Chapter 223 new case
Metzker Bar.
After a busy day during the day, drinking a little wine at night is a great joy in life.
As soon as Luke entered the bar, he immediately became the focus of everyone.
He had thought of this a long time ago, not only to satisfy the curiosity of the public, but also to satisfy the curiosity of his colleagues, this matter is completely over.
Luke greeted his colleagues in the police station with a smile, envy, ridicule, and congratulations, and he accepted them all.
As today's protagonist, he has to face everything with a strong mentality.
After chatting with other colleagues, the members of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division got together, and Rhett and David also came.
David suggested, "Tell us about the shooting in Las Vegas in detail. Everyone is very curious, especially the situation of the shooter. This guy is definitely a perverted and ruthless person."
Luke smiled, "I am lapd, not lvpd, do you think they will let me participate in the investigation of the case?"
The deputy team said, "Then tell me what you know, I want to hear it too."
"OK." Luke nodded, and then described the process of the shooting again.
After listening, the deputy team laughed, "You kid can be regarded as offending the Las Vegas police, don't even think about traveling to Las Vegas."
"There is nothing special about that place except gambling." Luke was obviously a little upset.
Which pot does Xiao Hei not open and which pot does he mention, "Did you gamble a few times when you went to Las Vegas this time, and did you win?"
"Stop! That's about it for this thread."
Xiao Hei pouted, "I know the answer."
Luke drank some wine, chatted with the players, and then drove home.
Golden nest and silver nest are not as good as your own kennel, but your own bed is more comfortable to sleep on.
Xiao Hei came out of the bar, glanced at several colleagues, and was about to find someone to take a ride when his cell phone rang.
Xiao Hei glanced at the phone, "Hello, Reporter Jones, can I do anything for you?"
"There is a gray Ford in front of you on the right, that is my car."
Xiao Hei took a look, walked to the car with a smile, and greeted Ripari Jones in the cab, "Hey, beauty, can you give me a ride home?"
"Get in the car."
Xiao Hei got into the car, "Thank you."
Pari Jones took out two stacks of bills, "This is for you."
Xiao Hei took the money and said with a smile, "It's a happy cooperation."
"Not too pleasant for me."
"Why?"
"Did you know that Luke was the police officer who subdued the gunman?"
"Exactly."
"Then why didn't you tell me? I wouldn't ask for your news for nothing, and I'd pay the informant fee, but you're selling it to other TV stations, which makes me sad."
Xiao Hei touched his nose, "I thought you didn't take this news very seriously. Besides, it's not something I can completely decide. Luke is the boss, and I just follow his orders.
If I didn't fight for it, he might not even consider working with you. "
"The following news, is he not letting you tell me?"
"That's not true, he just said, let me not be emotional, I can contact other TV stations, the one with the highest price will get it.
In terms of price, other TV stations are indeed more sincere than yours. "
"How much did they pay you?"
"$40,000."
"I can also give this price."
"But you said at the time that you were only willing to pay 20,000."
Pari Jones said helplessly, "Can we only talk about money?"
Xiao Hei squeezed his eyes, "Don't be angry, my family still has a bottle of fine red wine, we can drink while talking about other things."
…
The next morning.
Xiao Hei's house.
Early in the morning, Luke received a call from Xiao Hei, asking Luke to pick him up for work.
Luke didn't know where this kid had the confidence to say this.
Luke still went with a curious attitude.
Arrived at the door of Xiaohei's house, Luke shook his head when he saw a gray car parked outside the garage.
"Beep..." Luke honked the car horn.
Not long after, the door of Xiaohei's house opened, and he and a woman came out of the room.
Luke recognized this woman, Pari Jones, at a glance.
Pari Jones took the initiative to say hello, "Hi, Deputy Luke, we meet again."
Luke laughed, "I thought we'd meet, but I didn't expect to be here."
"We will meet often in the future, bye." Pari Jones said hello, then blew a kiss to Xiao Hei, and then drove off in the gray car.
Luke shook his head, "Don't tell me, you called me here today just to let me see this scene."
