Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 278 Roots

  The next morning.

   Police Detective Agency.

  Deputy Director's Office.

  Rett sat at his desk, looking down at the documents in his hand, with a serious expression on his face.

   "Boom..."

  There was a knock on the door outside.

  Rett took off his glasses, "Come in."

  Luke pushed the door open and walked in, "Director, you are looking for me."

   "Sit down." Reid pointed to the chair opposite, "How is the investigation of the headless female corpse going? Is there any progress?"

"Petrov has been refusing to cooperate. We can only investigate from other directions. By investigating the communication records of the headless female corpse, we have found her last contact before her death, but the other party refused to cooperate. I am preparing to apply for a search make."

   "Red pinched his forehead, what's the name of that person?"

   "Eddie Ross is a rich man. According to him, he attended a party on the night of the incident, and there were city councilors and judges at the party.

   But he didn't have an alibi. " Luke pointed out.

   "You want a search warrant against him?"

  "Yes, he does not admit that he is the owner of the mobile phone card, claiming that the mobile phone card was picked up yesterday, and he does not cooperate with the police investigation, and is unwilling to hand over the mobile phone card."

  Rett nodded, "You don't need to apply for a search warrant."

   "Why?" Luke was a little surprised. Could it be that Eddie Ross is so awesome and has influenced Rhett so quickly.

  This guy has so much energy?

   "His home is now the scene of the crime, and there is no need for a search warrant."

"What's up with him?"

  “He was attacked, detained, and abused at home, and has been sent to Marshall Hospital for treatment.”

   "Is life in danger?"

   "No, but it is said that the injury was quite serious." Reid sighed softly, "Three days after the incident, the suspect committed three crimes in a row, and the motive for the crime has not yet been clarified.

  He may commit another crime in the future, and the situation is very serious.

  Luke, hurry up! "

   "I see, I will solve the case as soon as possible." Luke felt the pressure for the first time.

  Before, there were situations where the case could not be solved for a long time, but at that time, Susan was on top, and Luke was only in charge of investigating the case, so the pressure was not great.

   But now Luke is the first person in charge of the case, and the responsibility falls on him.

  …

  Backing to the office, Luke convened a meeting and told about Eddie Ross being attacked at home.

  Jenny said, "Yesterday we found him through mobile phone location, but he was unwilling to assist in the investigation and threatened us verbally.

  We can only go back to the police station to investigate his information. It is too late when we confirm his identity, and we can no longer apply for a search warrant.

   We can only apply for a search warrant when we come today. "

  Little underworld, "It's not your fault, it's this guy's own problem. If he had voluntarily assisted the police in the investigation, he probably wouldn't have been attacked.

   Like Petrov, no one expected this to happen. "

  The deputy team said, "Captain, why don't I go to the hospital and make a new record for him."

  Luke thought for a while, "Deputy team, you take someone to investigate at his house, and I'll meet him."

   "OK, you are the captain."

  After the meeting was over, a squadron divided into two groups for action.

  Luke and Xiao Hei rushed to Marshall Hospital.

  Luke sat in the co-pilot with his eyes closed and meditated. This was the first case he took over since he was promoted to captain, and it was very tricky.

   Three days, three victims.

   Moreover, the two new victims are both involved in the case and have had contact with the police before.

   This made Luke feel very passive, and he was also reflecting on whether there was a problem with his investigation method?

   It's rare that Xiao Hei didn't speak all the way, which made Luke quiet for a while.

   Half an hour later, the two arrived at Marshall Hospital and parked their car in the parking lot.

  Luke first found Eddie Rose's attending doctor, a white female doctor in her forties.

   "Hi, I'm Eddie Rose's attending doctor Kanate."

   "Doctor Kanat, hello.

  I'm Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is our Captain Lee. "

   Kanat stretched out his hand, "Captain Li, we contacted on the phone, I didn't expect you to be so young."

  Luke shook hands with the other party, and said politely, "Nice to meet you, Doctor Kanat.

   How is Eddie Rose doing now? "

   "Uh... We have already helped him heal, and the rest can only be recovered by himself."

   "Is his injury serious?"

   "How should I put it? I think it may be more psychological damage.

  His injured area is sensitive. "

  Xiao Hei is more sensitive to certain aspects, pointing to the bottom, "Is it the younger brother?"

  Dr. Kanat nodded, "Wow, your metaphor is very vivid."

   "I'm sorry! This suspect is really perverted, can you still connect?"

  Dr. Kanat shrugged, "It was too late when it was delivered."

  Xiao Hei sighed, "What a poor guy."

