Chapter 141 Hero (addition 1621)
The three sent the bullet back to the police station.
Luke went home and went to sleep, which is not to say that Luke was irresponsible.
But years of experience in criminal investigation, it is difficult to make much progress in the case before the appraisal results come out.
It doesn't make much sense to stay up all night at this time.
The results of the appraisal came out the next day, and everyone went out to investigate the case. You are as sleepy as a dog, can you sleep?
If you don’t sleep, you don’t have the energy to investigate the case.
Sleeping may miss the best time to investigate the case.
The best way is to recharge your batteries now and go to the police station early the next day.
…
Luke didn't go back to his home, but went to Daisy's house and gave her the information on the suspect who stole Harley.
He also called the little fat man. I don't know if he was affected by the shooting. The little fat man was a little depressed.
Luke comforted a few words, and Daisy went home.
The two were cooking and chatting together, and Daisy also asked about the shooting case, and she seemed to be quite interested in the case.
Luke only kept the details of the case secret, and he didn't need to hide the information that the outside world could dig out, so he told Daisy.
At night, the two take a bath together and play poker in the bathroom.
If the case was in China, he might not be in the mood to play poker. This is not a double standard, but a real feeling.
It is easy to empathize with domestic case investigations. It may be a bit false to say "the old man is old and the old man is old", but at least there is a feeling of sadness when a rabbit dies and a fox, and investigating similar cases will be more depressing.
In Los Angeles, this kind of feeling is not strong. The investigation is the investigation. At that time, the emotion was affected, and it was fine afterward.
Should cry, should laugh.
This is a very complex state of mind, it is difficult to explain from a single perspective.
Of course, this is not to say that Luke doesn't like Los Angeles. On the contrary, he has adapted to life here and is gradually getting on the right track.
He likes himself the way he is.
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Seven o'clock in the morning of the next day.
Luke rushed to the police station.
The friends were all shocked.
It was the first time Luke had arrived so early.
David laughed, "Is Mao Xiong going to join NATO?"
"Ha ha…"
Everyone laughed.
The deputy team joked, "Have Huaguo and the United States entered the World Cup together?"
"Ha ha…"
Laugh louder.
Luke "…"
A bunch of boring guys.
…
As time went by, appraisal reports were sent to the Robbery and Murder Division one after another.
Eight in the morning.
Rett held a case summary meeting in the conference room of the Robbery and Murder Department.
In addition to the first squadron, the second squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division participated in the meeting.
Most of the people in the Second Squadron had dark circles under their eyes. Last night they took notes for the teachers and students of the school overnight.
The captain of the Second Squadron, Kelin Chen, is a bald Asian.
He and Susan have one thing in common: no smile.
We all work in the Robbery and Murder Division, so we meet each other quite often. Luke has never seen him smile. Although both of them have Chinese descent, they have hardly spoken to each other.
Rett sat in the middle of the conference table, put his hands together, "Chen, tell me about the progress of your squadron's investigation."
Klein flipped through his notes, "Compared to yesterday, there are two more victims. There are now a total of nine victims, five of whom died and four were injured.
Among them, three were killed in the teaching building and one was seriously injured.
Songyue Building, one dead and two injured.
Science building, one dead and one injured.
Of course, these are only those who were directly injured by the shooting, and some people were not included because of stampede and falls.
We have compiled a large number of written statements and speculated that there may be two or three suspects in the shooting.
One of the suspects was wearing black jeans, a gray sweater with a hood, black gloves, and a clown mask on his face, wrapping himself so tightly that he couldn't see his face clearly.
The other suspect was wearing a black tracksuit, also wearing gloves and a clown mask.
At present, the physical characteristics of the third suspect are unclear.
In addition, due to the power outage, most of the cameras are unavailable, and no clear photos of the suspect have been found yet.
The authenticity of the appearance of the two suspects remains to be verified. "
Kling finished reporting.
Rett looked towards Susan, "Tell me about the investigation by the first squadron."
Susan said, "According to our investigation, the deceased on the second floor of the teaching building was named Fanny Zaris. She was an FBI, and she had been sneaking into the school for half a month to investigate a suspected shooting case.
