The world of American TV series: Starting with the L.A. Patrol.

"Agent Tavola, Agent Jeanre, you are younger than I thought."

The white-haired old man stood straight, but rather than looking like a soldier, he looked more like a dignified university professor.

"Hello, Agent Gibbs."

The two men shook hands with Jethro Gibbs respectively. Jack glanced across the open office behind him and was surprised to find that the seats were empty.

"That's why we're handing the case over to the FBI." Gibbs saw his surprise, turned around and gestured for them to come in, then led the two to the small conference room next to them.

"As you can see, the manpower problem has been plaguing the NCIS field team recently. My team is currently investigating a drug case on a warship in the deep Atlantic Ocean."

"Glad that we could help." Jiejie said politely after sitting down.

"These are Adam Weiner's files. As you can see, he was a former Navy SEAL team commander, and it was out of concern that we contacted you as soon as we learned of his death.

But unfortunately, it seems that things are developing in a direction that no one wants.”

Seeing that the files were proactively provided by the Navy, Jack and Jie Jie both breathed a sigh of relief. Before coming here, they had already prepared themselves mentally to go to JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) to retrieve the files.

Although the "DEVGRU" where Clay is located is also known as SEAL in the outside world, the two SEALs are completely different. The former is affiliated with JSOC, and although its personnel are selected from the latter, it does not directly accept the command of the Navy.

The official name of the unit that Adam Weiner belongs to is the Naval Special Operations Group, abbreviated as "SEAL", which is the true origin of the name SEAL.

"SEAL" belongs to the Naval Special Operations Command. Although they can be regarded as the T2 level in the US military special forces, they are actually the main force doing all the dirty and tiring work.

"We have temporarily ruled out the issue of 'Senalock' and will focus our investigation on Adam Weiner's relatives and comrades."

Since the Navy was so proactive in cooperating, Jack should naturally return the favor and reveal his own ideas.

"Do whatever you want. NCIS will fully cooperate. I heard you have a nice command vehicle. The parking lot here is spacious enough. I'll be here to serve you if you need me."

Gibbs's words were a little euphemistic, but his meaning was very clear. If the case really involved the Navy, NCIS was willing to open up their authority to the Most Wanted Criminals Team.

"Thank you very much." Jack was about to get up and say goodbye to Jiejie, but he met Gibbs' half-smile.

"There's someone who should be looking forward to seeing you. Are you sure you don't want to chat with her?"

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"Good God! Poor Jack, you must be possessed by something."

The Goth girl with a spider web tattoo on the back of her neck, high twin ponytails, and strange black lipstick screamed the first time she saw Jack, and then rushed over and gave him a big hug.

"Abby, calm down." Jack grabbed her wrist to stop her from poking her pectoral muscles with her fingers.

"You're not cute at all now. Of course, I'm only talking about your figure." Abby struggled for a while, and finally gave up the idea of ​​pinching his gluteus maximus.

If Jack was still the weak and skinny guy he was before, he should be thankful for himself, at least he has a girlfriend who can provide him with a backup.

Although it was a rare reunion of old friends, it was obviously not an appropriate time. The two sides just chatted for a few words before Jack and Jiejie had to leave the naval compound in a hurry because of a phone call.

A tragedy occurred in Harrisonburg this afternoon. An elderly couple was found dead in their home, and neighbors who heard unusual noises called the police.

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Harrisonburg is less than half an hour's drive from Charlottesville, so when Jack and Jiejie arrived, the wanted criminal team's command vehicle was already parked on the main road in front of a house.

"Are you sure it was done by our suspect?" Jack asked with a frown after greeting Alice who stayed in the command car.

"Yes, the suspect's name is Luke Dolan, the son of this family. The neighbor next door heard the unusual noise and saw him hurriedly fleeing the house."

Alice showed Jack the communication records in her hand, "I found his name in the call records of 'Senalock' Company. In addition, the files show that he and Adam Weiner once served in the same unit."

"It's terrible." Jack almost couldn't help but burst out cursing. What he feared came true.

