Los Angeles Detective

Early morning, police station.

Luke walked into the Robbery and Murder Division office and said hello, "Hi guys, good morning."

"Captain, nice to meet you." Xiao Hei pouted his butt, leaning on the table with one hand, and greeted Luke with the other.

"I'm not here for a few days, what happened to you? Are you injured?"

"Hemorrhoids, I'm suffering from hemorrhoids." Xiao Hei waved his hands, as if he didn't want to talk more, "What's the bag in your hand?"

Luke put the bag on the table, "I brought you something to eat, wife pie."

"What? Did I hear you right, wife cake?"

"You heard it right, it is indeed called Wife Cake, a special snack in Huaguo."

Xiao Hei got the first month near the water tower, picked up a piece and took a bite, "It's very soft, with stuffing inside...is it bean paste?"

Luke smiled and said nothing.

The deputy team also came over, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, "I suggest that you should not only look at the butt, but also look at the stomatology department, which obviously smells like milk."

"I ate like coconut," Jackson said.

Jenny nodded, "Mine is salty, I like the taste."

Luke smiled and said, "You are all right, wife cakes have many flavors."

Others also came over to taste it curiously. Matthew ate a piece and gave a thumbs up, "This tastes great, with moderate sweetness, and it's better than donuts." Seeing the deputy team stare at him, Matthew He hurriedly said, "Captain, do you have time? I want to show you something."

"certainly."

Luke followed Matthew to his computer desk.

Matthew turned on the computer screen, clicked on the photo editing software, and said, "The last time we investigated a terrorist attack, we successfully prevented terrorists from attacking the city government. The police station is going to issue us a commemorative pistol and is asking for our design. Opinion.

what do you think? "

Luke stared at the screen. This is a classic Colt police revolver, with a 9mm bullet, about 182mm long, six rounds, a silver body, a wooden handle, and some letters and special patterns engraved on the gun , representing the reason for customizing this pistol.

Due to performance reasons, fewer people use revolvers for the police, but the revolver is still one of the most classic pistols.

Since it is a commemorative pistol, it will definitely not be used daily. This pistol has good stability and is still very suitable for collection.

"Yes, I like it very much, so be it."

"OK, I will send it to the logistics department as soon as possible."

"Thank you." Luke patted him on the shoulder and returned to his office.

Some days have not come, Luke simply tidied up, made a cup of coffee, and sat in his comfortable office chair.

He has already negotiated with the Zhang Brothers. David's side is not a big problem, but he still needs to talk to him in person, for example, the purchase of 20% of the shares for $200,000.

The two each hold 10% of the shares, and each has to contribute 100,000 US dollars. If David can't afford it, Luke will help him out. Of course, this matter must be made clear in advance, after all, it is not a small sum.

Luke hadn't been in the Robbery and Murder Division's office for a while, and there were papers waiting for him to sign and process.

In the afternoon, I attended another departmental meeting and went to Reid's office for a meeting.

After get off work, he asked David for dinner, and the two met in the parking lot.

David walked into the parking lot with his bag on his back and said hello, "Dude, you haven't been here in a while."

"Yes, after finishing the terrorist attack case, I took a break.

What do you want for dinner? "

"I know a nice steakhouse that's relatively clean."

"You lead the way." Just as Luke finished speaking, his cell phone rang, "Dingling..."

He pressed the answer button, "This is Luke."

Rhett's voice sounded from the phone, "Don't tell me, you're already off work."

"Of course not, I'm still in the bureau."

"There's a new case.

A policewoman has just been killed. "

"OK, I'll go back to the office now." Luke hung up the phone and said to David, "Sorry buddy, I can't have dinner with you. A difficult case happened."

"Do you need help?"

"I'll tell you if necessary, call me." After Luke finished speaking, he walked quickly to the office building.

...

Godwin Community Community.

A gray two-story villa was surrounded by police cars, and several patrolmen maintained law and order around.

Luke got out of the police car and looked around at the crowd.

