Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 258 Doubtful

  8 bottles of mineral water and 3 lives.

  On the scene of the crime, Luke ran three times today.

  Tom's house was also blocked.

  The technical team and the forensic medical team are understaffed and have not arrived for a long time.

   Luke inspects the scene wearing gloves.

   Judging from the available evidence, young Tom is likely to be the poisoner, and poisoning requires tools.

  As long as the relevant criminal tools and cyanide are found, the suspect of poisoning can be proved.

  Luke carefully observed the mineral water bottle, and put the mineral water bottle in the sun. There was advertising paper on the outside of the mineral water bottle. Luke faintly noticed that there seemed to be a small black spot on the inside of the advertising paper.

  Luke cut the advertising paper with scissors, and found that the mineral water bottle had a bump the size of a pinhole, which was sealed with glue on the outside, and it was difficult to distinguish without careful observation.

  Luke speculates that this pinhole is likely to be the place where the cyanide is injected, which can ensure the integrity of the bottle cap and the drinker will not be suspicious.

   Difficult to spot.

   Subsequently, Luke began to search Tom's house, mainly looking for cyanide, syringes, glue...

  However, Luke and others searched the house, but still did not find these items.

  Hidden somewhere else?

  If the other party is the real poisoner, what is the purpose?

  Why did he commit suicide by taking poison?

  Luke also found no suicide note at the scene.

  There are many doubts, and it is difficult to explain based on the physical evidence at the scene.

  Luke looked at Tom's mother, who looked sad, holding Tom's photo, sitting on the ground and crying silently...

  At this time, Luke didn't want to disturb the other party, but the case was urgent, and no one knew whether the poisoner had placed 9 bottles of water or 12 bottles of water in the subway.

   In order to avoid more victims, Luke must figure out Tom's condition.

   "Ms. Louis, please forgive me."

  Mother Tom didn't respond, didn't even look at Luke.

   "I know you're sad right now and I understand how you feel. Tom's young and he shouldn't just leave like this...

  We are all sorry.

   But the fact has already happened, what we can do is to find the murderer who killed Tom and avenge him.

  In this way he can leave with peace of mind. "

  Ms. Lewis raised her head slowly, "Why did this happen? Why did Tom die? Why?"

   "We don't know either, we are investigating."

   "Liar, you must know, otherwise why would you come to my house?"

   "As I said before, we are investigating a poisoning case. Tom has something to do with this case. We are here to investigate him. We didn't expect him to die."

   "How did Tom die?"

   "Although it has not been technically identified, I speculate that it is likely to be poisoned by cyanide. Do you have similar items in your home?"

   "I don't know what cyanide is at all? We have never stored poisonous things in our house. Why is my son involved in the poisoning case? How did you find him?"

If Luke wanted to get valuable clues from the other party, he had to gain the other party's trust first, and said, "We received a report this morning that there was a poisoning incident. According to the investigation, it was found that someone put poisonous mineral water in the subway station. We rushed to the subway station to check the surveillance, and found that Tom was carrying a box of mineral water into the subway.

  We suspect that he may be the poisoner. "

"Impossible, Tom can't be the poisoner. Although he is a bit naughty, he is a good boy at heart, and he is only twelve years old this year. He doesn't understand anything, maybe he doesn't even know what cyanide is. How could it be poisoned with that kind of thing.

   Besides, if he was the poisoner, why did he die? "

   "That's right, that's what I suspect." Luke asked along the way, "Is there anything unusual about Tom recently, such as any troubles and troubles?"

"No."

   "Has he ever had suicidal tendencies?"

   "No! He is a very optimistic child. Although our family is not very rich, I have always taught him that people can be unsuccessful, but they must not be unhappy.

  He will never commit suicide, absolutely impossible. "

   "Does Tom have any dangerous or anti-social friends?"

   "Not as far as I know."

   "Has Tom been living with you?"

"Yes."

   "When was the last time you saw Tom?"

  “Around eight o’clock this morning, I went out to run some errands and went to the supermarket to do some shopping. I bought the salmon he likes to eat. I originally planned to make salmon sushi for him… I even bought it…

  God, why are you so cruel! "

   "What was Tom doing at the time?"

   "He just woke up and is eating breakfast."

   "Did he say where he was going? Who did he want to see?"

   "I was in a hurry this morning, so I didn't bother to ask. I was too careless."

   "We found forty dollars in Tom's trouser pocket. Did you give it to him?"

