Chapter 399 Pantomime
The forensic and technical teams rushed to the scene and moved the corpse out of the pit. A large number of maggots were crawling under the corpse. Luke felt a little nauseous watching this scene.
But he didn't leave, nor did he avert his gaze, and saw a black backpack under the corpse.
Mary of the technical team wore a blue protective suit, took out the backpack from the pit and put it on a transparent plastic sheet, and then Mary took out the items in the backpack and put them on the plastic sheet.
Two iPhones, blood-stained black trousers, shirts, suits, belts, shoes, and some damaged electronic equipment.
Luke's eyes were on these items. The screens of the two iPhones were broken. They may both belong to this corpse, or it may be that only one is the corpse and the other belongs to someone else.
This reminds Luke of the deceased pianist, Mrs. Grey's lover Kiru Jones.
The body of Kiru Jones was found near Highway 1. He was not wearing clothes, and no mobile phone and shoes were found.
Could this extra phone belong to the deceased Kiru Jones?
In addition, the newly discovered body is wearing clothes and shoes, so the extra clothes may also belong to the deceased Kiru Jones.
If so, it is basically certain that the two murderers were killed by the same murderer.
Luke put on gloves and picked up the leather shoes to check. They were the same as the shoe prints found at the scene of the Highway 1 crime, and they were most likely the shoes of the deceased Kiru Jones.
It is also very simple to confirm, just use the footprint identification card directly, but Luke thought about it, it is not necessary.
There is blood on the clothes, just take it back for identification, why waste your own card.
Luke looked at the pieces of electronic equipment that Mary was collecting, "Is this a tiny camera device?"
Mary carefully put the parts into a plastic bag, "Yes."
"Can you restore the video content?"
Mary picked up the broken memory card, "You won't know until you try it."
"Captain, I have found something here." Jackson stood in the distance and waved.
Luke walked over and found that Jackson had dug another hole in the ground, and there was a shovel with a wooden handle in the hole.
Jackson was a little proud, "Captain, what do you think of this evidence?"
The murderer had to dig a big hole first to bury the body. There were no digging tools, but no shovel was found in the dark blue Porsche Cayenne, and this shovel was probably left by the murderer.
Luke gave a thumbs up, "Congratulations, you have made a great contribution."
Half an hour later, forensic doctor Sheila also completed a preliminary autopsy.
Sheila took off her gloves and mask and said, "The deceased was a white male in his forties. No blood or fatal injuries were found. He probably died of poisoning. As for the poisonous ingredients, further testing is needed.
The time of death should be around December 29th. "
This time coincides with Luke’s guess. On December 29th, Luke led people to search the Gray couple’s home. It should be that someone leaked the news and informed Mrs. Gray that she decided to kill her husband.
As for the purpose of Mrs. Gray's murder, it is still unclear for the time being.
Luke said to Jenny on the side, "Call Georgia Gray and ask her to go to the police station to identify the body."
"Yes, sir."
…
Robbery and Murder Division, First Squadron Office.
"Woooooooooooo..."
Luke could hear a faint cry while sitting in the office.
Not long after, Georgia Gray, whose face was full of tears and makeup, followed Jenny into the office.
Luke invited her into the lounge.
Jenny nodded slightly, implying that Georgia Gray had confirmed her husband's identity.
Luke sat across from him and handed Georgia Gray a pack of tissues, "Mrs. Gray, I am sorry for what happened to your husband."
"Why is this happening?
I'd rather he ran away than him..." Georgia Gray wiped away tears, "Who killed him? "
"We are investigating. According to the forensic identification, your husband should have been killed on the 29th. Did you see any suspicious people that day? Or did someone else visit your house?"
"No."
"Did you both drink the same wine that night?"
"Yes."
"Did you faint after drinking?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
"After a preliminary autopsy by the forensic doctor, your husband should have died of poisoning."
"My God..." Georgia Gray closed his eyes and sighed, "Did he commit suicide?"
"We dug up his body underground. It should be buried after he was killed."
"What happened that night? Why was I imprisoned and my husband was killed?"
"That's what I want to know too." Luke changed the subject and took out a document, "On the day you were rescued, the technical team conducted a drug test on you, and found no drug ingredients in your body.
According to the identification report, you have not been stunned by drugs, and you should have been awake all the time. "
Georgia Gray's sad look disappeared, and he clasped his hands together, "What do you mean?"
Luke continued, "We found a key under the wooden cabinet in the secret room, which can open your handcuffs.
That is to say, even if we don't get to the secret room in time, you can still save yourself. "
Georgia Gray shook his head, "What key, I don't know what you're talking about?"
"You concealed it very well. I believed your words at the beginning. If I guessed correctly, I should have practiced in front of the mirror for a long time.
