"We have already searched her home. Miraculously, she has no computer, no phone, or even decent electronic equipment." Chloe immediately reported the situation to Kai after returning from Vivian's house.
"Thanks, Chloe. Then it's you next, Barry."
Kai said to a shy boy behind Chloe.
Barry is the unlucky guy who was struck by lightning. In other words, he was lucky. After the child woke up, he actually awakened a very, very powerful ability. Kai called it the Speed Force. He became very, very fast and could run at supersonic speeds. The maximum speed could be close to the speed of light. Although he couldn't make good use of this ability at first, his reaction speed couldn't keep up with his movement speed.
It’s that kind of situation where the brain can’t keep up with the body.
However, with the help of Dr. Harrison Wells and using the particle acceleration channel as a training ground, he can finally control this power, at least he will not accidentally hit the wall. According to the research of Dr. Harrison Wells, the application of the Speed Force is definitely not limited to this. He has now focused his research on Barry, hoping to maximize Barry's terrifying power.
But before that, Barry had to go to work. After all, no matter how powerful the Speed Force is, Barry still has to eat.
Since then, Barry has become a professional forensic expert at the Western District Police Department. This was Kai's initiative. Barry is no longer an ordinary person, and Kai doesn't trust him, so he puts him under his nose.
Barry was not too repelled by this arrangement. He knew very well why Kai did this. After all, he was also a policeman, so he had no special thoughts about it. He had never thought about using his ability to do anything criminal. On the contrary, he had always I hope I can make better use of my abilities and help others better.
I have to say, this guy is really gentle.
"Very, very clean!" Barry said.
"What?" Kai narrowed his eyes and looked at Barry. He didn't like to make witty remarks while working, especially in a position like the forensics department that requires extremely high professionalism. When reporting, he must be accurate.
Barry immediately became nervous. To be honest, he didn't know why he was so afraid of Kai. But every time Kai looked at him, he felt inexplicably nervous.
"I mean, the victim's house was impossibly clean, no fingerprints, no hair, no sign of anyone even moving in the room! That house was unusually clean," Barry added.
Kai's expression remained unchanged and he curled his lips: "The NSA's style leaves no trace at all."
Barry still just learned that this case was related to the NSA: "National Security Agency?"
Kai nodded. This child has been locked up in the Star Laboratory for too long and is a bit out of touch with society, so he hasn't even eaten the recent big melons.
"Yep!" Kai nodded. Then he ignored the stunned Barry and looked at Chloe: "Are the victims' families here?"
"Here comes her husband...in the conference room."
"OK, let's go talk to him."
…
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Aubrey. I'm Kay Wayne from the Major Crime Squad, and I'm in charge of your wife's case." Kay looked at the sturdy man in front of him while holding the information. Jack Aubrey, like his wife Vivian, is a journalist, but unlike Vivian, he is a sports reporter. He is a team reporter for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams.
"It's okay." Aubrey looked a little downcast, but didn't seem surprised by his wife's death.
Kay noticed this: "Mr. Aubrey, you don't seem to be very surprised by your wife's death?"
Aubrey did not deny: "After Vivian made those reports, I had a premonition of this outcome. You know, after all, she exposed the world's largest intelligence agency. I tried to persuade her, but she didn't listen. .”
Kai nodded, not commenting on Aubrey's words. Instead, he continued to ask: "When was the last time you saw Vivian?"
"A month ago."
"A month? Aren't you a couple?" Although Kai's first suspected target is still the NSA, this does not mean that it is impossible for others to kill Vivian.
"We have been having a cold war for nearly half a year. Divorce is just a formality, but we are both so busy that we have never had time to go through this last formality." It's not like Aubrey didn't hear Kai's suspicion. , but he didn't really care. First of all, he really didn't feel guilty. He knew that he was not the murderer. Secondly, he also wanted to know who killed his wife. Although their marriage was broken, it did not mean that their relationship had really disappeared.
