The FBI's response was swift, and it took almost less than 24 hours to organize a "task force" to go to the Wind Valley reservation.

They couldn't help but be quick, after all, there were rumors that the angry natives had organized themselves and planned to storm the drilling camp and destroy everything they could see.

You must know that the total police force in the local area is only 7 people, plus a rookie agent who is almost completely unexpected, it is impossible to prevent the situation from deteriorating.

The thought of the expensive shale oil extraction equipment in the drilling camp made the directors of a Texas-registered oil company bleed in their hearts and could only desperately put pressure on the FBI.

However, something unexpected happened, less than 24 hours after the crime, the bones in the camp were still being excavated, and before the "task force" boarded the plane, a rookie agent suddenly called to report that the case had been solved.

A local hunter accidentally found a mutilated body in the mountains, and through identity verification, it was confirmed that it was the only missing security guard in the drilling camp.

In his phone, the rookie agent found a lot of evidence related to the murdered Indian girls, confirming that the killers of local women were the same security guards who were on duty during the winter months and doing nothing all day.

The tragedy at the camp was also confirmed to be related to the missing security guard, who was clearly mentally ill, and after killing all his companions and burning down the security quarters, he fled into the mountains alone, and finally froze to death near Gannett Peak.

This excellent female detective, with the cooperation of the local tribal police, successfully calmed down the angry aborigines, and now the drilling camp has been temporarily blocked, and everything has been settled.

Of course, things won't end so quickly, but the focus has been successfully shifted from the destruction of the security team to the murder of an Aboriginal woman.

Both the BIA and the FBI hope that this matter can end as soon as possible and calm down the current boiling public opinion turmoil.

Now that the case has been solved so quickly, there is not even a defendant who needs to go to court, so everyone is naturally happy, of course, whether the families of those victims will take a certain oil company to court afterwards is none of the business of the federal government.

It is foreseeable that although Jane will stay in this icy world for a while, the promotion that Jack once said will definitely not run away.

Not to mention the word internship, it is very possible to move up to the next level, and maybe the next time the two meet, Jack will call someone a Senior Special Agent.

However, all the disturbances at the moment had nothing to do with Jack, and at noon on the day he was enjoying the view of Gannett Peak, he received a call from Hodgner.

It was too late to say goodbye to everyone one by one, and after a few phone calls, Jack boarded a flight to Annapolis, the capital of Maryland.

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Hodgner didn't reveal what the case was on the phone, which gave Jack a bad feeling in his mind.

Sure enough, when he saw that Jiejie, who came to pick up the airport, did not have the joy of seeing his lover again, and always looked serious, his heart chuckled, this time it was definitely not a small matter.

"What's wrong?" Jiejie is a girl who lives on a desert island with herself, and she can not change her face in the face of terrorists, which is rare.

"Let's talk about getting in the car, the current situation is highly confidential." Jiejie looked around and didn't answer Jack's question directly.

As soon as she got into the car, Jie Jie handed over a small yellow medicine bottle and a small bottle of mineral water.

"Take two tablets of this first."

Jack's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "What is this?" ”

"Ciprofloxacin, they say it's not sure if it's useful, but it's better than nothing."

Now Jack knew why the girl's panic was coming.

"Biochemical terrorist attack?"

Only this invisible adversary is the most feared.

"The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) suspects anthrax, the specifics are not yet clear, and we have just arrived and are collecting information."

"OK, so where are we going now?" Jack simply swallowed the pill, knowing that as long as it wasn't a poison gas that killed him on the spot, he was very sure of protecting the safety of the people around him.

Jie Jie called up the navigation on her phone, "Here, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has set up a temporary command center. ”

Seeing her uneasy, Jack did not immediately start the car, but held the girl's hand tightly.

"Relax, I'm here."

After 911, there was an anthrax mail incident in Laomei, and letters containing anthrax bacilli were sent to several news media offices and some senators.

The attack left 22 people infected, including five dead, and the whole country was in a state of panic, given that the country has a tradition of mailing bills by letter, and everyone feared that it would be their turn next.

Anthrax is a bacterium, the full name of which is Bacillus anthracis, from the ancient Greek word "anthrakos," which means coal, and got its name from the typical symptoms of skin crusts.

In the book of Exodus, there are some similar descriptions, such as the plague of animal plagues and sores in the Ten Plagues, which is probably what we are talking about.

It can be seen that this is actually a fairly old disease, but the disease itself is not terrible, because it has a relatively simple transmission route.

Bacillus anthracis can cause infection through contact with mucous membranes or breaks in human skin, and can also be contracted by breath, but in most cases, the amount of bacteria dispersed into the air is not strong enough to cause illness.

So in general, under natural conditions, this bacterium is not much of a threat to humans, because usually it does not infect people, and if it does, people die very quickly, and it is difficult to cause large-scale transmission.

But there's something awesome about this thing, it transforms, in its propagule state, its vitality is more fragile than most bacteria, but after it becomes a spores

Bacillus anthracis spores can be soaked in boiling water for at least 40 minutes, with more than 4 hours of high-intensity ultraviolet light or more than 100 hours of direct sunlight.

As for ordinary hospital disinfectants, the effect is far worse than boiling water, and it takes several days to completely kill the spores.

High lethality rate, tenacious survivability, it seems that turning this germ into a biological weapon has become a natural thing, no way, human beings have always been extremely talented in death.

Jack soon joined the rest of the BAU crowd, and it was the first time he had seen so many people in suits, military uniforms, and white coats gathered together, filling a large hall.

Then he saw another acquaintance, the same CDC Dr. Morgan whom he had met when he was just a small patrolman.

(End of chapter)