But what is false is always false. "
"Didn't you ask me to identify the corpse? Why do you keep saying strange things?"
Luke pulled out a photo and said, "Do you recognize this shovel?"
Georgia Gray pursed her lips, "I don't know."
"you sure?"
"Yes."
"We found your fingerprints on the shovel, and found some dander on it, which has been sent to the technical department for DNA comparison."
Georgia Gray patted his forehead, "I remembered, this is my family's shovel, it's just been kept in the vacation house.
Because it was rarely used, I didn't recognize it at first. "
Luke leaned on the chair and looked at the other party. This statement was obviously to get rid of the crime, but it also made sense. The shovel in her house was used normally, but it was not recognized because it was used less.
"Mrs. Gray, if you voluntarily plead guilty now, I can help you get a favorable agreement. If you continue to deceive the police, you may lose your last chance."
"Captain Li, there may be a misunderstanding here. My husband was killed and I was also imprisoned. I am the victim."
"OK, then explain to me why no drug ingredients were detected in your body?"
Georgia Gray's eyes flickered, and he let out a long sigh, "I admit that I am not stunned, I lied."
"Why lie?"
"It was my husband's idea, he killed Kiru Jones and wanted to escape.
Because I am an insider, I may also be implicated.
He came up with this idea, let me pretend to be a prisoner, pretend to be a victim.
So the police won't suspect me of being involved in the killing of Kiru Jones. "
"Then why did your husband die?"
Georgia Gray choked up, "I don't know. I saw him drive away in a Cayenne with my own eyes. I thought he fled Los Angeles. I didn't expect him to be killed!"
Luke stared at the other party, not seeing any obvious signs of lying. Could it be that she really didn't kill someone?
Anyone else killed Kiru Jones?
Luke pressed, "Where's the murder pistol?"
"I really do not know."
Luke fell into deep thought again. The biggest doubt in this case was the pistol.
The pistol's first homicide was on December 17th when it killed Georgia Gray's lover Kiru Jones.
The second killing was the shooting of police officer Jens Jauregui on the night of December 25.
Suppose Killer Jones is killed by one of the Grays, but both are white.
According to witnesses, it was a black woman who killed Jens Jauregui.
Is what Georgia Gray said is true, there is a fourth person in this case, that is, the black woman, she not only killed the police officer Jens Jauregui, but also killed Ariel Gray, Then murder and bury the body?
Luke sighed softly. Although this speculation was theoretically established, Luke did not fully believe Georgia Gray.
This woman is very good at acting, Luke did not take it lightly, and arrested her for the crime of obstructing official duties and covering up.
…
night.
Luke asks Ortie for dinner.
On the one hand, he had something to do with her, and on the other hand, he wanted to eat hot pot, and he was too embarrassed to come alone.
The embarrassment of eating hot pot alone is even more embarrassing than eating a buffet alone.
Luke found a Sichuan-flavored hot pot named Laojiumen.
Shabu-shabu, the size of a plate per person, can be a mandarin duck pot or a single pot.
Luke directly ordered a spicy butter pot bottom this time.
Orti ordered a curry and butter pot.
There are a wide variety of shabu-shabu dishes, and the price of meat is very affordable, but vegetables are more expensive. Luke doesn't like vegetables, so he ordered more meat.
Looking at Orti's clumsy use of chopsticks to pick up vegetables, "Have you ever eaten hot pot before?"
"I like Chinese food very much, but this is the first time I eat hot pot. The red bottom of this butter pot looks very appetizing, but it smells a bit choking."
Luke put some mutton slices on her with the serving chopsticks very gentlemanly, "The bottom of this pot is very suitable for mutton. Do you like to eat mutton?"
"I eat more beef." Orti looked at the mutton in the pot and asked, "How long can I eat it?"
"As long as the color changes, you can eat it soon." Luke helped her adjust a small ingredient, "Dip this in a while, it tastes good."
Orti picked it up and smelled it, "It's quite fragrant."
"This is my secret dipping sauce. The mutton can be fished now, and it will get old after a long time."
Orti picked up the mutton with chopsticks, because the pot was still boiling, and the mutton was rolling in the pot, and it was difficult to pick it up.
Luke helped her fish out the mutton with a colander, "You can use this, it's more convenient than chopsticks."
Orti took the colander, picked up two pieces of mutton himself, and joked, "It's quite easy to use. Captain Li is very gentlemanly today."
Luke also cooked a chopstick of mutton, "I have always been like this, but you didn't give me a chance.
Let me tell you a little secret... It's still too late to chase me. "
"You invited me to dinner today just to show a gentleman's side?"
Orti dipped in the ingredients and ate a chopstick of mutton, "Wow, it's so spicy, but I like this feeling."
