Chapter 755 Medal of Valor
In the middle of the night, the two bosses went out on a date, and the soldiers below naturally dispersed, although Hotchner still had some questions.
For example, why did Jack decisively shoot the emergency worker? At that time, Hotchner was still in a state of concussion and slight blood loss. In fact, he had not recovered much at this time, and he was not very clear about what happened at the scene.
However, Jack always gave him the feeling that he was a person with a more delicate mind. Although he killed more than ordinary detectives, he was quite decisive when shooting, but every time he shot, it was in accordance with the procedure, or there was a reason to kill the criminal.
Of course, Hotchner didn't know that Jack had deliberately damaged the law enforcement recorder when he was a patrolman in LAPD to execute "just judgment", but someone was indeed too cautious in his usual actions. Occasionally, when he was deliberately difficult to settle, he would try his best to follow the rules.
Anyway, there was no rush, so Hotchner went back to the hospital first with Emily and Reed. While Joyner finished the operation, he also needed to rest well.
In fact, if we must strictly follow the procedures, Jack's shooting was a bit against the rules, because the paramedic did not reveal too many clues at the time, and did not show any threats in his behavior.
But Jack had to shoot, because Joyner was in the other party's hands at the time, and he had guessed that there was something wrong with the ambulance. Any hesitation could lead to an irreversible tragedy.
Things are usually judged by the results, and this time the credit is too great. Even if he makes some mistakes in the report later, no ignorant guy will come to find fault.
Besides, this is just a little flaw in the procedure. From the guy who stayed at the explosion site disguised as a civilian to approach Hotchner and Joyner, to the appearance of a "volunteered" paramedic, everything was a conspiracy that had been planned long ago.
When Jack learned from Joy Reacher that the Secret Service's protection target was the current president of Bolivia, the last piece of the puzzle was complete.
The reason why the terrorists disguised as civilians still pretended to be enthusiastic citizens and approached Hotchner after detonating the bomb was to confirm the injuries of the two people and to allow their accomplices disguised as paramedics to appear in front of the two injured FBIs in an ambulance loaded with explosives.
This is an insurance policy, regardless of whether the police have linked the previous random shootings with terrorist attacks and guessed that the target of the attack might be the emergency personnel at the scene, leading to the blockade of the explosion site.
They must ensure that their ambulance filled with explosives appears first and takes an FBI-identified injured person.
At the same time, this person is also a backup. If Hotchner and Joyner are all seriously injured or even one dies and the other is injured, then at that time he can transform himself into a paramedic responsible for driving by just putting on a uniform.
Perhaps the ambulance will still be stopped by the Secret Service agents when it arrives at the hospital, but there is a dying FBI agent in the car, plus a shot of nitroglycerin, creating a sense of tension that he will be seriously injured and die in the next second, and the probability of entering the hospital through the blockade is very high.
However, all this was disturbed by Jack who appeared in time. Even though Joey Reacher was not the duty supervisor of the Secret Service's protection mission today, he did not get the information that the Secret Service was protecting the current president of Bolivia.
But then when Garcia told him that the number he had tracked before had been near the ambulance, Jack would not hesitate to subdue the ambulance personnel and then check the vehicle.
Now it is nothing more than writing a little more in the report, such as writing a sentence that he noticed that the ambulance personnel's expression was a little wrong, and there were behaviors that threatened Joyner, etc.
In fact, Jack was quite confident in his plug-in. How could Joyner's life be in danger after the healing technique was used? The other party's gesture of rescuing when opening the car door was the biggest flaw.
When Jack appeared in the combat center refreshed the next day, he met Jim Aubrey's sad little eyes. He was sent to the NYPD headquarters by Jubal as a temporary liaison before the first explosion last night.
If he could be with Jack at that time, I dare not say anything else, but it would definitely not be a problem to be promoted to a senior agent this year.
After writing a report for half a morning, Rossi, holding his old waist, appeared at the door of Jack's office and told him that NSA and DHS had made a rare effort and arrested the last member of the "Dark Jihad" who participated in the terrorist attack this morning.
There were 13 people involved in the terrorist attack. The planner was the bald man who was disguised as an emergency worker and was killed by Jack. He was the only member of the Durango drug cartel who appeared in New York and was also an explosives expert.
The explosives in the ambulance and the collar bomb that was originally installed on Alice's neck were all made by this man. The NSA is still investigating his true identity. It is believed that this person should be from the Venezuelan special forces and served as an instructor in the somewhat mythical "Hunter School".
Jack had seen a military action movie called "Escape from the Amazon" in his previous life. Although he was not very clear whether the "Hunter School" in Venezuela in this world was as awesome as that in the movie, judging from the performance of the bald man, this guy should be something.
This information was just incidental. Rossi came here specifically to tell Jack that, "Early this morning, the ADX Florence Prison in Colorado reported that Anthony Vargas died in his solitary cell. The cause of death was a heart attack."
"That's really interesting. A guy who watched a bomb explode in front of his eyes through a layer of glass without being scared to death died of a heart attack in a single cell." Jack's tone was full of sarcasm.
"Maybe it's just a delayed onset?" Rossi's smile was also sarcastic.
"This incident has nothing to do with us. Maybe it's really just a coincidence, or maybe some people don't want to be associated with terrorism because of what happened last night."
Jack shrugged upon hearing this, "I hope that's the end of it. At least in the short term, I don't want to touch any more cases related to bombs or terrorist attacks."
"Then you should be careful when selecting wanted criminals to chase later. Let me tell you some good news." Rossi smiled very happily this time, from the heart.
"You will receive an FBI Medal of Valor, and all members of the BAU operations team will receive an FBI Shield of Bravery."
Why do I suddenly feel like I have been appointed? It is obvious that this is not a formal decision. The decision to award this kind of medal will not be officially announced for at least a month due to the FBI's bureaucratic process.
The FBI's Medal of Valor is second only to the FBI Star Medal, and the latter is usually awarded only to agents who were heroically injured in important missions. The only thing above that is the Memorial Star Medal, which can only be received by family members, because only their family members can receive it. Awarded to the sacrificial agent.