Chapter 159 Clues
In the private room on the second floor of the bar.
A black man stood by the one-way transparent glass, with a cigar in his right hand, overlooking the entire bar on the first floor from here.
Listening to the rhythmic music, watching the writhing crowd on the dance floor, the corners of the mouth slightly raised, this is a vampire's world, a world that belongs to him.
As a black man, it's not easy for him to have it all.
"Bang bang."
There was a knock on the door, and the man withdrew his eyes and was about to speak. With a 'creak...', the door was pushed open from the outside.
The black man cursed with his fingers holding a cigar, "fuck, did you come in? Do you understand the rules?"
The black bodyguard stood at the door in some embarrassment, and was pushed away by David when he was about to speak, "lapd, are you Robin Dougs?"
The black man's right hand was in the air, he shrank back in embarrassment, and said harshly, "It's me, what's the matter with you?
Even a lapd can't break into my bar.
You respect me, and I respect you. "
David showed his arrest warrant, "Do you know this one? Uh huh.
With this thing, your face is bullshit, understand? "
The owner of the bar, Robin, waved his hand and signaled the security guard to go out, "What do you want to do?"
"You killed that woman, we will take you back to jail, am I clear enough? See if your group of vampire brothers dare to do it with lapd? I haven't shot a vampire yet, so I'm really looking forward to it."
Robin spread his hands, "I haven't offended lapd, I'm also a taxpayer, you shouldn't treat me like this."
Luke patted David on the shoulder, "Robin, my colleague is not targeting you, he is just allergic to bats, how about we talk?"
Robin asked back, "Do I have a choice?"
"Of course." Luke pointed to himself, then to David who was aside, "Me or him?"
"Isn't this just a multiple choice question?"
"So, you choose him."
"No, I choose you. I don't want to communicate with a bipolar cop."
"Thank you for your recognition." Luke smiled and sat on the sofa, "So, why did you kill that woman?"
"Hey, what could be a misunderstanding here, I never killed anyone?"
Luke took out the photo and put it on the coffee table, "What about her?"
Robin looked at the photo and remained silent.
Luke persuaded, "You are a smart man, and you run the bar well.
Since we are here, it means that we have enough information. Lying is useless, it can only increase the police's suspicion of you. "
Robin asked back, "How did you find me?"
Luke didn't say Dempsey's name, but said the security guard who threw the body with Dempsey, "Archib Dougs."
This can take the initiative in the inquiry.
Robin clenched his fists, "What did he say?"
"You killed that woman and let him dispose of the body. He is willing to appear in court to identify you."
Robin denied, "bullshit, he's lying, he found the body, he persuaded me to throw it away, I never saw the body, he was lying."
Luke said, "It's interesting, the confessions of the two of you don't match, who should we listen to?"
Robin said, "Of course he listened to me, he was completely lying."
Luke took advantage of the situation and asked, "Why is he lying?"
"After dumping the body, I asked him what reward he wanted.
He said he wanted to be a security manager, which is totally extortion.
I promised him to be the security manager today, and he wants to be the boss tomorrow.
However, I still gave him the reward he deserved.
I gave him a bonus and transferred him from the parking lot to a quiet monitoring room. I thought he would be satisfied.
Who knew that this ungrateful guy would actually frame me.
Damn bastard.
I shouldn't have listened to him then.
What I said is the truth, don't believe him. "
Luke didn't expect to have unexpected gains. Since there is a conflict of interest between the two, it will be easier.
"OK, then describe the case."
Robin sighed softly. It is impossible to say that he does not doubt Luke at all, but what about doubts?
lapd came to the door with the arrest warrant. If Archibald really betrayed himself and charged himself with murder, it would be difficult to reverse the confession.
He can only choose to cooperate with the police.
"Last night, around twelve o'clock, Archibald hurried into the private room, saying that he saw a dead body in the alley.
I didn't believe it at first, and he showed me the photo of the dead body.
I haven't encountered this kind of thing before, and I don't know how to deal with it.
So, I asked Archibald for his opinion, and he told me to throw the body far away, so that the police would not find the bar, and it would not affect the business of the bar.
