The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 672: Interrogation Methods of the Most Wanted Criminals Department
Mike Taylor and his people brought the evidence from the scene, especially the remote-controlled toy car, back to the laboratory.

Before leaving, Jack checked the data corresponding to the model on the Internet. The remote control distance of this thing was as high as 200 meters. He didn't know what the significance of this was. Even in the daytime, it was difficult enough to see this little thing from 50 meters away.

Perhaps it is to be able to install a camera to make a driverless toy car, but this is not important. Mike Taylor and his researchers will soon figure out its radio operating frequency band, and then provide a batch of products targeting this frequency band. Working radio jammer.

Jack returned to the combat center alone. It was already overcrowded. Dana Moger issued a terrorist attack warning from federal law enforcement agencies such as DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). All department liaison officers are in place.

Of course, local law enforcement forces are also indispensable. The NYPD and New York State Police directly sent their respective high-level commanders to coordinate the work. No one dares to take this kind of thing lightly.

Because according to Mark Vasco's account, he received a total of $60 in cash and sold a full pounds of Semtin plastic explosives.

If these 400 pounds of explosives are properly placed, they can be used to blast and demolish a building with dozens of floors. Even if it is simply detonated at once, the degree of damage caused cannot be underestimated.

Compared with DHS's "lagging behind" this time, ATF has made a great contribution this time. Without their intelligence, Mark Vasco would not have been arrested so quickly. After all, it is a brother unit under the Department of Justice like the FBI.

Most of today's federal law enforcement agencies, or federal police, are affiliated with two major departments, DOJ (Department of Justice) and DHS (Department of Homeland Security).

The more important law enforcement agencies under the DOJ (Department of Justice) are: FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), USMS (Marine Marshals Service) and ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives).

Jubal and Hannah, who returned to work after a short break, were very busy. When Jack sent back the news, they were screening various targets that might be attacked.

"There are also two tire tracks at the scene. One of them is a Ford Raptor F150. It should be the one driven by Emma Cain's accomplice Joy Carter. Didn't he use a real license plate before? Have you checked it? Whereabouts?" Jack asked.

"Not yet. Highway police in various places have received notifications of joint investigation. I suspect that the other party has replaced it with fake license plates." Hannah shook her head. The Ford Raptor F150 is the best-selling pickup truck in the United States. It can be said that it is everywhere on the street. It's all, it's really not easy to check.

"In addition, you said that there were five people's footprints at the scene. This was also confirmed in Mark Vasco's confession. He went alone, and Emma Kane brought a total of three men, but except for Joe E. Carter, and the identities of the other two are yet to be confirmed.”

"The Kanes have been on a road trip for the past six months, racking up their credit card purchases from Boston to Buffalo to Pittsburgh to Baltimore.

DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is followed by: USCG (Coast Guard), CBP (Customs and Border Protection), ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), USSS where Jack Reacher’s brother Joey Reacher is ( Secret Service) and so on.

Those government agencies and sensitive locations that may be attacked at any time do not need to worry about the FBI. They all have specialized departments responsible for them. As Jubal said at this moment, they only need to pay attention to those so-called "soft targets."

"No, he is interrogating ICE Director Austin Stevens. Do you want to go over and take a look?" Jubal answered with a subtle expression on his face.

We focused on screening transportation hubs in these places, airports, train stations, bus stations and areas where a large number of illegal immigrants may gather, and notified the local police to conduct rigorous carpet searches. "

Hearing her mention Mark Vasco's confession, Jack subconsciously raised his head and glanced around the operations center, "Where's Lacroix? He's still interrogating the arms dealer?"

"Uh, okay." Jack followed suit. He was also curious about the working style of the Wanted Criminals Department, because Lacroix and his subordinates were facing wanted criminals with solid evidence. Preferring action troops.

Sure enough, when he came to the interrogation room downstairs, he could faintly hear the screams of a slaughtered pig inside through the door.

This so-called interrogation room has neither an observation room with one-way glass nor any monitoring and listening equipment. It is directly converted from a storage room next to the underground garage. Jack opened the door and went in. Inside was a stainless steel table fixed on the ground. An iron rod as thick as an adult's arm was welded to the center of the table to secure the handcuffs.

There were no bloody scenes in the room. Director Stevens was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and was shivering from the cold. His hands were handcuffed to iron bars, and there was an ordinary folding chair under his buttocks. Lacroix was standing there. Leaning against the table in front of him.

However, Lacroix's posture at this time was a bit inelegant, because he stepped on the folding chair with his left foot, and the position was just between the legs of the manager.

When Jack entered, Lacroix's left foot happened to exert force again. The folding chair made a harsh friction sound with the ground and was pushed back a little. Director Stevens's hands were tied to the iron bars on the table and he could only work hard. Stick your butt back as the chair moves.

The middle-aged man's stiff body was involuntarily stretched to the limit, as if it were a bow that could be broken at any time. He had only two choices, either to continue to endure this torturous posture, or to stop moving his butt back and move forward. His own masculine weakness was completely placed at the feet of Lacroix.

"Please, what do you want to know? I swear, I will tell you everything! Please stop, I am extremely sorry about your daughter. I am sorry, I was wrong!"

It seemed that he had learned some new tricks. Jack crossed his arms and watched this scene with interest. However, the sound of opening the door just now attracted their attention. He raised his hand to show that he was just here to watch the fun, "Ah , you continue, I’m just here to learn.”

Lacroix turned back expressionlessly and continued to exert force with his feet. The folding chair made a harsh friction sound again, and the screams also sounded again. Austin Stevens's face had turned the color of pig liver. , the voice also became extremely shrill.

"Help! Help! What do you want to know? I can say anything, please stop!"

"Uh." Jack glanced at Lacroix, who remained silent all the time, and was secretly amused. This person really came here with a sense of revenge and revenge.

In his previous phone call with Dana Moger, he suggested that the supervisor should be carefully interrogated, which was not completely unreasonable.

This Stevens is also a supervisor, almost equivalent to Hotchner's FBI level, and is unlikely to work for the Kane and his wife's grassroots team.

Moreover, the Kanes were so poor that even one million US dollars in activity funds had to be obtained by kidnapping children for extortion, so naturally they had no money to bribe him.

So Stevens is willing to cooperate with them and use his authority to hinder Lacroix. It is naturally for the common ideals of both parties.

This ICE director is indeed a white supremacist. Although he has neither the courage nor the ability to put his ideas into action, this does not prevent him from using his fingers to forge several documents and transfer an American child to the United States. His identity becomes a South American stowaway who needs to be deported.

Perhaps in his opinion, the risk is not big, and he has made preparations in advance. Even if the incident comes to light, the worst he can do is blame his predecessor who has resigned, or simply ask questions and attribute it to a system error. Anyway, this kind of thing Happens every day.

So what benefits does he gain from doing this? In Jack's opinion, there are only two points. The first is his identity as ICE director.

If the white supremacy movement can really rise, the importance of the ICE department will be raised to a whole new level, and both the treatment and the perceptions of internal personnel will be close to this new political trend, although this possibility is slim.

The second is a sense of participation and satisfaction. This is why Jack guessed that he must know something. Although this guy may not actually participate in the operation or planning, he needs to gain recognition, the recognition of being a white supremacist. .

Therefore, he will definitely use his status as a collaborator to inquire about the Kanes' plans, and the latter will reveal some information in order to obtain his help.

(End of this chapter)