Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 437 The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit

  The next morning, Luke finished his meal and rushed to work at the police station refreshed.

  Although the matter of the house has not been resolved, he has disappeared for so long, so he has to go to the bureau to show his face first. In case there are still cases waiting for him in the bureau, there is no delay.

  Luke drove the car into the parking lot of the police station, carried the bag to the police station building, and met many familiar colleagues on the road.

   Forensic doctor Sheila greeted, "Hi, Captain Li, long time no see."

   "Yes, I'm away on vacation."

   "Did you have fun?"

   "Sure, would you like a donut?"

  Forensic doctor Sheila waved her hand and declined, "No, I quit sugar recently."

   "Why are you so overwhelmed?" Captain Jones happened to come over, "Give it to me."

  Luke handed him the donut, "Good morning, Captain Jones."

   "Good morning." Jones looked up at Luke, "I thought you were getting married secretly."

  Luke laughed at himself, "I want to, too, but it's a bit difficult. My wife is not born yet, so I have to ask my future father-in-law and mother-in-law to work hard."

   "Haha..." Everyone laughed.

  Luke went up to the third floor and pushed open the door of the office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, "Hi, guys, long time no see, do you miss me?"

  Jackson shouted excitedly, "Hey, Captain, you're finally back."

  Porter laughed, "Captain, welcome home."

  Matthew put down his coffee cup and gave Luke a hug, "Welcome home safely."

   Raymond said, "You have been away for a long time this time."

  Jenny joked, "Captain, you won't go on a blind date in New York, will you?"

   Luke stared at Jenny, a little surprised, "Wow, how did you know that word?"

  Jenny said, "I have a Chinese friend whose parents live in Chinatown, and every time he is resting, his parents will let him go back to Chinatown for a blind date.

  His parents wanted her to marry a Chinese. "

  Luke said fortunately, "Fortunately, I have a pair of enlightened parents.

  My parents don’t have high demands on me, as long as I am a woman. "

  Jackson reminded, "Captain, your remarks are dangerous and very bad."

   Luke made a zipper gesture on his mouth, "Everyone forget what I just said."

  Luke put the donuts and coffee on the table, "I brought you something to eat, come and get it yourself."

  The deputy team picked up their favorite donut, took a bite, and said with a satisfied expression, "You know what? I almost thought I was going to move into the captain's office."

   "Sorry, deputy team, let you down, but when you officially retire, I can consider letting you hold a retirement ceremony in the captain's office, you're welcome."

  The deputy team took another bite of the doughnut, "Damn kid."

  Luke also picked up the donut and took a bite, "Is there a new case in the team?"

   "Yes, shortly after you left, we received a difficult case." The deputy team patted his chest, "However, under my leadership, the case has been successfully solved."

  You rebellious old guy, walking by yourself these few days gave you an idea?

  Luke also knew the old man's temper, so he didn't bother to get angry with him, "Very well, I will take credit for everyone in front of Director Rhett."

  Luke finished the remaining donuts in two or three bites, "You guys continue to eat, I have to go to the director's office first."

  The deputy team handed him another donut, "Don't be in a hurry, Reid is going to the General Administration for a meeting today.

   Instead of waiting in the office for hours, tell us about your trip to New York. "

  Luke asked back, "Listen, you seem to know something?"

  Jackson reminded, "We watched the news interview that day."

  Luke thought of the Chinese female reporter, "Is that the interview I called lapd?"

   "Yeah, that interview was trending online, it was interesting."

  Luke didn’t watch that interview, but he remembered that he was carrying Fobole’s ID at the time. Since his teammates knew it, it’s better to make it clear than to let them guess.

  Luke briefly described his experience in New York, but the specific details of the case are still kept secret.

  The deputy team was a little envious, "The identity of Fobole's criminal investigation consultant is not easy to get. It seems that the director of Fobole's New York office appreciates you. Have you considered officially joining Fobole?"

   "Not yet, maybe after you retire, I will consider this aspect."

   Vice team "..."

  Damn boy.

  He felt like he swallowed a fly.

  Luke smiled, it was interesting to see the old man deflate.

  Looking around, I always feel that something is missing, "Where is the annoying and annoying Inspector Marcus?"

  Porter said, "He accompanied his wife to the prenatal checkup."

  Luke counted, and it has already entered February. It is estimated that the month is older, and the inspection frequency is also higher.

  The deputy team felt emotional, "Marcus has changed a lot now.

  If it was a year ago, I couldn't believe that he would get married, let alone be a father.

  Life is really amazing. "

  Luke finished eating the donut and wiped his hands, "Deputy Captain, tell me about that case, do you need my help?"

   "It is indeed a very complicated case, but we have already solved it, you just need to write a report."

   "OK, let me tell you how complicated the case is, and let me learn from it."

   "Cough..." The deputy team coughed lightly and said, "This is an old case ten years ago, and it was originally investigated by the police detectives from the Western Division.

   Now the suspect in the case has retracted his confession. In order to avoid suspicion, Reid handed over the case to the first squadron.