I agreed without getting into trouble.
But I didn't really trust Archibald, so I found another person to throw the body with him.
I never left the private room from the beginning to the end, and I am very grateful for this decision now.
There is surveillance outside my private room, you can check it, this is enough to prove my innocence. "Speaking of this, Robin's face was a little ugly, "fuck, Archibald was transferred to work in the monitoring room. This **** is probably tampering with surveillance.
Inspector, what I said is true. "
Luke pointed to the photo and continued to ask, "Then how did this woman die?"
"I really don't know, you should ask Archibald, maybe he killed the person, and then use this method to blackmail me to achieve the goal of promotion and salary increase.
I am the most wronged person. "
David scolded, "bullshit, you threw a young woman's body into the sea to feed the fish, and you have the nerve to say that you were wronged, what a shameless bastard."
Jenny came over with handcuffs and handcuffed Robin's hands, "You know? I rarely agree with his words, but this time I think what he said makes sense.
You really are an asshole. "
Luke reminded, "Be careful when arresting people. The murderer is probably still in the bar. It is best not to let him be aware of the police's actions."
Raymond picked up a shirt from the sofa and covered Robin's wrist, "That's enough."
Raymond and Jenny escorted Robin away.
Luke came out of the private room and stood on the second floor to watch them leave, to prevent troublesome people.
Afterwards, he glanced at the ghosts and monsters in the bar, looking for Xiao Hei and reporter Pali Jones.
Xiao Hei was wearing a silver mask and was drinking with Pari Jones at the coffin bar. The two seemed to be chatting happily.
Luke was a little speechless, this unreliable guy asked you to stare at her, but didn't let you pick her up.
"What's wrong?" David asked.
"It's okay, let's go find Archibald."
"Where's Marcus?"
"Don't worry about him." Anyway, it was just an idle move, and Luke didn't care too much.
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Bar, monitoring outdoor.
"Dong dong." Luke knocked on the door but there was no response.
I saw a black man wearing a security uniform wearing headphones dancing in the monitoring room, beating the beat and twisting his buttocks, very good at entertaining himself.
The black security guard saw Luke and the two, took off his earphones and asked, "Who are you? Why did you break into the surveillance room?"
Luke flashed his police badge, "lapd, are you Archibald Dougs?"
The black security guard was stunned, and stammered, "What's the matter?"
"Answer me directly."
"That's right... I am."
Luke looked at Archibald Dougs. He was the first person known to have discovered the deceased, and he was also the most likely to kill the deceased.
Luke showed the photo of the deceased, "Do you know her?"
"Wow... is she dead?" Archibald's voice trembled a little, and he quickly looked away after glancing at the photo.
"Archib, did you kill her?"
"No, how could I do such a thing?"
"But as far as we know, you had a lot to do with her death."
"I don't know what you mean?" Archibald took two steps back and sat on the chair.
Seeing that he was a little panicked, Luke struck while the iron was hot, "Last night, you dressed up as a zombie and wanted to bite the female victim. Maybe you wanted to kill her, or maybe you wanted to scare her, but you didn't expect her to be too timid, so you were directly killed." You are scared to death.
After that, you contact Robin, the owner of the bar, in order to shirk responsibility, saying that you found a dead body outside the bar.
It is recommended that the boss dispose of the corpse quickly.
Robin found another man named Dempsey and asked you to throw the body into the sea together.
You also used this incident to blackmail Robin, transferred from the security of the parking lot to the monitoring room, am I right? "
Luke's speculation is based on the confessions of the bar owners Robin and Dempsey. It can be said that there are some truths and some falsehoods.
Archibald was taken aback, and quickly retorted, "nonono, it's not what you said, I didn't kill anyone, I really just found her body, I swear to God."
"If you just found her dead body, why didn't you call the police?"
"I am a security guard at a bar. The boss paid me a salary, but someone died near the bar. Of course I told the boss.
LAPD won't pay me. Archibald showed a look of panic, and added, "And, if I really killed the person, how could I go to the boss before I can hide?" "
Luke pressed, "Where did you find the dead body?"
