Chapter 371 Promotion to team leader, case analysis, clues, discovery

 Wednesday, 9 a.m., office area of ​​the Special Investigation Team.

Team director Potente Byrne is very fast. Luo An gave him the list yesterday afternoon, and this morning he sent all the people to the special investigation team.

At the front of the office area, Luo An briefly introduced the identities of the five men and women in suits to Mona, Lacey and Michelle:

  Cooper, 26, from the Department of Homeland Security, has a standard federal toothy smile and a cool hairstyle.

 Chie Anne, 30 years old, from the International Business Department, has an expressionless face and an open suit, looking very sophisticated.

Winslow, 32 years old, comes from the hostage rescue team. He has short hair and is a head taller than Roan. His muscles are not as exaggerated as Ryder, but he still has a strong visual impact.

Patricia, 29, from the Victim Services Department, has a little freckles on her face and gives people a very friendly feeling.

Anwar, 30 years old, comes from the anti-terrorism department. He also has short hair and a long scar on his neck. Although he is smiling, the first impression is that this guy is not easy to mess with.

Five people can be selected by Luo An. Their marksmanship, fighting skills, tactical judgment and other abilities are all good. The only difference is their personality, thinking mode and professional judgment.

Then he briefly introduced the situation of Mona, Lacey and Michelle to the five people. Roan finally took out the folder that team leader Potente Byrne gave him yesterday.

In the folder is a notice issued by the Washington headquarters, which states that the FBI Los Angeles Division, Roann Greenwood, deputy leader of the Special Investigation Team, has been officially promoted to full-time and becomes the leader of the Special Investigation Team!

Not only that, Luo An also found out from Veranith last night that the Chicago branch's team leader Eason Patel and two other unlucky guys... two lucky ones, their investigation team was successfully promoted to responsible A state's difficult case has arisen.

"marvelous!"

"I knew it!"

 Papa pa pa—

 Hearing the news that Roan had been promoted to a regular job, Mona and Lacey immediately cheered, Michelle clapped with excitement, and the five new agents had different expressions, but they all smiled and clapped vigorously.

“Everyone, let’s not talk nonsense. Let’s seize the time to deal with the case at hand.”

Luo An didn’t waste any more time on this matter. He waved his hand to signal the five new agents to take their seats. He pulled the whiteboard over and began to introduce the clues and information he currently had at hand.

“The death scene of Victim No. 1, Seaman William, 55, Los Angeles City Council Speaker, physically split into two parts.

Victim No. 2, James Hunter, a naval officer, 40 years old this year, died in a scene where his head left the body.

Victim No. 3, James Smith, a church pastor, 49 years old, was beaten to death with a stick.

 Victim No. 4, Butters Johnson, was a leather factory worker. He was 39 years old. The scene of his death was that he was skinned. "

 After briefly describing this basic information, Luo An turned his eyes to Michelle and asked:

“What did the Trace Inspection Department say?”

“The autopsies of the four victims have been completed.”

Michelle stood up from her chair, holding a folder in her hand, and said loudly:

“First of all, let’s talk about the similarities: the four victims all had pinprick marks on their bodies, and the substance Nicosamide, which stimulates the central nervous system, was also detected in their bodies.

 This shows that the murderer is indeed the same person, and he injected them into the victim's body while the victim was still alive, and then began to torture the victim.

 The next difference: the four victims died at different times.

 The autopsy report shows that the first person to die was Butters Johnson, a leather factory worker. He died about 19 days ago.

 The second person is naval officer James Hunter, who died about 7 days ago.

 The third person is Speaker of Parliament Seaman-William. He died around the morning of the day before yesterday.

 The fourth person was church pastor James Smith, who died around early yesterday morning. "

 “Good, thank you for your hard work.”

He nodded and motioned for Michelle to sit down. Seeing the five new agents, except for Annie Che, who had her suit open, the other four were lowering their heads and taking notes seriously. Roan blinked and turned his eyes to Mona:

 “What clues have you found here?”

“At the economic level, there are no clues.” Mona did not get up. She sat on her chair, looked at the computer in front of her and narrated:

“The speaker of the parliament, the naval officer and the church pastor have a lot of savings on the surface, and they also have some money privately.

 The sources of most of these funds have been found out, and there is no direct connection.

As for surveillance, I'm sorry, the murderer used physical means to destroy the camera, not network means. I couldn't find any useful clues. "

 “No, that’s a useful clue.”

Luo An tilted his chin and analyzed:

“There are quite a few surveillance cameras in those three communities, and some of them are in very hidden locations.

Since the other party used physical means to destroy them, it means that the other party has either carefully observed that area, or the other party has the installation and distribution records of those surveillance cameras. "

“And the Trace Inspection Section also determined that the four victims opened the door to the murderer on their own initiative.”

Hearing Roan's words, Mona and Michelle frowned and thought, while Lacey raised her hands and loudly said:

“This shows that the murderer definitely has an identity that makes it easy for people to let down their guard, or that the murderer pretends to be this identity and gets others to open the door for him!”

 “You are absolutely right.”

Luo An agreed very much with Lacey’s idea and then asked:

 “Lacie, did you find any clues yesterday?”

"certainly!"

 Lacie smiled, pulled out an inquiry record from her desk, and said:

“I learned from a colleague of Butters Johnson, a leather factory worker, that Butters lost his male ability due to an accident.

But I heard from Butters’s neighbor before that Butters often brought his stepdaughter home from the street, and these two clues obviously conflicted.

 So I went to the streets to find those stepdaughters, and learned from one of them that they did not use normal means to serve Butters, but instead used other objects to beat and torture Butters at his request. "

  “…”xN

After Lacey finished speaking, the air in the office area was quiet for a few seconds, and Luo An's expression did not change:

“What does 伱mean?”

"Butters, the tannery worker, has no male abilities, the church pastor has been alone for many years, the naval officer has no girlfriend, and you have seen the female friend of the Speaker of Parliament, but they have never had a relationship, and they call it platonic love. "

Lacey shrugged and threw the inquiry record back on the table:

 “Don’t you think this is a coincidence?”

 Everyone in the office area understood the meaning of Lacey’s words. Michelle frowned and said:

“You’re saying that all four victims had issues with their sexual orientation?”

"uncertain."

 Lacie shook her head and said:

“They may not all be of this orientation, but they may have been to regular places where male homosexual groups go.”

 “Make a note of this clue and go back to investigate.”

Roan gestured to Michelle to record Lacey’s thoughts, and then asked:

 “Are there any other clues?”

Mona, Lacey and Michelle shook their heads, and Roan turned his attention to the four new agents:

 “What do you think about this case?”

˜Annie Che, who came from the International Business Department and was wearing an open suit, immediately raised her hand when she heard this, attracting the attention of everyone in the office area.

 (End of this chapter)