Adam Weiner's service record has been modified for confidentiality reasons. If the murderer Luke Dolan was his comrade-in-arms, he was likely also a Navy SEAL.

This guy first killed his former comrades, and then killed his own parents, which means that the most likely person they are dealing with now is a mentally ill patient who is proficient in special operations.

"Here is Adam Weiner's 'SEAL' file, along with the contact information for NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs. Contact him immediately for Luke Dolan's file.

Also tell him that we really need to borrow the NCIS parking lot." Jack handed the information to Alice and hurriedly got out of the car.

"Eh?" Alice obviously didn't understand what he meant by the next sentence.

"He means that we'll be busy all night." Jie Jie shrugged and got out of the car.

Jack stepped onto the lawn in front of the house and his eyes fell on a row of flower pots under the eaves. It could be seen that the owner here took good care of these plants.

The tulips had not yet bloomed, but their buds were already full, and the irises, daffodils, and some unknown species of orchid were in full bloom, swaying gently in the breeze.

"Jack?" Seeing him stop, Jiejie called softly with a little concern.

Jack sighed, "I'm fine, but this case really upset me."

At this moment, there was another person in the room who was even more upset than Jack. "He obviously had the most perfect life, why did he ruin it all with his own hands?"

Clay, who was raised by his grandparents since his parents divorced and had never experienced parental love, had tears in his eyes.

Jack winked at Aubrey and said, "Why don't you check other rooms, including the garage."

"Come on, man, this is our job." Aubrey patted Clay's shoulder, dragged his arm and forcibly led him out of the bedroom.

The door of the closet used as a wardrobe in the bedroom was open, and two bodies were lying inside with multiple gunshot wounds all over their bodies. Jubal and Hannah were squatting in front of the bodies to examine them.

The closet door was also covered with bullet holes left by 9mm pistol bullets. The hands of the bodies were tied behind their backs, indicating that the elderly couple were locked in the closet when they died. Luke Dolan used a submachine gun to empty the magazine directly into the closet.

"Was it really their son Luke Dolan who did it? Is there a possibility of frame-up?" Jack asked again. "There is no evidence to point to this possibility. The cameras on the porch and garage door captured Luke Dolan entering and leaving the door. He opened the door himself with his key.

It’s a pity that the camera didn’t have a recording function, otherwise we would have known what happened at that time.”

Hannah handed the tablet to Jack, which clearly captured the moment Luke Dolan entered the room. There seemed to be a bruise on his forehead with a small Band-Aid on it.

There was an old tape recorder on the bed in the bedroom. Jack put on gloves and pressed the play button, and deafening heavy metal music suddenly filled the whole room.

After turning off the recorder, Jubal pointed out the window and said, "This should be used to cover up the sound of gunfire. The neighbors across the street said they vaguely heard some unusual noises over here, and they hesitated to call the police after they felt something was wrong."

"Maybe, don't you think it's a bit strange? Why lock them in the closet instead of killing them directly?" Jack asked.

"You mean he wants to extract some information from the two old men?" Jubal was puzzled. "What exactly does he want to know?"

"Oh my God!" Alice walked into the bedroom with a tablet and covered her mouth in surprise.

Although she had been to many scenes with the wanted criminal team, the scene before her still shocked her.

"Did you find anything?" Jiejie took the tablet from her.

"NCIS hasn't sent Luke Dolan's file yet, but I found some information about him after he left the military."

Alice introduced, "He left the army three years ago and is now the vice president of a biological company. From a work perspective, he has no intersection with the 'Senalock' company.

Luke Dolan's wife and he separated more than a year ago and he currently lives in Frederick with his daughter.

"Maybe this is the stimulus? It triggered his PTSD symptoms." Jiejie speculated.

"No, it's been too long, maybe that's one of the reasons, but there must be something else, something we don't know yet that caused his outburst.

And PTSD can lead to impulsive killings, but these are usually excessive self-defense caused by excessive stress, and rarely involve planned murders. "

Just as Jack was racking his brains to recall the criminal psychology files he had read, Clay appeared again with a photo frame.

