The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 327 Murder Case and Chili Pepper
Since the location of the homicide was not within the jurisdiction of Bureau 21, Kim and Haley were not qualified to take over the case.

Soon one to one old and one young, one black and one white police detectives came to the scene to take over the case.The old black policeman seemed to be very famous. When he appeared, all the policemen present greeted him one after another, even Haili was no exception. Jin was a bit shy and didn't come forward, but it could be seen from her facial expression that She also knew the black detective.

Kai inquired curiously, only to find out that the black police detective was considered a man of the hour in Chicago.His name is William Somerset, a criminal police officer of the Chicago Police Department and a homicide expert. He has been a policeman for 42 years. Over the years, his detection rate has always been the highest in the entire Chicago Police Department.However, this saga is coming to an end.He is old, and in the past two years, everyone knows that William has lost the drive he had when he was young.

He muddles through at first, but most people can understand him.

He is 65 years old, he should have retired a long time ago, and the job of the police is also a job of youth.Like Kai’s previous life, the front-line criminal police of the criminal investigation team consisted of young men in their 30s, and those in their 40s were all old comrades. No matter how old they are, they really can’t handle the intensity of work.It is a legend that William can still work on the front line at the age of 65.

But those who are really familiar with William know that there is actually still oil in William's fuel tank. His decades of regular life have made his physical condition not bad, but his heart is tired.He's been working hard every minute for years, but he's also seen and felt so much misery that he's exhausted.

No one can understand his feelings.He used to work hard to bring criminals to justice as much as possible, but in the end he found that everything he did could not change the city at all.William once said such a sentence: "In this city, when a woman is robbed, she has to call for firefighting, because someone will help you with firefighting, but if you save your life, the residents are afraid of getting into trouble."

This sentence is also the reason why William wants to leave the police station.Because the people here have lost their original "concept of human nature".Everyone has become numb, and the police are nothing more than staff who deal with numb corpses.Whenever there is a case or something illegal, the police seem to act as the ones who deal with the funeral. Their work cannot improve society or change people.

What a great sadness this is. William feels that what he has insisted on and fought for in his life has become worthless...

"Hi Kim, how are you?"

After William greeted the others, he even specifically greeted Jin.The old black policeman was able to remember the names of everyone present.Kim was also a little flattered to see the police legend greet himself.

It's just that the white policeman next to William is a little impatient.That is a person who is the complete opposite of William.

William is black, he is white, William is just a little old man with a kind face.But he was a mighty tall macho.William always had a friendly smile on his face, but he kept frowning and looked very impatient.

"Hello, Kay. I know you. You did a great case last time at Bureau 21. I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't expect to be in this situation." William obviously knew about Kay's deeds, but For some reason, William didn't say much about Kay's exploits.

This is not because the Chicago police are jealous and can hide Kay's record, on the contrary, this is to protect Kay in a sense.For the police, especially the police on the front line, being famous is not a good thing, especially for a policeman like Kai who has a life on his hands.Their information is kept strictly confidential to prevent retaliation by some haters.

"Hello, I've heard about you too, William." For a veteran who has been working in the front line for 40 years, Kai needs to maintain respect no matter what.

"Okay, it's time for us to talk about the case. The police station doesn't pay us for our small talk." Unexpectedly, the white policeman didn't intend to let them continue their small talk.

His attitude made everyone present frown.

But William was in a good mood. He didn't care what the young man said, but took the initiative to introduce himself for him.

"His name is David Mills, and he's here to take my place."

Kai nodded as a greeting.Then briefly describe the case.

Both William and Mills listened very carefully. Mills even took out a small notebook and wrote down all the important points.Seeing his serious attitude, Kai's sense of him has improved a lot.To Kay, it's almost okay for a policeman to behave in the world. Anyway, the policeman is not a social butterfly, and it is good if he can handle the case seriously.

William was also very serious, but his expression changed as he listened.He is a real old criminal policeman with a natural sense of the follow-up development of many cases.

"Troublesome..."

"Indeed. The murderer obviously has his own purpose. This is not a simple murder case."

"Why do you say that?" Mills asked immediately.

Kay glanced at Mills, and then said: "The murderer didn't simply want to kill the victim. If he just wanted to kill the victim, one shot would solve the problem. It doesn't need to be so troublesome, and there is no need to leave a mark on the scene." .” When Kai said this, he pointed to the words on the back of the refrigerator.

"He is more like expressing something, and the victim is just a tool for him to express his views! From this point of view, I even doubt that the murderer and the victim themselves have no emotional connection."

This kind of case is the most difficult to handle, because once the murderer has no contact with the victim, it means that the investigators cannot solve the case from the victim's interpersonal relationship.In homicide cases, almost 90.00% of the cases occurred in the victim's interpersonal network.

After thinking about it, Kai threw out another speculation.

"Gluttony, what can you think of, don't think too much, what is your first reaction?"

"The seven deadly sins..." William said in a low voice.

"That's right! If... that means there will be more murders." Speaking of this, Kai's heart is also a bit heavy. Don't forget that Susie's mother had contact with the victim before her disappearance!Now that the innkeeper is dead, what about Maria?

