Chapter 24 I must be given a satisfactory explanation
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When the gunman fired, Link saw it clearly. The gun in the gunman's hand was aimed at him, and the gunman was only going to kill him.
He hid behind a chair on his own knee, just not wanting Angel to be hurt for his sake. So he didn't feel like he had done anything heroic. Conversely, if he hadn't been talking to Angel sideways just now, maybe he would have been shot in the back.
He said to Lily, "You can't go. At this time, the wound on his body was also hastily bandaged, and although the bleeding had stopped a little, he knew that he had better rush to the hospital as soon as possible. "You have to stay in the store. He said as he walked briskly towards Warren's car.
Warren drove to Moapa Public Hospital.
The doctor examined the arm and found that there was no bone injury, but it hit the main blood vessel. On his back was an abrasion, a two-finger-wide slap-long wound that scraped off a piece of flesh from his back. ,
After his wounds were treated, two police officers came to him to take a statement – the hospital called the police.
Not long after the confession was recorded. Benjamin rushed to the hospital room. Link saw that he seemed to have something to say, and that he himself had something to ask him, so he asked the family members who had rushed to the hospital to go out first.
Benjamin said with a calm face, "I'm sorry, boss! ”
Link shook his head and said, "Even if they don't have this time, they can always find a chance." "No matter how tight the defense is, there are holes. This time he was lucky. If the gunman had fired earlier, he would have turned his back to the gunman, and perhaps he would have died. To a certain extent, Angel saved his life this time.
The gunmen fired only three shots, and that was because Benjamin and they didn't see the right way to drive over, leaving the gunmen with no time to shoot any further. Otherwise, he might have had to get a few more shots.
Seeing that Benjamin was alone, he asked, "Did you catch that guy?"
"Yes. Douglas took him to a hidden place for interrogation. Benjamin whispered.
"Tell me what, tell me right away!" he wanted to know who wanted his life, and especially if the person behind the arson was the same person behind the shooting.
"Is there any news from Mike?"
"Not yet. ”
Link closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "Help me with the discharge procedures." ”
"But you're hurt!"
Link shook his head and said, "I'm fine." "In the hospital, it's really pretty safe. But this time, the fire in his heart can't be extinguished. This time the shooter could shoot when he had an innocent child next to him, and the next time he could have attacked his family. He would never allow that to happen. The sooner he could deal with that secret enemy, the sooner he could rest assured.
"I think, boss, you have to convince your family. ”
Link thought about it for a while, and felt that it was difficult to do that when his family was still in the hospital, so he gave up the idea of leaving the hospital for the time being.
When Barbara said she was going to be in the hospital. He persuaded Barbara and them to go home on the grounds that they needed to be taken care of at home and that Benjamin was in the hospital.
After his family left, he asked Benjamin to help him get out of the hospital.
When Benjamin saw that he had asked to leave the hospital again, he knew that he had made up his mind and would not stop him.
After they left the hospital, Link called his family and said that he was going to a hospital in Las Vegas for treatment to reassure them.
But they went to Las Vegas and did not go to the villas on Bakers Avenue. Although the villa was burned down, it was not damaged and could continue to live there. But he came to Las Vegas this time regardless of his injury, not to live here.
Link asked Benjamin to drive the car straight to the Venetian Hotel. He had just opened his room and moved in, and Benjamin brought in some strong men. This is a temporary bodyguard he hired.
Because he is a temporary bodyguard, he doesn't have much to ask for, as long as they are reliable.
He had the bodyguards stand guard outside the door and said to Benjamin, "Go to the casino manager and let him come to me before six o'clock." Otherwise, I'll go to the VIP gambling room and wait for him. ”
"I'll go. ”
Link stopped him and said, "Did you inform Mike?"
"I forgot to inform him. I'll call him. ”
Link didn't blame Benjamin for his incompetence, as he didn't offer to let Mike know he was coming to Las Vegas: "You told him to come to the hotel to see me right away." ”
The casino manager came faster than Mike. Not long after Benjamin went out, he came to see Link.
Link didn't talk nonsense to him: "A few days ago, I was set on fire to my villa on Bakers Avenue. At noon today, I was shot three times and hit twice. There are not many people who have an enmity with me, and there are people who can hate me so much that they want me to die, and I can't think of anyone else except you big casinos, and I think you Venetians hate me the most. I'll give you twenty-four hours. I hope you can give me an explanation that satisfies me. ”
His words made the casino manager very unhappy. But the casino manager had to endure and tried to reason with him: "Mr. Hans. Although we had an agreement before. But we're not obligated to help you purge the enemy. ”
Link sneered and said, "I don't want to talk nonsense with you. If out of the twenty big casinos, the one who wants me to die the most. I am not a policeman, let alone a judge, and I don't need to find hard evidence. Tomorrow at 6 p.m. if you can't satisfy me, I think you'll often see me win in your VIP room until I get a satisfactory result. ”
"We have an agreement! The casino manager listened to his threats and hardened his tone. "We at the casino want to honor this agreement. We hope we don't ...... each other."