  The case took place in a villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles. The suspect in the case was the owner of the villa, the victim was the hostess of the villa, and the witness was an eight-year-old boy adopted by the two. "

  The deputy team paused and continued, "When the incident happened, the little boy was sleeping on the second floor of the villa. He was woken up by the noise downstairs. He walked out of the bedroom to check, but saw a scene that he will never forget.

  The living room was in a mess, blood was everywhere, his mother was lying on the floor, and his father was riding on his mother and pinching her neck with both hands. The little boy screamed and fainted from fright. "

Neighbors also heard the movement in the villa, thinking that the couple had quarreled and called the police. When the police arrived, they saw bloodstains and signs of struggle all over the house, but except for the little boy, both the couple were missing. .

  The next day, the police found the sleeping male owner at the entrance of a bar. He admitted that he had had a quarrel with his wife, but he did not admit that he had beaten her.

  But the police checked the surveillance. He left home at 1 am and was found by the police at 8 am. During this period, no one could prove where he went and what he did?

  But the police found blood on his clothes, which was identified as the blood of the victim. Combined with the little boy's confession, the police arrested the male owner on charges of intentional injury.

   But here comes the problem. The police have never found the female victim, unable to test her injuries, and unable to prove that she was indeed violently attacked.

   In the following period of time, the police have been looking for the female victim, but they have not found her whereabouts.

  The police handling the case suspected that the female victim had encountered an accident, but the problem was that the body was still not found.

  The police can only collect evidence from other sources. Multiple interviews and investigations have found that the male host has a tendency to violence. He has committed violence against the female victim many times. It is not the first time that the female victim has been beaten.

  And repeatedly threatened and threatened to kill the female victim.

  Based on the above clues and evidence, the police handling the case determined that the female victim may have died, and the murderer was probably the male owner.

  The male protagonist pleaded not guilty, but his confession contradicted himself. The judge and jury found the male protagonist guilty and had served ten years in prison.

During this period, the male host has been in contact with the little boy. In the past two years, the little boy has frequently visited his adoptive father in prison. The relationship between the father and son has become closer. This year, he directly changed his words, saying that he did not see the scene of his father committing a murder, but he was young at that time. , was induced by the interrogating police officer and asked the police to re-investigate and return his father's innocence.

  As the only witness, the little boy's retraction had a great impact on the case, and the host also insisted that he did not kill his wife.

   Subsequently, many reporters also began to report on the case, and the prosecutor's office restarted the case investigation.

  Based on this situation, the case was handed over to the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division for re-investigation.

  Hearing this, Luke also knew the difficulty of this case. Ten years have passed since the case, and many evidences and clues have disappeared.

   If no new evidence and witnesses can be found, this case will also become a cold case.

  Luke asked, "What about the case now?"

  The deputy team said, "We focus on two aspects of the case investigation. The first is to re-understand the case, find witnesses and new evidence of the case, and it is best to find the body of the female victim.

  We re-searched the villa where the incident occurred, but did not find the body of the hostess.

  We began to investigate the whereabouts of the male owner after he left the house. Some people claimed to have seen him near Klinkaw Park. We also found dirt under his shoes.

  We suspect that he may have buried the body in the park and started a large-scale investigation in the park.

  Second aspect, let the only witness, that is, the suspect's son, recall what happened that year.

  According to the little boy’s recollection, the relationship between his adoptive parents was not very good, and his adoptive father had a very bad temper, which was also confirmed from the surrounding neighbors.

  After the little boy's adoptive father went to prison, he was adopted by a new family, and the new adoptive parents treated him well.

  We got a new clue from him. Every year, a kind-hearted person will give him a gift, but he has never seen this kind-hearted person.

  After that, we also started to investigate from this clue, and found the kind person through the mailing address.

   And that kind-hearted person is the mother of the female victim.

   Because she misses her daughter, she will give a gift to her adopted son. "

  The deputy team member said that his throat was dry, and he took a sip of coffee and continued, "Through the conversation, I found that this woman is a little nervous, but she is not as angry as I imagined.

   Moreover, I found that the family of the female victim did not respond much to the case from the beginning to the end, unlike ordinary families who actively asked the police to investigate and find her daughter's body.

  I feel something is wrong.

  After that, I checked some clues and found that this mother has been in contact with a mysterious person.

  We followed the clues to find this mysterious person, who do you think? "

   Luke guessed, "The female victim is not dead?"

   "Yes, although I already had this kind of guess, I was still very surprised to see her in person, and I couldn't figure out why she did this?" The deputy team spread their hands and continued, "We only found out through the subsequent conversation.

  That night, the male owner came home after drinking, and the two had an argument. The male owner beat her, straddled her and strangled her neck. She thought she was going to die.

  Later, her adopted son appeared in time and saved her life. She also made up her mind to leave the suspect.

  She didn't want to fake death at first, she just wanted to let the suspect not find her, but then things developed beyond her imagination.

  At this time, she didn't dare to go back anymore. She knew that the suspect was very vindictive. If she appeared by herself at this time, even if she proved that he didn't kill anyone, it was a fact that his domestic violence was true.

