Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 274 Take office

   Early morning.

   Police Detective Agency.

   A black Toyota pulls into the police station parking lot.

  Xiao Hei pulled up the handbrake, took the co-pilot's backpack and was about to get out of the car. He just opened the door and saw a gray 7-series BMW driving by.

  Xiao Hei looked down at his car again and rolled his eyes, "You nasty little rookie."

   A moment later, the door of the BMW cab opened, Jackson got out of the car, and Xiao Hei was about to say hello when he suddenly froze.

  The co-pilot's door also opened, and Jenny came out from the co-pilot.

   "I bought it!" Xiao Hei showed an exaggerated expression, "Jenny, why did you come in the rookie's car?"

  Jackson dissatisfied, "Marcus, I have a name."

   "I know, rookie.

   But why do you guys come together? "

   Jenny said, "We're roommates now."

   "Wow... you live together?" Xiao Hei pointed to Jackson and then to Jenny, showing a playful smile.

  Jenny knew what he was thinking, "It's really just roommates, Jackson was looking for a house, and I just wanted to find someone to share the rent, so I rented one of the rooms to him."

   "Is it that simple?" Xiao Hei asked in a questioning tone.

   "That's right, it's that simple. Is there a problem?" Jenny said calmly.

   "OK, congratulations, hehe." Xiao Hei gave a smirk and went upstairs.

  Looking at Xiao Hei's background, Jackson showed a helpless expression, "If this big mouth sees it, it means that the whole police station knows about it."

   "Jackson, we should insist on being ourselves, why should we make comments from the outside world, as long as we have a clear conscience.

   It is a fact that we live together, there is no need to deliberately conceal it.

   And, don't you forget, this is the police department. "

  Jackson was a little discouraged, "You're right, I just didn't expect it to be so soon."

   "The captain already knew about it yesterday. As for Marcus... just ignore him." Jenny smiled.

   Marcus, who was ignored, ran into the office at a sprint speed of 100 meters, grinned and said, "Guess who I saw just now?"

  Matthew was looking down at the computer, Raymond didn't respond, and neither Luke nor the deputy team was there.

  Xiao Hei was puzzled, obviously saw Luke's Mercedes-Benz, why was there no one?

   "Where's Luke?"

  Matthew raised his head and pointed to the captain's office, "The captain is in the office."

  …

  In the captain's office.

   Luke is wiping the table with a rag.

  The table is not dirty, but he still wants to wipe it, which is a familiar process.

  Luke was promoted to acting squadron leader. In addition to the change of salary, he also got his own independent office.

   It feels great.

  In the future, you can fish in an open and aboveboard manner.

  Luke wiped all the items in the office, which is also a familiar process.

  The entire office is about a dozen square meters, and the furnishings are also very simple, including office desks and chairs, computers, sofas, filing cabinets and water dispensers.

  Here is a small independent space, and Luke is free to do whatever he wants to do in the future.

   After packing up his personal belongings, Luke sat on the office chair. I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt that this chair was much more comfortable than the chairs outside.

  Luke glanced at the clock on the wall. It was exactly 9:05 in the morning. Although Susan had already left, he planned to keep some good rules, such as the morning meeting.

  Many people don’t like to hold meetings, but the police industry has certain particularities, not only requires teamwork, but also timely sharing of information.

  Luke walked out of the office with a dossier that needed additional evidence, and greeted everyone, "Everyone, it's an early meeting."

  Everyone came to the conference room, and Luke sat at the head of the conference table. This feeling is still very different.

  Xiao Hei sat in the lower seat. To be honest, it was the first time for him to sit here. "Where is the deputy team? Why didn't you see him?"

   "The deputy team asked for leave today." Luke responded lightly. Although the deputy team is old, they rarely ask for leave.

  However, he can probably guess what the old man is thinking.

  …

   South Los Angeles, Suter Park.

  A white-haired old man was carrying a suitcase and walking on the path by the river, feeling a little absent-minded.

  There are many fishermen by the river. The white-haired old man will take a look when he passes by. After walking for a while, the old man stops, looks at the river, and puts down the box in his hand.

  He opened the lid of the box, took out a folding bench and sat down, then took out the fishing gear and slowly assembled it.

   This old man is Vincent, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division.

   "Hey..." Vincent sighed, feeling a little suffocated.

  I have been a police officer for more than 40 years, and I am still only a deputy team. That brat Luke could be his grandson, but he rode on his head.

