Blackstone Code

"What's this?"

The senior FBI agent in charge of the scene took a small, charred card from the hand of a rank-and-file agent.

It was late at night outside the house, and the light from the street lamp could barely be seen, but it couldn't shine so brightly.

In the slightly dark night, there were some mold-like things on the small card that he couldn't see clearly.

The best thing about being a leader is that they don’t need to know “why”, just “what”.

The ordinary agent immediately asked his partner to turn on the car's headlights, and the light just shone through, "Boss, this is what I found inside."

With the light, the small card was suddenly illuminated particularly clearly.

Its burnt side looked like the leather of some kind of animal, and it still exuded a faint odor.

When he turned the small card over, there was a half-drawn ID photo with the Federal Army's insignia and logo printed on the right side. Below it was the officer's name, rank, and anti-counterfeiting signature.

"This is a military ID card.", the senior agent said, trying to tear it off from the leather jacket, but it was obviously not easy to do it.

There are some sticking spots, and to make sure it doesn't break, that will be done later in the lab.

"Call the people from the newspaper office over..."

Soon the president came over, with a frustrated look on his face.

"Do you have any veterans here?", the senior agent asked, "Especially retired officers."

After retiring from the army, some soldiers still habitually keep their identity documents during their service. It can be said to be a kind of commemoration, and it will also be of great use when necessary.

The president was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "We don't have veterans here, let alone officers."

"If you know what we do, you should know that even if we give them the job, they are not willing to do it."

At this time, veterans still have a lot of social welfare benefits. For example, the army is willing to write letters of recommendation to veterans.

These letters of recommendation have a certain chance of getting them into the company they want to work in. Even if they cannot enter a large company, becoming a worker is actually a good choice.

The main job at the newspaper is to write articles, not to shoot guns or swing sledgehammers. The salary may be very attractive to veterans, but they are obviously not able to afford these jobs.

The senior agent didn't say anything, just nodded, "We probably have a clue, you don't have to worry."

"The Federation is a society governed by the rule of law. As long as someone commits a crime, they will not escape the severe punishment of the law!"

The president could only smile bitterly after hearing this. This sentence might be slightly useful to ordinary people.

For someone like him, it's almost the same as not saying anything.

At present, the federal crime detection rate is less than 30%, and the homicide crime detection rate is less than 20%.

If you say that you will definitely be caught if you commit a crime, this is obviously for fools, and only fools believe it.

After many incidents occur, the local police station simply investigates the scene and then registers the incident.

When other suspects are caught in the future, they will be asked as usual whether they know about these crimes and the people who committed them.

It sounds ridiculous, but this is the most realistic portrayal of this period.

But at the same time, it is feasible.

Because the main criminal group in the federation is still dominated by gangsters with gang backgrounds, including pickpockets and thieves, most of them will join gangs.

After joining a gang, in order to improve their status in the minds of others, many gang members openly share their criminal history to gain more respect.

For example, after drinking, someone often brags that he shot someone at a certain time, robbed something, and so on.

If someone in the audience was arrested for a crime while he was bragging about it, it's possible that given the sentencing standards, they would confess what they knew.

Among all federal prisons, only prisons directly affiliated with the Bureau of Prisons can be called "public prisons" or "state prisons." Others, including prisons established by different government agencies, are private prisons.

The advantage of serving a sentence in a public prison is that you don't need to work on a sewing machine from morning to night, but the disadvantage is that gangs are rampant in the prison and the relationships are complex.

Sometimes prosecutors will use the threat of "putting you in jail..." to coerce the defendant into telling something they are interested in.

Some gangs are stronger in public prisons, while others are weaker. If you are locked up in a prison where rival gangs are strong, you can imagine the consequences!

Even being sent directly to a private prison can be seen as a threat. After all, being used as a consumable labor force from morning to night is a life that is easier for gang members than death.

Once someone cannot bear the pressure and seeks a good sentencing or the option of serving a prison sentence, they will say, at such and such a time, I heard so-and-so say where he had been and what he had done.

So an old case was uncovered.

This situation is actually very common. Not everyone can withstand torture and subsequent torture in prison, but it is basically impossible to lock down a certain case in this way.

