Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 304 Khufu

  Five o'clock in the afternoon.

  Xiao Hei returned to the Office of the Robbery and Murder Division.

   "Hi guys, I'm back.

   Do you miss me? "

  The deputy team said, "You guy disappeared for a day, it's best to find some clues, otherwise, I will suggest that the captain record you a day of absenteeism."

  Xiao Hei pinched his chin with his right hand, "Deputy team, don't doubt my ability, never."

  Luke heard the movement and walked out of the office, "Did Marcus find anything?"

   "Of course, I asked some friends in the gang to look for clues to the suspected vehicle. Among them, a black car market sold a car of the same brand, model, and color some time ago, and the engine serial number of that car was also worn out.

  I promised them that as long as they assist the police in providing clues to the car buyers, they will not be held accountable for the black car market.

  Captain, what do you think? "

   "No problem." Luke replied.

  As long as there is a market and a chain of interests, this kind of black car market cannot be cut off. If caught today, new ones will emerge tomorrow. It is better to keep an obedient one.

  Xiao Hei continued, "According to the memory of the person in charge of the black car market, the person who bought the car should be a white man, more than 1.8 meters tall, wearing a baseball cap, mask, and sunglasses.

  Both parties pay in cash, one hand over the money and the other hand over the car. The whole process takes less than half an hour. "

  Jackson shrugged, "It is impossible for us to find the suspect based on the skin color and height alone."

   "Rookie, shut up." Xiao Hei said a word, and continued,

   "The black car market like this is generally not open to the public, and most of the time it needs to be introduced through a middleman. Although people in the black car market don't know the buyers, there is a middleman between them.

   This middleman is called Khufu. As long as he is found, the whereabouts of the suspect can be found. "

  Luke took advantage of the situation and asked, "Do you know where I can find Khufu?"

  Xiao Hei was confident, "Of course, I've made inquiries, and I'll just wait for your order."

   "Boom..."

   At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in."

   "Creak..." There was a knock at the door, and Anthony pushed the door open and walked in.

   Luke was a little surprised, "Shouldn't you be in the hospital?"

   "I've stayed enough. I'm fine after the examination. If I continue to stay in the hospital, I will really get sick." Anthony pulled a chair and sat down. "Is there any progress in the investigation of the case?"

   "Of course, you want to resume the case?"

   "No, my current situation is not suitable for taking over the case, but when I think of my colleague who was killed...

  I have to do something... just let me participate in the investigation of the case.

  The Los Angeles Police Department is the main one, and we are the FBI assistant. "

   "Deal." Luke briefly introduced the progress of the case.

  …

  Eight o'clock in the evening.

   Troy Bar.

   This bar is small in size and is mainly divided into three areas, the bar, the deck and the dance floor.

  Luke and Xiao Hei walked into the bar one after the other.

  The majority of black people in the bar, Luke couldn't figure out why the name of the bar was Troy, "Are you sure the middleman Khufu is here?"

   "I've inquired, he drinks here almost every night, discusses business, and picks up girls. This bar is his base camp."

   Xiao Hei said, looking around, pointing to a black man at the bar, "That's Hufu, I've seen his picture."

  Luke nodded, motioning for Xiao Hei to go ahead.

  Xiao Hei staggered to the bar, sat down, ordered two glasses of whiskey, and handed one of them to Hufu, "Dude, please."

  Khufu sized him up, "Who are you? Why did you invite me to drink?"

   "I heard about your name and want to do some business with you."

   "But I don't know you, who are you?"

   "Have you heard of Gorefiend?"

  Huff smiled, "Are you kidding me?"

  Xiao Hei opened his mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, "I am Marcus the Bloodfiend. It won't be long before my name will resound throughout Los Angeles."

   "That is to say, you just came out to play."

   "No, I just came out, but I'm not just out to hang out."

   "Tell me, what business do you want to talk to me about?"

   "I want to buy a car, a clean car."

  Hufu smiled, "This is a bar, not a car 4S shop. Did you come to the wrong place?"

   "Listen, I know you and what you do.

  You should also know what car I want, come on. "

   Hufu thought for a while, "Sorry, I don't do business with strangers."