A middle-aged black policeman with a big belly came over and said hello, "Captain Li, my name is Evan.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, my partner and I were patrolling nearby and received a call from the main station, saying that a robbery and homicide had occurred nearby, and we rushed to the scene as soon as possible.

The victim was a female prison guard named Latifah Gallo, and the informant was her daughter. Evan pointed to a girl covered in blood in the yard, "She was terrified, this is not something she should encounter at her age. "

Luke looked at the girl in the yard, she was white, she looked twelve or thirteen years old, with brown hair, her immature cheeks were blurred by tears, and there was a lot of blood on her body, probably her mother's.

Standing next to the girl was a white man in his thirties, of medium build, wearing a blue blouse, standing next to the girl and whispering comfort.

Luke walked into the yard and asked the white man, "Sir, what's your name?"

"My name is Alec Wyatt." The white man glanced into the house. "I'm Latifah Gallo's husband."

"My name is Luke Lee. I'm the captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. I'm in charge of investigating this case. Can I talk to your daughter?"

Alec Wyatt glanced down at the little girl, nodded, "Yes.

But she was intimidated, and I feared that the questioning might do her secondary harm. "

"I will pay attention to the way I ask questions."

Alec Wyatt nodded.

Luke pulled up a chair and sat down next to the girl, "Hey, my name is Luke, what's your name?"

"Theresa Louise."

"You called the police?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me what happened?"

Teresa Louise said with a choked voice, "I was playing in the park with my friends after school, and when I got home around six o'clock, I saw...the living room was covered in blood, and my mother was lying on the ground...I called her loudly... …

But she didn't seem to hear.

I ran to her, hugged her hard, and called her...

She didn't respond to me, and she wasn't breathing anymore... Woohoo. "

Teresa Louise was a little emotional, and her answer was incoherent.

Jenny came over, patted the girl on the shoulder, and comforted, "Theresa, don't be afraid.

We are your mother's colleagues and we will protect you. "

Jenny walked to Luke again, and said softly, "Teresa Louise is only twelve or thirteen years old. She just saw the scene of her mother being killed. She must be in great pain. Now she should be counseled and patiently comforted." , to complete the record."

But as the person in charge of the scene, Luke has a lot to do, and he doesn't have time to comfort her all the time.

Jenny also understood this, and said proactively, "Captain, let me talk to Teresa Louise."

Luke nodded, he is not a very patient person in this regard, it is more appropriate to leave it to Jenny.

The deputy team on the side also said to Alec Wyatt, "Sir, what is your relationship with the reporter Teresa Louise?"

"I am her father."

The deputy looked down at the file, "But you have different surnames."

"I'm her stepfather."

The deputy team raised an eyebrow, "Can I ask you for some information about the deceased?"

"certainly."

"This way please." The deputy team called Alec Wyatt aside to take notes.

Luke walked into the house and smelled blood, the living room was in a mess, things were scattered all over the floor, a white woman was lying on the floor, her hands and feet were tied with ropes, her head, body, ground and surrounding The furniture was spattered with blood.

Luke put on his gloves and picked up the golf club next to the corpse. The club was stained with blood and some biological tissues. From Luke's experience, this golf club was probably the murder weapon.

Luke handed it to Mary of the technical team, "It's yours now."

Mary curled her lips, "You are so sweet."

"You are welcome."

Afterwards, Luke searched the house again. The house was a bit messy, the cabinets showed signs of being turned over, and many items were scattered on the ground.

In addition, Luke also discovered some special clues, which made him feel that this case might not be an ordinary burglary and murder case.

Luke called everyone together and asked, "Tell me about your discovery?"

Xiao Hei said, "It's a typical robbery and murder scene. There are obvious signs of being turned over and stolen in the house. In addition, from the fatal head injury of the victim, it is speculated that she was probably forced to ask about the whereabouts of her belongings before she died."

Jackson retorted, "Come on, the victim is a prison guard, which thief dares to come and rob her home.

I think this is more like a revenge killing. The victim's head wound suffered multiple blows, and it is likely that the murderer was venting his anger.

