Jimmy and Riley escorted Joe Coleman to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau building, where Kerry was already waiting. He arranged for someone to take over the escort and informed Jimmy to go directly to Noah.
Jimmy and Riley came to the command center together. Noah was already here. When he saw Jimmy and the others, he came out and took them back to his office with Agent Gordon.
Noah: "Tell me about the situation."
Jimmy glanced at Riley, who must have met Noah for the first time: "This is Detective Riley Butler from Newark, who is leading people to support our investigation.
On the street where the car disappeared, we judged that the car must have entered the garage, so we inquired about the houses on that street. We were attacked at the door of Joe Coleman's house.
Joe Coleman was probably preparing to run away. He asked someone to drive a truck over, and the people in the truck entered his room. Then when he was about to show us the garage, the truck driver came out and faced Riley. He shot and was killed by me. Joe Coleman was already wearing makeup, glasses and a beard. In addition, he was packing things in his room and found an unactivated bomb.
By the time we got back, the bomb squad had arrived and the outcome was still unclear. "
Noah nodded, "Leave this person to Kerry, and he will arrange the interrogation. You guys have a rest first, and I will notify you when there is news."
Jimmy nodded, turned around and was about to leave. Gordon, who was following him, suddenly spoke, "Jimmy, besides Joe Coleman, is there anything else you can gain from the scene? For example, the people behind the scenes."
Jimmy shook his head: "The on-site evidence investigation was done by the Newark office. I don't know yet. They haven't completed the inspection when we came back. The three people I shot dead may have contact with the people behind the scenes. This depends on their investigation, and the other thing is the truck."
Riley next to him said: "My boss has already made arrangements, and all subsequent evidence and information will be provided to you simultaneously."
Gordon nodded, "Let's go, you guys go downstairs to rest for a while."
It was already time to get off work. However, Joe Coleman, who might be an engineer, had just been captured, so naturally there was no possibility of getting off work on time. Jimmy and the three of them returned to the conference room, and now they were alone.
Jimmy looked at the empty conference room and asked, "Where are Scott and the others?"
Gordon: "We're going to investigate JaVale Vance. His information has been found by the Counter-Terrorism Bureau. He will be arrested after his identity is confirmed."
Jimmy took off his suit and hung it on the chair, loosened his tie, and let himself relax. "Okay, then we can only wait. Riley, are you hungry? I'll contact them to order takeout."
Gordon: "No, I've made arrangements in advance." He looked at his watch, "It will be delivered in half an hour. You should take a good rest."
Riley didn't know what to do. Since the call had been made, there was no choice. The three of them sat at the conference table and began to rest in a daze.
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Jimmy already knew the Counter-Terrorism Bureau's interrogation style. They needed to check the interrogation results multiple times, so the results would not be available so quickly, but the results from the Newark FBI office were quickly provided.
Riley turned on the external broadcast: "OK, you can talk now."
"El Kroger was his real name and the house was registered in his name. Joe Coleman was a false name. We investigated his room and found a number of bombs in addition to the bomb. Weapons and electronic equipment, the bomb disposal team has defused the bomb. It is a 5-pound C4 bomb. The detonator has been inserted, but the timer has not started, so it did not detonate. It is speculated that the time should be set when leaving to destroy the scene.
The three people who died were all illegal. Their driver's licenses were all fake, and their fingerprint information was not found in the system. The van came from a rental car company and was owned by Sam Coleman, one of the three people who rented the truck. The clues break off here, as all three are dead and it's temporarily uncertain what their final destination is. "
Jimmy: "What about El Kroger's experience? Education, work experience, family situation."
"El Kroger is an immigrant from Oman. He immigrated to the United States fifteen years ago and settled in Detroit. His first career was car sales. He moved to Rutherford, New Jersey five years ago. His employment status is unknown. He has no family, no The criminal record shows that in addition to the house in Rutherford, he currently owns an apartment in Los Angeles in the West Hollywood area."
