Chapter 2049 Key Figures
In fact, Stark has not been idle. When he heard the conversation between Alvin and Officer Frank, he had already connected all the cameras on the Malibu beach.
After Brian confirmed the guy's appearance, Stark began to search for the Frenchman's movements throughout the day.
After taking a look at Brian, who was clearly anxious but had an extremely indifferent expression, Stark nodded in admiration and said, "I need some time, thanks to the 'right to privacy', Malibu is the place with the fewest cameras in Los Angeles.
There are too many celebrities here, and they are obviously not willing to expose themselves too much in front of the camera. You must know that there are too many people who are willing to use their private appearance to go to the media in exchange for money.
We should go to the cafe where your ex-wife was kidnapped. There might be some clues there.
And you definitely don’t have the patience to wait, right? "
Alvin didn't wait for Brian to speak, he opened a space door on the roadside of Qianwan Cafe.
Looking at the surprised Officer Frank, Alvin hesitated and said, "Officer, you are a local, are you interested in going with us?
We need to combine all our efforts to find Kenm and Lenore as soon as possible. "
Frank immediately turned around and explained to his partner, and then followed Alvin and the others to the cafe 3 kilometers away.
There is also a police car parked here, but only two uniformed police officers are blocking the scene. The owner of the cafe and a few waiters are sitting on the bench at the entrance of the cafe, waiting for something...
Today, the attention of the entire Los Angeles police force has been attracted by the robbery. Obviously, they cannot spare more manpower to pay attention to a kidnapping case.
Without waiting for Alvin to speak, Frank coordinated with the police officer in front of the door and let Alvin and his group in.
Brian didn't need anyone's guidance, he found the surveillance equipment in the cafe and started copying the surveillance content while looking at the surveillance images before and after Lenore's kidnapping.
Alvin looked at the cafe owner who was very excited about meeting the celebrity. He smiled and said, "Man, do us a favor and make us two pots of the best coffee. We may need to stay up late today."
As he spoke, Alvin glanced at JJ and said, "Man, please notify Frank and ask him to come to us with his equipment. We may not be able to help with the investigation, but we will definitely have no problem fighting the war."
JJ nodded and said: "Boss, I'm going to call Frank right now, but can you send me to the door of the police station? I have to drive the car back. We definitely need a fast car today."
Alvin nodded and opened the space leading to the door of the police station, and said: "Then hurry up and find someone to drive my classic car over.
Damn, what day is it? Is Los Angeles cursed? "
When Alvin complained, the owner of the cafe arranged for the waiter to make coffee, then walked up to Alvin himself and asked a little nervously: "Mr. Tomahawk, are you here because Lenore was kidnapped?"
After hearing this, Alvin looked at the handsome Italian in front of him and said, "That's right, do you have any news for me?
Lenore said she likes your place, which means she often comes here to drink coffee. Did you notice anything unusual today? "
Brian came over when Alvin asked. He shook his head in frustration and said, "The surveillance showed that no one was following Lenore. How did those people determine Lenore's location?
Kem's PARTY was just a temporary idea. If those people were able to act at the same time, it meant that they also had spies in the cafe. "
Speaking of which, Blair looked at the cafe owner with less kind eyes...
The owner of the cafe obviously felt the pressure. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, no, Lenore and I are very good friends. When she was kidnapped, I wanted to save her.
I would never do Lenore any harm, she vacations here every year and we have a great chat every time.
It was here that she accepted Stuart St. John's proposal of marriage, and I arranged the celebration for them. "
Alvin squinted his eyes and looked at the boss who didn't seem to be lying. He said in a deep voice: "Think carefully, did anything strange happen today, or were there any strange guests?"
The cafe owner put his head in his hands and thought for a while, then said: "There are many tourists and surfers here in Malibu. I don't have many customers here today, so I remember it very clearly.
No one paid special attention to Lenore, and no one even talked to her.
But Lenore’s cell phone was left at home today, and her husband Stuart called me to look for her. It seemed that it was because of Ken’s party..."
After listening to this, Officer Frank walked outside the door and got the guest list from the two police officers at the time of today's crime. This was registered after they arrived.
Looking at Brian, whose face seemed to be dripping with gloom, Frank said: "According to the procedures, our police should verify the identities of these guests to see if there is anything suspicious, but your resources are obviously more sufficient..."
Brian nodded and took the information from Frank's hand, took a photo and sent it to Sam, his buddy at the CIA, and then called him to get rid of him to check the identities of these people.
