North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 760 Reopening the Investigation
Of course Jimmy knew what the security captain was thinking. He was putting pressure on the FBI in all possible ways to embarrass them so that they could have room for bargaining. But now they were involved in the kidnapping case, which had nothing to do with Jimmy. Even if he wanted to make a deal, he couldn't.

All the people over there came from the Miami office, and there was no familiar face there. As for Agent Wright on their side, he was just a senior agent, in other words, a small soldier. If he wanted to have a certain say at the senior agent stage, unless he had a background, it would be impossible unless he had outstanding achievements like Jimmy had.

Jimmy had a clear understanding of these, so he did not waste time with the security captain and chose to investigate on his own. Anyway, the place where their security guards lived was already clear. Although he didn't know where the security guard who had no news lived, he just had to look for more people. There were only a dozen people in total, so it wasn't difficult.

There are two rows of small houses on the island that are specially for cleaners and security guards to live in. There are rooms in the villa complex that are specially for servants to live in. They have different duties and live in different places. Jimmy and his friends learned all this from the housekeeper when they first arrived.

Wright and Mark also agreed with Jimmy's idea. After the suspect of the yacht bombing landed on the island, he might have killed one of the security guards to ensure the secrecy of his whereabouts. It happened that the security guard was off duty, so other people only knew that he had not been at work for a few days, and it was not clear whether he left or was killed.

Therefore, they both had no objection to Jimmy's request for a thorough search of the security guard's residence. In the absence of other clues, this was the best way. If the body could be found, it would be likely that fingerprints or other clues could be found on him.

Jimmy brought Mark and Wright to the security guard's residence. As they didn't know which room belonged to the missing security guard, they could only check them one by one. Fortunately, this time they were looking for possible bodies, so they didn't need to check small places. In order to ensure safety, the other party would definitely not have dismembered the security guard and stored them in different places, as it would easily reveal their whereabouts due to decay.

Boxes, cabinets, and under the bed, these places where people can hide are the places they pay attention to, of course, the outside environment, such as dense grass and woods.

The searching process was not ideal. After searching many places, Jimmy finally found something. Not far from where they lived, Jimmy smelled some faint stench, but Mark and Wright did not have this feeling. This was interesting.

Jimmy: "I did smell a little bit of odor. Looking around, the body is probably buried."

Mark had no objection to Jimmy's arrangement, and he walked away for a distance and started searching. However, Wright looked around the surrounding environment and did not find any special signs of burial. He still raised some questions, but started searching at Jimmy's request. Jimmy went straight back to the cleaner's residence, where there was a tool warehouse that had been checked before, and he just happened to bring two shovels for use.

Mark and Wright both lowered their heads and searched the ground for possible signs of burial. When Jimmy joined the search, they gradually sped up their pace.

"Found it! Jimmy, Wright, come here quickly."

Mark raised his right hand and shouted, still looking at the ground. Jimmy and the others ran over and looked at the grass under Mark's feet. There were already a few small pieces of vegetable peels kicked away by him. It was completely different from the grass in other places that was planted directly on the ground.

"How did you find it? Great job." Jimmy smiled and patted Mark. "I brought two shovels with me. Wright, please help me get them."

Wright turned to where Jimmy had placed the shovel. Mark also smiled and said, "I'm just guessing. In this environment, if they want to bury the body on the spot, there can't be obvious traces on the surface. The other party should choose to open up a piece of grass like our football field, and then restore the grass after burying it. It will definitely not be exposed for a certain period of time. By the time it is exposed, the body below will probably have decayed beyond recognition."

Jimmy nodded and took a look at the surrounding environment. There was land and trees without grass next to here. If the soil was really moved to those places, it would be difficult to find after a few days of wind and rain. And the place where Mark was looking for had a lot of grass kicked over and trampled by him.

However, it still needed to be confirmed. When Wright brought the shovel over, Mark took a shovel and began to gently dig the grass. He did not mark the boundary until a piece of grass became solid.

Wright also joined in the digging. They found traces of clothes after digging less than 20 centimeters deep. At the same time, a foul smell began to spread out in large quantities. Jimmy, who had nothing to do, moved away from here to avoid making his nose feel uncomfortable. As for Mark and Wright, they could only wish them good luck.

Mark: "Bingo! Found it."

Jimmy: "Wright, are there any people from the forensics department among you? Ask them to come over."

Wright took out his cell phone, held the shovel and walked away while starting to look up numbers. He quickly dialed the number. This time, more than a dozen people were transferred from the Miami office, and there were all kinds of people. Soon three agents came running over from the villa complex, and when they saw Jimmy and the others from a distance, they waved to confirm.

By the time they came to Jimmy and the others, gasping for air, the dirt on top of the body underground had already been cleaned off by Mark and Wright, leaving some loose soil that needed to be carefully handled. It would be best if someone from the forensics department came to avoid destroying any possible clues.

Professionals are different. Two people from the forensic department opened their boxes far away from the body, took out protective clothing, masks, gloves and other tools, and after changing into protective clothing, they carefully swept the dirt off the body and checked his clothes to make sure they were not damaged by the shovel. Then they asked Mark and the other two to dig a little more from the side. After working for a long time, they moved the body to the ground, including a small circle of dirt around the body.

A layer of plastic sheeting had been laid on the ground, and another agent was responsible for taking pictures of the entire process with a camera to ensure that the entire process was in compliance with regulations to avoid the evidence being questioned and invalidated.