   "Hey, a friend of mine said that there is always a process of getting to know each other."

   While speaking, Xiao Hei took out a wad of banknotes from his pocket and sniffed them under his nose, "Are you familiar with it?"

  Khufu took a sip from his wine glass, but stared at the banknote out of the corner of his eye.

  Xiao Hei smiled, and pushed the banknote in front of him, "I said, the name of Blood Demon will soon be heard in Los Angeles, this is the first business, but definitely not the last.

  Dude, cooperating with me will be the most correct choice in your life. "

  Huff looked around, grabbed the banknotes, counted them, and put them in his pocket, "Dude, what car do you want?"

  Xiao Hei asked, "What kind of car can you get?"

  Huff rubbed his hands, "As long as you have this car, it's not a problem."

   "Can you guarantee that the car is clean? I don't want to get in trouble."

   "Don't worry, the license plate number, engine serial number... everything will be taken care of, you just need to pay the money and pick up the car."

"How to trade?"

   "Cash, you can take the car after paying the money."

   "What about the price of the car?"

   "It depends on what car you want? Different cars have different prices, you should understand this."

   "I want a black Ford SUV."

  Hu Fu froze for a moment, showing a little vigilance, "Why do you want this car?"

   "I like this car, any questions?"

   "No, I can inquire for you. The money will be regarded as a deposit." After Hu Fu finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.

  However, as soon as he turned around, he saw a black-haired young man standing in front of him, "Hey, kid, have some good eyesight, get out of the way."

  Luke flashed his police badge, "I'll give you another chance."

   "Sorry, sir, I shouldn't be in your way." Hufu squeezed out a smile and was about to leave from the side.

  However, Xiao Hei had already stepped in front of him, "Dude, my money is not so easy to get."

   "Uh..." Khufu looked at Luke, then at Xiao Hei, and took out the money from his pocket, "Haha, I was just joking, so I'll give it back to you."

   Luke pressed Hufu on the shoulder and made him sit back on the stool, "Listen, we're not here to hear a joke, did someone buy a black Ford SUV through you 4 days ago?"

  Huff swallowed nervously, "I don't know what you are talking about? Did you find the wrong person?"

  Xiao Hei reminded, "Dude, don't be shy, what you said just now was very good, if you don't want to say it here, you can go back to the police station with us.

  The police station has delicious coffee, warm beds, and amiable police officers. I believe you will like it. "

   "nonono, please don't do this, that's not where I should be."

   "How do you know you don't like it if you don't go?"

   "I've been there before, and I don't want to go again in the future. Please don't embarrass me. I have repented."

  Little underworld, "That's not what you said when you took the banknote just now, why don't you watch the video of the law enforcement recorder and remember it well."

  Huff patted his forehead, "God, what do you want? I'm just helping my friends and earning some money..."

  Luke said, "We're not interested in your crap. We just want to know the identity of the person who bought the black Ford SUV."

  Khufu showed a troubled look.

   Luke continued, "Why don't you say? You're with him.

  Wow, that would be interesting.

   That guy robbed a bank in a black Ford SUV and you got involved? "

   "No, I'm just a car seller..." Hu Fu showed a helpless look, "Okay, I'll tell you.

  His name is Franco Murphy. "

"how did you guys meet?"

   "We used to be cellmates."

   "Do you know what he bought the car for?"

   "I don't know, I understand the rules, and I won't ask buyers about this."

   "Where were you between 9 am and 12 am yesterday?"

"I'm at home."

"what?"

"sleep."

   "Can anyone prove it?"

"I live alone."

   "When was the last time you saw Franco Murphy?"

   “I only saw him once recently, when I was shopping for a car.”

   "Do you know where he is now?"

  …

after an hour.

  Killiam Motor Inn.

  Luke and Xiao Hei drove to the vicinity of the motel.

   After about ten minutes, two cars parked on the side of the road and people came down one after another.

  Raymond, Jenny, Jackson, Anthony.

   "Anthony, why are you here?"

   "I want to see those **** get caught."

   "OK, I'll take people in later, and you take the patrol to guard outside."

  Anthony asked, "Are you sure that the suspect named Franco Murphy is in the motel?"

