Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 559 Trace

  Dorit Community.

  Xiao Hei swaggered into the yard of Thomas Corley's house and shouted loudly, "Mr. Corley, our operation is over.

  You can safely go back to the yard to drink coffee.

  By the way, your structural drawing of the house sucks. "

  Thomas Corley opened the door, looked at Xiao Hei and then at the police car, waved his hand with a smile on his face, but did not answer.

   "lapd!"

   "Police, don't move!"

   At this moment, several police officers rushed out from both sides of the door, and immediately knocked Thomas Corley to the ground.

   Subsequently, Raymond led people into the house to search.

  Luke also walked into the yard of Thomas Corley's house, glanced at Thomas Corley who was being searched, and then looked in the direction of the house.

  He suspected that another suspect, Walda Baker, was also hiding inside.

"Safety!"

   "No suspicious persons found."

   Soon, Raymond led a search of Thomas Corley's home, but found no trace of another suspect, Walda Baker.

  Luke was somewhat disappointed. He walked up to Thomas Corley and asked, "What's your name?"

   "Thomas Corley, I told you.

  What are you getting nervous about? Why are you arresting me? "

   "You are suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Melia Cooney."

   "You are slandering me, I don't."

   "Where's Walda Baker?"

   "I don't know Walda Baker at all, this is completely framed." Thomas Corley showed an angry look, "Let me guess, you didn't catch the suspect, so you want to catch me as a scapegoat.

  comeon, I helped you just now, you can't do this to me. "

   "Stop quibbling, the kidnapped hostage, Melia Cooney, has recognized you."

  Thomas Corley laughed, "Don't you try to frighten me.

   I will not admit to things that I have not done. "

   "I didn't scare you, if she didn't recognize you, do you think we'd just grab you?"

  The smile on Thomas Corley's face froze a bit, "OK, then tell me, how did she recognize me?"

   "You admit that you participated in the kidnapping of Melia Cooney."

   "No, I don't admit it, I'm just curious. If the hostage you mentioned really saw the kidnapper's face, why didn't the kidnapper kill her?"

   "She didn't see your face, but she recognized your voice."

   "I don't remember ever talking to someone named Melia Cooney."

   "Should I ask her to come over and re-identify?"

  Thomas Corley shook his head, "No need.

  I haven't done it at all, why make me look like a criminal.

  Besides, people’s voices are similar, and the degree of recognition is not very high. Maybe I just have a similar voice to the person who kidnapped her.

   I haven't heard of a person being convicted just by their voice.

What do you think? sir. "

  At this moment, Raymond came over and said softly, "Captain, we searched Thomas Corley's house, but found no trace of Walda Baker, nor did we find any suspected tools for the crime.

  However, I found a prepaid mobile phone in a drawer at Thomas Corley's house. There was no call record, but only a mobile phone number was recorded in the address book. "

  Luke took the phone and clicked on the address book. He felt that the number was familiar, so he pressed the call button directly.

   After a while, the phone was connected, and a nervous voice sounded on the phone, "Hi, I'm Lydia Cooney."

  That's right, this mobile phone number is the prepaid mobile phone that the kidnapper Walda Baker left for the mother of the kidnapped hostage.

   "I'm Luke from the Robbery and Murder Division.

  Ms. Lydia Cooney, don't worry, your daughter has been successfully rescued. "

   "Thank you, Miss Jenny has notified me, and I'm on my way there."

   "Okay, then I hang up."

   "Thank you again, Captain Li."

  Luke hung up the phone and asked Thomas Corley, "How do you explain this?"

  Thomas Corley snorted, "Is it illegal to have a prepaid mobile phone? If you can be convicted with just a mobile phone, then there are too many criminals in this world."

   "You're right, it's not illegal to own a prepaid cell phone.

  But the only number recorded in this mobile phone is the mobile phone left by the kidnappers to the family members of the hostages.

   And this phone is in your drawer, how do you explain it? "

  Thomas Corley's face was a little ugly, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

  Luke continued to persuade, "Comeon, stop taking chances.

