Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 173 Case Closed

  The next morning.

  The Office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

   "Crackling..." There was a knock on the door.

  Rett walked into the office from the outside, holding a cardboard box in his hand, "Guys, you worked hard last night, I brought you breakfast."

  The deputy took a donut out of the box, "Thank you, this is my favorite."

  Others gathered around and took out donuts from the box and ate them.

  This thing is a bit sweet for Luke, but it tastes good with some coffee.

  The door of the captain's office also opened, and Susan came out from inside, "You came just in time, chief, we are preparing for an early meeting.

   Just to report the progress of the case to you. "

   "Good, I happen to have something to announce." Rhett strode into the conference room.

  Luke finished eating the donuts and entered the meeting room with coffee.

  Susan asked, "Director, why don't you speak first?"

   "No, let's discuss the case first, and I'll talk about it last."

  Susan opened her notebook, "Luke, tell me about the interrogation yesterday."

  Luke described the circumstances of the case.

  Rett asked back, "Do you think his confession is credible?"

  Luke thought for a while, "His confession makes sense logically, and there is no contradiction in the evidence.

  I asked the technical department to identify all the seized holy blood, and found that some of them were indeed made of cow blood.

  From this point of view, the farm is likely to be the base for manufacturing the Holy Blood.

  So, I think Cavro's confession has a certain degree of credibility, but I can't fully believe it. "

  Rett asked, "Tell me about doubts?"

   Luke replied, "According to Cavro, Jefferson is probably Dalcy's accomplice.

  Jefferson was in charge of manufacturing Holy Blood, and Dalcy was in charge of sales.

   And the farm is the base for them to make holy blood.

  Dalcey brought Cavro to the farm just to get Jefferson to kill Cavro.

  Cavreau claimed he did not kill Dulcey. "

  Luke paused for a while, and continued, "I personally feel that Dalcey and Jefferson are accomplices, which should be fine.

  The key point of the question now is who killed Darcy.

   In my opinion, both Cavro and Jefferson were motivated.

  I personally feel that there are 4 possibilities. The first possibility is that Cavro is telling the truth, he did not kill Darcy.

   Then Darcy probably had an internal strife with Jefferson.

   was subsequently killed by Jefferson, who cleaned up the scene and threw the body away;

  The second possibility is that Cavro lied, that he killed Darcy, cleaned up the scene, and threw his body on the cliff.

   After that, he went to the farm to attack Jefferson, but was shot by Jefferson.

  The third possibility is that Cavro killed Darcy, but he didn't clean up the scene immediately. Instead, he planned to go to the farm to kill Jefferson and clean up the scene together. Unfortunately, his plan failed and was injured by Jefferson instead.

   After Cavro was injured, there was no time to clean up Darcy's body.

  Jefferson took the initiative to clean up the scene and drove the car into the cliff in order to avoid getting himself involved with Darcy's body.

   The fourth possibility is that Darcy was killed by an unknown third person. "

  Rett nodded, agreeing with Luke's analysis, "What do other people think?"

  David said, "Since Jefferson is suspected, then apply for an arrest warrant and a search warrant directly. Searching the entire farm will always find clues."

  The deputy team then said, "Of course it is good if evidence can be found, but what should we do if no evidence is found after searching the farm?

  We found no murder weapon at the scene of Darcy's body dumping. The key issue now is how to convict him.

  Have the other equipment and instruments for making holy blood been moved?

  The former is related to the homicide case, and the latter is related to the drug manufacturing case. "

  David speculates, “I personally feel that the tools for making Holy Blood should still remain on the farm.

  Because it was an accident, no one thought that Kavro would attack the farm.

  In addition to dealing with Darcy's body, it took only three or four hours from the incident to dawn, and there was not so much time to transfer the tools for making the holy blood.

  Xiao Hei said, "Actually, I can't figure it out. Why did he call the police?"

  Jenny said, "This is not difficult to understand, because he shot that night, and there are other farms around. Even if he doesn't call the police, the police may take the initiative to find him."

  Susan looked at Jenny, "You and Raymond have been staring at the Jefferson farm, did you find anything?"

  Jenny and Raymond have been investigating the situation on the farm since the last time they discovered that Jefferson, the farmer, might have lied.

  Jenny replied, "Raymond and I have been watching around the farm, and the Jeffersons haven't gone out for the past two days.

  In addition, we secretly inquired about the situation of Jefferson's farm, and someone provided a more important situation.

  According to the man, he used to work on the Jefferson farm.

   Some time ago, Jefferson asked him to dig a cellar in the northeast corner of the farm. The cellar is two meters deep and twenty to thirty square meters large. He was fired by Jefferson shortly after the cellar was dug.

   Luke asked, "What's the reason for digging the cellar?"

   "Jefferson didn't say."

