LA Detective

Chapter 670 Search
Velen Apartments, Room 305.

"Look up." Luke stared at the man and asked, "What's your name?"

"Theo Holder."

Luke pulled out a picture of Henry Lawley. "Have you seen him?"

Theo Holder glanced at the photo and turned his head away. "I haven't seen it."

"Where were you between 2 and 3 in the morning yesterday?"

Theo Holder raised his eyebrows, "I can't remember."

"Then think about it carefully."

"I should be at home. Yes, I am at home."

"Lying is not a good habit." Luke took out the video surveillance outside the bar and asked, "Is this person you?"

Theo Holder looked nervous. He stared at the video for a while and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Come on! This surveillance camera can't even capture my face, and you want to use this to frame me."

Luke walked behind Theo Holder and said, "Although the video didn't capture your front, the tattoo on the back of your neck was clearly captured."

Theo Holder's voice became louder, "Many people have this tattoo, you can't convict me based on just one tattoo.

I still say that, you have found the wrong person. "

Luke walked to the bedside table, opened it, and took out an exquisite watch with a dark green dial and a black strap. It was obviously worth a lot of money.

Theo Holder's eyes widened, "Hey, put down my watch and stop rummaging through my drawers."

"Your watch?"

"Yes."

“Do you rent this apartment?”

Theo Holder was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why Luke asked this. "What does it have to do with you?"

“This watch could buy this apartment.”

"So what? I just like freedom. I like to rent a house anywhere and not be confined to one place. This is my freedom. Do you police officers have to control this?"

Luke ignored him and continued, "If I remember correctly, this should be a limited edition Patek Philippe. Each watch has a special number on the back case, which can easily trace the information of the purchasing customer."

Hearing this, Theo Holder clearly felt guilty.

Luke continued, "Where on earth did this watch come from?"

"Pick it up."

"Where did you pick it up?"

“Near Nasim’s Bar.”

"To be exact, I picked it up from Henry Lawley.

Tell me, where is Henry Lawley?"

"I have no idea……"

"Then why do you have his watch?"

"I……

I saw him in the alley behind the bar and told him that I was a little short of money.

He is a kind man and offered me this watch on his own initiative.”

Luke didn't believe his lies, but he didn't expose him immediately. He continued to ask, "What did he give you in return?"

"He knew I needed money and gave me his wallet."

"where?"

"In the dresser drawer."

Xiao Hei walked to the closet, opened the drawer, found a black wallet, and squeezed it with his hands. "The leather is nice, and it's a famous brand. No wonder you are reluctant to throw it away."

Xiao Hei opened his wallet and found only a credit card and a key inside.

Luke took the wallet and asked, "Whose credit card is it?"

"Henry Lawley's."

"Where's the key?"

"I found it in the wallet. It should be his too."

Luke picked up the key and looked at it carefully. It looked like the key to the door lock. Luke handed it to Xiao Hei again and said, "Keep these safe."

"Where did Henry Lawley go after he gave it to you?"

“I don’t know, I left first.

But I left him twenty dollars for the cab fare."

Luke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said, "Take him back to the police station."

……

December 13, morning.

Robbery-homicide division office.

Luke walked to the office area with a cup of coffee, leaned against the table, and called everyone to a meeting.

"Guys, tell me about the progress of yesterday's investigation."

The deputy captain said, "Last night, I interrogated Theo Holder, who you captured. The guy was probably just robbing and didn't know the whereabouts of Henry Lawley.

I have seen a lot of bad boys like this. When I see a fat sheep like Henry Lawley, I will definitely fleece him.

But it won’t kill the other person.”

Xiao Hei said, "We have carefully investigated the alley near the bar before. That alley is connected to many streets and there are no surveillance cameras in many places, so it is very difficult to investigate."

Jackson said, “In fact, I think Henry Lawley would not run deeper into the alley after being robbed, because it is likely to be more dangerous there.

According to common sense, he should have run to the street to ask for help or take a taxi away."

Xiao Hei countered, "But the bar surveillance didn't see him return to the roadside to hail a taxi."

Jackson said, “I carefully checked the bar surveillance, and the area captured is not very large.

Henry Lawley was robbed near a bar, and he might have instinctively thought that bars were dangerous.

I think he might have gone away from the bar and taken a taxi from somewhere further away.

I think we should carefully check the vehicles near the bar during that time period."

Luke nodded. "It can be used as a direction for investigation."

"We were investigating the identity of the man who was drinking with Henry Lawley at Nassim's Bar yesterday and a patron at the bar recognised him," Raymond said.

According to the bar's patrons, his name is Will Stout, and he is also a regular at the bar and lives in the Okaye community near the bar.

In addition, we looked into Will Stout's record and found that he had a history of theft and violent crimes."

Luke said, "Raymond, Jenny, Porter, come with me to visit this friend who was drinking at the same table with Henry Lawley.

Others continued to pursue Henry Lawley’s trail.”

"Yes, sir."

……

Okaye community.

This is an old-style residential area, with mostly dilapidated bungalows and small courtyards filled with debris.