  The suspect will still go to jail for this, and will definitely retaliate against her even more after he comes out. "

  Luke said, "In this situation, it shouldn't be the first time she has been subjected to domestic violence."

  "Yes, it is said that she was pregnant before, and it was also because the suspect was drunk and beaten, which caused her to have an accidental miscarriage and became infertile."

   "Why didn't she call the police?"

  "The suspect threatened her that if he dared to call the police, he would kill her and take revenge on her family. She was scared."

   "So she's been hiding?"

  The deputy team nodded, "Even if the suspect is mentioned now, her face is full of fear. I guess she may want to take revenge on the suspect in this way."

   It is difficult for Luke to understand this kind of behavior. He has been incognito for so many years, just to get revenge on his husband and put him in jail?

  With this determination, why didn’t you use it to solve the problem of domestic violence?

  Domestic violence is very bad in nature.

  Once it happens, don't try to hide it, and don't be afraid of shame. It must be solved thoroughly. The bigger the trouble, the better.

   There must never be a second time.

   Connivance and pity for the perpetrator will only hurt oneself.

   This couple is a typical negative teaching material.

  Luke has a general understanding of the situation of the case, but not the details, so he let the deputy team write the report, and he was happy to relax.

   The old man in the deputy team didn't complain, he seemed to be full of energy, and Luke estimated that he could work for another three to five years.

  If I get promoted again, should I promote him?

  Thinking of the age difference between the two, Luke felt a little funny.

  In the evening, Luke invited everyone to the bar for a drink, and also called Reed and Marcus.

  Luke thought it would be annoying for Marcus to accompany the pregnant woman every day, so he would take this opportunity to have a few drinks.

  Who would have thought that this stuff would run away after drinking half of it.

  Luke was a little surprised. Has this guy really changed his sex?

  The next morning.

  Luke got up early in the morning and drove to the Palisades community around six o'clock.

  This is a high-end wealthy community. The roads in the community are very wide, and the distance between each villa is very large. The greening rate is extremely high, and many tall trees are planted. The facilities are complete and the environment is beautiful.

  Luke’s Mercedes-Benz G500 was driving on the community road, which was not eye-catching at all. He also saw several peacocks along the way. They were not afraid of people and lived a very nourishing life.

  Luke checked the information on the Internet. Strictly speaking, this is also a Chinese community. The Chinese residents in the community are as high as 50%. Well-known chain stores such as Haidilao, Din Tai Fung, and Meizhou Dongpo have opened luxury flagship stores here.

After driving a little further, Luke found the villa to be auctioned. It covers an area of ​​40,000 square feet, which is relatively large in the entire community. A row of trees is planted outside the villa, which looks like a natural The fence and the green lawn are beautifully manicured. Luke guessed that there might be a property company taking care of it.

After Luke got out of the car, he entered the spacious yard and saw the appearance of the house. Compared with other houses, this house is much older. It is still a wooden structure. Not only has it been built for a long time, but it has not been renovated and repaired for a long time. , which should also be the reason for the lower housing prices.

  Luke stepped on the wooden steps, creaking and shaking a little, and he was worried that they would collapse.

  Luke walked to the door and found that the lock was broken. When he opened the door, he was greeted by a tall sky. The decoration style was a bit old. The house was very old and hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

However, the size of this house is not small, a full 12,000 square feet. He walked around the house and found that there were traces of living in the bedroom on the second floor, as well as some leftover food packaging bags .

  Perhaps due to professional instinct, Luke felt a sense of vigilance.

Luke began to search the house carefully. It is divided into upper and lower floors. There are five bedrooms, a study room, an entertainment room, seven toilets, seven bathrooms, and two kitchens. It is understandable that there are more toilets and bathrooms. , but he couldn't figure out why there were two kitchens.

  Luke went around the house again, consciously looking for a hidden compartment or a basement. Since Zhou Tiancheng bought this house, he definitely wouldn't leave it for nothing.

Luke tapped and searched the house for nearly an hour before he found a secret compartment behind a bookcase. The secret compartment was small, only the size of a schoolbag, and there was a lock hanging on the outside, which Luke knocked off directly. .

  Open the door of the cabinet, and there is a pistol, a box of ammunition, and a full set of ID cards inside. The photo of the ID card is Zhou Tiancheng, and his name is Zheng Basong. Is this bullying other races who can’t distinguish between Chinese and Thai?

   There was a bag under the hidden compartment. Luke opened it and saw ten stacks of green bills, totaling $100,000 in cash.

  That's right, anyway, it's a big boss, and it's normal for the cunning rabbit and the three caves.

Luke took the money and left the villa contentedly. He sat in the car and looked towards the courtyard on the right. This villa occupies a large area and the location is quite good. The reason why the market price is lower than the average price of the community should be because the house too shabby.

  If Luke were to buy the house, it would cost a lot of money to repair or rebuild it.

   Of course, as long as the house is repaired, the house price will definitely rise.

  Luke sat in the car and thought about it for ten minutes, then called Negan directly, "Hey, boss, I want that villa in Los Angeles."

   It’s the last day, the monthly pass is about to expire.

   Ask for a monthly pass!

  (end of this chapter)