Chapter 43, The Fifth Man
If it had been a small case, or if it hadn't been enough to make a splash in New York, Brooklyn would have agreed to help David when he asked for help.
It's their personal relationship, and he can help his friends for free.
But this is not a small case!
From the beginning of the Red Devil imitation murder case, to the current hostage-taking and asking him to play a sick game, this is no longer something that a murder team leader can cover.
Since it is a business business, Brooklyn naturally has to be public.
David is a good cop, and he can't understand what Brooklyn is thinking, so he can't hide his disappointment when Brooklyn refuses.
Brooklyn found David, covered his mouth and whispered
"I suspect the killer is in this group."
"You quietly observe who has left the team and acted alone. Even if it's going to the toilet. ”
"Don't startle them, don't let them know."
David glanced at the team members and nodded silently.
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This time, the operation team was led by David, who quickly put on their equipment and took the helicopter directly in order to hurry.
Brooklyn stood in front of the window, looking at the distant plane, and couldn't help but look at the people around him.
Not surprisingly, Chris was left behind by Director Reagan due to his emotional agitation.
Brooklyn nodded at Chris, then approached Director Reagan.
"Let's talk?"
Seeing that the police computer experts had not yet come to an end, Brooklyn made a gesture of invitation to Director Reagan.
Director Reagan glanced at Brooklyn and nodded slightly.
The two left the observation room one after the other and walked into the smoking room.
The smoking room at the NYPD headquarters is large, or rather, it is not a smoking room at all, but a recreation room called a smoking room.
Director Reagan pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Brooklyn, which Brooklyn refused.
Seeing Brooklyn go to pour coffee, he shook his head and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't choose to drink it." ”
"Why?"
Brooklyn asked curiously.
Director Reagan just smiled and shook his head.
Brooklyn took most of the cup of coffee and took only one sip, and the sour taste immediately filled his mouth.
He frowned and swallowed his coffee, refusing to touch it again.
Watching Brooklyn embarrass him, Director Reagan burst out laughing.
"I've heard that the coffee in the police station is notoriously unpleasant, but I didn't expect it to be the same at your headquarters."
Brooklyn wiped his mouth and said with a wry smile.
He rinsed his mouth several times, and the sour taste was still ingrained and truly unforgettable.
"We can't let him lead him by the nose."
Spit the last sip of water into the sink, Brooklyn said, looking up.
Director Reagan nodded, but did not speak.
"Is there any sugar?"
Brooklyn asked.
Director Reagan shook his head.
Brooklyn pursed his lips, expressing his displeasure, and continued
"There are currently five known helpers from Hahn."
"Coerced Harvin, his role is to help Curtis defend in court, drag you down, and confuse the eyes. Harvin's role has been played. ”
"Brown, a brainwashed prison guard, Hahn needs someone to help him deliver letters, and this person needs to be completely under his control in order for his plan to go smoothly. In addition to managing the prisoners, Brown was also responsible for reviewing letters, which was exactly what Hahn needed. ”
"Curtis and Evelyn, they are students of Hahn, one is caught, the other is out of control."
"Curtis is just a decoy, and it turns out that Hahn's real backhand should be Evelyn. It's just that he didn't expect Evelyn to complete the evolution of her technique and get out of control. He could only do it himself. ”
At this point, Brooklyn stopped.
This caught the attention of Director Reagan.
"And another?"
"And one more ......"
"There is also an unknown person who may be hiding in the police."
After a pause, Brooklyn explained quickly.
At NYPD headquarters, in front of their chief, he said that he had Hahn's accomplices in his subordinates — and that he explained faster than Director Reagan's anger grew.
"Harvin is coerced, Evelyn is no longer under Hahn's control, Curtis is in court, and Brown is dead."
"Hahn claims that Evelyn is killing for him, but it's false, he's lying. Evelyn should have cut ties with him by now. ”
"That's not a reason for you to doubt my people."
Director Regan's anger grew significantly faster than Brooklyn's explanation, and he stopped smoking and leaned forward to face Brooklyn.
This is a gesture of attack. It is the instinctive gesture of predation of animals.
"How did the media know exactly what was going on in the interrogation room?"
Brooklyn asked.
"If no one leaks the news to the media, how did the media get the news in the interrogation room in just five minutes?"
"The people in the news corridor in the interrogation room don't know, only the people in the interrogation room and the observation room know."
Brooklyn repeats what he had just explained to David.
"What do you want to do?"
"Why is it that the person who leaks the news to the media must be the murderer?"
After listening to Brooklyn's explanation, Director Reagan asked.
Seeing that Brooklyn was stunned, he said further
"Police salaries are not very high, and a lot of people here need a little extra allowance to support their families."
He didn't get it through, but Brooklyn already understood what it meant.
To put it simply, there are police officers who sell inside information to the media to make money.
This is something that Brooklyn did not take into account.
If that were the case, all his conjectures would have to be overturned.
"We can check with Hahn."
Seeing that Brooklyn didn't speak for a long time, Director Reagan spoke.
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Interrogation Room 2.
"You still have ...... 21 minutes of time. Got a clue? ”
Hahn asked happily as he fiddled with the alarm clock.
"There it is."
Brooklyn said nonchalantly holding a disposable paper cup, taking a sip of water
"Not only do I have clues about the hostages, I also know who the fifth person is."
With that, Brooklyn placed a cup of coffee on the table and pushed it towards Hahn.
"The fifth person?" Hahn shook his head, "Thanks, I don't want to." Their coffee here is as bad as dog urine. ”
"What's the fifth person you're talking about?"
"Don't pretend, your body has betrayed you. Jaén, I said, there is no point in lying in front of me. ”
Brooklyn narrowed his eyes and subconsciously glanced in the direction of the observation room, pointing to Hahn's face.
"Do you know how ugly an asymmetrical face is?"
"The asymmetry of the expression on the person's face probably indicates that the emotions he showed were fake."
"Also, you're taking too long to answer my questions. You deliberately repeat my words, and you say that coffee doesn't taste good, and you take the opportunity to think about it and make up a bad excuse of 'I don't know what you're talking about'. ”
"Honestly Hahn, it's a good thing you didn't go to Hollywood, your acting skills are terrible, and you haven't grown yet, just like a few years ago. You're going to starve to death in Hollywood. ”
"By the way, you said their coffee is the same as dog urine, have you ever drunk dog urine?"
Brooklyn began to taunt Hahn in all directions.
"Haven't you ever drunk it? How do you know they're the same as dog pee if you haven't drunk them? ”
With that, Brooklyn turned again in the direction of the observation room and raised his paper glass.