Looking at Norman leaving, Kai had a sneer on his lips. Come on, this kind of scum should get the retribution he deserves... no, it should be punishment.
"Boss! Your phone, someone is looking for you!" Chloe suddenly ran out and shouted.
"who is it?"
"He's from the FBI, his name is Booth."
Booth, whose full name is Healy Booth, is an FBI special investigator. He was a sniper in the Marine Corps. After retiring, he entered the FBI. Because of his outstanding work ability, he was made a special investigator of the FBI Washington Bureau. This typical American strong man had worked with Kai in Chicago. His military style made Kai like him very much. In addition, he had a good personality. After going back and forth, he and Kai were considered friends. When nothing happened, the two parties would contact each other. Have a chat. But overall, the connection is not close.
Kai returned to the office and answered the phone.
"What? You want to see the body found on the beach?" After greeting each other, Booth made a request that made Kai a little embarrassed. Previously, their crime team received a call that someone found a body on Venice Beach. The body was washed up on the beach by the waves, and cement was poured into its feet. It was a typical gang execution method. The owner of the body was Laurie Smith, an undercover police officer who had been working for the police seven years ago. However, because the body had been corroded by sea water for a long time, there were very few clues on it. In desperation, Kai asked the forensic department to hand over the body to the laboratory, hoping to use high technology to find some clues.
"Booth, you are also a police officer. You should know the rules." This corpse is one of the few or even the only clues in this case. According to regulations, no one else is qualified to approach this corpse unless it is a person related to the case. .
"I know, I know...it's just..."
Of course Booth knows the rules, and he is the FBI. This case is now handled by the Los Angeles police and the FBI has no right to intervene. Unless Booth can provide evidence, the case is within the FBI's purview. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Kai to let Booth participate. Indiscriminate interference is very unpopular in the police community.
Booth only thought for a long time, but still couldn't come up with any reasonable explanation. Finally, he gritted his teeth and told the truth.
"Actually, it's like this. My partner and I were on vacation in Los Angeles. When the body was found that day, we were actually at the scene. And my partner was very interested in the body."
Let's not talk about how he actually went on vacation with his partner. Just say the following sentence "I am interested in corpses", and it's a joke. Is there anyone else who likes this?
"Booth...your partner...there's nothing wrong with him, right?"
After hearing Kai's words, Booth didn't react immediately, but just said casually: "She's always been like that."
she? Is it a woman?
Kai was still thinking about this matter, but Booth on the opposite side came to his senses and realized the meaning of Kai's words just now.
"No, you misunderstood. Bones is a forensic anthropologist who specializes in studying human bones. Her interest in corpses is completely an occupational disease."
"Wait a minute... Why would you, an FBI investigator, partner with a forensic scientist? Is the FBI so wild?" It's super rare for law enforcement officers to partner with non-law enforcement officers. In fact, it completely violates law enforcement regulations. !
"No... there are many things involved. In short, the matter is very complicated and cannot be explained in a sentence or two, but now she is indeed my partner."
Booth's partner is named Temperance Belén, nicknamed "Bones". He is a smart, diligent and unsmiling doctor of forensic anthropology. He is a super academic, has double doctorate degrees, and speaks multiple languages: French, Spanish and Chinese. She is also a best-selling author who is very good at suspense. She is also a believer in science and an atheist. Currently employed by the famous Jeffersonian Institution and the FBI.
In particular, the Jeffersonian Institution is worth mentioning. This institution was established in 1864 and was originally funded by a bequest to the United States from the British scientist James Smithson. It is a collection of museums and research institutions in the United States. The organization encompasses 19 museums, nine research centres, art galleries and the National Zoo, as well as 136.5 million works of art and specimens. It is also the only semi-official third-sector museum institution in the United States funded by the U.S. government. It also has the world's largest museum system and research complex. Management and funding come from U.S. government grants, other donations, and profits from its own store and magazine sales. The agency's headquarters facility is located in Washington, DC.
The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Directors is composed of successive U.S. Vice Presidents, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, three members of the Senate, and nine U.S. citizens. The president is appointed by the Board of Directors.
