Chapter 263 Talk Show
Nine o'clock in the evening.
Lime Talk Show Bar.
This bar is mainly based on talk shows.
Perhaps it is the reason why Americans like to laugh at themselves. Talk shows are very popular in the United States, and can even influence the American election to a certain extent.
Many Americans don't care about politics, especially some young people don't even know about the candidates for the Grand Command. After all, no one would be interested in two bad old men.
Many young people get election information through talk shows. They feel that talk shows are more down-to-earth and closer to the people at the bottom. Of course, political leanings will also be affected by talk shows.
At this time, the audience below the stage was full of guests, drinking and listening to talk shows.
Different from other noisy and chaotic bars, there are only the voices of stand-up comedians besides laughter.
At this time, a hostess wearing a blue dress came onto the stage, "Everyone, now I would like to introduce a talk show actor I like very much. He is a talk show genius in my mind, Darcy Coffert .”
"Dulcey!"
Cheers and applause sounded off the stage.
"Thank you, thank you friends." The white man Dalsey stepped onto the stage and said with a microphone in his hand, "Sorry, I'm late today.
This afternoon, my mother and my wife quarreled very fiercely, and I don't know why?
I went to persuade the fight.
As a result, they beat me up together.
Why? " Darcy showed an innocent expression.
"Haha..." There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
"To be honest, it's not easy to be a man these days. It's really hard. Why do you say that? Because no one cares about men at all, and they don't hang men.
You see a homeless man on a leash with a stray dog.
You’re going to say, ‘Damn it, what a poor dog, we need to get some food for the pup. '
‘Where is that man? '
‘Oh, mind my business. '"
There was another burst of laughter from the audience.
"Why is it so hard for men now?
Because women are hard to deal with, the only thing my mother and my wife have in common is watching Desperate Housewives.
Watching the replay over and over again, never tired of it.
The group of women live in mansions, none of them have jobs, and they all cheat. I think the title of the play should be changed to "Smelly and Shameless Bichi".
Every episode, they have a cleaner or a gardener who goes to the house to clean the pool, and each job is good.
Know why?
Because each of them does not have a full-time job.
fuck, if only I had eight hours a day to grind my brother.
I am also very good! "
"Haha..." Another burst of laughter erupted.
"I'm a little thirsty, not because of the talk show, but because I have been trying to persuade the fight before."
"Ha ha…"
Laughing, Darcy walked to the edge of the stage, picked up a bottle of mineral water from a small round table, and unscrewed the bottle cap.
A man in the first row off the stage, "Hey, Dulcey, you can't drink that bottle of water."
"Why? Do you want to drink too? Don't even think about it."
The man in the audience said, "Haven't you read the news? This brand of mineral water has been poisoned."
A female guest said, "That's right, I also saw Weisen brand mineral water in the news."
Dulcey smiled, "Wow, I'm not worried. If the news is to be believed, what are you guys doing here?"
A black man under the stage said, "It's true, the police also held a press conference."
"Wow, it's terrible." Dalsey glanced at the mineral water bottle, showing a look of fear.
Just when everyone thought he was going to put down the water bottle, Darcy raised his head and took a big sip, "Googoo..."
The guests under the stage all opened their eyes wide and stared blankly.
Then, the water bottle in Darcy's hand fell, his body convulsed, and he accidentally fell to the ground, and the water in the mineral water bottle spilled all over the floor.
"Ah..." There was a panic cry from the audience.
"Dulcey!"
"He's poisoned."
"As I said, this brand of mineral water is poisonous."
"Call an ambulance!" The staff also ran onto the stage.
Just when everyone was about to give emergency rescue, Dalsey suddenly stood up, "Haha, you have been deceived, I have learned acting.
You don’t think I’m so lucky, just able to drink the poisoned water, haha…”
"You bastard!"
"Dulcey, you scared the **** out of me."
"I really thought you were dead!"
"Just as real."
There was a commotion both on and off the stage, but I have to say that after this move, the stage effect became even better.
Just when the guests sat down again and were about to continue listening to the talk show, Dalsey's face was contorted, his right hand was pinching his neck, and his body was trembling, as if he was having difficulty breathing.
But this time, no one believed him.
"Wow, it's just like the real thing."
"Again."
"Your acting skills are amazing."
"Hey, I can't be fooled twice."
…
There was a burst of boos from the audience.
"Bang!" Darcy fell straight to the ground.
"Dulcey, that's enough!"
"Almost, it's not funny."
"Is this guy really poisoned?"
