Chapter 1196: Second Kidnapping
Chapter 1196 The Second Kidnapping
After finally calming down the panicked Larry Griffin and sending him back to the villa, Jack and Clay, who were waiting outside, leaned against the car and talked in a low voice.
“I don’t quite understand. Although it’s not appropriate to say this, kidnapping seems to be more troublesome than killing the girl. What exactly is the Hammond brothers’ purpose?
They killed three people without hesitation before, and they could even directly choose Larry Griffin, so why did they have to go through so much trouble?" Clay asked doubtfully.
Jack threw a cigar to him and lit one for himself before speaking slowly, "They are pursuing their own justice, not just revenge."
"What do you mean?" Clay said he didn't understand.
Jack prompted, "Remember the somewhat contradictory deaths of the truck couple?"
"Of course, one was shot and the other was stabbed to death. Now it seems that the two brothers did it separately. What does this prove?" Clay still didn't understand what he meant.
Jack blew out a smoke ring and explained in detail, "This shows the cooperative relationship between the two brothers, including the deliberately arranged ritual scenes such as cutting ears and tongues. I tend to think that the elder brother Greg is the leader. Although he is full of anger in his heart, his actions are logical.
The ultimate target of the brothers' revenge must be Larry Griffin, but it is not simply to kill him. "
"You mean?" Clay recalled the previous conversation. "Greg not only wants to make Larry Griffin experience the pain of losing his loved ones in this way, but he also wants to force him to admit that he is guilty."
"When justice cannot be achieved through legal proceedings, the only option left is violence, the most unpretentious method." Jack concluded in a flat tone.
Along with the rest of the Most Wanted Squad were state troopers, and Jubal even borrowed the local office's command vehicle.
“The photo was sent from an anonymous mobile phone which has been switched off, I will continue to monitor the number if it is switched on again.
Julia Griffin's phone was also turned off, and the GPS showed that its last stop was in a commercial plaza next to the nearby Red Mountain Park.
Alice sat in the open command vehicle and reported the tracking results.
"Oh, I know, Julia has Pilates classes in the dance studio there." Larry Griffin's girlfriend exclaimed.
Jubal pointed at Aubrey and Hannah and said, "Go to the dance studio and retrieve the surveillance footage from the surrounding parking lots."
He turned to look at Larry, who looked agitated, and asked, "What car does your daughter usually drive?"
"Uh, it's a Range Rover, the license plate number is *****." The old man was completely panicked. "What do they want? Money? I will give them whatever they want."
I’m afraid that the other party doesn’t want money, but wants to ruin your reputation or even lose your life.
Jubal persuaded Larry to leave and called two state troopers to accompany him and his girlfriend. Jack winked at Clay, who nodded knowingly and turned away.
Everyone was in the command car, waiting for a call from the Hammond brothers by Larry's cell phone. As time passed, Jubal frowned and waved to Jack to get out of the car with him to get some fresh air.
"To be honest, I'm more concerned about the bombs they prepared. To kidnap hostages, you only need a pistol. Where do you think they will use the bombs?"
“Since this is revenge, everyone involved in the fly ash pollution incident is likely to be implicated, including the lawyers who defended Larry Griffin, the experts who testified in court, and even the judge and jury.”
Jack was also a little confused. The scope was too wide. They previously thought that the company most likely to be attacked was the one Larry opened for his girlfriend. However, the state police had already checked the office and warehouse and found no suspected explosives.
"The jury can be excluded for the time being. I don't think the Hammond brothers are capable of finding out their identity information. The experts who testified are not locals. Then only the judge and the lawyers are left. Do you think they will attack the court or law firm?" Jubal was shocked.
"Let's issue a notice. Just be prepared." Jack was unsure. Cutting off ears and tongues showed that the two brothers were mentally unstable. Most people who wanted revenge would not go through so much trouble.
At this time, Jubal's cell phone rang. It was Hannah and Aubrey calling. They were lucky because the surveillance camera in the parking lot captured the entire process of Julia Griffin being kidnapped.
Hannah reported, "The kidnapper is Greg Hammond, he drives a black Mazda, send the license plate number to Alice now."
Before the two returned to the command vehicle, Alice found out the owner's information. "This car belongs to Brad Smith. He is... eh? He is the mayor of Blue Springs."
Before he finished speaking, Jack rushed to Subban, who was parked nearby, with Jiejie, "Send me his home address."
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"FBI!" Jack kicked open the door and rushed into the room, and smelled a strong smell of bleach.
"Safety!"
"No one!" Jiejie returned to the living room and saw Jack holding a kitchen knife and cutting the ropes for a middle-aged man who was tied to a chair.
"I can't see anything with my eyes! Help! Help me!" The middle-aged man with obvious burn marks on his face, especially on his eyes, let out a miserable wail as the tape on his mouth was torn off.
Jack glanced at the bleach on the table next to him, grabbed his arm and asked calmly, "Did you use anything else besides bleach?"
"It shouldn't be, please help me, I can't see anything." The middle-aged man opened his eyes and his whole body was shaking.
Jack picked him up and pulled him under the kitchen faucet, reminding him loudly, "Open your mouth and breathe."
This guy's eyesight was gone, and flushing would only slightly relieve the pain. Greg Hammond drove his car to kidnap Julia Griffin two hours ago, which means his eyes had been exposed to bleach at least two hours ago.
"They kidnapped my wife. Please save her." The man, whose pain had eased a little, grabbed Jack's hand and begged, "Greg Hammond kidnapped her, and there was another person I don't know. They also took my car."
"Why did they kidnap your wife? Did they say where they were going?" Jiejie asked.
"I don't know, but they took away both of my cars, a black Mercedes and a Mazda," a middle-aged man named Brad Smith shouted excitedly.
"What are you waiting for? Save my wife. She is innocent."
"Calm down and tell us the license plate number of the other Mercedes. The ambulance is on the way and they will take you to the hospital later. Before that, I need you to tell us exactly what Greg Hammond said to you."