It is the best academic institution in the United States and is at the top of the world in certain fields, such as medicine, art, engineering, etc. For example, the laboratory under Kay's name is also among the top academic research institutions in the world. But even so, except for quantum physics, there are few fields that can surpass the Jeffersonian Institution.
In short, it is a gathering place for academics, and the best academics and researchers in the United States all dream of joining this association.
But Booth's partner was able to enter the Jeffersonian Institution in his twenties and become the chief doctor of forensic anthropology in the association, which is undoubtedly a feat.
As for the reason why Temperance Belen wanted to get close to this corpse, it was entirely because of her research.
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"Okay, listen ladies and gentlemen, I can let you participate in this case." Outside the door of the forensic laboratory of the... laboratory, Kai stopped Belen (he later called her Xiaogu) who was about to walk in.
"Just say but, Officer Kai, and we can skip that pointless conversation."
The person who spoke was Booth's partner, Temperance Belén. Belén was a very beautiful woman, not very old, about twenty-five years old, with chestnut hair and very three-dimensional facial features. According to Westerners, Aesthetically, there is no doubt that she is a beauty. At the same time, Kai could not feel a trace of worldliness in this lady, just like a nerd in an ivory tower. This is not a slander by Kai. This lady emphasizes logic when talking and doing things. She always speaks half a beat faster than others, and her observation skills are also very keen.
This is not a mistake, but correspondingly, from less than ten minutes of contact, Kai can feel that she is extremely clumsy about the world, or that she doesn't care at all.
This kind of person is not lovable in daily life, but at work, Kai is not annoying. After all, this looks very professional and can also reduce communication costs.
"Okay, Miss Belen, you are assisting personnel, and I hope you can follow Dr. Smith's instructions."
"Dr. Smith, I have listened to his lectures and read his papers. He is an extremely excellent forensic anthropologist. I am willing to cooperate with such an authoritative person." Xiaogu may not understand what Kai meant at all.
Kai was also helpless. This kind of person is like this. He is extremely good at his professional work, but outside the scope of his professional work, it becomes difficult to communicate. So Kai simply stopped wasting his words and looked at Booth.
Booth was an old police detective and understood very well what Kai was going to say.
"I understand that this is your Los Angeles Police case. We are only assisting in our personal capacity and have nothing to do with the FBI."
Booth understood that it was very rare for Kai to agree to their request. Put yourself in their shoes, if this case was in the FBI and Kai suddenly asked to participate like he did, he would probably refuse. After all, this kind of thing is against the rules.
Kai nodded. If it were just him, he wouldn't object at all to someone coming to help. There is strength in numbers. But this concerns the two major law enforcement agencies, the Los Angeles City Police and the FBI. Even if Kai no longer cares about the things that are available and not available, he still has to consider his basic position. So something needs to be said clearly.
To put it bluntly, Dustin’s premise for allowing them to participate is that they are not allowed to take credit!
The world is so realistic.
…
Kai is the boss of the laboratory, although very little is known about it except Harrison Wells, the former owner of the laboratory. However, in name to the outside world...the laboratory is funded by the Wayne Group, so this time Kai not only inspected as a police officer, but also as a shareholder of the Wayne Group.
This is also why the laboratory gives face, otherwise the reputation of a Western District police station would not allow outsiders to enter and exit the laboratory at will.
Dr. Smith is very unhappy with someone interfering in the cases he takes over. Just like the police don't want others to interfere in their own cases, this kind of sudden intervention will be detoxified as distrust. This is a distrust of his own abilities.
But after seeing the small bones, Dr. Smith's face looked much better.
It was also at this time that Kai learned that Xiao Gu was among the top in the forensic medicine profession. Belong to authoritative experts.
Dr. Smith has been exposed to Xiaogu’s lectures and papers and highly recognized them.
However, Xiaogu's personality meant that she would not have much conversation with Dr. Smith, so she directly proposed to examine the bones.
Dr. Smith is also engaged in scientific research and is well aware of the various quirks of scientific research dogs. Even his own temper is not necessarily very good. So for Xiaogu, who has almost no emotional intelligence, it means that his mood is stable.
Soon a clean corpse was placed on the test platform.