   Luke asked, "We want to make a record for him, is his current physical condition allowed?"

   "The body is fine, but the mental state may be worse. He is very sensitive to external stimuli now, and may not be willing to see you."

   "Tell him, please, that if he doesn't see us, he may miss the best time to arrest the suspect."

   "OK, I will convey it." Dr. Kanat turned and left.

  Xiao Hei leaned over and whispered, "That suspect is getting more and more perverted, thinking about what happened to Eddie Rose, I feel a little cold in my lower body.

   Eddie Ross must be dying of despair now. "

  Luke didn't answer. He was thinking about the suspect's method of committing the crime. Each victim had a part of his body cut off, but each person's cut part was different. What's the meaning behind this?

  Eddie Ross is very likely to be a client of a whore, and the underside was cut off by the suspect, so it is useless.

  Petrov was a gang thug. The suspect cut off the thumbs of his hands and feet, and he was useless.

  The first female victim, Novena Jones, was a silver girl who lived off her face, and her entire head was cut off.

  Based on the analysis of the above situation, the suspect's way of hurting others is more like targeted revenge.

   Will there be another one?

   If so, who would it be?

  Dr. Kanat came over, "Captain Li, Eddie Ross agrees to see you."

"Thanks."

  Led by Kanat, Luke and Xiao Hei arrived outside Eddie Rose's ward.

   "Boom..." Xiao Hei knocked on the door.

   No response.

  The two pushed the door open and walked in.

   This is a luxurious single ward with an independent bathroom, TV, nursing beds, lockers, a water dispenser and a small refrigerator.

  Xiao Hei glanced around, "The environment here is almost catching up with the hotel."

  A white man was lying on the hospital bed with a bandage on his head, staring blankly at the top of the bed.

  Xiao Hei showed his police badge, "I am Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Captain Li.

  Eddie Ross, we want to talk to you about the assault case. "

  Eddie Rose looked at Luke, then at Xiao Hei, "Are the Mexican policeman and policewoman yesterday also one of your people?"

   "Yes, any questions?"

  Eddie Ross asked, "Why didn't they take me? Why didn't they take me?"

  Xiao Hei was dumbfounded when asked, "Why did they arrest you, what did you do illegally?"

   "I lied.

  That mobile phone card belongs to me, and it is specially used by me to contact the silver girl. I often look for the silver girl, and I am a regular client.

  You guys should have caught me so I wouldn't be attacked by that pervert, and I wouldn't be..."

  Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, thinking that this guy is a bit cheap, obviously it's your own fault, and now he still blames the police for not arresting you.

   Really shameless.

   "You admit that you contacted Novena Jones on the night of September 15th?"

   "Yes, I called her that night.

  She is a silver girl, young, beautiful, and very energetic. I have done it with her a few times.

   That night, I tried to call her and asked her to come to my house, but she refused.

  I scolded her and she hung up the phone.

   Call again later, but she will not answer. "

   "Did you see her that night?"

"No."

   "When was the last time you two met?"

   "I can't remember, it should be a month ago. I rarely find the same girl in the same month. Her death has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with it."

   "What were you doing between 10pm and 12pm on September 15th?"

   "I was really at home, I was rejected by Novena Jones, I was angry, and I was not interested.

   I fell asleep after drinking. "

   "Do you know Petrov?"

   "Yes, Novena Jones is under his control."

   "Are you familiar with it?"

   "I can't talk about it, I just saw it once."

   "Have you ever been near the Suter River?"

   "No. As I said, I have nothing to do with Novena Jones' death.

  I am also a victim now, can you care about me?

  I am more painful than dying now, and the damage I have suffered is no less than that of Novena Jones. "

  Luke changed the subject, "Tell me about what happened to you last night."

   "Hoo..."

  Eddie Rose sighed, with a painful look on his face, "Last night, after those two stinky policemen left. I went back to the living room, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I was, I dropped my phone.

  Later, the doorbell rang, and I went to check, but there was no one outside the door.

  I vaguely heard a voice behind me, and when I turned my head to look, I was knocked out. "

Eddie Ross clenched his fists, showing indignation, "When I woke up, I saw that I was **** on the sofa, and a masked man was sitting on the small sofa, with a knife in his hand , a very sharp knife.

  He is a beast. "

  Xiao Hei took a deep breath and felt a chill, "He already cut your bottom?"

   "Not at that time." Eddie Ross glared at Xiao Hei, "You have to protect me and send more people here. I don't want to see that **** again, never again."

   Luke asked back, "Do you think he will come to you again?"

   "I don't know, but I would rather die than fall into his hands again." Eddie Ross trembled slightly.

