American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1379 Laptop

Turning his head to look at Danny in the back seat, he looked suspicious, "Then why is he handcuffed?"

"Because this idiot refused to cooperate, I had to knock him out and have Jack handcuff him." Reese complained as he squeezed in.

Jack got on the passenger seat and urged Danny to drive, "Let's get out of here first. Be careful to avoid the cameras."

"There are cameras everywhere on the streets of New York now," Danny complained casually, "Are we going back to Long Island directly?"

"Hmm" Jack hesitated, which was unusual for him. The Long Island that Danny mentioned was naturally the base building of the wanted criminals team located on Long Island, but it was obviously not suitable to hide people there now.

Although it is basically certain that Powell was wronged, it does not mean that he is trustworthy. Although many people have come to the small building in the base, the confidentiality is still quite high compared to outsiders. Jack does not want it to be exposed too early.

"Once you're on the Long Island Expressway, keep driving east. When you get to Westampton, find a motel nearby."

The further east you go on Long Island, the more sparsely populated it becomes. Near Westampton is the Francis Gabreski Air Force Base. If anything goes wrong, with Jack's current reputation in the military, he can just stuff people into the air force base and at least delay it for a while.

It is not suitable for Jack and Danny to reveal their identities in front of Powell for the time being, so Reese also called on Detective "Bean" for help.

Leaving Fusco watching over the still unconscious Powell in the motel, the three of them sat in the car in the parking lot and called Finch.

"I have no way of knowing the extent of the congressman's injuries, but whoever shot him and framed Powell must have gone to great lengths to hack into his computer and falsify his web browsing history and emails.

The people who did this were experts, and they knew exactly what to falsify and alter so that the police could identify Powell as the murderer."

Jack looked at the message from Zoe on his phone and interrupted Finch, "Councilman Mike DeLancey was pronounced dead before he was taken to the hospital. The bullet hit his heart. This news has not been announced to the media yet, but it should be soon.

In addition, my friend was not the only one who used a mobile phone to shoot the video at the scene, so Powell’s identity has been exposed.”

Reese had a sulky face, looking a little sulky. Although it was Jack who stopped him before, the real murderer did run away in front of him. "So the other party not only deceived us, but also deceived your 'machine'."

"No, the Machine will not be fooled." Finch's voice sounded slightly agitated when Reese said this. "If Powell is not a threat, then he must be in danger."

Danny had basically figured out what happened by now, and nodded slightly in agreement.

"If I were the planner, I would definitely not let him leave the party alive, fake a suicide, a car accident, or like the JFK assassination, let some indignant and righteous person shoot him in public afterwards."

Jack looked at Reese, "Did you see the real gunman?"

Reese shook his head and said, "I didn't see it clearly. There was a light behind his head. But that guy was very professional. After I knocked Powell down, he was still able to calmly shoot the city councilor in the heart, and then threw down the gun and retreated calmly.

This shows that he has considerable experience and has prepared an escape route in advance. Jack's judgment at the time was correct. I might not be able to catch him even if I chased him." "In this case, we are probably facing a professional team. Planning the entire plan, hacking into Powell's computer, and carrying out the assassination all require considerable professional skills. It is unlikely that one person could do it."

After Jack finished speaking, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Jubal and his female boss Dana Moger, and then continued, “Fortunately, we are a team.

Reese and Fusco will stay here to watch Powell for the time being. It would be best to check his whole body thoroughly. Since the other party is plotting against him and intends to silence him, they might leave a tracker on him."

Reese nodded and said nothing more.

Jack asked again on the phone, "Finch, do you have a way to track down the hacker? Through the traces left by the hacker when he hacked into Powell's computer?"

Finch answered confidently, "Of course, but it may take a lot of time."

Jack chuckled, "Then if I bring Powell's computer to you, can it effectively shorten this time?"

Finch on the other end of the line sounded a little confused, "That should become evidence, right? Ah, you mean the FBI will take over the case?"

Jack snapped his fingers. "That's right. Chief Reagan has agreed to the intervention of the Most Wanted Criminals Team. My colleagues are at Powell's house right now. Danny and I will be there soon."
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"What happened to my husband?" Leslie Powell had tears in her eyes as she sat on the sofa hugging her two young children, watching a group of agents wearing jackets with FBI logos coming in and out of her home.

The TV in front of her was playing the news that City Councilman Mike DeLancey was shot and killed. The youngest son saw his father appear on the screen and kept pulling his mother's arm and shouting excitedly.

Jiejie squatted down in front of her, smiled and patted the two children's heads, "Can you let the children go to the next room first? We can talk for a while in private."

Leslie nodded subconsciously, and Hannah took a sketchbook and some colored crayons, took the two obedient children and temporarily left the living room and went into the master bedroom that had been searched.

Seeing the bedroom door close, Leslie couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She covered her face and cried bitterly, "Oh my God, what on earth is going on?"

Jiejie took a few tissues from the table beside her and handed them to her, whispering to comfort her, "How much do you know about your husband's true situation and your family's actual financial situation?"

Leslie paused in her sobbing and looked at Jiejie with red eyes, "I know Scott (Powell) is hiding something from me. He lost his job but didn't dare to tell me, so he wanted to solve it on his own.

I believe this is only temporary. He is a capable person, but his self-esteem is too strong. He may need some time. But killing people is not something Scott can do. I know him well. "

Jiejie didn't refute or say anything more, but continued to ask softly, "Do you know that your husband has another laptop? Where is it hidden?"

"What laptop?" Leslie was a little surprised. "My husband uses a desktop computer on a daily basis. He always complains that the performance of the laptop is too poor and it can't run the professional engineering drawing software he uses for work."

(End of this chapter)