“The back door of the bar, there is no surveillance over there, I occasionally go there to smoke. I just saw it that day, and I was also very scared at the time, but I think this is an opportunity.
I admit that I want some favors, that's all. "
"Crackling..."
At this moment, the door of the monitoring room opened, Xiao Hei walked in from the outside, still wearing a silver mask on his face, and said in an excited tone,
"Hey guys, this bar is more interesting than expected."
David looked at Marcus and asked in surprise, "Where did you go? Where did you get this mask?"
"Ah, it's a bit long to say." Marcus opened his mouth, revealing two fangs.
David “…”
"Then stop talking.
Marcus, you stay in the surveillance room and check the surveillance from last night to see if you can spot the victim. David and I took the suspect to check the scene, is there a problem? "Luke was worried that taking Xiao Hei out might be seen by the female reporter.
"No, don't worry, leave it to me." Xiao Hei patted his chest and promised.
Afterwards, Luke and David took Archibald out of the monitoring room and out the back door of the bar.
The back door of the bar is an alley, the light is a bit dim, there is a lot of sewage on the ground, a few cars are parked not far away, there is a garbage bin not far away, and a faint smell can be smelled.
Luke glanced around, "Where did you find the body?"
Archibald thought for a while, then pointed to the front, "It's right there, about four or five meters away from the back door.
She was lying on the ground, her eyes widened, and there were two blood holes on the left side of her neck, and the blood was still flowing on the ground. The situation at that time was very scary.
I really thought she was bitten by a vampire at first. "
Luke observed the scene carefully, and could hardly see any valuable clues, "Where is the blood?"
"It has been cleaned up."
"Who cleaned it up?"
"What I did was just what the boss Robin ordered, and he instructed."
"But according to Robin, you suggested that he throw the body into the sea, and you also took the initiative to clean up the scene."
"No, I just told him that I found a dead body at the back door of the bar. I was already scared to death, and I have no similar experience. How could I tell him to throw the dead body into the sea." Archibald hastily denied.
Whether it was the boss Robin's instruction or Archibald's suggestion, both of them are suspected of participating in the sabotage of the scene and the destruction of the corpse, and they must be punished by law.
Gotta find some work for the old man.
"Did you see anyone suspicious when you found the body?"
"No."
"Were there other items around when you found the body?"
"I did not see it."
"Think about it, bags, cell phones, other identification items?"
Archibald raised his right hand, "No, I swear to God, I really haven't seen it."
Luke sighed softly, his face a little ugly.
To be honest, it is difficult for the police to have a good face in the face of the bar owner Robin and Archibald.
This is also the reason why David is a little irritable.
Investigating a case is not an easy task. The crime scene investigation and evidence collection are the most critical, which are directly related to whether the case can be solved.
Now that the crime scene has been cleaned up, even if the original murderer left clues, it must have been destroyed.
Even if some evidence is retained at the scene, it is difficult to take effect in court.
These two people did such an outrageous thing for their own self-interest, which is more abhorrent than the murderer from a certain angle.
"Jingle Bell…"
Luke's cell phone rang, it was Xiao Hei's number.
"Luke, I found a big clue."
"What clue?"
"I checked the surveillance of the bar yesterday and found the victim. At that time, there was another person beside her. And we also know this person."
"who?"
"Laura Pall."
This is a family member of a victim of the 'immigration case'.
Her husband, Badman Pall, was the driver of congresswoman Riley Harry. Her husband and congresswoman were blackmailed by a video of her husband playing poker with the congresswoman.
When paying the ransom, her husband withheld part of the ransom, which resulted in her being killed by the murderer.
Laura Pall also became a widow, and now lives with her son Jaden.
Xiao Hei has been taking good care of their mother and child.
Luke was a little surprised, "Are you sure?"
Xiao Hei's tone was firm, "Of course, I have been in touch with her son Jaden all the time, and I see her occasionally, there is absolutely no mistake!"
Luke also met Laura Pall a few times.
In his impression, the other party is just an ordinary housewife, and now she is considered a single mother.
Why is it connected to this case?
Two shifts, ask for a monthly pass!
(end of this chapter)