   It would be unrealistic to say that there is no opinion.

  He also knows that the possibility of being promoted at his age is extremely small, and even if he is promoted, it doesn't mean much. Even if Luke is not the captain, a new captain may be transferred from outside.

  But I understand that I understand it, and I still have some gaps in my heart.

  If a person can always be rational, it can only mean that you don't care. Once you encounter something you care about, you will also have mood swings.

   Today is Luke's first day in office, and the deputy team chose to come fishing.

  He felt that this would make his emotions calmer, and prevent Luke from being unable to control his emotions.

   In short, it is better for everyone to do so.

  Wen Sen's fishing skills are not very good. He has been busy all his life, and he doesn't have much time to fish. After tinkering for a long time, he hung up the bait and threw the hook into the river.

  Looking at the calm lake, he felt his emotions gradually stabilized.

   "Hey, I've bitten the hook." A man's voice came from the upper reaches of the river.

  Vinson turned his head and saw an old Mexican man standing up, holding a fishing rod with both hands, and was retrieving the fishing line.

   It looks like he caught a fish.

  The old Mexican man turned his head to look at Vincent.

  In Vincent's eyes, it's a blatant show-off, can this be tolerated?

   Isn’t that just catching a fish? As if no one would.

  Vincent was not to be outdone, and started fishing with all his heart.

   After a while, the float suddenly sank. Vincent pulled the lever and shouted, "The fish is on!"

  Winson pulled up the fishing rod and caught a small fish the size of a palm. Although it was a bit small, it was better than nothing.

  Vincent threw the small fish into the basket, put the bait back on, and threw the fishing rod into the river.

  Vincent glanced at the old Mexican man and muttered to himself, "It's tied."

   Time passed by, Wen Sen caught two more fish, but they were not very big.

  The Mexican old man over there also caught two fish. Although the two old men did not communicate, there was a faint feeling of competition.

   "Hey baby, come over to Daddy."

  The Mexican old man stood up and grabbed the fishing rod vigorously. It seemed that he was fishing again.

   "Fuck!" Wen Sen's deputy team was a little depressed, why he was faster than himself every time.

   "Aww..."

  The Mexican old man yelled, his hands seemed to be burned, he threw away the fishing rod, and ran to the distance, shouting while running,

   "My God, what the **** is that!"

   "The old guy runs pretty fast." The deputy team was a little puzzled, what did they see, and threw away the fishing rod in fright.

  The Mexican old man ran so far that he was no longer visible.

  Vincent was a little curious, so he strolled over and looked at the river, didn't he find anything?

  After that, he picked up the fishing rod on the ground and pulled it hard. It was very heavy, like a big fish biting the hook, but it didn't feel like a fish.

  The fishing line is difficult to retrieve, and the deputy team can only drag it upwards.

   Gradually, an object floated to the surface of the water, even though the deputy team was mentally prepared, they were also taken aback.

  A female corpse was hooked on the fishhook. She had no clothes, and her skin was like white paper. Looking up, there was no head.

  …

   Half an hour later.

  In a black Ford Explorer.

  Luke was sitting in the passenger cab, he didn't expect that there would be a case on his first day as official.

   "This old man is really looking for trouble."

  Xiao Hei joked, "Do you think the deputy team will see you promoted too fast and cause some trouble for you? Could he be the real murderer!"

  Luke smiled, "Then if I solve the case, do meritorious service, and secure the position of captain, the old man will go crazy."

  Xiao Hei nodded again and again, "That's right, that's how it's done in movies.

  I originally wanted to watch a movie with Julian tonight, but it seems to be gone again. "

  Luke said, "You've been doing well recently."

   "Of course, I'm going to be a father. Now I exercise every day, I go to bed early and get up early, and I want to support my family in a healthy body." After Xiao Hei finished speaking, he seemed to think of something,

   "Hey Luke, guess what I saw this morning?"

   "The alien spaceship landed in Los Angeles?"

   "No, I'm serious, I saw Jenny driving Jackson's car to work, and the two of them lived together.

  There must be something going on between these two people. Even if nothing happens now, something will happen sooner or later. This is a proper office romance.

   Originally, I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but you are my partner and captain, so I think you should know. "

   "Oh, really? It's amazing." Luke said lightly.

  Xiao Hei glanced at Luke, "You know?"

   "No."

   "You must know something, you are my partner, I can see it."