"Not PTSD, but traumatic brain injury from repeated exposure to blast shock waves. I've seen similar cases in veterans' service centers."

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"The house is full of photos of the Dolan family, before he joined the army, during his service leave, and more recent ones." Clay showed the photo frames in his hand to everyone.

Inside is a close photo of Luke Dolan and his parents. The two old people have happy smiles on their faces and hug their son between them.

Although Luke Dolan in the photo has a beard and a wolfish smile, the happiness on his face that shows that he is still spoiled by his parents in middle age seems to overflow from the frame.

"Ten years ago, researchers at a Department of Defense laboratory in Maryland noticed a persistent, previously undiscovered form of brain damage in some members of special forces.

These soldiers will experience severe insomnia and headaches, memory confusion and blurriness, loss of coordination, and irritability when they are around 40 years old.

When Clay was talking about this, his expression was somewhat sad, as if he had revealed some past events that he did not want to recall.

"At first, doctors diagnosed soldiers with such symptoms as mental illness and ignored the underlying physical damage, classifying them all as PTSD, until someone compiled statistics on the number of Navy SEALs who committed suicide over the years.

The families of these soldiers spontaneously organized themselves and sent their loved ones' brains to the laboratory, where a doctor discovered a line of damage in the brains of these team members.

This is an unprecedented injury pattern. Unlike boxers, this injury is caused by repeated shock waves from the explosion.

The high-intensity shooting training, the shock waves generated by door-breaking explosives, and everything that the team members frequently experienced on the battlefield were the culprits for all this.

My former good friend, the legendary Brett Swanney of 'DEVGRU', chose to commit suicide because he could not bear the pain and torture. After his death, I personally sent his brain to the laboratory.

The military took the case seriously only after lab researchers discovered the same symptoms in his brain.”

Although Clay's second half of the story was a bit brief, it was obviously not an easy task to get the stubborn military to admit the existence of this situation, and one can imagine how much effort he put in.

"This seems to be a possible direction for investigation." Jubal didn't know how to comfort the depressed Clay, so he could only pat him on the shoulder and said to Alice.

"But this still can't explain how mentally ill he must be to attack his own parents." Hannah sighed.

Then Aubrey's voice came from the door, "Guys, maybe you should come to the garage and take a look."

Leaving Jubal and Hannah to continue looking for clues in the bedroom, Jack and others followed Aubrey to the garage, and took out their cell phones to call the omnipotent encyclopedia Red.

"This disease is called 'interface astrocyte scarring' and it is difficult to tell unless you cut open his brain. The brain damage that Clay described is real, but it is difficult to see the line of damage with conventional examination methods.

Moreover, the development of this situation is a gradual process, and the degree of deterioration will gradually increase, but it is unlikely to increase for no reason. I suggest you investigate whether he has been injured. Schizophrenia caused by trauma is relatively common. "

After receiving Red's hint, Jack immediately thought of the small wound on Luke Dolan's forehead in the surveillance video, and his eyes fell on a red Chevrolet parked at the garage door.

"Alice, check the license plate number of this car."

There was also an old Cadillac parked in the garage, and Jack suspected that the Chevrolet with a broken headlight probably belonged to Luke Dolan.

Clay came forward and observed for a moment before concluding, "The damage is very recent. The accident happened recently. This is not the Navy's style. I will never drive a car like this on the road without fixing it myself."

As Alice wrote down the license plate number and walked quickly toward the command car, Aubrey pointed to the pile of debris in the corner of the garage and said, "Look at these cardboard boxes. When I checked the garage, I noticed that they all showed signs of being turned over."

Jie Jie squatted down and rummaged through it, then took out a few notebooks and said in surprise, "These are Luke's memos and diaries from when he was in the army. We were right, he was indeed a SEAL."

"So Luke Dolan isn't just out to kill his parents, he's also trying to find something, something from his past, perhaps related to a secret mission he once carried out."

In addition to mental illness, Jack also had to take some conspiracy theory-related circumstances into account.