When Xiao Gu saw the corpse, it was like seeing a peerless treasure, so he put on plastic gloves and started working on it.
Seeing her impatient movements, Kai suddenly felt a cold air blowing on the back of his neck. Kai is also an old detective. He has seen a lot of corpses, including some weird and even disgusting corpses. But when it comes to corpses, Kai can only be emotionally stable and not afraid at best.
I can't even maintain a normal mind, after all, this thing is really taboo. As a police officer, the desire to become bigger is never to kill people wherever you go. On the contrary, the police desire peace in the world the most. When Kai read Conan before, he always felt that the comic had some unhealthy views. How could anyone want the case to happen? In order to satisfy your detective hobby, do you want the case to happen? How crazy do you have to be to have such a weird idea? Are those victims no longer human?
Seeing Xiaogu like this, Kai's first reaction was to touch the pistol under his ribs. This is completely the state of a perverted murderer. The best thing to do is to capture her and throw her into a mental hospital.
Booth broke into a cold sweat when he saw Kai's actions.
He had been with Xiaogu for a long time, and he still didn't feel too much about it, but when he saw Kai's actions, he remembered that he had a similar reaction to this girl when he first saw her.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Brother, calm down. Xiaogu is just keen on research. He doesn't have any special ideas. Really, I can guarantee God!" Booth has seen how powerful Kai is. If Xiaogu If he looks like a murderer, then Kai is a real murderer. He participated in the entire battle of the Chicago Police Department, and he even recruited Kai on behalf of the FBI.
That day alone, more than fifty gangsters died under the gunshots!
Judging from this, Kai is worthy of being called a murderer. He really did it.
Xiaogu is different. She just likes to study anthropology and human bones.
Kai looked at Booth, but did not take back his action, but asked: "Did the FBI do any psychological testing on her?"
"I've done it! I've done it! Although her social skills are very poor, she doesn't have autism, and she doesn't have mania or violent tendencies. She is just a nerd, and there is nothing wrong with her except for being a little lazy." In fact, the FBI did not give Xiaogu I've done testing and writing, so I'm not fooling around. As for Xiaogu, it is even more impossible to stay. She is just not willing to waste time on things that she thinks are useless. It is a bit like a genius disease. She can become extremely talkative about things she is interested in, but she cannot be normal. communication with peers.
Kai slowly withdrew his hand from drawing the gun and chose to believe Booth.
Yes, he was just frightened by Xiaogu's enthusiasm. Xiaogu was just an ordinary girl, how much harm could she do?
Soon, Xiaogu began to describe the characteristics of the corpse using only his naked eyes.
"For males, judging from the increase in costal cartilage ossification centers and the healing of the sternal manubrium and sternal body, the age of the corpse is approximately 30 to 35 years old."
When Xiaogu was talking, Kai unconsciously compared the information he learned with what she said.
In archeology and forensic identification, there are many methods of using bones to determine gender, which can generally be divided into two categories: comparative observation and instrumental measurement. Xiao Gu can accurately tell the age of the victim with just the naked eye. This ability shows her professionalism. She does not have long-term research, and she does not have this kind of vision at all.
"There are multiple fractures all over the body. There are three gunshot wounds on the body. There are obvious bullet marks on the fifth rib on the left side. There are gunshot wounds on the left thigh and right arm. The cause of death is presumed to be ischemic shock!"
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Didn't he drown?"
Kai interrupted, after all, the cause of his death was exactly the same as how the gang executed traitors. In order to maintain a deterrent effect, they generally tied people to cement and drowned them alive.
"Three gunshot wounds. In addition to the non-fatal wound on the arm, the wound on the left chest is close to the heart, and the wound on the thigh is on the femoral artery. In this case, it was too late to drown him, and the bullet hit him After that, he died within ten seconds at most." Xiaogu said very calmly.
"Okay, keep going!"
Never use your interests to challenge other people's majors! Arguing with professionals is undoubtedly the stupidest thing to do.
Next, Xiaogu began to carefully examine the bullet marks.
"Are there any warheads?"
"No!"
Kai and Booth, two idle people, just watched Xiao Gu working there, unable to even put their mouths in.
