LA Detective

Chapter 146 Transformation (five thousand)
After leaving the interrogation room, Xiao Hei nodded and said in a firm tone, "That's right, it's this kid. He's in a hurry.

Otherwise, it is impossible for a person like him to be called a lawyer. "

Luke is not so optimistic, "It's too early to draw conclusions."

Xiao Hei was puzzled, "Why, didn't you reason well just now? This kid has a motive for committing the crime, has been in contact with the murder weapon, and has no alibi, which completely fits the characteristics of a murderer."

Luke explained, "Excluding the FBI Fanny's gun, only guns B and C were actually responsible for the crime, of which gun B was the pistol used by the principal criminal, and bullets were left in the teaching building, music building, and science building.

The C gun was only used in the music building, and Lev was the only one who was shot.

And the Colt Python revolver was the C gun. This gun had never been used in the teaching building, let alone shot Barbara and Josie.

It was the B gun that wounded Barbara and Josie. "

Xiao Hei reacted, "So, are you testing Theodore?"

Luke nodded, "As you said, Theodore and Josie have conflicts, there is a clear motive for the crime, and there is no clear alibi, he is probably one of the suspects in the shooting.

But the revolver he touched didn't shoot Josie. "

Xiao Hei thought for a while, "Could it be an exchange of killings? I've seen it before in TV dramas, killing irrelevant people to escape police investigation."

Luke thought for a while and shook his head, "It's not very likely, exchange killings are usually in different places, but this time the shootings all happened on campus, the two shootings can be easily linked.

It does not meet the original intention of exchanging murder. "

Xiao Hei asked, "Then why do you think it is?"

Luke frowned slightly. At this time, Theodore wanted to prove his innocence, and his alibi was the most beneficial, but he couldn't tell, which further raised his suspicion.

Then, Luke thought of a key figure.

Triss Lear.

Both her boyfriend and brother were arrested.

If this woman didn't know anything, the ghost would believe it, but neither her boyfriend nor brother took the initiative to implicate her.

Afterwards, Luke and Xiao Hei talked to Triss Lear, and she also asked for a lawyer.

The case has reached a stalemate.

Need to find new clues to break the situation.

A familiar voice sounded, [Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the 'theft case', rewarding 5 lucky draw opportunities. 】

The case is relatively simple, and the reward is not too generous.

An options menu appeared in my mind, the warehouse interface was on the left, the lottery interface was on the right, and 5 times was written in the lower right corner.

Luke didn't draw a lottery, and the number of times was too small, so it was uncomfortable to draw.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the 'manslaughter case' and rewarding 10 lucky draw opportunities.

In addition, the protagonist received the gratitude of Bowen and his son, and was rewarded with 5 lucky draw opportunities. 】

The right side is the lottery interface, and the lower right corner becomes 20 times.

Awesome.

However, Luke is still not going to draw a lottery, save it until it is needed or when the shooting is solved.

the next morning.

Luke and Xiao Hei came to the hospital again.

The purpose of coming here is very simple, just to ask the three victims to help identify the murderer.

Luke first looked for Barbara, who was friends with Josie and might know more about Theodore.

When Luke entered the ward, Barbara's mother was there.

In Bowen's case, Barbara provided an important clue. Luke bought a bouquet of flowers before coming to express his gratitude, "Barbara, I wish you a speedy recovery."

Barbara felt a lot better when she saw the flowers, "Thank you, I like this bouquet of flowers very much, it feels like the whole room has added vitality."

"Hope you recover soon."

"I will."

"Barbara, we found a suspect in the shooting. You may also know him. I would like your help in identifying him."

"Even for the sake of this bouquet of flowers, I will help you."

"Thank you." Luke took out a photo of Theodore and handed it to Barbara.

Barbara frowned slightly, "I recognized it, he was the guy who attacked Josie on the football field. Is he the murderer?"

Luke thought for a while, "There may be more than one suspect in the shooting, and there may be more than one gun. We found that he had been in contact with one of the guns, but we can't confirm that he is the suspect. I would like to ask you to recall who he was when the shooting happened." Are you there?"

Barbara stared at the photo for a long time, then shook her head, "Sorry, I really can't remember."

"Barbara, do you know Pete?"

"Pete?"

"Yes."

"I seem to have a little impression. I heard Josie mention that she seems to be dating a man named Pete."