   "No, I only give him ten or twenty dollars each time, and he spends them quickly every time. There can't be that much money."

   Judging from the interview just now, Tom's mother doesn't know much.

  Luke didn't find any sign of the other party lying.

  However, Tom's mother is now in great grief and has great mood swings. Even if she is lying, it is not easy to tell.

  Although no clear clues were obtained, Luke still extracted some valuable clues from Tom's mother's words.

  As the saying goes, knowing a son is better than a mother. Since Tom has been living with his mother, his mother should be one of the people who understand her best.

  Since Tom's mother said that he is cheerful and unlikely to be suicidal, the possibility of Tom's suicide is much lower.

  Assuming that Tom did not commit suicide, it proves that he did not know that the bottle of mineral water was poisonous.

  He probably wasn't the real poisoner, thinking of the forty dollars in his trouser pocket.

  Luke boldly speculated that the real poisoner hired Tom to put the mineral water box in the subway station in order to avoid being caught by the surveillance cameras in the subway station, and the forty dollars was a favor fee for Tom.

   After putting down the mineral water tank, Tom took a bottle of mineral water and took it home to drink, and died after being poisoned.

  According to Mario's description, there were eight bottles of mineral water in the box when he went to get the mineral water, plus the bottle that Tom took away by himself, there should be at least nine bottles of mineral water.

  The police have only investigated the whereabouts of eight bottles of mineral water. Tom took one bottle, Mario took two bottles, the homeless man took three bottles, and there are two bottles left in the box.

   That is to say, at least one bottle of suspected poisonous mineral water was taken away.

   Maybe four bottles too…

   Seven o'clock in the evening.

   Robbery and Murder Division conference room.

  Susan calls a meeting.

  Susan put a piece of information on the projector with a solemn expression, "According to the forensic examination, the three deceased all died of cyanide poisoning.

   Judging from the time of death, the first deceased was a homeless man in the subway station. No identity document was found, and the real identity of the other person is temporarily unclear.

  The deaths of construction worker Adams and teenager Tom were very close, both around ten o'clock in the morning.

  The three deceased died within a very short period of time after taking cyanide. Among them, Adams, a construction worker, fell from the roof and had some scratches on his body, and there were no signs of being **** or abused.

  No obvious injuries were found on the deceased Adams and Tom, and it is likely that they voluntarily drank mineral water containing cyanide. "

  Susan changed another document and said, "The technical team surveyed the murder scene of the three deceased and the place where the mineral water bottles were thrown.

   Only Tom's fingerprints were found on the mineral water box, but no fingerprints of the suspected poisoner were found on the mineral water bottle.

  Poisoners are cunning. "

  Jackson turned his pen and asked, "Could the poisoner be that young Tom?"

Luke said, "I talked to Tom's mother. According to her, Tom is mentally normal, has no suicidal tendencies, and has no reason to retaliate against society. I prefer that he was just hired by real poisoners and was poisoned by real poisoners." Those who took advantage of it.

  If Tom is not dead, we can still find clues to the real poisoner based on his confession, but Tom is dead, and it is difficult to investigate this clue. "

  The deputy team said, "Since we can't find any clues about the poisoner, let's analyze it from the motive point of view.

   Judging from the existing evidence, the murderer may have two motives for poisoning. The first is to take revenge on society and kill people randomly.

  If this is the case, the investigation will be more difficult.

  The second case is vendetta.

  The real target of the murderer is only one person, and the large-scale release of poisonous mineral water is just to cover up the real purpose of committing the crime.

  It’s like the homeless dead in the subway station. There are two types of homeless people. One has status and can receive social welfare. In fact, they live a good life.

  The other kind has no identity, and the survival of this kind of homeless is the most difficult.

  The tramp who was poisoned to death belongs to the second type. We interviewed the tramp in the surrounding area. He rarely communicated with other people. He only knew his name was Henry. He didn’t know where he came from or his past.

  He's dead now, and there's not even anyone who can identify him.

  Assuming that if someone wants to kill Henry, but does not want to be detected by the police, it is a good idea to put poisonous mineral water in places where he often appears.

  Henry himself drank highly poisonous mineral water, and it is difficult for anyone to think that this is a murder against him. "

   "That's a good idea. We can start the investigation from the surrounding relationships of the three deceased." Susan nodded and continued, "In addition, according to Mario's confession, at least one bottle of suspected poisonous mineral water was taken away.

