LA Detective

Chapter 151 Crazy (big chapter)
On the campus of Malaboa High School.

Herman was walking on the familiar yet unfamiliar campus, and people around him greeted him from time to time.

After this shooting incident, his popularity in the school has increased a lot.

If it was before, he would definitely be very happy.

There are three main criteria for admissions to American universities. The first is SAT or ACT scores, the second is candidates’ application essays, various specialties and leadership skills, and the third is various policy bonus points.

It is well-known in the school and has a great influence among students, which is still helpful for going to college.

But after Luke saw through the lie, he still had lingering fears. He always felt as if he was being stared at, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Hey, Herman, you really came to school, the shoulder injury is healed?" A white male classmate came over to say hello.

"Hi, Benson, I was looking for you." Herman walked to the side of the male classmate and whispered, "To be honest, it still hurts, don't tell others."

"I understand, you want to be a tough guy." Benson smiled and asked, "What do you want from me?"

"It's the thing we talked about in the video call last time, I thought about it carefully... I should stand up and do something on behalf of the injured students.

The shooting incident should be taken seriously and cannot be dismissed as such. "

"What do you need me to do?"

"I know you've been accepted to UCLA, you've got a lot of experience in this field, and I'd like to ask you some questions about it.

If I speak up, will I gain points in college admissions? "

Benson thought for a while, "Of course, as long as your remarks are appropriate, it will definitely be helpful. You should really consider this aspect."

"Will you help me write a speech?"

"Okay, but...you have to treat me to dinner."

"Haha... don't worry buddy, I will treat you to a big meal."

Benson quipped, "As long as it's not a burger?"

"I'm not that stingy... At least it's a double burger, hehe..."

In fact, Herman had already dispelled this idea, and talked with his parents after returning home. The parents felt that as long as this matter is handled well, it will attract wider attention from the society, and it may be a blessing in disguise to enter a better university.

Even if it doesn't work, there is no bad effect, why not try it?

There are chicken baby parents everywhere, and there are roll children everywhere.

……

Luke and Xiao Hei were still watching at the school gate.

At this time, the school policeman Selter Polis was no longer at the door.

Luke's buttocks hurt a little, and he didn't want to stay in the car all the time, so he got out of the car and smoked a cigarette.

Xiao Hei also came over to ask for a cigarette, "It's past school time, should we continue to wait?"

"Go get some coffee." Luke took Xiao Hei to the open-air cafe next to him.

Xiao Hei glanced in the direction of the school gate, "This location is good, but the coffee tastes a bit weak." Xiao Hei said, adding another bag of sugar to the cup.

Luke shook his head, "Eat less sugar, it's not good for your health." After getting along with him for this period of time, Luke found that Xiao Hei's diet was very unhealthy. When I get older, I will definitely become a big fat man.

"Nothing can replace the happiness of carbohydrates, nothing." Xiao Hei was a little unconcerned.

Luke didn't bother to persuade.

A yellow pickup truck stopped at the door, and a man wearing a yellow engineering cap and blue uniform came out of the passenger cab, chatted with the guard, and the vehicle was let go.

Xiao Hei asked curiously, "What do they do?"

Luke tilted his head, "Go over and ask."

Xiao Hei "..."

"If you don't go, let me go?"

Under Luke's gaze, Xiao Hei finally compromised and ran over to talk to the school guard.

A BMW car was parked on the east side of the school gate, and a white man with blond hair, tall, thin, and handsome got out of the car. The man held a bouquet of roses and placed it next to Josie's photo.

He didn't leave immediately, but stood by silently...

Luke got up from his chair. The man he was waiting for arrived.

Cheerleader Josie's mysterious boyfriend.

Luke crossed the street with a cup of coffee and greeted in a very casual tone, "Hi, Pete."

The blond white man turned his head and looked at Luke, "Did you call me just now?"

"Isn't your name Pete?"

"My name is Pete, but... I don't seem to have met you."

Luke flashed his police badge, "I'm Inspector Luke, I'm in charge of investigating the shooting, can I talk to you?"

Pete was slightly taken aback, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Do you know Josie well?"

"We are friends and we will see each other occasionally. I know something happened to her, so I came to mourn her."

"How did you know each other?"

"I work in a dance studio and Josie is a student there.

She worked very hard. She practiced at school and secretly learned to dance after school. Her original dream was to join the cheerleading team.

She did it, and it was better than expected. "

"Are you a dance training teacher?"

"Yes."

"So, you are also her dance teacher?"

"Ah... Actually, I only taught her a few lessons, so I can't be considered a real teacher and student. It's just a training institution, not a school in the strict sense."

"Hmm, I wouldn't admit to interacting with my own students."

Pete's face was a little ugly, "If there is nothing else, I'm leaving."

"Wait, I still have something to ask."

