Chapter 1197 Explosion, Bad News From New York

“Cutting off the ears means not hearing, cutting off the tongue means shutting up as a threat, then blinding the eyes means turning a blind eye.”

After listening to Jack's report, Jubal asked a question after a period of silence, "Then why did they kidnap the mayor's wife? Although she is not completely innocent, she probably has little to do with this matter, right?"

“I don’t know, not even Mayor Brad Smith himself, that Greg blinded him and took him with him after he angrily accused him of neglecting his duties and turning a blind eye to the evil deeds of Griffin Coal and Electric Company. Gone is his wife."

Jack really couldn't guess what the Hammond brothers were going to do next, and Jubal could only continue to urge the state police and the highway patrol to set up traffic jams on the main roads to search for traces of the two cars belonging to the mayor's family.

However, before he and Jiejie could rush back to Griffin's home, they received another call from Jubal, informing them to go directly to a gallery in the suburbs of Birmingham to meet up, where an explosion had just occurred.

By the time the two arrived at the explosion site, the ERT and bomb disposal team affiliated with the FBI's local office had already cordoned off the site before them.

After taking out his ID and showing his identity, Jack greeted Jubal, who had arrived first, after entering the blockade, "How bad is the situation?"

"Four people died on the spot, a clerk and two customers. The deceased wearing a bomb vest was confirmed to be Linda Smith, the kidnapped mayor's wife." Jubal's face turned black at this time.

"No injured?"

Jack was a little surprised after waiting for the affirmative answer. He had experienced a lot of bombing cases. He could roughly estimate the power of the bomb by taking a rough look at the scene.

The gallery where the explosion occurred is located on the first floor of a three-story brownstone building, with an area of ​​only one or two hundred square meters.

Although the scene looked like a mess, with all the glass windows facing the street blown out, the glass of a car parked at the front door on the street side was still intact, with only the side facing the direction of the explosion shattered.

Based on the previous intelligence, the two raw materials used by the Raymond brothers to make explosives, plus the bomb vest mentioned by Jubal, the bomb they made could not be too powerful.

The situation at the scene also proves this. The glass of other shops just one street away from the gallery is all intact, and the overall structure of the building where the gallery is located has not been damaged.

When Jack walked to the front of the store and saw the nuts and triangles inlaid on the door of the car facing the gallery, he suddenly realized it.

In order to increase the power of the bomb, the Raymond brothers directly added extra fragments to the bomb vest, which was quite destructive.

"What's wrong with this gallery?" Jack asked Alice, who was walking towards him with a tablet computer.

The reason why I ask this is because if you simply kill someone to vent your anger, you can just kill his wife in front of the mayor. There is no need to get a homemade bomb vest.

"This gallery also belongs to the Griffin family. As we all know, investing in art is both convenient for transferring assets and avoiding taxes." Alice handed the tablet in her hand to Jack.

"Aubrey and Hannah went back to Blue Springs to interview some of the plaintiffs who had gone to court, and some of them were former employees of Griffin Coal and Electric Company.

They had complained in court that they could not get a penny for sick leave, while the Griffin family spent a lot of money on art. "

"So this is also a statement, but it is obvious that the Raymond brothers' criminal methods have upgraded, and in order to achieve revenge, they have begun to attack innocent people."

Jubal said and looked at Jack, who was bowing his head in thought, "What are your thoughts?"

"The bomb vest must have been detonated by remote control, right?"

Jubal was slightly startled by Jack's question, "That's right. They could force Linda Smith to walk into the gallery wearing a bomb vest, but they couldn't force her to manually press the detonation button."

He immediately reacted, "I immediately notified ERT to look for the remains of the mobile phone. They probably used the mobile phone to detonate it not far away."

"No need, I can directly find the cell phone that was connected at the moment of the explosion through the nearest signal tower." Alice looked around and shrugged.

"Fortunately, this is not the bustling New York, otherwise this kind of investigation would not be faster than directly searching for the remains of the mobile phone."

"I'll take a call first." Jack flashed his phone to his teammates and walked to the side.

The call was still from Cassel, but his voice sounded a little sad at the moment, telling Jack the bad news that Beckett's immediate boss, Superintendent Roy Montgomery, the director of the NYPD's 12th Precinct, had died.

This news shocked Jack. Although he didn't have much contact with the bald black police inspector with a serious expression, he knew that his relationship with Beckett was extraordinary.

The relationship between the two of them is almost the same as that of Jack and Rosie. The reason why Beckett was able to become a detective in a male-dominated police department at a young age is due to Superintendent Roy Montgomery's strong support for her. are inseparable.

However, before Jack could ask in detail, Jiejie had already walked over, "Jack, Alice found the mobile phone used to detonate the bomb, and the signal showed that they were at the other end of the city."

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Things had all come together. Jack cursed in his mind and walked quickly to the Saber class he had driven. At the same time, he told Cassel on the phone to keep an eye on Beckett and never do anything stupid. Wait for his return. Let’s talk about New York.

"They are driving on Maple Leaf Road, not like they are going out of town." Alice, sitting in the back seat, held a tablet in her hand and reported the location of the tracking phone from time to time.

Beside her, Aubrey was busy putting on a bulletproof vest, muttering, "I don't understand why they didn't turn off the phone?"

"Because it was an anonymous phone, they didn't expect us to find the number through the signal tower." Jack explained casually.

He was not in a good mood at the moment, trying to eliminate distractions and focus on the case at hand.

"The Raymond brothers are not leaving the city. It is very likely that they are looking for other revenge targets. Alice, see what buildings are in the direction they are heading."

"Uh, there is a dry cleaner and a supermarket in the next block, and a restaurant and a law firm in the next block." Alice's fingertips slid quickly on the screen.

"Wait a minute." Aubrey paused, "The lawyer who defended Griffin!"

"Wait a minute." Alice switched the screen, "Andy Witherspoon, yes, that law firm."

"Notify the nearest patrol officer to block the intersection and ask people nearby to leave." Jack simply turned on the siren and stepped hard on the accelerator.