   Luke asked, "When was he fired and why?"

  Jenny replied, "At the beginning of May. The reason for the dismissal is that the farm is not profitable and cannot pay the wages of the workers."

  Luke analyzed, "The amount of human blood that Darcy purchased began to decrease in May, which coincided with the time when the cellar was dug. From this point of view, this cellar is likely to be used to make holy blood."

  Susan made a quick decision, "Okay, I will apply for a search warrant. Search the cellar secretly, and then determine the next step.

  Director Rhett, what do you think? "

  Rett nodded, "Very reasonable."

  Susan closed the notebook, "Today's meeting is here first, Director Rhett, do you have anything else to say?"

  Rett stood up, "Besides attending the meeting today, I have one more thing to announce."

  Red said solemnly, "Luke, you have performed very well recently, and you have played a key role in solving several cases, and you have made great progress.

  The bureau has decided to appoint you as the deputy captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

congratulations! "

   "Papa..." Rhett started to lead the applause.

  Everyone was stunned for a moment, their expressions varied, but they all applauded unanimously.

  The deputy team sighed, "A colleague who is 40 years younger than me, should I retire?"

  Xiao Hei muttered, "Deputy Luke, Detective Marcus, is this reasonable?

why treat me like this? Shouldn't it be Inspector Marcus? "

   Luke was already prepared for the promotion to the vice team.

  But when the formal appointment was announced, I was still a little excited.

  In the afternoon, Luke went to the relevant department to go through the procedures for being promoted to the deputy team.

  Inspector Luke has also officially become Deputy Luke.

  Luke was very low-key, and there was nothing abnormal compared to the past.

  David and Marcus booed Luke for a treat.

   But because the 'Holy Blood' case has not yet been solved, Luke doesn't want to make a high profile, so he postpones the dinner for a while, and treats the guests after the case is solved.

   This promotion is very important to Luke.

  If you want to be promoted from inspector to captain, it is impossible to go beyond the position of deputy team.

  David and Raymond have worked as detectives for many years, but they have never been promoted to deputy team.

  The deputy team is equivalent to the captain candidate.

  Once the captain's position is vacant, the vice team has a high chance of being promoted to captain.

  As long as Luke is qualified for the position of the deputy team and is recognized by his colleagues. Once Susan transfers to leave, he is likely to directly take over the captaincy.

  As for Vincent's deputy team, they are too old, and the possibility of promotion is extremely slim.

  …

  Two days later, at 11pm.

   Jefferson Farm.

   In the dark night sky, a pickup truck drove to the northeast corner of the farm.

  The headlights were not turned on, and the car did not leave the farm, but parked at the northeast corner of the farm.

  Two people got out of the car, one was the farmer Jefferson, and the other was the farmer's wife.

  The two looked around and lowered their voices to communicate. They didn't look like the owner of the farm, but like thieves sneaking into the farm.

  Jefferson groped on the ground and lifted a wooden board. The turf attached to the board was no different from the surrounding grass.

  Under the wooden boards was a dark cellar. Jefferson took out a flashlight and took a picture of it. Finally, he stepped on the ladder and entered the cellar.

  Jefferson's wife frowned, with a look of disgust on her face, and followed her down the cellar.

  Jefferson turned on the light in the cellar, and the whole cellar lit up immediately.

   There are many glassware and plastic barrels, weighing machines, refrigeration equipment, and a small plastic sealing machine in the cellar.

  Jefferson glanced at the items in the cellar and said to his wife, "As long as these things are transported out, we will be safe."

  Jefferson's wife said, "I've wanted to ship it out for a long time, but you have been delaying it."

   "You think I'm willing to procrastinate because I'm afraid those stinky policemen will stare at us."

   Jefferson has been living in fear these days.

  The night of the murder, Jefferson fired, which could be heard from surrounding farms.

   Early in the morning, surrounding farmers came to visit.

  Jefferson knew that this matter could not be hidden, so he took the initiative to call the police, and he didn't take it too seriously at first.

  He knows the police here very well. It’s not like he hasn’t reported to the police when something was lost on the farm before, but he never found it back.

  Since this is the case, there is nothing to be afraid of, so he called the police.

   But what he didn't expect was that people from the Robbery and Murder Division also came. This is not an ordinary patrol.

   It really made him nervous for a long time.

  He still can't figure it out, why did the people from the Robbery and Murder Division discover Darcy's body so quickly?

   Fortunately, before reporting the crime, Jefferson anticipated all the questions the police would ask, and practiced with his wife for a long time, so that he was not seen through by the robbery and murder department.

  Jefferson said to his wife, "Let's pack up the things first, and then hang them up with ropes."

  The two began to sort out the items in the cellar.

