LA Detective

Chapter 218 Tragic (big chapter)
After dinner, Luke was going to go for a stroll outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the hotel building, he heard loud music.

In front of the hotel is the Las Vegas Boulevard, the most prosperous area in Las Vegas, and across the street is the square where the Country Music Festival is held.

At this time, the open-air square was full of people, the square was brightly lit, the large LED screens on both sides of the stage were already on, and colorful lights shone overhead.

Luke glanced at his phone. It's only after eight o'clock in the evening. Didn't it mean that it didn't start until ten o'clock in the evening?

He took out the ticket and looked at it again, and found that it was the closing performance after ten o'clock in the evening, and there would be a mysterious guest at that time, so the marking was more obvious, and the real opening time of the music festival was 08:30 in the evening.

It's a little embarrassing, but it's better to come sooner than later, and the country music festival has just started.

Listening to the explosive music from the open-air square, watching groups of talking and laughing men and women step into the square.

Luke unconsciously entered the open-air square, and it was really rare for him to go alone like this.

Well, he looked around as far as he could see, it wasn't rare, but he was the only one.

This made Luke a little upset, and he didn't even call Daisy to ask if she was back in Los Angeles safely.

He knew he should make a call at this time.

Many relationships between men and women are separated because of such trivial matters, and eventually they part ways.

But he just didn't want to fight.

How about love.

There shouldn't be too many young and energetic girls in the square. As a handsome, wealthy man with cheats, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a woman.

joke.

【As I was slowly passing an orphan's home one day
I stopped for a just a little while
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Luke entered the plaza, and it was country music playing, the acoustics were great, and the big LED screen was dazzling.

There was a man and a woman singing on the stage. Luke hadn't seen them before, and they were probably resident singers.

Listening to the beautiful music and watching the singing and dancing crowd around him, Luke was also infected, and his mood became a lot more comfortable. He danced to the beat and jumped up with the people around him.

Humans are emotional animals.

Often in an atmosphere of entertainment, people will become happy, and often stay in a depressive atmosphere, optimistic people will also become melancholy.

Take the profession of doctor as an example, it is very good, earns a lot of money, is respected, has status, and the older you get, the more popular you are, and you don’t have to worry about losing your job after 35 years old.

But Luke himself doesn't like this job. Without him, he deals with patients all day long and is exposed to some negative emotions. Can he feel better?
Therefore, Luke is not envious even if the doctor is paid well and has a high income.

Not everyone can handle this bowl of rice. Not only must they have the corresponding knowledge and skills, but they must also be able to withstand the corresponding psychological pressure.

Luke shook his head, and gradually let go, twisting wantonly in the square, singing loudly, he hasn't relaxed like today for a long time.

The atmosphere of the country music festival is great, and the crowds in the square are getting more and more crowded. According to Luke's experience, 2 people can't hold back.

2 people sang, danced, and were happy in the square together. It felt so refreshing.

The only downside is that there is only Luke alone.

He suddenly missed Xiao Hei and Xiao Fatty a little bit. If these two people were on the scene, they would definitely have a happier time.

And mom, grandpa and uncle.

Luke decided that next time he had a chance to go out on vacation and bring the whole family to play together.

With the growth of age and the increase of life experience, people's mentality will also change.

Luke II was human.

In the previous life, if I saw this group of crazy people having fun before the age of 30.

Luke would wonder how these people are so decadent.

If you play like this every day, you can't bring down the country. Is there any hope for such a country?
Luke also didn't know why a little guy like himself should be worrying.

After turning 30, Luke's mentality changed because he suddenly found that he couldn't play anymore.

Every day besides work is work, either on the roll or on the way to roll.

It's hard to unwind, even when you have the occasional break.

Don't even know what to do?What to play?It seems that there are no hobbies anymore.

It was a horrible feeling, and that's when he realized the value of relaxing and having fun.

But it was too late when he understood, he had already fallen into the vortex of sex, if others cheat you, you may not even be able to support your family.

Also talk about hobbies.

It's hard to stay out of it unless you're a bachelor.

Of course, it is also possible that his family conditions and personal abilities in his previous life were not good enough.

He has also seen some people who live very chicly, but they are only a minority.

There is only envy.

Fortunately, in this life, he has a system and the capital to play and be happy.

Twisting, jumping, surfing, whatever you want to do.

Luke played in the square for more than an hour, and it was almost ten o'clock, but the number of people still remained unchanged.

It is estimated that everyone is waiting for the mysterious guest for the closing performance.

If Taylor Swift was there, it would be a worthwhile trip.

Thinking of this, Luke also had some small expectations.

Around ten o'clock.

Cheers erupted around the stage.

Luke looked towards the big screen and found that several men with long hair appeared on the screen, with tattoos all over their arms, very artistic.

