Chapter 133 Doubts (two chapters in one)
Interrogation ends.
Boris was temporarily detained for destroying a corpse.
Everyone was surprised by this result, but there was nothing they could do.
Susan called everyone together to discuss the case.
Luke introduced the content of the interrogation.
Marcus scolded, "Stabbing a living person is completely different from stabbing a dead person, doesn't that **** feel it?"
Since being scolded by Boris, Xiao Hei has a lot of prejudice against him.
The deputy team said, "Not everyone has this kind of experience. The light was relatively dark at that time, and the guy should have been scared silly after stabbing someone.
People's IQ will drop a lot when they are overly panicked.
You can't ask everyone to be a professional **** killer.
Actually, many murderers were caught for the first time because of lack of experience. As the number of crimes he commits increases, his criminal experience and mentality will grow, and it will become more and more difficult to catch. "
Luke said, "At least we now figure out why the knife was stuck in the corpse. It can be regarded as solving the first mystery."
Marcus frowned, "I still think Boris is the murderer.
According to his statement, Courtney was already dead at the time, and he stabbed a corpse, and then fled immediately.
Why is the corpse disguised as hanging.
The situation described by Boris does not match, this guy must be lying. "
Susan guessed, "Will there be three people who have entered the scene.
The first person is the murderer, who strangled Courtney with his hands.
The second person is Boris, who stabbed Courtney with a knife and mistakenly thought he killed Courtney.
Then a third entered the scene and disguised Courtney as if she had hanged herself. "
The deputy team asked back, "I can understand the first murderer. I can also understand the second Boris.
What was the purpose of the third person to disguise Courtney as a suicide?
Isn't he worried about being regarded as a murderer?
How could he be so coincidental?
I don't think this guess is true. "
Susan said, "I've been reading the original novel of The Gone Girl after get off work for the past two days.
This novel is well written. I also checked it on the Internet. There are many fans about this book, especially recently, many people have been discussing this book, and some of them are more radical fans.
I wonder if Courtney's death has anything to do with the novel. "Speaking, Susan looked at Luke aside, "Have you met Romit Bull, the author of the novel, do you think this is possible?" "
Luke thought for a while, "I don't see any problem, but this old man is not simple."
Xiao Hei added, "That's right, he also bought the original shares of Google."
The deputy team waved their hands, "Anyway, I still think it's a coincidence that three people entered the crime scene. Although it is theoretically possible, the probability is too small, and it probably only exists in novels."
Susan retorted, "Don't forget, Courtney's death is the same as the scene in the novel. This case is inseparable from the novel."
Luke interrupted the two, "Actually, I also have a guess, I wonder if you want to hear it?"
Susan glanced at the deputy team, nodded, "Let's talk."
"My assumption is that there are two people present.
The first one is the murderer. He has read the original book of The Disappeared Lover, and he is going to imitate the situation in the book to kill people. Then he strangled Courtney to death on the bed, and was about to set up the hanging scene when he suddenly heard a noise outside the door.
He hid in the closet for fear of being discovered.
It was Boris who came. This guy stabbed Courtney with a knife, thinking he killed Courtney, and was frightened.
Dispose of the fruit knife and run away.
At this time, the murderer came out of the closet and hung up Courtney's body, trying to look as consistent as the description in the book.
Of course, there is no perfect crime in this world, and the murderer also made a mistake, he forgot to close the cabinet door.
David nodded, "Neck scratches, the knife on the chest, hanging himself, the open wardrobe door, similar plots of novels, all the clues are basically connected in series.
I think Luke's guess is more accurate. "
Xiao Hei was not far behind, "Why did you **** my words?"
David glared at him, "You sycophant!"
Xiao Hei pouted, "I didn't, I just expressed my own thoughts."
"Stop! You two boring guys." The deputy team interrupted the two, "If Boris is not the real murderer, then who is the real murderer?"
Luke continued to analyze, "according to Courtney's other boyfriend, dentist Peter.
He left Courtney's house at twelve o'clock in the evening, and Courtney was still alive at that time. If what he said was true, Courtney was probably killed between twelve o'clock in the morning and one ten in the morning.
The murderer is likely to be Courtney's house who arrived during this time.
Of course, there is another possibility, the dentist Peter lied.
He didn't leave around twelve o'clock.
He's the one who killed Courtney!"
Jenny asked, "Why do you keep using him instead of her? Could it be that the murderer was a woman?"
The deputy team said, "Don't forget, the corpse was finally hung up. It is difficult for ordinary adult men to lift the corpse, let alone a woman.
Based on this alone, it is unlikely that the murderer is a woman. "
Everyone discussed it, and finally felt that Luke's guess was the most likely.
But the identity of the suspect needs to be further determined.
Immediately, everyone split up to investigate.
Susan is going to meet the author of the novel about the disappearing lover in person. Since the murderer is imitating the plot in the novel, the original author may be able to provide some valuable clues.
In addition, there is a deeper reason.
The biggest beneficiary of Courtney's death is likely to be the original author of the novel. He knows enough about the content of the novel and has the motive to kill.
…
after get off work.
Luke and Xiao Hei went to the Canyon Branch to pick up the car.
