LA Detective

Chapter 173
The next morning.

The Office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

"Squeak..." A door rang.

Rhett walked into the office from the outside, holding a cardboard box in his hand, "Guys, you worked hard last night, I brought you breakfast."

The vice team pulls a donut out of the box, "Thanks, this is my favorite."

The others gathered around too, taking donuts out of the box and eating them.

It's a little sweet for Luke, but it tastes good with some coffee.

The door of the captain's office also opened, and Susan came out from inside, "You came just in time, Director, we are preparing for an early meeting.

Just wanted to update you on the progress of the case. "

"Good, I happen to have something to announce." Rhett strode into the conference room.

Luke finished his donuts and entered the conference room with coffee.

Susan asked, "Director, why don't you speak first?"

"No, let's discuss the case first, and I'll talk about it last."

Susan opened her notebook, "Luke, tell me about the interrogation yesterday."

Luke recounted the circumstances of the case.

Rhett asked, "Do you think his confession is credible?"

Luke thought for a while, "His confession makes logical sense, and there is no contradiction in the evidence.

I asked the technical department to identify all the seized holy blood, and found that some of them were indeed made of cow blood.

From this point of view, the farm is likely to be the base for manufacturing the Holy Blood.

Therefore, I think Cavro's confession has a certain degree of credibility, but I cannot fully believe it. "

Rhett asked, "Tell me about doubts?"

Luke replied, "According to Cavro, Jefferson is probably Dalcy's accomplice.

Jefferson was in charge of making the Holy Blood, and Dalcy was in charge of sales.

And the farm is the base where they make holy blood.

Dalcy brought Kavro to the farm in order for Jefferson to kill Kavro.

Cavreau claimed he did not kill Darcy. "

Luke paused for a while, and continued, "I personally feel that Dalcey and Jefferson are accomplices, which should be fine.

The key point of the question now is who killed Darcy.

In my opinion, both Cavro and Jefferson were motivated.

I personally think there are 4 possibilities.The first possibility is that Cavro is telling the truth, he did not kill Darcy.

Then Darcy probably had an internal strife with Jefferson.

Then he was killed by Jefferson, who cleaned up the scene and threw the body away;

The second possibility is that Cavro lied, that he killed Darcy, cleaned up the scene, and dumped his body on the cliff.

After that, he went to the farm to attack Jefferson, but was shot by Jefferson.

The third possibility is that Cavro killed Darcy, but he did not clean up the scene immediately. Instead, he planned to go to the farm to kill Jefferson and clean up the scene together. Unfortunately, his plan failed and was injured by Jefferson instead.

After Cavro was injured, he didn't have time to clean up Dalsey's body.

Jefferson took the initiative to clean up the scene and drove the car into the cliff in order to avoid being involved in Dalcy's body.

The fourth possibility is that Darcy was killed by an unknown third person. "

Rhett nodded, agreeing with Luke's analysis, "What do other people think?"

David said, "Since Jefferson is a suspect, just apply for an arrest warrant and a search warrant. A search of the entire farm will always lead to clues."

The deputy team went on to say, "Of course it's good if evidence can be found, but if no evidence is found after searching the farm, what should we do?
We found no murder weapon at the scene of Darcy's body dumping, and the key issue now is how to convict him.

In addition, have the equipment and instruments for making the holy blood been transferred?
The former is related to homicide, and the latter is related to drug production. "

David speculates, "I personally feel that the tools for making Holy Blood should still be on the farm.

Because it was an accident, no one thought that Kavro would attack the farm.

Coupled with the fact that Darcy's body had to be dealt with, there was only three or four hours from the incident to dawn, and there was not that much time to transfer the tools for making the holy blood.

Xiao Hei said, "Actually, I can't figure it out. Why did he call the police?"

Jenny said, "This is not difficult to understand, because he shot that night, and there are other farms around. Even if he doesn't call the police, the police may take the initiative to come to the door."

Susan looked at Jenny, "You and Raymond have been staring at the Jefferson farm, did you find anything?"

Jenny and Raymond have been investigating the situation on the farm since the last time they discovered that Jefferson, the farmer, might have lied.

Jenny replied, "Raymond and I have been watching around the farm, and the Jeffersons haven't gone out for the past two days.

In addition, we secretly inquired about the situation of Jefferson's farm, and someone provided a more important situation.

According to the man, he used to work on Jefferson's farm.

Some time ago, Jefferson had him dig a cellar in the northeast corner of the farm.The cellar is two meters deep and twenty to thirty square meters large.He was fired by Jefferson shortly after the cellar was dug.

Luke asked, "What's the reason for digging the cellar?"