   "What did the suspect tell you?"

   "He asked my name, and asked if I knew Novena Jones.

  He asked the same question as those two policemen, so I perfunctory him with the same words.

  After listening, he didn't say anything, and directly cut open my pants with a knife.

  I was scared to death. He also scratched my thigh and told me that if I dare to lie again, I will be castrated. "Eddie Rose was a little agitated, and his voice trembled,

   "I can feel that he is not joking, I dare not lie anymore, tell him that I know Novena Jones, I am her guest, and I have done it with her several times.

   I thought this was the end of it, but it was just the beginning. "

  Eddie Rose patted his forehead, these memories seemed to make him very painful, "He asked me if I ever beat Novena Jones, I said no.

   Without saying a word, he slashed under me, which hurt me to death.

  I was scared silly.

  Yelling in pain, he covered my mouth with his hand, and said that if he dared to scream again, he would cut it off.

  I didn't dare to cry anymore and begged him to take me to the hospital.

  He didn't agree, let me continue to answer his questions.

  I admit it, I hit Novena Jones. "

  Xiao Hei was puzzled, "You all know that he is dangerous, and you promised not to lie, why did you lie again?"

   "I don't know either, maybe I'm just used to it."

   "Why did you hit Novena Jones? Was it serious?"

   "I like to play tricks, which are more exciting. Once Novena Jones didn't want to, so I beat her up.

  She told Petrov, wanting Petrov to support her.

  Petrov didn't care about her life at all, he only cared about whether she could make money.

  I compensated lost wages and treatment expenses. Petrov was very satisfied with the money and promised to continue to let Novena Jones accompany me in the future.

   This is the only contact I have with them. "

  Luke felt that this guy deserved what he deserved. Novena Jones was a young chick, and she was already very immoral. This guy also played perverted methods and beat people up.

   An attitude that I can settle if I have money.

  Luke asked patiently, "What else did the suspect say?"

   "He also asked me if I killed Novena Jones. I told him no.

  He asked me again if I had contacted Novena Jones on the night of September 15th.

  I admitted to contacting Novena Jones, but was rejected by the other party, and I did not meet that night.

  He also asked me, do you know where she went and who she met on the night of the 4th?

  I said I don't know.

  He asked me again if I knew who killed Novena Jones, and I said I didn't know.

  Then, he took out a needle and gave me an injection..." Eddie Rose's voice was hoarse, with a hint of despair,

   "When I woke up, he had disappeared. I felt a pain in my lower body. I saw...

  God...the devil cut off my...

   You must catch him, you must find the devil, God will never let him go.

   He ruined me...

  My life is dark and completely finished. "

After a few minutes, Eddie Rose calmed down a bit, and Luke said, "We also want to catch the suspect, and we have been doing it all the time. I hope you can help us and provide some clues about him, such as his physical appearance. features, clothing and weapons."

  Eddie Ross recalled, "He was wearing a black round mask. I couldn't see his appearance, but I can be sure that he was a black man, and his voice was like a local, very thick.

  Wearing a black suit, it seems to be jeans and a shirt. He is about 1.85 meters tall and looks very burly.

  He has a small knife, very sharp, with a certain arc, and the blade is ten centimeters long...

   That's all I remember, I can't remember the rest. "

   "Are you sure he's black?"

"Yes."

   "Where did he enter the room?"

"I have no idea."

   "When were you attacked?"

   "Around eight twenty."

   "When did he leave?"

"I have no idea."

   "When did you wake up?"

  "It was about one o'clock in the morning, and I was in pain. The crying alarmed the neighbors, and they called the police.

  After that, the police came into my house and called an ambulance for me. "

  Little underworld, "You should have trusted the police earlier."

   "I pay so much tax every year..." Eddie Ross wanted to refute, but he didn't say the second half of the sentence.

  He still has to rely on the police now, and he doesn't want to make things too rigid.

  Luke asked in detail, "Did the suspect touch anything in your house?"

"Maybe not."

   "What do you think his purpose in hurting you is?"

   "He seems to be here for Novena Jones, just like you are investigating the murder of Novena Jones."

   "Have you seen any suspicious people in the past two days?"

"No."

   "When you were in contact with Novena Jones, did she mention anyone close to her?"

   "I asked her about some personal matters, but she refused to tell."

   "What do you think about the killing of Novena Jones?"

   "I don't know, she's just a silver girl, I'm just playing with her, I don't care about her at all, that's all.

  She is dead now, why are you all looking for me?

   Just because I called her that night?

  How could I be so unlucky, I would have never touched her if I had known.

