Hotchner obviously knew how to deal with people in the military, and put on an attitude of not dealing with people. His tone was slightly softened, but the meaning in his words was not the slightest retreat.

"General, I can rule out your laboratory, but not your researcher."

The general didn't speak, and the two just looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little anxious for a while.

It seems that this stalemate has no meaning other than wasting time, Rossi said from the side.

"Your Excellency, our target is everyone who has the ability to weaponize anthrax and manufacture it. You know exactly what that means. This is not targeting. No one wants to see DC happening again in 01."

"David Rossi, even though I was only a colonel at the time, we all know what happened the last time the BAU team came to check on our people."

What General Whitworth was talking about was obviously not the "murderer" Professor Ivans who committed suicide. That was a topic that neither side wanted to touch.

He was talking about another professor, Stephen Hartfell. In Rossi's notes, this virology expert once entered the FBI's field of vision, but was subsequently ruled out by the FBI.

But the problem that followed was the Attorney General at the time. Perhaps it was because of his unrestrained speech or the long-term fruitless investigation that put the politician under too much pressure.

At a press conference, the minister couldn't wait to point Professor Hartfair as a suspect.

Although he used the ambiguous word "interested person" at the time, it subsequently caused an uproar in public opinion.

The angry Professor Hartfair went to court with the Ministry of Justice. The two have been in court for several years. Finally, the Ministry of Justice paid 580 million dollars to reach a settlement with the professor, which is regarded as paying for the big mouth of the minister.

"Your Excellency, the FBI ruled out the suspicion of Professor Hartfair in the official report. It is a pity that some people did not agree with this at the time, but the psychological profile at the time was correct, which was also confirmed afterwards."

Hotchner's words immediately made General Whitworth lose his temper. He sighed, "Well, who makes my position lower than that of the person who believes in your profiling ability?"

"I'll give you the list." After speaking, he left the meeting room without looking back.

Fortunately, Jiejie's ability as a liaison officer is trustworthy. Under the guidance of an army captain, Jack and Jiejie entered the crime scene, Jingshan Park.

Some soldiers in protective clothing were still busy in the park. Jack noticed that the soil in many places had been removed by at least 20 centimeters.

The disinfection work should have been completed, and the biological and chemical troops are trying to restore the completely destroyed grassland to its original appearance.

"How did you explain to the surrounding residents why the park was blocked?" Jack asked curiously.

"The methane gas in the sewer has accumulated, there is a risk of explosion." The army captain who looked very sophisticated replied.

"The high-risk areas and surrounding areas have been eliminated, and you are safe here."

Jack nodded and was about to enter the arena when he saw Jiejie standing there and hesitated.

"Do we really not need to wear a gas mask or something?"

"Yes, ma'am, all areas have been re-sampled at least three times, and we took this down after confirming that no anthrax spores were detected. We don't joke about our lives."

The army captain pointed to the gas mask hanging around his neck.

Jack didn't doubt this. He fully believed in the professionalism and "rich" experience of these biochemical soldiers.

"Please provide your test data. I need to know the distribution of germs in this area at that time."

It was just noon at this time, and the spring was bright and the sun was shining brightly. It gave people a lazy feeling when sprinkled on the body. No one could imagine that in less than 24 hours, this place turned into a bad land with hidden murderous intentions.

"The weather yesterday was about the same as today."

Jack looked around and sighed. Emily had just called from the hospital. In one morning, the number of dead had increased from 12 to 17.

The only patient Rhett found was in a fairly good condition. The two of them could only talk for two or three sentences before the other party developed symptoms of aphasia.

This shows that the anthrax bacillus infected in the lungs has broken through the blood-brain barrier through the blood and affected the proof of the patient's brain, which means that there is not much time left for 8 patients to survive.

Not long after, the army captain brought a simple map with various data marked on it.

"The wind direction yesterday was the same as today, southeasterly." Jack and Jiejie came to a small hillside.

"The test results show that the concentration here is the highest, so the murderer should be the germs released from here."

The two looked downwind, where there was a large lawn, and some children's play facilities such as slides were installed on the lawn.

"A total of 6 children and their parents." Jiejie whispered, her expression a little moved.

"And a couple of students from a nearby high school, where they played football."

"It's strange, why is this park a target?" Jack rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

"Washington, D.C. is within easy reach, and there are so many other sensational landmarks nearby, just throw a little powder in the ventilation ducts, and hundreds of victims will show up."

Jiejie put forward her idea, "Perhaps for the murderer, this park has some special meaning, because of personal emotional factors, he chose this park as his target."

"If this is the case, then it can be presumed that this is a domestic terrorist, and he is likely to be a local, working or living nearby."

Jack said, taking out his small notebook and writing this down.

The two walked around again and found no more clues, so they walked back together, seeing no one around, Jack asked quietly.

"Honey, do you have something to tell me?"

Although a certain person is sometimes straight, but most of the time, his emotional intelligence is still quite online. When we met at the airport in the morning, he discovered that Jiejie's mood today is obviously not right.

Although anthrax is indeed a bit scary, as an agent who entered the FBI two or three years earlier than him, it shouldn't make Jiejie panic like this. There must be something he doesn't know about it.

A trace of confusion appeared on Jiejie's face, she hesitated again and again, and finally opened her mouth to speak.

"It's my parents, they've been living in Silver Spring, I don't know what to do, they go for a walk in the park every afternoon."

Silver Spring is right next door to Washington, D.C., and less than 50 kilometers from Annapolis, where they are now located.

(End of this chapter)