Chapter 185 Lots of doubts
Arriving at the parking lot of a building in Manhattan, Luke met a friend of Anthony's supervisor.
This is a short-haired woman, who looks to be in her thirties and is very capable.
Luke smiled and walked over to shake her hand.
"Hello, Ms. Laswell."
"Hello, Director Dutton."
Both of them kept silent about it and didn't mention anything else.
Ms. Laswell took Luke and the others upstairs in the elevator.
This floor has been cleared of people.
After Laswell introduced Luke, he also left the floor.
Now Luke and his companions can use the forensic equipment here.
Luke checked the environment here and made sure there was no surveillance equipment, then started to take action.
First, take out the C4 explosive that Alex brought.
"Lilith, check the numbers above and see if you can find the source."
Then he started to check the fingerprints on the C4.
After the inspection, scan into the computer and start data comparison.
The results came out very quickly.
All of the fingerprints on it were from Alex himself.
Alex was a little bit unbelievable.
At this time, Lilith told Luke the results of her investigation.
"Boss, this C4 is made by your own company."
"Wardfark?"
Luke couldn't believe it either.
Lilith went on to explain:
"According to the serial number, this is a product supplied by your weapons company to the military, and the main user is the Army."
After hearing Lilith's explanation, Luke also had a serious expression on his face.
Damn it, now there’s one more reason why we have to find out who’s behind this.
At this time Alex also told Luke her discovery.
Alex pointed to the fingerprints scanned on the C4 and said to one of them:
"There's something wrong with this fingerprint."
Then he held out his hand and showed it to Luke.
She has a scar on her index finger.
Luke remembered immediately.
"You left it behind after you were injured?"
Alex nodded.
Luke also remembered this scar.
The two had been close friends at the FBI Academy.
After Alex was injured, it was Luke who bandaged her personally.
Luke naturally remembered this incident.
I looked at the fingerprints on the computer and there was no such scar.
Luke had already thought of a possibility.
"When was the last time you were fingerprinted?"
Alex answered decisively.
"It was shortly after I enrolled. I never had my fingerprints taken again."
Luke is also a student, so he naturally knows the whole process.
The two looked at each other with solemn expressions.
"It seems that the mastermind behind this has been planning since we entered the FBI Academy."
Alex had no choice but to believe Luke's speculation.
Luke took out the scrap of the fuse and handed it to Lilith.
"Check the source of this thing."
Lilith took the scrap of the fuse to another instrument.
Lilith told Luke after a while.
"This type of fuze is often used in nuclear bombs because it is resistant to high temperatures and is safe. There is only one company in the United States that produces it, Halliburton Petrochemical Company."
"The business owner is Shelby Wirth."
"what?"
Luke and Alex both exclaimed in unison.
Then the two looked at each other.
They are all too familiar with Shelby Wiltshire.
She is their classmate at the FBI Academy, the class beauty with blond hair. (For details, please see Chapter 23.)
She was also Alex's roommate at the FBI Academy.
Luke closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said to Alex:
"Not Shelby, at least she wasn't involved."
Alex was confused.
Luke explained to her why.
"This person schemed against all the students in our class, and it started before we entered the academy."
"This can't be our classmate. And the fuse is such obvious evidence, it's obviously not Shelby."
"Because this kind of fuse is too easy to find, Shelby would not have left such obvious evidence."
After listening to Luke's explanation, Alex also realized the problem.
Luke's expression was solemn.
"I have someone I suspect, but I lack evidence right now. If the evidence is solid, I can take over the case in its entirety."
Alex is now at a loss and can only rely on Luke.
"Then what should we do now?"
Luke turned and looked at Chapman.
"Chapman, take Tobery and Nelson to bring Shelby Wiltshire here. Lilith will provide you with support, keep the communication open."
Chapman nodded.
"Okay, boss."
Then he took Tobili and Nelson away.
Lilith turned on the computer and informed Chapman of Shelby's home address.
Luke said to Alex:
"Give Lilith Shelby's number."
Lilith tracked Shelby's whereabouts based on the phone number Alex provided.
At this time, Lilith suddenly reported to Luke.
"Boss, Cook's signal has been connected. We can access the command center's internal database."
Luke couldn't help but smile after finally hearing the good news.
"Well done, let's see what these guys found out."
Lilith soon reported to Luke.
Before the incident, someone stole Alex's credit card and bought many things.
When Luke saw the list of items, he knew they were the raw materials for making bombs.
“Is there surveillance at the place of purchase?”
"Sorry, boss, those stores don't have surveillance."
Alex looked at the other messages with a disappointed look on his face.
The explosion killed dozens of people, but a local FBI agent also died in the explosion.
But given her position, she shouldn't have been at the explosion site.
The night before the bombing, the agent also reported that someone had stolen Alex's ID.
But the person in charge of the command center did not take it seriously.
And the command center is in chaos right now.
Alex's case was handled directly by Liam O'Connor.
The overall person in charge of security at the command center is an assistant director.
The assistant director is their classmate at the FBI Academy, Little Yellow Hair, Shelby's boyfriend, Caleb Haas. (For details, please see Chapter 23)
Haas's mother was also a participant in the Republican conference and is also a current senator.
Seeing this, Luke was basically certain that the real murderer behind the scenes was Haas's mother.
The process is not important. Whoever benefits the most afterwards is the mastermind.
"Lilith, check the list of candidates for vice president at this Republican convention and their support rates within the party."
Looking at the data given by Lilith, Luke smiled.
Originally, Haas's mother was very popular, but due to family reasons, she was separated from her husband for a long time and had a bad relationship with her son Haas.
This was exploited by her competitors, causing her support rate to plummet.
"Let Cook and Mulder come back. They are not needed there."
"Okay, boss."
"Boss, Erica sent me a message saying they copied the camera records from nearby shops."
"OK. Let them come back too. There's no point in them staying there."
"Boss, Chapman and his two companions have successfully captured Shelby Wiltshire and are on their way back."
