Entertaining Children

  Chapter 425 New Discovery

   "Ms. Quinn, are all the information about this case here?" Xiao Yao asked Veronica Quinn.

   Xiao Yao looked at things very quickly, and it didn't take long for him to read all the dossier materials that Veronica brought back. From the evidence presented and the testimony of the witnesses, Xiao Yao did not find any breakthrough.

   "That's all the police file information," Veronica said, "but on the way back just now, I have notified my assistant to collect all the relevant personnel's information, what else do you need, I will let people find it."

  "I need the information of all the students majoring in violin at Chambers Conservatory of Music. Most importantly, I want to watch their violin playing video, do you have it?" Xiao Yao said in thought.

   "What do you want this for?" Tim Haggis curiously asked.

"One of my girlfriend’s motives is the opportunity of the violin concert next month. Now that Laura is dead, my girlfriend becomes a suspect and cannot be a candidate for the concert. Then the original third choice will have a chance. Now, we are looking for other suspects, then this original third choice benefited from this incident, and there is a suspicion.” Xiao Yao said.

Whoever benefits from this incident is suspected. This is also a normal idea, but Veronica shook her head and took out a confession: “The police’s confession shows that they have already inquired. Professor Hill, who was in charge of the concert by Chambers, said that the candidates were only considered between Laura and Miss Sun, and there was no third choice."

"I know, I have read this statement." Xiao Yao nodded, "but Professor Hill also said that after this incident, the concert will not be cancelled, and he will review it with the rest of the people. , But there are no other candidates for the time being. I want to judge for myself who is most likely to come on the bench."

   "You? Can you represent Professor Hill's ideas?" Veronica asked in surprise.

"I am also professional in music. Although playing the violin is not good, but the level of appreciation of the violin is not bad, and whoever plays well can still be heard. I can't guarantee that I have the same idea as Professor Hill, but it is at least a direction."

"Okay, I'll call now." With that, Veronica stood up and walked to the desk, picked up the landline and started calling her assistant, and ordered her assistant to contact the Chambers Conservatory of Music and ask for more. data.

  "Can you give me a laptop, I think I should be able to find some video materials on the Internet." Xiao Yao said to Veronica again. In this Internet age, there are also many music college students who record some of their proud performances into videos and post them on their social accounts.

   "No problem." Veronica took out her spare work computer from a cabinet under her desk and gave it to Xiao Yao.

  The computer that got the computer first entered the website of the Chambers Conservatory of Music, and searched for the list of students majoring in violin. Because the Chambers Conservatory of Music is world-renowned and there are only about two hundred students, it is a great honor to be admitted here, so the school also lists all the students in all majors on the website.

   Just when Xiao Yao searched the list for their performance videos on the Internet, the phone rang in the office.

   "No way, so efficient?" Xiao Yao raised his head in surprise and looked at Veronica. Xiao Yao and Tim Haggis have been together for a long time. Seeing him answer the call, they also know the ringtone of his cell phone. So as soon as the ringtone rang, he knew it was Veronica's mobile phone, and Xiao Yao guessed it was a call from her assistant.

Veronica took out her phone and took a look, walked to the corner of the office and answered the call: "My dear, mom is working overtime today. Tonight, you and your sister and dad will have dinner together. You don't have to wait for mom... well, love. Goodbye to you."

   "Sorry," Xiao Yao said apologetically to Veronica who came back, "It has affected you and your family for dinner."

   "It's okay," Veronica waved her hand. "My profession is like this, and everyone in my family understands it."

"By the way, when it comes to dinner, we seem to have to settle it in the office. What do you want to eat, I will ask someone to order food." Veronica continued, "Mr. Xiao, do you want to eat Chinese food? I know the family The food in the restaurant is very good."

   "You decide, I can eat anything, as long as I can fill my stomach." Xiao Yao also waved his hand. How can he still think about what to eat now?

   "Are there headphones?" Xiao Yao said again, "I found some videos, and I don't want to release the sound to affect your thinking."

   "Of course." Veronica brought Xiao Yao a pair of headphones.

  About half an hour later, Veronica received a call again. Then she asked for the computer from Xiao Yao, opened the mailbox and received an email before returning it to him. It turned out that her assistant had requested the performance video materials of violin students from the Chambers Conservatory of Music and sent it to her via email.

  As a result, Xiao Yao can watch more video files. However, from these videos, Xiao Yao really couldn't tell which of the remaining students had the most chance to be Laura and Sun Tingting's replacement to perform at the violin concert. As Professor Hill said, only Laura and Sun Tingting were slightly stronger, and the others seemed to be of the same level. Xiao Yao also frowned deeper and deeper.

  The night fell unknowingly.

  There was a knock on the door of the office, and after Veronica called to come in, a young man in a suit came in with a few large paper bags. It turned out that dinner was delivered.

   "Let’s eat first." After the young man went out, Veronica greeted Xiao Yao and Tim Haggis.

  Veronica did not open the paper bag to take food, but went to the desk and picked up a medicine bottle, poured a medicine out of it and pinched it in her hand, then walked back to the sofa and picked up her cup from the coffee table. First put the pill in his hand into his mouth, then drank the water in the glass and swallowed it.

   "Stomach medicine, occupational disease!" When Tim Haggis was looking at herself, Veronica smiled and said, "Almost all lawyers have stomach problems."