Pete glanced at his watch, turned around and wanted to leave, "Sorry, I'm afraid I can't do it today, I have class later."

"OK, you go to class first, I will find you in the dance studio later."

Pete stopped in his tracks, then turned back, "I don't want to talk about personal issues at work."

Luke took a sip of his coffee, "Then make it clear now."

Pete said helplessly, "What else do you want to ask? Tell me now."

"Are you Josie's boyfriend?"

"That's it."

"What do you mean? Yes, yes, no, no."

"Yes."

"Do you often call?"

"Almost none. Josie is still a student. We pay attention to the influence. We usually use a dance software to chat and make an appointment to meet in the dance studio."

Luke wrote it down in his notebook, which explained why Matthew couldn't find the communication records of the two, "Why did you break up?"

"The reason is more complicated." Pete sighed softly, looking at Josie's posthumous photo, "We are two different ages, and there is a big gap in thinking, and we can't even go out together in a fair manner, which often causes some small conflicts.

She is young, and I usually coax her.

Of course, I can accept all these things, no one is perfect.

The immediate reason for our separation was that she was having a relationship with other men. I ran into them, and they had dinner and watched movies together.

Afterwards, I talked to her about it, but she was very angry and said that I shouldn't be stalking, and that I was scary.

I was also very angry at the time, obviously she was with other boys, but it was my fault instead.

I see what they did wrong?

If I don't follow, how do I know they go to the movies, how do I know they eat together?
So what should I do?Go up and beat that man up.

come on, I am an adult, so I chose to break up with her. "

Luke pressed, "Who was that guy Josie was dating?"

"I don't know each other, Josie didn't admit it at first, only saying that they are ordinary friends.

I told her that going to the movies with regular male friends made it harder for me.

She just told me the truth, saying that this boy was a member of the student council and had done her a great favor. In return, she agreed to date him three times. "Peter laughed angrily,

"I was dumbfounded at the time, was I too old and stubborn?

Why do I think this agreement is outrageously ridiculous.

What am I if they see each other on three dates?
What's the difference between me and a fool if I'm dating and playing poker.

I really can't understand Josie's approach, and I am more determined to break up with her. "

"You said the man Josie was dating belonged to the student union?"

"She said it herself, maybe from the same school as her."

"What's the other party's name?"

"I don't know. It has nothing to do with me. Everyone is dead, so why should I pursue that?"

"When did you two break up?"

Pete thought for a while, "About three weeks."

"How's Josie doing with that guy she's dating?"

"We met in the dance studio once, and she took the initiative to find me, apologized to me, and said that she had made it clear to the man that the two of them would never see each other again.

Although she didn't say it clearly, I knew she wanted to get back together.

Reason told me there would be no future for the two of us... I didn't respond to her. "

Luke took out a photo of Herman, "Do you know this person?"

Pete glanced at him, "That's right, that's the kid. I recognize him. We had dinner with Josie, watched a movie together, and wanted to put his arms around Josie's waist. He's a hands-on kid."

Luke asked, "Are you going to beat him up?"

Pete shrugged, "No, I thought about it afterwards, why didn't I beat him up, scared? Counseled? Still don't care, it seems like neither.

Compared with these reasons, I feel that I am not qualified.

This is also the fundamental reason why I want to break up with Josie.

I feel like she doesn't belong to me. "

"Do you hate her?"

"No, we had a good time, that's enough."

Luke took out the photo of the black man who died on the roof of the science building, "Do you know him?"

Pete took the photo and looked at it carefully, "I don't know it."

"What were you doing between 5pm and 10pm on May 3? Don't think too much, this is just a routine inquiry, just answer truthfully."

Pete thought for a while, "I teach students to dance in the dance studio, and they can all prove it."

"What's the name of the dance studio?"

"Motuoji Dance Training Center."

Luke handed him a business card, "If you think of any new clues, you can call me."

Pete took the business card, "I will."

Luke didn't mean to leave, and stretched out his hand to him.

Only then did Pete react, and handed his business card to Luke.

"Don't go out of the city recently, the police may still talk to you."

Pete nodded, glanced at Josie's photo again, then got into the BMW and drove away.

Xiao Hei came over, "Who is that kid, I see you have a good chat."

"Josie's ex-boyfriend Pete."

"Ex-boyfriend?" Xiao Hei muttered, "Could it be because he was angry and killed because of being broken up?"

Luke nodded, "It's possible, let's check his alibi later."

"So what do we do now?"

"Talk to Herman."

"What's wrong with this kid?"

"He lied about dating Josie."

"Why did he do that? Dating a cheerleader is a very dignified thing. If it was me, I would like everyone to know."

"You're right, that's the problem, that's why I think there's a problem." The two entered the campus, and Luke asked subconsciously, "Why have you been there for so long? What do those people do?"

