Chapter 487 Arrest
"Jingle Bell…"
Luke's cell phone rang. He turned on the phone and saw Xiao Hei's number displayed on the screen. He pressed the answer button, "Hello, I'm Luke."
"Captain, the kidnappers are calling again.
Jim and him agreed to deliver 6 million US dollars at 12 o'clock in the morning, and the transaction location was the location we had set before. "
"I see, you should also be careful, if things change, please contact me at any time."
"I will, see you tonight."
Luke hung up the phone and said to Jackson, "Go back to the police station."
Jackson glanced at Luke and asked, "Captain, what's wrong?"
"Jim and the kidnappers have negotiated the specific time and location of the transaction, and we have to go to the location of the transaction in advance to monitor."
The last time the ransom was delivered, the police were played around by the kidnappers and were very passive. Whether it was time or place, the kidnappers had the final say.
But this time is different, the initiative is in the hands of the police.
Want money?
Then pick it up according to the time and place agreed by the police.
…
Twelve o'clock in the morning.
Near Crete Avenue.
A black Ford sedan slowly parked on the side of the road, two black men got out of the car, looked around, then opened the trunk of the car, took out four black travel bags and put them into the trash can on the side of the road beside.
Then, the two men got into a black Ford sedan and left.
There is an old-fashioned apartment not far away. Luke stands on the roof of the apartment and observes everything with a telescope.
The trading location he chose was relatively close to the black community, relatively chaotic, and without monitoring, it was a 'suitable' trading location that would not make the kidnappers suspicious.
Luke has deployed a large number of police officers nearby, and has also selected observation locations in advance. As long as the kidnappers dare to come to take money, they can arrest them at any time.
Luke glanced at his watch and said, "Attention all groups, the money has been placed in the designated place, and the kidnappers may come at any time.
Without my order, don't act rashly. "
"1 group received."
"2 groups received."
…
Just then, a red Toyota drove up from the north side of the road, and Luke picked up the binoculars to observe.
The other police officers also raised their vigilance and looked at the red Toyota sedan in unison.
However, the car didn't stop and drove over directly.
Jackson breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little disappointed, "The kidnappers really can hold their breath when so much money is placed next to the trash can."
The deputy team stood aside and said calmly, "When a general suspect commits a crime, very few of them will choose a red car as a means of transportation."
Jackson asked in a low voice, "The kidnappers are so cunning, how will they take the money?"
The deputy team heard a little impatience from Jackson's tone, and said softly, "The more you are at this time, the more calm you are. It is they who should be afraid now, not us."
Luke said, "The deputy team is right, we have done everything we can, and leave the rest to God."
Luke has also participated in many major cases. In his opinion, human brain power is limited after all, and more often it depends on luck.
"Huh, huh, huh..."
There was a faint sound on the highway.
It's not very loud, but it's hard not to be noticed on a quiet night.
Luke looked in the direction of the sound with the binoculars, and there was a man pushing a car from the north of the road.
This kind of trolley is specially used to pull goods. There is an iron plate on the top and four small wheels on the bottom. It is the kind that is pushed forward from the back.
The person pushing the cart has long hair, dirty clothes, and a baseball cap without a brim. From the looks of it, he looks like a man, to be precise, a male homeless man.
Under the attention of many police officers, the homeless man pushed the cart to the trash can, opened one of the black travel bags, and took a look.
Then, he quickly put the four travel bags on the cart without stopping at all, and immediately pushed the cart forward.
Jackson "…"
This...Do you want to chase after it? Jackson turned his head to look at Luke. Although he didn't ask, his face was full of doubts.
Luke observed with a telescope, without any obvious expression on his face, and did not issue an order immediately.
If the opponent is driving a car, Luke may respond immediately, such as following or directly stopping.
But the current means of transportation is a scooter, even if he is allowed to run, how far can he run.
He took out the walkie-talkie and said, "Three groups, drones are investigating in the air and reporting the situation at any time."
"Three groups received."
Jackson communicated softly with the deputy team aside, "Could it be that he really came to pick up the trash? He happened to see the cash."
The vice-team touched his chin, "I think the homeless man came prepared, with 6 million dollars in cash, the weight is about 150 pounds, plus the weight of four travel bags, the total is almost 160 pounds.
If there is no cart, this homeless man can't take it away at all.
Besides, don't you think this timing is too coincidental? As soon as Jim's men put down the money, the homeless man pushed the cart straight to the trash can.
