Chapter 1208 The Real Culprit Behind the Scenes

"Are you really willing to help?" Mrs. Chen suddenly stood up from her seat, took out a postcard from behind her daughter's photo on the altar table with incense and candles, and handed it to Danny.

"I don't know what she was involved in, but Stephanie seemed very panicked during this time. Not long ago, she sent me a postcard out of nowhere. I was the second person after her death. God received this.”

Danny took the postcard and looked through it, and found that apart from the recipient address, there was only a line of strange numbers on it, "What does this string of numbers mean?"

"I don't know, I thought it was a phone number, but it didn't get through." Mrs. Chen shook her head.

Jack took the postcard from Danny and found that the numbers were divided into three groups. The first two groups were four digits, and the last group was three digits, for a total of 11 digits.

American mobile phone numbers are usually 10 digits, but if you include the country code + 1, they are also 11 digits, and the first digit of this group of numbers is exactly 1, and there happens to be a + sign in front of it. No wonder it is called Mrs. Chen Treat it as a mobile phone number.

Could it be that the order of the three sets of numbers has been disrupted? Or is it simply some kind of encryption?

Jack turned the postcard over in confusion and found that the front was a famous attraction in New York City, the famous triumphal arch-style arch in Washington Square Park, with a welcome message printed on it.

"Ms. Chen, which university did your daughter graduate from?" Danny asked.

"New York University, Mr. Police Officer." Mrs. Chen replied slightly confused, not quite understanding the intention of his question.

Noticing that Danny winked at him, as if he had discovered something, Jack wisely did not ask immediately, but took the postcard away after asking for Mrs. Chen's permission.

The two left the Chinese medicine shop. Jack handed the postcard back to Danny and asked, "Do you know the meaning of this group of numbers?"

"I think it's probably the index number of the university library." Danny said roughly, but his tone was quite confident.

"Shouldn't the book index number be composed of letters and numbers?" Jack said, "Don't bully me. I haven't gone to college. Community colleges are also universities. Besides, he has entered major libraries in New York a lot in the past few years."

"You are talking about the Library of Congress classification, but in the Harvard-Yenching Library classification, the index number is composed entirely of numbers, which means that the book we are looking for is in the Asian Literature section."

The unconcealable pride in Danny's tone gave people the illusion that this guy had his tail raised to the sky.

"Wow." Jack expressed his shock in a very applauded voice, then took out his phone to search and found that Danny was actually right.

The "Harvard-Yenching Library Classification" he refers to is not only used in Harvard-Yenching Library, but is the most commonly used book classification method for Asian or Chinese-character books in most libraries in English-speaking countries.

After expressing his heartfelt respect for this seemingly rough guy, Jack then asked how he knew such unpopular knowledge.

"I have a younger brother who graduated from Harvard Law School."

Danny shook his head triumphantly like an Indian, and it wasn't until Jack asked again and again that he revealed the mystery, "Well, I once had an ex-girlfriend who studied librarianship."

Okay, this answer is really surprising but very reasonable at the same time.

While talking, the two drove to Washington Square Park. Most of the surrounding buildings belong to New York University, including the Bobst Library located at the south end of the square.

This library is the largest of the eight major libraries under New York University, with a total of 12 floors. It is said to have a total collection of 4.5 million books. It is also one of the largest university libraries in the United States.

Going up to the Asian literature area on the fourth floor, Danny went straight to the corresponding bookshelf according to the number on the postcard, and successfully found a note full of names in a book called "Cihai".

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After picking up Alexis and her grandmother, Jack returned to the wanted criminal team base with a note and was a little surprised to find that Frank hadn't come out of the super soundproof interrogation room yet.

He was muttering in his mind that the efficiency of the old CIA was a bit poor this time. As soon as Jack went upstairs to settle everyone down and returned to the kitchen, the bald man with blood on his hands came over and said, "The guy spoke, but I forgot to ask, you What do you want to know from him?"

"Are you serious?" Jack, who was making sweet and sour sauce for the pot pork, was stunned when he heard this, and then saw the bald man himself laughing first.

"It's just a joke. That kid confessed his employer. He is indeed a big shot. I hope you are mentally prepared for this." Frank said and looked at the female detective who looked worried.

Beckett subconsciously grabbed Cassell's arm next to him, and the force was so fierce that the latter bared his teeth but did not dare to make a sound. He forced an ugly smile and said, "It can't be the current president, right?"

Frank smiled at his silly older boy, "Although it's not, but it's not that far off, it's Senator Robert Bracken."

Cassel's mouth formed an O shape, and then his voice went up an octave, "That Bracken who once served as deputy secretary of state?"

"Hmm, just two weeks ago, there were rumors that Bracken would be officially nominated by the Donkey Party as the next vice presidential candidate." Frank said in a relaxed tone, as if he was discussing what to eat tonight.

"That seems to make sense." Jack washed his hands, opened his tablet and directly called up this person's resume on Wikipedia.

"Nineteen years ago, Bracken served as an assistant district attorney in New York State, and the timeline coincides with the time when Montgomery and the three kidnapped gang members.

Please...you...collect 6...books...!

This is consistent with the information we currently know. He must have learned about what the three had done through some channels, but did not choose to accuse them. After all, the possibility of those gang members testifying against the police was very slim.

So he chose to go along with it and successfully received the lion's share of the ransom. "

Cassel continued, "Then he was able to rise rapidly, entering the House of Representatives in less than ten years, and then gradually climbing up the ladder to become a senator. He should be credited for that money.

After all, this was millions of dollars 19 years ago, and that was no small amount of money. "

"It also makes sense why he is obsessed with your mother's case. It is a huge scandal and he has to make sure everyone who knows about it is silenced before the campaign begins."

Frank looked at his prospective daughter-in-law with burning eyes, "So we must capture him."

Beckett didn't know the true relationship between the bald man and Cassel, and was confused by his strange look. At the same time, Cassel's cell phone suddenly rang.