Chapter 286 Discovery of Conscience
Victor got out of the car with an apologetic expression, "Sorry, I didn't mean to lie to you."
"But the fact is that you did lie and failed our trust. What did you have to do with Galina's death, and why did you lie about it?"
"It doesn't matter at all. I didn't know about Galina's murder until you came here this afternoon. There is no enmity between me and her. I didn't kill her at all."
"Then why did you lie about being gay?"
"I said it, everyone in the barber shop knows I'm gay, I'm not making up a lie to deceive you...
Just to do a better job and win the trust of customers, nothing more. "
"What does being **** have to do with your haircut?"
Victor rubbed his hands and explained, "If you want to gain a foothold in an industry, you must have your own specialties and make yourself irreplaceable, so that your personal value will rise.
Under the same working conditions, you will get more rewards. "
Speaking of this, Viktor looked at Luke and Jackson, "Have you heard of Teacher Ty Jason?
He is my idol and costs a whopping $1650 per haircut.
His clients are all Hollywood stars and politicians, and he has to make an appointment in advance.
He is a **** man who opened a barber shop with his husband. He is also my role model. "
Luke said, "There are many reasons for a person's success. It doesn't mean that he is **** to be successful. Your statement is a bit one-sided."
"Captain Li, no offense intended, but I know the barber industry better than you.
Many women come to barbershops to get their hair done, not only for beauty, but also to find someone to talk to.
Tell about some troubles in life, marriage, work, and friends.
Men can't empathize with these words.
Some things are not suitable for speaking with the same sex.
The most suitable ones are homosexuals, and many women hope to have a **** boyfriend.
Not only understands men, but also considers it from a woman's point of view. It is not considered a man or a woman. It is definitely the most perfect person to confide in.
And once they become their confidants, they will also become your loyal customers.
My relationship with Galina is just that, and that's all. "
"Your homosexuality is just a persona?"
"Exactly.
There are so many barbers in the shop, I need a special label, at least for now, this label has brought me a lot of customers. "
Luke said, "I have contacted many suspects, and many suspects will lie when they take notes, and I can usually see it.
But in talking to you, I see no sign of you lying. "
Victor smiled, "It's not surprising, I've been pretending to be **** for two years.
When I first started out saying I was gay, I was a little nervous, if you could have seen it then.
But I’ve been **** for two years, at least from the outside world, and people often ask ‘Are you gay? '
‘Yes, I’m gay. '
The more times you say it, the more you get used to it. "
"Practice makes perfect?"
"Exactly."
"I want to know your schedule for the whole day on September 14th."
"That day I retired, and I have been with my girlfriend for 24 hours. I don't believe you can ask."
"Where did you all go?"
“Just at home, watching TV, basking in the sun in the backyard, cooking, and other things I love to do.
I usually work hard and rest more casually. If I want to go out to play, I will go out. If I don’t want to go out, I may stay at home for a day. "
"Where were you between 10pm and 12pm on September 15th?"
"Still with my girlfriend, we should have just come home, washed up, drank some wine, and slept.
Our life is relatively regular, I am not the kind of person who loves to play, and I pretend to be **** just for work. "
"Has Galina talked to you?"
"Yes."
"Then you should know her well."
"I dare not say how much I know, but she did tell me some trivial things.
I didn’t want to say these things originally, I’m not a gossip person, and I don’t want to tell others about my clients’ privacy…” Viktor showed hesitant to speak.
Luke persuaded, "Galina is different, she is dead, even her body has been dissected, and there are no secrets at all.
And the privacy she told you may become the key to solving the case.
Good for her, good for you, good for the police. "
"OK." Viktor thought for a while and said, "Galina's father is dead, and her mother lives in another state, but the relationship between their mother and daughter is not good.
Galina wanted to be a DINK, and her husband agreed when she was young, but she wants to have a child in the past two years, and I hope she will have one while she is young.
Galina is unwilling.
Actually, she was pregnant once before, and she secretly got rid of it behind her husband's back. She didn't dare to tell anyone, but only told me. "
"Are you sure her husband doesn't know?" Luke felt that this clue was very important.
"I'm not sure, but she told me at the time that she would never let her husband know because it might lead to a divorce."
"What is the real reason for the two of them to divorce?"
"According to Ge Lina, the relationship between her and her husband has not been very good in the past two years, but it has not reached the point of separation and divorce. It was not until some time ago that she found out that her husband was looking for a silver girl behind her back.
She felt betrayed and disgusted, so she decided to divorce. "
"Do you know the name of the silver girl?"
"No, that's not what I should ask."
"what else?"
"do not have much left."
"Does Galina have a new date?"
"No, although Galina has a bad temper, she is not the kind of person who messes around. She is afraid of trouble and likes a simple life...
That's all I know.
I swear, I really had nothing to do with Galina's death. "
"Does your girlfriend know about these things?"
"Yes, she knows that I have been pretending to be gay, and I can only show my real side in front of her. She is the harbor of my heart. We even considered sneaking to Las Vegas to get married, haha."
