North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 337 Troublesome kidnapping case

Agent Lane is really experienced. Jimmy was still thinking about Lane's investigation route and some details on the way back. There are really many capable people in the FBI. If Jimmy is asked to investigate the scene, in addition to his special abilities,

, it may not be possible to be as meticulous as Agent Lane. No, it’s not that it may not be possible, it must not be possible. On-site investigation really requires experience.

Peter, who used to take Jimmy with him, mainly used his familiarity with art works and close connections with museums and collectors. He could easily understand the information, locate the scope of the suspect, analyze the suspect's modus operandi through on-site investigation, and then track the suspect.

Interception blocks their next move.

Ruiz is familiar with the FBI's various gang files over the years, which allows him to have a better understanding of the intricate New York gangs. He can arrange informants and undercover agents to deal with gang problems. If necessary, he can also be contacted through various relationships.

The corresponding person is responsible for processing and suppressing relevant information.

Chris seems to have taught nothing, but he has put a lot of thought into cultivating Jimmy's ability to handle cases independently. The follow-up investigation of logistics and clues, and data processing are basically completed by Chris. Jimmy has done more before

It is to think of which direction to move forward and to investigate one direction in a targeted manner. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to compare Chris to a perfect tool man.

Returning to the ESS agency, Ryan first transcribed the videotape with technicians, imported it into the computer, and then edited the video, retaining only the content related to McCullu, and then called Rice and McCullough's managers together.

Watch the video.

Sadie McCullough was just a contracted model in the agency. On the night of her disappearance, they just looked for some acquaintances to see if she had gone to their place. They did not realize that she had been kidnapped. Yesterday, they picked up

After receiving the call, he called the police. After some people intervened, the FBI took over the case.

During the period when Sadie McCullough disappeared, they did not go to the show to investigate. This was the first time they saw the surveillance video.

It was still the same surveillance picture, because the man was only wearing a suit. Most of these people were similar that night. There was no hope of identifying the corresponding person from this back.

Rice looked at the picture and made a call directly, notifying someone to go to the NYPD dispatch center to check the intersection surveillance video, and determine whether it passed the intersection based on the car models outside and whether the license plate number was recorded. The subsequent operation was naturally to trace the corresponding vehicle information and vehicle

Driving route, this is the general process, nothing special.

While waiting for the kidnapper's call, Jimmy and the other detectives were basically idle, and other people had been assigned to investigate the corresponding clues.

A few hours later, all the videos from the dispatch center have been retrieved, and the corresponding vehicle has been confirmed. The car disappeared on a road on the Brooklyn coast. It should have been parked in a parking lot and did not leave until the next morning.

After that, the car disappeared on an unmonitored road. What's more, the license plate was a counterfeit. The detectives had found the corresponding vehicle information and found the car with the corresponding license plate at the owner's home. The owner did not go out that night.

Les immediately arranged for people to investigate that section of the road. Jimmy didn't want to stay here in a daze. No one knew when the robbers would call, so he also applied to Les to investigate whether there was anything unusual on that section of the road.

Les only asked Jimmy to intern at Hughes's request. Since he is willing to go, then go.

Jimmy drove to a road on the seaside in Brooklyn. There was only one residential building here and the seaside on the other side of the road. So if the car wanted to park here, it would either park on the roadside or in a parking lot downstairs.

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Together with Jimmy, a total of 4 agents were divided into two groups. They took the video screenshots of the vehicle and began to interrogate the area. Fortunately, wearing FBI jackets and FBI IDs, they successfully completed the interrogation. They found the car where it was parked that night.

The location is on the road in front of an apartment building.

Since the four detectives really didn't have a photo of the man in the car, they took a photo of Sadie McCullough and started asking the residents here. Jimmy just followed behind, and he was also checking the situation in the building.

In fact, their investigation was basically a blind one, because the car behind had left, and this might just be a temporary location, just used for a night's rest.

The four detectives went through the apartment building and found that except for two rooms where no one was present, the people in the other rooms confirmed that they had not seen McCullu. It was indeed a waste of time and there were no clues, but there was no way.

It was completely free of charge, and it was certain that one of the two unoccupied rooms should be the room where they stayed yesterday.

