Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 133: [Press Conference Bombing Incident]

In the hospital room, Kobert, wrapped in bandages, lay on the bed, looking very serious at Luo An and Augustus:

"How is Vireness now?"

"She's out of danger."

Augustus expressed that Vireness's injuries looked dreadful, but the doctors said she was in good health and luck, the blood loss wasn't too severe, and she has now successfully left the operating room.

Luo An, who was standing beside him, lifted his eyebrows slightly and smiled without saying a word.

"Good."

Kobert immediately sighed with relief.

The person who had just called him was the secretary of Mr. Clement from Washington.

"Augustus, Luo An."

After a moment of silence, Kobert's eyes intensely focused on the two standing in front of his bed and solemnly said:

"This matter is now in the hands of the Number Five Investigation Team.

You must do your utmost to uncover the truth of this case and catch the mastermind behind the scenes!"

A bomb had actually gone off in the FBI's turf, injuring several FBI officers and journalists, and killing one of the leading candidates for Governor of New York...

Kobert could already imagine the expression on the face of the chief of the New York Division of the FBI and the headlines on the front pages of New York's major newspapers tomorrow morning.

"Yes, sir."

Augustus responded with a very grave expression.

Remembering that the masterminds behind the 'Prosecutor's Office Entrance Bombing' were actually from the CIA, and that their Number Five Investigation Team caught the perpetrator before the CIA...

A thought flickered in Augustus's heart.

Luo An, standing beside Augustus, displayed no change in expression upon hearing Kobert entrust the case to the Number Five Investigation Team.

When that Caucasian youth called him and Augustus here, Luo An had guessed as much.

It couldn't be helped; the reason for this press conference was that the Number Five Investigation Team had solved the 'Prosecutor's Office Entrance Bombing'.

Now that an incident occurred at the press conference, it was fitting and proper for the case to be handed over to the Number Five Investigation Team.

Luo An did not object to taking on and investigating this case.

But not for the sake of Councilman Matai, but for Vireness.

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The office area of the Number Five Investigation Team.

"Ladies and gentlemen, agents!"

Augustus, with his big belly, stood at the forefront, holding a black notebook in his hand, and shouted with a stern face:

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"I'm sure you all know by now, a very serious explosion occurred at the press conference just now!

Councilman Matai was killed on the spot, and our team supervisor Vireness is now lying in the hospital bed.

I was at the scene when the event happened, so I will now briefly explain the situation at that time."

After repeating the description he had given to Luo An at the hospital to the Number Five Investigation Team agents, Augustus continued to shout:

"Based on the situation at the scene, we will first assume that the target of the assailant was Councilman Matai!

William, please give everyone an introduction to the background of Councilman Matai now!"

"Yes, sir."

William picked up a blue folder from the table and read aloud:

"Zem-Matai, 66 years old this year, a New York Democratic Party councilman, recently preparing to participate in the election for Governor of New York, with the slogan 'Lower the Crime Rate in New York,' his poll support rate is around 57%..."

"Good."

Augustus nodded, waved his hand to signal William to sit down, and continued:

"This explosive attack could be related to Councilman Matai's past experiences, family life.

Of course, it could also be a political warfare!"

Upon hearing this, Reesi's complexion turned somewhat grim and said:

"Councilman Matai's main competitor is the current Governor of New York. If this explosion was indeed political warfare, then..."

Hearing this, the agents of the Number Five Investigation Team immediately showed varied expressions.

Augustus fell silent for a few seconds, then turned and focused his gaze on Luo An, who was looking through documents at his workstation, and loudly inquired:

"Agent Luo An, what do you think?"

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Luo An lifted his head with a speechless expression, holding up the document in his hand and said:

"We don't need to worry about whether this case is a political warfare for now.

The first thing to do is to quickly identify who brought the bomb into the Jacob Federation Building!

So, we need to review the surveillance footage before the incident happened, to see who all had access to that podium.

And where that podium was brought from, who moved it..."

Inside the Jacob Federation Building, not only does it house the FBI New York Division, but a bunch of government departments such as Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Bureau, etc.

For security reasons, the first floor of the Jacob Federation Building has always been equipped with a complete security check system.

So, how exactly did the perpetrator bring the bomb into this building?

"Yeah"

Augustus nodded his head in satisfaction, clapped his hands loudly and said:

"All agents, let's get moving now!"

The surveillance system inside the Jacob Federation Building was very comprehensive. Upon hearing Luo An's words and Augustus's instructions, in an instant, the sound of keyboards clattering filled the area of the Unit 5 investigation team.

Luo An sat in his chair and pondered for a moment, then turned his head to William and asked:

"What does the Trace Examination Department say?"

"They haven't finished a thorough check yet."

William shook his head, clicked the mouse to switch through a few pages, and then showed Luo An the computer screen:

"The debris at the scene contains traces of Semtex explosives, batteries, and sophisticated circuits, but beyond that, no more clues have been found.

Agent Nair from Trace Examination suggests that this was surely done by a professional."

Luo An raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to ask:

"What about the model of the bomb?"

"It's been too short a time, Trace Examination is still unsure."

William spread his hands:

"The only thing they are certain of is that the bomb was detonated via a radio frequency signal."

"Radio frequency signal?"

Upon hearing this term, Luo An's expression darkened.

This indicated that the bomb inside the podium was a remote-controlled explosive.

With a brief silence, Luo An patted William's shoulder:

"Make sure to give me the information immediately once Trace Examination is completely done."

"No problem!"

William smiled and agreed.

Just as he returned to his own workstation, Mona suddenly exclaimed:

"Luo An, I've discovered a shooting incident!"

On Mona's computer screen, a surveillance video was playing.

The timestamp on the video was about ten minutes after the explosion occurred at the press conference, located at the entrance to an alley two streets west of the Jacob Federation Building.

In the frame, a middle-aged Caucasian woman was anxiously pacing back and forth near the alley entrance with a phone in hand.

Moments later, the phone rang, and the woman brought it to her ear, her anxious expression quickly fading, replaced by a smile.

Then, a car approached from the distance, and the woman gestured eagerly.

Just as the car reached near the woman, and she was about to open the door to get in, the passenger-side window suddenly opened, and a gun extended out from inside.

In the next second, the woman was shot in the forehead, fell to the ground, and the car sped away from the scene.

The final frames of the video showed several pedestrians frantically taking out their phones to call the police.

Luo An's eyebrows knitted tightly upon seeing this, and he turned his head to look at Mona.

This time, Mona didn't keep anyone in suspense; her fingers danced across the keyboard, swiftly pulling up the information of the woman from the video.