   With the identification of the hostages, coupled with the kidnapper's mobile phone found at your home, it is enough to open a case for investigation against you.

  Do you think that in court, will the jury believe your words or the hostages’ words? "

  Thomas Corley raised his head slowly, showing an angry look, "fuck!

   Must be the phone number entered by that **** Walda Baker, what an idiot. "Thomas Corley showed regret on his face, "This is a mistake, I should have thrown away this phone long ago, it would be safe." "

  Luke doesn't think so, as long as some things are done, they will leave traces.

  Alone cooking in the kitchen would be a mess, not to mention several major criminal cases, it was only a matter of time before Thomas Corley was convicted.

   "You admitted to your involvement in the kidnapping of Melia Cooney?"

  Thomas Corley took a deep breath, "I'm just an accomplice, helping the underdog. Walda Baker is the main culprit. I was completely bewitched by him."

   "Did you kill Rochelle Horn?"

  Thomas Corley shook his head, "I don't know who Rochelle Horn is."

  Luke faintly saw traces of lying on his face.

   "Did you do the arson case together?"

   "Walda Baker did it, I just helped him look after Milia Cooney, that's all."

   Luke again saw signs of lying in his face.

  Obviously, this guy is going to evade the important thing and put the blame on Walda Baker.

   "Where's Walda Baker?"

"I have no idea."

   lie.

  Luke shook his finger, "I don't like people who lie, tell me where Walda Baker is.

  If you help us catch Walda Baker, I can turn you into a tainted witness. "

  Thomas Corley thought for a while, "That guy ran away, ghost, let me stay here to watch over Milia Cooney.

   That **** killed me. "

   "Where did he go?"

"I have no idea."

   "How did he run?"

"I have no idea."

   Luke stared at the other party and found that he had been lying. Obviously, he should know the whereabouts of Walda Baker.

  Luke has promised to help him turn into a tainted witness, why is he unwilling to say?

   "What is your relationship with Walda Baker?"

  "It's just an ordinary bad friend. We met in a casino, and then we drank a few times in a bar together. I'm short of money recently, and then he said he would introduce me to a job.

   I didn't want to do it at first, but he threatened me.

   Said I already knew about it and if I didn't do it I'd be killed. "

   "Are you close to Walda Baker?"

   "So-so, just an acquaintance."

  If the relationship between the two parties is normal, there is no need for Thomas Corley to conceal the whereabouts of Walda Baker.

  Luke suddenly thought of a possibility, "When was the last time you saw Walda Baker?"

"last night."

"where?"

  Thomas Corley pointed to house 406, "That's right there."

   "Did he say he was leaving?"

"No."

   "When did you find out he left?"

  "I went to the house early this morning and found that there was no one inside. I thought he was just going out, so I waited in the yard. Unexpectedly, I didn't wait for Thomas Corley to come back, but I waited for the police instead.

  When I saw you, I almost peed in fright.

  God bless, I have a relatively strong bladder. "

  Luke felt that the other party was still lying. The other party tried to cover up Walda Baker's whereabouts, probably to avoid more crimes. He tentatively asked, "Is Walda Baker dead?"

  Thomas Corley's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Luke in astonishment.

  There is drama.

  Luke continued to ask, "Did you kill him?"

  Thomas Corley swallowed, "I didn't, you're making a false accusation."

  Luke saw signs of panic and lying from his face, "Sure enough, you killed him."

   "I said I didn't, so don't try to put all kinds of crimes on me."

   "Where did you bury his body?"

   "Are you crazy?" Thomas Corley shook his head. "I'll tell you again, Walda Baker is the mastermind of the kidnapping case. If you have the ability, catch him. Don't put dirty water on my head."

  Luke became more and more certain that Walda Baker might have been killed by him.

  He was not in a hurry, anyway, Walda Baker couldn't run away, "Why did you kidnap Milia Cooney?"

   "Walda Baker made me do it."

   "Why did you listen to him?"

   "He promised me $200,000 when it worked out, but the **** ran away.