"We are the police, too. Fortunately, I haven't gotten to the point where I need to take medicine." Tim Haggis also smiled, then turned to greet Xiao Yao who was still holding his computer and said, "Yang, eat. Up!"

Xiao Yao, frowning, also saw Veronica taking the medicine, then he looked at the computer screen in front of him again, and suddenly pulled off the headset, threw the computer aside, and began to sit on the coffee table. Rummaging through piles of paper materials.

   "What are you looking for?" Veronica looked at Xiao Yao's movements and asked strangely.

   "The victim's autopsy report," Xiao Yao replied, "Is there a toxicology test report in it?"

"No." Tim Haggis shook his head. "I have looked at the autopsy report for a long time. The three sharp puncture wounds on the victim's chest were very obvious. The cause of death was visceral damage and excessive blood loss. The forensic doctor did not treat the victim. Toxicological testing."

  "Can we ask the forensic doctor to conduct toxicological tests on the victim again?" Xiao Yao looked at Veronica and said.

"Why? Do you have doubts about the cause of her death? You think she was poisoned to death?" Veronica looked at Xiao Yao puzzledly, "Aren't you watching the video? How did you get to the cause of death? Up there?"

   "No, I have no doubt about the cause of death," Xiao Yao said, shaking his head, "but I suspect that the victim, Laura, may be taking drugs or taking some forbidden drugs."

  Xiao Yao had been feeling a little strange about the appearance and state of Lara’s performance in the video just now, but he could not think of the reason for a while. It was not until he saw Veronica taking stomach medicine that he had a flash of inspiration, guessing that Lara might be taking medicine. The pressure of studying in Chambers is also great. In order to have a good performance, it is not impossible for students to do this kind of thing.

Xiao Yao picked up the computer next to him and turned the screen to the two of them and said: "This is a video that she took and posted to the Internet during practice the day before yesterday. This is a video of her admission interview in March. I found that her performance was very impressive. the difference."

   "I have been studying in Chambers for almost half a year. Isn't it normal to have a difference? Otherwise, what kind of students will Chambers teach?" Tim Haggis said.

"No, it's not just the difference in playing skills." Xiao Yao said, "Some habitual movements of people are difficult to change, unless you are in an abnormal state. And her eyes and performance when playing There are very big differences in emotions. My girlfriend has also stayed in Chambers for more than five months, and her difference is not so obvious."

"Well, I believe what your music professional said, I can call the district attorney in charge of this case and NYPD detectives and ask them to conduct toxicological testing on the victim." Veronica nodded. "But even if we prove that the victim is taking drugs or taking banned drugs, it will not do much to defend Miss Sun. It can’t be said that Laura’s death was caused by drug dealers, the drug dealers on the street, even Chambers You can't get in through the door."

"Maybe it's not street drug dealers, but the teachers or students in their schools are selling drugs or banned drugs." Xiao Yao said, "Although some artists taking drugs and taking drugs are not news, but in places like schools, whether they are Drug abuse or drug trafficking, once discovered by the school, at least he must be expelled?"

   "You mean..." Tim Haggis, "There was a drug dealer among the students or teachers, and Laura was killed for confidentiality."

   "It's not impossible." Xiao Yao nodded.

"It's really not impossible." Veronica said, "But even if it is detected that the victim Laura is taking drugs or taking banned drugs, this alone will not allow the prosecutor to revoke the prosecution of Miss Sun, unless it is the police. There are specific targets of suspicion, and substantial evidence has been seized. Ordinary drug dealers on the streets are very difficult to catch, let alone this kind of smart guy hiding in school? I suspect that until Miss Sun goes to court, the police may be No suspect has been found yet."

   "I have a suspect." Xiao Yao said.

  "You mean Wyatt?" Tim Haggis said, "He is the victim's ex-boyfriend and has a close relationship. The victim may have gotten the drug from him."

"It's useless." Veronica shook her head. "There are so many students in the school, and the victims have too many people to contact, definitely not just an ex-boyfriend. And Wyatt has an alibi, even if the police suspect him, but Without evidence, the police would not even be able to obtain a search warrant."

  "Alibi?" Xiao Yao pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Is it really impossible to return to Chambers from Roselle's Linton restaurant in an hour?"

  "Tim, do you know which streets were blocked and the time of blockade last night?" Xiao Yao looked at Tim and said.

   "I don't know, but I can find it through my colleagues in the bureau." Tim Haggis said, "The FBI was responsible for the case last night. It is not difficult to find out the specific circumstances of these road closures."

"Tim, please find a colleague to check it, we will go to the field test in a while. Ms. Quinn, please contact the prosecutor and NYPD to conduct a toxicology test on the victim's body." Before you know it, Xiao Yao has become The leader of the three began to assign tasks, and the two of them had no objection to this, and both took out the phone and began to dial.

  The communication between the two quickly came to fruition. Tim Haggis told Xiaoyao about the road closure and it would be sent in half an hour. Veronica told Xiaoyao that the District Attorney and the New York Police Department agreed to conduct toxicological testing on the victim’s body, but the test report required Can't come out until tomorrow.

  After dinner, Tim Haggis received a road closure from his colleague. Xiao Yao took a paper map of New York City from Veronica’s office, marked it clearly with a pen, and then took Tim Haggis to bid farewell to Veronica and head towards Roselle’s Linton restaurant went.

  (End of this chapter)