North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 757: You have to find clues by yourself

The investigation of the Port of Miami still arranged for an agent to look for several workers who appeared in the surveillance to confirm. Jimmy found no obvious abnormalities from the surveillance, so naturally he would not waste the time of several of them to observe with his own eyes. But Hareton's island is what they must investigate with their own eyes. It is the most likely place where a bomb was installed on the yacht.

The stay in the port of Puerto Rico is not long, but the time on that island is very long. If you want to install it at a specific location on the ship, it will definitely take some time, and you can also determine whether their target is on the yacht on the island. The only thing The question is why they chose to detonate it off the coast of Miami. This is somewhat unreasonable.

Jimmy does have some guesses, but he has to go to the scene to see first. Everything is just his speculation at the moment.

It is very convenient to go to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from Miami. After all, it is a well-known tourist destination and is a US territory, so there are many commercial flights. We arranged the nearest flight to Puerto Rico in the name of the FBI, and then rented a boat there. Getting to the island is quick. There is no commercial airport on the island and only helicopters can stay there at most.

There is a small dock on Hareton's island, which usually docks their yachts and some small boats. It is not suitable for large cargo ships to stay, so the supplies needed on the island are usually transported by small boats.

The Port of Puerto Rico had already called in advance, and since it provided a clear time, the port administration also promised to sort out the monitoring and provide it to them as soon as possible, so Jimmy and the others simply took a look at the port and took a small boat to Harriton's island.

Jimmy, Mark, and Wright came to the island. This time, because it was in the previous investigation stage, no one else had been notified yet. However, because they had been contacted in advance, there was already a very well-dressed middle-aged man after they landed. The butler and his people were waiting for them at the end of the pier.

After showing his ID, Jimmy asked the housekeeper to provide the current list of people on the island and monitoring information. Because the case involved the death of his employer, the housekeeper did not directly refuse, but quickly agreed to Jimmy and the others after calling Hareton's wife. requirements.

The impact of Hareton's death was still great. Before Hareton's accident, there had just been a party on the island. There were some guests at the time, and they all left a few days ago, and because this is a private island , there is no personnel registration, no one except Hareton himself and the people who handle it know exactly which guests have been here.

Jimmy: "Is there someone on duty at the dock 24 hours a day?"

Jimmy nodded and continued to stare at the environment at the dock.

This situation is in line with Jimmy's guess. From the topography, there are places around the island where you can land on the island. In other words, if someone approaches the island from other directions in a boat or even sends explosives up, they will not be able to see it. As for Installing it on a yacht is not difficult.

Jimmy: "I need to walk around the coast. If you have anything to do, you can go back and deal with it first."

Butler: "No, we usually only arrange personnel to come when a ship comes. We usually rely on the monitoring center in the villa to keep an eye on the situation at the pier. There are not many security personnel here, and we don't have that much manpower to arrange for the entire island. Guarded by security personnel.”

Jimmy: "That means if someone scouts the island's terrain in advance, they can actually land on the island from an unmonitored place, right?"

Standing at the pier, Jimmy looked at the pier and the surrounding environment, and asked the steward next to him: "Is there any surveillance on the coast near here? In addition to the surveillance here at the pier."

Butler: "Yes, but nothing like this has ever happened here before."

The height of the pier was deliberately raised due to the height of the seabed. Judging from the surveillance position he found, if someone approached from the seaside and hid next to or under the elevated pier aisle, the surveillance would not be able to capture it at all. of.

Jimmy chatted with the butler and asked about the situation on the island, while observing the surrounding environment along the coastline.

The butler did not look down upon Jimmy because he was young. The fact that he could personally accompany Jimmy to the site for inspection showed that he understood who was in charge among the three people who came: "There is currently no suitable location for building a dock around the island. It’s not a lot, so apart from here, only three other locations have surveillance, and they don’t cover the entire island.”

Jimmy nodded, "Let's go together then. By the way, how often do you transport supplies here?"

It is not difficult to climb from the bottom of the pier to the side of the yacht, or even board the yacht. You just need to see if the relevant traces are captured in the surveillance. If it is captured, it means that professionals will also overturn in such trivial matters. If not, Then there will be some investigation, and it is possible that this is not the place where explosives are installed.

As for the security personnel and servants on the island, these all have registered information, including shipowners who deliver goods and materials to and from the island. They are also among those providing information. After Jimmy and the others obtained this information, they handed it over directly to Mark and Detective Wright. The staff can verify the information of these personnel, and it is very convenient to check the information on a portable laptop.

Jimmy did not check the information with them, but directly asked to go to the dock for investigation. He first wanted to investigate the scene and surroundings to determine whether it was consistent with his guess.

The butler said with a smile: "Of course I will accompany you. I think it will be easier for you to understand the situation here if I introduce you."

The surveillance video is already being processed. It needs to be transcribed before it can be provided to the FBI. It will take some time. There is no other way. Unless Jimmy applies for a search warrant and requires them to provide the original, they have reason to directly refuse personal items and data. , being able to transcribe is the most appropriate method at present.

The island is not that big, and it would take a lot of time for Jimmy and the others to walk all the way around. So while chatting, the housekeeper reminded Jimmy that they would only be able to walk half of the way in the rest of the day before it gets dark. So after walking for a while, Jimmy and the housekeeper returned to the villa group near the middle of the island.

They will definitely not be able to go back today. After asking for instructions on the phone, the housekeeper prepared a guest room for Jimmy and the three of them. It was considered a very decent deal. This is a private island in the Caribbean. There are no hotels for tourists to stay. If you can't stay on the island, If they want to live temporarily, Jimmy and the others will try to go back and forth to Puerto Rico in the morning and evening.