"Have you seen that Pete?"

"I saw it once."

"Know his full name?"

"I don't know, Josie seldom talks about him, it feels quite mysterious."

"Describe what Pete looks like."

Barbara pursed her lips, "Caucasian, about the same height as you, with blond hair, thinner, and handsome, he should be much older than Josie."

That was too much range, and Luke pressed, "Any other features?"

"I remember he had a tattoo on his right arm."

"What kind of tattoo?"

Barbara was silent for a moment, "I can't remember."

"Thank you, this clue is already very important." Luke has asked Matthew to investigate Josie's mobile phone contact information, and maybe he can get some clues from there.

Afterwards, Luke went to the ward of student council member Herman Wade.

"Hey, how is Herman's recovery?"

"Much better, ready to leave the hospital."

"Isn't it a little too fast?"

"It's too boring here, I still have a lot of things to do, and Hollip is in the next ward, it's hard for me to rest with peace of mind. I always feel that guy is staring at me, if you've seen that guy on the field Act and understand how I feel."

"I want to ask you a few questions."

"go ahead."

Luke took out a photo of Theodore for him to identify.

After reading it, Herman shook his head, "Sorry, I don't recognize it."

"look carefully."

"That guy wrapped himself up so tightly that he couldn't see much at all. In addition, I was really terrified at the time, and I couldn't remember many things.

I'm really sorry, I tried my best. "

Luke put away the photos, asked a few more questions, and went to Hollip's ward.

"Dong dong..."

"Come in," Hollip said loudly.

"Crack..." After Luke entered the door, he saw Hollip lying on the bed watching TV.

Hollip rubbed his red eyes, got up and got out of bed, "Inspector Luke, why are you here?"

Luke looked at the TV and said, "Is this your game video?"

Hollip nodded, "It's the video of the last match between me and Lev. We won by a big score. Lev performed very well in that match. He was the best player besides me."

Hollip is a quarterback, but he is qualified to say this.

Luke pointed at the TV. "You're wearing number 9?"

"Yes, 9 is my lucky number."

Luke stared at the TV. "The jersey is beautiful."

The football jersey is bright orange, with numbers and a chevron.

"If you like, I can give you one."

Luke asked back, "Do you often give away jerseys?"

"No, only important people will send it, family, friends, fans, I just want to express my gratitude, thank you for everything you have done for Lev, so..."

"Thank you, I like this jersey." Luke changed the subject, "Holip, I'm here today to ask you a few questions."

"go ahead."

Luke took out Theodore's photo, "We have found a suspect who seems to be the shooter, and I would like to ask you to help identify the identity."

Hollip took the photo and looked at it, frowning slightly, "I seem to have seen this person somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while."

"Don't worry, just recall carefully."

Hollip rubbed his chin and looked at the photos carefully, "I remembered, there was a football game, and this guy rushed up and hugged the cheerleader during the cheerleading show.

It seems to be this kid, but I don't know his name. "

"Have you seen him anywhere else?"

"No impression."

"What about the shooting scene?"

"Maybe not."

"Are you familiar with the cheerleader?"

"Josie, we see each other often, but we don't talk much. She is always surrounded by a group of men, and I don't like it very much."

"OK.

If you think of any clues, you can call me. You know my contact information. "

Hollip nodded, "Don't come to the hospital next time, I'm going to be discharged."

"So fast?"

Hollip showed off his right arm muscles, "I'm as strong as a cow. This is just a small injury to me. I don't want to hold back here. I'm about to suffocate."

Luke smiled, "Herman thinks so too, you really are destined."

"I will keep an eye on him in the future, and if he dares to insult Lev, I will not let him go."

"Old rules."

"Sorry, I forgot, I won't say it in front of you next time."

Luke smiled and left the ward.

Xiao Hei came out of the ward with a big grin, "Wow, the black quarterback is really a promising kid, huh."

"It's really not easy." Luke said thoughtfully.

When the two got into the car, Luke remained sullen and didn't speak.

Xiao Hei also noticed the abnormality, "What's wrong?"

"I want to check on Hollip."

"Why?" Xiao Hei showed a puzzled look, "He's a good guy, I like him a lot."

Luke said, "He wears the number 9 football jersey and likes to give the jersey to family and friends."

"Speaking of the jersey, I remembered. Didn't he say he would give you one? Why only give it to you, I was also there."

