Chapter 283 Expulsion
Luke asked, "Mr. Arthur, the police started investigating the case as soon as they discovered Novena Jones' body on September 15th.
Why did you not cooperate with the police, but chose to use lynching? "
McKel Arthur looked at Xiao Hei, "I gave you a chance, the first time was in Novena Jones' apartment, you let Petrov run away, right under your nose.
For a police officer, you are doing the right thing, maybe even doing a good job.
But for me, it's not enough.
When I found Petrov, he was already packing up his things and preparing to run away, which also increased my suspicion of him.
I have to stop him, with my means. "McKell Arthur pointed to his chest and continued,
"After I controlled Petrov, he was very unconvinced and thought I was the one who attacked him.
And he was not afraid at the time, he looked like a tough guy in Mao Xiongguo, and said that I had no idea what kind of existence I had offended.
If I dare to move a finger of him, the whole bear gang will tear me to pieces.
I have been to Maoxiong Country. Some people are very interesting, but some people are really assholes. Petrov belongs to the latter, which reminds me of some not so good memories.
So, I also used some unfriendly interrogation methods, but unfortunately he is not the murderer. "
Xiao Hei snorted, "You are happy, but you also caused a lot of trouble for the police and delayed the police investigation."
McKell Arthur spread his hands, "People always like to think about problems from their own perspective.
How about we change the angle.
If I hadn't shot at that time, Petrov might have run away.
Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York, and even Bear Country, can you still find him? Can you still get news from him?
Before you accuse me, I hope you can think about why I didn't kill Petrov. I have already got the news I wanted. If I killed him, you would never be able to find me.
But I kept my mouth alive just to facilitate police investigation.
I thought you guys could pry his mouth open too, but you didn't, and it's not my fault. "
Xiao Hei laughed back angrily, "You mean, you are assisting the police in the investigation?"
"This is true."
Xiao Hei thought for a while, and found that he really couldn't refute this point, "We have tried our best, but we are the police, and we have a bottom line.
We can only investigate the case in accordance with the laws of California, and it is impossible to use unscrupulous methods to persecute Petrov.
And he is a member of a gang, and he is not afraid of the law at all. Only when we beat the bear gang, can he cooperate with us, which will take time.
If we treat Petrov like you do, the whole of Los Angeles will be messed up. Our bottom line is the guarantee of the safety of Los Angeles. "
McKel Arthur said, "You are right, so I didn't blame you, but I also saw your limitations."
"So, at this time, you decided to go it alone and find the murderer of Novena Jones in your own way."
McKel Arthur shook his head, "I also know that what I did was wrong, and I hesitated for a long time, and I gave you a second chance.
When you went to investigate Eddie Rose's house, I had already found Eddie Rose, but I was not in a hurry to see if the police could find him.
Generally speaking, your investigative skills are pretty good.
It didn't take long for your people to arrive, a Mexican police officer and a female police officer.
But… they just stood at the door and asked, and then left.
The **** is back in the house, ready to find connections to get rid of the crime.
I don't know if his connection will work, but even if he just gets a lawyer, it can delay the police investigation.
too slow.
I don't like it this way.
I decided to interrogate myself, and he recruited quickly, even telling me the password of the safe and bank. "
Xiao Hei asked curiously, "When did you cut off his brother? Was it during the interrogation or after the interrogation?"
"Is this question related to investigation?"
"Uh...you don't have to answer."
"After the interrogation.
This is not just about revenge for Novena Jones.
I also don't want him to hurt more girls.
I know this kind of people too well, and I will never stop unless I teach them a lesson they will never forget. "
"Wow..." Xiao Hei opened his mouth wide. For some reason, he suddenly liked this guy a little bit at this moment.
"Aren't you worried about being caught by the police?"
McKel Arthur smiled, "Do you think you can catch me?"
Xiao Hei was a little embarrassed. If Luke hadn't been there that day, McKell Arthur might have escaped extremely.
Of course, this is not a problem with Xiao Hei's ability, and it may not be better than him if he is replaced by other ordinary police officers.
Xiao Hei changed the subject, "Who the **** are you?"
"Ordinary people."
Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, "Don't perfuse me with such old-fashioned nonsense, what did you do before?"
"I have done a lot of work, and my information should have it. You should have checked it."
"Don't worry about those **** materials, I want to hear the truth."
"It doesn't matter what I say, the reality is that the data prevails, what do you think?"
Xiao Hei shrugged, "I understand what you mean, I don't want your testimony, but I'm curious.
If you are really an ordinary person, then I have to consider whether I am suitable for this job. "
McKel Arthur said seriously, "You're not bad, you're better than most of the policemen I've seen."
Xiao Hei smiled, "Are you complimenting me?"
"Of course."
"Do you have any clues to add to the Novena Jones case?" Luke interrupted their conversation.