In order to thank Luke and Xiao Hei for helping him catch the car thief, the rookie patrol John wants to invite them to the bar for a drink.
But was declined by two people.
Xiao Hei couldn't wait to leave on his Harley.
Luke is going to Daisy's tonight.
Drinking with a middle-aged uncle is not as refreshing as communicating with a beautiful young lady.
When Luke rushed to Daisy's house, she hadn't come back.
Luke waited for her while cooking.
Western food is relatively simple to prepare, fried steak, semi-processed pizza in the oven, vegetable salad, boiled prawns, and a bottle of red wine.
In his previous life, Luke also bought raw steaks, but every time he cooked them, they were not very tasty.
The steaks in western restaurants taste good, but Luke always feels that they are synthetic steaks.
When he arrived in Los Angeles, he often ate steaks, but with some experience, he discovered two secrets to frying steaks. The first one is the heat.
This has long been known.
Second, meat quality is very important.
The original cut steak also varies greatly.
After finishing dinner, Daisy also came home.
After a simple wash, help Luke set the table together.
Luke quite likes the feeling of living at home.
It would be better if Daisy wasn't so busy.
The two chatted while eating.
Although it is a good habit not to eat or sleep.
But both of them are very busy at work, if they don't take advantage of the meal time to talk, it will take up the time to play poker.
This is not okay.
Daisy asked concerned, "Did Harley find it?"
"I was about to tell you. The case has been solved, and the car was just brought back this afternoon. It will be up to you next."
"Can you tell me about the case?"
"Of course, you are my lawyer now." Luke briefly described the course of the case.
"The modification fee cost 12,000 US dollars?" Daisy was a little surprised.
Luke smiled, "That's right, that guy really put a lot of thought into it, and I really can't bear to replace it."
Daisy took a sip of the red wine, showing a thoughtful look.
Luke pressed, "How do you want to sue him?"
"I will invite a detective to investigate his situation. If his family conditions are average and his personal matching ability is average, then the amount of compensation will be reduced.
If his family's economic conditions are well-off, the claim price can be increased appropriately. "
"Also, I think you can sue the owner of the repair shop. In my experience, his repair shop is likely to have problems. I think he should be very willing to pay a settlement out of court."
"Good idea." Luke felt that he should change his career to become a lawyer. This industry was tailor-made for him, "However, Marcus helped find Harley, and the owner of the car repair shop is his friend, so it's best Or give up claiming against him."
"OK, let's add the claim to the car thief, how about $40,000?"
Luke was satisfied with the amount, "Can I get the full amount?"
"It's difficult, but increasing the amount claimed can increase the amount of compensation to a certain extent. Of course, it must be within a reasonable range. If the amount claimed is too exaggerated, it will also arouse the judge's disgust."
Luke nodded, "That's $40,000."
"Tomorrow I will prepare the prosecution materials, happy cooperation, Mr. Luke." Daisy stretched out her hand.
"Looking forward to your good news." Luke shook hands with her, and suddenly had a bold idea, "I think of the theme of tonight's exercise, Miss Lawyer."
…
In the early morning, a super cool modified Harley drove into the police station.
Harley's acoustics are good, playing a hip-hop track, "BlackBuddaflyBadGirl
blackeyedpeas-myhump…”
Xiao Hei sat on the Harley, took off his black sunglasses, looked arrogant, and felt that he was the most beautiful boy in Los Angeles.
This car is really cool, and he has already made up his mind to save up for a Harley after he buys a Cadillac.
He also wants to make two babies, one big and one small, like Luke.
Xiao Hei parked the car, swayed his body, and walked into the building rhythmically.
"Hi, Detective Marcus, we meet again."
Marcus turned his head and saw that it was the annoying lawyer Potter from yesterday, "Why are you here again?"
Potter smiled, "You don't want to know."
Although Xiao Hei didn't respond quickly, he wasn't stupid, "Are you here to bail that Green Arrow?"
"Exactly."
"That pervert even stabbed a dead body, it's not easy to get him released on bail."
"You don't have to worry about this. He has prepared a large bail, which is enough." Lawyer Porter looked like you understood.
Xiao Hei pouted, "Look, that **** will come in sooner or later. I said so."
Potter smiled, but didn't refute. On this point, he and Xiao Hei didn't conflict.
If everyone didn't commit crimes, he would be out of a job too.
Ten o'clock in the morning.
Robbery and Murder Division.
Luke yawned.
There are dozens of days every month when I don’t want to work.
The day before yesterday, he was given a shot of chicken blood by Rhett.
Yesterday, I was very motivated. I thought I had caught the murderer, and I was going to take him down with all my might.
However, it turned out that it was just an ordinary pervert who destroyed the corpse, and there was still no clue about the real murderer.
That kind of anger was vented all at once.
"Buzz..." The phone rang.
Luke picked up his phone and saw it was a bank text message.
Pay salary.
Luke looked delighted when he saw the transfer amount.
$160,000!
In addition to the salary, subsidies and overtime pay in April, this money is more of a bonus.
To be exact, the prize money in two cases.