"Well... our information does not include this item." Kai flipped through the information and found that this was not noted in the information.
"That's something we've never been open about. We're both so busy. I travel with the team every season and so does she. It's a miracle that we get to spend one month a year together. In fact, if we weren't We all wore wedding rings, so many people thought we were single," Aubrey said with a shrug.
"Is this the reason for your divorce?"
"Not really. We're very divided."
"Can I ask what those differences are?"
Aubrey understood that this was to assess whether she had any motive to kill Vivian. So he chose to tell everything. After all, it was not without shame. "Many, such as our lifestyle, I like sports and rugby. In fact, I do well in this industry, but Vivian...she thinks that sports reporters are not reporters, and at most they are a little better than entertainment reporters. .”
There are also three levels of reporters. The most respected ones are of course the big reporters who criticize current affairs and can go in and out of the White House. They are basically the top reporters. Those who retire can make a fortune by publishing a memoir. The next ones are Investigative reporters specialize in exposing various scandals. It is very easy for such reporters to become heroes. They can publish memoirs even after they retire.
Then there are the social news reporters. This type of reporter is the most common. There is absolutely no market for their memoirs.
Next are the sports reporters, and at the bottom are the so-called paparazzi.
"There is also the lifestyle. Vivian is like a young lady who likes the best in everything. And I...well, I am more casual. Of course, there is also the matter of exposing the National Security Bureau. This happened between us. Over the quarrel.”
"for what?"
"I think she has gone crazy. Expose the NSA? Of course, these shady guys deserve to be exposed, but those agents who serve the country? They should not be implicated for this matter. This is betrayal!"
"you're a soldier?"
"SEAL Team 10."
That's not surprising. Soldiers don't necessarily like those in power, but they still have some sympathy for those who serve the country.
"Do you know anything strange about Vivian recently?"
"Haha, that's a lot. Ever since she started reporting on the NSA, she has become mysterious. But she never explained to me what she was doing. I just overheard one Codenamed "American," all her information came from him. If anyone knows best, who actually killed Vivian, maybe he knows best."
"Do you know anything about this 'American'?"
"Vivian is very careful. No one knows anything about The Americans except her. Of course, you can ask her editor. Maybe they will know more than me."
"One last question."
"What?"
"Does Vivian have a lover outside?" Because when Barry and the others were doing an autopsy on Vivian, the forensic doctor from the forensics department found the remains of a man's gadget in Vivian's private parts, which meant that Vivian was dying. You may have had sex with someone before, but whether it was voluntary or not requires subsequent evidence to prove.
"Maybe, maybe not... it doesn't matter anymore. I can tell you clearly that Vivian's death has nothing to do with me. Our relationship has ended long ago. Even a year ago, our relationship The property division has been completed. Even if Vivian dies, I will not share a penny more. She has a will. After she dies, all her property will be donated. And I am also looking for others outside. It is impossible for women to kill for love."
"If you still need my alibi or something like that, I will try my best to cooperate. I will send you all my itinerary when I go back. Now...any questions?"
"No, thank you for your cooperation."
Kai actually likes witnesses/suspects like Aubrey. They don't think about random things and say what they have to say, which makes it easier to improve efficiency.
Afterwards, Kai talked with the editor-in-chief and colleagues of the newspaper where Vivian worked. Not surprisingly, almost immediately, these people regarded the NSA as the first suspect.
Kai thought so at first, but now Kai feels that... the NSA's suspicion has become smaller.
The reason is simple. They are an intelligence agency. At this juncture, they have to keep a low profile. Killing Vivian will only make them the biggest suspects, and they cannot be washed away. Just look at everyone's reaction.
If it was really the NSA that did it, then this shit basin was very unsmart.
Although Kai thinks the NSA is incompetent, he doesn't think these people are retarded.
But in the afternoon, Barry's discovery made Kai change his mind again.