It is more than twelve o'clock in the morning. If the homeless man is so hardworking, he would not be a homeless man. "
The voice of the deputy team fell, and a black Dodge car drove up from the south side of the street, and a Mexican man poked his head out of the passenger cab, "fuck, that **** ran in the opposite direction, he wants to steal our money.
This son of a **** is dead. "
The driver of the black Dodge is a white man, "I have already said that this guy is unreliable. His eyes shine when he sees twenty dollars, let alone six million dollars."
"Shut up, this is the order of the boss.
Let's find a tramp who has a bond to find the way, that bastard's wife is in our hands, who knows that this guy wants money but not a wife.
fuck, even dare to touch our money, I must send him to God today. "
The homeless man pushing the scooter seemed to have heard the movement behind him, and turned his head to glance at the car that was about to catch up. He hesitated, opened one of the bags, threw all the bundles of money in the bag on the ground, and pushed The cart continued to run.
"This **** is throwing our money. He is deliberately delaying time." The Mexican man cursed, and took a large bag from the back of the car, "Stop the car, keep chasing him, and I will put the money in it." in the bag.
Be smart, Tom, he can't go fast with a cart.
If you can't catch up, shoot. "
"You idiot, don't call me by my name." The white man cursed and stopped the car.
The Mexican man hurriedly got out of the passenger cab, put the large bag on the ground, picked up wads of dollars and stuffed them into the bag.
Suddenly, a hand reached out and handed him a wad of cash.
"Thank you, buddy..." The Mexican-American man immediately reacted halfway through speaking, and touched the gun in his pocket with his right hand...
However, before he touched the gun, he felt a pain in his back, and a strong electric current hit his whole body, and he fell flat on the ground.
Jackson smiled, "This guy is so cute and silly."
In front of the road, the homeless man pushing the cart turned into an alley.
The alley is relatively narrow, with external stairs on one side and trash cans on the other side, cars cannot pass at all.
The white man named Tom got out of the car and chased into the alley on foot.
As soon as he chased into the alley, he saw a lot of cash scattered on the ground, all of which were stacks of $100 bills.
"fuck, I @#￥%…"
Tom cursed, hesitated for a moment, did not stop to pick up the money, but continued to chase.
The car is placed at the entrance of the alley, and when the companions catch up, they will naturally pick up the money.
He continued to follow the homeless man, and saw that the homeless man turned into an alley on the right.
Tom quickly caught up and saw a lot of money scattered on the ground, which means that the homeless man should only have a bag of money left.
Tom still did not stop and continued to chase.
The homeless man pushed the cart, after all, he couldn't run as fast as Tom.
Tom saw the homeless man again, this time he didn't hesitate, and shot directly, "Bang bang!"
Two shots in a row, but unfortunately missed.
Tom ran behind and turned into the box on the right.
Then, as soon as he ran into the alley, he was completely dazed, and there were two men with guns standing on both sides of the alley.
The homeless man has been pinned to the ground by two men in police uniforms.
"lapd, don't move!"
"Pistols down, hands up!"
The white man hurriedly dropped his pistol and raised his hands, "Damn it, how did things turn out like this? Why are there so many lapds?" He cursed at the homeless man again, "You idiot, you messed things up smashed."
The tramp was not to be outdone, and cursed back, "You are a **** bastard, yes, you are dead this time."
Xiao Hei smiled and said, "Oh, you guys sparked sparks in front of so many policemen. You really are a couple who love each other. Don't worry, when you are in prison, you will have plenty of time to communicate."
Subsequently, the three were interrogated separately.
Xiao Hei and Jackson are responsible for interrogating the homeless.
Xiao Hei has a lot of experience in disguise as a homeless man, and seeing the inexplicable intimacy of the other party, he asked, "What's your name?"
"Saence Schaeffer."
He raised his handcuffed hands to protest, "Sir, you arrested the wrong person, and I was the victim. Didn't you see that he was chasing and killing me?"
Xiao Hei smiled, "Among the people I've personally captured, at least half said so.
comeon, where are the hostages? "
"What hostage? I don't know what you're talking about?"
"The four black travel bags you just took away were all filled with cash that the kidnappers extorted from the victim's family.
I don't believe it's a coincidence that the bag with the money in it is just placed next to the trash can and you push the cart over there and take all the bags away.
We have every reason to think you are one of the kidnappers. "
"No!"
The tramp yelled, looking excited, "You guys are mistaken, I didn't kidnap anyone at all. The reason I took the money was that I was coerced by those two bastards."
Xiao Hei asked, "How did they coerce you?"
