Chapter 185 Adventure
"Dinglingling..." A mobile phone rang.
Luke took out his phone and looked, and there was an unfamiliar phone number on the screen.
He pressed the answer button, "Hi, this is Luke."
"I am Daisy's father, Lawrence Miller."
Luke was a little surprised. He had been blocked before, and the old man actually changed his mobile phone to make a call.
"What's the matter?"
"I know that you and Daisy probably don't like me, but I really have nowhere to go. Gordon's situation is very bad now, and I have to find a way to bail him out.
Hope you guys can help me. "
"I'm afraid you have found the wrong person, and there is nothing I can do."
"I called Daisy this afternoon.
But she refused to help me... She is still angry about what happened back then, but Gordon is her brother after all, and Gordon is innocent.
I hope you can help me persuade her, no matter how she treats me, it doesn't matter if she scolds me or beats me, I just hope she can help Gordon.
She is getting angry now, and can't listen to what I say. I hope you can persuade her.
At the end of the day, we are still family.
I still say that, as long as you can help me, I will be grateful to you forever. "
"I don't need your gratitude." Luke hung up the phone directly and blocked the phone number again.
Subsequently, Luke called Daisy's cell phone.
After a while, the phone was connected, "Hi, I'm Daisy."
"Lawrence asked you?"
"Yes, the old **** found my law firm and made a big fuss."
"Where are you? Sounds a bit messy."
"I'm at the Connaught Bar near the law firm."
"I'll find you in the past."
"No need, I have to go back to the law firm to work overtime later, I missed a lot of work today."
"See you later." Luke hung up the phone and drove directly to the Connaught bar.
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More than twenty minutes later, Luke rushed to the Connaught bar.
Daisy is sitting at the bar drinking.
Seeing Daisy drinking dry, Luke came over with some snacks, "Eat something, drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health."
"Actually, you don't need to come here, I'm really fine."
Luke ordered a beer, "Of course, I know you're a strong woman who can take care of herself.
But if I don’t come and see for myself, I will feel uneasy. "
"Thank you." Daisy grabbed Luke's hand and asked, "Lawrence contacted you again?"
"Yes, he changed his phone number to call, and I blocked him again."
Daisy gave a thumbs up, "You did it beautifully."
Luke took a sip of the beer and asked concerned, "He went to the law firm to find you?"
Daisy nodded, "He called me this morning, and I refused to meet him on the phone.
As a result, he found the law firm in the afternoon, pretending to be pitiful and trying to win my sympathy.
Said that he regretted what happened back then, sorry for me and my mother, and wanted to make up for my previous mistakes to get my forgiveness, and hoped to see me fulfilling my responsibility as a father more often in the future.
He really had the nerve to say that he was the one who came to ask me for help when he encountered difficulties, making it seem like I couldn’t do without him as a father. Daisy sighed softly, took a sip of wine, and continued,
"No matter how nice he said, I still rejected him.
At first, he still didn’t give up, and told me about the so-called ‘brother’ Gordon.
Said that he has always wanted to recognize my sister, said how poor he is now, needs my help, and kept saying that it was all his fault, but Gordon was innocent.
All he could think about was his son, Gordon Gordon Gordon...
If Gordon is innocent, what about me?
Did he really care about me?
If Gordon hadn't had an accident, he would have come to me?
Thinking of this, I became even more angry, and told him clearly that I would never serve Gordon as a lawyer. "
Speaking of this, Daisy asked back, "Do you know what he said next?"
Without waiting for Luke to answer, Daisy continued, "He actually asked me for money to pay Gordon's bail.
I simply refused, without any leeway.
After being rejected by me again, he became annoyed and quarreled.
Yes, this is the Lawrence I am familiar with. "
Luke said, "He will go to the law firm to make trouble and tell me, and I will help you clean him up."
"I didn't get used to him, and I just asked the security to kick him out. He has been blacklisted by the law firm, and it is impossible to enter the law firm again.
Don't forget, I'm a lawyer. "
Luke and Daisy clinked a glass, "It's good to make it clear when we meet, this time he should give up."
"You're right. I'm relieved to see him not having a good time."
Luke smiled, "I'll take you home."
"No, as I said just now, I have to work overtime at the law firm."
"You are in a bad mood today, take a day off."
Daisy shook her head and sighed, "Because of his arrival, the progress of my work was delayed, and I have to finish the work that should be done.
Can't get work done, I can't sleep at all. "
"Then what time do you get off work? I'll pick you up."
"Let's call." Daisy stood up and kissed Luke on the cheek. "I've chatted with you for a while, and I feel much better."
Luke was drinking while observing the people in the bar.
All kinds of people have different identities, and everyone has their own life.
Sometimes, Luke also wants to experience other people's lifestyles.
