Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 228 Deception?

   Half an hour later, Reid led the team to the scene and expressed condolences to Xiao Hei and Luke.

  Luke also described the situation at that time in detail.

   After speaking, Rhett sent the two of them back to rest.

  Luke did not return to the police station to drive a Mercedes, but let Xiao Hei drive a Ford Explorer to send him back to the community.

   Arriving at the community square, Luke felt hungry when he saw that there were skewers selling in the square.

   "Stop the car, I'll treat you to Huaguo grilled skewers."

  Xiao Hei stopped the car, showing a curious look, "What is the difference between Huaguo barbecue and Los Angeles barbecue?"

   "Huaguo's skewers are mainly mutton."

  Xiao Hei shrugged, "Los Angeles BBQ also has grilled lamb chops."

   "No, that's completely different. Los Angeles barbecue is mainly flavored with black pepper, while Huaguo barbecue is mainly flavored with cumin and pepper, and there are more types of Huaguo barbecue." Luke swallowed unconsciously,

  “My favorite is the big kidney, the slightly charred roasted crude lamb loin, a bite with endless aftertaste, delicious in the world.

  Remember, it must be eaten while it is hot. "

   "Wow, that sounds good." Xiao Hei also swallowed, "Next time, I will definitely accept your invitation, but not today?"

   "Why?" Luke was a little surprised.

   "Pali contacted me just now." Xiao Hei glanced at his watch, "At this time, she may have arrived at my house. Dude, it's not that I value **** over friends, she made an appointment before you."

   "OK, see you the day after tomorrow." Luke is on vacation tomorrow.

   Seeing Luke get off the car, Xiao Hei shouted, "Hey, buddy, I will definitely not refuse next time, and I want to try the big kidney too."

   "There will be no next time." After Luke finished speaking, he walked towards the barbecue stand.

   Encountered a shooting incident and killed a suspect, I must vent afterward.

  People should not over-disguise themselves. It is normal to cry, smile, and rest when you are tired.

  Don't believe in chicken soup texts, arm yourself too strong.

   It is undeniable that there are a few favored children who have become more courageous after setbacks, with extraordinary physical fitness and perseverance, but most of them do not have this qualification.

   This is the same as sports, it is divided into talents. Although it is invisible and intangible, the gap exists objectively and cannot be changed subjectively.

  Don't think that others can do it, but you can do it.

   This is a big misunderstanding, people are different.

  You are you, don't force yourself.

be good to yourself.

  Of course, it doesn’t mean that you don’t work hard, you still have to work hard in life, but you have to grasp a degree.

   Too much is too much.

  Meeting Xiao Hei with Pali is also a good way to mediate emotions.

  Luke also wants to ask Daisy out, but the two passed the video yesterday. Daisy must work overtime tonight, so she must have no time. The two made an appointment to have dinner together tomorrow.

  The two are now friends, and Luke doesn't want to ask too much from them.

  If Daisy is allowed to choose between work and sex, even if Daisy chooses Luke once or twice, the relationship between the two may not last long after a long time.

  So, Luke decided to vent by eating meat and drinking.

   Lamb kebabs, kidneys, gluten, peanuts, edamame, grilled oysters, enoki mushrooms, grilled eggplant, grilled steamed buns, there are some in China, and Luke has a little of each, not many.

  Finally, have another bucket of draft beer, take a sip, and feel refreshed.

  Drinking beer and eating skewers, Luke remembered the scene of the shootout.

nervous?

nervous.

  Guilty?

  No need, that kind of situation is either you die or I die.

   Cool?

   is also very cool.

  After having fun, there are still problems.

   First of all, the suspect is dead, and this clue is likely to be broken.

   This is why Luke used to rarely empty his magazine.

  Los Angeles patrolmen encountered danger while on duty, and most of them chose to empty their magazines instead of using uniforms as they do in China.

   This is not a big problem for the patrolman, but it is a problem for the detective.

  You kill people, and if you can’t get a confession, the clues will be cut off.

  Given Luke a choice, he...

   Still empties the magazine.

  Investigation is important.

   But life is more important.

  Luke has bullet-avoidance cards, but Black doesn't.

  If Xiao Hei had an accident, Luke would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

  Of course, there is a solution. If Luke gets better at marksmanship in the future and can accurately knock out the suspect’s hands and make the opponent lose the ability to fight back, he may choose to subdue the suspect.

   Otherwise, for the safety of yourself and your companions, you still have to empty the magazine.

