Chapter 53 Asking for help (second update)
eight pm.
Near Sofia's house.
A black Dodge slowly stopped on the side of the road.
Luke and David got out of the car.
David said with emotion, "It's been a long time since I worked on a case with you at night."
Luke quipped, "How about it? Do you think it's romantic?"
"go to hell."
Luke doesn't want to work overtime either, but Caroline has already provided clues. If Caroline doesn't investigate in time, when Caroline calms down, she may collude with Sophia again, "Same as last time, I knock on the door, you back off."
David observed for a moment, "There is no light in the house, Sophia is probably not at home."
"Maybe she doesn't want others to know she's at home." Luke stepped forward and knocked, "Boom..."
no respond.
Luke knocked a few more times, but there was still no response.
"I guessed it right, let's go, sit in the car and wait." David turned and returned to the car.
Before, it was normal to sit in the car at night and keep an eye on them, and it lasted all night. This was the first time for Luke since coming to Los Angeles.
"I'm so sleepy, I really want to sleep." Luke yawned and leaned back on the seat.
"Jingle Bell…"
The phone rings.
Luke took out his cell phone, it was Daisy calling.
Luke got out of the car, "Hello."
"Luke, are you off work?"
"No, still working overtime."
"Me too."
Luke asked back, "What time are you going to get off work?"
"Around ten o'clock. How about you?"
"I'm still not sure, what's the matter?"
"Yeah, I have something to do. I'll pick you up after you get off work."
Luke smiled, "You managed to arouse my curiosity, what's the matter?"
"Let's meet and talk."
"OK." Luke hung up the phone and returned to the car.
The temperature difference in Los Angeles is quite large, and it is really cool to stand outside.
David laughed, "Your new girlfriend?"
"Your bit of detective reasoning ability has been used on me."
"Hey, don't underestimate the seniors of the 'Robbery and Murder Division', if I'm not too lazy to use my brain, how can I have anything to do with you?"
"Dingling..." David's cell phone rang.
"Raymond, how is the situation on your side..."
"I see."
…
Hanging up the phone, David said, "Let's go, Raymond and the others have found Sophia."
Luke was a little surprised, "Where is it?"
"The Brooke House."
Luke smiled, "It seems that the relationship between brothers and sisters who are not related by blood is very good."
Half an hour later, Luke and others returned to the police station.
Sophia and Brooke were also taken back to the police station for interrogation separately.
Luke and David interrogate Sophia.
Ramon and Jenny interrogate Brooke.
Sophia was brought into the interrogation room with a nervous look on her face, "Why did you arrest me? What crime did I commit?"
"Sophia, we have enough evidence to bring you back to the police station. Don't take chances and explain the situation honestly."
"What do you want me to say?"
"It seems that you don't want to reduce your sentence for meritorious service."
Sofia said confidently, "I am not guilty at all, what should I confess?"
Luke went straight to the point, "Why did you stop Brooke from calling the police?"
Luke continued, "I've said it clearly enough, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, do you still want to carry it?"
Sofia lowered her head, her eyes flickered, and her expression was a little tangled.
Luke continued to press, "Why did you attack Lawn because you wanted to use this method to gain his favor and get more inheritance?"
"No! The fact that my father was attacked has nothing to do with me."
"Then why did you stop Brooke from calling the police? Even if you didn't say it, Brooke would. If you don't admit it, then the responsibility lies with Brooke."
Sophia bit her lip and took a deep breath, "Yes, I admit, I was the one who stopped Brooke from calling the police."
"Why?"
"I went back to my father's house and saw him fall to the ground. I strangled him. He had a brief coma and he told me not to call the police. I did as he asked and it was his will. .”
"Why didn't Lawn call the police?"
"I have no idea."
"How do you prove that what you said is true, instead of shirking responsibility?"
Sophia was silent for a moment, "He is my father."
"How did you convince Brooke to help you?"
"I followed the ambulance to the hospital. Brooke was in charge of treating my father. After he came out of the emergency room, he told my father that he might have been attacked and wanted to call the police.
I stopped him and told him that my father didn't want to call the police. "
Luke asked, "How can he trust you for such a big matter? He is willing to share the responsibility with you. This kind of thing is likely to ruin a doctor's future."
"He was unwilling at first, and I begged him to agree. Although he was very embarrassed...but our relationship is very close, he agreed."
"Why do you think Lawn was attacked?"
"I have no idea."
"Then why did you easily agree not to call the police?"
"I love him and I don't want to go against his wishes."
Luke pulls out a picture of Tim, "Do you know him?"
"do not know."
Luke took out Tony's photo again, "What about him?"
"never seen it."
After the interrogation was over, Luke and others left the interrogation room and happened to meet Raymond and Jenny in the corridor.
Both sides checked their statements and found that they were basically consistent.
From the perspective of credibility, Sophia's excuse is poorly made up.
But there is no doubt about it. Before there is any real evidence, the police can only choose to believe her.
If what Sophia said is true, it is indeed that Lawn does not agree to call the police.
Then Lawn's actions are very suspicious and intriguing.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Luke finally got off work.
A red convertible is parked below the detective.
Luke sat in the passenger cab and said with a smile, "You know? I have always had a dream to have a beautiful woman in a luxury car pick me up from get off work, and today it finally came true."
Daisy started the car and asked, "Then how are you going to repay me?"
"How about a physical promise?"
"I'll think about it." Daisy smiled.
Luke yawned, "What's the matter with me so late?"
"Uh..." Daisy looked confused, "I don't know what to say."
"Daisy, I will help you no matter what, just tell me."
“Since the discovery of the camera at home, I have been a little afraid to go home alone at night.
Two floors, several rooms, the house is pitch black..." Daisy parked the car on the side of the road, her eyes were red, "I'm not a coward, but... I always feel that someone is watching me, afraid that there are people in the house..."
Luke grabbed her hand, "I can understand, normal people would have this reaction. I will accompany you home."
"Thank you. But you also have a job, so it's impossible to be with me every day."
"what do you think?"
"Do you know some reliable detectives or bodyguards, I want to hire for a while, it might be better."
"What is the employment law? Do you hire them to pick you up at night or provide security at night? What is the approximate budget?"
Daisy thought for a while, "I don't know much, so I asked you for help. What do you think?"
Luke said, "I know a little about the detective industry. It's a mixed bag and complicated. I don't recommend you hire them.
Bodyguard, I don't have much contact with you. If you want to find one, it is best to find a larger bodyguard company, which is more secure. "
Luke didn't volunteer himself.
He didn't mind moving to Daisy's house, and he could get a month of near water and land first, but this kind of thing needs to be strategic, and it's not a matter of rushing.
(end of this chapter)