The president knows very well that if he wants to rely on someone, he will not keep his mouth shut and leak the news that they smashed this place, and then the audience will be arrested for crimes, and they will not be able to bear the pressure to tell these things.

It will have to be at least a few months later, maybe even longer.

He moved his lips, took out a checkbook from his pocket, wrote a check and handed it over, "I'm offering a reward of 10,000 yuan for clues..."

The check of 20,000 yuan, the clues of 10,000 yuan, and the remaining 10,000 yuan were naturally used to thank the agents of the Investigation Bureau for their hard work.

The senior agent glanced at it and pocketed it.

This practice is actually illegal, but who can say that?

The senior agent himself wouldn't say it, and the president wouldn't say it either, so why not accept it?

This money will not just fall into your own pocket, but the agents who are out in the field will also get some profit.

But the senior agent thought that if the president knew that someone from the military might be involved in this matter, would he regret spending so much money?

The next morning, the FBI in Satellite City found out that this officer existed through his connections with the FBI.

According to the joint investigation feedback provided by the Ministry of National Defense, this officer should now be performing a mission on a small island in the Eastern Ocean.

If it wanted to pursue it further, the Ministry of National Defense refused to exchange deeper information on the grounds of "refusing to provide confidential information."

This matter seems to be over here.

But the more this happens, the more there is a behind-the-scenes hand pushing all of this.

A little later, the senior team member responsible for the arson received a phone call.

His expression was surprised at first, but then became a little nervous and serious. Until the end of the call, he didn't say much in total.

The call came from the nephew of the general director. He asked the senior members to tell the truth, and then left the rest to the newspaper president.

The senior detective agreed to everything, including the fact that he wanted to return the money.

Although he was a little reluctant to give up, someone above had spoken and he could only do this.

On the night of the third day, the senior detective found the president and returned the check.

"what happened?"

In the president's study, the president glanced at the check but did not accept it.

He knew very well what these Bureau agents were doing. There was a reward of 10,000 yuan on the surface, but he paid 20,000 yuan.

Ten thousand of them were given to their chief and assistant chief, because the anonymous good citizens who finally provided strong clues were the two of them, or their family members.

The remaining 10,000 yuan is divided among the people who handle the case. Each person can get a few hundred to one thousand yuan.

Everyone does this, otherwise the FBI in each region has a backlog of cases. Why would they supervise your case first?

It's just that the money was returned today, which made him feel a little troubled.

Many times, the reward money offered by the "victim" will not be solved for several years, and the case will eventually go unsolved.

The FBI will not refund this money!

Retreating doesn't mean that they can't handle this case, but that they don't dare to handle it, or they can't handle it. There may be some big shot involved.

The senior agent shook his head, "Nothing happened. The reward will continue to be hung. When someone provides clues and we successfully catch the person, you can pay the money."

The president didn't believe it. He hesitated for a while and pushed the check over again, "I want to know what happened."

The reason why he is willing to spend money is actually very simple.

If this person, or this group of people, can be caught, the 20,000 yuan he spent today, together with the newspaper's losses, can be recovered from those people in multiples.

The current situation is somewhat unexpected, and something may have occurred that is beyond the scope of the investigation bureau's capabilities. If you continue to seek the truth, you may not be able to make up for the losses, but may cause greater losses.

Twenty thousand yuan is obviously nothing compared to the unknown dangers and greater losses.

The senior detective looked at the check for 20,000 yuan on the table and shook his head, "I dare not take such a large amount of money."

The president understood immediately, "I didn't think about it maturely..." He signed five new checks for two thousand yuan and pushed them over. This was much more reasonable.

The senior agent looked at the checks, pocketed them, then took out a brown paper bag and handed it over.

At his signal, the president opened the brown paper bag and took out the military ID card with a burnt outer ring.

The senior detective added at this point, "This was found inside your newspaper office."

The president's reaction was quick, "Are you saying that people from the military set fire to my newspaper office?"

The senior detective quickly denied, "I didn't say that. I just handed over my findings to you. What you do is your business and has nothing to do with me."

"For the sake of..., I suggest you let this matter go."

"After all, their identities are very special, you can't defeat them!"