Chapter 245 Cause
People from the first squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division began to investigate separately.
Raymond and Jenny are responsible for investigating Jamie Brady.
The deputy team and Jackson went to Derrick's foster family to communicate with Derrick's foster guardian. Based on the experience of the deputy team, if Derrick and the foster family have a good relationship, the other party should contact the guardian after confirming their safety.
But the guardian may not tell the police the first time.
At this time, it is especially important to gain the trust of the guardian.
As for Luke and Xiao Hei, they continued to investigate George.
It's just that George's condition is unstable. Luke can't make a record for him for the time being, so he can only investigate George in other ways.
Luke and Xiao Hei got the search warrant and are going to investigate George's house.
George lives in a typical black community. Most people in similar communities do not have jobs and live on welfare subsidies.
Luke checked George's file. This guy is in his forties and has no serious work or tax records.
From a certain point of view, he is a parasite of society.
The two parked the car near George's house. Luke didn't get out of the car immediately. He looked around and didn't see any suspicious people before getting out of the car.
Luke and Xiao Hei entered the yard one after another. Xiao Hei knocked on the door, but no one answered.
Luke looks around the house.
The size of the yard is small, the house is in a mess, most of the fence with the neighboring house is broken, and there is a dilapidated Cameronian flag at the back of the house.
Xiao Hei waved in the front yard, "Luke, the door is open."
The two of them entered the house, a few pairs of shoes were placed in a mess at the door, and there was a pile of socks whose original color could not be seen, emitting a smell similar to rotten eggs.
Xiao Hei immediately covered his mouth and nose, "fuck! This **** hasn't cleaned for a long time, it's almost smelly."
The house is small, with only two rooms, one of which is full of sundries.
Xiao Hei was disgusted while putting on his gloves, "I walked from the door to the bedroom, and after a cursory glance, I saw a few pairs of worn underwear and yellow stains. What a disgusting guy."
Xiao Hei wore gloves, not because he was worried about destroying the evidence, but because he simply felt that this guy was dirty.
Luke also put on gloves and searched the house. The room was very dirty and messy, but Luke could still vaguely see that the house had been turned over.
Luke asked, "Is there any sign of the door lock being broken?"
"No, what's the problem?"
Luke said, "I suspect someone else has been in the house."
"His house is as messy as a kennel, how can you be sure that outsiders have been here?"
"Intuition." Luke responded, and walked to the window to check, and sure enough, he saw half a shoe print on a window sill in the backyard.
Luke took a photo, "This footprint is probably left by a thief."
Xiao Hei walked over and took a look, "I bet it must have been done by an acquaintance."
Luke asked back, "How do you know?"
"George was arrested last night for resisting arrest, and it was on the news. Neighbors and acquaintances should all know about it, and this is a black slum area. One-third of the people have a history of theft, and at least half of the people have theft. experience.
Knowing that George was arrested and that his life might even be in danger, this group of guys will definitely not give up the chance to make a fortune.
I even guess that more than one group of people may have come. "Xiao Hei came out of the slums and knows the rules and conditions there very well. Luke still trusts him in this respect.
"What do you think we should do next?"
"Go to the neighbors' houses to find out the news. Don't look at the closed doors of these guys. I bet many people will hide behind the windows and peek. This group of people is lazy and has almost no serious business. Instead, they are most concerned about this kind of thing."
Luke encouraged, "Do as you want."
A few minutes later, the two left the house. Xiao Hei looked around and chose a neighbor's house that also had the flag of Cameron.
"Boom..."
Xiao Hei knocked on the door.
A moment later, a black man in his thirties opened, "Who are you looking for? I don't know you."
Xiao Hei said, "Man, I want to ask you a favor."
"I told you, I don't even know you. Why should I help you?"
Xiao Hei showed his police badge, "Then do you know it?
Listen, I want to communicate with you as a friend, not by a police badge.
Not only will you not like this type of communication, but so will I. "
"OK, how do you want me to help you?"
Xiao Hei pointed to the house next to him, "How is your relationship with George?"
"It's okay, I read the news about him, how is he doing?"
