Chapter 1092: Crazy Seal

Chapter 1092: Crazy Seal

"Agent Tavole, Agent Jeange, you are younger than I thought."

The white-haired old man has a straight body, but rather than having a military demeanor, he feels more like a dignified university professor.

"Hello, Agent Gibbs."

The two of them shook hands with Jethro Gibbs respectively. Jack's eyes swept across the open office behind him, and to his surprise, he found that all the seats were empty.

"That's why we forwarded the case to the FBI." Gibbs noticed his surprise, turned around and made an inviting gesture, and then led the two of them to the small conference room next to them.

"As you can see, manpower issues have been plaguing the NCIS field team recently. My team members are currently investigating a drug case on a warship deep in the Atlantic Ocean."

"I'm glad we can help." Jiejie said politely after sitting down.

"These are Adam Weiner's files. As you can see, he was the commander of a SEAL team. 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 Jiejie secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before arriving, they had been mentally prepared to continue going to JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) to retrieve the files.

Although Clay's "DEVGRU" is also called a SEAL in the outside world, the two SEALs are completely different. The former is affiliated with JSOC. Although the personnel selection comes from the latter, it does not directly accept the command of the Navy.

The official name of Adam Weiner's unit is the Naval Special Warfare Group, and the abbreviation is "SEAL", which is the real origin of the name SEAL.

"SEAL" is affiliated with the Naval Special Warfare Command. Although it can be regarded as the T2 level of the US military's special forces, they are actually the main force doing all kinds of dirty work.

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

Since the navy was so proactive in cooperating, it was natural for Jack to reciprocate the favor and reveal his side's thoughts.

"NCIS will fully cooperate with you to do what you want. I heard that you have a good command vehicle. The parking lot here is spacious enough. I will be here at any time if you need it."

Gibbs said it a little euphemistically, but his meaning was clear. If the case really related to the Navy, NCIS was willing to open their authority to the wanted criminal team.

"Thank you very much." Jack was about to stand up with Jie Jie to say goodbye, but he happened to meet Gibbs' eyes that were half-smiling but not smiling.

"There is someone who should be looking forward to meeting you. Are you really not going to have a few words with her?"

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"God! Poor Jack, something must be possessing you."

The goth girl with a spider web tattooed on the back of her neck, tall twin tails, and weird black lipstick screamed the first time she saw Jack, and then she rushed forward and gave him a big hug.

"Abby, calm down." Jack grabbed her wrist and stopped her from poking her chest with her fingers.

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

If Jack was still the weakling and thin bamboo pole he was before, he would be lucky to at least have her as a girlfriend who can cover up the situation.

Although it was a rare gathering of old friends, it was obviously not the right time right now. The two parties only chatted briefly, and Jack and Jiejie had to leave the Navy compound in a hurry because of a phone call.

A tragedy occurred in Harrisonburg this afternoon. An old couple was found dead in their home. 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 command vehicle of the wanted criminal team had already parked on the road in front of a house.

"Are you sure it was our suspect who did it?" Jack asked with a frown after greeting Alice who was staying behind in the command vehicle.

"Yes, the suspect's name is Luke Dolan. He is the son of this family. The neighbor across the door saw him hurriedly fleeing the house after hearing unusual noises."

Alice showed Jack the communication records in her hand, "I found his name in the call records of the 'Cena Lock' company, and the file shows that he and Adam Weiner once served in the same army."

"It's just terrible." Jack almost couldn't hold back the swear words, he was really afraid of what would happen.

Adam Weiner's service records were redacted for confidentiality reasons, and if his killer, Luke Dolan, was a comrade in arms with him, he was probably also a SEAL.

This guy first killed his former comrades, and then killed his parents, which meant that the person they had to deal with now was most likely a mental patient who was proficient in special operations.

"This is Adam Weiner's SEAL profile, as well as the contact information for NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs. Contact him immediately to request 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 the meaning of his last sentence.

"He means that we will be busy all night tonight." Jiejie 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 haven't bloomed yet, but the buds are already very full, and the irises, daffodils, and some unknown orchid are already in full bloom, swaying gently in the breeze.

"Jack?" Seeing him stop, Jie Jie called softly with some worry.

Jack sighed, "I'm fine, but this case makes me very unhappy."

At this time, there was another person in the room who was even more unhappy than Jack, "He obviously has the most perfect life, why would he ruin it all with his own hands?"

Clay was raised by his grandparents as a child because his parents divorced. He had never experienced the love between his parents and his eyes were filled with tears.