"No, I have other things." After Xiao Hei finished speaking, he got into Luke's passenger cab, and then took out six stacks of green bills from his bag, "I think the money for selling news this time is still before going to work." It's more suitable for you, after all, I don't have a car now."
Luke picked up six stacks of dollars, and returned two stacks to Xiao Hei, "This is yours."
Xiao Hei smiled, and only took a stack of banknotes, "It's enough to give me these. My harvest this time is not only money, but also other things."
"I see." Luke didn't say anything, and drove directly to work.
On the road, the two chatted casually, and Xiao Hei seemed a little excited, looking like he was in love.
Luke didn't bother to talk to him.
Although Xiao Hei has an unreliable personality, he still has a bottom line in handling things.
"Buzz." Both of their phones rang.
Xiao Hei took out his mobile phone and looked, "The captain sent a message in the group, there is a new case, let us rush to the scene of the crime directly."
"where?"
…
Twenty minutes later, Luke and Xiao Hei arrived at the crime scene.
This is a white middle-class community, and you can smell a burning smell from a long distance.
A house has been burnt down, but fortunately, the houses in the community are far apart, and it has not affected other houses.
The two got out of the car, their feet were muddy, the surroundings were blackened by smoke, and the house had been completely turned into ruins.
Luke glanced around, "Captain, what's going on here?"
"Last night, this house caught fire. The fire was very intense. After the firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was basically burned down. They suspected that they found a dead body in the house."
"Is it the owner of the house?"
Susan shook her head, "According to the neighbors around, this house has been vacant, and the owner doesn't come back often.
The owner's family has been notified, and they are coming here. "
Luke observed the surroundings of the house, and at the same time observed the crowds watching around.
Not long after, the forensic and technical teams also rushed to the scene and entered the ruins survey site.
Luke was not idle either. The ruins of the house were muddy, and all the evidence visible to the naked eye was probably burned.
He turned his gaze to the crowd of onlookers.
Such a large fire is likely to be man-made, and in his experience, some perverted arsonists like to return to the scene and admire their masterpieces.
These onlookers are neighbors in the community, and they are also very angry about the fire.
A house on fire will affect the tranquility of the entire community, and an arsonist who can burn your house today can burn my house tomorrow. Everyone is quite enthusiastic about this.
But they didn't know much about the situation, and almost all of them arrived at the scene after the fire.
Most of the neighbors said that the fire spread quickly, and there should be items such as combustion accelerants. In other words, it was probably arson.
At this moment, the forensic department came out from the scene, carrying a charred black object on a stretcher.
Luke wrinkled his nose and smelled a smell of barbecue. Unlike ordinary barbecue, this smell of barbecue made people feel sick, and the breakfast in his stomach was also churning.
"Damn Fa Keyou..." Xiao Hei swears again, his eyes widen, "Is this a human?"
Although it has been scorched, the head, limbs and torso still maintain a human shape.
Susan asked, "Sheila Forensic, did you find anything?"
The forensic doctor Sheila said, "The scene was first burned by fire and then flooded with water, and it was completely destroyed.
The water in the ruins of the house was at my ankle. In this case, it is difficult to complete the preliminary autopsy, so I can only bring the body back to the police station for autopsy.
It is now certain that the deceased should be a woman. "
At this moment, a BMW car was parked nearby, and a man and a woman got out of the car and headed straight for the crime scene.
A patrolman stopped the two, "Stop, the crime scene ahead is under martial law. Stay back."
The man stared at the ruins and said, "My name is Martin Cage. My house was burned down. I even bought it. How could this happen?"
The woman next to her was also jumping anxiously, "Why is this happening, I told you to rent out the house, but you just want to keep it.
Had it been rented out sooner, it probably wouldn't have been. "
"Fuck, are you doing anything else besides complaining? You should be glad that the house is not rented out now. If the tenant is also burned to death, things will only be more troublesome."
Luke heard the movement and came over, "What's the matter with you?"
"My name is Martin Cage. I am the owner of this house. You called me to come."