"Jefferson didn't say that."

Luke asked, "When was he fired and why?"

Jenny replied, "At the beginning of May. The reason for the dismissal is that the farm is not profitable and cannot pay the wages of the workers."

According to Luke's analysis, "The amount of human blood purchased by Dalcey has decreased since May, which coincides with the time when the cellar was dug. From this point of view, the cellar is likely to be used to make holy blood."

Susan made a decisive decision, "OK, I will apply for a search warrant. Search the cellar secretly before deciding on the next move.

What do you think, Chief Red? "

Rhett nodded, "Very reasonable."

Susan closed the notebook, "Today's meeting is here first, Director Reid, do you have anything else to say?"

Reid stood up, "Aside from attending the meeting today, I have one more thing to announce."

Rhett said solemnly, "Luke, you have performed very well recently, and you have played a key role in the detection of several cases, and you have made great progress.

The bureau has decided to appoint you as the deputy captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

congratulations! "

"Papa..." Reid started to take the lead in applauding.

Everyone froze for a moment, their faces varied, but they all applauded unanimously.

The deputy team sighed, "A colleague who is 40 years younger than me, should I retire?"

Xiao Hei muttered, "Deputy Luke, Detective Marcus, is this reasonable?

why treat me like this?Shouldn't it be Inspector Marcus? "

Luke was already prepared for the promotion to the deputy team.

But the official appointment was issued, and I was still a little excited.

In the afternoon, Luke went to the relevant department to go through the procedures for being promoted to the deputy team.

Inspector Luke has also officially become Deputy Luke.

Luke was very low-key, and there was nothing abnormal compared to the past.

David and Marcus make Luke a treat.

But because the case of 'Holy Blood' has not been solved yet, Luke didn't want to make too much noise, so he postponed the dinner for a while and waited for the case to be solved.

This promotion is very important to Luke.

If you want to be promoted from inspector to captain, it is impossible to go beyond the position of deputy team.

David and Raymond had been detectives for many years, but had never been promoted to deputy.

The deputy team is equivalent to the captain candidate.

Once the captain's position is vacant, the vice team has a high chance of being promoted to captain.

As long as Luke is qualified for the position of the deputy team and is recognized by his colleagues.Once Susan transfers to leave, he is likely to directly take over the captaincy.

As for Vincent's deputy team, who is too old, the possibility of promotion is extremely small.

……

Two days later, at 11pm.

Jefferson Farm.

In the dark night sky, a pickup truck drove towards the northeast corner of the farm.

The headlights were not turned on, and the car did not leave the farm, but parked at the northeast corner of the farm.

Two people got out of the car, one was the farmer Jefferson, and the other was the farmer's wife.

The two looked around and lowered their voices to communicate. They didn't look like the owner of the farm, but like thieves sneaking into the farm.

Jefferson groped on the ground and lifted a board. The turf attached to the board was no different from the surrounding grass.

There was a dark cellar under the plank. Jefferson took out a flashlight and took a picture of it. Finally, he stepped on the ladder and entered the cellar.

Jefferson's wife frowned, with a look of disgust on her face, and followed her down the cellar.

Jefferson turned on the light in the cellar, and the entire cellar lit up instantly.

There are many glassware and plastic barrels, weighing machines, refrigeration equipment, and a small plastic sealing machine in the cellar.

Jefferson scanned the contents of the cellar and said to his wife, "Just get these things out and we'll be safe."

Jefferson's wife said, "I've been meaning to ship it for a long time, but you have been delaying it."

"You think I'm willing to procrastinate because I'm afraid those stinky policemen will stare at us."

Jefferson has been living in fear these days.

Jefferson fired shots the night of the murder, which could be heard from surrounding farms.

Early in the morning, some surrounding farmers came to visit.

Jefferson knew that this matter could not be concealed, so he took the initiative to call the police, and he didn't take it too seriously at first.

He knows the police here very well. It's not like he hasn't reported to the police when something was lost on the farm before, but he never found it back.

That being the case, there was nothing to be afraid of, so he called the police.

But what he didn't expect was that people from the Robbery and Murder Division also came. This was no ordinary patrolman.

It really made him nervous for a long time.

He couldn't figure it out until now, why did the people from the robbery and murder department find Darcy's body so quickly?

Fortunately, before reporting the crime, Jefferson anticipated all the questions the police would ask, and practiced with his wife for a long time, so that the robbery and murder department did not see through.

Jefferson said to his wife, "Let's pack up the things first, and then hang them up with ropes."

The two began to organize the items in the cellar.