  There are so many silver girls waiting to make money in Los Angeles, why do I have to find her?

  I am now like this...

   is no longer a…

  No way..." The more Eddie Ross said, the more sad he became, and he was crying so hard.

  Xiao Hei persuaded, "Dude, you should be kinder.

   It's not a big deal for you to find a silver girl, I can understand.

   But Novena Jones is not yet of age, I believe you must know that you are immoral.

   Besides, you shouldn't hit her, it's very bad behavior.

   You are doing it wrong. "

   "Shut up, stop chattering, is it still useful to say this now?

  If it had been earlier, I might have changed it, but now...it doesn't make sense anymore.

  I'm done. "

   "Mr. Ross, rest first, I wish you a speedy recovery." Luke put down a word and got up to leave.

   "You must catch him, promise me!"

  Luke didn't look back, you must have watched too many TV series.

  …

   Sitting in the car, Xiao Hei pouted, "I don't sympathize with him at all, this guy is a standard bad guy."

  Luke ignored Xiao Hei, he was thinking about what Eddie Ross said just now.

  If what Eddie Ross said is true, then this case should be different from the previous speculation.

  First is the description of the suspect.

  According to the description of the white homeless man by the Suter River, the person who dumped the body by the river on September 15 was a white man wearing a baseball cap and jeans, but did not mention wearing a mask.

   According to Eddie Rose's description, the suspect is a black man wearing a mask.

  The physical characteristics between the two are very different.

  In addition, the masked man's questioning of Eddie Rose seems to be tracking down the murderer of Novena Jones.

  Assuming that the above conditions are consistent, then the three cases should not be the same suspect.

  Luke reassembled the clues of the case and tried to speculate again.

  Novena Jones was the first victim. The police found Petrov by tracing her identity and address. The latter did not cooperate with the investigation and fled.

  After that, the police found Eddie Rose through the communication records of his mobile phone. He did not cooperate with the investigation and lied that he did not know Novena Jones.

   When the police investigation was frustrated, the two suspected perpetrators were persecuted in an interrogation style. One had his hands chopped off and the other a chicken.

  Analysed from this angle, it seems that the man wearing the black mask is also investigating the killing of Novena Jones, and the purpose may be to avenge Novena Jones.

  Luke considered it for a while, and this speculation is theoretically valid.

  Mask-wearing men abolish gang thugs and **** perverted clients.

  What is his behavior?

  Walk for the sky?

  Luke has a headache, no matter what the purpose of this masked man is, he has already caused him trouble.

  He didn't like this feeling very much.

  At the same time, he also continued to reflect on why the other party easily obtained the confession that the police could not obtain?

   No other.

   No scruples, fierce shots.

   At the same time, there is a certain bottom line, he didn't kill anyone.

  In addition to external influences, there were also problems within the first squadron.

  Susan's transfer has a greater impact than imagined.

  In the past, Susan was in the No. 1 Squadron. With her in charge, Luke, the deputy captain, did not have much real power, and he had to go out with other team members to investigate cases.

  Luke's investigative ability needless to say, most of the cases are solved by him.

  Now Susan has been transferred, and Luke has become the captain, taking command.

   The matter of going out to investigate was handed over to his subordinates, the first time being Marcus and Jackson.

  The second time is Raymond and Jenny.

  They all tried their best, and they did a good job, but they all went wrong.

  If Susan hadn't been transferred, then Luke and Xiao Hei were probably the ones who went out to investigate.

  Assuming that Petrov hit Luke instead of Jackson, he would have probably been caught before the masked man got there first.

  As for Eddie Ross, as long as he is lying, Luke will probably see it.

  Of course, there are no ifs in this world, and Luke, as the captain, has no problem in commanding, it just continues Susan's model.

  But there is one thing he can't compare to Susan.

  At that time, Susan had Luke as her own leader.

  She can safely hand over the clues to Luke for investigation, and every time Luke can complete it well, she trusts Luke very much, which is why she can sit in the police station with peace of mind.

  In contrast to Luke, he became the captain of a squadron, which reduced the chances of going out to investigate, but for a while he couldn't find anyone who could replace him in the investigation.

  Although the other team members are also excellent, each with their own unique characteristics and abilities, they are obviously much worse than Luke.

   To put it bluntly, in order to solve the case as soon as possible, Luke has to investigate on the front line, and no one can replace him.

  He is the guarantee to solve the case.

  Of course, the captain must be a captain, not only must be, but also must become a full-time member as soon as possible.

   As for how to adjust the division of labor within the team, we need to study carefully...

   There was no update yesterday, it was harmonized.

  (end of this chapter)