The villa complex itself was not within the scope of Jimmy's investigation. All previous investigations were focused on the dock. After all, it was the yacht that exploded and the explosives were on the yacht. There was no reason to target the villa complex. The evil that happened on this island was hidden under the surface wealth and tranquility. As a housekeeper, he must be aware of it, but he was completely unaware that someone could find many hidden things just by walking around the villas. The secrets beneath the building.

Jimmy, Mark and Wright initially only checked information in a security room far away from the villas, and did not have permission to enter the villas. Now that they can temporarily live here for one night, they naturally came to the villas.

The most luxurious special-shaped building here is the main building, and there are three houses next to it. Those are guest rooms prepared for guests. The layout is of course very luxurious. Jimmy and the others were each assigned a room. They only observed from the outside that similar rooms There are more than a dozen of them, but all of them are currently empty.

After getting permission from the housekeeper, Jimmy looked around the perimeter and found that there were several basement-like rooms under a two-story building protruding from the main building. There were still some people active inside, but it was not yet clear where these people were from. Of course he wouldn't ask whether it was a servant or someone else. He already had the list of servants and he would find out later by checking the number of people.

When Jimmy returned to the room prepared for him, the surveillance video transcribed by the technician was also sent over. The three gathered in Jimmy's room and turned on the computer. They each opened a video synchronization to start the investigation. At the same time, Jimmy also obtained the video from Agent Wright. Information about servants and security personnel, and started checking the information.

Looking at the personnel information in his hand, Jimmy frowned. The number of people obviously did not match. There were sixteen security personnel, five full-time cleaners, eight servants and one housekeeper, but only the few that Jimmy had discovered just now There were more than twenty people in the basement, and when he entered the villa, he had already seen many security guards and servants working normally. The total number of people was definitely more than the people on the current list.

He looked up at Mark and Wright, who were staring at the laptop screen to check the surveillance. After thinking about it, he decided to put down this clue first. He had no reason to ask the housekeeper to open the basement for him to check the people inside, so there was no need to follow them. The two discussed this situation.

The yacht stayed on the island for four days. It was really tiring to check the surveillance for four consecutive days. Mark and Wright did not insist on going back to rest until very late, while Jimmy came to the window while everyone was resting. Looking around, there was no one outside except for three security personnel patrolling.

It's just that the lights outside a few buildings are still on. Even if they are not all on, it is still easy to observe people in the outside environment. This also ruined Jimmy's previous plan to observe secretly. He can only rest and wait to continue the investigation during the day tomorrow. .

Because of Jimmy's request, the island's security personnel and service personnel were required to stay on the island for these two days, and personnel entry and exit were suspended. Therefore, except for a material transport ship that was notified in advance the next day, there was no other The docking of the ship basically guarantees that the people Jimmy discovered will not disappear out of thin air. Time is still beneficial to Jimmy and the others.

Early the next morning, after enjoying the breakfast provided here, Mark and Agent Wright once again went into identifying the surveillance, while Jimmy asked for another survey of the island's coastline for the same reason as yesterday, only this time he was not accompanied by a butler. Instead, a security guard accompanied Jimmy around the island.

Perhaps out of special care, the security guard didn't say a few words to Jimmy throughout the whole process. He just listened to Jimmy's request and followed him along the coastline. Soon Jimmy discovered an unusual location.

There is a low cliff in the northeast corner of the island. When Jimmy came to this cliff, he found some scratches on the edge of the cliff. "Are you quarrying here?"

Jimmy turned to look at the security guard. The security guard frowned and shook his head. He knelt down and looked at the scratches. There were some small craters on the top of the scratches. It was really difficult to spot without careful observation.

Jimmy stood on the cliff and looked down, "This seems to be the mark left by the grappling hook. I need to go below and take a look. Can I go around it from the side?"

The security guard stood up: "No, we haven't gone down there. Wait a minute, I need to notify others."

Jimmy: "Don't worry, let's investigate first. Where is the nearest surveillance nearby?"

The security guard shook his head: "There is no surveillance around here." After that, he picked up his walkie-talkie and called their captain, and then said to Jimmy: "Agent, please wait a moment, my captain will be here soon."

The security captain was a middle-aged white man with a lot of white hair on his head. He squatted next to the scratch on the cliff and looked at it. He said to the security guard: "Inform the others to bring ropes and ropes." Fixtures come over, I need to go down and take a look.”

After the arrangement, he faced Jimmy and said: "Thank you, Mr. Agent, if it weren't for you we wouldn't have known that this place turned out to be a weak point in defense."

Jimmy: "You're welcome, but you can't go down. I need to check first to prevent the scene from being damaged. I hope you can understand."

The security captain nodded: "No problem."

Sure enough, it is easier to communicate with someone who understands. Jimmy took out his phone and informed Mark and Wright of the discovery, and asked them to continue investigating the surveillance. Now the possibility of the island becoming an explosive installation site is greater. The surveillance they are investigating It’s also more important.

Soon, the security personnel came over with ropes, fixing stakes, hammers, and expansion screws. After they were fixed in a safe position next to the scratches, a security guard tested it, and then climbed up and let Jimmy go down along the rope.

Sure enough, it was here. Jimmy didn't find any traces on the rocks below the cliff, but he found some scattered stones at the locations corresponding to the scratches on the cliff. The colors of these stones were different from those of the surrounding rocks. He looked up and saw that they were all around. There is indeed a spot in the middle of the cliff about 3 meters away where there are traces of falling stones.

Jimmy smiled, now he had enough reason to delay the investigation here.

Jimmy grabbed the rope next to him and climbed up quickly, notifying Mark and Wright of his discovery below. At the same time, he asked the security captain to apply to provide them with surveillance videos from more locations. He wanted to continue to look for this uninvited guest, maybe on other surveillance cameras. What can you find in the video?

(End of this chapter)