Owen and Dou Ting came out of the piping engineering company with frustrated faces. They had just gone to their chemical warehouse to take a look. The stolen items did indeed contain some TATP, but there were too few useful clues.
The surveillance system in this warehouse was broken a month ago. The factory has not been repaired and the management is chaotic. As a result, no one knows the day when the items were lost, let alone provide useful clues.
Owen found several footprints in a hidden corner of the wall. He was not sure whether these footprints belonged to the perpetrator.
Irving took photos with his mobile phone, and then gave these size 8 footprints to the data set for comparison. The results came out quickly. From the pattern of the shoe prints, it was determined that they were three Nike sneakers, but this information was basically useless.
Because these three shoes are old Nike models from previous years and have sold thousands of pairs in the Los Angeles area, there is no way to check them.
Owen called Tony briefly to report on the progress. The investigation into the source of the explosives came to a standstill. Tony also arranged for another group of people to investigate from the perspective of the bomb maker.
Since there is a high probability that the other party specifically destroyed the bomb, there is a possibility that the person who made the bomb did not do so voluntarily and was probably forced.
Tony is arranging for people to check the list of all personnel with bomb-making skills in Los Angeles, mainly from various engineering companies and special departments. Anyone who masters bomb-making technology will not be spared. This is a heavy and complex project.
Owen suddenly thought of Eddie Morpheus, that fat guy who secretly sold arms. The investigation through formal channels has stalled. Maybe he should ask the underground world, maybe he can get new results.
Thinking of this, Owen dialed his phone.
"Officer Owen, why did you remember to call me? I don't have any more 2hb here?"
As soon as the call was connected, Eddie's somewhat mean voice came from the other end. He knew that Owen was Tu now, but he still used to call him police officer, and Owen didn't care.
Since the last time, the relationship between the two is no longer a simple policeman and thief. The 2hb provided by Eddie last time was a big help.
This kind of mass murder weapon appeared during a certain fire in Los Angeles. It was supposed to be a major case. Eddie was really worried for a while after receiving the news, and even hid in other states for several months. Later, he found that no one was looking for him.
He then came back secretly.
However, this incident showed that Irving's credit was good. If it said it would not affect him, it would definitely not affect him. He did not know that Irving went to the SEALs, and the two of them had not been in contact for several months.
Unexpectedly, Owen suddenly called him today.
"Eddie, I need you to do me a favor..."
"Okay, I knew you wouldn't call me for no reason. Why couldn't you just tell me to come out and ask me to have a drink or something?"
"Well……"
"Okay, tell me, what do you need me to do?"
"tatp do you know?"
"Entropy dynamite?"
"Yes"
Hearing Eddie call Tatp's common name Owen, a glimmer of hope surged in his heart.
"Please help me check if anyone has traded this thing on the black market recently, or their raw materials..."
"I'm not your informant!"
"Oh, come on, I personally owe you a favor..."
"..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, as if he was weighing the importance.
After a short while, the other end of the phone continued: "Are you checking this because of last night's bombing?"
"Yes. What, do you have a clue?"
Eddie didn't answer Owen. After waiting for a few seconds, the other person seemed to make up his mind: "Okay, but I'm not here to help you, I'm here to help myself. Those bastards are so big that the entire Los Angeles police are here
Looking for people like crazy, our business has been affected a lot..."
"It seems that you have made a lot less money during this period, but you are right. Helping me is helping yourself. Our interests are the same..."
"Wait for my news."
Owen understood what Eddie was talking about, and life was not easy for them now.
Last night's explosion caused a massive attack on Bai Dao's power throughout the city. Now not only TU, the police and FBI are also idle, but also the NSA. These parties are both cooperating and competing. They will share intelligence within a certain range, but no one wants to
Being the first to solve the case made him famous.
This kind of rare opportunity is not easy to come across. Now nominally, TU has taken over the entire investigation. However, it is not that other departments cannot investigate, they just have to give priority to TU.
If the case cannot be solved, Tu will be there to carry the thunder. If it is solved, they will have the opportunity to show their faces. This is not just showing their faces. Detecting such an influential case will not only benefit the investigating unit greatly, but also the investigators.
There are countless hidden benefits.
Take the FBI as an example. If they solve the case before TU, then the name of the Los Angeles FBI will be resounding throughout the country and will be ranked first among the FBI brother agencies in the country. In this way, at least the budget of the FBI headquarters for the Los Angeles branch will be
With so much more, staff welfare will be improved.
In the same way, if the FBI slaps TU in the face, it will have a higher voice in Congress than TU. Then, further, the FBI's budget may increase, and the increased part is likely to be what TU has cut.
The above are all benefits to the organization and to individuals. Womack, the head of the Los Angeles FBI, is likely to go one step further. The personnel handling the case will be promoted and reused, and this case will become a highlight in their professional resumes.
One stroke.
It's about personal interests, so all forces are crazy about trying to get people out, and they won't let go of any possibility.
From last night to now, countless informants have been forced by their masters to hand over clues, and arms smugglers like Eddie and others are the key targets.
Now that Eddie has agreed to help, Owen has no other channels for the time being. He has mobilized all the resources he can mobilize. I hope Eddie can bring him good news.
Now he still needs to visit some other places. The technical team previously provided a list of factories or companies that may have Tatp raw materials. He needs to confirm whether there have been any problems with Tatp raw materials in these places.
This kind of work is very tedious because of the large number, Owen and Heartbeat are separated and go hand in hand.
"Chloe, is there any new development?"
Owen was busy running around outside all day, and would contact Chloe every once in a while to see if there was anything new.
"Huh~~~~"
Chloe on the other end of the phone took a long breath.
"No, we can only confirm that the two people are together, but they are very careful. We have basically checked all the equipment, public surveillance, shopping mall surveillance, private mobile phones and television cameras. At most, we only captured their
A profile, unidentifiable, and Tony is already considering offering a reward to the public."
Sure enough, not long after Irving hung up the phone, he heard the news on the radio that Tu was offering a reward of US$500,000 and was seeking clues from the general public.