Chapter 675: Curtain call
"Showtime, dear." Hannah affectionately grabbed Jack's arm, smiling and waving a small Star-Spangled Banner, not knowing where she had flipped out of the car.
"The volume of 400 pounds of explosives is not small, it should not be too difficult to find, and there is a negative floor below the venue on the first floor, where is the gym, which has toilets, lockers and bathrooms, so start from there."
Jack was also smiling, but he whispered something that didn't match his expression.
The so-called Ulstershire Recreation Centre is a multi-purpose complex that can be used to host a variety of indoor sports competitions, such as basketball, badminton and so on.
After hanging a curtain and setting up a podium, and after setting up tables and chairs underneath, it can be transformed into an auditorium, and in addition to the indoor part, there is a simple baseball field outside the entertainment center, and there is a grandstand that can accommodate nearly 1,000 people.
Usually the baseball stadium is open, and at this moment there are some fitness enthusiasts jogging along the track inside, comparing the information just sent by the operations center with what he sees in front of him, and Jack has a rough idea of the surrounding environment.
Just as he was about to close the phone, another vibration came, and then two photos appeared on the screen, and at the same time, Jubal's voice came from the headset, "The ERT team just confirmed the fingerprints of these two people in that car, Robbins and Lindsay, which should be the other two accomplices of Emma Kane." ”
Neither Jack nor Hannah responded, as they approached the metal detector at the entrance, where the aisle was crowded with people, and several officers from the local county police were trying to maintain order and slow down the speed of entry into the venue, as the FBI had previously requested.
Second, there have been a few unfamiliar responses from the communication channel, which should belong to the members of Lacroix's "Wanted Criminals Department", and it is now their mission to find Emma Kane and her two accomplices.
There were still many people who came to the citizenship ceremony, in addition to those who were about to take the oath, as well as their relatives and friends, as well as some tourists who watched the excitement, but most of them were blocked by the deliberately slowed security check.
Coming to the entrance of the aisle on the other side specially set aside by the county police, Jack lifted his trench coat slightly, showed the police badge on his waist without revealing a trace, and then raised four fingers to indicate that he and the three people behind him were together.
The county police officer quietly stepped back to make way for the passage, and the four mermaids rushed in, and Jack turned around and whispered, "I didn't find anything, or don't open the signal shield until I received the order." ”
There are also drawbacks to the use of signal jammers, although it can be absolutely safe to start early, but it will also completely isolate the surrounding signals, including mobile phones and the communicators they are using now, will completely fail.
And turning on the signal shield in advance is likely to alarm the other party, and while it is important to stop the bomb from detonating, it is also important to wipe out Emma Kane and her accomplices.
Although these guys have a little bit of food, they seem to be well-planned but there are many flaws, but they are extremely powerful, and compared to the extremists in the Federation, the destructiveness of the Kane gang cannot be underestimated.
And people will improve, I don't know how many terrorists have grown up little by little in this way in the battle of wits and courage with the official, so the opportunity to catch all of them must not be missed, otherwise the next time the other party comes back, it may not be so easy to deal with.
Hannah nodded slightly, pecked him on the cheek, and turned to lead the two bomb disposal experts to the stairs leading to the negative floor, at which point several FBI agents who had also just arrived quickly followed.
Unsure if the other side would arrange for men to stay by the bomb until the last moment, Jubal sent all his men to Hannah's side on a bomb search mission.
Jack was still alone on his side, and he walked quickly to the other side, where there was a maintenance passage that went straight up to the rooftop floor, and then there was communication from the others in his headset.
"Boss, we saw Emma's men, in the northwest corner, they were staring in the direction of the entrance, and Robbins was on the phone, looking a little uneasy, probably wondering why it would take so long to enter." It was one of Lacroix's men who spoke.
"Keep an eye on them first, and I'll continue to look for the 'Queen Bee'." Lacroix's voice was slow, and he didn't hear any agitation.
The reputation of the "Wanted Criminals Department" is much better than that of the BAU Action Group, which has always been low-key, because they deal with some extremely vicious criminals who are on the wanted list, and naturally they receive much more media attention.
Although there is still a gap between the two positions within the FBI, Lacroix who can lead such an action team naturally has merits, and although Jubal's touting at that time was a bit of a prank, it was not completely groundless.
"The bomb was found, and in the gym's storage room, no timing device was found, ready to be dismantled." As Jack climbed onto the rooftop, Hannah's slightly nervous voice came from the channel, and anyone who looked at the large box in front of him could explode at any time would have a tight throat.
"Wait a minute, I'll be in place right away, have you found Emma?" Jack put down the case, took out the G28E and screwed on the silencer magazine, waiting for Lacroix's confirmation.
There was a moment of silence in the channel, and then Lacroix replied, "Found her, pink shirt and green coat on the bench south of the center." ”
Jack quickly ran to the south, half-crouched behind the women's wall, and with the slow movement of the scope crosshairs, he first aimed at Lacroix, who was pushing a mountain bike and wearing sunglasses and pretending to be a fitness person, and then followed his line of sight to find a figure sitting on a bench more than ten meters away.
"I'm in place."
Emma Kane in the scope looked a little haggard, holding the mobile phone in her hand, her body was trembling slightly, and her eyes were full of malice and bitter hatred when she looked in the direction of the entertainment center from time to time.
"We controlled Emma's men and didn't find the remote control." Hearing the announcement from the headset, Jack immediately ordered, "Hannah, cut off the wireless signal and defuse the bomb." ”
As the wireless signal jammer was turned on, a rustling electronic background sound suddenly came from Jack's ears, and two passers-by around the baseball stadium who were talking on the phone put down their phones from their ears in confusion, and one of them subconsciously slapped it on his knee.
Emma Kane, who was sitting on the bench, noticed the strangeness around her, glanced at the mobile phone she was holding in her hand, immediately put it on the bench with a nervous expression, and took out a toy car remote control from her coat pocket with her arm trembling slightly.
"Emma Kane!" Lacroix, who had already walked in front of her, suddenly let out a low voice, and at the moment when she looked up in panic, Jack pulled the trigger, less than half a second, but the bullet was only a hundred meters away, and after burrowing into her forehead, leaving a trail of blood mist on the grass beside her.
Almost at the same time, Lacroix took a half-step forward, firmly grasped Emma Kane's right hand holding the remote control, carefully broke her fingers and removed the remote control, and then slowly let go, allowing the body to slowly collapse on the bench.
"Zila. Zila bomb disarmed. As communication resumed, Hannah's voice was heard first in the channel.
"The suspect is down." As if in response to her, Lacroix whispered, then turned to look at the rooftop of the entertainment center, squinting slightly with a deep forehead mark.
"Well done, Agent Tavol."
(End of chapter)