"Can I talk to her?"
"Of course, but she is not very courageous, I hope you don't scare her."
Afterwards, Viktor got into the car, Luke talked with Viktor's girlfriend, and the confessions of the two were basically the same.
Victor's pretending to be **** is not to deceive the police, but a long-term use of human design, so his suspicion is greatly reduced.
After talking, Luke and Jackson prepare to leave.
Victor got out of the car and walked up to the two, "Captain Li, Detective Jackson, can I ask you one thing?"
"What's up?"
"Can you keep it secret for me, I don't want others to know that I'm a fake gay."
"We will not deliberately publicize this matter. As long as you are not lying, we will not have any intersections in the future. Your worries are unnecessary."
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Luke said seriously, "If you think of new clues, please contact me. Don't hide it this time."
"I remember."
After telling the other party, Luke got into the police car.
Jackson started the car and asked, "Captain, where are we going now?"
…
Soma Community.
Near Helson Sweeney's house.
Luke asked Jackson to park the car a little further away, and glanced at the time, it was already ten fifty in the evening.
Judging from Viktor's latest confession, Helson Sweeney's suspicion of committing the crime has risen again.
First of all, Helson wanted a child, and Gelina was pregnant, not only did not tell him, but secretly aborted the child, which is likely to cause Helson Sweeney's dissatisfaction and revenge.
Secondly, Helson Sweeney had a relationship with the silver girl, and the first headless female body was the silver girl.
From this point of view, Helson had a relationship with both victims.
Based on these two reasons, Luke wanted to give Helson another transcript.
"Jackson, check the equipment, let's go see Helson again."
"Don't you need to wait for support?" After being attacked last time, Jackson was much more careful than before.
"The support is coming soon, let's talk to Helson first.
Don’t worry, there are only a handful of retired agents like McKell Arthur, otherwise Los Angeles would have been in chaos.
Besides, not all agents are as strong as him, he also belongs to the top category among agents, don't be intimidated by him. "
"Good, get out of the car and call the door."
"Yes, sir."
The two got out of the car, Luke patrolled around the house, found nothing suspicious, and gestured a safe gesture.
Jackson walked to the door, "Dong Dong."
There is no movement in the house.
"Dong Dong." Jackson knocked on the door again, and the house was still silent. "Is he going to sleep?"
"Boom boom boom."
Jackson knocked **** the door again, but there was still no response.
Luke took out his pistol and made a vigilant gesture.
If the other party is not at home, it is likely that they have run away.
If you deliberately ignore the police at home, it also means that the other party is suspected.
Luke leaned against the door and listened carefully, but there was no movement, his nose moved, and he felt a faint smell.
"Do you smell something?"
Jackson also sniffed against the door, "It seems to be the smell of natural gas."
When the other party said this, Luke also felt a bit similar,
"Stand back."
The two quickly retreated outside the yard and returned to the police car.
Jackson felt a little safer now, the leaked natural gas was like a time bomb,
"Captain, what should we do now?"
"Call 911 and evacuate the neighbors." Fire and water are ruthless, and Luke doesn't want to put himself in danger when he is confused about the situation in the house.
"Yes, sir."
"Drive the police car far away first."
Jackson "…"
…
Luke and the Jackson family knocked on the door and evacuated the surrounding neighbors.
Most of the residents are very cooperative and take the initiative to hide to a farther place, and some residents look fearless.
Luke didn't bother to talk about it, anyway, he was notified, so what do you like.
Soon, the police, fire engines, and ambulances rushed to the scene.
The neighbors who didn't care before also ran away.
The firefighters walked to the door of the house, took out the instrument to measure, "Dididi..."
The instrument sounds an alarm.
Firefighters hurriedly evacuated the yard and informed the natural gas company to temporarily shut down the natural gas pipeline.
Then, the firefighters carefully unlocked the door, and a strong smell of natural gas wafted out.
It is still dangerous to enter the house at this time, but considering that there may be people in the house, it is no longer possible to wait.
Firefighters entered the house wearing oxygen masks and began searching for survivors.
A few minutes later, the firefighters walked out of the house with a man on their backs, a white man in his thirties.
Luke walked over to check, and it was Helson he was looking for.
The ambulance personnel rushed over to rescue, but they just checked, shook their heads and said, "There are no vital signs."
Luke nodded and asked for the forensic and technical teams to be notified.
The rescue scene has also become a crime scene.
After the firefighters put Helson down, they entered the house again, turned off the natural gas valve, and opened all the windows of the house.
At this time, the concentration of natural gas in the house was very high, and the police were still unable to enter the scene.
Luke walked over to check on Helson's condition. There were no obvious injuries on his body, and he smelled strongly of alcohol, and he was wearing home clothes.
According to the firefighters, the natural gas valve and the stove valve were all open, and Luke didn't believe this was an accident.
suicide?
Or murder?
There is too little evidence to make a judgment.
