Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 84 Chance

  Robinson Apartments.

  Hans just made dinner, a pasta, a fried fish steak, and a glass of red wine.

   "Ding Dong..."

  A doorbell rang.

   Hans took off the apron and threw it on the dining table.

  He walked to the door, clicked on the video call, and saw a woman standing at the door. It was the female police officer Jenny.

  Hans frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and opened the door, "Officer Jenny, what do you want?"

   After opening the door, more police officers appeared on both sides of the wall.

  Jenny showed the search warrant, "Mr. Hans, we need to search this apartment according to the law. Here is the search warrant."

   "Why? Why are you searching my apartment."

  Jenny explained, "As far as we know, this apartment belongs to Mrs. Anna, and she wanted to live in this apartment when she left 'Tellson Manor'. We suspect that the case back then has something to do with this apartment.

   We are now conducting a routine search, please cooperate. "

  Hans said, "Wait, it's been twenty years, and it's impossible to find any clues here."

  Jenny said, "Mr. Hans, haven't you always wanted to find that precious oil painting? We suspect that Mrs. Anna hid that oil painting in this apartment, probably in an imperceptible corner."

  Hans complexion changed slightly, "Impossible, I have cleaned the whole room, if there is that painting, it is impossible for me not to see it."

  Jenny spoke forcefully, and took out the search warrant again, "This is the search warrant, please cooperate."

  Afterwards, the police officers on both sides rushed in, and Hans was powerless to stop him.

   Hans saw Luke who had just walked in, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, "Officer Luke, why did you search my residence? You don't suspect that I hid the oil painting, did you?

   That painting itself is mine, and I have no reason to do so.

   What's more, you know me well, I'm not that kind of person. "

  Luke nodded, "Mr. Hans, I trust you.

   Don't worry, as long as they can't find anything, they can prove your innocence.

   When the time comes, I will report to the captain and hold them accountable. "

   Hearing this, Xiao Hei grinned from the sidelines, he let you do both bad and good people, what a sinister guy.

  Hans opened his mouth, but didn't say anything else, as if he already knew what to do.

   Sitting on the sofa in a daze.

   After about a few minutes, Raymond yelled, "Hey, found it under the bed in the bedroom."

  Luke walked over to check. Raymond was holding a cardboard box that was 60 centimeters long and 40 centimeters wide. After opening it, there was a white paper bag made of a special material, which contained an oil painting.

  In the dark night, white snowflakes fell all over the ground.

   It is the lost oil painting—Snowy Night.

  Luke pointed to the oil painting and asked, "Hans, don't say you haven't found this oil painting in twenty years?"

  Hans covered his face and cried, "Sorry, I didn't mean to lie, but I really can't help it.

  Back then, my business failed. I wanted Anna to help me and get me some funds, but she refused.

  After she disappeared with her children, my business plummeted even more.

   I urgently needed a sum of money to invest in the company, and I thought about that oil painting.

  I thought about selling the oil painting, but the oil painting has been passed down for three generations, and I don't want the oil painting to be sold from me.

   I don't want to disgrace the Miller ancestors.

  So, I thought of fraudulent insurance, falsely claiming that the oil painting was stolen.

  I invested the fraudulent insurance money into the company, thinking that I could settle the matter after making money.

  But the company is in a sunset industry, just like Nokia, which was in full swing in the past. When you are abandoned by the times, no matter how much money you invest, it is tantamount to drinking poison to quench your thirst.

  I’ve been guilty all these years, and it’s the only thing I’ve ever done wrong…”

   Luke asked, "Where was this painting hidden before?"

   "Tellson Manor, when I saw you and Police Officer David in the manor, I was afraid that the oil painting would be found by you. When you left the manor, I sneaked into the manor again and took the oil painting away." Hans sighed,

   "It's been so many years, how do you know that the oil painting is in my hands?"

   Luke replied, "Exclude all possibilities, and what remains is the truth."

  Hans said helplessly, "I'm about to meet my daughter, but I set a bad example. Sorry, I didn't mean to deceive you..."

  David walked over with handcuffs, "We are arresting you for insurance fraud.

  You have the right to remain silent about everything you say to any one of the police..."

   Hans pleaded guilty.

  Cindy Botu also reached a plea agreement, admitting that she encouraged Tony to kill Shuart.

   In exchange, the police will charge her with second-degree murder.

  【Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the 'Tellson Manor Disappearance Case', rewarding thirty lucky draw opportunities. 】The system sound sounded in Luke's head again.

  The option menu appears in the brain, and the warehouse interface is on the left.

  There is an extra lottery interface on the right.

  This time, I got 30 lottery chances, which is the most lottery chance, and indirectly proved that the case is the most difficult.

   After all, it was an unsolved case twenty years ago. In addition to ability, luck is more important.

   Draw!

  The pointer rotates.

  Random stops, the selected area lights up, and a thousand dollars.

  Continue to draw...

  Draw 30 times in a row and get $27,000 and three cards.

   Two old cards, one adventure card, one precision card

   A new card.

   Identification card [Active card, the specific function is unknown. 】

  The system warehouse now has a reserve fund of 71,000 US dollars and 8 cards.

  Adventure Cards, 3 pieces.

  Precision cards, 2 pieces.

   Bullet avoidance card, 1 piece.

  Detection card, 1 piece.

   Identification card, 1 piece.

  Luke only has more than a thousand dollars on hand, and one thousand dollars of it is borrowed.

  He urgently needs to realize the 71,000 yuan reserve fund.

  Luke called Boret again, asking if he still wanted the warehouse to be auctioned.

   This guy was too scared to speak for a long time.

  Every time Luke comes to the storage center, something happens.

  He was really scared.

  Finally, under Luke's persuasion, I learned that there will be an auction two days later.

  …

   In the next two days, we will start to enter the closing stage.

  Twenty years have passed since the case, and many files and evidence need to be reorganized and collected, which is very troublesome to deal with.

   Luke hated messing with these files, and would fish with Marcus whenever he got the chance.

  Drink a cup of coffee, go to the toilet, chat for a while, and the whole morning will pass.

   My **** hurts from sitting, so I can go to the gym to exercise.

  In the afternoon, I processed a few documents and it was almost time to get off work.

   After six o'clock, Luke packed his things on time and was ready to leave work.

  No one will talk about him this time.

  You can solve the case without working overtime, and if you use overtime as an excuse, people should say that you are cheating on overtime pay.

  At this time, Susan just came back from outside the office, "Luke, come to my office."

  Luke thought for a while, he didn't seem to have offended the boss, but he still entered the office obediently.

   "Captain, what are your orders?"

  Susan pointed to the chair opposite, "Good thing, sit down and talk."

  Luke smiled, "Is the 300,000 bonus going to be paid out?"

   "The bonus has already gone through the procedures. It is estimated that it will be paid together with the salary at the beginning of the month. What I want to talk about is another matter." Susan took out a document and handed it over.

   "Luke, you have done a good job recently, and played a key role in the detection of the 'Taser robbery', 'the will' and 'the disappearance of Tellson Manor'.

  Now the Robbery and Murder Division has 2 spots for promotion to inspector, and each of the four squadrons can nominate a candidate.

  I am going to recommend you. "

   "Wow...thank you Captain."

  Luke was a little surprised. This was really a surprise. He didn't expect that he would get a chance to be promoted so quickly.

   Inspector Luke.

   Sounds pretty good.

   "Don't be too happy too early, there is only a 50% chance of promotion, perform well during this time, and don't do anything out of line."

   "Yes, captain."

  (end of this chapter)