Chapter 463

Florence, Italy. With the help of the Italian police, Interpol, who are tracking down the murder of experts from the European Conference of Posts and telecommunications in France, are searching for clues in the vast archives.

At the beginning, in a hotel in France, several cigarette butts left by the suspect became one of the only clues to the case. The cigarettes of these cigarette ends are not produced in Europe, but come from Cuban goods thousands of miles away. As Cuba is a sanctioned country, it is impossible for Cuban cigarettes to enter the European market legally, and there must be gangs specializing in the smuggling industry involved.

As the victims involved many European countries, the relevant criminal law has jurisdiction over the case. So it's best for Interpol to come forward with this case. Guided by the evidence, finding the smuggling channel of this brand of Cuban cigarettes has become the key to solving the case.

As a result, Interpol has two broad directions of investigation: Gangs in Spain and Italy. Spain's gangs are weak, and they don't seem to have gangs that can organize such large-scale attacks, so Interpol has focused its investigation on Italian gangs.

The shells and fingerprints collected from the tunnel do not match in the police database. So although this is the key clue, if we can't continue to pursue it through the clue, the police can only give up temporarily.

"Please see, this is a batch of smuggled goods seized by the customs last month. Unfortunately, the people in charge of this batch of goods are all small characters who only know some trivial things. We have not gained much." The police in charge of reception took out several files and handed them to the person sent by Interpol.

"Thank you. Thank you for your help!" The other responded politely.

"Excuse me, can you help me find a police officer who is familiar with the local situation, and I want to ask about the local smuggling group?" Asked the Interpol representative suddenly.

"I think officer Garibaldi should be the most suitable person. He has the most informants in the whole police department. If you want to investigate something, it's most suitable to ask him for help." The policeman in charge of reception replied.

"Is officer Garibaldi here now? If it's convenient, I'd like to hear his opinion on this matter! " The Interpol representative asked.

"All right, I'll go and call officer Garibaldi!" The policeman in charge of reception said he was going out.

"No, take me to him! I want to ask face to face! " The representative of Interpol replied.

The two left the room with a representative of Interpol holding a thick file behind the police in charge of reception. They went through the corridor to the police office. The officer in charge of reception called out: "officer Garibaldi, this..."

"Spencer!" A representative of Interpol said.

"This officer Spencer wants to ask you some questions. Are you free now?"

"Just a moment, please. I'll come!" Police officer Garibaldi said goodbye to his colleagues and walked towards them. They found a separate room. Police officer Spencer of Interpol put aside the file under his arm, then took out a confidential document and gave it to Garibaldi. He said, "this is a case that happened in Toulouse last year, I'd like you to help us see what we have

Garibaldi took over the folder, opened it carefully, and looked at the contents carefully. This document records all the investigation results of the murder in Toulouse tunnel up to now. There are not only detailed written records, but also pictures of the scene. The pictures of the bloody murder scene make Garibaldi feel very familiar.

After reading the whole file for more than 40 minutes, Garibaldi thought for a moment and said to Spencer, "do you have any information?"

"We found some Cuban cigarette butts on the spot, all smuggled goods, only smuggling gang in Spain and Italy. And we know that this kind of cigarettes is expensive and sold on the market. This is a contradiction with what we know in the place where the suspect lives. They are not like rich people. But smoking such a good cigarette Officer Spencer expressed his doubts.

"I've seen the photos of the scene. It's simple and crude. If you suspect that the Mafia did it, I think you must have found the wrong direction. The Mafia will not do it like this. It's too rash to leave so many clues. It's like being unprepared for the police! " Garibaldi analyzed it in his own way.

"Not the Mafia? Is there any basis for that? " Spencer asked.

"If it's a Mafia, most of the time they will install bombs directly in the car. You know, many prosecutors and judges in Italy die like this. They seldom use guns, just for fear of leaving traces. But the case you brought is not like this. The assailant has no scruples. He not only left cartridge cases, footprints and fingerprints, but also didn't even clean up the place where he lived. They don't care if the police go after other people. I happen to know that some people do it. Killers from Eastern Europe like it Replied Garibaldi.

"Eastern Europe? Is it the KGB, or some other intelligence agent? " Spencer stood up alert. If so, it was definitely a political event.

"Officer Spencer, you don't know what's going on here. In recent years, more and more refugees have fled from the iron curtain. Many of them have unique skills and even gone to war. Some Eastern European gangs will come here to be killers. As long as they do one job, they can have a rest for several years. The most important thing is that we have no extradition agreement with the countries on the other side of the iron curtain, and it is impossible to share the case resources. As long as they return to their motherland, we have nothing to do! " Officer Garibaldi, shaking his head, said helplessly.

"How can we find the shooters from Eastern Europe? Are you at a loss? " When Spencer heard the analysis of Garibaldi, he was suddenly enlightened. In recent days, the ad hoc group has been unable to figure out several doubtful points and finally has a reasonable answer.

"Officer Spencer, if you really want to continue the investigation, I think you'd better stay in Italy for a while longer. Our side is their key active area. On the other side of the sea, the gangs of the Albanians are very active, and the Hungarians from the north are also very powerful. But the most powerful are the Slavic gangs, who have colluded with the Mafia and seem to have a foothold in the local area. "