When people meet someone who is stronger than themselves, they will have a sense of competition.
When you meet someone who is much stronger than you, you will feel admiration or admiration. Luke doesn't want Xiao Hei to become the opponent's fanboy.
"No." McKell Arthur sighed, looking at Luke, "You are very powerful, I should have told you the clue earlier."
Xiao Hei puffed out his chest, proudly, "Do you regret what you did?"
"It's not regrettable, even if you give me another chance.
I may still choose to abolish these three bastards, and this is the only thing I can do for Novena Jones.
Thinking of what they did to Novena Jones...
I feel it's all worth it and have a clear conscience. "
Xiao Hei sighed, "Those three are indeed scum, you are happy to do this, but you will face legal sanctions, and you may spend the rest of your life in prison."
"Everyone has to be responsible for what they have done, as long as they are worthy of it." McKell Arthur pointed to his chest and said lightly,
"I have explained the situation clearly, you go to investigate the case, don't waste time on me.
Captain Li, if you can catch me, I hope you can catch the real murderer! "
Luke stood up, "I'll do my best."
Xiao Hei waved his hand, "Wait, I have one last question."
"you say."
"Can you use a gun?"
McKel Arthur laughed, "I hope you never know the answer."
…
Back to the first squadron office, Luke called everyone to a meeting.
The deputy team asked, "How is the interrogation going? Is it going well?"
Luke replied, "McKell Arthur only admitted to hurting the African-American victim Saïd McCann, but not to Petrov and Eddie Rose.
Although he refused to plead guilty, he made a hypothetical statement and narrated the crime process. "
"What deal does he want?"
"He wants the prosecution to clear him of all charges."
The deputy team shook his head, "What a greedy guy."
Jackson said, "Is his hypothetical statement credible?"
"The credible comparison is high. His goal is the same as ours, to catch the murderer who killed Novena Jones." Afterwards, Luke recounted McKell Arthur's hypothetical statement.
Jackson touched his neck, feeling terrified, "If what he said is true, he is a kind and righteous guy.
But then again, what did he do before? "
Luke picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, "He won't say anything, but as long as he doesn't want to go to jail, the forces behind him will be exposed sooner or later."
"Then we have to open our eyes and take a good look." The deputy team smiled, and continued, "Since it has been determined that he is not the murderer of Novena Jones, we don't need to focus too much on him.
Time to investigate new directions. "
"Deputy team, what do you think?"
"From the existing evidence, the suspicions of Petrov, Eddie Rose, and Said McCann can be ruled out for the time being.
The deceased, Novena Jones, was not a relative here, and she didn't have much contact with the outside world except for work.
I still think her death is related to my work. The deputy team paused and continued,
"From previous investigations, the Mao Bear Gang is not very suspected.
Jackson said, "That's true, but isn't the range of prostitutes too big? The silver girls pick up customers mainly on the street. After finishing the business, they pay cash directly without even a receipt. Where should we go to investigate?"
Luke opened the notebook, "I just took notes for McKell Arthur, and he mentioned a clue.
When he returned home, he found the victim Novena Jones' bracelet at the intersection of Vios Street and Stavin Street.
I suspect that the victim was kidnapped there, most likely the first scene. "
The deputy team said, "That's easy, if there is surveillance, maybe the victim can be captured.
This case is more than half solved. "
Luke shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. According to McKell Arthur, there are no surveillance cameras around."
The deputy team spread their hands, "It seems that the murderer also has a certain anti-reconnaissance awareness."
Xiao Hei added, "Maybe it's luck."
Luke glanced at everyone, "What else do other people think?"
No one responded, Luke began to arrange tasks, "Deputy team, you continue to check the contacts on the deceased's mobile phone, most of these people are regular customers, and the possibility of committing the crime is even greater.
I took someone to the first crime scene to see if there were hidden cameras or witnesses. "
"Yes, captain."
…
Half an hour later.
Near the intersection of Vios Street and Stavin Street.
Two cars parked on the side of the road.
The car door opened, Luke got out of the car, looked around, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he waved his hand.
The back door of the car opened, and Xiao Hei escorted McKay Arthur out of the car.
Luke asked, "Where exactly was the bracelet found?"
McKel Arthur looked around, walked forward for a while, and pointed to a location about ten meters away from the intersection, "This is where I found the bracelet."
Luke walked into the investigation and found no obvious traces, "Did you see anything suspicious or anyone else?"
"No."
Luke got up and looked around. People passed by from time to time, and some people looked at them curiously. It has been three days since the case, and even if the murderer left clues, it is likely to be destroyed.
However, considering McKell Arthur's ability, if the murderer really left clues, he should be able to find out.
Luke walked around the intersection, but did not find a camera that could capture the scene. There were shops farther away. "Are the shops around the place open on the night of the incident?"
