Los Angeles Detective

"My name is Tony Smith.

I am guilty of killing Shuat, a ten-year-old boy.

I can't forgive myself, after so many years, I still dream of that scene, my heart is full of guilt..." Xiao Hei stopped reading this and said with emotion,

"Poor Tony, he had no idea Shuart wasn't dead and kept feeling guilty for something he didn't do."

"Shut up! Keep reading, or I will." David reached out to snatch the diary.

"Don't even think about it." Xiao Hei would not miss the opportunity to express himself, and continued to read, "Fifteen years ago, I was still living in Heim City. I had a girlfriend, Cindy, who was in love with her, and she was from Tellson Manor. Maid, that manor is the largest and most beautiful manor in Helm.

Cindy has always dreamed of owning such a dream manor.

I have also been working hard for Cindy's dream.

One day, Cindy approached me and said that the hostess of the manor, Anna, was leaving the manor, and asked me to drive Anna to Los Angeles, and I would pay a very expensive commission.

I agreed……"

Marcus described the incident that year in his diary. The previous part was consistent with the description of Cindy and Cole, until the money was divided.

Lawn left with the baby.

Facing the corpses of Anna and Shuat, I was dumbfounded and at a loss.

Although Cindy was a woman, she was calmer than me. She directed me to put the body in the car and drove to the desert near Los Angeles. We were going to bury the car and the body together.

At this time a terrible thing happened, and Shuart woke up.

He is not dead! Just passed out.

I was so excited, I did not kill, I am not a murderer!

I am going to send him to the hospital for treatment and he will be fine.

but……

Cindy stopped me.

She is pregnant with our daughter, my lovely Lisa.

Cindy asked me, what would happen if the child was born and found out that the parents were murderers and robbers?

I am speechless.

Cindy asked me to kill Shuart, she said it would be better for everyone.

Shuart no longer has to suffer.

I hesitated.

I do not know what to do?

Cindy called me cowardly and asked me to give her the knife.

She is still pregnant with my baby, how can I let her do this.

I did.

Stabbed Shuat in the chest with a knife.

I killed him.

it's me.

I am a murderer!

I can't forgive myself.

I dare not tell anyone, not even my most trusted Dave.

I feel like I am being punished by God every day I live! "

After reading, Xiao Hei showed an exaggerated expression, "Wow, it turns out that the murderer is really Tony! I always thought he was wronged."

The deputy team shook his head, "The real murderer is Cindy, we want to prosecute her for intentional homicide, not manslaughter."

Xiao Hei shrugged, "Will she admit it?"

The deputy team said confidently, "With this diary, I will let her admit it."

The survey team has been searching the warehouse, sorting everything inside.

Most of them were worthless sundries and garbage, and the valuable things were Anna's lost jewelry, but the oil painting was not found.

A dagger was also found, most likely the weapon used to kill Shuat.

...

After being busy until the afternoon, everyone returned to the police station.

As soon as he entered the door, Matthew greeted him, "Guys, welcome home, I also have news for you."

"what news?"

"A good news, a bad news, which one to listen to first?"

Marcus said, "Bad news."

"Those paintings have been checked, and there is no interlayer inside, and the oil painting of the Impressionist master Schilder Hasson was not found."

Marcus looked at Luke, "Dude, the $200,000 you were thinking about flew away again."

Matthew continued, "The good news is that the reward for that painting has been increased to $300,000, which is also valid for the police."

Hearing that the reward amount had increased again, Luke couldn't help but walked over to check, showing a thoughtful look.

It was not Hans, the original owner of the oil painting, who increased the reward, but the insurance company.

Luke continued to check the content of the information. This oil painting has a huge amount of insurance in the insurance company and has been paid out.

He recalled all those involved,

Cole, Tony, Cindy, and Lawn all claimed not to have seen the painting.

Because of the deaths of Anna and Shuart, the police always thought it was a robbery, and they also preconceived that the oil painting was robbed like other property.

If they were telling the truth, Anna hadn't taken the oil painting with her, and they had never seen the oil painting.

Where are the oil paintings?

Hans, he was the only one left who might have hidden the painting.

Luke asked, "Deputy team, twenty years ago, did the police know that the oil painting was insured for a huge amount?"

The deputy team replied, "Of course, it's normal to insure such a precious oil painting. Do you suspect that Hans stole it himself?"

"Is there no such possibility?"

"We also investigated at the beginning, but we did not find the whereabouts of the painting.

And don't underestimate insurance investigators. They will track such a large policy for months or even years, and they have searched Hans' home long ago. "

Luke said, "What if Hans hasn't kept that painting in his home for all these years?"

"What do you mean?"

"David and I went to Heim City this time and heard rumors that 'Tellson Manor' was haunted. We went to investigate at night and found that the person pretending to be a ghost was Hans.

We asked him why he was playing tricks.

His reason at the time was that the manor had been mortgaged to the bank because it was insolvent, but he did not want the bank to sell the manor. Here are the memories of him and his family.

What if the memory he was talking about was that oil painting worth tens of millions.

Tellson Manor was already owned by the bank, and it was impossible for insurance investigators to go there to investigate, and Tellson Manor was so large that it was too easy to hide a painting.

The reason why Hans played tricks was that he didn't want the manor to be auctioned off by the bank, so that he would have no place to hide his oil paintings. After all, no one knew the manor better than him.

This is the best place for him to hide his paintings. "

David said, "The last time we arrested Cole and Cindy, I had led people to search the Tellson Manor, but I didn't find that oil painting."

Luke thought for a while and said, "Hans saw us in the manor and already knew that the police are re-investigating the 'Tellson Manor disappearance case', and it is very likely that he will return to the manor to take the oil painting away."

The deputy team nodded, "The reasoning is no problem, do you have evidence?"

Luke recalled for a moment, "When did Hans come to the police station to identify the dead body?"

Jenny replied, "I received it. It should be at five o'clock in the afternoon on March 25."

"We met Hans in the early morning of the 25th, when he heard that his wife's body was found, he was very anxious and left the manor before dawn to head to Los Angeles.

According to the time and driving distance, he can arrive at the Los Angeles City Bureau in the morning, or after noon at the latest.

But he waited until five o'clock in the afternoon to arrive, maybe something was wrong. "

Everyone was gradually convinced by Luke's reasoning.

The deputy team took advantage of the situation to analyze, "When the case is reopened, the insurance investigators will probably pay attention to the painting again. If the painting is really hidden by Hans, they will definitely not dare to store it in warehouses and banks.

In a hurry, it was difficult for him to find a more suitable place to hide the oil painting. If it were me, I would probably be hiding at home.

Of course, this is temporary and I will move as soon as a better place becomes available.

Before I find a suitable place, I will put it under my nose. "

Jenny said, "We don't seem to have a reason to search his home, and it's hard to convince a judge to issue a search warrant."

Matthew said, "Guys, I found out where Hans lives now.

is an apartment located in Los Angeles, but this apartment belongs to Anna's property. "

Susan nodded, "Good, we have no way to search Hans' home.

But there was reason to search the apartment of the victim, Anna. "