Chapter 489 [Bank Robbery and Gas Murder]

 Facts have proved that Luo An’s guess was correct.

Ten minutes later, staff from the FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction Bureau, FBI Hazardous Materials Team, the Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other departments arrived at the scene. After conducting some tests, they determined that the horrific The culprit behind the scene is poisonous gas composed of botulinum toxin.

At this time, the twenty-story tall building of the First Republic Bank of California was already empty, and there was no sign of anyone around the outer square.

More than a dozen staff members wearing yellow and white professional anti-infection isolation suits and professional gas masks were carefully handling the bodies in the bank building.

In the bank lobby, there were three deceased people who had not had time to run out. They were a male LAPD police officer, a female bank employee, and a male bank security guard.

  Two female employees lost their lives in the vault where cash was stored behind the circular iron door.

In a safe vault filled with metal cabinets, two LAPD police officers, two female bank employees, and a male bank manager died.

 Fortunately, because the First Republic Bank of California was robbed by robbers just after it opened in the morning, there were not many employees above the building.

The poisonous gas traveled along the central air conditioner and did not kill these employees on the spot. Only some of them fell into a coma and could be rescued.

Winslow, Chenelle, and the mother and daughter were rushed to the hospital in time and the amount of poisonous gas they inhaled was small. They were also rescued and are currently sleeping in the advanced care unit.

Potente Byrne, the team leader, also arrived at the scene. This case was so big that the mayor of Los Angeles, the director of the FBI Los Angeles branch, and even the governor of California called him to inquire about the situation.

On the street corner more than ten meters diagonally opposite the building, there are several square column parasols, forming a temporary command center.

 “Fu-k!”

Behind the command center, Potente Byrne hung up the governor's phone and cursed a few times with an extremely ugly face. Then he walked to Luo An and asked in a deep voice:

 “How is the on-site handling going?”

“The culprit responsible for the accident has been found.”

Roan pointed, and Potente-Born followed the guidance. There was a large transparent glass box placed on the table not far away.

 The lid of the glass box has a red hazard sign with three yellow semicircles printed in the center.

 Inside the glass box, there is a blue metal bottle that is as thick as an adult's arm and is placed quietly.

 “A bottle filled with botulinum toxin gas.”

Luo An looked away from the hospital in the distance and replied:

“The protection staff told me that it was full of botulinum toxin, which is botulinum toxin.

 After dilution, it is an excellent product to help women smooth wrinkles.

  But in high concentrations, it is the deadliest and most terrifying poison in the world.

 It only takes a few seconds for it to paralyze a person and then lead to death from suffocation. "

 “Sonof better than eating!”

 After listening to Roan’s explanation, Potente-Byrne cursed a few words in a low voice again, and then asked:

“Have you figured out who sent this bottle of poison gas into the bank?”

“Under investigation, but there is a high probability that it will not be found out.”

Luo An pointed to the bank manager not far away who was put into a professional body bag by staff wearing protective clothing. He frowned and replied:

  “This bottle of poison gas was found in the security vault.

The business of that safe warehouse is to help some people store secret items. As for who the person's true identity is and what items he stores in the metal cabinet, the bank does not ask or know.

 When the security personnel entered the safe vault, the bottle of poisonous gas was lying on the ground. No one knew which metal cabinet it was taken from.

There is a high probability that after the group of bank robbers found it, they found it useless and worthless, so they threw it aside.

Then the bank manager took several employees to check the lost items, and accidentally opened it by accident. "

 Eighty percent of the people in the world would not be able to recognize poisonous gas immediately.

People who are a little more curious may even come up and give it a sniff.

Then…

There's no after that.

 In a few seconds, enough poison gas filled the room, and everyone lost their lives before they even reacted.

Had Luo An not reacted quickly enough, it is probably unknown how many people in the bank hall would have survived today. The entire army may be wiped out.

Potente-Bourne closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. He was silent for a long time. He took a deep breath and said:

“So, these are two cases, a bank robbery and a poison gas possession case, right?”

 No country in the world, East or West, allows private ownership of poisonous gas.

Luo An nodded:

“If no department or laboratory comes forward to say that this bottle belongs to them, then there is a high probability that it will be two cases.”

 “Fu-k!”

When Potente Byrne heard this, he cursed angrily again.

Potent-Byrne said this word more times today than Roan has said it since he met him.

After a moment of silence, Potente-Byrne then asked:

“Luo An, do you have any clues about this case?”

 “Sir, I have a question.”

"explain."

“Which one should investigate the gas case first or the bank robbers first?”

 This issue is very important. The special investigation team, including the team leader Luo An, has a total of six people.

 Winslow and Chenelle are currently lying in the hospital after accidentally inhaling poisonous gas while rescuing people. The special investigation team is missing two pillars and is back to its original four-person status.

 In this case, the two cases must be investigated in order, and it is impossible to handle them at the same time.

 “Check the poison gas case first!”

Potente-Bourne pulled Roan aside and said in a solemn voice:

 “This gas case is serious, no, very serious.”

He briefly stated the situation on the phone just now, and finally said with a serious face:

“Luo An, you must do your best to investigate this case as quickly as possible.

 If any department fails to cooperate during this period, please call me immediately and I will definitely resolve it as quickly as possible.

If I can't solve it, I'll go to the director of our FBI Los Angeles branch; if the director still can't solve it, I'll go to the mayor or the governor of California! "

 Since the 9/11 incident, attacks in public places have become a nightmare for federal people.

This case is so big that it has already made headlines in Los Angeles. Not surprisingly, the entire federal government will know about it in a few hours.

Potente-Byrne is under a lot of pressure, but he does not panic because he still holds the trump card of Luo An, the leader of the special investigation team.

Potente-Bourne has confidence in Luo An. As long as he resists the pressure from above and does not let some messy things disturb Luo An, Luo An will definitely be able to handle this case!

 “Yes, sir.”

 Getting the answer, Luo An nodded and agreed.

After briefly continuing the discussion with Potente Byrne, Luo An did not start investigating the case directly. Instead, he temporarily handed over the scene to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other departments, and then took Mona, Lacey and Michelle to a different location. The hospital in the distance.

Not long after Luo An and others left, Potente Byrne also left here.

But before that, Potente-Byrne made a phone call to suppress the matter that Luo An had pushed to a female bank deputy manager and banned the Los Angeles mainstream media from reporting it. He did not want these things to affect Luo An.

The mainstream media in Los Angeles were also happy to sell the FBI a favor, but some small media still reported the matter, but it was quickly suppressed by the reports of the large media.

When they arrived at the hospital, they saw Winslow and Chenelle lying unconscious on the bed in the ward. Lacey cursed in a low voice. Mona and Michelle frowned. Roan was silent for a while and pulled over a nurse. asked:

 “Will they leave any sequelae in the future?”

"this…"

The nurse was hesitating how to answer when Lacey's cell phone next to her suddenly rang. She pressed the answer button and listened briefly, then handed the phone to Luo An:

 “Looking for you.”

Luo An frowned slightly and took the phone:

 “Hello, Roan Greenwood.”

“The car driven by the bank robbers has been found.”

 (End of this chapter)