"She had multiple fractures all over her body, especially her head and face, and we also found a lot of blood accumulation on the remaining tissues, which means that those parts had been hit. In addition, the way she was killed was also extremely professional. , and given the lack of defensive wounds on her arms and palms... we can surmise that she..."
"Torture." Kai answered directly.
Barry obviously didn't expect Kai to know, so he was a little stunned.
"good."
"Yeah, I'm familiar with this." Kai also did this kind of work when he was in the military. Kai took the information and looked at the report above carefully, and suddenly discovered a problem: "Yin Chui Si Ting."
"What?" Barry asked.
"The perpetrator didn't seem to have any intention of killing her."
"How could it be?" Barry obviously believed that the person who tortured Vivian was the murderer.
"Listen, kid. I've done torture before, and I know what to do, the things above." Kai patted the information: "It can only be regarded as a very basic torture, and it will not leave any subsequent effects. At most, it will only be flesh." Hurt. The person who tortured her was very measured."
"But she died in the end." Barry, like most American youths, is full of resistance to the government and authority. They don't like the government and their minions very much. This is also the reason why many college students are unwilling to become police officers.
After all, no matter which country they are in, college students are naturally left-wing. I like seed oil, pan boiling and other things. The pattern is broken, that one.
"Boss, do you think Vivian is really treasonous?"
Vivian's actions can be said to have caused polarization in society. Some people believe that she has really smeared her country and exposed confidential documents, putting the country's overseas agents in unnecessary danger. Another group of people believe that the NSA is breaking the law. They are not only monitoring their allies, they are also monitoring the people! Vivian's approach is correct. If she doesn't do this, the NSA's evil deeds will continue.
"I don't care." Kai shook his head. Treason is just treason. Does he have anything to do with Kai? "I only know that Vivian is my victim now, and our job is to find the real culprit. It's not up to me to tell what kind of person Vivian is. As long as no one deprives her of her human rights, we have an obligation." Seek justice for her."
The police really don’t need to think too much when doing things. The police have a set of effective rules...that is the law. As long as the law does not stipulate that this person died in vain, then the police are obliged to find out how he died and who killed him. die.
Just like a prostitute being forced to have sex, isn't that called having sex? As a natural human right, everyone has the right to protect life and property from infringement.
Therefore, Barry's statement is completely untenable. Whether she is treasonous or not does not affect the murder investigation.
"Looks like we need to talk to the NSA."
…
"I have nothing to disclose to you. Your clearance level is not high enough. I am here purely out of courtesy." Wendell House, deputy director of the National Security Bureau, sat in Kai's office and said expressionlessly.
It seems that all intelligence officers have this kind of virtue, never taking their time and never showing emotions. The same goes for Wendell, the deputy director who is a rare black man, at least among the top ranks of the NSA.
"Very good. It seems that I don't need those formalities. Let's get straight to the point. Did you kill Vivian?"
Wendell smiled this time: "I also appreciate your attitude. And I am also happy to answer this question. My answer is no!"
"Did you send someone to do that?"
"No, but I have to say that her death is a happy thing for me."
"Does this count as admitting that you have a motive to kill?"
Wendell's face darkened: "Everyone who has read her article knows what she did to us. She severely damaged the NSA and left many people's lives hanging by a thread. What you should do is to arrest that treason, and You’re not here to cause trouble for us!”
"Treason is not the scope of the police's business. You can ask the FBI. We are only responsible for homicide cases. And you and your organization are the most suspect. According to the findings of my forensics, the murderer is a professional like you." .”
"Professional? Haha, it seems that you do have some misunderstandings about our NSA. Let me make an assumption. If it was really us who did it, I don't think we would have had this conversation."
Chloe on the side couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean?"
"It means that if our NSA agents assassinate Vivian, we will not find Vivian's body at all."
"Yes, with all due respect, your so-called professional evidence seems to me to be quite amateurish."