The whistleblower is called Bowen Peelton.
Fanny had been staring at him all this time.
According to Fanny's investigation, Bowen Peelton was subjected to campus profiteering to a certain extent, and the perpetrator was Chad Kleis, the only male deceased in the teaching building.
And Chad Kleiss and the first female victim were in a relationship.
So we suspect that this shooting is likely to be related to Bowen Peelton. "
Rett asked, "Have you sent someone to investigate Bowen Peelton?"
Luke said, "I went to his house yesterday to take notes. At that time, he was practicing guns in the garage, so there was no way to do gunpowder identification. I personally feel that he has certain suspicions.
In addition, I picked up a warhead near his house and sent it to the technical department for identification. "
Rett asked, "How about the appraisal result?"
Mary replied, "Let me check, there are too many things identified yesterday.
The warhead sent by Luke does not match the traces of the warhead at the scene of the crime.
The bullets in several of the victims came from three pistols.
One of the pistols, A, belonged to FBI agent Fanny Zaris, and the bullets fired from this gun killed the school bully Chad Kleiss.
The bullet marks of the other two guns are still being compared in the database, and it will take some time. "
Xiao Hei continued, "School Bully, this nickname is very vivid and easy to remember, I hate School Bully.
Although the school bully is hateful, he is not guilty of death. As an FBI agent, why did Fanny kill him? "
Mary corrected, "Then I don't know. It's something you guys need to investigate."
Luke said, "This involves a question of the order in which they were shot. Both FBI Fanny and school bully Chad Kleiss are dead.
If the school bully dies first, it is possible that Fanny killed him.
If Fanny dies first, someone killed her with Fanny's gun.
If there are eyewitnesses to see it, this mystery may be solved. "
Captain Kelin of the Second Squadron replied, "According to a large number of confessions, we also try to analyze the order in which the victims were shot.
On the afternoon of May 10, there was a power outage at 3:10.
At around 3:20, the first shot was fired, and the victim, Barbara, was shot and fell to the ground. She was also the only survivor among the four victims in the teaching building, and she was also the girlfriend of the school bully.
The second deceased, Josie Alyssa, was shot dead in the toilet.
The two cases have a large number of mutual testimony, and the accuracy is very high.
But the order of the remaining shootings is difficult to determine.
The students panicked and either ran or hid. No one dared to get close to the shooter.
They could hear gunshots, but in that chaotic and urgent situation, it was difficult to discern the specific location of the gunshots.
I think the order of death needs to be verified. "
Luke thought for a while and said, "From the current situation, I'm afraid there are only two people who know, the first is Bowen, and the second is the girlfriend of the school bully.
How is she doing now? "
Jenny replied, "Still in the intensive care unit, the situation is very dangerous."
Luke said, "That means there is still a chance of survival, and it is recommended to send more people to protect it."
"I have sent four police officers for protection, so don't worry about safety issues." Reid responded and asked, "Have you checked the school's power outage problem?"
Clin replied, "I sent people to investigate, and the school did not have a natural power outage, but was deliberately sabotaged.
Currently looking for suspects who disrupted the electricity. "
Rett nodded and concluded, "The FBI's gun is temporarily handed over to the FBI for investigation. Let's investigate other clues first."
Susan frowned, "From the existing situation, the death of FBI Fanny and her gun may be closely related to the other three shooting cases in the school building.
If we don't investigate this lead, it may also affect the investigation of the other three shootings in the school building. "
Rett thought for a while and said, "Then you should investigate the three shootings in the music building first.
Moreover, the FBI will also share information with us, which will not affect the investigation of the entire case. "
Susan said, "I doubt it."
Rett sighed, "We have our advantages, and the FBI also has their advantages. Only by working together can we solve the case as soon as possible.
A squadron investigates three shootings in the Music Building.
Second Squadron investigates two shootings in the Science Building.
That's it, the meeting is adjourned. "
Leaving the meeting room, Xiao Hei muttered, "Why did Director Reid speak for the FBI? We have already investigated Bowen as a suspect yesterday. Isn't the suspension of the investigation now giving credit to the FBI?"
