The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 315 Prime Suspect

The bookstore has become a polluted area of ​​anthrax spores, and it is impossible to collect evidence. Jack and Emily can only return to the command center after confirming that it is completely polluted inside.

Another bad news came from Dr. Kimura, and the death toll rose to 21. Now there are only four survivors, all of whom are usually healthy young people aged 18 to 25.

Garcia investigated the bookstore owner's interpersonal relationships, but found nothing yet. Those he found were either ordinary people or liberal arts students who did not have the ability to create germs.

Garcia is still digging deeper, trying to find some hidden clues.

The problem is that there is not much time left for the FBI or the BAU team, and the director was given an ultimatum by President Golden Retriever.

If there is no result until tonight, then tomorrow morning at the latest, after the President finishes enjoying his beloved hamburger and Coke, a press conference will be held to inform the public of the attack.

It is conceivable what kind of panic will be caused by then.

Jack didn't know how to evaluate the president. He could only say that, as a former businessman, this golden retriever knew how to earn enough attention for himself.

According to the list provided by General Whitworth, Jiejie called together the heads of various laboratories in Fort Detrick. The originally bustling hall was crowded.

This is the last resort for the BAU team to publish their profiling results to these people, hoping to get some clues.

Everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing. Unrelated personnel temporarily left the hall, trying to leave some space. Including General Whitworth, the bosses stood still in twos and threes, wanting to hear the psychology of these BAUs. What the experts want to say.

Everyone in the group stood up in front of these big guys and explained the profiling results they had just summarized.

Of course, Hotchner was the first to speak, "Since the current two attack locations have no obvious symbolic meaning, we tend to think that the current attack is a personal act."

"Understanding the potential significance of these locations will help us find this offender."

"There was a strong personal element to the attack, suggesting that this was a homegrown terrorist."

"Like the anthrax incident in 01, we believe that the suspect is an expert in a related field, or a staff member working in a laboratory under the jurisdiction of a defense agency."

"So we invited you here because we thought you might know him, maybe even be one of the people here."

"The homegrown terrorists are short-sighted, talkative radicals who think their work is the most important thing."

"It is likely that he has often preached before that this country will suffer terrorist attacks, and he usually shows a certain degree of neuroticism and excessive fantasy."

Standing beside General Whitworth at this time, a well-dressed middle-aged man with a meticulous hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses interrupted everyone.

"Forgive me, but this description is too vague."

General Whitworth said bluntly, "No, as far as I know, most of my researchers are paranoid, let alone rich imagination is the most basic quality of scientific research."

The general's words elicited low laughter, and everyone seemed to feel that the level of psychologists like BAU seemed to be exaggerated by some rumors.

Hotchner's tone was calm and unwavering, "Sorry General, we haven't finished talking yet."

"He may have been working overtime in the past few weeks to prepare for the attack." "We think he has injected enough doses of the anthrax vaccine and waited until the vaccine took effect to prepare for as long as one or two years."

"This person has a private studio to complete his work in secret, and also, he has access to those large and expensive industrial equipment."

"He's very angry that he may have published a paper on the threat of an anthrax attack that didn't get enough attention."

"He may have suffered some setbacks at work because of this, such as being transferred, demoted, or even fired, which may become an incentive for him to decide to go crazy to prove his point."

"There may also be some changes in his family. He is in a state of divorce or separation recently, which will drive him to a dead end and intend to put all his eggs in one basket."

As everyone's descriptions became more and more detailed, Jack noticed that the faces of some people present became ugly.

It seems that there is something going on, Jack and Rossi looked at each other, feeling that this time there might be some gains.

At this time, Hotchner also began to make a final summary, "This person is well aware of the anthrax attack in 01, and his previous authority allowed him to have access to all the details of this incident."

"Please share the above information with your colleagues, thank you."

Just when everyone was about to disperse, the middle-aged man with glasses walked up to Hotchner and Rossi with a serious face.

"I think there are some things that should be shown to you."
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In the meeting room, Jiejie opened a newly decrypted video on the computer and projected it on the screen.

The middle-aged man introduced from the side, "This is a secret hearing held by the National Defense Security Subcommittee in January 12."

General Whitworth stood aside and continued, "This is Dr. Lawrence Nichols. He used to work in the secret laboratory at Fort Detrick. He left shortly after this hearing."

"He didn't resign voluntarily, but was fired." The middle-aged man retorted without giving any face, causing the lieutenant general to roll his eyes. After speaking, he signaled Jiejie to start playing the video.

A thin, wrinkled little old man with a mess of brown hair appeared on the screen.

He was emotional and talking to the camera.

"If you want me to say, in the attack ten years ago, only five people were killed. I am so lucky. What is even more fortunate is that the person who did it used ordinary envelopes instead of a duster!"

"The enemies of this country are perfectly capable of destroying entire cities at once, and unfortunately, we are so far defenseless against that."

At this time, the host on the stage interrupted him, "No, doctor, on the contrary, we have made a lot of preparations for this after 01."

"Is that so? Every family needs enough gas masks, everyone needs to provide enough antibiotics for two months, and every major city's hospital needs to be equipped with biosafety decontamination facilities."

"So, how much do you think we're going to have to spend on this?" the host asked.

"Less than $500 billion is a gross negligence." In the video, Dr. Lawrence Nichols took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead because of excitement.

(End of this chapter)