On the plastic sheet, two forensic officers put on a new pair of gloves and began to clean the blood-stained dirt next to his body. As they cleaned, they said, "It looks like there is only one wound on the neck. Someone must have cut his throat from behind. But we still have to wait for the results from the forensic doctor."

The body had been buried for several days. This is the Caribbean region, where the weather is hot and humid, there is a lot of rain, and the soil is moist. The body has already decayed in many places. After the body was completely taken out, it emitted a stench that made people want to vomit. Except for professionals, ordinary people really can't stand it.

Jimmy came closer to take a look. Judging from the bloodstains and the condition of the body, the throat was indeed cut, and the wound was more on the left side. Most people would assume that the dominant hand was the right hand, so this kind of wound should be caused by the person holding the knife in the right hand from behind. Of course, it is not ruled out that it was cut from the front. The forensic doctor needs to identify the depth and type of the wound before giving a specific judgment.

Jimmy: "Excuse me, please arrange a forensic examination as soon as possible. Also, pay attention to whether there are fingerprints or other biological features of the suspect, such as hair."

Jimmy came to one side and waved to Mark and the others. When they came to him, he whispered, "Mark, Wright, this is not over yet. We still need to look around to see if there are any tools or other personal belongings left behind by the other party.

Also, no matter who in the security team we can get the information from, we must find out where the deceased lived.

The suspect is wearing security uniforms, so he must have chosen to change his clothes in a certain room, which is likely to be this person's, which means there should be leftover items in that room. Do you understand?"

Mark nodded, glanced at Wright and said, "Let Wright go ask. He is more familiar with the other agents, so it might be more convenient."

Jimmy looked at Wright: "What do you think?"

Wright nodded: "Then I will go back first. Thank you for your hard work here."

After saying that, Wright turned around and left. Jimmy and Mark began to search around the location of the body. Even though they knew it was most likely a futile effort, they could not give up. Moreover, they had too few people and the investigation was too slow and time-consuming. They did not finish the investigation until it was almost dark, but found nothing.

But there is good news. Wright has found the security guard's residence, and the forensic department will be able to come and check it out once they have finished cleaning up.

Although there seem to be a lot of clues, as of now, Jimmy and his team have not obtained any more clear-cut results except for a blurry surveillance video that cannot clearly see the facial features.

Jimmy sat on the bed in a daze, he didn't expect to solve the case, after all, it was all caused by him. However, as a detective who has been in the industry for many years, it would be a shame for his profession if he couldn't find any clues when some of the results were already known. Even finding hidden clues and giving up part of the investigation would be better than the current situation.

Taking the computer from the side, Jimmy sat on the bed and looked at the information that had been investigated so far and the results of the Miami office's preliminary investigation. He planned to sort it out again from the beginning, not missing any clues, no matter how minor, and put himself in the perspective of a professional agent.

The explosion took place off the coast of Miami, and the explosion on the yacht did not last long, so the location had been determined. To detonate like this, the other party must be near the yacht. It is difficult to confirm the location in the sea, but he must have detonated it on another ship, which means that the other party has determined the time the yacht will leave the port. Whether it is chasing it or waiting in the open sea, there must be a ship not too far away from the yacht.

Considering the detonation method, there is no mobile phone signal in the open sea, so the common method of using mobile phones as a signal source to detonate can basically be ignored. Of course, if the opponent uses satellite communication or wears a built-in base station, it is another matter.

This type of signal-free detonation method usually uses infrared detonation or timed detonation. If it is infrared detonation, the other party must be not far away. If it is timed detonation, then the bomb must be remotely activated directly at the port after the departure time is determined. No matter which method is used, the suspected bomber must be in the port or on another ship. It is only necessary to locate the nearby ships when the explosion occurs. As for the port records of the departure time, these videos have been obtained before, and another round of inspection will be carried out at that time.

The next clue is the yacht records. The other party was here before going to the Miami port, and had already contacted the yacht and stayed on it for more than ten minutes. It can be basically determined that the other party installed the explosives at this time. So from the time Jimmy and his friends came to the island to the time Jimmy found the cliff and discovered the traces of the other party climbing, these are the only clues that can be found for now.

By the way, I forgot one thing. The other party came up from the cliff, so he must have come and left by boat. That is to say, if he was careless, it was possible to read the AIS information of the ship. As long as we find the AIS information of the ship that appeared near the island, we can search and eliminate it.

If the other party turned off the positioning in advance, at least we can find out which ships' AIS information disappeared during that period and reappeared afterwards. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party must have turned on the positioning when leaving the port.

Jimmy took the notebook next to him and wrote down his thoughts. After the investigation on the island was completed, he would return to the Port of Miami Authority to ask them to retrieve the data again. The positioning information of the two ships might really give him a surprise.

The investigation on the island must now enter the routine investigation stage. Previously, they relied on the housekeeper and the security captain to identify the surveillance. Next, they must identify that person's image together with other servants, cleaners, and security guards. They may have had contact with that person. After all, only one person has been missing so far, which means that the others either did not meet him or were evaded by him. There is always a possibility that his location can be determined.

Other surveillance information also needs to be investigated, but this will have to wait until daytime. This case has tormented them for several days, so it would be better to give them a night to rest and adjust their emotions before continuing.

Jimmy is one of the few people who can stay up late. He is the only one who has the mood to sit on the bed and go over the case again. I guess Mark and Wright have no other thoughts except sleeping.

In addition to surveillance, maybe we need to walk around the island to see if there are any other traces of the other party, such as leaving from other locations after coming up the cliff? In short, we should abandon the known results first and treat it as an ordinary case. We have already wasted so much time, so we don’t mind going to a few more places.

(End of this chapter)