Jimmy: "This property is very important. Send us the address and we will arrange for someone to inspect it immediately."
"Okay, I'll send it right away. There are no other clues at the moment. We are collecting fingerprints on the items in the room and hope to find something."
Jimmy motioned to Riley, who said, "Notify me immediately if there is any news. That's it, send me the address."
Jimmy looked at Gordon, "Gordon, we need to contact the Los Angeles office immediately. Since there is a bomb in Rutherford's house, El Kroger probably has the same device in his house in Los Angeles."
Gordon nodded. Instead of looking for Noah, he took out his computer, looked up the phone number of the Los Angeles office, and contacted the local person in charge.
Jimmy looked at the time, it was already past 8 p.m. "Gordon, I guess there won't be any results today. I have something to do tonight, so I'll leave for a while. If you have any news, call me."
Gordon looked at the time and nodded: "Well, don't worry, I will take care of it, just have a good rest."
Jimmy said hello to Riley and then left the CTO.
He also sent a message to Tom this morning, saying that he would meet in the evening, and it would be unreasonable to let him go.
Jimmy drove away from CTO, sent a message to the number, and received a quick response. Jimmy took two cups of coffee outside and then went home.
Soon, the doorbell rang and Jimmy opened the door to let people in. Good guy, Tom's makeup skills are getting more and more outrageous. Now if Jimmy didn't know it was him, he wouldn't dare to put his image in.
He had messy hair and was wearing casual clothes, but he looked dirty, and he was carrying a tattered backpack. In the past, although Tom was not young, his face looked smooth, but today there are wrinkles on his forehead and around his eyes, and he looks like a proper street kid.
"Tom, your look is very unique today." Jimmy greeted Tom with a smile.
"Well, there are some investigations over there in Brooklyn these days." Tom sat on the sofa. He didn't notice anything. Jimmy didn't care either. There was more soil and dirt on the sofa. Please change the cover. That's it. He is still different from the old American. He prefers to put a layer of cloth cover on the sofa. When cleaning, just remove the cloth cover and wash it, and just wipe the sofa underneath.
"What do you want to drink?" Jimmy asked as he walked to the refrigerator.
"No, I'll just chat. Jimmy, you said last year that Jason Bourne appeared in Paris, right. Can you tell me your source?" Tom refused Jimmy's kindness, and Jimmy He didn't stop and took out two cans of Coke.
"It's hard to tell the source of the information. I can only confirm that such a thing did happen at that time. Although I don't know the name, a supervisor did die in Paris." Jimmy has no source of information at all. It is something in his memory. There is nothing that can be done about it. explain.
Tom nodded: "I have confirmed this. Jason Bourne is not dead. He should be hiding, but something went wrong with Conklin, the supervisor at the time. He died in Paris. The bureau speculated that it was Jason Bourne. Bourne did it. After Conklin's death, Senior Advisor Albert has reported to stop the Treadstone Project. You have not been activated yet, so you should be safe.
But what I am worried about now is Albert. This person is very problematic. Although no one is really investigating him, as far as I know, this old guy is not a clean person. He has your file in his hand. If he If they really want to do something, they will probably use you. There are not many hidden agents in the way, and you should be the only one in the country. "
Jimmy was speechless, "Hey, when you are really in trouble, no one can stop it. Unless you find a way to kill everyone who knows the stumbling blocks, it will happen one day. Tom, if it doesn't work, just let him be. You still have to do it." Let’s deal with your matter first. It’s been so long, have you found out who wants to kill you?”
Tom shook his head: "The relationship between people at the top is too complicated. Although I investigated many people, I really couldn't find any specific person."
Jimmy: "You should deal with your affairs first. If no one comes to you again, forget it if you can't. They hide so deeply. How about you just change your identity and start your life again. I think James doesn't want you to disappear again." ”
Tom was silent. If there was no deep-seated hatred, who wouldn't want to live a stable life?
