Chapter 172: Department of Homeland Security
The convoy had a smooth journey and arrived at the Los Angeles Police Department after more than 20 minutes.
Raymond directly ordered Wang Lei to be taken to the interrogation room, and he would not go to make a transcript of Wang Lei's confession until the forensic doctor's appraisal report came out and a preliminary conclusion was reached.
Cowman and the three women were invited into his office, closed the door, poured a cup of coffee for everyone, and Raymond said, "I think the best thing you can do now is to help Wang Lei hire a good lawyer, at least, he can say nothing while the transcript is taken." β
In fact, Raymond's behavior has violated the law of faith that he has adhered to since he became a police officer, and what he should do is to let the suspect open his mouth to reveal the truth.
It wasn't a decision that Coleman could make, he had a lawyer, and the FBI Los Angeles branch had a dedicated lawyer to handle matters like this, and Coleman's inquiring gaze turned to the three women.
Wang Shui'er had no idea, and her slender shoulders were not enough to carry such a serious matter. With tears in her eyes, Wang Shui'er stared at the wall stupidly.
Yang Qian had already used the only communication line provided to her by the 8th bureau to use it in the most emergency situation, contacted the secret line arranged by the bureau in Los Angeles, and got Wei Zheng's reply as soon as possible.
Yang Qian hugged Wang Shui'er: "It's okay, let's hire a lawyer, we hire the best criminal lawyer in Los Angeles, even if you spend more money, you won't be afraid." β
Wei Zheng's information feedback came back that the 8th Bureau would pay enough money to ensure Wang Lei's safety through the secret line in Los Angeles and clear the responsibility for this incident, and the secret line is already contacting the best and most expensive criminal lawyer in Los Angeles.
In California, the most famous criminal lawyer is Johnny, the defender of the trial of the century and the leader of the lawyer group who won the murder of the wife of the world's football star Simpson? Cochran and Kyle? Carey.
No wonder Yang Qian is very confident in strengthening Wang Shui'er's will to be able to extricate Simpson from the murder of his wife under the ironclad evidence of the police, Wang Lei can only be regarded as a pediatrician.
There were only three women present except Coleman, no matter how the court argued, even if Coleman stood on the opposite side, the testimony of the three women would be more credible than him, and Julie was also an FBI agent, which had offset Coleman's special status.
Wang Shui'er slowly came back to her senses under some half-truths and half-truths from Yang Qian's explanation. Julie hung up the phone in her hand and came over to accompany her, and now Wang Shui'er is the most vulnerable.
The forensic report came out, and Raymond went out to arrange for his subordinates to prepare for the first interrogation of Wang Lei. He didn't dare to procrastinate, the eyes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were always on every department of the police department, and what they wanted most was for someone to make a mistake.
At this moment, a noisy sound came out outside, and everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the door curiously, even the three women and one man in Raymond's office stood in front of the blinds and watched.
Four sturdy men in black suits and short hair walked in, accompanied by the deputy chief of the police station, with angry faces on his face, and he had an argument with these men outside just now.
One of the black men walked up to Raymond and pulled out a copy of his ID: "Jamie? Murray, Department of Homeland Security. Wang Lei's case involves state secrets, and from now on, we will take over it, and you will immediately seal all the information and evidence and hand them over to us. β
Jamie? Maury, Julie, and Coleman had all heard of the name, and it was the first time they had seen it. He is the deputy chief of operations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and has tremendous power.
Wang Lei's matter actually alarmed him, and Coleman was puzzled, if it should be the FBI, although the FBI and the local police sometimes assisted each other, and sometimes there were many contradictions.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, abbreviated as DHS, is a federal executive agency established by the U.S. government after the 911 terrorist attacks.
Within the Department of Homeland Security, there are several departments that are well-known in the world. In particular, the U.S. Secret Service is responsible for the establishment of the security system for the President of the United States and the White House.
The other is the U.S. Coast Guard, which is now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Homeland Security will not transfer the Coast Guard to the U.S. Department of the Navy unless it is a state of war.
On March 1, 2004, the Department of Homeland Security was ordered to reorganize.
After the reorganization, the Department of Homeland Security established an information processing center called the National Incident Management System, or NIMS.
The primary purpose of the center is to provide direct nationwide unified information assistance to the three levels of administrative regions in the United States, the federal, state, and city or county.
A few months later, the Department of Homeland Security formally established the framework for the U.S. National Contingency Plan, or NRP. This is based on the NIMS information template, which is mainly based on streamlining the original federal coordination structure to provide emergency support for unified all-weather incident management in the continental United States.
It can be said that after the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, the power of the FBI in the United States has been virtually reduced a lot, and there are many overlaps between the functions of the two agencies.