Jack winked at Aubrey, "Why don't you go check out other houses, including the garage and stuff like that."

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

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

The closet door was also riddled with bullet holes from 9mm pistol bullets. The corpse's hands were tied behind its back, indicating that the old couple was locked in it when they died. Luke Dolan pointed a submachine gun directly at the closet to empty it. magazine.

"Is it really their son Luke Dolan who did this? Is there any possibility of frame-up?" Jack asked again. “There is currently no evidence to point to this possibility. The cameras on the porch and garage door captured footage of Luke Dolan entering and leaving the door, which he opened with his own key.

It's a pity that the camera does not have a recording function, otherwise we would know what exactly happened. "

Hannah handed the tablet in her hand 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-fashioned tape recorder placed on the bed in the bedroom. Jack put on his gloves and pressed the play button, and deafening heavy metal music suddenly filled the entire room.

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

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

"You mean what information does he want to extract from the two old men?" Jubal was a little confused. "What exactly does he want to know?"

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

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

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

"NCIS hasn't sent Luke Dolan's file yet, but I found some information about him after he was discharged from the army."

Alice introduced, "He left the army three years ago and now works as the vice president of a biological company. Judging from his work, he has no connection with the Senaloc Company.

Luke Dolan's wife separated from him more than a year ago and currently lives in Frederick with their daughter. "

"Maybe this is the source of stimulation? 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 that we don't know yet that caused him to explode.

Moreover, PTSD can impulsively kill people, but it is usually over-defense caused by excessive stress, and such planned murders rarely occur. "

Just as Jack was searching for memories of the criminal psychology files he had read, Clay reappeared holding a photo frame.

"It's not PTSD, it's traumatic brain injury from repeated exposure to blast waves, and I've seen similar cases within veterans' service centers."

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"There are photos of the Dolan family everywhere in the house, before joining the army, during service leave, and recently." Clay showed the photo frame in his hand to everyone.

Inside is an intimate photo of Luke Dolan and his parents. The two old men have happy smiles on their faces and hold their son between them.

Although Luke Dolan in the photo has a beard and a very embarrassed smile, the happiness on his face that a person can still be pampered by his parents even in middle age seems to overflow the photo frame.

“As early as a decade ago, researchers at a Department of Defense laboratory in Maryland noticed a persistent, previously unidentified brain injury in some Special Forces members.

When these soldiers are about forty years old, they will develop symptoms such as severe insomnia and headaches, memory confusion and blur, physical coordination imbalance, irritability and other symptoms. "

When Clay told this, his expression was a little sad, as if he had revealed some past events that he didn't want to recall.

"At first, doctors diagnosed soldiers with such symptoms as mental illnesses and ignored the underlying physical injuries, classifying them all as PTSD. Until someone compiled statistics on the SEALs who committed suicide over the years.

The families of these soldiers organized themselves and sent the brains of their loved ones to the laboratory. A doctor discovered a line of damage in the brains of these soldiers.

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

High-intensity shooting training, shock waves from door-breaking explosives, and everything that the team members frequently experience on the battlefield are the culprits of all this.

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

The researchers in the laboratory found the same symptoms in his brain, and only then did the military pay attention to this situation. "

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. It is conceivable how much effort he put into it.

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

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

Aubrey's voice came from the door at this time, "Guys, you should probably come to the garage and take a look."

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

"This disease is called 'interface astrocyte scar'. It is difficult to judge unless his brain is cut open. The brain damage that Clay mentioned does exist, but it is difficult to observe the damage line with ordinary examination methods.

And the development of this situation is a gradual process. 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 reminder, 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 door of the garage.

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

There was also an old Cadillac parked in the garage. Jack suspected that the Chevrolet with a broken headlight might belong to Luke Dolan.

Clay came forward to observe for a moment and concluded, "The damage is very fresh. The accident happened recently. This is not the Navy's style. I will never drive such a car on the road without fixing it myself."

When Alice wrote down the license plate number and walked quickly to the command car, Aubrey pointed to the pile of debris in the corner of the garage, "Look at these cardboard boxes. I noticed that these have been turned over when I checked the garage."

Jie Jie squatted down and turned it over. She took out a few notebooks and said in surprise, "These are Luke's memos and diaries when he was in the army. We guessed right. He was indeed a SEAL."

"So Luke Dolan didn't just come to kill his parents. He was also trying to find something, something from the past, perhaps related to the secret mission he once performed."

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