Technical teams and forensic doctors rushed to the scene one after another.
Because the natural gas in the house has not completely dissipated, considering safety issues, the technical team first conducted a survey in the yard.
Forensic doctor Sheila examined Helson's body, and the initial autopsy was faster than expected.
Sheila said, "The physical condition of the deceased is consistent with the characteristics of natural gas poisoning, there is no trace of being bound, and no defensive injuries were found. The time of death should be between 10:00 and 10:30 in the evening.
The deceased had a strong smell of alcohol on his body and in his mouth. When he returned to the police station, he would be tested for alcohol concentration in his blood. After the forensic doctor Sheila finished speaking, she said thoughtfully,
"I... seem to have seen him."
"You have indeed seen it. He is the husband of the headless female corpse at noon today. He was also at the scene at that time."
"It's no wonder that although I have dealt with many corpses, this situation is not common."
"We didn't expect it either." Luke sighed softly. He took notes to Helson this morning, and the other party's mood was quite normal. Luke didn't expect that the other party would die twelve hours later.
"Can you judge whether it is suicide or homicide?"
"What I can confirm is that he died of natural gas poisoning, but as for the accidental leakage, it was still man-made, and you need to investigate it yourself."
Luke nodded, and when he was about to say something, Mary from the technical team came over, "Captain Luke, medical examiner Sheila, you better come here."
Luke asked, "Anything?"
"We dug up something in the backyard of the deceased's house, you should be interested."
Mary led the two of them to the backyard. A hole was dug in the open space of the yard. There was a tool box in the hole. After opening, there was a reddish-brown saw inside, and many of the saw teeth had collapsed.
Forensic doctor Sheila went over to check, "It's the trace of dried blood. The jagged appearance is similar to the cut marks of the two headless female corpses. It is likely to be the tool used in the headless female corpse case. I suggest a DNA comparison."
"Just do as you say." Luke got up and scanned the entire backyard, "Mary, the heads of the two headless female corpses have not been found yet, will they also be buried in the yard?"
"We'll look carefully."
"Thanks for your hard work."
After Luke was promoted to captain, he was not only responsible for investigating the case, but also communicated with other departments.
Later, Luke found the fire brigade to confirm the concentration of natural gas in the house, and learned that the natural gas had almost dissipated and could no longer cause damage to the human body.
Luke took someone into the house to check the scene.
In addition to Luke and Jackson, the deputy team, Raymond, Xiao Hei, and Jenny also rushed to the scene.
In addition to the members of the first squadron, there are people from the technical team and a firefighter.
The firefighter was a young black man, a fit, a size bigger than Luke, and it was he who carried Helson out of the house.
Luke needs him to identify Helson's position and posture at that time, and restore the crime scene as much as possible.
The fireman took Luke and others to the living room, pointed to the sofa next to the coffee table, "I saw him here, and he was sitting on the sofa with his head back.
At that time, the concentration of natural gas was very high, and it might explode later. I had no time to think about it, so I carried him out. "
"You did nothing wrong." The deputy team patted him on the shoulder and added, "Of course, it would be even better if we could take a photo at that time."
The firefighter shook his head, "No, we don't have time to do this. If someone sees it, we will definitely be accused."
"I was just joking, don't take it to heart." The deputy team pointed to the sofa on the other side, "Jackson, sit on it."
Facing the firefighter on the side again, "Help him pose."
"Marcus, you're in charge of taking pictures.
Captain, I have no problem with this arrangement. "
Luke smiled, knowing that the old man had committed a mistake again, and he didn't have the same knowledge as him, "It couldn't be better."
Jackson acted as the model, the firefighter was the instructor, and Xiao Hei was in charge of taking pictures. Soon a photo of the dead person in a sitting position was completed.
Xiao Hei sent the photo to the group.
Luke clicked to check, "Not bad."
"I often take photos of Julian now. We want to record her entire pregnancy. Her belly is getting bigger day by day. It will be very meaningful after the baby is born." Xiao Hei said with a smile.
"My dear, are you still the Marcus I know?" The deputy team had an exaggerated expression.
Xiao Hei pouted, "Sorry, Julian doesn't want me to get too close to you."
"Why, you dislike me for being old? Be careful, I will sue you for discrimination."
"No, it's just that some of your past experiences made Julian a little worried, afraid that I might learn from you."
The vice team responds with a middle finger.
Luke slapped his hands, "Guys, this is not the time to chat, let's work first."
The crowd began to search the house separately.
Luke looked at the simulated photo and observed the situation around the sofa. There was an empty red wine bottle and a bottle of whiskey on the coffee table, and a glass with half a glass of whiskey left, and no appetizers.
Luke also found a pen by the coffee table, without the cap, which seemed to be used.
Luke searched around again and found a paper ball in the trash can next to him. He put on gloves, took a few photos, and then opened the paper ball.
"I killed Galina, I hate her.
But after killing her... I feel guilty again.
Sorry, I was wrong! "
(end of this chapter)