Generally speaking, when there is an overlap of functions between the two parties, it is the FBI that gives in. No better than others, no matter how powerful the agents are, they can still outperform the army, even if it's just the coast guard.
Julia was also confused, she thought that Robert should start from the top to solve Wang Lei's matter this time, but the intervention of the Department of Homeland Security would definitely disrupt all the plans of Robert and the FBI.
Julie, who was a little flustered for the first time in her life, kept calling the number Robert had left her, but unfortunately, the phone number that had been made at the scene of Parker's death was now unreachable.
Yang Qian's heart was shocked, the Department of Homeland Security, that is an agency that is more mysterious than the CIA, how could Wang Lei be involved with them, what should he do?
Holding Wang Shui'er and comforting her, Yang Qian herself was at a loss. Now in the police station, the message cannot be transmitted, and it is easy to say that it is easy to sit up.
Jamie? Mori's expression was cold to the limit, which made the police helpless. He was armed with a relevant official document issued by the Department of Homeland Security, and the police had no reason to delay it.
The three men they brought with them scattered casually to the door of the homicide department and by the window, faintly controlling the entire form of the office, and under their armpits, the long suits that were lifted a little higher were obviously not ordinary pistols.
Raymond walked into the interrogation room and glanced at Wang Lei apologetically. Wang Lei was leisurely crossing one leg on the iron table, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the arm of the chair, and humming a Chinese song that Raymond could not understand.
"Wang Lei, we're going to hand you over to the Department of Homeland Security, don't ask me, I don't know what Lu Dao is for." Raymond untied the handcuffs on Wang Lei's feet, and the handcuffs were removed when he returned to the homicide department.
The corners of Wang Lei's eyes jumped slightly, didn't he kill a Parker, the information in the FBI information database shows that this is a street gangster, not even a gang member, why is the Department of Homeland Security impatient to intervene?
can only take one step at a time, and Wang Lei has always liked to put aside things he can't figure out. Standing up and moving his waist, Wang Lei stared at Raymond in surprise: "Why don't you leave?" β
Raymond couldn't cry or laugh, he just wanted Wang Lei to rest and stretch, this was the most insignificant thing he could do at the moment, but let this fat man urge himself in turn.
As soon as Wang Lei stepped into the door of the Murder Bureau, all eyes were focused on him. Jamie? Mori took a step forward: "Wang Lei? β
With an extremely honest smile, Wang Lei nodded, and Jamie handed him a piece of paper: "Sign, from now on, your case will be taken over by our Department of Homeland Security." β
Coleman and the three women also walked out of Raymond's office, standing there stupidly. Kaleman couldn't stand it anymore: "Where are you taking Wang Lei to?" Isn't this just a simple criminal case! β
Jamie glanced indifferently at the somewhat agitated Cowman, and his tone was full of disdain: "It seems that the Department of Homeland Security doesn't need to report to your FBI yet." β
Wang Lei smiled and signed, winked at the women, Jamie waved his hand, and the three attachΓ©s came over, grabbed Wang Lei and walked out.
Jamie? Mo Li swept around all the people in the office, and suddenly pointed at Wang Shui'er and said, "Wang Shui'er, you go back and wait, maybe we will contact you." β
Gotta say, Jamie? Mori's aura was really full, and until he left, the office suddenly felt much more relaxed, and the whispered chattering of the police began again.
Raymond slammed the folder on his desk: "Damn, DHS is amazing!" β
The deputy director kindly patted Raymond on the shoulder: "Okay, they're amazing." Raymond, you go to the medical examiner's office and go through the formalities, Parker's body is handed over to the people waiting for the Department of Homeland Security below, Nathan, Coleman, can you see what to do with it yourself? β
Coleman didn't say much, and the people from the FBI branch were also waiting outside the forensic office, Nathan's body was to be transported back, and there were many things that needed him to clean up the aftermath.
After greeting Julie, Coleman hurriedly trotted down to the medical examiner's office, not knowing how to face Nathan's family, and he had no shame to face them.
Yang Qian walked in front, Julie walked in the back, subconsciously, the two of them protected Wang Shui'er in the middle, and the three women walked out of the police station dejectedly.
Today's incident is a big blow to Yang Qian and Julie, who have always been strong, and when they are on a national security mission, anyone will shoot and kill people.
However, like Wang Lei, just because he wanted to avenge his companions, he dared to drive a car directly to death in front of the head of the FBI Los Angeles branch, how much courage and dedication it takes!
The tears in Wang Shui'er's eyes have always been there, just now, before Wang Lei was taken away by the Department of Homeland Security, she was actually taken away by Jamie? Mo Li was so frightened that she didn't dare to rush up and hug Wang Lei, she regretted it