Chapter 1090 The identity of the murderer
The company involved in the incident was located on the third floor of a newly built office building. When Jack walked into the elevator, he noticed that there was only a hole where the camera should have been installed, revealing the reserved line.
"So you didn't collect any surveillance footage?"
"It's been less than two weeks since the renovation was completed here. 'Senalock' is the first company to move in, and many equipment has not been installed yet."
The sheriff tucked the cowboy hat that the state police are equipped with under his armpit and answered as he walked out of the elevator quickly.
"There are only 9 people in this company, including the CEO. Where did the other employee go?" Jiejie asked as she flipped through the two-page report that had just been handed to her.
"It's a software engineer in the company. The police went to his address as soon as the incident happened, but his neighbors claimed that they hadn't seen him in the past two days."
As he spoke, the sheriff led everyone through the corridor. As he said just now, not only was the surveillance equipment not installed, but even the company logo at the door was not hung.
The layout of this company is very simple. There is a public office area with partitions in the middle. The rooms on both sides are a reception room and a slightly larger conference room. The innermost room is a separate office.
"Like a small company that is operating well but not complicated, what exactly do they do?" Aubrey asked, walking around a pool of blood near the door.
At this time, five or six hours had passed since the incident, and the body had long been sent to the coroner's office. Even the on-site investigation was almost over, and several forensic assistants were cleaning up the yellow evidence signs on the ground.
"The information says it's related to the Internet, but in this case, we are still contacting the victim's family." The sheriff looked embarrassed.
There were a total of 9 people in a company, 8 of whom were killed and 1 was missing. It was indeed difficult to understand the specific business of this company in a short time.
However, the sheriff pointed to the CEO's office at the back, "Adam Weiner is the CEO of this company. His office has been turned upside down. Maybe you can find some useful clues."
"Jiejie and Hannah, go in and take a look." Jubal said, handing the tablet in his hand to Jack, "Alice just asked for the photos of the scene, try to restore the scene."
The sheriff pointed to the large pool of blood under Clay's feet, who was also holding a tablet, "This is the first dead person we found, Nathan Muntz."
"The body fell facing the door. He almost ran out of the office. It looks like he was the last one to be killed." Clay half-squatted on the ground, changing the direction of the tablet in his hand from time to time.
"The ones who fell here are Jane Bernie and Winnie David. Jane also tried to escape. Her throat was cut from behind. Winnie hid under the table, but the murderer did not let her go."
Jack paused here and exchanged glances with Clay.
The sheriff following behind them didn't notice this and introduced himself, "Only these three of the eight dead died of knife wounds, and the rest were shot.
So we suspect that there are probably two murderers, but we didn't find the bloody footprints of the second person. He must have been very careful."
Clay shook his head, his face a little ugly, "There should be only one murderer. He used a pistol first, and after emptying the magazine, he didn't change the magazine, but directly used a knife to complete the follow-up."
He said this with a reluctant tone, "The murderer's physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people. He has received rigorous training and is decisive and ruthless. He may have a certain military background."
They found something strange when they walked into the company. Although the scene was bloody and the carpet was covered with large pools of blood, there were no bullet holes everywhere like the usual shooting scene, and there was not even a piece of broken glass. All the messy places were caused by the victims running away or falling down, such as the overturned water cup and the laptop pulled to the ground by the power cord.
Even though the murderer suddenly attacked, the eight people he faced were all unarmed ordinary people, but to complete such an efficient killing in a short time, only Jack and Clay could do it.
Aubrey's mind raced, and he keenly noticed something wrong. "This doesn't make sense. If the murderer had planned it, he couldn't have prepared spare magazines in advance, resulting in the remaining three people being killed with a knife in the end."
"This means that he came for someone, and the others were just collateral damage." Jack looked at the CEO's office that Jiejie and Hannah entered. There was a pool of blood with some brain tissue at the door of the office.
The photo showed that the body that fell here was the company's CEO Adam Weiner. If the death of other people can only explain the problem from the side, then the damage suffered by this CEO is very intuitive.
Two shots in the chest and one shot in the head, many guys who died at the hands of Jack and Clay have suffered similar treatment.
"I guess he is the murderer's priority target and the first victim."
Before Jack finished speaking, the glass door of the office was pushed open, and Jiejie held an open locked gun box in her gloved hand.
"Jack, Clay, does this look familiar to you?"
In the gun box lay a MK24 with a golden anchor logo. Jack had an identical backup gun, a souvenir from SEAL Team B.
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"It looks like we know why NCIS assigned this case to the Most Wanted Team." Jubal looked at the photos hanging on the wall of the office.
Above is Adam Weiner in a white naval officer's uniform. Below the photo is a medal plaque that says he was awarded the Navy Cross in 2019.
"Do you know him?" Jack asked Clay.
Including ordinary SEALs and the so-called SEAL Team Six, which is now "DEVGRU", the external identities of their active members are strictly confidential, including other special forces such as Delta.
Even after retirement, their service experience is still sealed, including the FBI, most of the records that can be found are deliberately blank or vague.
Clay shook his head, "Maybe you should ask Jason, I was training in the youth team before joining Team B."
"Wait, do you suspect Adam Weiner was once a SEAL?" Aubrey reacted, a little unbelievable.
"This doesn't make sense. The murderer broke in straight from the door without alerting or stopping anyone else. Adam Weiner, as a former special forces member, did not immediately try to go back to the office to get his gun. What does this mean?"
"This means that he looks harmless. Maybe everyone here knows him. He might be the missing employee." Jiejie guessed.
She pointed to the documents on the floor of the office. "There is another question. These are all contracts for 'Senalock'. Why would the murderer be interested in these things?"