1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

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The young man handed over the ledger and pointed to a line in the middle, explaining to the two of them:

"She bought a Winchester M1912 and some bullets."

"They have 12-gauge shotgun shells, as well as revolver bullets."

The ledger doesn't directly record transaction information; instead, it contains a bunch of letters and numbers, making it look like a codebook at first glance.

This is quite different from the bookkeeping habits of secondhand shop owners.

The secondhand shop owner remembered that the records were almost entirely transparent, with the date, transaction details, and transaction amount written down clearly.

The password the young man used on this device is probably only understandable to him.

Bernie flipped through the ledger, glanced at Theodore, then returned it to the young man and asked him about the details of the transaction.

They weren't there to investigate illegal gun dealing, and they weren't interested in the ledgers.

The young man clutched the ledger in his hand and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He recalled:
"She didn't initially want to buy a shotgun."

"She asked me if I had a BAR rifle and a Chicago typewriter."

BAR refers to the Browning Automatic Rifle. It is a powerful military automatic rifle.

It can unleash a large number of bullets in a short period of time, causing serious damage to vehicles and bunkers.

The Chicago typewriter refers to the Thompson submachine gun.

It is one of the most beloved weapons of gangsters.

The Thompson submachine gun has a high rate of fire and heavy firepower, making it very effective in close to medium-range combat, and is especially suitable for car chases and robberies.

BAR and Thompson were also important weapons used by Bonnie and Clyde back then.

They acquired two BAR rifles by robbing a National Guard armory.

The powerful firepower of the BAR rifle was the key reason why Bonnie and Clyde were able to engage in numerous fierce firefights with the police and escape.

A classic photo used by the media when reporting on Bonnie and Clyde shows Bonnie with a Chesterfield cigarette in her mouth, her left hand on her hip, and her right hand resting on a BAR rifle.

Bernie realized this quickly.

He turned and exchanged a glance with Theodore, then his gaze fell on the ledger in the young man's hand.

The young man switched the ledger to his other hand and shook his head, saying:

"I don't sell automatic weapons or heavy weapons here."

"The most powerful weapon you can buy from me is the Winchester M1912."

Theodore was somewhat curious as to why the young man hadn't initially thought of this unusual female customer.

The young man said that this female customer was nothing special.

He told Theodore that he often encountered people like that.

His previous client wanted to buy a bomb from him to kill the man who stole his girlfriend.

They knew neither their power nor their price.

They know nothing. In most cases, they are just angry because they heard from others that he sells weapons here, so they rush over to buy what they have heard of as the most powerful weapon.

The young man looked completely unfazed.

"Even if I had it, they couldn't afford it, and even if they could, they wouldn't know how to use it."

Bernie steered the conversation back on track: "What else did she say?"

The young man shook his head: "I gave her the gun and bullets, and she gave me the money."

"Then she left."

He knew nothing more about the female client.

Theodore asked him to go to the third precinct the next day to help draw a portrait of the female client.

The young man seemed reluctant, but after a long silence, he finally nodded in agreement.

Bernie glanced at Theodore, took the ledger from the young man's hand, and wrote Detective Thomas's phone number on it.

After thinking for a moment, he wrote down the office number as well, then patted the young man on the shoulder and told him to go early tomorrow and not to be late.

As Bernie left the apartment, he asked Theodore, "Why didn't you let him go to the Department of Justice building?"

Theodore replied, "Too far."

Bernie glanced at him, not understanding what kind of answer that was.

Theodore asked him, "Are you sure you don't need me to drive tomorrow?"

Bernie quickly shook his head: "No, no."

He took two quick steps, opened the driver's side door first, sat down, gripped the steering wheel, and then quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in Georgetown, Bernie contacted Detective Thomas and asked him to help him get a portrait painted.

Detective Thomas's voice remained languid.

He didn't ask any further questions and agreed immediately.

The following morning, the two groups met in an office on the basement floor of the Ministry of Justice building and exchanged information about the progress of the investigation the previous afternoon.

After Billy Hawke and Detective O'Malley met with the president of George Washington University, Billy gave a brief overview of the case.

The president of George Washington University took the matter very seriously and immediately expressed his willingness to fully cooperate.

Yesterday was Sunday, and the professor and students were both off work, so we couldn't get in touch with them at all.

They accomplished nothing except obtaining the student lists for English Literature and History majors.

They plan to go to George Washington University again today to show Theodore's profile to the professors; they should have results soon.

Bernie recalled the treatment he and Theodore received at America College yesterday afternoon and felt the difference was too great.

He briefed the two on the progress of his investigation with Theodore.

He highlighted the intentions of the suspected female criminals who purchased the BAR rifle and the Chicago typewriter, emphasizing the connection between these two weapons and the alleged knocking out of Bonnie and Clyde.

Bernie was convinced that the female client was the female criminal they were looking for.

Her attempt to purchase these two powerful weapons perfectly matches Theodore's profile.

Billy Hawke agrees with this.

Detective O'Malley's focus was on the BAR rifle and the Chicago typewriter itself.

He believed that if the two criminals were given such heavy firepower, the consequences would be dire.

Bernie, however, thought they would have a hard time buying them.

This was inspired by Theodore.

According to Theodore's profile, the two men had virtually no prior experience with crime.

Therefore, campus agents should be the only channel they can find to purchase firearms.

The young agent made it very clear that he did not sell automatic weapons or heavy weapons.

They simply don't have access to buy them; even if they had the money, they couldn't buy them.

However, he also agreed with Detective O'Malley's suggestion that the two criminals should be treated with more caution.

The phone on the table interrupted their discussion.

The call was from a technician at AT&T.

He rattled off 27 numbers to Bernie in one go.

These are all the numbers dialed from that public phone on the 15th.

Ten of the calls were made in the morning, while the remaining 17 were made in the afternoon.

That emergency call was the first call made that afternoon.

Nearly five minutes later, the second call was made.

This is terrible news.

No one will linger by a public phone after making a call.

(End of this chapter)