Link interrupted him with a shake of his index finger and said, "You should remember the content of the verbal agreement between us. Unless! unless you have proof that you didn't do it. You have twenty-four hours left. Either give me an account, or find evidence that has nothing to do with you, or kill me in your territory. ”
He paused and said coldly, "I advise you to cherish your time!"
The casino manager knew there was nothing more to say to Link. He needs to get in touch with his boss right away.
As Link said, there is nothing more than the Venetian casino that wants him to die. Because it cost this casino nearly a billion dollars overnight. And other casinos, although they have lost face, the losses are not very large. The hatred for Link may not have been to the point of killing him. He also had to admit that if he was Link, the first target of suspicion would be their Venetian casino.
The news that Link was staying at the Venetian Hotel, in just an hour, was heard by all the big casinos. They also received news that Link had been shot. But Link hasn't done much yet, and they're still waiting to see what they're doing for the time being.
And Link was listening to Mike's report.
"We have found out who did it, and it was a Russian named Gangut who did it, but the person has not been found. "Mike is talking about the arsonist. "I suspect he's out of Las Vegas. ”
Link blew and groaned for a long time, saying, "Are there any other clues?"
"Gangut is a thug of a small local Russian gang. This gang is mainly pimping, and also controls some low-grade ******. We've looked for people who are familiar with Gangut, and they all say they haven't seen this person in two days. But they said Gangut had arrived in Las Vegas from San Francisco only two years earlier. ”
"We're looking to see which casino this gang is closely connected to. Mike finally said. He also suspects that the casino is going to deal with Link.
Link nodded and said, "You're going to investigate in the direction you are now." If there are not enough people, you and Benjamin say. Let me know as soon as the result is available. ”
In his heart, the biggest suspicion is the big casino in Las Vegas. It could be the Venetian casino, or it could be another casino. Mike's desire to investigate which casino the gang had ties to was in line with his suspicions.
"Also, Douglas is interrogating the killer, you can contact him more. See if there is a connection between the shooting and the arson. At first, Link thought that the arson and the killer were the same person's orders. But after calming down, he felt that something was wrong.
That arson was obviously not for his life, but more like a provocation. If you want his life, it's actually easier to get it in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a big city, he has to live here, he always has to go out, and in such a big city, there are more opportunities to kill him. And in Overtown, it is more difficult for the killer to hide. And Link has bodyguards, even if the killer succeeds, it will be more difficult to escape.
And that's exactly what happened. After the killer shot him, he flew south, because if he went north, after entering the highway, he would be easily stopped by the police for speeding, and he might not be able to escape when he entered the small road. To the south is an asphalt road, and there are very few vehicles, so it is easier for the killer to escape by choosing this road. It's just that he didn't expect Link's bodyguard to have two cars. One rescues Link, the other chases. He didn't expect Link to buy such a good car for the bodyguards. His used car, which he bought anonymously, couldn't outrun Benjamin's new car.
The new car is not yet fully run-in. But when his used car was driving at the limit, the engine stalled, and Benjamin and the others were injured and caught.
After Mike left, he asked Benjamin, who was still in the room, "What are you going to do with that killer?"
"The car had been burned. The license plate Douglas will take care of it, and maybe it will fall into Lake Mead. ”
"Didn't leave any other clues?" Although the killer was a suspect, Benjamin caught people and interrogated them, which was itself a violation of the law. Link didn't want to get in trouble. In the United States, as long as you are caught, even if you are the president, you will go to jail.
"Like warheads or something. "He didn't think that in the course of the pursuit, Benjamin they didn't fire a single shot.
Sure enough, as he thought, Benjamin said: "Boss, rest assured, the gun we use is a modified gun, not the one on our gun license." ”
Link was relieved when he said this, and said, "You can just deal with it." ”
"He'll go where he's supposed to be. Benjamin said expressionlessly.
For bodyguards, killers are natural enemies. Benjamin, on the other hand, was a soldier, and in their mindset the only means of dealing with the enemy was to destroy them. And no matter what country it is, no matter how sound the law is, there will be a lot of unknown bones added under the land of each country every year. I don't know how many undiscovered corpses are buried in the desert near Las Vegas. Burying one more is not a big deal.