"Very glad that you liked.
In addition, I have a little thing to do here today. "
"Sure enough, this meal is not for nothing."
"Two different things, even if it's okay, I'll still treat you to dinner."
Orti pointed to a plate of yellow dishes, "What is this?"
"Small crispy meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very suitable for hot pot."
Orti ate a piece of crispy meat and nodded slightly, "What do you want from me today?"
"It's about the Getty Museum painting robbery case."
"Your Robbery and Murder Division is also investigating this case?"
"Another case I am investigating may be related to this case, and the two cases may be investigated together."
"Congratulations, if you find those ten oil paintings, you will be rich."
"It's not that easy, this case is more complicated than imagined."
"What do you want me to do?"
"I would like to ask you to help me find out, which forces are investigating the case of the oil painting being robbed?"
Orti shrugged, "Are you worried that others will find the painting first?"
"No, that's not the point. Someone is posing as a robbery and murder detective to access the painting robbery victim, and I suspect they're also looking for the painting and want to know their identities.
If they do not interfere, they may discredit the Robbery and Murder Division and cause unnecessary trouble. "
Orti gasped with her mouth open for the spicy food, and took a big sip of the plum juice on the table, "The hot pot is delicious, but it's too spicy.
Will I have acne tomorrow? "
"You can rinse the curry pot next to it."
Luke has a way to help her out, but this method can only be felt but not expressed in words.
Orti shook his head, "I still want to eat this spicy, super exciting."
"Then drink more sour plum juice." Luke's favorite is also the spicy hot pot bottom. After eating this hot pot bottom, he always feels unsatisfied with other flavors.
Orti guessed, "Do you suspect that there are detectives pretending to be members of the robbery and murder department?"
Luke wiped his mouth, "This possibility is very high.
If it is someone from other law enforcement agencies, they can justifiably take notes on the victim, and there is no need to pretend to be a police detective from the Robbery and Murder Division. "
"Is there any benefit in getting news for you?"
"How about treating you to a Michelin restaurant next time?" Luke had funds for handling the case, and since he was working for the Robbery and Murder Division, he naturally couldn't pay for it himself.
"Besides eating, or eating, am I so like a foodie?"
"Then what benefits do you want?"
Orti thought about it seriously, "I need to invite you twice."
Luke "…"
…
The next morning.
After Luke arrived at the police station, he went directly to the Technical Department.
Yesterday, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Luke directly called Georgia Gray to the police station and put him under custody.
However, because many evidences have not yet been appraised, it is not yet possible to convict Georgia Gray.
Luke will rush to the Technology Department early in the morning to inquire.
After finding Mary, hand her a bag, "Bring you breakfast."
"Thank you." Mary was a little surprised, opened the bag and said in surprise, "Fried dough sticks, tea eggs, soy milk.
Wow, I haven't eaten in a long time.
In the past, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, my grandmother would fry fried dough sticks for me to eat, but in the past two years, my legs and feet were inconvenient, so I stopped doing it. "
"Does your family still celebrate the Spring Festival?"
"Of course, eat glutinous rice **** in the morning and dumplings at noon."
Luke "…"
"My father is from Guangdong, and my mother is from Jizhou. Strictly speaking, I am a mixed race from Guangdong and Hebei."
Luke "…"
I didn't see it, but you have a sense of humor.
"How is the miniature camera repaired?" This physical evidence is what Luke values the most. The reason is very simple. The miniature camera was the most damaged, obviously smashed on purpose.
Mary took a sip of soy milk and said, "The tiny camera is damaged so badly that it is almost beyond repair.
However, we restored the video stored on the memory card. "
"Then what are you waiting for?" Luke looked forward to the content in the video.
Mary handed a USB flash drive to Luke, "Take it back and read it, don't affect my appetite."
Luke returned to the office of the first squadron with the USB flash drive, and played the contents of the video directly on the projector.
In the video, a naked man dangles in front of the camera, as if he is adjusting the angle of the camera.
At this time, a woman in lace pajamas also entered the camera. The two seemed to have an argument, but because there was no sound, the conversation between the two could not be heard.
During the dispute, the appearance of the two people was also revealed. The man was Kiru Jones.
The woman is Georgia Gray.
The two argued fiercely. From the language of their actions, it can be seen that the woman came towards the camera, but was stopped by the man.
The man pushes the woman to the ground.
The woman was in a hurry, and ran towards the bedside, took out a black pistol from the bedside table and pointed it at the man.
The man waved his hands, a little excited, as if he was explaining something, and slowly approached the woman, and then the man fell to the ground without warning, with blood gushing from his chest...
MD, was cheated by this woman again.
(end of this chapter)