   "We got Franco Murphy's mobile phone number through the middleman who bought the car. This mobile phone number is an anonymous card, and the location shows that it is in this motel.

   And his own mobile phone card can no longer be connected.

   So, I think it's very likely. "Luke explained, and then ordered the arrest.

  First of all, Luke took Franco Murphy's photo to the front desk of the motel to confirm that Franco Murphy was indeed living in the motel before further arranging the arrest operation.

   Considering that the motel room is not big, it doesn't need too many people.

  Anthony's injuries haven't healed yet, and Luke doesn't want him to participate in the operation, so he takes the patrolman to watch outside.

  Anthony is still a little reluctant, but now that the case is in charge of Luke, he can only follow the arrangement.

  A squadron of people is responsible for the arrest.

  Luke, Xiao Hei, and Jackson rushed in from the front door to arrest them, while Raymond and Jenny stood guard at the back door to prevent Franco Murphy from escaping from behind.

  After everything was ready, Luke led people to the second floor of the motel, next to Franco Murphy's room.

  Luke and Jackson hid on both sides of the door, one on the left and one behind, while Xiao Hei stood in front of the door with guns in both hands.

   Luke waved his hand, and the action began.

  Jackson swiped the door lock with his room card, and then Xiao Hei kicked it violently.

   With a sound of "Bang!", the door was kicked open.

   "lapd!"

   "Everyone stay still!"

  The three of them rushed into the room with strong flashlights and brightly illuminated the room. Another function of the strong light flashlight is to make the suspect unable to open his eyes.

  The room is not big, just a room and a toilet.

"Safety."

   "Safe." The three of Luke did not find Franco Murphy.

  Afterwards, Luke turned on the lights in the room, searched the closet and under the bed carefully, but still found no trace of the suspect Franco Murphy.

  Luke said on the intercom, "After searching the suspect's room, there was no trace of Franco Murphy.

   Everyone pay attention to safety. "

   At this time, Luke was also a little puzzled, what went wrong.

  The location of the mobile phone location was indeed this motel, and when they arrived at the motel, the receptionist also said that he had seen Franco Murphy, and he hadn't left since he came in.

  In this case, Franco Murphy will disappear?

  Xiao Hei also frowned, he found this clue, if he can't find anyone, it will be a waste of work, "Captain, what should we do now?"

   "Call for backup, search the entire motel carefully..."

   "Stand, don't move!"

   "Bang bang bang..."

   At this moment, there was a gunshot not far away.

  Luke hurried outside to check, and found two figures standing in the direction of the gunshots, one of them looked like Anthony from the FBI.

  Another shadow fell slowly.

  Luke yelled, "Anthony, are you okay?"

   "I'm fine, I should hit him."

   "Franco Murphy?"

   "Yeah, he tried to run away and I ran him right in the face."

  Luke hurried downstairs to check. Sure enough, Franco Murphy had collapsed on a lawn not far from the motel, covered in blood, shot several times in the body, and had no breath.

   "You killed him."

  Anthony spread his hands, "It was very dark at the time, and he suddenly appeared from there, and I was also taken aback.

  I warned him to stay still, but I saw his hands in his pockets, so, I shot. "

   "You did the right thing." Luke squatted down to check, and Franco Murphy put his right hand into his pocket, revealing half of the pistol.

  Franco Murphy stretched out his hand and was still carrying a large bag. Luke opened the bag and found dozens of stacks of cash and some jewelry inside. It was basically certain that he was a suspect in a bank robbery.

   The good news is that a robber was caught and some loot was recovered.

   But the bad news is that when people die, the clues are likely to be broken.

  Xiao Hei also came over to check, "How did this guy escape? Why isn't he in the room? Could it be that he knew we were coming to arrest him, so he hid elsewhere in advance, waiting for an opportunity to escape."

   After Xiao Hei finished speaking, he shook his head again, "That's not right, if he knew the police were coming, he should have fled early, why did he wait until the police came?"

  Luke also has doubts, but as the captain, he must consider the overall situation, "Jenny, contact the forensic and technical team.

  Raymond, ask the police to seal off the scene.

  Jackson, call the motel's surveillance. "

   "Yes, sir."

  (end of this chapter)