The bookstore has become a contaminated area of anthrax slabs, and it is naturally impossible to collect evidence, and Jack and Emily have to return to the command center after confirming that the inside is completely contaminated.

Dr. Kimura had bad news again, the death toll had risen to 21, and now there were only four survivors, all of whom were usually in good health, young people between the ages of 18 and 25.

Garcia investigates the interpersonal relationships of bookstore owners, but finds nothing so far, and finds either ordinary people or liberal arts students who don't have the ability to create germs.

Garcia is also digging deeper, trying to find some hidden clues.

The problem is that time is running out for the FBI, or BAU, team, and the director has been given an ultimatum by President Golden Retriever.

If there is no result by tonight, then tomorrow morning at the latest, when His Excellency the President has finished his beloved burger and coke, a press conference will be held to inform the public about the attack.

One can imagine what kind of panic it will cause at that time.

Jack didn't know what to say about the president, but he could only say that as a former businessman, this golden retriever knew how to earn enough eyeballs for himself.

According to the list provided by General Whitworth, Jiejie gathered the heads of the various laboratories in Fort Detrick together, and the already bustling hall was crowded at this time.

This was the last resort of the BAU team, to publish the results of their profiles to these people, hoping to get some clues.

Everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing, and the unrelated personnel left the hall for the time being, leaving as much space as possible, including General Whitworth, and the bigwigs stood still in twos and threes, wanting to hear what these BAU psychologists wanted to say.

Everyone in the group stood in front of these bigwigs, and you and I explained the results of the profile they had just summarized.

The first to speak, of course, was Hodgner, "Given that neither of the two current assault sites has obvious symbolic significance, we are inclined to consider the current assault to be an individual act." ”

"Understanding the potential significance of these locations will help us find the criminal."

"There was a strong personal element in the attack that suggested it was a homegrown terrorist."

"As in the '01 anthrax incident, we believe that the suspect is an expert in the field or a staff member in a laboratory run by a defense agency."

"So I'm here because we think you might know him, maybe even be one of you."

"These homegrown terrorists are short-sighted, chattering radicals who think their work is the most important thing."

"He probably preached a lot before, that the country was going to be a terrorist attack, and that he would have shown a certain degree of neuroticism and over-illusion."

Standing next to General Whitworth at this time, a well-dressed middle-aged man with meticulous hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses interrupted everyone's conversation.

"Pardon me, that's too vague."

General Whitworth also said politely, "No, as far as I know, most of my researchers are paranoid, not to mention that rich imagination is the most basic trait of scientific research. ”

The general's words provoked a low burst of laughter, and everyone seemed to feel that the level of the psychologists at BAU seemed to be exaggerated by some rumors.

Hodgner's tone was calm and unwavering, "Sorry General, we haven't finished our words yet. ”

"He may have been working overtime for the past few weeks in a row to prepare for the attack."

"He may have been working overtime for the past few weeks in a row to prepare for the attack."

"We think he's had been injected with a sufficient dose of anthrax vaccine and waited until the vaccine came into effect for a year or two of preparation."

"This man has a private studio to do his work in secret, and he also has access to the large and expensive industrial equipment."

"He may well have published papers about the anthrax attack threat, but it didn't get enough attention, which made him very angry."

"He may have suffered some setbacks at work, such as being transferred, demoted, or even fired, which could be an incentive for him to decide to go crazy and prove his point."

"There may also be some changes in his family, and he is recently divorced or separated, which will push him to the end of the road, and he intends to take a desperate gamble."

As the descriptions became more detailed, Jack noticed that the faces of some of the people present began to look ugly.

It seems that there is a play, Jack and Rosie glanced at each other, feeling that there might be something to gain this time.

At this point, Hodgner also began to make a final summary, "This man knows all about the anthrax attack in '01, and his former privileges have given him access to all the details of this incident. ”

"Please share the above information with your colleagues, thank you."

Just as everyone was about to disperse, the middle-aged man with glasses from before walked up to Hodchner and Rossi with a serious face.

"I think there's something I should show you."

——

In the conference room, Jiejie opened a freshly decrypted video on her computer and projected it on the screen.

The middle-aged man introduced on the side, "This is a secret hearing held by the National Defense and Security Subsidiary Committee in January '12. ”

General Whitworth stood aside and continued, "This is Dr. Lawrence Nichols, who had previously worked in a secret laboratory at Fort Detrick and left shortly after this hearing. ”

"He didn't leave on his own initiative, he was fired." The middle-aged man retorted without giving any face, making the lieutenant general roll his eyes, and after speaking, he motioned for Jiejie to start playing the video.

A thin, wrinkled little old man with messy brown-yellow hair appeared on the screen.

He was emotional, talking to the camera.

"If you want me to say, I was lucky that only 5 people died in the attack 10 years ago, and even more fortunately, the people who did it used ordinary envelopes instead of dusters!"

"The enemy of this country is perfectly capable of destroying an entire city at once, and unfortunately, we are still defenseless against it."

At this time, the host on the stage interrupted him, "No, doctor, on the contrary, we have made a lot of preparations for this after 01. ”

"Really? Every household needs enough gas masks, everyone needs to be provided with enough antibiotics for two months, and hospitals in every major city need to be equipped with biosafety decontamination facilities. ”

"So, how much budget do you think we're going to spend on this?" The moderator asked.

"Less than $50 billion is gross negligence." In the video, Dr. Lawrence Nichols pulls out his handkerchief and wipes the sweat from his forehead due to excitement.

(End of chapter)