"No, the doors are basically closed at that time."
There is no monitoring around the scene, and there are no open shops or suspicious people, so we can only expand the scope and investigate further monitoring.
Afterwards, Luke made people focus on the scene, collecting surrounding surveillance that may have photographed the victim or the murderer.
For example, the monitoring of nearby shops or the monitoring of roads further away.
Luke himself escorted McKay Arthur back to the police station.
After collecting the surrounding surveillance, the police officers began to check the surveillance video to find clues to the case.
Luke took the lead in checking the monitoring for a day, but the effect was not very good, and almost no valuable clues were found.
In order to be able to find witnesses as soon as possible, Luke thought of another stupid method, pulling a banner at the intersection of Vios Street and Stavin Street to find witnesses.
If you can provide valuable leads, you can get a bonus of $1,000 to $3,000.
This method was used by Luke in Huaguo before. It is not very clever, but many cases can be solved by accumulating enough clues through the same stupid method. Finally, the clues are collected, and the quantitative change reaches qualitative change.
…
September 21, early morning.
The surveillance video was checked, and the banner was hung up for a day, but still no new clues were obtained.
Luke called everyone for a morning meeting, preparing to brainstorm and find new directions and ideas for investigation.
However, not long after the morning meeting started, there was a knock on the door outside,
"Boom boom."
Rett opened the door and walked into the office, "Sorry, I interrupted your meeting."
"Director, what's the matter?"
"I need to talk to you."
"OK." Luke got up and ordered to everyone, "Guys, you continue to discuss."
Luke invited Rhett into the office, "Director, what do you want to drink?"
"No, thanks.
How is the case investigation going? Any new clues? "
"Not yet, that place is too remote, decent people won't go there at night, even if unscrupulous people see something, they may not be willing to deal with the police."
Rett quipped, "Did you write on the banner 'As long as you can provide clues, you can get an exoneration agreement'?"
Luke smiled, this kind of thing can be done, but it is a bit taboo to publicize it with great fanfare, and it is easy to cause bad public opinion.
"Tell you something serious." Reid showed a serious expression, "Just now the prosecutor's office called and agreed to McKell Arthur's immunity agreement."
Luke asked back, "When did they talk so easily?"
Rett spread his hands, "They are really willful sometimes. However, this is also good news for us, and it can save a lot of money."
"Director, what is McKell Arthur's background?"
"I haven't received an exact answer either, but I'm guessing...he's probably a retired agent."
"CIA?"
Rhett nodded.
"Are you sure he's really retired?
If he is really retired, why can he easily get an exoneration agreement? "
" According to the news I got, he has indeed retired.
However, some of his previous experiences, what he saw and heard were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Those three scumbags are insignificant compared to these.
What about human rights, equality, laws...
This is the real America. "
"I understand, and I'm not interested in bringing justice to the three scumbags, they deserve what they deserve.
However, McKell Arthur's behavior also caused trouble for lapd.
What if similar things happen again in the future?
This will cause trouble for me and my players. Is our law enforcement still meaningful? "
"You guys are doing a great job.
It makes sense that you captured a super agent and maintained lapd's authority.
I'm proud of you.
I stand with you, there is never any doubt about that. "Rett made his position clear and continued,
"So, I also made a request to the prosecutor's office. The premise of the immunity agreement is that McKell Arthur must leave Los Angeles.
I don't care who he is, whether he will do something outrageous in the future, but it can't be in the jurisdiction of lapd.
what do you think? "
"Very well, you are the boss."
"OK.
Then I'm leaving, so I won't disturb your investigation. In addition, please let me know if you need manpower and funds. "
Luke smiled, "So good."
"This is your first case as acting captain, I will not let you fight alone."
"Thank you, I will speak up if necessary."
After Reid left, Luke found the deputy team and asked him to be responsible for following up on the McKell Arthur plea agreement.
The other team members were a little surprised when they heard the news, but not too surprised.
Obviously, everyone subconsciously believes that McKell Arthur is not simple. If the other party is really an ordinary person, it will make people even more surprised.
Xiao Hei said, "Is it too late for me to change my career?
Why do I think CIA is more powerful than lapd. "
The deputy team laughed, "Your feeling is correct. The CIA is indeed more prestigious. Currently, their training bases are not open to the public.
But their jobs are also more dangerous and demanding.
If it's Luke, maybe you can try to break through. "
"And me?"
"You will most likely fall into a box."
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Xiao Hei "..."
"Therefore, there are risks in changing careers, and you should be cautious when resigning."
Luke laughed. He agreed with the deputy team. He still prefers to be a police officer than an agent. The CIA has no law enforcement power in the United States.
In his impression, the agent sounds cool, but usually it will not end well.
He had a great time in the Los Angeles police system, so why bother to find him unhappy.
(end of this chapter)