Jimmy saw that Tom was no longer talking, so he told the current situation: "Tom, I am currently handling the bomb attack case with the Counter-Terrorism Bureau, and I have contacted Noah Watson."
Tom stood up immediately, "What? Say it again?"
Jimmy: "I met Noah Watson. There was a bomb attack case that I was responsible for. Later, the matter became too big. The Counterterrorism Bureau and the FBI cooperated to handle the case. Now I see Noah Watson every day. Watson.”
Tom sat down, "He didn't suspect you, did he? How long have you been in contact?"
Jimmy: "It's been more than a week, and it seems like he doesn't know me at all, and he doesn't show any abnormal behavior."
Tom nodded, "Well, since that's the case, we can only hope that he hasn't seen your file. Fortunately, you are a latent agent, and becoming an FBI can be regarded as a talisman. Now that you already know each other, let's Please don’t meet at your home in the future, as it can easily make you a target for some people.”
Jimmy nodded: "You can determine the location in the future, and I'll find you. Seriously, don't you consider retiring? Meet James? James is also retiring. You can live closer to each other so that you can take care of him more easily."
Tom shook his head, "Let's discuss this later, I will consider it. You must be careful not to turn on the CIA phone, do not install the battery, just pretend it does not exist. If someone contacts you, be sure to protect it Be good to yourself.”
After saying that, Tom stood up directly, picked up his backpack and prepared to leave. Jimmy sent Tom out and started to clean up the living room, tidying up Tom's place and wiping all the places he had touched to make sure no fingerprints would be left.
Early the next morning, Jimmy came to the Counterterrorism Bureau, and Gordon and Riley were already in the conference room. "Hi, Gordon, Riley, you're here so early." Jimmy greeted them and sat down.
Riley shrugged: "I have nothing else to do now but come here early."
Gordon: "Jimmy, that JaVale Vance has been caught. He confessed last night. He was the middleman, responsible for procurement and inspection. He was not responsible for the subsequent transportation."
Jimmy: "Ha, the first good news today. Where is El Kroger who was captured? Did he confess?"
Gordon shook his head: "This person is also tough, but he should be here soon. Kerry and the others didn't go back at all last night and have been dealing with their affairs."
Jimmy: "Has the apartment in Los Angeles been inspected?"
Gordon: "It's very clean there and nothing was found. I guess their target has always been New York."
Jimmy sighed: "When will it be over? This case is too troublesome."
Gordon looked at Jimmy and laughed, "That's good. At least we have been advancing the case. Without these clues, we would still be looking for bombs."
Jimmy nodded: "Now I just hope to get the information about the camel quickly and find the person behind it, so that we can close the case."
Riley interjected: "Jimmy, how long have you been working on this case?"
Jimmy: "It's been two or three weeks. This case is too complicated. We only had a few clues from the beginning, and we led out a big fish little by little."
Before Riley could speak, Kerry entered the conference room, "Hey guys, he has confessed, it's time for you to get busy."
Jimmy: "What's the result?"
Kerry looked unhappy: "The identity of Camel has been investigated clearly." He put the folder in his hand on the table and pushed it to Jimmy, "John Byrd, originally from France, came to the United States in the 1990s and established a company. A consulting company whose main business is to provide U.S. localization support to French companies. Of course, these are all contents in the file.
In fact, his real name is Noor Mohammed, and his identity was established in France, so after coming to the United States, he has always used his French identity. The specific country of origin is currently unknown. It is speculated to be Syria or a country in the Middle East. Apparently they started planning very early. After receiving the order, they began to prepare for this case. In addition to using people who had been hiding in the country, they also smuggled people from abroad. A group of people came in, and the driver Abdul was the false identity they arranged to pick him up.
El Kroger is one of them and an important backbone. The three people you killed were the ones sent by Nur to take El away. After you arrested the people in the warehouse yesterday, El came to the vicinity of the warehouse. After discovering the abnormality, he went back to clean up the temporary residence and arranged to detonate a homemade bomb.