“This afternoon, a guy who made a short video gave me twenty dollars, and I bought some food and beer, and I went on a date with my girlfriend in the tent.
Around eleven o’clock in the evening, my girlfriend and I played poker in the tent. This is one of the few pastimes I have and my favorite sport.
Xiao Hei is very interested in this topic, but now is not the time to chat, so he has to interrupt the other party, "I want to listen to the main points."
"The two **** broke into our tent and asked about our relationship. I casually said that my girlfriend was my wife, and the two **** believed it. The Mexican **** even touched my girlfriend's ass.
Then they kidnapped my girlfriend and threatened me with my girlfriend to give them that travel bag.
He also said that not only would he let go of my girlfriend, but he would also give me $10,000.
Comeon, I'm a bum, not a fool. The tramp sneered, and continued,
"I've seen this kind of thing on TV a lot.
I know they must be doing something illegal and want me to be a scapegoat. As long as I hand over the travel bag to them as agreed, my girlfriend and I will be silenced by them.
So I opened the travel bag to see what was inside, and when I saw that it was all cash, the idea was even stronger.
I'm going to take the money, I'm going to give it to the police.
You have all seen what happened next, I am a good person, I have no weapons, and I have been trying to escape their pursuit.
I even thought about paying them away and getting my girlfriend out of the car.
By the way, those two **** stuffed my girlfriend in the trunk of the car, you guys hurry to save her. "
Xiao Hei felt that what was said behind this guy was completely nonsense. If he could run away with the money just now, he would definitely not leave the money behind, let alone look at the so-called 'girlfriend' more.
"We're not going to ask you alone, so you better not lie."
"I swear to God, what I say is true."
…
In a Ford commercial vehicle.
Luke stared at the white man opposite and asked, "What's your name?"
"Tom Bolton."
"Where did you hide the hostages?"
Tom Bolton shook his head, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Tom, we are not arresting you alone. My colleagues are also interrogating your companions. Whoever is willing to assist the police can turn into a tainted witness and obtain a favorable plea agreement.
You should know exactly what that means.
Chance, only one. "
Luke glanced at his watch, "It's twelve twenty-five in the morning, how long do you think your companion will confess?
Will he be the first to identify you, or someone else?
If he first reveals where the hostages are being held, you lose the deal. "
Tom had a flustered look on his face, but he still hesitated.
Luke continued, "Tom, I know that you went to Jim to exchange gold, and I also know that you went to the cleaning company. We know your situation very well, even if you don't admit it, we can still convict you.
If the hostage is killed, you will definitely be sentenced to death. Are you planning to live in prison for the rest of your life? "
Luke lowered his voice and reminded, "The hostage father is rich and angry.
He will definitely ask someone to take good care of you in prison..."
"Crowa Community.
The hostages were hidden there. "
Seeing that the other party spoke, Luke struck while the iron was hot, "How many of you are there?"
"Four, two of them stayed as hostages."
"Tell me about their situation.
A man named Hugo Choudhury is our boss and the mastermind of the case. He planned the kidnapping. He is a very cruel guy.
There is also Sophia, who was brought here by the boss, and I don't know her very well. "
"What weapons do the two of them have?"
"Two rifles, two pistols."
"Where is the hostage hiding? Are you injured?"
"She was locked in the basement and was not injured. We are just asking for money, not perverts."
"What are you going to do with the hostages?"
"I don't know..." Tom Bolton said perfunctorily.
"Don't lie.
Tell me, what will you do with the hostages after getting the six million cash? "Luke must know the movements of the other two robbers, fearing that they will harm the hostages in advance.
Tom Bolton sighed, "After getting the money, we will leave Los Angeles immediately. Once we reach a safe place, the boss said that he will deal with the hostages."
"How to deal with it?"
"The boss said, he will deal with it himself...
I will never kill anyone. "
Luke stared at his expression, and said solemnly, "If you killed the hostage because you lied, then you can wait to retire in prison."
"I didn't lie, what I said is true!"
Luke didn't see any obvious signs that he was lying, "Do you want to get a favorable plea deal?"
Tom Bolton quickly agreed, "Yes."
"Very well, then assist us in rescuing the hostages."
Subsequently, Luke, the deputy team, and Marcus compared the statements of the three suspects.
The police rescued a woman from the trunk of a black Dodge car. Her statement was also matched with the three. It is basically certain that the three did not lie.
Next, the police began to formulate a plan to rescue the hostages.
The matter should not be delayed for too long, otherwise the other two suspects would become alert and might run away, or even tear up their tickets.
Very tight schedule.
(end of this chapter)