"That's not the point, I can forward it to you if you want."

"I don't want to forward it. I want it to be delivered by him personally. The meaning is different. Maybe he will become a football superstar one day. I will have face if I say it."

Luke sighed, "Why do you have to take the topic wrong every time you talk, are we talking about football uniforms now?"

"Isn't that the jersey you mentioned first?" Xiao Hei asked back.

Luke "..."

Luke sighed, "I'm talking about what the jersey stands for. You don't have to talk, just listen to me.

Xiao Hei made a zip gesture in front of his mouth.

Luke continued, "Do you remember going to Theodore today, and there was a photo on the table?"

Xiao Hei thought for a while, "It seems there is, what's the matter?" Xiao Hei guessed, "Could it be that Theodore and Hollip took a photo together? Probably not, if so, I should be able to find out."

"It wasn't a group photo, it was a photo of Theodore and his girlfriend, but he was wearing a football jersey when the photo was taken, and the jersey was exactly the same as Jolipe's.

9 number.

The two people probably knew each other and had an unusual relationship. "

Xiao Hei was a little surprised, "How did they know each other?"

Luke replied, "It's not hard to guess, Theodore is Josie who harassed the football field, he is an outsider, why did he go to the football field.

It may be because he has a close relationship with Hollip. He went to the rugby field to watch Hollip's game, and because of this, he met Josie, and the incident of harassing Josie happened. "

"You seem to have some truth in what you said. Assuming that Hollip really knew Theodore, there was nothing he couldn't say, just admit it openly. If Hollip didn't say anything, it proves that he must have a ghost in his heart." Xiao Hei also said I figured it out,
"Holip was also at the scene when Lev was shot. If Theodore did not lie, he did not use the gun, and if the gun was in the hands of Hollip, then the murderer who killed Lev is probably holip.

In other words, Hollip is also one of the shooting suspects. "

Luke said with a smile, "There is an old saying in Huaguo that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. The analysis is good."

Xiao Hei shook his head, "But it doesn't make sense, Hollip is a star player on the rugby team, he has a bright future and is likely to become a sports star.

He has no reason to shoot the school, let alone kill his teammate Lev? "

"There may be some hidden conflict between them." Luke couldn't figure out the reason for Hollip's murder for a while, "Go to school.

No, it's not school yet, go visit their football coach. "

Luke contacted Matthew to find out the address of the football coach and drove to the football coach's home.

The football coach is not far from Luke's mother's house, and Luke is quite familiar with this area.

The football coach was Bob Andersey, a tall, strong, middle-aged white man in his forties.

There are many black rugby stars, but most of the rugby coaches are white, and the proportion of black people is extremely low.

"Coach Bob, I'm Inspector Luke, who is in charge of investigating the shooting case, and I want to ask you to learn more about the case."

"Hello Inspector, I was just about to ask you about the progress of the case. Two of my team members were shot. They are the elite of the team. We have suffered heavy losses.

Especially what happened with Lev was hard for me to accept. He is the best running back on the team and no one can replace him. "

Luke took advantage of the situation and asked, "Where's Hollip?"

"Holip is the quarterback of the team, the real heart of the team, he's got a lot of physical talent, he's a strong lad, he knows what he wants, he works really hard.

I admire him a lot, he's going to be a rugby star sooner or later. "

Luke tentatively asked, "Is there any conflict between Hollip and Lev in the team?"

"No, they don't have conflicts.

One is a running back, one is a quarterback, and they have different sizes. Lev is fast and flexible.

Hollip has a very strong physical fitness. He not only runs fast, but is also very strong. His overall quality is the best in the team.

There is only cooperation between them, and there can be no contradictions. "

Luke pressed, "Then is there any personal conflict between them?"

"Probably not. I'm not very clear about their private affairs. After all, I have too many students to manage." Afterwards, the coach asked a little uneasy, "Why do you ask that? Did something happen?"

Luke didn't answer directly, and took out a photo of Theodore Cain, "Do you know him?"

The coach picked it up and looked at it, frowned and said, "It looks familiar, this kid should often watch football games."

"You're thinking, does he know someone from the team?"

After Luke reminded, the coach suddenly remembered, "Holip, he is a friend of Holip, he often watches from the side when Holip is training, and sometimes the two of them leave together.