   To put it bluntly, if you are poor, you will be alone.

  Luke drank a glass of draft beer, feeling completely clear, and a voice sounded in his head [Congratulations to the host for killing a gunman, rewarding 10 lucky draw opportunities. 】

  Only ten chances, Luke looked down on it a bit, so he stopped smoking altogether.

  He checked the various system values.

   It is found that the system reserve is still as high as 566,000.

   This took him a little by surprise.

   Or surprise!

  He always thought that in the last Las Vegas shooting incident, the $500,000 rewarded by the MGM Group belonged to the cash amount.

  But now it seems that it is not.

   This is a good thing for him.

  Luke began to study the law of realization again.

   The first realization is to buy scratch-offs, and the second realization is to buy abandoned warehouses.

   After that, Luke also bought scratch tickets and lottery tickets, but he didn't win again.

   There is a certain element of luck in the two realizations, but this kind of thing cannot be too frequent, otherwise it will be easy to see the clues.

  The shooting in Las Vegas may have been some coincidence at the beginning, but Luke later subdued the suspect through his own efforts.

   Then, the bonus given by the MGM Group is also his hard work.

  Luke is busy with work most of the time, and rarely studies cash realization, which is also the reason for the delay in cash realization.

   More importantly, he is not short of money now.

  Luke's previous savings, plus MGM's bonuses and informant fees, the cash has reached 800,000 US dollars.

  Luke feels that he should start a side business, such as a business, so that he may be able to find a long-term cash flow channel for the system money.

  …

  The next morning.

  The Office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

  At nine o'clock in the morning, Susan held a case summary meeting on time.

  Different from the gathering together in the past, there were only six people sitting around the conference table, and Luke and Xiao Hei were not there.

  Without these two people, the atmosphere of the whole meeting was a bit dull.

  Susan said, "Last night, the identity of the suspect driving the suspect vehicle has been identified, his name is Parker Steele, and he has a history of theft.

   As for whether he is related to the case of killing Nancy, it is still unclear. "

Jenny guessed, "Since the suspect has a previous record of theft, could he have gone to Nancy's house to steal it, and just happened to be seen by Nancy when she came home, the two clashed, the suspect injured Nancy, and the theft turned into a robbery .

  In order to prevent Nancy from calling the police, the suspect took her hostage to the house of the Cage couple, and then set fire to the house, destroying the body and eliminating traces. "

  Jenny's thoughts were consistent with Susan's previous speculation, and she said, "It is indeed possible.

  So our next investigation will focus on the suspect Parker Steele.

   Find out as soon as possible his whereabouts during this time and who he has come into contact with.

  Of course, you can also talk about other investigation ideas. "

  Jennie said, "Yesterday, I had a long talk with Lisa and got her biological mother's phone number from her.

  Her biological mother doesn’t live in Los Angeles, so she couldn’t come to the police station to make a statement. We made an appointment to make a video record this morning. "

  Susan said, "Very well, you and Matthew are responsible for confirming the alibi of their mother and daughter.

  The mother and daughter also had certain motives for committing the crime. "

"I see."

  Susan continued to order, "Deputy team, please contact the family of the suspect Parker, ask them to come to the police station to identify the body, and make a record for them, asking about Parker's recent activities."

  The deputy team spread their hands, "I don't think it's meaningful to investigate Pike. We can't put all our energy on one thief, otherwise we may miss other clues."

  Susan frowned, "Do you have any other good directions for investigation?"

   "I want to go to the place where the deceased Nancy worked to investigate. We have been investigating her family relationship and have not learned more about her work. Maybe she was killed because of her work."

  Susan was a little helpless, but what the deputy team said made sense, "Raymond, you and I will meet the Parker family.

   Deputy team, investigate according to your ideas. "

  The deputy captain pouted, "I will."

  …

  In a black Dodge Challenger.

  Jackson drove in the cab, glanced at the deputy team next to him, hesitant to speak.

   "Boy, what do you want to say?"

   "Uh... Deputy team, you talked to the captain like that just now, isn't it very good..."

  The deputy team laughed, "Do you want to learn from me?"

   "No."

   "Then it's fine."

   Jackson "…"

  This old man has a stubborn temper and is not easy to get along with.

  Jackson is no longer making fun of himself.

  Didn't talk much along the way, he began to miss going on missions with Xiao Hei and Luke.

  Yesterday afternoon, he should have gone with him, so that he can go on vacation together.

   "I buy Karma, why would I think so..."

