Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 375: Sewer in the West District of Los Angeles
Five minutes ago, the Special Investigation Team, office area.
After listening to Mona's recount of the clue related to the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, Reesi suddenly realized:
"So are you saying that the perpetrator behind this case is actually a follower of the Devil Worship Sect, who wants to turn their soul into a devil after death?"
Anwar and Patricia's faces showed signs of understanding, while Luo An waved his hand and said:
"It's not necessarily a follower of the Devil Worship Sect. Those targeting the Christian Church, Christians, Christ Himself, or fundamentalists could all be possible."
Winslow thought for a moment and added:
"Could also be someone who was a boy hurt by a priest when he believed in Christianity as a child..."
"..."
Winslow's words left the office in silence for a few seconds. Luo An looked up at Winslow, then swiveled his chair to face Michelle, and asked:
"How much longer will it take for Channie and Cooper to return?"
Michelle, who was in charge of contacting the two, put down the handset and seriously said with a raised head:
"Bad news, I can't get in touch with either of them, no one is answering the phone."
"What?"
Hearing this, the faces of the agents suddenly turned grave. Luo An quickly stood up from his chair and walked over to Michelle, asking:
"Where were they last investigating clues?"
"The West District of Los Angeles."
Michelle quickly replied:
"Cooper mentioned earlier that they had found clues related to Nick Cheasemee in a hospital in that area."
Luo An immediately ordered aloud:
"Patricia, you keep trying to contact Cooper and Channie using the landline phone.
Michelle, you check the surveillance in that district to find our Special Investigation Team's SUV.
Mona, see if you can track down their current location using Channie and Cooper's mobile phones on the computer!"
"OK!"
"I'll start tracking them now."
Michelle and Patricia immediately got to work, and Mona also opened her laptop and began typing. freewebnøvel.coɱ
At this moment, Reesi suddenly put down her own phone, walked over to Mona, pulled over a piece of paper, wrote down a series of numbers, and said:
"I've been contacting Channie through her work phone until now. This is Channie's personal number, which is also currently unreachable. Try using it to track her location."
Winslow, Anwar, and Patricia, who had recently joined the Special Investigation Team and were still not too familiar with Reesi's way of doing things, looked on with surprise.
Michelle and Luo An's eyelids twitched, Mona paused in her movements, and asked incredulously in a low voice:
"When did you manage to get this?"
"Just before we left to investigate the clues."
Seeing the expressions on Luo An and others, Reesi chuckled:
"We're teammates, I just took it when I had the chance."
Luo An patted Reesi on the shoulder, and she immediately stopped smiling, walked away from Mona, who also started to work on the investigation according to the phone number.
On the other side, it wasn't long before Michelle raised her hand and loudly said:
"I found the Special Investigation Team's SUV!"
Luo An and the others immediately gathered around Michelle, and the computer screen displayed an image from a crossroads in the West City District of Los Angeles, not far from the hospital where Chenier and Cooper were investigating.
Michelle rewound the surveillance footage, showing Cooper parking the car at the crossroads, then getting out with Chenier, and quickly heading into a nearby alley.
"Reesi, Anwar, Winslow, grab the full gear, and head to this location with me immediately for investigation!"
After reviewing the surveillance footage, Luo An strode toward the equipment room and loudly commanded:
"The rest stay at the Special Investigation Team, keep tracking Chenier and Cooper!"
"Understood!"
"No problem!"
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Because the situation was urgent and the intersection where Channie and Cooper disappeared was quite far from the FBI Los Angeles Branch building, Luo An this time took the same SUV with the other three agents.
The first thing Reesi did after sitting in the SUV's front passenger seat was to fasten her seatbelt tightly. Anwar and Winslow were somewhat puzzled by her action but exchanged a glance and buckled up as well.
The next second, they were startled by the strong shove from the acceleration as the SUV left the parking lot with a piercing tire screech and then dashed forward on the road like a bolt of black lightning.
Looking at the rapidly receding view outside the car window, Anwar swallowed hard. Even during emergency situations in his anti-terrorism work, none of his colleagues had driven this fast.
Winslow remained composed, continuing to diligently check his weapon and ammunition. However, the uncontrollably rapid breathing betrayed the fact that he was not as calm on the inside as he appeared to be.
Midway through, Reesi's cell phone suddenly rang. She pressed the answer key, and Mona's voice came through:
"I've used Chenier's personal cell phone to pinpoint the location. It's not far from the crossroads seen in the surveillance footage. According to the map, it should be that alley.
I just sent a message to Chenier; there's been no response yet."
"Well done."
Luo An nodded in satisfaction, turned the steering wheel, and the SUV immediately headed towards the store Mona had mentioned.
Three minutes later, the SUV arrived at the specified location. Luo An and Reesi stepped out of the car and drew their weapons, approaching the old-model SUV parked at the intersection. After a brief search, they found no clues.
Anwar and Winslow had already approached the entrance of the alley with their weapons ready. Luo An and Reesi left the old SUV, and the four of them entered the alley with weapons drawn, moving slowly into the interior.
The alley was littered with garbage. As the four of them walked deeper, they came across an area messier than other places, but there was less trash on the ground, and the walls were stained with a lot of blood.
After a quick glance around, Anwar frowned and said:
"Channie and Cooper must have encountered a sudden situation. There were more than one assailants."
Winslow nodded in agreement and added:
"Most likely Cooper and Channie entered here while chasing someone, and then they were ambushed.
They got into a fight with the enemy but were overpowered and taken away by the group."
Upon hearing this, Reesi, holding her weapon, furrowed her brows even tighter.
Both Cooper and Channie were skilled and armed. If they could be captured by the enemy, how many people did the enemy have, and how formidable were they?
Luo An neither agreed nor disagreed with their analysis, carefully scanning the surrounding trash. Seeing a newspaper, his eyes lit up; he bent down, picked up the newspaper, and found a cell phone lying quietly underneath it.
Meanwhile, Anwar and Winslow used their past experiences to quickly find out the enemy's exit route from the alley:
A manhole covered with trash.
Looking at the manhole cover that the two had opened, an indescribable odor hit them, and Reesi grimaced, raising her head to look at Anwar and Winslow:
"Are you sure it's this one?"
"Positive."
Anwar nodded repeatedly, explaining:
"Chenier and Cooper both have worked at the FBI for some time. They wouldn't have rashly charged in if there was a crowd in the alley.
The only explanation is that the enemy suddenly appeared. Being at a distance from both exits of the alley, emerging from either sewer and surrounding them would be the most likely scenario."
Winslow pointed to the edge of the manhole and added:
"Plus, the edge of this sewer opening is very clean, with significantly less dust and dirt than other places. This indicates that people have frequently used this passage, or many people used it to swiftly come and go."
"I understand all that..."
Having listened to the two agents and once again sensing the gradual emergence of the stench, Reesi, whose gender was female, felt a twitch in her eyelids and turned to look at Luo An, who was busily engaged with the cell phone not far away.