Yes, he hangs out with Hollip a lot, what's the problem? "

"Does Hollip have a gun?" As soon as Luke asked the question, the coach's face changed.

"Why do you ask? What's the matter with Hollip? What trouble has he gotten into?"

"Coach Babu, don't worry, we're just making a routine inquiry."

"Nonono, this doesn't look like a routine inquiry. Don't think that athletes with big brains are hard to use. What's wrong?"

Luke said perfunctorily, "It's really just a routine question, don't think too much, just answer. Does he have a gun?"

Coach Babb's attitude became a little cold, "No, at least I don't know."

"How's Hollip doing with Cheerleader Josie?"

"Josie's a hot girl, but I don't hear anything about them?"

"Where's Student Council member Herman?"

"I do not know him."

"Thank you." Seeing the change in the other party's attitude, Luke probably won't be able to ask any valuable clues, and he has already got the evidence he wants.

Hollip really knew Theodore Cain, and the two were very close.

"Inspector Luke, what happened to Hollip? I want to know about him."

"You care about him?"

"Yes."

"If I don't tell you, will you contact him?"

"I can."

"I can tell you, but you have to keep it secret. If you leak it, it will be illegal? Understand?" Luke said to Xiao Hei, "Go get a non-disclosure agreement in the car."

"Does it need to be so formal?" Coach Babu panicked.

In fact, Luke was a little worried just now. When he walked forward, Bob contacted Hollip. With Hollip's shrewdness, he would definitely notice the problem.

Before, Hollip had always had a simple and honest image, but now it seems that he is probably pretending. This kid is not simple, he is much smarter than Xiao Hei.

Now that Coach Barb had noticed the problem, Luke simply told him directly, so that he was obliged to keep the conversation a secret, even if it was for his own future, he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

To put it bluntly, even if Luke doesn't explain the situation, if Coach Barb contacts Hollip, the other party will still notice.

Luke just put a seal on Coach Barb's mouth. Of course, it might not work, but it's better than nothing.

No matter how strict the law is, there are criminals, and Luke can only do his best.

Later, Luke asked Coach Babu to sign a non-disclosure agreement, telling him that the police suspected that Hollip was related to the shooting, and left Coach Babu's house with just one sentence.

At the same time, he warned Coach Babb that the other party had signed a non-disclosure agreement, and he was not allowed to actively contact Hollip during the police investigation, let alone disclose the police investigation of him.

On the way back to the police station, Luke keeps thinking about Hollip's role in the shooting.

He was at the scene of the shooting and may have had access to the C gun, but his motive has not yet been clarified.

Luke thought about it, and planned to test Theodore first. He has been arrested, and maybe he can learn something from him.

This is also good for him, as long as he turns into a tainted witness and provides valuable clues, Luke can help him avoid the charge of reselling black guns.

After half an hour.

Theodore Cain was handcuffed to the interrogation chair again.

Luke held two cups of coffee, drank one for himself, and handed him one, "How are you thinking?"

Theodore took a sip of coffee, "I've made up my mind."

"Then let's talk about it too." Luke was going to test his relationship with Hollip first.

However, before Luke could say anything, Theodore said, "I want a plea deal."

Luke froze for a moment, "What plea agreement?"

Theodore took a deep breath, "The plea agreement for manslaughter, as long as a plea agreement can be reached, I admit to being involved in the shooting, otherwise, I won't say anything."

Xiao Hei's eyes widened, and he looked Theodore up and down, "Are you crazy, we haven't said anything yet?"

Theodore drank his coffee in one gulp, "I talked to the lawyer, if I voluntarily plead guilty, I can get a better plea agreement, which will be more beneficial to me.

I'm willing to plead guilty if you guys give me a good deal. "

Luke folded his hands in front of him, "You admit that you killed someone?"

"I only admit to manslaughter...it was just an accident, it shouldn't have happened." Theodore sighed, with a tangled look on his face.

Luke always felt that something was wrong. At the end of the conversation yesterday, Theodore still refused to speak to death.

Now it took only one night to figure it out, and he was willing to take the initiative to admit the crime.

The change is a bit big.

　That's one chapter for today.

　　There is an event starting tomorrow.

　　Every time the author updates 5000 words, readers with a fan value of 500 can get a chance to draw a lottery, and a single work is limited to five times.

　　There will be a small explosion tomorrow, so that everyone can enjoy the lottery while watching it.

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(End of this chapter)