  Luke, you are responsible for finding the whereabouts of this bottle of mineral water as soon as possible. "

   "Okay, Captain."

  …

night.

  Luke came home, took a shower, and felt refreshed.

  Can't help but think of today's case.

  This poisoning case made Luke's investigation a bit difficult, which was different from the previous investigations.

  The poisoning case was more like a random crime. There was no direct connection between the three deceased, and the only connection between them was the box of mineral water.

   And the clue to the source of the box of mineral water was broken again.

  Previous cases have traces to follow, with motives, investigation directions and clues.

  But this case is different. The police still don’t know the suspect’s motive for committing the crime, nor can they find any connection between the three deceased, or even a clear object of suspicion.

   Confused.

  Luke thought that he still had two profile cards, so he subconsciously used a profile card to quickly learn the profiling skills.

Through the analysis of the modus operandi, scene layout, criminal characteristics, etc., the profiler outlines the criminal mentality of the criminal, so as to further predict his race, gender, age, occupational background, appearance characteristics, personality characteristics and even the next move. , narrow the scope of the investigation, and lock the identity of the suspect.

  Luke feels that profiling skills may be helpful to the investigation of this case. Although there are some suspicions of cramming, it is better to learn than not to learn.

  What if it comes in handy?

  …

"Jingle Bell…"

  At eight o'clock in the morning the next day, Luke was woken up by a cell phone ringing.

  Luke picked up his phone and saw that it was Susan calling.

   "Captain, what's the matter?"

   "Another person is suspected of being poisoned by cyanide. You rush to the scene immediately to check."

"where?"

   "Mount Virginia, South Slope."

   "I see, let's go."

  …

   Half an hour later.

   A new Toyota Camry.

  Xiao Hei asked while driving, "How is it? My car is not bad."

  Luke leaned back, "As long as you like it."

   "Luke, which night do you have time lately?"

"What's wrong?"

   "Julian would like to invite you to my house for dinner."

"Why?"

   "It was because of you that Julian and I were able to reunite. Julian is very grateful and wants to thank you in person."

   "Is there a family dinner?"

   "I guess."

   "Man, there is no need to make it so formal, we are partners, this is what I should do."

   "I said it, but Julian insisted on treating you to dinner."

   "Do you want me to go?"

   "Of course, we are the best partners, and I also hope to introduce you to my family officially."

   "Then let's wait until we are not busy."

   "Then it's settled."

   "Do I need to bring any presents?"

   "Of course, the more expensive the better."

  Luke "…"

  The two drove to Mount Virginia, the south slope.

  The scene of the crime is relatively remote. Fortunately, there are police cars around and cordoned off, otherwise it would be hard to find.

   There were six patrolmen guarding the scene. Luke flashed his police badge and said to one of the patrolmen, "I am Luke, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. What's going on at the scene?"

  “We received a report that someone was injured on the mountain, we rushed to the scene to check and found a male dead and a female injured.

  The injured female has been pulled away by the ambulance, and the body of the deceased male is in front. According to the doctor, the two were suspected of being poisoned by cyanide, and the male was more toxic and died immediately.

  The symptoms of the woman are mild, and there is still hope for timely treatment. "

   "Do you know their names?"

   "The male deceased is unknown. The woman's name is Jennifer Jinbo."

   "Where is the reporter?"

   "We rushed to the scene, and the reporter had already left."

Luke nodded, and walked to the corpse of the deceased male to check. The deceased was a white man in his twenties, wearing a sleeveless T-shirt on the upper body, wearing sports shorts and sneakers underneath. The condition of the corpse was consistent with the characteristics of cyanide poisoning .

  Not far from the male deceased, there was also a Weisen brand mineral water bottle scattered around.

  Luke picked up the mineral water bottle to check, and found a suspected pinhole. The situation at the scene can basically be concluded that this is the fourth victim of the poisoning case.

  Luke stood up and asked, "Which hospital did the injured go to?"

   "It is the nearest Tonya Hospital."

  Since there are still survivors, the living must know more than the dead, so the technical team and the forensic doctor are responsible for the scene.

   A few minutes later, Luke and Xiao Hei rushed to Tonya Hospital.

  The scale of the hospital is small. After Luke asked the front desk, he found the doctor who was in charge of treating the injured woman Jennifer Jinbo.

  The doctor is a white man in his forties, with a big beard and a serious expression.