"Let them in." Luke beckoned to the patrolman to let them in.
"I'm Luke, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. This case is being investigated by the First Squadron of our Robbery and Murder Division. What's the name of this lady?"
"This is my wife Larina Cage."
"You two, can you tell me about the situation of this house?"
Martin Cage said, “We bought this house in 2016. It has two floors, a total of five rooms, three toilets, and we carefully selected the decoration and furniture.
We have other properties in Los Angeles, so we don't usually live here. "
Luke asked, "Who lived here last night?"
Martin Cage said, "I've said it all, we rarely live here."
"What about the others?"
"What other people?"
"Is there anyone else living here besides you?"
"No, the house has been vacant except when I come back occasionally."
Luke continued, "We found a charred body in the house."
"Charred corpse!" Mastin Cage showed a shocked expression.
His wife was so frightened that her face collapsed, "What did you just say about the corpse?"
"Yeah, that's what you heard. So, I wonder who's in the house?"
Mustin Cage's wife said, "Impossible, the house here has been vacant and not rented. There can be no one in the house."
Luke said, "Ma'am, didn't you hear clearly just now? We are from the Robbery and Murder Department. If it was just an ordinary fire, there is no need for us to rush to the scene."
"Fuck! How can there be a dead person!" Mastin Cage's face became very ugly.
"This is what I want to ask you, we are now not only investigating the cause of the fire, but also investigating the identity of the deceased.
As homeowners, you don’t know who the house will live in? "
Mastin Cage's wife said, "We really didn't live in anyone, could it be homeless?"
"It was a woman who was burned."
Mastin Cage's wife frowned slightly, "Do you have a photo? I want to see it."
Luke opened the photo and asked her to view the photo of the deceased, but when he saw the charred and suspected human body, "Ah!"
Mustin Cage's wife screamed in fright, "Did this thing die in our house? I bought it, it's terrible."
Now that he saw the photo, Luke continued to ask, "Do you know this person?"
Mustin Cage's wife replied, "She was burned to ashes, how could I recognize it."
Martin Cage asked, "Deputy Luke, are there any witnesses?"
"Yes." Strictly speaking, the neighbors came here after the fire, and only saw the situation after the fire, not the situation before the fire.
But in Luke's experience, it's better to say yes now.
Luke continued to ask, "You two, the person was burned to death in your home, maybe he was an acquaintance of yours. Can you guess the identity of the deceased?"
"cannot."
"Me neither.
The husband and wife shook their heads one after another.
"Have you offended anyone recently?"
"No", they all spoke in unison again.
"Has a stranger ever lived here before?"
Mastin Cage's wife shook her head, "No, this is our family's private property, and it's not rented out, so why should it be rented out to others."
“Have you been threatened or heard anything about arson?”
"No."
"Apart from your husband and wife, does anyone else have the key to this house?"
Mustin Cage's wife answered simply, "No."
Martin Cage didn't answer, and Luke seemed a little hesitant.
Afterwards, Luke asked Raymond and Jenny to take notes for Mastin Cage's wife, while Luke kept Mastin Cage.
Luke said again, "Mr. Cage, besides your husband and wife, does anyone else have the key here?"
Martin Cage nodded, whispered, "Don't let my wife know, I did give someone a key."
"Who did you lend the key to? What is your relationship? Why did you lend the key to the other party?"
"It's a friend... We occasionally come here to meet, in order to avoid being seen by the neighbors, I gave her a key, and she can go in directly when she comes here."
"Was she in the house last night?"
"We didn't meet last night, I don't know if it was her?"
Luke flashed the photo again, "Is this the guy you said?"
"I bought it, I... can't recognize it at all, so quickly take it away."
Luke takes the photo, "What's her name?"
"Gail Thompson."
"Why did you make an appointment to meet here?"
Martin Cage looked at his wife in the distance again, and whispered, "She is my lover."
Thanks to the book friend 'Ao Jiben' for rewarding 10,000 starting coins.
The outline of the new case is still being sorted out.
There are only four thousand words today.
Be steady.
(end of this chapter)