"I chatted with the guard for a while. The old man is very talkative and likes me very much." Xiao Hei boasted a lot before he started to talk about the business. Monitoring facilities to prevent power outages that lead to monitoring power outages again."

Malaboa High School installed monitoring very early, and it is precisely because of this that the monitoring equipment and lines are relatively old and have not been updated for a long time, and some functions are relatively backward.

It was because of the shooting that the school made the change.

Luke stopped, "In other words, the current monitoring is unavailable?"

Xiao Hei said, "I didn't ask in detail, but it sounds like this."

Luke showed a dignified expression. He felt that he had guessed something, but it seemed that he was separated by a layer of window paper.

First, the campus police lied, then met Pete, and then discovered that Herman lied, and now the surveillance is unavailable?
What is the connection between these messages?
The reason why the campus police lied is unclear for the time being, but judging from the results, the cause of death of Kyle Torres, the poisoned person on the roof of the science building, is likely to be problematic, and it may not be what he said.

Then temporarily rule out the deceased?
Then the whole shooting case became clearer. The three shooting victims were the school bully girlfriend Barbara, the cheerleader Josie, and the student council member Herman.

Luke speculates that the murderer's real target is not Barbara, otherwise there is no need to keep her alive. His purpose of shooting Barbara is probably to create chaos.

The murderer's real target should be Josie.

After killing Josie, according to the campus police's statement, the gunman went to the music building to kill poison fan Kyle Torres. Assuming the campus police lied, the murderer didn't go to the science building, but went straight to the music building.

Then the murderer's purpose is obvious, to kill Josie, and then kill Herman.

Previously, Herman lied that the police did not know that there was a close relationship between him and Josie, and this clue was not obvious.

Now that other possibilities have been ruled out, the murderer's motives are becoming clearer.

Seeing Luke's abnormal expression, Xiao Hei asked, "Dude, what's the matter?"

Luke boldly guessed, "I feel that the murderer may create another shooting incident, and this time the target should be Herman."

Xiao Hei smiled, "You're not joking, are you? It's only been a few days since the shooting incident, how could the murderer continue to commit crimes? I don't think he has such courage."

"That's right, everyone thinks that he won't do it at this time, which means it's the best time to do it. Don't forget, the current camera can't be used, and he doesn't even need to cut off the power.

And with the first experience, he will be more proficient and confident in committing the crime this time.

If I were a murderer, I would choose this time to strike. "

Xiao Hei also became serious, "Are you sure?"

Luke shook his head, "No."

Xiao Hei "..."

Luke said, "This kind of thing would rather be believed or not, and it will be too late when it really happens."

"Then what should we do?"

Luke thought for a while, "Ordinary students may not pay attention to the power outage of the camera, but if the murderer is on campus, he will probably observe the camera consciously.

Once he finds that the monitoring is unavailable, he is likely to do it again.

However, the murderer may not be able to discover the anomaly of the camera immediately, there is a time lag.

What we have to do now is to make good use of this time difference.

You immediately find the person in charge of the school and ask them to restore power to the monitor.

I'm going to Herman.

As long as power is restored to the cameras, Hermann is safe for the time being.

Judging from the circumstances of the murderer's first crime, he was not completely crazy, and he should not commit crimes under the camera. "

"I see, I'm going to find the principal." Xiao Hei ran two steps, then turned around and said, "Dude, be careful."

"You too."

……

complex building.

Student Union Office.

Herman sat at the table, straightened his shoulders, and was writing a speech. Although it was just a stray bullet scratch, it still hurts to pull the wound.

While writing, waving gestures, he felt that the manuscript written in this way would be more imposing.

"Dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door outside the office, and Herman held down the speech with a book.

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

"Crack..." There was a knock on the door.

A white student walked in with a schoolbag on his back.

"Hi, Benson, I'm waiting for you."

Benson put his schoolbag on the table, pulled up a chair and sat down, "How is the speech?"

"You know, I'm not very good at this, and I only wrote dozens of words. If you don't come, I might consider copying this book directly." Herman picked up the book on the table dedicated to teaching 'speech' Books of knowledge.

Benson glanced around, "You are alone here, very suitable for writing speeches."

"Come on, man, you know, I'm not that material, you're the best at this." Herman laughed.

"Herman, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I'm not as good as you think."

"What do you mean?"

Benson reached into his schoolbag with his right hand, "UCLA withdrew my admission letter."

Herman was a little surprised, "Why?"

"I have an anonymous account on the school website, and I often express some true thoughts in my heart. There are no lies, no hypocrisy, and no so-called correctness. It is my personal space, a place where I can tell the truth.

But... that account was reported by a bitch, and reported to UCLA. They felt that I disrespected black people and disrespected women, so they decided to withdraw my offer.