The first bonus was after Congresswoman Riley Harry was killed, his brother offered a $200,000 reward as a reward to the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division for recovering the extortion video.
The second bonus was a donation of US$1.5 million from Rosie Bill, the producer of "Gone Girl", to the police department, of which US$300,000 was used as a bonus for solving the murder of Abu Guerra.
These two cases were able to be solved, and Luke played a vital role, and he was also the person who received the highest bonus, receiving a bonus of 160,000 US dollars after tax.
Adding the $35,000 in stock purchases and the $1,000 cash bonus, Luke has $196,000 in hand.
In addition, there is a reserve of $85,000 in the system.
Luke's total assets are now as high as $280,000.
He can't wait to use this money to have a good time.
However, he knew very well in his heart that this case would not be solved, and Rhett and Susan would definitely not let him go on vacation.
Go ahead.
Luke felt energized and motivated to work again.
He began to focus his thoughts on analyzing the case again.
Actually, his slack before was not just because of laziness, but because the case had reached a bottleneck, and new clues were needed to determine the identity of the murderer.
People tend to slack off once they encounter difficulties. The best way at this time is to keep yourself busy and start with simple places.
Since no new clues have been found, let's rule out the suspicion of the known persons involved.
Besides Boris, Luke thinks the most suspect is Peter.
According to Luke's previous speculation, when Boris stabbed the knife, the murderer was probably hiding in the closet.
If this conjecture is true, then it is impossible for Peter to leave around twelve o'clock.
If he leaves, he can't hide in the closet, and he can't wait for Boris to leave before hanging the body up.
Luke re-checks surveillance near the York community.
Although investigation and monitoring is a stupid method, many cases are solved by this boring and stupid method.
Since we couldn't find a better direction to investigate, we simply started here to confirm Peter's whereabouts.
This time Lukecha's target was Peter's car, a silver Lexus.
Luke finds his car surveillance video.
One is a video of a car leaving the community at 12 o'clock in the evening on April 30.
From this point of view, Peter did not lie, he did leave the York community at 12 o'clock in the evening.
Then he couldn't wait for Boris to stab the person and leave before hanging the body up.
The other is the surveillance video of driving to Courtney’s house in the early morning of May 1 and discovering the dead body.
Luke compared the two videos and found a problem.
In order to verify whether his observation ability surpassed that of ordinary people, Luke called Xiao Hei over, "Marcus, take a look at these two surveillance videos."
Marcus came over and clicked on the video to check, "Aren't these two surveillance videos of Lexus? One is during the day and the other is at night. Peter should be sitting in the cab. What's the problem?"
Luke pointed at the screen, "You don't see the difference in this car?"
Xiao Hei checked carefully, "What's the difference?"
Luke achieved the purpose of the test, and he didn't keep it secret, pointing to the surveillance on the night of April 30th, "This is the surveillance of Peter driving to Courtney's house before the incident. driving recorder.
The second video is the early morning of May 1st, Peter drove to Courtney’s house again, but this time there was no dash cam on the windshield. "
Xiao Hei compared the two videos again. Because of the monitoring angle, the driving recorder was not very obvious.
And there is a surveillance video that was shot at night. The light is relatively dark, and it is difficult to find the difference without careful comparison. "Why did he take off the driving recorder? It stands to reason that few people will take it down after it is installed."
Luke continued, "Exactly.
I guess there are three reasons, the first dash cam is broken, send it for repair or buy a new one.
The second reason is that the driving recorder captured something that should not be captured.
The third reason is that he was worried that the dash cam would capture something that shouldn’t be captured, so he removed it in advance.
If it is the first reason, it has nothing to do with us.
If it is the latter two reasons, it is likely to be related to Courtney's death.
Peter should have concealed something, indirectly indicating that he is suspected of committing the crime. "
Xiao Hei thought for a while, "Is it possible that after he left, he returned to Courtney's house to commit crimes again?
The reason why he took off the driving recorder was because he did not drive the car home as usual, but parked the car not far from the community, fearing that the police would find something abnormal after seeing it. "
Luke nodded, "There is such a situation."
After finishing speaking, the two began to check the videos of other streets along the way. However, unlike what they expected, Peter's silver Lexus did not stop halfway, but returned to his home community all the way.
After that, I didn't come out until early morning.
Although Xiao Hei's guess was denied, Luke still felt that there was something wrong with picking up the driving recorder.
Xiao Hei suggested, "How about we take him directly to the police station for questioning?"
Luke shook his head, arresting people is easy, but what to do after arresting is the trouble, "He is in a different situation from Boris. Boris came out of Icarine's house. We can mistake him for a thief and arrest him. The police station questioned.
But taking off the driving recorder is not illegal. If he doesn't want to say it, we have nothing to do.
It is also impossible for the judge to sign the arrest warrant for this reason. "
Luke couldn't be sure for a while. Peter's behavior was indeed suspicious, but according to Luke's speculation, he left Courtney's house around 12 o'clock. It stands to reason that he should not be the murderer.
But if he is not the murderer, why bother to take off the dash cam?
What is Peter hiding?
There are three consecutive updates, and there are two more chapters behind.
(end of this chapter)