The Blacklist

Chapter 145: An old case has not been solved yet, a new case has arisen
At this point, it means that the situation has become very serious. Gibbs can no longer care about anything else and turns to the inspector general and says, "Colonel, I demand that the bunks of these two crew members be searched immediately!"

Kerry next to him continued, "I suggest that we search all the bunks in the group where they are."

The inspector general gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll send the inspector's gendarmes to take you there!"

Naturally, Gibbs and Carrie didn't need to do this kind of thing. Tony and Donald led the military police. Since they were searching the male soldiers' residences, it was not convenient for Elizabeth to go.

The Inspector General couldn't stay any longer, so he left after saying "You guys handle it."

Soon, the results of the search came out. Pills and capsules were found on the bunks of not only the two crew members who were in trouble, but almost all of the dozen people in the group. Medical officer Stan was sure at a glance that these were all banned drugs!
The chief sergeant who led the team took the initiative to stand up and claimed that he gave these to the crew because the members of the brake team were all young people in their twenties. When they were engaged in such heavy training and duty tasks, they were under great psychological and physical pressure. They could only rely on these drugs to maintain their work confidence...

Carrie did not comment on this, while Gibbs was more concerned about the source of these banned drugs. However, the Master Chief refused to confess to this, so they had to take him back.

Just like when they came, the group left the ship in a military transport plane and flew to Portsmouth Naval Port...

After getting off the plane, Gibbs placed the Chief Petty Officer in the detention room of the military port. Then he found Kerry and asked, "Director Kerry, do you think the drugs on the aircraft carrier this time came from the KSG Group?"

"It's very likely!" Carrie said, "But this time it won't be that simple!"

"Is this easy?" Gibbs asked in confusion, "Just some banned drugs almost ruined an entire well-trained braking team on an aircraft carrier!"

At this moment, Tony suddenly ran over and reported: "Gibbs, I just received an emergency report from the office. The Norfolk Naval Base found an unidentified body in the waste hydrochloric acid barrel..."

Gibbs looked at Carrie in astonishment, but thought to himself: Is this guy a crow's mouth?
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The Norfolk Base is the largest base of the US Navy and the home of the 2nd Fleet of the Atlantic Fleet. It is located at the throat of the Chesapeake Bay and faces Portsmouth Harbor across the Elizabeth River. It is not far away, and the group of five people quickly flew over in a helicopter.

The garbage unloading area at the submarine dock of the base has been blocked by the military police. Agents from the NCIS branch stationed in Hong Kong have arrived and are conducting an investigation. However, after Gibbs arrived, he immediately took over the scene.

A medium-sized truck was parked there, with six special blue waste barrels on it, filled with waste hydrochloric acid from cleaning the hull. At this time, one of the barrels had been dumped beside the car, and a lot of hydrochloric acid had spilled on the ground next to the car. It was still emitting an unpleasant smell, and a male corpse that had been corroded beyond recognition was revealed in the barrel!

After a brief survey of the surrounding environment, Tony and Donald went to record the statements of the two base workers who were carrying the waste barrels, while Gibbs stepped forward to carefully observe the bodies; Carrie, however, was not so serious, and pulled Elizabeth, who was also feeling a little uncomfortable, to stand far away, but she remembered some related plots in her mind.

Not long after, another helicopter flew over and NCIS's chief forensic doctor, Dark, and his assistant were brought in, along with a technical agent. Carrie recognized this man. He was the computer expert, Tinosi McGee, in the NCIS series. Although Tony called him a "rookie" now, his skills were still very good and he was a very funny person.

When Dak saw Carrie and Elizabeth, he immediately recognized them and raised his hand to greet them, but work was more important at the moment, so he didn't say much.

Kerry had a good impression of the old man and gestured back. Elizabeth had a good chat with him last time. When she saw the old man, she immediately ran over, asked for a mask and gloves from Duck's assistant, and went up to watch the autopsy... When Duck began the preliminary autopsy, Gibbs came over and said, "Director Kerry, do you think this matter is also related to that criminal group?"

"I can't be sure now, but it's very likely." Carrie said frankly.

Gibbs did not ask any more questions, but looked gloomily at the body that had been moved out of the barrel and placed on a plastic sheet not far away, trying to think of all the possibilities.

Kerry then asked a question: "Gibbs, where do these barrels of waste come from?"

"Oh..." Gibbs was stunned for a moment before he reacted and replied, "These are the dilute hydrochloric acid used to clean the hull when the ship is docked for maintenance. In order to avoid polluting the ocean, they will be collected and sent to specialized chemical companies for harmless treatment..."

"Which ship is using it?" Carrie asked again.

"Huh?" Gibbs came to his senses. Yes, which ship is this for? So he immediately called out, "McGee! Come here." When the silly-looking MacGee came over, he said, "Go to the base logistics department right away and find out which ship this waste is from?"

"Yes, boss!" McGee agreed and was about to run away.

"Wait a minute." Kerry stopped him and added, "By the way, check which ships are leaving the port today?"

"Ah?" McGee was stunned, not knowing how to respond.

Gibbs coughed and said, "This is Director Kerry from the FBI, who is investigating this case together... Hurry up and go."

"Oh, yes." McGee nodded to Carrie before running away.

After that, both Carrie and Gibbs remained silent, watching Dak's work not far away, waiting for the results.

Soon, Dak came over and said: The body's surface has been completely corroded by hydrochloric acid, and it is currently impossible to determine the appearance, identity and cause of death... However, based on the concentration of dilute hydrochloric acid and the degree of corruption inside the body, the preliminary judgment is that the time of death should be within three days.

After a while, McGee, who had gone to the Logistics Management Office to inquire about information, also ran back and reported: These dilute hydrochloric acid came from the submarine dock and were confirmed to be used to clean the submarine hull... There are a total of five Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines stationed at the submarine dock of this base. Currently, there are still three on standby at the port, one is undergoing maintenance in the dock, and the other, the Philadelphia submarine, completed its maintenance and preparation yesterday and went to sea at six o'clock this morning.

Philadelphia! Carey and Gibbs looked at each other, knowing that the target had been determined.

(End of this chapter)