Then, everyone began to realize that something was wrong, and several staff members ran onto the stage.
The hostess touched his nose, "God, he's not breathing."
"This is not a joke, he is really poisoned!"
"he died!"
…
An hour later, Kelin Chen, the captain of the No. 2 Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, led a team to the scene.
A white police detective who was not tall and thin yawned, "Captain, isn't this case mainly focused on the No. 1 Squadron?
Why did we call the police at night? "
"Luke's deputy team can't get through the phone; as for Vincent's deputy team, he is very old. If he is asked to come to the scene to investigate the case at this time, there may be an extra corpse at the scene." Captain Chen used his unique cold humor Said.
The white police detective asked, "What about Captain Susan? She is the boss of Squadron One."
"Susan may be a good team leader, but it doesn't mean she can do a good job in site survey." Captain Chen put on his gloves, "Kevin, you have enough questions, let's start working now."
Caucasian police detective Kevin walked into the bar and saw the bustling crowd, "I'm sorry, I'm busy tonight."
Captain Chen asked the patrol to help maintain order, and the members of the Second Squadron were responsible for taking notes for the clients and asking about the circumstances of the incident. Captain Chen and Kevin went to the stage to check the corpse.
Captain Chen looked at the dead body on the ground and the mineral water bottle next to him, and shook his head, "It's already in the news, why he was poisoned in public is really unbelievable."
Kevin snapped his fingers and pointed at the white man on the ground, "I know him. I saw him go to Shanyuan Supermarket to buy mineral water in the surveillance video, but his identity has never been found out."
Captain Chen squatted down to examine the corpse, "It is consistent with signs of cyanide poisoning." After inspecting the scene, Captain Chen took off his gloves and shouted, "Where is the person in charge here?"
"Here." A woman in a blue dress came over, "My name is Christine Enke, I am one of the shareholders of this bar and a part-time host.
I was there when Dalcey was poisoned. "
"I am Inspector Kevin of the Second Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Captain Chen of the Second Squadron.
Ms. Enke, please describe the scene of the incident. "
"Huh... It's too scary, I really don't want to recall it." Christine sighed softly, pinching his forehead.
After hesitating for a moment, she explained the situation of the case.
Kevin spread his hands, "I don't understand. The audience has already told him that the water may be poisonous. Why does he still drink it?"
Christine shook his head, "I don't know what he thinks, but I can guess some.
He is a stand-up actor, he is very talented, he will not let go of any opportunity to perform.
In the atmosphere at that time, the effect of him drinking that bottle of water was much stronger than putting down the water bottle.
From a professional point of view, his choice is not a problem. He staged a scene of suspended animation, and the atmosphere of the whole scene was driven by him.
He's a genius.
He hadn’t read the news about the poisoning case, even if someone reminded him, he didn’t think he was so unlucky that he happened to drink poisonous water.
The probability is very low, but...that bottle of water is poisonous.
No one expected this to happen. "
Chen Kelin concluded, "That is to say, he drank the poisonous mineral water voluntarily?"
"Yes, all the staff and guests at the scene saw it." Christine spread her hands and said helplessly, "I still can't believe this fact."
"Where did the water come from?"
"He brought it himself. He only drinks this brand of mineral water, and it's always locked in his locker."
Chen Kelin asked, "Has he offended anyone recently?"
"I don't know, but talk show actors, especially good talk show actors, never suffer from lip service. You may like him on stage, but you may not like him in reality."
"Since he was performing just now, is there a video?"
"Yes, I'll get it." Soon, Christine Enke brought a small video recorder and played the scene of Darcy talking about the talk show.
Kevin laughed, "I like this guy, especially his comments on Desperate Housewives, it's a pity I didn't get to know him earlier..."
"Hey, let me pass, you can't stop me!" A white middle-aged man barged in yelling.
Chen Kelin asked, "Who is he?"
"Darcy's agent, Markway Sarkozy."
Chen Kelin waved his hand, motioning for the patrolman to let the middle-aged man in, "Are you Darcy's manager?"
"Yes, how is Darcy?" Markway looked at the stage while speaking, "God, is that him? He was really poisoned to death!
"Mr. Sarkozy, does Darcy like to drink Weisen brand mineral water?"
"Yes, he is very assertive, and basically what he believes in will not change."
"Have you seen the news about the poisoning case?"
"I just saw it on the way here, **** it, I've been so busy these past two days that I don't have time to watch those **** news.
If I saw the poisoning news, I would definitely not let him drink that brand of water again. "
"You said you were too busy, where were you before?"