Judging from the on-site equipment, it is not enough to manufacture unique products.This place is more like a place for synthesizing holy blood. The ready-made unique product and cow blood are mixed in proportion, and then packed into sealed bags or glass bottles.

Jefferson's wife said, "There are some leftovers here, what are you going to do with them?"

Jefferson said, "Let's keep the unique products first, and talk about it later."

Jefferson's wife dissatisfied, "What do you keep it for? Aren't these things causing enough trouble?"

Jefferson said, "These unique products are bought with real money, and as long as we sell them, they will make a lot of money.

Jefferson's wife retorted, "How? Who will sell it? Dulcey's dead.

And got us into a lot of trouble.

I can't sleep well every day, and I always feel that someone is staring at us.

Do you still want to touch these things?Are you going to sell it yourself?Are you really desperate? "

Jefferson retorted, "Are you complaining about me? Who killed Dulcey? If you hadn't killed Dulcey, this wouldn't be the case."

Jefferson's wife pointed at her husband's nose and cursed, "bullshit, how dare you accuse me!
You don't know what Dalsey is, and if Dalsey hadn't messed with the Robbers and Murders, the latter wouldn't have tracked him down to the farm.

That guy has to die, why do you think the police found his body so quickly?

The holy blood he sold caused people's lives, and the police had already spotted him.

If he is not dead, he will definitely be caught by the police, and he will be the first to confess you.

You should thank me for saving you instead of complaining to me. "

Jefferson's momentum weakened, "I'm not complaining, I just think you sometimes act too impulsively."

"You're right, the most impulsive thing I've done in my life is to marry you."

Jefferson raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "OK, I don't want to argue with you anymore, let's tidy up these things quickly and bury them in a place where no one will know, and this matter is over.

You can return to a peaceful life. "

Jefferson's wife complained while moving things, "If you hadn't agreed to cooperate with Darcy, you wouldn't have caused so much trouble."

Jefferson sighed, "You know the situation on the farm. After we have worked hard for a year to pay the workers' wages and pay taxes, there is hardly any profit left.

I just want to earn us some retirement money, we haven't been to Hawaii in two years, it's your favorite place. "

"You liar." Jefferson's wife complained, her mood eased.

After the quarrel, the couple quickly reconciled, sorted the items under the cellar mouth, and finally Jefferson climbed up the ladder, preparing to pull the items outside with a rope.

However, as soon as he opened the wooden boards in the cellar, he felt a strong light hit his eyes, and when he took a closer look, there were people everywhere around him.

"lapd, Jefferson Cassiri, you are under arrest."

……

Back in time two days ago.

Susan applied for a search warrant.

After some discussion, they did not act immediately, but prepared to secretly investigate the possible cellar at night.

That night, Luke's deputy led the team for the first time.

In order to avoid being discovered by Jefferson, Luke and others stopped a few miles away, and then walked to the farm.

After observing with a telescope, Jefferson was not found, and then sneaked into the northeast corner of the farm, looking for the cellar.

After some groping and investigation, I really found a hidden cellar.

After Luke and others sneaked into the cellar, they discovered the tools hidden inside, which proved that the farm was the base for making Holy Blood.

At that time, David proposed to arrest the Jeffersons directly, but Luke refused.

The equipment, utensils, ox blood, and unique products found in the cellar can indeed prove that the husband and wife are related to the holy blood.

But they did not find the murder weapon that killed Darcy in the cellar.

After taking pictures to collect evidence, Luke decided to wait.

These devices can't be here all the time, the Jeffersons will definitely deal with them, and Luke has installed hidden cameras and listening devices here to see what the two of them will do.

Luke's arrangement was not in vain.

The conversation between the husband and wife just now is enough to prove that they participated in the production of the Holy Blood, and Jefferson's wife was the murderer who killed Darcy.

The evidence collection this time is crucial to the subsequent interrogation work.

Soon the husband and wife were taken back to the police detective station. In the face of surveillance, recordings and a large amount of evidence, the husband and wife quickly pleaded guilty.

The two admitted to cooperating with Darcy to produce holy blood. Darcy provided the unique product, and the two of them provided cow blood. As for the source of the unique product, they were not clear, and Darcy was responsible for purchasing it.

As for the murder weapon that killed Darcy, it was a Plexiglas vessel for drawing blood.

It has been destroyed by the husband and wife and can no longer be used as evidence for conviction.

From this point, it can also be proved that Luke's decision at the time was correct. Without audio and video evidence, it would be difficult to convict Jefferson and his wife.

This can be regarded as Luke's first victory after being promoted to the deputy team.

　After the case is written, organize the follow-up outline.

　　Today is an update, keep it steady.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)