Luke laughed, "Red didn't become director of the bureau by making credit. It's not so easy for the FBI to take advantage."
"Why?" Xiao Hei was puzzled.
"Remember what Director Reid said when I proposed to protect the injured school bully girlfriend?"
"He said that four police officers have been sent to protect..." Xiao Hei understood that Barbara, the school bully girlfriend, is an important witness. As long as she wakes up, she can get valuable clues immediately.
"Wow, what a cunning guy."
Luke laughed, "Would you like me for lunch?"
"Why? Haven't you woken up yet?" Xiao Hei made a grimace.
"If you don't treat me, I'll tell Director Reed what you said just now."
Xiao Hei "..."
Go back to the first squadron office.
Susan issued a site survey report for the music building.
She introduced, “One person was killed and two were injured in the Music Building. Two types of bullets with different marks were found, which matched the marks of the other two bullets. There may be two gunmen at the scene.
Two wounded.
A man named Holip Harding, shot in the arm, football team player.
A man named Herman Wade, shot in the shoulder, 12 years old, student council member.
The two are still under observation in the hospital ward.
Luke, Marcus, you go to the hospital and take notes for them.
Deputy team, David, check the scene again to see if there are any new discoveries.
Raymond, Jenny, you go to the hospital to protect the seriously injured female victim. "
"Yes, captain."
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In a Ford Explorer.
Xiao Hei said while driving, "Actually, I want to protect that female victim?"
"Why?" Luke sat in the passenger cab and changed to a comfortable sitting position.
"Does this still need to be asked? Protecting the victim is very simple, basically there is no need to do anything, and we can change shifts and rest.
Besides, the female victim is awake and can still tell us valuable information. Is there a better task than this?
Next time you should strive for this kind of mission. I always feel that the captain is more inclined to Raymond and Jenny. We will entrust them with good missions and our difficult missions. "
Luke smiled. He didn't expect Marcus to have such small thoughts, "OK, I will fight for it next time."
Soon, the two came to the hospital.
Two injured patients live on the same floor, one in ward 406 and one in ward 409.
Luke got off the elevator and found Ward 406 first.
"Boom..."
"Please come in." A man's voice came from the room.
Luke opened the door and walked in. A young white man was sitting on the hospital bed with a book in his hand.
"Are you the student council member Herman Wieder?"
"Yes, what's your business?"
Xiao Hei showed his police badge, "I'm Detective Marcus, and this is Detective Luke. I want to make a record for you."
Herman Wade put down the book, pointed to the opposite chair, "No problem, please sit down."
Luke looked at him, "Are you an adult?"
"Roughly the same."
"Exact answer."
"It's actually three months away."
"Does a guardian need to be present?"
"Nono, it's not necessary at all. I'm not biologically old enough, but my mental age is mature enough for me to be able to talk on my own. You guys can just ask."
"I like a straightforward person like you." Luke smiled and asked formally, "Where did you encounter the shooting?"
"Music Building."
"What were you doing in the music building?"
"Practice the violin."
"When did you get shot?"
"About three o'clock?"
"can you give me more detail?"
"It should be about half past three."
"What were you doing at the time?"
“I am helping other students.”
"What's the meaning?"
Herman Wieder replied, "Because there were shootings in other buildings before, many students were terrified. As a student council member, I have the obligation to help them. Although it is impossible to help everyone, I will do my best and have a clear conscience. "
"Good job." Luke encouraged, "Have you seen the murderer?"
"Of course, he was wearing a red-nosed clown mask, a gray hoodie with a hood, and he was holding a pistol in his hand. It was really scary, and I was frightened, to be honest, especially when the gunshots rang out. . . I really don't want to remember."
Luke glanced at the notebook, "Besides you, other people in the music building were shot, do you know?"
"I know, it's a pity."
"Do you know anyone who was shot?"
"I know, Lev Kofter, he is the running back of the football team. We have a good relationship. I often go to his football games. It's a pity. I wanted to save him, but it didn't work."
"Were you there when he was shot?"
"Yes, I saw the shooter chasing him, and he was terrified, running, calling for help.
I want to save him and lure the shooter away.