More importantly, there is another crime among the seven deadly sins-***!

And Maria's occupation... At this critical point, Maria's disappearance cannot but make Kaido think.

Kai didn't stay at the scene too much, after all, this is someone else's case, and he couldn't stay there all the time.

……

Back at the hotel, just as Kay turned on her aspect, Susie ran out from the opposite room.Seeing Susie's expectant expression, Kai really didn't know what kind of expression he should give her.

Seeing Kai's embarrassed look, Susie didn't speak, but returned to the room disappointed.

Since Maria disappeared, Susie has become like this, very silent.I used to always like to pester Kai, but now, I talk to Kai up to three times a day, and usually Kai will talk to her, and she will remain silent.Kay was worried about her mental state, afraid that she would become the same again.But he didn't have a good idea.

Kay also arranged for Kim and Hayley to counsel her, but it didn't work.

While Kay was in distress, William and Mills also fell into a quarrel.

William didn't want to take the case, he was a few days away from retiring, and he didn't want Mills to take the case either, because he was too young, and his fiery, impatient personality was his Achilles' heel.Mills was very disappointed. He was very excited when he learned that he was going to take on the police legend William Squad.Because William has always been the benchmark in the industry.Although Mills has a bad temper, he still retains a strong sense of justice in his heart for the social chaos he has seen, and hopes to do his best to improve people's evil and dark sides.

Now seeing William, a benchmark in the industry, start to shy away from crimes, he is very disappointed.He had moved from Springfield to Chicago with his wife, Trish, not to hang out here.At first Tracy did not agree to come to this chaotic city, but Mills thought that only here could allow him to take over some important cases, so after his persuasion, Tracy agreed.

What William is doing now makes Mills feel cheated.

The two parted unhappily.

Mills returned home to find his wife preparing dinner.Mills had just arrived in Chicago, and he came in a hurry, so he didn't have time to look for a house, so the place they live in is not good, next to the Chicago subway, every time a train passes by, the whole house shakes.

But Trish never complained. On the contrary, she said very optimistically that they would not need an alarm clock.

Seeing Tracy's busy figure, Mills immediately became soft, not a bit aggressive at work.

"Hey, Tracy, what day is it today, so rich?" Mills asked a little surprised when he saw the steak served by Tracy.Don't look at Mills like this, but he remembers their various anniversaries clearly.Today is by no means an anniversary, could it be the day of holding hands for the first time?Mills thought about it and realized it was close, but they had never celebrated the date before.What happened today?
"I have invited two important guests today, so it must be more generous." Tracy said casually while busy without even raising her head.

"Who?"

Mills asked casually while teasing his two dogs.He didn't really want Trish to stay at home all day.They've been dating since high school, and they've been separated, with him joining the military and Trish going to college.But the distance did not affect the relationship between them. When Tracy graduated and Mills retired, they got married, and everything was logical.Mills never asked Tracy to stay at home as a full-time wife. In Mills' view, Tracy graduated from a prestigious school and could have a better future. There is no need to stay at home to serve him, a poor policeman.

But Tracy told him that she liked this kind of life.

Mills knew that Trish was worried about him.Worried that he won't have a hot meal when he comes home, worried that he won't be greeted at home when he gets home, she wants Mills to know that she will always be waiting for him to come home.

"Pepper is here!"

"She came to Chicago? Isn't she in Los Angeles?" Pepper is a college classmate of Mills. Speaking of the two of them, Mills also felt that the world is really amazing. There are two people who are so similar in this world.Pepper is from Connecticut, and Tracy is from Illinois. The two didn't know each other's existence until they met at Yale University and became classmates and roommates!
But after graduation, Tracy chose family, while Pepper went to Los Angeles. It is said that Pepper has now become the secretary to the president of the famous Stark Industries.

"It is said that Stark Industries is going to hold an industrial expo in the old Chicago factory area. Pepper is here this time to investigate and make preparations."

When Mills heard this, although he didn't show it on the face, he couldn't help feeling an unspeakable guilt in his heart.Pepper and Tracy's conditions are almost exactly the same. They are both outstanding graduates from prestigious schools, the same height, and the same appearance. Pepper's career is going smoothly and he is in high spirits.But for him, Tracy...

"Are you listening to me?"

Tracy kept talking here, but she didn't respond for a long time, so she yelled loudly.

"what?"

"I said, I also invited William!"

"Who?"

"Your partner, William!"

"Why did you invite him?"

"Because he is your partner! Mills! You need to have a good relationship with your colleagues. I hope that when you are working, someone can take care of you instead of me! Is this reason enough?" Tracy didn't even leave the kitchen, directly The reasons are stated in it.

The most important reason why Tracy wants to stay with Mills is Mills' temper.He is kind and has a sense of justice.But his temper is too irritable, and he always has a bad relationship with work and at the same time.For example, in Springfield City before, he not only beat up his colleagues, but also lashed out at his boss because of a case.If it weren't for his outstanding professional ability, he would have been kicked out of the police station a long time ago, but even so, he has been sitting on the bench in the police station for three years.

It wasn't until one of his comrades learned about his situation and helped him operate to Chicago that he got rid of the previous predicament.