Xiao Hei spread his hands, "His situation is more complicated, and I don't know much about it. The purpose of coming here is to investigate him.
Dude, did anyone go to his house last night? "
"I have no idea."
"Hey, don't turn people away, I'm not like those white cops, I'm here to help George, you have to trust me.
If I don't help him, nobody can, you know. "
"Can I trust you?"
"Of course." Xiao Hei gave the opponent a fist bump.
The black neighbor re-examines Xiao Hei, "Ronald Bunbert."
"What's his relationship with George?"
"He is George's brother. I saw him come last night. George was not at home, and he didn't have a key, so he climbed in through the window.
It took about twenty minutes to come out. "
"What is this guy doing at George's house?"
"I don't know, but he came out with an extra backpack, maybe he took something from George's house."
"Do you know where I can find this guy?"
“This guy is either sleeping at home or drinking at a bar.”
…
It was past eleven in the morning.
Rogue Bar.
This is a bar near the black community.
Unlike most bars, which are deserted during the day and bustling at night, this bar is full of people as long as it is open.
Someone can stay here for half a day by ordering a glass of wine. Rather than drinking, it is better to enjoy the atmosphere here.
Of course, there are also many drunkards in bars.
A black man wearing a gold ring walked into the bar drunk, yes, this guy came drunk, why did he come to the bar after drinking?
Because the bar just opened at this hour.
The black man walked to the bar and knocked on the bar table, "Hey, Archie, have a glass of Chivas Regal."
"Ronald, your debts are so thick that you can write a diary. If I make you owe money again, the boss should tell me to leave."
"Archie, what are you talking about? When did I say I'm going to owe money?
Never look down on anyone, anyone. "
"Ronald, I didn't look down on you. But you really can't drink on credit this time. Don't embarrass me, it will only embarrass everyone..."
Archie stopped suddenly before finishing speaking.
I saw that Ronald took out a wad of twenty-dollar bills from his pocket, put them under his nose and sniffed them, "What are you talking about? I didn't hear clearly."
Ronald took out a twenty-dollar note from a stack of banknotes, "A glass of Chivas Regal, and the rest is your tip."
"Thank you, dear Mr. Ronald Banelbert."
"Hehe." Ronald chuckled, sliding the banknotes in his hand with his right finger, "With these cuties, who wouldn't be cute."
Ronald glanced at the crowd in the bar, "Also, I want to buy everyone present a drink, and I will pay for it."
Archie was a little surprised, "Ronald, just a kind reminder, you still owe us nearly 200 dollars in wine bills at the bar. I think you paid the arrears of wine bills before you treat the guests."
"$200." Ronald chuckled, "Take out that wad of twenty-dollar bills, count them one by one, take out ten and pat them on the table, is that enough?"
"Thank you, Mr. Bunbelbert. Would you like to treat me? If necessary, some wine bills need to be paid in advance."
Ronald counted twenty more twenty-dollar bills, "Are these enough?"
"Of course, generous Mr. Ronald Bunbert."
Ronald counted out another ten twenty-dollar bills and patted them on the table, "These are the ones I stored in the bar."
"I will charge to your account, dear Mr. Bunbelbert, that you will be the most honored guest in the bar."
Ronald nodded, "I always will be."
"As you wish." After the bartender Archie finished speaking, he said to everyone in the bar, "Guys, my dear Mr. Ronald Bunbert would like to invite all the friends present to have a drink. Let us thank him for his generosity .”
"To Ronald."
"To Ronald."
…
Everyone in the bar raised their glasses.
Ronald stood up, holding a glass of wine, "To George."
"To George."
"To George."
Many people present heard about George and got up one after another.
Soon, Ronald and the people in the bar became one.
"Ronald, I heard about George. He is a good man and shouldn't be treated like this."
"That's right, just speak up if you need it, and we will support you."
“There is no good thing in lapd. In their eyes, black people are criminals. Everyone will encounter George’s incident. We must unite.”
"Guys, thank you for your support, it's nice to have you around.
I will seek justice for George and make those lapds pay what they deserve. "Ronald raised his glass again,
"To George."