  Your sister, you become wiser when you encounter such a thing.

  Xiao Hei asked, "Is there really something wrong with them?"

   "Stop gossip, let's drive." Luke was a little bit dumbfounded, and so were the two of them, why were they so careless.

   Soon, Luke led the team to Suter Park.

  A cordon has been set up by the river, there are many onlookers around, and more than a dozen patrolmen are at the scene to maintain order.

   An old man with white hair stood by the river and said hello, "Guys, it's a pity we met again today.

   My vacation is ruined, and you all have to come out to bask in the sun. "

  Luke glanced around and found a humanoid object covered with a body bag not far away, "Deputy team, what's the situation at the scene?"

   "Captain? Captain Luke." The vice-team yelled twice and was not used to it, and muttered, "It seems that I have to get used to it."

  Luke ignored the old man's thoughts and waited for his next words.

  The deputy team thought for a while, and pointed not far away, "I'm on vacation today, and I'm going to come to this park to go fishing, so I'll just sit there.

  Beside the corpse, there was an old Mexican man fishing. Although the two of us did not speak, we formed a healthy competition.

   Fishing started at about 9 o'clock in the morning, and when it was around 10:30, the Mexican old man suddenly yelled, as if he was frightened by something in the river, and even threw away his fishing rod.

  I walked to his fishing position, pulled up the fishing rod, and found a mutilated corpse hanging on it. "

  The deputy team pointed to the body bag on the ground again, "In order to prevent the body from being washed away by the river, I asked the patrol to carry the body ashore. It is a strange body, which makes people uncomfortable to see."

  Luke looked over and saw that forensic doctor Sheila had opened the body bag, revealing the corpse underneath.

  A female corpse without a head. There are many scars on the body. Judging from the skin color, it should be a Caucasian woman. Judging from the degree of decay of the corpse, the time of death should not be too long.

   This is just Luke's intuitive impression, and the specific situation needs to be determined by the forensic doctor.

   After understanding the general situation, Luke began to arrange tasks.

   Raymond and Jenny are in charge of questioning the crowd to see if there are other witnesses.

  Jackson is responsible for extracting the fingerprints of the deceased to see if the fingerprint detector can be used to determine the identity of the other party.

  Xiao Hei led a patrolman to take notes on the old Mexican man who was fishing.

  The technical team also sent police officers to dive into the bottom of the river to collect evidence.

  Luke and the deputy team stayed by the river to continue the investigation.

  Luke squatted down and observed the water flow, "Did you see any suspicious people when you were fishing?"

  The deputy team thought about it, "People have been playing in the park, but no one suspected of throwing the corpse was found. And judging by the degree of decay of the corpse, it should have been dead for a while."

   "Deputy team, you have a lot of experience in handling cases, have you ever encountered a case of a headless corpse before?"

  Vincent shrugged, "Of course, but it's been too long, and I can't remember clearly. I just remember that it should be a gang vendetta. The targets are usually men, and few women are beheaded. The nature is completely different."

  Luke walked along the river for a while, searching for clues that might have been left by the river, but found nothing suspicious.

   After a while, Jackson came over and reported, "Captain, the fingerprint data of the deceased was not successfully compared."

   "I see." Luke responded, the female deceased was beheaded, and the fingerprint information could not be found, so it was difficult to confirm the identity of the deceased in the first place.

  Twenty minutes later, Xiao Hei also came over, "Captain, we made a record of the old Mexican man, his statement was the same as the deputy team's description, he was frightened by the headless female corpse, and could not provide any valuable clues.

   Always praying to God. "

  The deputy team laughed, "The old man was scared to death at the time. He should have nothing to do with this case. Moreover, I don't think this should be the first corpse dumping site."

   "How do you judge?" Although Luke has become the captain and has a higher position than Vincent, he still respects him very much, at least on the surface.

  The deputy team pointed to both sides of the river, "This river is a branch of the Los Angeles River. The bottom is all concrete canals. The terrain of the river is relatively flat. As long as there is no heavy object on the corpse, it may drift with the current.

  The river is more than a dozen miles long, and any place upstream could be a dump site. "

  Luke looked thoughtful, and the words of the deputy team reminded him. According to this speculation, if we know the time of death of the victim and measure the flow rate of the river, can we deduce the approximate location of the corpse.

   Luke's first case as captain.

   The plot of the case has not been sorted out yet.

   That’s four thousand words today.

  (end of this chapter)