In fact, Brian didn't have high hopes for this list. He checked the cafe's surveillance just now. If there was something wrong with the guests here, he should have noticed it at that time.
But after all, it was about his ex-wife and daughter, so he couldn't help but be cautious.
Cassell, who had always been very silent, suddenly said: "Did you miss the point?
Those robbers who kidnapped Lenore and Kem certainly did not intend to target Brian.
That beach house just now is not cheap. Why don’t you contact Lenore’s husband? If those kidnappers want money, then they will definitely contact him!
Also, do you know what Lenore’s husband does? Does he have any enemies? "
Brian listened and said in a deep voice: "Stewart is on the plane. I called him as soon as I arrived in Los Angeles. He is rushing back from Italy and it will take about ten hours to get to Los Angeles.
I checked that guy's background a long time ago. He is an arms dealer, and his background is not too clean.
But he didn't know why Lenore and Kem were kidnapped? The kidnappers haven't contacted him yet. "
When several people were at a loss what to do, police officer Frank suddenly said: "Is this Stuart St. John you are talking about the president of the Pioneer Arms Company?
If so, I think I know why the two ladies were kidnapped? "
As Frank looked at Brian's lion-like eyes, he reached out and pulled the rubber band on his wrist, flicked it hard, and then said: "The Los Angeles police once raided a warehouse and confiscated a batch of arms.
Those arms came from Pioneer Company, and the actual owner of that warehouse was Anthony Moriti.
The Los Angeles prosecutors tried their best, but in the end they were unable to prosecute the two men due to insufficient evidence.
However, there has been speculation that Stuart St. John was Anthony's arms supplier, and they jointly operated an arms smuggling route from the United States to Mexico.
However, there is recent news that the arms line has been taken over by someone. We don’t know who it is yet, but if it is this Stewart, then Anthony is the prime suspect in the kidnapping case.
We all know that the reason he was in prison was because the Kingpin wanted him dead, but in fact he was still in charge of the family business while in prison. "
Alvin glanced at the excited Brian, and he immediately reached out and motioned to the coffee shop owner to turn on the TV.
How could things be such a coincidence? I just caught some clues here, but the thread was used as a bargaining chip and sent to the bank...
Looking at the host who kept talking nonsense on the TV, Alvin glanced at the anxious Brian, and he helplessly dialed Kingpin's phone number.
While hoping that Anthony is not dead yet, Alvin comforted Brian: "Don't worry, as long as this Anthony is not dead, we can find him.
Kingpin is the real local snake. He told me that Anthony has two sons and a daughter. Even if we can't catch him himself, we can catch his children and question them, and get some chips by the way. "
While Alvin was talking, a black SUV parked at the door of the cafe.
The moment Frank, who was heavily armed, got out of the car, he frightened the two policemen guarding the door and pulled out their pistols.
Frank looked at the expressions of Alvin and the others, and walked out helplessly to bring in the murderous Frank.
Looking at the weapons on his body, Frank looked at Brian with a wry smile and said, "Man, are you ready to overthrow Los Angeles?"
Brian looked into Frank's eyes and said seriously: "I will do it if necessary!"
Frank looked at the people present, and said with a wry smile: "Can you let the police accompany you when you act? This is Los Angeles, and I can't watch you turn this place into a battlefield!"
Brian nodded indifferently and said, "As long as you don't get in the way, you're free to do whatever you want!"
When Frank turned around to call the police headquarters, Kingpin's voice rang from Alvin's phone...
Alvin didn't talk nonsense to Kingpin. He said directly: "Brother, have you caught that Anthony?"
Kingpin on the other side of the phone said doubtfully: "No, the police arrested more than 60 hostages, and there was no Anthony among them.
'Bullseye' led people to chase the bus, but in the end he only found an underground passage.
Anthony was taken away! "
Alvin shook his head helplessly and said, "I want the locations of Anthony's three children. How long will it take for you to get them?"
Kingpin was stunned for a moment and said: "Ten minutes! It seems that you have encountered a big problem. Give me ten minutes..."
Alvin hung up the phone and looked at Brian and Frank, and said: "There are weapons in Frank's car. You should leave immediately and I will send you the address.
JJ is over at the Santa Monica Coast Police Department, I asked them to come with you. "
As he spoke, Alvin took out an earphone and threw it to Brian, and said: "We will communicate through the communicator. You go and arrest Anthony's children. I will be responsible for the French guy named Jacques Hugo."
Brian put on the headphones and tried it, then nodded solemnly to Alvin and said, "Thank you, Principal Alvin!"