"This is really a bit troublesome." Lin Rui thought for a while and said. ¡°Now that is to say, you and the Tuareg Liberation Organization know that Ahibone is in Bamako.
¡°And they still have tangible evidence in their hands. After all, you sent them an invitation letter. But I have to ask, you invite such an important person over. Why weren't security measures arranged in advance? "
The fat black official immediately explained, "We would like to. But you also know that the relationship between us and the Tuareg Liberation Organization is relatively complicated.
The Tuareg Liberation Organization is actually on guard against us. Therefore, their whereabouts will not be reported to us at all.
¡°So we didn¡¯t even know they were coming. If they notify us of their arrival in Bamako, of course we will provide adequate security for him.
But the problem is that they did not provide this kind of information, and they arrived two or three days ahead of the scheduled meeting time.
So although we knew that Ashberon was coming, we didn¡¯t even know that he had arrived. And it's in an unknown small hotel in the city.
In short, what happened took us by surprise. "
"Then what are you going to do now?" Lin Rui asked.
¡°The best way is to catch the murderer and prove that this matter has nothing to do with us. In this case, we may still be able to talk with the Tuareg Liberation Organization.
Otherwise, the relationship between the two parties, which has only been easing for a few years, may become tense again. A large-scale military conflict may even break out. "The official in charge of security in Mali replied in a low voice.
"This is a solution. But has the murderer been caught?" Lin Rui asked.
"No. The scene was very clean. All four of Ashbourne's bodyguards were killed in the alley behind the small hotel. The murderer should have used a cold weapon such as a saber.
Ashbourne was assassinated in his hotel room. He was the only one in the room at that time. The murderer should have been somewhere opposite the small hotel, using a sniper rifle to kill him with one shot.
The local police have checked and there are almost no clues left at the scene. It's possible that someone deliberately cleaned up the scene.
So I would like to ask your company to help me. "The black official said helplessly.
"Our company provides military security services, not private detectives." Lin Rui shook his head, "However, considering the particularity of this matter and the huge impact it may have. I am willing to make an exception and take people over to take a look. look.
The body and the scene should still be preserved, right? "
¡°We have cordoned off the scene a long time ago and have been looking for someone to keep an eye on it. Except for the police who have inspected it in the past, no one else has gone in. It should still be as it is.
As for the body, we have secretly transported it back. Because the matter was so important, it was temporarily frozen and no autopsy was performed. Lest the Tuareg accuse us of sabotaging the trail later. replied the black officer.
¡°It¡¯s definitely impossible to hide it now. Since you can¡¯t hide it, you might as well inform those Tuareg people as soon as possible.
"They will know sooner or later anyway. It's better for you to tell them yourself than for them to find out and then come to investigate."
Of course, try to persuade them nicely and delay them as much as possible. On the other hand, I found someone to go see the scene. Hope to find some clues.
This gives some explanation to the Tuareg people. Lin Rui thought for a while and said.
"However, those Tuareg people do not trust us. If we inform them of the news, I am afraid it will anger them.
If things go wrong, these people will start another rebellion. "Another Malian official couldn't help but express concern.
Lin Rui looked at him and said, "Of course this must be taken into consideration. So from now on, you will start mobilizing troops. Deploy a certain number of troops around the areas controlled by the Tuareg to avoid accidents. .
In addition, you can request peacekeeping forces from the African Union or the United Nations to assist you in maintaining order in the area.
With the African Union, we can still speak to some extent. It's not a big problem for them to send a peacekeeping force. As for the United Nations peacekeeping forces, I'm afraid you have to make relevant requests yourself. But the speed must be fast.
Mr. President, and fellow ministers, what are your opinions? "
"We can do it according to Mr. Rick's request. But in terms of tracking down the murderer, Mr. Rick and your company must worry more.
If necessary, Bamako police and anti-terrorist special forces can fully assist??Contour.
Lin Rui squatted down and took a closer look at the footprints left nearby, "Special rubber-soled non-slip shoes. Judging from the size of the shoes, these bodyguards are all over 1.8 meters tall.
Four strong bodyguards were killed here at the same time, but there were no signs of a struggle. And there were blood stains against the wall.
If I guessed correctly, they should have been controlled, knelt by the wall and executed. "
"Mr. Rick is indeed an expert. Judging from the results of our preliminary analysis, these bodyguards should have been subdued, then brought here and massacred one by one." Atak nodded. ¡°They were probably forced to kneel here, and then the murderer brutally cut their throats.
So some of the blood spattered on the wall. "
Lin Rui looked at the scene carefully, then nodded, "Let's go, let's go to the room upstairs to have a look."
"Please come this way, the stairs are over here." Akak took Lin Rui and others to the second floor of the small hotel.
Although Bamako is known as the capital of Mali, it is actually poor and distressed due to its backward economy. There are not many high-rise buildings.
These small hotels in urban areas are actually not very big. Most of them have three or four floors, with four or five rooms on each floor.
Most of their customers are tourists who want to experience the local customs, or travelers who don¡¯t have much money. Because the prices of these small hotels are much cheaper than those of big hotels.
Most of these hotels have few people and are similar to B&Bs. They only provide basic accommodation and some simple meals.
The floor on the second floor is carpeted and the decoration is relatively new. It should be said that these are the best rooms in this hotel.
There are several rooms along a corridor, and the innermost room should be the room where Ashbourne was assassinated.
After walking in, there was also an outline of a human body drawn in the room. The bodies were removed and blood samples were taken from the ground.
Lin Rui frowned and looked at the window, "Did the bullet come in through that window?"
"Yes. The 7.62mm sniper rifle bullet is extremely powerful. After penetrating the deceased's head, it penetrated a wall and was shot into the wall here.
Judging from the trajectory, the bullet should have been shot from outside this window. But there is something strange. "Atak hesitated.
"Is there anything strange?" Lin Rui asked.
"When the shooting occurred, the windows of this room should have been closed and the curtains drawn. But the murderer was more than two hundred meters away and directly hit the deceased in the head." Atak explained
"This sounds a bit impossible." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "It seems that the curtain is very thick and has poor light transmittance. The murderer wants to hit the target through the window and curtain two hundred meters away, and also A fatal blow?"
"We had doubts before, until we checked the bullet marks left on the window glass and the bullet holes in the curtains." Atak closed the window and drew the curtains.
¡°It¡¯s obvious that the bullet holes in the windows can be matched with the ones in the curtains. And if we look at it this way, the window was indeed closed at that time, and the curtains were indeed closed.
Because of the traces of bullet penetration, you can¡¯t lie.
Lin Rui checked the bullet holes on the curtains and glass windows, and finally nodded, "It seems that the shooting was really done through the curtains. But this is good news for us. The answer is simpler than we thought." too much.
This assassin must meet at least two conditions.
First of all, this man is a very powerful sniper, and secondly, he uses a thermal imaging scope. Otherwise it would be impossible to have such an effect. "
After finishing, Lin Rui turned his head and looked at Yelena. Yelena nodded to him, then walked to the window and took out a telescope to observe.
"Judging from the trajectory, the sniper point should be over there. There is a three-story building about two hundred meters away. There is no tall building in the middle to block it.
The murderer most likely carried out the shooting there. "Atak also came to the window and pointed to a building in the distance.
"It looks like it should be there." Yelena nodded. "However, the distance should be less than two hundred meters, but it is very close. In order to increase the stability of shooting at this distance, he most likely used a gun mount.
We should probably go to the other side and have a look, maybe we can find more clues. "(Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com