As for the traces of the theft, they were either incidental by the murderer, or the scene was deliberately forged. "

Xiao Hei glared at Jackson, "Boy, why do you have to confront me?"

Jackson shrugged. "I'm just being realistic."

Xiao Hei looked at Luke, "Captain, what do you think?"

Luke said, "I think it's possible for both of you to say. But you both missed some clues."

Jackson thought Luke would support him, but he didn't expect him to have a new opinion, "What clue?"

Luke led them to the wall, and lightly clicked on the socket on the wall. The socket was pried open, and two black wires were exposed inside. The cuts of the black wires were very neat, as if they had been cut directly. up.

Luke said, "I checked the sockets in the house and found that there were three sockets without screws, and there were signs of being pried open, namely the living room, master bedroom, and side sleeper, and some black wires remained in these three sockets. .

I guess these black wires may have been installed with listening or monitoring equipment. "

Xiao Hei said, "In other words, the criminal process of the murderer is likely to be filmed."

"Who installed these surveillance or listening devices?" Jackson asked.

Luke said, "I'm guessing it's probably the killer.

Normal people seldom install monitoring in their bedrooms, and even if they do, it will not be a pinhole camera, and even fewer monitors will be installed.

Moreover, if it was installed by the homeowner, it is very likely that the murderer's crime process was photographed, and it is impossible for her to tell the murderer about it.

How did the murderer know that there was a pinhole camera here, and took the camera equipment away in time? "

Jackson said, "That is to say, the murderer has been monitoring the victim's family through the camera, so that he can understand every move of their family, and then wait for the opportunity to kill the victim."

Luke nodded, "It's entirely possible."

Jackson said, "That is to say, the murderer should have visited the victim's house before, stepped on the spot in advance, and installed monitoring or listening equipment, killed the victim and took away the relevant equipment."

Xiao Hei said, "It may also be an acquaintance who committed the crime and installed monitoring or listening equipment."

"What equipment?" At this moment, Jenny came over.

Luke said, "I found some residual black wires in the sockets in the living room and bedroom. It is likely that monitoring or listening equipment was once installed, but the relevant equipment was taken away.

Does Teresa Louise know about this? "

Jenny walked in to check the socket, shaking her head, "She didn't mention this, I think she shouldn't be clear.

Only perverts do this. "

Luke took the opportunity to ask, "How are you talking?"

"It's not bad, but it's very difficult for her." Jenny glanced out the window and sighed, "Originally, today was a normal day for her.

She returned home on the school bus as usual, and according to her, it should have been past four past twenty.

She also made an appointment with her classmates to go to the community park to play.

But she didn't expect that her mother was also at home, and there was a quarrel between the two of them because of some things, and Teresa Louise said something like 'I don't want to see you again'.

At about 4:4:40, she left home and sulked for a while in the community park before she found her classmates to play with.

When she returned home around six o'clock, she found Latifah Gallo's body..."

Jenny took a deep breath, "She regretted it very much, and felt that she should not have quarreled with her mother, let alone said those words..."

Luke pressed, "Why are they arguing?"

Jenny said, "The victim wanted Teresa Louise to go home early at night. Teresa Louise felt that her mother was too controlling and rebellious, so she quarreled."

Luke extracted valuable information and said, "That is to say, the time of the deceased's murder should be between 4:40 and 6 in the afternoon."

"Wow, Captain Li, your judgment is very accurate. It's a pity not to use the forensic doctor." Forensic doctor Sheila came over, "I found some clues, I believe you will be interested."

"What clue?"

"Come on." Sheila led the crowd to the corpse. "I just had the corpse moved, and some blood letters were found under the corpse. I guess it was probably left by the victim himself."

Luke observed the victim's finger, there was indeed blood on it, and then looked at the blood letters on the ground, "Selda."

Xiao Hei said, "It's like a person's name.

If it is really the clues left by the victim, according to our speculation, the murderer may be an acquaintance, and the victim must know each other.

Could this be the murderer's name? "