I am very sad.

You should know what this means to me? "

Herman showed a nervous expression, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his voice was a little trembling, "Sorry, buddy, I don't know about your situation.

In fact, this speech will be written later..."

Benson said with a half-smile, "I've never been able to figure out how that bitch knew that the account was mine. She kept refusing to say it until we had a friendly conversation in the toilet..."

"Pfft."

Before he finished speaking, there were two muffled sounds.

Under the action of the muffler, there is not much noise.

There are two holes in the schoolbag.

Hermann fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

Benson dragged him to the office cubicle in the corner of the office where sundries are kept. Few people come here, and no one will find out in a short time.

Clean the blood on the ground with a mop, and throw them into the utility room together.

He didn't waste too much time, and he didn't think about how perfect the scene was cleaned up, as long as it could delay for a while.

After a while, the door opened a crack, revealing a small half of the phone.

Then the door opened, and Benson quickly left the student union office.

He didn't know that Herman, who was lying in the utility room, moved his fingers slightly.

……

Luke has been looking for Herman's whereabouts, and finds out that he may be in the student union office.

The student union office is in the comprehensive building with relatively few staff.

He rushed to the complex building immediately, and when he reached the stairs, he saw a male student carrying a backpack walking down the stairs.

Luke felt that the way he was holding the backpack was a little weird, "Hey, do you know Herman?"

"I don't know you." The Caucasian male student left quickly after saying a few words.

Out of the police's intuition, Luke felt more and more that something was wrong with the other party, and seemed to smell a faint smell of gunpowder, "Stop, lapd, don't move."

The male student holding the schoolbag froze for a moment, turned his back to Luke, put his right hand into the schoolbag, and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Luke drew out his pistol and pointed at the other party, "Put your schoolbag on the ground, put your head in your hands, don't make unnecessary movements, understand?"

This male classmate is Benson.

He took a deep breath, unwilling to be caught.

He is white, a student, and this is a campus. He bet that the police would not dare to open fire without knowing the situation.

As long as he hits the opponent, there is still a chance to escape, and he can't wait any longer.

Benson didn't follow Luke's instructions and threw it into the schoolbag, but turned around slowly, aiming the gun in the schoolbag at Luke.

"Put down the bag!" Luke yelled.

"boom!"

When Luke saw Benson's hand reaching into the bag, and there were two holes in the bottom of the bag, he decisively opened fire.

With the blessing of the precision card, he directly hit the opponent's arm.

The schoolbag was dropped, and the pistol with the silencer was also dropped to the ground. Benson clutched his arm in pain and screamed 'Ahhh'.

Benson looked at the pistol that fell on the ground, and knew that he could not run away, and he was no match for the police. He really wanted to wipe off the fingerprints on the pistol.

He glanced again at Luke who was approaching with a gun.

This time he didn't dare to gamble.

"lapd, you're under arrest!" Luke's voice was drowned out by screams all around him.

The gunfire disrupted the order of the campus again.

Because of the last shooting incident, students and teachers have become frightened birds.

Even more panic than last time.

Luke took out the handcuffs and handcuffed him on the stairs, "Where's Herman? Did you kill him?"

Benson endured the pain in his arm and said, "I don't know what you're talking about?"

Luke took off his shirt and pressed on the wound on Benson's arm, "I'll help you stop the bleeding."

"Ah! It hurts..."

"Where's Hermann?"

"You hurt me, I want to sue you."

"I'm helping you stop the bleeding and prevent you from bleeding to death. Although you don't understand it now, you will be grateful to me afterwards..."

Benson's teeth chattered from the pain, and his whole body convulsed, "The student union office, he's in the student union office on the fourth floor!"

At this time, Xiao Hei ran over, "Luke, are you okay? Are you injured?"

"I'm fine, come and watch him."

"I've already called 911." Xiao Hei checked the scene with a surprised expression, "Wow, you caught the hot guy all by yourself."

"I'll go upstairs to find Herman, keep an eye on him, don't let the school police approach, and disarm if necessary, and I'll carry it with you if something goes wrong."

"OK, I listen to you."

After Luke finished speaking, he went up to the fourth floor and kicked open the door of the student union office.

The simple handling of the scene may hide it from ordinary people, but it cannot hide it from an old detective like Luke. Soon he found Herman who had been shot in the utility compartment in the corner.

Luke touched Herman's nose, and there was still a faint breath, but he had already fallen into a coma due to excessive blood loss, and the situation was very critical.

Luke pulled off the curtain and pressed on Herman's wound to stop the bleeding.

In this case, all he can do is stop the bleeding, and the rest depends on Herman's will to survive. If he keeps his heart beating before the ambulance personnel arrive, there may be a chance of being saved.

It's unlikely, but Luke is doing his best.

(End of this chapter)