Noor sent someone to pick up El and was ready to leave. However, we were delayed for some time yesterday. When I asked someone to investigate Noor just now, I found that he bought a ticket last night and had already flown to Paris. He should have landed by now. El was supposed to be with him, and the flight tickets had already been booked. He probably found out that El hadn't joined him, so he slipped away in advance. "
"Fxxk!" Jimmy picked up the file and threw it on the table. "We've been doing this for so long, and the mastermind actually ran away?"
Kerry looked at the angry Jimmy and nodded: "Yes, he has run away. If we hadn't investigated his entry and exit status during the inquiry, we would have missed the ticket information. According to the airport surveillance video, last night Noor did board the plane after 8 o'clock and left."
Jimmy looked hopeless. He had worked hard for so long, but all he caught were small fish and shrimps. The most important mastermind ran away. It was so uncomfortable. It was as uncomfortable as eating a piece of X.
Kerry: "This is the situation. It's time for you to take action. Noor has two properties and a company in his name. These places require you to investigate and collect evidence. The addresses are in the files."
Jimmy picked up the file again and took a look at it: "Riley, he has a property in Newark, your territory, another in Brooklyn, and the company is in Manhattan. Gordon, you make the arrangements." Jimmy put the file He closed it and handed it to Gordon.
Gordon took a look and said, "Jimmy, it's better to go back and apply for a search warrant. Now that the situation is like this, let's go through the process. It will also make it easier to apply for a wanted warrant later."
Jimmy nodded: "Okay, I'll go back to the bureau first."
On his way back to the station, Jimmy received a call from ATF agent Johnny Bullock. The analysis results there have come out, but they are of little significance anymore and can only be used as evidence to prosecute El Kroger. , people have caught it, and many things are the icing on the cake.
Jimmy returned to the station and reported the situation to Hughes before applying for a search warrant. Jimmy also went to the Federal Court. Although it was the first time he applied for a search warrant, he didn't encounter any nonsense. The judge issued the search warrant after checking the chain of evidence. The bomb terrorist attack case was too big. Although the search warrant Jimmy applied for did not clearly state what he was looking for, it was still approved. This can be regarded as special treatment under special circumstances.
In theory, the search warrant should have clear instructions. For example, if you want to find something, some locations will be specified in the search warrant. Searches are not allowed in non-specified locations. If you want to find an M16, you can't search boxes and boxes that obviously can't hide an M16. Another example is if you ask a designated person to provide a mobile phone or computer, you cannot take away his USB flash drive or other things. Of course, this is just a theory, and special situations naturally require special treatment.
Although the process went smoothly, it was still already afternoon by the time Jimmy got the search warrant. He made an appointment with people from the forensics department in advance and divided the troops into Noor's office in Manhattan and his apartment in Brooklyn.
Jimmy didn't follow the people from the forensics department, he just gave them a search warrant. If the scene needed to be blocked, just contact the NYPD first, and then contact the field agents later.
However, things did not go so smoothly. Before Jimmy could breathe a sigh of relief, tragic news came. After opening the door to Noor's apartment in Brooklyn, the bomb fuse was triggered. The bomb hidden in the apartment exploded. All three detectives from the forensics department were seriously injured. The only good news was that the ambulance came very quickly after the explosion. Although the three people were seriously injured, at least their lives were saved.
Jimmy immediately informed Riley that Noor's house in Newark would now be sealed off in advance, and everyone around it would be evacuated, waiting for the bomb squad to inspect it before investigating the evidence in the room.
As for the apartment in Brooklyn, we could only arrange for the bomb disposal team's appraisal experts to go to the site for inspection. As for the evidence, there was no hope. The power of the explosion was not small. Although the apartment building was not destroyed, the room was completely destroyed. It was blown up. In such an occasion, there is basically no possibility of investigating the evidence.
(End of chapter)
