Detective Suzuki : AceKing & Agent Bob
Satomi Suzuki reclined on her couch, the glow of the Android TV illuminating her rented apartment on Silom Street, Bangkok. She was engrossed in a thrilling episode of Britain’s Got Talent, trying to steal a moment of relaxation amid the chaos of her latest case. The sounds of laughter and applause filled the room, offering a temporary escape from her demanding work.
Suddenly, her TV pinged with a notification. An email had arrived from Agent Bob, an independent detective who had been tirelessly working on the Erawan Shrine bombing case. Satomi’s pulse quickened as she reached for the remote, pausing the show to open the email.
Subject: Intelligence Report on Aceking (Adem Karadag)
Satomi’s eyes scanned the report quickly, taking in the details of how the Thai police had tracked down the elusive suspect known as “Aceking,” or Adem Karadag.
The report detailed AK’s escape route meticulously:
Aceking had slipped through an alley between shophouses, carefully avoiding detection. CCTV footage captured him walking calmly, his demeanor betraying no signs of the chaos he had just left behind. He skillfully changed his disguise in the alley, transforming from a nondescript figure into a student by removing his plastic bag, forearm bandages, and spectacles.
He navigated through a series of blind spots and alleys, eventually emerging in an unsupervised area. There, he jumped into a waiting tuk-tuk, his chosen getaway ride. The transition was seamless, and for a moment, it seemed like he might disappear into the labyrinthine streets of Bangkok.
However, a crucial mistake sealed his fate. In his haste to communicate with his accomplices, Aceking switched on his mobile phone to send an encrypted Telegram message. The moment his phone connected to the network, it pinged the nearest cell tower, revealing his location. This seemingly minor oversight provided the authorities with the breakthrough they needed.
The diagram illustrates the process of cell tower triangulation used to determine the location of a mobile phone:
- Mobile Phone: The mobile phone sends signals to multiple cell towers.
- Cell Towers (A, B, C): Each cell tower receives the signal from the mobile phone. The strength and timing of the signal are measured.
- Signal Data: The cell towers send this signal data (including timing and strength) to a central calculation center.
- Calculation Center: The central system processes the data from all involved cell towers to triangulate and calculate the precise location of the mobile phone.
The position is determined by the intersection of the distances from the mobile phone to each cell tower, which are calculated based on the time it took for the signals to travel between the phone and the towers.