But I moved too slowly and got shot in the shoulder by the gunman.
Is he okay? "
"No, he's dead."
"Oh my god, what I was most worried about happened. I really wanted to help him. I tried my best. But I don't have a gun... there is no way."
"How many shooters were there?"
"Two."
"Did you see the second shooter?"
"No, but I can hear that the two gunshots are different. It was because of the two gunmen that I didn't dare to chase after Lev Koft. When the medical staff arrived, I asked them to I went to save Lev Koft first, but I didn't expect..." Herman Wade's voice was choked up, and his tone was a little sad.
"Do you know why the murderer killed?"
Luke said, "Sorry, the case is still under investigation and cannot be disclosed to the outside world for the time being."
"I can understand." Herman sighed, "If you have anything else you want to know, just ask, and I will tell you."
"Do you remember what gun the killer used?"
"A black gun."
"Know the make and model?"
Herman Vader shook his head, "I don't really understand this."
Luke continued, "There is another injured person, Hollip Harding, who was shot in the Music Building, do you know him?"
"Yeah, he's the center of the football team, black, very strong. I like watching him play, he's very aggressive. But we haven't talked much."
"Were you there when he was shot?"
"No, maybe it happened after I was injured."
Luke nodded, "If you were to see the murderer again, would you still recognize him?"
Herman Vader thought for a while, then shook his head, "It's hard, he was wearing a mask at the time, so he couldn't see his face at all, and he had a gun in his hand at the time, to be honest... I was also a little flustered."
Xiao Hei stretched out his right fist, "Hey buddy, you have done a great job, surpassing 99% of the people in this school."
"Thank you." Herman Vader squeezed out a smile and touched his fists.
Luke left a business card, "If you think of new clues, you can call me."
"I will." Herman Vedder sent the two of them out of the ward.
Xiao Hei nodded and praised, "I like this guy, he is a brave young man, very much like me in high school."
Luke was a little dumbfounded, "Are you praising or destroying people."
The two walked to the door of 409, knocked on the door, "Boom..."
No response.
"Boom..."
Luke knocked again.
This time I remembered a man's hoarse voice, "Come in."
Luke opened the door and walked in. Standing by the window was a strong black guy, half a head taller than Luke, at least 190cm taller, very strong, with a bandage on his left arm.
"Are you Hollip Harding?"
"Yes."
"I'm Inspector Luke, and I want to make a record for you."
Holip nodded.
"Are you eighteen years old?"
"No."
"Does a guardian need to be present?"
"No need, have you caught the murderer who killed Lev?" Hollip showed a concerned look.
"Not yet, are you very close?"
"We are on a football team and we train together all day long. He is a good man and shouldn't be killed." Hollip Harding's voice choked.
"Were you there when Lev was shot?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, and I will never forget it in my life. He is a hero, and he sacrificed himself to protect other students.
He should be remembered forever. "
"You said he died to protect his classmates? To protect who?"
"I know him... His name... I can't remember. He lives in the next ward, you can ask him."
"Herman Wade?"
"Yes, Lev just wanted to save him."
Xiao Hei froze for a moment, the confessions of the two were different, "Did you remember wrongly?"
Holip Harding said, "I remember very well, we heard gunshots in the music building, and Herman was calling for help.
The two of them have a good relationship, and Lev is going to save him. I also went with it.
We had to attract the gunman's attention so that Herman could escape successfully. "
Xiao Hei expressed doubts, "Do you have guns?"
"No."
"Then how do you save people?"
"We are the elite of the football team, the bravest and strongest in the whole school, and if we dare, no one dares.
This school is hopeless.
We have nothing to fear, this is our school, not the shooter's. "
After finishing speaking, Hollip showed a dissatisfied look, "What kind of expression are you guys? Are you questioning us? Do you think we are idiots?
NO, we are not fools.
We know the other side has a gun, we have a plan, and we know we can succeed.
I was in charge of attracting the opponent, and Lev sneaked up from behind. When we were about to do it, there was an accident, and there was another gunman.
Totally messed up our plans, I got shot, Lev...
He's a hero! "
Although it is a bit late, it is still finished.
(end of this chapter)