But he won't take it. If he did, Benjamin and them would be found out later, and it would have become that he had instigated it.
He groaned for a moment and said, "I don't want to know anything else, I just need to know who is going to kill me." ”
"We understand, boss. Benjamin didn't even blink an eye. "We'll take care of everything. ”
Link knew that he was a man who understood, and it was impossible for him not to understand what he was saying. He nodded and said, "You have worked hard this time, and after this incident, I will give each of the four of you 200,000 US dollars, which is considered a bonus for protecting me this time." ”
Benjamin still said expressionlessly, "Thank you, boss." ”
"Wait a minute, go to the other casinos and tell their managers about this. If I don't have a reasonable account, I'll bet three days at the Venetian and then I'll go to them. ”
Benjamin nodded and said, "I'll go." He did understand that Link was trying to put pressure on the Venetian through other big casinos.
After Benjamin left, Link was the only one left in the huge presidential suite. Not to mention that he has injuries on his body now, even if he is intact, he will not go out when someone wants his life. He even ordered room service for dinner, and asked the delivery staff to bring the food outside the suite door and then the bodyguards brought it in. In short, he did everything to save his own life.
He had injuries on his body, and Benjamin came back in the evening with some needle water. When he was discharged from the hospital, Link brought his case with him, and he had a doctor's prescription. With these prescriptions, Benjamin can buy the medicine at the pharmacy. And Benjamin, although he is not a doctor, is not a problem for a former SEAL.
The next morning, Link was sitting on the couch hanging needles when Douglass arrived.
Seeing that his eyes were dark and his eyes were not red, Link knew that he had not slept all night. Link asks Benjamin to pour him a cup of coffee before asking, "What did you ask?"
"The killer's upline has been asked. But by the time we went to find someone, the building was empty. Mike is looking up who the online has been in contact with in the last few days. In addition, he is also checking the Internet to find out who placed the order. ”
"Can you find it?"
"It's not certain yet. However, knowing the killer's online will allow you to know who he has been in contact with on the Internet, and in addition, you can find out who has transferred money to his account. Mike has found the hacker. ”
Today's killers are also keeping pace with the times, and you don't have to meet to place an order. They don't even need to know who placed the order. Just get in touch, just contact us directly via MSN or email. But not meeting will also leave some clues, such as the transfer of money, which will definitely leave certain traces.
"But they may also have anonymous accounts. ”
Anonymous accounts are a real problem. However, as long as you find the computer where the killer is online, you should be able to find that account.
In fact, the bank's computer is not difficult to crack, but there will be big trouble after cracking, and it will not have much benefit. Don't talk nonsense that you can transfer money away if you crack the bank account, as long as you pursue it, you can always get the money back. The only trouble is that the depositor's money is not available for a while. The bank's money laundering system is not just rhetoric.
The most important thing is that banks not only have money to hire people to arrest people, but banks are also related to a country's financial security, and if a hacker dares to touch the bank, he will face the pursuit of the whole country and even the whole world.
Link knew a Chinese student, and he said that the bank's security system is not the most secure in the world, and if Link wants money, he can transfer 10 billion to Link's bank account at any time, depending on whether he dares to ask for it.
Of course, Link didn't dare to ask for that kind of money. Although when it comes to online banking transfers, banks are paperless. But there are records of the record. Any change in the accounts can be concealed for a while. Maybe you steal millions of dollars from a jewelry store and only sentence you to 20 years at most, but if you transfer a dollar to your account through a hacker, you may be sentenced to 100 years.
That's not a question of money, it's a question of power.
For example, if a country embezzles hundreds of millions, it may be sentenced to more than ten years. The bank made a mistake and transferred the money to a personal account, because the account owner did not take the initiative to report the error and used a little money, and the result was a lifetime sentence. To put it bluntly, the sentencing is to give people a warning. However, corruption is taking advantage of taxpayers, and taxpayers also want to make an example. But taxpayers don't have the power to make an example, and banks do. That's the root cause.
Therefore, the security system of the bank is not because it is difficult to crack that no one touches it. It's the real hackers who don't bother to crack it. Besides, as long as the money inside is not touched, the bank may not be able to detect someone intruding. If it is discovered, the bank may not be willing to speak out.
So Link doesn't think it's whimsical for Mike to find hackers to hack into the bank's system.
He said in a deep voice, "Is there a way to find that upline?"
"Las Vegas, I can just ask people to find it. But I think it's likely that he's gone. Douglas said with a frown and shook his head. "And in the U.S., it's easy to change your name. ”