The agent sent the information back to Les and arranged for someone to go to the system to investigate the owner of the corresponding room to see if anything was gained. As for the four of them, they couldn't leave yet and needed to wait for a notification from Les to know where to go next.

The contact with the room owner is also handled by Les. After they retrieve the relevant information, they can just contact them directly for confirmation.

Les informed Jimmy that they had closed the team and found nothing. The landlord's information had been found, but since it was an individual rental apartment, they did not register the resident information at all. Who knows how messy it was. Without authorization, Jimmy and the others could not do anything.

They broke down the door directly to investigate, but in the end they had no choice but to wait for the kidnapper to call.

On the way back, Jimmy remembered that the reason why Chuck suspended the guitarist's case was that there was a kidnapping case there, so he made a phone call to ask about the situation while driving.

Chuck gave Jimmy a scare, not a surprise. His kidnapping case was also about a 20-year-old girl. She went out clubbing at night and did not come home after that. The family thought she was just going to a friend's house the next day.

I didn't pay any attention at all. I didn't realize something was wrong until I received a call from the kidnapper, and that's when I called the police.

The NYPD also searched around the bar where the girl went, but still found nothing. Since it was night and the surveillance coverage was too small, they could only confirm that the girl left the bar, but the subsequent situation was not clear. They investigated the surrounding environment and asked

Inquiries yielded no results.

Now Chuck and Nia are also guarding the girl's home, and have arranged for several patrol officers to patrol nearby, waiting for the kidnapper's call. Because the kidnapper wants cash, they are given two days to raise it, so they have not yet notified the time and date of payment.

Location. After getting the information later, Chuck and the others will also become busy.

Two kidnapping cases occurred on the same day in Manhattan, but it was not clear whether they were carried out by the same group of people. Jimmy was a little scratched his head after hearing the details of Chuck's case. If something like this happened during New York Fashion Week, it must be suppressed, otherwise it would

Causing big trouble.

Back at the ESS agency, Jimmy called Les to the side and told him about it. Les thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and gave up on merging the case, because it was not yet certain that the same group of people committed the crime, and the current manpower was temporarily

There is no way to separate the two parts and investigate at the same time. Alas, Jimmy can only give up and hope that Chuck and the others can make progress.

In the evening, Jimmy and the others finally got a call, and manager Melton turned on his cell phone to listen.

Kidnapper: "Mr. Melton, are you ready?"

Agent Melton glanced at Rice and then said to the kidnapper: "Mr. Kidnapper, can I say a few words to McCullough first? I need to confirm whether she is safe."

Kidnapper: "I'm asking you if you have the money ready?"

Melton: "The money is ready, but I need to confirm McCullough's safety first."

The kidnapper remembered the sound of shoes hitting the floor, "Say something."

McCullough: "Mr. Melton, save me! Save me!"

Melton hurriedly shouted: "Sadie, don't worry, I have contacted your family and we will rescue you."

The kidnapper took the phone back from McCullough and said to Melton: "Now that you've heard his voice, where's my money?"

Melton: "Please ensure her safety. As per your request, I have prepared two suitcases, two 2 million bearer bonds, and 1 million in cash. Everything is ready."

Kidnapper: "9 p.m., Central Park, rest area by the lake, red scarf." After saying that, the kidnapper hung up the phone.

Les immediately looked at the technician next to him: "Has it been positioned?"

The technician nodded: "Anonymous call, the location is in the Bronx, next to the zoo."

Rice turned to look at Agent Lane: "Lane, take your people and go to the scene immediately to check." "You call the nearby traffic cameras immediately. Once you find them, notify us immediately." "Jimmy, you follow Lane."

Rice quickly arranged the tasks of the technicians and Agent Lane. The kidnapper was still careless. The anonymous phone call could indeed avoid revealing his identity, but the time it took for the FBI to call the mobile phone signal positioning was much shorter than he thought.

It's normal. In movies, it usually takes tens of seconds to a minute to locate the location. Many people believe it is true. In fact, it doesn't take that long.

Now we have to race against time. As long as McCallu is not taken away by them, there will be gains. What they are most afraid of now is that the kidnappers will take McCallu away directly. It can be seen from the last time they used the deck car that they prepared

Very comprehensive.