"But, dear..."

"Listen, fool, you have to listen to me in everything except work, as you promised!" Trish knew that Mills was not very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships.That's why she made three chapters with Mills, otherwise she would not have agreed to move to Chicago.

"Okay, idiot." He never broke his promise to her.This is the only thing he can give her.

……

Soon a black old man and a full-fledged beauty in the workplace knocked on the door of Mills' house together.

There is no need to say a little bit of pleasantries, you can't escape those words.

"Pepper, this is William, he is Mills' colleague. William, this is Pepper, my college classmate and roommate!"

"College classmates? Aren't you sisters?"

William is very humorous, and he is not the type who pretends to be humorous. On the contrary, he has a rigorous style, is experienced in doing things, and speaks very seriously.But somehow, he has a natural sense of humor.This apparently unsurprising sentence, coupled with his expression and tone, is extraordinarily interesting.

The two girls were amused, but Mills looked confused, he couldn't figure out where the joke was.

Pepper is a very capable woman, she doesn't beat around the bush when she speaks and does things, and she is very good at interpersonal communication. This is not driven by her and William. The dinner, which was a little stiff because of Mills' petty temper, immediately became lively. , Mills also temporarily let go of his prejudice against William.

"You grew up in Minnesota?" During the chat, Pepper suddenly learned that William grew up in Minnesota, which surprised her.

"Yeah. I don't like it there, though. There, discrimination against black people is almost on the surface. My parents fled from the South to the North, trying to find a place to live without discrimination. They obviously chose the wrong one I never felt friendly and warm there in my childhood and youth. What? You’re from Minnesotans too?”

"Oh... sorry."

"It's okay, that happened more than 40 years ago. Tell me, why are you so surprised?"

"I'm not from Minnesota. I was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but I went through high school in Minnesota. My dad was in the insurance industry and moved to Minnesota that year because of work."

Connecticut is one of the safest and wealthiest states in the United States, and it is also the region with the most prosperous insurance industry in the United States.It's no surprise that Pepper's father was in the insurance business.

"Then where did you go to high school?"

"Wyndham City."

"Well, it's a nice town, and the surrounding farms are beautiful."

……

The four chatted more and more happily, and the atmosphere reached its highest point after a subway came over.

Mills got scammed, every time his realtor took him to see the house, he only let them stay for 5 minutes, so Mills had no idea, the subway was going to pass them, and it would make the house like an earthquake .

This made William laugh, and the two girls laughed too.Seeing everyone laughing, Mills laughed too.

……

After dinner, the women continued to chat and the men talked about work.

But before they had a chat, a phone call came.

Another murder case happened in their jurisdiction.The men had to rush out on missions.

The party can only end here, Mills plans to send Pepper to the hotel first, and then they go to the scene.But Pepper obviously didn't have enough with his old classmates, so he proposed to let Tracy, who was alone at home, go to the hotel with him for a ladies' night.

Mills is all for it!

He didn't want Trish to stay at home all the time.

So it became, first send the two women to the hotel together, and then they go to the scene.

At the same time, Kim also called Kai and told him that another murder had occurred.Chicago is a big city, very big.There are murder cases here every day. Logically speaking, this kind of thing has nothing to do with Kai.But Jin told Kai on the phone that a word written in blood appeared at the scene of the murder.

'Greed' greedy!
Kai immediately got up and planned to rush to the scene of the crime.

Just when he came to the entrance of the hotel, he happened to meet Mills and the others to send Pepper and Tracy to the hotel.

Pepper booked the same hotel as Kay.

Mills and the others didn't expect to meet Kai here. They knew that Kai had also received the news when they saw Kai's appearance.So after saying hello, he naturally talked about the case.Before that, Kay noticed two identical women beside Mills, but he didn't pay attention.

"You are... Adam?" But he was recognized.

Kai turned his head to look at the beauty in the workplace who spoke out.He was thinking, or he was looking through Adam's memory, trying to find her information.

"By the way, I remember Kai, you work near Windham, right? Pepper used to study at Sam High School in Windham." William felt that Pepper was a little embarrassed, so he immediately assisted.After all, Kai's expression showed that he didn't even remember who Pepper was.

Pepper and Sam High School, these two keywords are enough for Kai to retrieve Adam's memory.

"Little peppers?"

Pepper's full name is Pepper Potts, and Pepper means pepper. In addition, as a transfer student, in order to prevent being bullied, Pepper had a hot personality when he was in school, so he got this nickname.

Of course, this is not the point. There is also a reason why Pepper was able to recognize the 'Adam' who had changed a lot in the first place.That's Adam being Pepper's first love!
Adam was a handsome guy back then, and he was also a school bully and a football quarterback.But Adam is a devout believer, and he puts more emphasis on chastity, so it is really a pure first love between them, and they gave each other their first kiss.

Kai didn't expect to be so bloody.

　The heroine in The Seven Deadly Sins is the same actor as Pepper. To be honest, Pepper was much better at that time than she is now.As for William and Sloan, in terms of identities, they had originally planned to arrange them, but they gave up in the end. The difference between the two is too great.I really like both of these movie characters.

　
(End of this chapter)