"Uh..." Markway Sarkozy hesitated to speak.
Chen Kelin said to the hostess at the side, "Ms. Enke, I want a list of today's staff."
"OK, I'll do the statistics." Christine Enke turned and left.
Chen Kelin looked at Markway Sarkozy again, "Can we talk now?"
"Dalcey is a genius. Although he entered the industry late, his talk show talent is very strong, and his talent has not yet been fully utilized.
The TV station contacted him and wanted to ask him to do a talk show. This is an opportunity for us, a very good opportunity.
But the TV station also has requirements. If he agrees to become a talk show host, he must temporarily stop some unnecessary performances. "Markway Sarkozy said in a low voice, "It's like today. "
Chen Kelin said, "Is this a big loss to the bar?"
Markway Sarkozy scanned the crowd, "At least half of the guests here are fans of Darcy, he is the most popular stand-up actor here, believe me, the bar is absolutely unwilling to lose him."
Chen Kelin asked, "What would happen if the person in charge of the bar knew about this?"
"I don't know." Markway Sarkozy shook his head, "But it will definitely be unpleasant, and that's why we keep it secret."
Chen Kelin asked, "Is there anything unusual about Darcy recently or has he offended anyone?"
Markway Sarkozy replied, "He has indeed encountered some troubles recently. He told me a few days ago that someone wrote him a threatening letter."
"What kind of threatening letter?"
"I don't know, he didn't let me see it."
"Why didn't you call the police?"
"I said, but he refused to call the police, and I don't know why?"
"Where is that threatening letter?"
"I don't know. Although I am his manager, it is impossible to know everything about him."
"Where's his family?"
"His parents are in New York State, and they will arrive tomorrow at the earliest."
"Where's his wife?"
"I don't know. The relationship between the two of them is not very good. They have separated long ago. I don't know much about it."
Kevin frowned, "Are you sure?"
Markway Sarkozy saw the other person's expression and asked, "Did he talk about his mother and wife again."
Kevin sighed, showing a hint of self-mockery, "Yes, what a good actor."
…
The next morning.
Police Detective Agency.
Luke yawned and walked into the large conference room.
Last night, after Ortie left, Luke had trouble sleeping.
I have to say, that woman is a charming leprechaun, and the style of Latin beauty is hard to resist.
Since coming to Los Angeles, Luke has opened his eyes, and his desire has become stronger and stronger. Compared with Huaguo, this world of flowers has a lot less constraints, and it is easy to get lost.
Luke is not perfect, his shortcomings are obvious, he likes food, wine, beautiful scenery and beautiful women.
To put it bluntly, he is a layman with a bottom line.
The difference is that the bottom line of lapd is obviously much lower than that of the Chinese police.
Of course, this is not a bad thing for him, and he is living a more chic life.
While Luke was sitting in a daze in the conference room, other people arrived one after another.
Rett presided over the meeting, and people from the first and second squadrons sat on the left and right sides.
Among them, the people in the Second Squadron obviously had black eye circles, and they kept yawning.
Rett said to Chen Kelin who was on the side, "Captain Chen, tell me about the case."
"At ten o'clock last night, we rushed to the Lime Talk Show Bar. The deceased was a talk show actor..." Chen Kelin described the situation at the bar in detail.
After that, I played the Darcy talk show video again. With the talk show video, I saved the trouble of restoring the scene.
Chen Kelin continued, "We found another three bottles of Weisen brand mineral water in the dead man Darcy's locker, which can prove that the deceased really liked this brand of mineral water.
In addition, the batch number of the bottle of toxic mineral water containing cyanide and one of the bottles of mineral water in the locker is the same as the batch number of the mineral water found in the subway station.
That is to say, all the toxic mineral water comes from the box of mineral water in the subway station. "
Rett said, "Ten bottles of the box of poisonous mineral water have been found, and the whereabouts of the remaining two bottles are still unknown. I hope those people can read the news more, and the Darcy incident will not happen again."
Xiao Hei shrugged, "Although it's not appropriate to say this, I still want to say that this Dalcey has some tricks. Obviously, the fans have reminded him, and he still wants to do it."
The deputy team said, "The provisions of the law are clearly written, but there are still so many people committing crimes, which is essentially the same reason.
There are always people who like to challenge authority with a fluke mentality.
If you win, you will gain a lot, but if you lose, you will be punished. "
"Cough..." Chen Kelin coughed lightly, "According to Darcy's manager's description, he received a threatening letter some time ago, we searched Darcy's house overnight, and found the threatening letter in the trash can of his house. "
Chen Kelin put the threatening letter on the projector, and briefly introduced, "The content of the threatening letter is mainly due to dissatisfaction with his performance style. He thinks Dalsey's performance method is very dirty, and he likes to use some dirty jokes.