In addition to arranging for Agent Lane and others to go to the site for inspection, Les also made preparations for the transaction in advance. However, the box contained props and banknotes that they had prepared in advance. Except for the real US dollars at the top, the ones below were all banknotes and props.

This thing is used as a prop for magic shows and movies and TV shows. It looks real, but is of no use. It is mainly used to attract kidnappers at the scene and will not be taken away directly.

The kidnappers are very smart. Bearer bonds (physical bond-type treasury bonds) are so convenient. If you just want cash, 5 million cash would need to be carried in a large travel bag, which is inconvenient and the risk of exposure is too great. 1 million cash is divided into two

Pack it into a box and you can carry it anywhere. You only need to walk a few steps to leave the scene, whether you are walking in the woods or getting in the car and running, it is convenient.

Agent Lane's car was a disguised police car. He didn't care about it now and turned on the police lights and sirens. Jimmy and the other agents followed Agent Lane and rushed towards the Bronx together.

The transaction time is 9pm, and it's already early 6pm now. I hope I can get there before the kidnappers leave their location and go to Central Park.

With the police lights and sirens blaring all the way, Ryan took Jimmy and the others and rushed to the zoo. Then he turned off the police lights and sirens and quietly approached the kidnapper's location. The mobile phone number located a residential building, but due to accuracy issues, there are currently two locations within the location.

It's a residential building, which is troublesome.

Agent Lane looked at the environment. Because they didn't know if the kidnappers were still inside, they couldn't make a big show of knocking on doors one by one to check. They could only arrange for people to stay below. He led two agents into the left room.

A building later, Jimmy went to the right with another agent.

Jimmy looked at the situation in the building. Most of the homes looked normal. They still chose the most conservative one. Starting from the first floor, they took McCullu's photo and made simple inquiries. At the same time, they also took a look at the situation inside. Mobile phone number

It is impossible to directly locate which building, which floor and which room number as in the movie. That is too ridiculous. In fact, if it is a landline phone, the difficulty will be lower.

Before Jimmy and the others had finished questioning and inspecting the building, gunshots rang out from the building next door. Jimmy and another agent immediately went down the stairs. Agent Lane and the others must have had something happen over there, otherwise they wouldn't be able to

Maybe the shooting took place in a residential building.

Jimmy and the others came to the building where Ryan was located. Ryan was on the stairs between the first and second floors, aiming upstairs and moving up little by little.

Jimmy: "Agent Lane, what happened?"

Ryan stopped and said, "We ran into the kidnappers. They were about to go out. We were discovered by them when we were checking the next room. After that, there was a gunfight and we retreated."

Jimmy: "Which floor?" Jimmy glanced up. Someone on the third floor was standing next to the stairs, staring at the stairs.

Ryan: "Third floor, room 303. Three men, two women." Jimmy looked at the room next to him again. There was a man lying on the ground writhing, a man standing by the door, looking at the man at the stairs, and two others.

The people have returned to the room, and now one is sitting on the sofa and the other is standing. The number of people is correct as Ryan said, that is them.

Jimmy: "Here I go, please be careful." He held the Glock and pressed it against the wall and started to walk up. The stairs here are all folded in two. The person staring at the stairs is on the third floor. The stairs are still safe now.

When the wall reached the second floor, Jimmy began to target the people above him from below. This time he did not stick to the wall. Although the angle would be better, it would also allow those upstairs to spot him in advance.

Jimmy walked up a few steps against the handrail of the stairs. At this time, he squatted down, moved two more steps, and immediately stood up. He fired two shots at the man who was only half exposed at the top of the stairs. In order to ensure the safety of the hostages, Jimmy did not

With a ruthless hand, both shots hit the chest of the person at the top of the stairs. He shouted "Ah~" while falling down, and soon it turned into a forehead sound. One of the shots hit the lungs. If there was no accident,

If so, he would probably be choked.

As the person at the top of the stairs fell to the ground, the person at the door of the room also raised his gun and aimed at the stairs. Jimmy was not reckless. He switched the Glock to his left hand, exposed it a little from the corner and fired, although the accuracy was not as good as his right hand.

, but the suppression effect of Glock is relatively strong. After firing three shots, the person at the door had already retreated into the room.

(End of chapter)