   Judging from the on-site equipment, it is not enough to manufacture unique products. This place is more like a place for synthesizing holy blood. The ready-made unique product and cow blood are mixed in proportion, and then packed into sealed bags or glass bottles.

  Jefferson's wife said, "There are some leftover unique products here, what are you going to do with them?"

  Jefferson said, "Let's keep the unique product first, and we'll talk about it later."

  Jefferson's wife was dissatisfied, "What do you keep it for? Aren't these things causing enough trouble?"

  Jefferson said, "These unique products are bought with real money, and as long as we sell them, they will make a lot of money.

   Jefferson's wife retorted, "How? Who will sell it? Dulcey is dead.

   Also caused us a lot of trouble.

  I can't sleep well every day, and I always feel that someone is staring at us.

   Do you still want to dip in these things? Are you going to sell it yourself? Are you really desperate? "

  Jefferson retorted, "Are you complaining about me? Who killed Dulcey? If you hadn't killed Dulcey, this wouldn't be the case."

  Jefferson's wife pointed at her husband's nose and cursed, "bullshit, how dare you accuse me!

  You don't know what Dalsey is. If Dalsey hadn't messed with the Robbery and Murder Division, the latter wouldn't have tracked him down to the farm.

   That guy has to die, why do you think the police found his body so quickly?

  The holy blood he sold caused people to die, and the police had already spotted him.

  If he is not dead, he will definitely be caught by the police, and he will be the first to confess you.

  You should thank me, because I saved you, instead of complaining to me. "

  Jefferson's momentum weakened, "I'm not complaining, I just think you sometimes act too impulsively."

   "You're right, the most impulsive thing I've done in my life is to marry you."

  Jefferson raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "OK, I don't want to argue with you anymore, let's tidy up these things quickly and bury them in a place where no one will know, and this matter is over.

   You can return to a peaceful life again. "

  Jefferson's wife complained while moving things, "If you hadn't agreed to cooperate with Dalsey, you wouldn't have caused so much trouble."

  Jefferson sighed, "You know the situation on the farm. After we have worked hard for a year to pay the workers' wages and pay taxes, there is hardly any profit left.

  I just want to earn us some retirement money. We haven't been to Hawaii for two years. That's your favorite place. "

   "You liar." Jefferson's wife complained, her mood eased.

   After the quarrel, the couple quickly reconciled, sorted the items under the cellar mouth, and finally Jefferson climbed up the ladder, preparing to pull these items outside with a rope.

  However, as soon as he opened the wooden planks of the cellar, he felt a strong light hit his eyes. When he looked closely, there were people everywhere.

   "lapd, Jefferson Cassiri, you are under arrest."

  …

   Time went back to two days ago.

  Susan applied for a search warrant.

  After some discussion, they did not act immediately, but prepared to secretly investigate the possible cellar at night.

   That night, Luke's deputy led the team for the first time.

  In order to avoid being discovered by Jefferson, Luke and others stopped a few miles away, and then walked to the farm.

   Observed with a telescope, but did not find Jefferson, and then sneaked into the northeast corner of the farm, looking for the cellar.

   After some exploration and investigation, I really found a hidden cellar.

  After Luke and others sneaked into the cellar, they found the tools hidden inside, which proved that the farm was the base for manufacturing the Holy Blood.

  At that time, David proposed to arrest the Jeffersons directly, but Luke refused.

  The equipment, utensils, ox blood, and unique products found in the cellar can indeed prove that the husband and wife are related to the holy blood.

   But they did not find the murder weapon that killed Dulcey in the cellar.

  Luke decided to wait after taking pictures to collect evidence.

   These devices can’t be kept here all the time, the Jeffersons will definitely deal with them, and Luke installed hidden cameras and listening devices here to see what the two of them would do.

  Luke's arrangement was not in vain.

  The conversation between the husband and wife just now is enough to prove that they participated in the production of the Holy Blood, and that Jefferson's wife was the murderer who killed Darcy.

  The evidence collection this time is crucial to the subsequent interrogation work.

   Soon the husband and wife were brought back to the police detective station. In the face of surveillance, recording and a large amount of evidence, the husband and wife quickly confessed their crimes.

  The two admitted to cooperating with Darcy to produce holy blood. Darcy provided the unique product, and the two of them provided cow blood. As for the source of the unique product, they were not clear, and Darcy was responsible for purchasing it.

   As for the murder weapon that killed Darcy, it was a Plexiglas vessel for drawing blood.

   It has been destroyed by the husband and wife and can no longer be used as evidence for conviction.

   From this point, it can also be proved from the side that Luke’s decision at the time was correct. Without audio and video evidence, it would be difficult to convict the Jeffersons.

   This can also be regarded as Luke's first victory after being promoted to the deputy team.

   After the case is finished, organize the follow-up outline.

   There will be an update today, keep it steady.

  (end of this chapter)