   Shop No. 105, Huabaina Street, Prisa Beauty Salon.

  Jackson parked the car on the side of the road.

  The deputy team got out of the car to observe for a while, and then walked into Prisa Beauty Salon.

  A white female receptionist greeted her with a puzzled look on her face, "Good morning, gentlemen, what do you want?"

  This is a beauty salon for women and there are no male clients.

   Without waiting for Jackson to speak, the deputy team flashed their police badge, "I am Vincent, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division, and I want to see the person in charge here."

   "Is there anything you can do?"

   "Are you in charge?"

   "No.

   "Recall what I just said."

  Looking at the cold-faced old man, the white female receptionist felt helpless, "Wait a moment."

   After finishing speaking, she went to the back.

Afterwards, footsteps sounded, and a white woman in her thirties came in, with a faint smile on her face, "Nice to meet you, Deputy Vincent, I am the manager of this beauty salon, Crowley Scarle."

   "Hello, Ms. Carl, we are here to investigate a criminal case and need the assistance of your beauty salon."

   "Are you talking about Nancy?"

   "You know something happened to her?"

   "Yes, she didn't go to work for a few days, and I couldn't reach her. Then her husband called and said that Nancy was missing..." Cloris sighed softly, "How is she now?"

   "She's dead!"

   "I bought Karma, this is terrible!"

   "We are here to investigate her death."

   "Nono, although Nancy is an employee of ours, her death has nothing to do with our beauty salon."

   "Don't rush to deny it, and don't be nervous, we just want to take a look at Nancy's work place and ask a few simple questions.

  Just a routine question, relax. "

   "OK, I can show you around, but here are all female customers... Some places may not be very convenient."

   "Then walk around at a convenient place."

   "No problem, please come with me." Cloris made a gesture of invitation and took the two of them to visit the beauty salon.

   "Can I ask, how did Nancy die?"

   "Trust me, you won't want to know." The deputy team member said perfunctorily, and asked, "What kind of work is she usually in charge of?"

  "Nancy is older and her nursing skills are average, so she is mostly responsible for sundries and logistics. However, she is very diligent and a good employee, which is a pity."

   The deputy team walked around the beauty salon and saw that there seemed to be people in a few single rooms, "Your beauty salon business is good?"

   "Yes, we have quite a few old customers here, and we have a good reputation."

   "I want to ask you a few questions."

   "Come with me, please." Cloris led the deputy team and Jackson into an office, "What do you two want to drink?"

   "No, no need." The deputy team cut to the chase, "Is there anything unusual about Nancy recently?"

  Clauris thought for a while, "If you put it this way, her recent state is indeed a bit abnormal."

   "What exception?"

   "I'm not as patient at work as before. She can't hear people calling her, and she looks preoccupied all day long. Other things are fine."

   "Has anyone suspicious come to her recently?"

"Maybe not."

   "How is her relationship with her husband? Have you ever talked about divorce?"

   "I'm not sure about this."

  The deputy team took out a photo of the car theft suspect Pike, "Do you know him?"

"never seen it."

  The deputy team took out Lisa's photo again, "Where is she?"

"do not know."

   Take out a photo of Lisa's mother again.

   "I have no impression."

  Photos of the host, Mr. and Mrs. Cage.

   Cloris took a closer look, and his expression changed.

   "Do you know them? Male or female, or both?"

"female."

   "Larina Cage?"

"Yes."

   "How did you meet?"

   "She is a customer of our beauty salon." Cloris pointed outside, "Just before you came, I just received her and was doing facial treatment in room 202."

  The deputy team was also a little surprised, "Has there ever been a conflict between Larina and Nancy?"

"No."

   "Are they familiar with each other? Has there been any direct contact?"

   "There must be contact, but familiarity is far from enough. As I said just now, Nancy is older, and we are all relatively young in personal care, and Nancy does more chores.

  And..." Cloris hesitated to speak.

   "And what?"

  Clauris said softly, "Some customers... don't like black people very much. This has nothing to do with our beauty salon, it's the customer's personal opinion."

  The deputy team didn't care about the so-called correctness, "Take us to see her."

  Clauris was a little embarrassed, "The client is undergoing nursing care, and it is a bit inconvenient."

  The deputy captain glanced at his watch, "I'll wait for her for five minutes.

  Five minutes later, bring her to this office. "

   "I see." Cloris wanted to turn around and leave.

   "Wait, don't tell her anything, remember, anything."

   "OK."

   Thanks for the reward from book friends!

  (end of this chapter)