Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Six

Even with all the cover-ups by the authorities, it will be difficult to prevent the news from leaking to the media, which is chasing breaking news every hour of the day, at a speed that would make those police officers horrified.The journalists who run the criminal line, more or less have a small record of stealing confidential documents, covering up prisoners, trespassing restricted areas, or obstructing police operations.Learning to get the cliché from the detective on duty is a basic lesson in this business, and the best of them—the guy who can be the first to get information about a big case like the "Coin Killer", or a close friend of a detective, or Holding the handle of a certain "dirty" policeman, or simply pretending to be a policeman on duty to sneak into the scene.

The news that the "coin killer" is a policeman has hit the headlines before the flight of Chief Owen Macdonald has even landed, much to the chief's annoyance.But when a case becomes food for the news media, it is no longer within the control of the authorities.In addition to the overwhelming reports on newspapers, television and the Internet that annoyed the top leaders of the Pittsburgh Police Department, the background checks of those reporters also impressed the police detectives-playing after the fact, they are quite a comparison. A brilliant man, but why did he go there before the case was solved?In addition to selling more papers, earning higher ratings and hits for the owner, the constant revelations about Frank Kepler's backstory incidentally made the police authorities appear even more incompetent.Unfortunately, until the crime lab has processed all the evidence and turned it over to the D.A. for prosecution, the Pittsburgh authorities, already in a hurry, are unwilling to issue any positive response, so all they can do is stick their ass on the bench Watching the itchy amateur background checks in newspapers and on TV:

Frank Kepler graduated from the Department of Mathematics at Stanford University. During college, he had a Greek girlfriend. Later, the girl dumped him before graduation, and went to Hollywood with a star dream. He has never been heard from since.The implication is that this poor Greek girl has become the first victim of the murderer.Then he came to Cornell University, where he spent a year and a half to obtain a master's degree in computer science, and met Maxim Muek, the darling of Silicon Valley today.One day, the founder and CEO of Aximo Information Services turned out to be Frank's postgraduate classmate.Not only that, Frank also exchanged a certain algorithm patent he owned for a 12% stake in Aximo.Those shares bring in more than $10 million a year for him, though his name does not appear on the company's board of directors.This explains how he uses CIRIS to hunt down victims and wipe records, and he has more than 10,000 ways to do it without anyone noticing.And the unresolved rape and murder cases in Ithaca, where Cornell University is located, were all blamed on him without exception—anyway, the dead will not refute.Then, God knows how this "invisible rich man" thought of becoming a policeman to cover his "career".He entered the Philadelphia Police Academy at the age of twenty-four, graduated with honors two years later, and then came to Pittsburgh to begin his police career.It is said that during the two years he was in Philadelphia, there were six unsolved rape and murder cases in the local area, but before the reporter went to interview and investigate, no police officer had ever thought of connecting them...

On Thursday and Friday, everyone was in a state of excitement, but the fighting spirit inspired by the media lasted only forty-eight hours. When the excitement faded away on Friday, all kinds of uneasy emotions surged again Come up, so from the top to the bottom of the police station, everyone went home with different concerns.Ian McCarthy naturally thinks about awards, medals, and appearing in the media like a hero. As for the Mercedes-Benz sedan, he can't wait; and his colleagues, except those who have nothing to do with the case and are ready to watch Guys, everyone needs to worry about getting the scapegoat coming their way - it's going to be a tough weekend for whoever it is.