Chapter 792 For the Truth
The city of Patterson is located north of Morristown and Newark. Jack's Hellcat arrived at its destination in less than 20 minutes with its lights flashing.
"What's the specific situation?" When the two arrived at the location, the place was already blocked by police cordon tape.
Hannah squatted in front of the body to check the situation. Jubal stood beside her. Aubrey and Clay were not far away. One was interviewing witnesses and the other was rummaging through the trash.
Jubal sighed, "Officer Amy Campbell was shot in the head at close range. She came to respond to a homeless homeless call. The call was not made to 911, but directly to the Paterson Police Department. Non-emergency hotline.”
Jack squatted down next to Hannah. The deceased was an African-American woman who was about forty years old. She fell to the ground next to a park bench.
"Sounds like a trap? How can you be sure that it was Gabriel who did it?" Jiejie asked.
At this time, Aubrey came over and replied, "Because some witnesses said that there was a policeman in the park before. Probably earlier, three witnesses identified Guy in six photos of different people. Brill.
No one heard the gunfire, but soon after, several other witnesses saw a homeless man leaving the park as casually as if he were taking a weekend walk. "
Jack looked up and observed the surrounding environment. This was a promenade by a small river. The benches were located in a slightly remote location. It was not yet 7 pm, and it should have been almost dinner time when the crime occurred.
"The place and time were carefully chosen, and Gabriel must have put a lot of effort into it."
"You mean he deliberately chose the time and place with the fewest people in the park." Jubal nodded slightly, confirming Jack's judgment.
At this time, Clay also came back, holding an evidence bag in his hand, "This is what I found in the trash can over there, an anonymous mobile phone. I bet that the number of this mobile phone should be the same as the one I called." The number given to the police station is consistent.”
"Let me notify the ERT team to come and collect evidence. Don't let go of the trash can and the bench." Jubal said, picking up his cell phone and calling the Newark office.
Hannah stood up and looked at the clear river in the park, "A police officer from Paterson City just told me that Officer Amy Campbell is also the mother of two children."
"What exactly does this guy want to do? Is he just venting his emotions or does he have other intentions?" Clay was a little confused.
Aubrey's cell phone rang. He opened the screen and raised his eyebrows, "Maybe this can tell us the answer. Alice found a post on Reddit, which was a statement that Gabriel just made. "
Reddit is the American version of Tieba, which prefers social news. Aubrey directly transferred the video content to the tablet, and other people's heads gathered around him.
"I'm Officer Gabriel Clark with the Morristown Police Department and I want to make a quick statement that we live in a world of lies - fake news, fake truth.
Dirty things are laundered, photos are forged, politicians confuse right and wrong, and people are keen on empty words.
You should realize that there is only the truth, and the most important thing in life is the truth. I have always respected the truth, but others do not.
I repent that I have killed people, and I will continue to repent because I will continue to kill people until they take the initiative to tell the truth. "
The video ended abruptly, and Jack couldn't help but frowned. The Riddler is the most hateful thing. You should really explain what it is.
At night, everyone in the command car had something to eat and then got busy.
Hannah turned around in front of the computer, and with Aubrey's reluctant eyes, she took away the last piece of pizza on the table, "From the data of the original video, the video was uploaded yesterday morning, but it was not until this evening that the person was killed. Posted after Amy Campbell.”
"OK, this means that he had arranged everything a long time ago and had a thorough plan. Are there any other gains? Are there any similarities between the murdered police officers?" Jubal looked at Jiejie, who was in charge of the background investigation.
"There are currently no problems with the backgrounds of the two state troopers. I am expanding the investigation into their relatives, but Officer Amy Campbell, who was killed today, was a member of the Newark Police Department before coming to the Paterson Police Department. member.
She was transferred from the Newark Police Department two months before Gabriel was assigned to the Morristown Police Department. "Jiejie handed a file to Jubal.
The latter frowned, "This doesn't mean anything. It might just be a coincidence. They may have worked together before, but Gabriel didn't necessarily target her."
Hannah rolled her eyes and objected, "What if we think about it in reverse, assuming that Gabriel is the Amy Campbell he is targeting? What would he do?"
"If you want to know a police officer's patrol schedule and make sure that the person answering the police is Amy Campbell, you only need a police radio and spend a little time listening." Jack responded in time.
Jubal was silent for a moment and picked up his phone. "It seems that we need to advance the meeting with Inspector Peroni. We must understand what happened to Gabriel at the Newark Police Station."
"Is it too early now? I don't think the other party will be honest at this critical moment." When Jiejie contacted the Newark Police Department before, the other party's attitude was like a non-stick pan. Now it is even more unlikely to let go. Jack has a hunch that he may make a wasted trip.
Jubal's face showed a trace of cunning, "So I also thought about it in reverse. We don't need the inspector to speak, just confirm the other party's attitude. So are you interested in accompanying me, Jack?"
Jack naturally obeyed the order and left everyone to continue to dig up the background information of the victim. He drove Jubal to a branch of the Newark Police Department.
Newark is the largest port city in New Jersey. It undertakes nearly 30% of the shipping throughput around the New York area and is also the main unloading port for automobiles and timber products on the East Coast of the United States.
However, the city itself is not large in area and has a population of less than 300,000. Therefore, the scale of the Newark Police Department is completely incomparable with the NYPD. The branch where Jack and Jubal are going at this moment has only about 200 police officers.
The police inspector they wanted to visit, Inspector Perroni, was the director of this branch. Seeing the two FBI agents coming, this white old policeman, who looked only in his 50s and had thick white hair, seemed to receive them very enthusiastically in his office.
After taking the tablet handed over by Jubal, Inspector Perroni showed a ridiculous expression after reading the statement made by Gabriel.
"Sorry, I don't know what this has to do with our police station? We have always advocated fairness, but this does not mean that everyone can pass the internship period smoothly."
"But we have also read Gabriel's internship report in your police station. There seems to be some ambiguity about the reason why he failed. Can you explain it to us?"
Jack is now a supervisory agent. Although he still has a young face, he is no longer suitable to play the role of a young man, so he can only speak in a businesslike manner.
"Of course, I'm not the kind of ruthless superior who doesn't want to make it difficult for that kid to find a job in another police station. Besides, some things are really inconvenient to write into the report."
Inspector Perroni's smile was very "sincere". "Officer Gabriel Clarke is rigid and serious, but he is too black and white in his judgment of things. You should understand that being too rigid won't do the job."
"Yes, as a grassroots police officer, you need to be flexible so as not to make people collapse, right?" Jubal agreed with a smile.
Hearing that his point of view was agreed with, Inspector Perroni's old face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, "Yes, that's what I mean."