The car stopped outside a gray bungalow with a small yard in front of it. On the left side was a black Toyota car of unknown ownership. On the right side were some shabby furniture and weeds, leaving only a one-person-wide path.

Jenny sighed, "I didn't expect that the future governor would have a friend who lives such a 'frugal' life."

Porter spread his hands, "Perhaps the future governor didn't expect that he would have a new 'friend'."

Luke ignored the two people's word game and walked over to the old Toyota to check. The front of the car was at normal temperature and there was nothing abnormal inside the car.

Then, he walked towards the gray bungalow, and the steps of the house made a creaking sound when he stepped on them.

"Knock knock..." Potter knocked on the door.

no respond.

"Hey, is anyone in the house?"

Still no response.

Luke walked around the house and found that the four windows around the house were open, so he could see what was going on inside the house. He looked through the windows carefully and found that the house was in a mess and he didn't see any human figures.

Luke wrinkled his nose, "Do you smell anything unusual in the house?"

Jenny came over, sniffed in the window, and shrugged, "It smells a bit. The owner must not have cleaned the room for a long time."

Porter also came over and smelled it, "The smell of a single man."

Raymond frowned, "Disinfectant."

"Yes, that's the smell." Luke nodded and said to Potter, "Jump in through the window and unlock the door."

Jenny reminded quietly, "Captain, we don't have a search warrant."

"From the current situation, Will Stott is likely in danger. The situation is urgent. For Will Stott's personal safety, we need to go in and search first."

"Yes, sir."

At Luke's instructions, Porter jumped into the house through the window, opened the door from the inside, and let Luke and the other two in.

Luke entered the room and felt that the smell of disinfectant was stronger. He remembered that all the windows in the house were opened, probably to disperse the smell.

Luke became more certain that something must have happened in this house.

"Everyone, search separately and don't miss any clues."

Raymond went to search the bedroom.

Porter searched the bathroom.

Jenny went to the kitchen.

Luke stayed in the living room.

The living room was a mess, with all kinds of sundries and unwashed clothes, and there was some kitchen waste in the kitchen.

There were also signs that the cupboards in the living room had been rummaged through, as if someone was looking for something.

This further confirmed Luke's guess that something must have happened here.

"Fuck!"

Suddenly, there was a scream from the kitchen.

Luke pulled out his gun and headed in the direction of the kitchen, "Jenny, what's going on?"

Raymond and Porter also came over with guns in hand.

“Sorry, there’s no danger.

I shouldn't have made a fuss." Jenny waved her hand, signaling the three to put away their guns.

But Luke did not relax. Jenny was not an ordinary woman, but a female agent. Ordinary things would not scare her.

Luke walked into the kitchen and saw Jenny standing next to the freezer. He walked closer to the freezer and saw a frosted, bloodless face.

Jenny shrugged, “I opened the freezer and suddenly saw a face facing me.

Sorry, guys, I overreacted."

Potter came over and comforted him, "That expression is indeed quite scary. I would be shocked too. You have performed very well."

Raymond also came over and patted Jenny on the shoulder.

Luke looked at the cold face and said, "It's Will Stout."

Jenny asked, "We just found out where he was and he died. Isn't it a bit too coincidental?"

Porter replied, "That means our investigation is on the right track. He should be related to Henry Lawley's disappearance. Someone didn't want us to find out Henry Lawley's whereabouts, so they killed him."

Luke thought about it and felt that Potter's idea made sense.

If Will Stout was really related to Henry Lawley's disappearance, then his appearance in the bar that day was not a coincidence, but a deliberate attempt to meet or scout Henry Lawley.

Henry Lawley leaves the bar and is unexpectedly robbed by Theo Holder.

Later, Will Stout's gang kidnapped Henry Lawley.

In the past two days, Raymond had been leading people to investigate Will Stout in the bar. It is very likely that the news leaked and Will Stout was killed by his accomplices.

This reasoning makes sense, but there is still a lack of relevant evidence.

Luke ordered, "Search the room carefully to see if you can find any clues about Henry Lawley..."

Before Luke could finish his words, the door was pushed open from the outside. "Will, are you home? I'm coming in."

Luke put his right hand on the gun and walked out of the kitchen. He saw a white woman in her thirties walking in. She was wearing a light blue dress and had makeup on, as if she had been carefully dressed up.

“Oh wow, we have guests at home.

Are you Will's friends?" Without waiting for Luke to answer, the white woman asked herself, "No, you don't seem to be his friends.

who are you? "

Luke flashed his badge, "lapd!"

The white woman curled her lips, revealing a look of disappointment. "What did Will do this time? I knew it would be like this."

Luke asked back, "What's your relationship with him?"

"I'm his girlfriend. No, to be exact, my ex-girlfriend."

"If she's his ex-girlfriend, why did you come to his house?"

The white woman shrugged. "Why don't you ask him himself?"

Luke pointed to the kitchen. "I would have liked to ask him in person, but he didn't get the chance to speak."

"What do you mean?"

The white woman opened her mouth wide, walked quickly into the kitchen, looked in the direction of the freezer, a look of horror appeared on her face, and she screamed.

"what……"