For example, teasing women, playing poker, etc.
The end of the letter also threatened him that if he didn't change this acting style, he would die ugly. "
Luke took the threatening letter and studied it carefully, "Are there any fingerprints on the threatening letter?"
"No, but the threatening letter was handwritten and dated August 22." After Chen Kelin finished speaking, he took out another document and patted it on.
"These are the transcripts we gave to the bar guests, and they're basically pretty much the same, and they all saw Dalsey drink that bottle of water himself.
These are the clues we have found so far. "
Rett said, "Thank you for your hard work, the people of the second team go back to sleep."
People from the second team left one after another, and the first squadron continued to take over the investigation of the case.
Rett explained a few more words, and everyone investigated separately.
Luke took Xiao Hei to the bar to investigate.
Xiao Hei said, "So many people have seen Dalcy drink the mineral water by himself, and he bought the mineral water in the supermarket himself, so there is nothing more to check."
"You are right, but I still have to go and see the scene, otherwise I will always feel uneasy."
"OK, you are the boss."
Luke and the two drove to the Lime talk show bar.
The bar is still under martial law.
Luke and the two got out of the car and saw a woman talking to a patrolling police officer.
Luke has seen a photo of that woman, who is the hostess of the bar, Christine Enke.
Luke walked over and showed his police badge, "I'm Luke, the deputy captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. We want to check the scene."
Patrolman opens the cordon.
Christine Enke took the initiative to talk, "Deputy Luke, are you also from the Robbery and Murder Division? Why didn't I see you last night."
"Miss Enke, what can you do?"
"You know me."
"Of course, I am in charge of investigating this case now."
"May I ask when our bar can resume business? You have already taken away the corpse, and the scene has been inspected. Is it possible to resume normal business?"
Xiao Hei asked back, "Just after Darcy died, you were in a hurry to start the business, isn't it a bit bad?"
"I don't want to do this either, but if the business remains closed, shareholders will have opinions. It's also difficult for me."
Luke said, "Ms. Enke, if you are not busy, why not accompany me to the bar. I just took over the case and need to check the scene."
"Is it possible to open the door for business after watching the scene?"
"I can't give you any guarantees, but the smoother the case investigation goes, the sooner your bar can open."
"Okay, come with me." The three entered the bar together, and Christine Enke said, "Dalcey is a great stand-up actor, it's really a pity."
Luke asked, "Did you know that a TV station asked him to do a talk show?"
"I don't know, when did it happen?"
"It was shortly before his accident, and as far as I know, if they reach an agreement, Dulcey's performance may be somewhat limited."
Kristen Enke frowned slightly, "You mean, he no longer plans to perform in my bar."
"This is just my guess." Luke responded, staring at the other person's expression, "Didn't you know it before?"
"Yes."
The other party's expression did not seem to be fake, and Luke's suspicion of her was a little less.
Christine Enke personally described the situation last night. Although Luke already knew about the incident, he still hoped to listen to the person involved.
Luke stood next to a wall of the bar, and saw a lot of talk show memes on the wall, all of which were concise, interesting, and easy to make people laugh.
Luke pointed to the two lines of writing, 'I am born to be useful, but I have never found a place to use it. '
"Who wrote this sentence?"
"Kenneth Sandy, he is also a talk show actor in our bar."
"Was he at the bar last night?"
"Yes."
"How's his relationship with Darcy?"
"Uh... how do you say this? They act differently, and Dulcey likes to be sarcastic and self-deprecating.
Kenneth thinks that cold humor is the essence of talk show.
They do have different opinions on how to perform. "
Luke felt that the other party seemed to be hiding something, "Did the two of them have a conflict?"
"Uh... since the bar opened, Kenneth has been a contracted talk show actor for the bar. His performance style is very steady, and he has always been the finale performance.
But Darcy’s performance has a stronger sense of conflict and is more attractive, and it is more popular with most guests, so it was replaced by Darcy’s finale performance.
Kenneth was really dissatisfied with this, and the two had quarreled several times, but it was over. "
"Not always."
Luke had learned the skills of handwriting identification. He carefully compared the two lines of writing on the wall with the threatening letter, and found that it was probably the same person's handwriting.
"What do you mean?"
"I want to talk to Kenneth, do you know where he is?"
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(end of this chapter)