A middle-aged white man walked into Luke's sight, sat at the bar diagonally opposite, and ordered a glass of beer.
The man looked about forty years old. He was wearing a white shirt with sweat stains on the collar of the shirt. He hadn't taken his eyes off his phone since he entered the bar.
Luke has great observation skills, and he recognized the man just by taking a look.
To be precise, he didn't know this man, and he had never met him, but Luke had been to his house and seen his photo.
The kidnapped Betty's father—Brown Kenneth.
Why is he here?
According to what he said before, he should not have gotten off the plane yet?
Even if you arrive in Los Angeles, shouldn’t you go to the police station immediately?
Why did you go to the bar to drink?
And looking at the other person, he doesn't have the heart to drink, his eyes are always on the phone, and occasionally he glances at the crowd in the bar.
Based on Luke's experience, he should be in contact with someone very important, or waiting for someone's call or message.
He instinctively thought of the blackmail call.
At the case discussion meeting before, the main issue discussed by everyone was the suspect's purpose of committing the crime.
If it is a real kidnapping case, the suspect should make a blackmail call.
But neither Li Mei nor Brown Kenneth denied receiving extortion calls.
The deputy team felt that Li Mei was lying.
Now it seems that the one who lied is probably Brown Kenneth.
Based on Luke's experience, the other party looks like he came to make a deal with the kidnapper and pay the ransom.
But he doesn't have a backpack on him, which means that the transaction is likely to be completed.
He is waiting for the hostages to be released.
If the kidnappers can really release the hostages, everyone will be happy.
But if the kidnappers did not intend to release the hostages, once the money is received and the goal is achieved, they are likely to tear up the ticket directly.
This is a double-edged sword.
Luke took a photo of Brown Kenneth and sent it to Susan, and briefly explained the situation.
Susan's reply is very simple, play by ear, and find out the situation as soon as possible.
Luke took the wine glass and walked to Brown Kenneth and sat down.
Brown turned his head and glanced at Luke, then continued to stare down at the phone, muttering, "Hurry up, hurry up...it's okay, Betty will be fine."
the voice very low.
However, Luke understands lip-reading.
From the analysis of what he said to himself, Luke felt more and more that he had already paid the ransom.
"Bang bang!" Luke knocked on the table with his right hand, and raised his chin at Brown Kenneth.
Brown also looked at Luke, "You... What's the matter?"
Luke lowered his voice, "Mr. Kenneth, don't look at me when you speak."
"How do you know my name? Could it be... you are the contact person."
Luke asked back, "What do you think?"
"I have put the money in the designated place, please let Betty go. As long as you don't hurt Betty, I will agree to whatever request you ask."
"Did you call the police on this matter?"
"No, I don't trust the police like you, and I won't cooperate with them."
"Where did you put your money?"
"It was placed in the trash can in the alley behind the Wheaton Steakhouse you designated, didn't you find it?
I really let go. Two hundred thousand dollars, a lot of cents, no consecutive numbers. "
"When was it released?"
"Twenty minutes ago, at eight o'clock."
Luke continued to ask, "Remember our agreement after that?"
"Remember, put the money in the designated place, and then leave immediately. When you get the money, you will release my daughter and let me wait for the call." Brown seemed a little nervous, grabbing the wine glass with both hands involuntarily.
Luke secretly calculated in his heart that twenty minutes had passed since he released the money. Even if he went to find that restaurant immediately, it would take at least ten minutes. ten minutes.
A lot can happen in 30 minutes, and there are too many uncertain factors.
Among them, there are two biggest possibilities.
In the first case, the kidnapper has already got the money and fled.
Second, the kidnappers dare not take the money right away, they are still waiting and waiting until they are sure that there is no police before they go to take the money.
At this time, Luke rashly ran to the place where the money was placed, and he might be seen by the kidnappers in the dark, and the hostages would be in danger at that time.
Based on the above analysis, Luke has rushed to the place where the money is deposited now, and the harm outweighs the benefit.
He discovered that Brown had already done meritorious service, and there was no need to take any more risks. If he really killed the hostage because of himself, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Hold on.
Besides, the fathers of the kidnapped people chose to believe that the kidnappers would pay the money, so they simply waited. If the kidnappers were able to release the hostages, the police would have nothing to worry about.
Afterwards, Luke sent Susan the information from the interrogation and asked her to make a decision.
If you have credit, everyone will share it together, and if you have the blame, the boss will carry it.
Brown Kenneth took a deep breath, summoned up the courage to ask, "I have already paid the ransom, when will you release my daughter?"
Luke didn't answer, he drank the beer in the glass, got up and left.
There are so many people here, he can't reveal his identity.
A long-lost voice came to mind, 【Complete an adventure experience, the adventure card has been activated and used. 】
Ask for a monthly pass! Ask for a monthly pass!
(end of this chapter)