  Luke asked, "Hi, I'm lapd, are you Jennifer Jinbo's emergency doctor?"

   "Yes, just call me Auston."

   "Doctor Alston, how is Jennifer doing now?"

   "It's out of danger, and it's still under observation."

   "Is she cyanide poisoning?"

   "Yes, only mild symptoms."

  Luke was a little puzzled, if both of them drank water, why the man died on the spot, but Jennifer was slightly poisoned.

  Dr. Alston seemed to see Luke's thoughts, and said, "The cyanide did not enter Jennifer's body through breathing and stomach, but through skin contact, so the symptoms of poisoning will not be serious."

skin contact? If it was touched by hands, is it possible that it was poisoned? Holding this guess, Luke asked, "Which part of Jennifer's skin was exposed to cyanide?"

   "Private parts."

   "Private parts?"

  Dr. Alston nodded, "That's right, it's the place you want."

  Luke froze for a moment, "Why is that place exposed to cyanide?"

   "Then you have to ask her." Dr. Alston shrugged. "I'll go and see how she's doing. If I can visit her, I'll notify you."

   "Hey..." Xiao Hei gave a smirk.

   Luke glared at him, "We're investigating, this is a hospital, what's so funny?"

  Xiao Hei restrained his smile and said seriously, "I know what's going on." As if afraid that Luke would not believe it, Xiao Hei added, "I know why one of them died and the other was injured."

"Tell me."

  “A pair of young people who love each other make an appointment to climb a mountain together in the morning.

  The morning is when the hormones are at their peak, and the two of them crawled to a remote, deserted place.

   They hugged each other naturally, kissed each other, and played poker.

  Men are tired from exercising, so they must add water.

  Women wash their bodies in order to be clean.

   Those who drank the water died directly.

  The washed skin absorbed part of the cyanide and was poisoned. "

  Although Xiao Hei's words sound unreliable, they still make sense.

  Luke thinks this kind of possibility is not impossible.

   "How did you guess that?"

  "Talk from experience." Xiao Hei showed a little decline.

  Luke "…"

  Dr. Alston returned again and told the two that they could visit.

  The two put on shoe covers and entered the ward. They saw a black woman in her early twenties lying on the bed with a haggard look.

   "Hi Jennifer, I'm Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, this is Deputy Team Luke, we want to ask you a few questions."

   "How is Ronnie... have you revived him?" Jennifer's voice was a little weak, but it didn't affect normal communication anymore.

   "The Ronnie you are talking about is the white man who was poisoned with you?"

   "Yes, how is he?"

   "Sorry, he's dead."

   "Woooo..." the woman cried.

  Xiao Hei handed the other party a few tissues, and asked with concern, "What's your relationship with Ronnie?"

  “We often met when we were exercising in the morning, and later became friends. He is very nice and takes good care of me…”

  Luke cut to the chase, "How did you two get poisoned?"

   "We... Ronnie took a sip of the mineral water, I washed myself in the mineral water, and then he fell down shortly thereafter, struggling to breathe and twitching, and then I started to feel bad too.

   It was the bottle of mineral water, it was the bottle of mineral water that killed Ronnie. "

  Luke asked, "Before drinking the mineral water, what happened?"

   "I... we played poker, we like each other, we are attracted to each other... this is the first time, I didn't expect... woo..."

  Luke is not in a hurry, he is going to wait for her to stop crying before asking, by describing how long the relationship between the two is not deep, how long they can cry.

   Sure enough, after a while, Jennifer stopped crying.

  Luke asked, "Where did that bottle of mineral water come from?"

   "Yes..." Jennifer hesitated to speak.

   Luke kept staring at each other, making it impossible for Jennifer to escape, "I bought the mineral water."

"where did you buy it?"

   "Shanyuan Supermarket downstairs from my house."

  Luke frowned slightly, "Are you sure you bought it? Not from other places?"

   "I bought it yesterday, and I bought two bottles of water in total, just to use it when I was going to climb the mountain." Jennifer expressed helplessness and sadness in her tone, "I didn't expect the water to be poisonous, let alone poison Ronnie to death.

   Luke Deputy, this is a problem with that supermarket, not mine. "

  Luke's face was a little dignified, which was different from his previous guess.

  He thought that the bottle of water containing cyanide should also come from the subway station.

   If Jennifer hadn't lied, then besides the subway station, there are probably other poisoning locations.

  If this is the case, the case is more serious than imagined...

  (end of this chapter)