  Trust me, I want to catch this **** more than you do. "

   Luke shook his head. This guy didn't have a single word of truth in his mouth, and he kept evading responsibility.

  However, Luke also judged some clues he wanted through micro-expression analysis.

  When this guy answered the question, he was either fake, or he was talking about him, shifting the responsibility to Walda Baker, and lied that Walda Baker had fled.

  As long as the police can't catch Walda Baker, they won't be able to see through his lies. Then, as an accomplice, as long as he pleads guilty with a better attitude, he can also get a lenient sentence.

Judging from Luke's experience, this guy is Walda Baker's upline and mastermind. He has been hiding behind Walda Baker's back. After his goal is achieved, he will kill Walda Baker and create the illusion that the other party is escaping. Get Walda Baker to jack him up.

  If Luke hadn't seen through his lies, he probably would have been at large, and Walda Baker, who the police had been chasing so hard, had become a dead body.

  Luke called his men back and said, "Walda Baker has probably been killed by Thomas Corley, what we need to do now is to find the body of Walda Baker.

  Marcus, you are in charge of the search at Thomas Corley's house.

  Raymond, you take people to house No. 406 to find it. "

   "Okay, Captain."

  Thomas Corley was a little anxious, "Hey, what are you doing? Why are you digging my lawn, you have no right to do that!"

  Xiao Hei chuckled, "Hearing you say that, I am more motivated."

  Xiao Hei began to dig the hole harder, and muttered, "You know what? I hate that other people's yards are more beautiful than ours.

   Whenever this time, my mother would call me, you big slob, hurry up and weed the yard, and don’t forget to water my flowers.

  How did I give birth to you lazy bastard..."

  The desire to destroy the lawn made Xiao Hei very motivated, and quickly dug the yard all over, but found no suspicious objects.

   Not long after, Raymond also came over, "Captain, no suspicious objects were found around the 406 house."

  Thomas Corley yelled, "I said, I didn't kill him.

   That guy got away, you should be posting a warrant instead of digging like a gopher. "

   "You don't need to teach." After Luke finished speaking, he turned to Raymond and ordered, "Take Thomas Corley back to the police station."

   "Okay, Captain."

  After Thomas Corley was taken away, Luke fell into deep thought, where did Walda Baker go?

   Luke's eyes fell on the garage of house 406.

  The garage has been searched just now, there is a black Chevy sedan in it, but there is no one.

  Luke called the loan shark boss Ronnie Prada over, pointed at the black Chevrolet sedan, "Is this your car?"

   Ronnie Prada circled the black Chevrolet, "It's mine.

  Captain Li, did you let that **** Walda Baker run away again? "

  Luke didn't answer, but asked instead, "Is there any change in this car?"

   Ronnie Prada looked around the car again, "It's clean, Walda Baker is very lazy, he won't wash the car once in a few months.

  The last time I saw this car, there were mud spots on the bodywork above the tires, it's much cleaner now. "

   "Are there any other changes? For example, are there any new damages or additions, or missing items?"

  Ronnie Prada opened the door of the car, and checked carefully inside and out, "I haven't used this car for a long time, and I don't see any other changes."

  Luke changed the topic, "I remember you said at the police station that your friend's friend saw Walda Baker yesterday afternoon."

"Yes."

   "Anyone else saw this black Chevrolet drive back into the neighborhood this morning?"

"Yes."

   "Are you sure?"

"Can."

  Luke nodded, "Okay, you go first, and come to pick up this car after the investigation of the case is completed."

  Ronnie Prada glanced at the black Chevrolet sedan with complicated eyes, and turned to leave.

Luke fell into thinking again. According to Ronnie Prada, Walda Baker should not have died yesterday afternoon, so it was very likely that he was killed at night. Then, it is impossible for Walda Baker to drive a Chevrolet car out in the morning .

   Which means it was probably Thomas Corley driving the black Chevrolet in and out of the neighborhood early this morning.

  Luke speculated that this guy probably drove out to dump the body.

   It's the end of the month, ask for a monthly pass!

   Ask for a monthly pass!

  (end of this chapter)