"Regard George." Everyone echoed.
…
At this moment, Xiao Hei and Luke also walked into the bar.
Luke glanced at the noisy crowd, and immediately locked on to his target Ronald Bunbert.
He walked to the bar with Xiao Hei without making any noise or doing anything superfluous.
Xiao Hei greeted the black bartender, "Dude, have two glasses of whiskey."
"You guys are so lucky. Mr. Ronald Bunbert invites everyone present to have a drink, and your drink fee will be credited to his account." The bartender said while pouring drinks for the two.
Xiao Hei glanced at the crowd, "Ronald, I know him, he doesn't look rich, are you sure he wants to treat?"
"That's right, his previous financial situation was indeed not very good, and he owed a lot of bills in the bar... Oh no, I shouldn't say that about Mr. Bunbelbert.
Anyway, Mr. Bulbert is rich now, and he is a generous man. "
Xiao Hei asked, "When did he become rich?"
"Today, so you are lucky to catch up with him to treat guests." After the bartender finished speaking, someone next to him asked for a drink and went to serve other guests.
Xiao Hei took a sip of whiskey, and said to Luke who was beside him, "It seems that this guy made a lot of money in George's house, and he became rich overnight."
Luke thought for a while, took out twenty dollars and put it on the bar, the bartender quickly came over, "Sir, what else do you want?"
"Here is a tip for you. Also, I want to ask you a few questions."
"what is the problem?"
"How much money does Bulbert have?"
"I don't know, and I advise you not to make a wrong decision. Balbert is not alone now."
Luke flashed the police badge, "I'm not alone." Luke pointed to the police badge, then pointed to twenty dollars, "How about a game of choosing one?"
The bartender wisely picked up the twenty dollars and put them into his pocket, and said in a low voice, "Balbert took out a wad of twenty dollars, I guess there are at least two thousand dollars, it seems that it must have been sent fiscal."
Luke thought for a while, "Show me the money he paid at the checkout."
"What do you mean?"
Luke pointed to the police badge beside him, "That's what it means."
"OK."
The bar looked unhappy, but helpless, took out a brand new twenty-dollar bill from the cash register and handed it to Luke, "lapd is a big shot, I don't think I'd like the twenty dollars."
Luke ignored him, looked at the twenty dollars in his hand, his eyes moved slightly, as if recalling something, and then he tore off a corner of the bill.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the bartender asked in a low voice.
Luke glanced at the torn twenty-dollar bill, threw it to the bartender, "You're welcome."
"You ruined my money, why should I thank you..." The bartender picked up the torn banknote to check, and stopped talking, "I bought it for Karma, it's a counterfeit currency."
The torn twenty-dollar paper was actually white.
The bartender found out the other banknotes paid by Banelbert, and they tore part of them, and the cores of the banknotes were all white.
"fuck! The **** liar! My boss is going to kill me, I'm going to kill him before that!"
Luke reminded, "Hey, buddy, if you have any ideas, you can say it in private, don't say it in front of lapd, that's very rude, and I will embarrass you."
"Sorry, sir, I'm just too angry." The bartender returned the twenty dollars to Luke, "Although I like money, I can't charge the twenty dollars.
I should thank you, if it wasn't for you, I would have been cheated by him. "
Luke took back the twenty dollars, "What are you going to do with him?"
"Can you say it?"
"You can make a hypothetical statement."
"I will teach him a lesson, so that he can improve his memory and remember the rules of Rogue's Bar."
Luke smiled, "By the way, do me a favor and ask where the money came from?"
"Willing to help you."
Xiao Hei asked, "Luke, what's going on? Where did he get so many counterfeit money?"
Luke asked back, "Remember what George got caught for?
If my guess is correct, this is probably the reason why Kunel was killed.
Someone is printing counterfeit money.
A large number of counterfeit banknotes. "
Thank you for your concern.
I took the child to the hospital for an examination yesterday, and the condition is temporarily stable.
I was so worried that I didn't go to bed until after three o'clock in the morning.
Woke up late.
Update one chapter first, and still writing the second chapter.
(end of this chapter)