Luke felt that this should be a combination, but unfortunately he didn't know it.

He knew a lot of Hollywood stars, but he didn't know more than ten singers.

And the band was clearly not among those ten.

Just because Luke doesn't know him doesn't mean other tourists don't know him.

Soon, the band stepped onto the stage, cheers came and went, and the atmosphere of the concert reached its peak.

The people in the square shouted the word 'Crow'.

Luke didn't know if it was a person's name or a band name.

In short, I feel that the people in the square have reached the G wave, so hi.

The music stopped for a moment.

Subsequently, the band known as 'Crow' began to perform.

The music sounded again, the rhythm was very strong, and a deep male voice sounded, the voice was very magnetic and penetrating.

As soon as he opened his voice, the cheers below grew louder, and some young women were already screaming loudly.

One of the girls stood on a high place, took off her pants, exposed her buttocks, and twisted and twisted.

Luke also shook his head, immersed in the music.

At this time, a Latin girl walked by, not tall, but with a plump figure.

"Hi handsome, I like your black hair."

Luke smiled and glanced at her, "You have a great figure, too."

The Latin girl leaned forward, "I've been following you for a while, are you here for a trip to Las Vegas? Alone?

"Yes, are you alone too?"

The Latin girl smiled, "You can call me GG.

I am a tour guide.

I know the streets and alleys of Las Vegas.I know where there are good performances, wonderful performances, exciting programs, and I can show you the most unique scenery in Las Vegas. "

The Latin girl licked her lips with a look you know. "If you think traveling alone is too lonely, you can think about it."

Luke secretly thought, is it a tour guide?Or premium chicken?

"Are you a volunteer tour guide?"

"No, the free one is the most expensive, so I clearly marked the price, $2000 a day."

$2000 is not a lot for Luke, but what the key guide can do, he can still do everything.

Luke is not ugly, he is rich, and he considers himself attractive, but he can't find a girlfriend, so he needs to spend money?
How low.

Besides, people and places are unfamiliar, who knows if it is a fairy dance?

"Thank you, I still like to travel alone."

The Latin girl took out a business card and kissed it with her lips, "I changed my mind, you can call me."

Luke originally wanted to accept the business card politely, just don't care about it, so he doesn't need to give others a face.

But seeing the dark red lip print on the business card, I don't want it anymore.

"unnecessary."

The Latin girl withdrew her hand in embarrassment, "Are you gay? I can introduce you to a male partner."

"You're looking for the wrong person." Luke said perfunctorily, and ignored her, because he heard a faint voice.

Like gunshots.

The Latin girl glanced at Luke, her eyes fell on his crotch, and she curled her lips, "Poor guy, no wonder it's alone."

The music was so loud that Luke couldn't hear what the Latina was saying.

But the cop's instincts gave him a sense of danger.

In the distance, there seemed to be a faint commotion, but it was covered by the sound of carnival.

The commotion spread from far to near.

Luke looked up and saw a fire high above the hotel.

fuck!

"There's a shooter!" Luke yelled, crouching down.

The voice fell, and a burst of bullets shot over.

"Da da da……"

"what!"

"Pfft..." Various voices intertwined with each other.

The gunshots became clearer, and Luke felt bullets fly past him.

The sound of bullets hitting objects was heard.

And the screams of people.

With a sound of "Pfft...", Luke felt liquid splashing beside him, and turned his head to see that the Latin girl just now had been headshot.

An originally delicate face was smashed to pieces.

Although the two didn't know each other, after all, they had talked, and this feeling was very bad.

But Luke couldn't do anything, the bullets were fired from the hotel at high altitude, and the shooting was very violent, more than a hundred bullets in half a minute.

Luke was a little terrified.

As for counterattacking with a pistol, it's useless, people can't see clearly, and it's impossible to fight at all.

The music in the square stopped, gunshots resounded through the night sky, and the revelers in the square were also alerted.

There were more than 2 people in the square. The sound of music, carnival, and screams covered up the gunshots. Even if some people heard the gunshots, they thought it was the sound of fireworks.

So it was only local chaos before, and the gunmen shot for half a minute before the whole square became completely chaotic.

The original noisy square was only left with gunshots, screams, and screams, filled with an atmosphere of panic.

At this time, the square was full of people, and they couldn't run even if they wanted to. Only the people around the square escaped quickly and escaped unharmed by luck.

Fortunately, Americans are different from other countries in that they have rich experience in dealing with shooting incidents. Most people squat down and curl up into a ball.

At this time, the more you run, the more likely you will become the target of the gunman, and it is also likely to cause a stampede.

In many shooting incidents, the casualties caused by the stampede are far higher than the shooting itself.

Generally speaking, this way of coping is okay and correct.

Ordinary gunmen only kill one or two people, at most three or five. It stands to reason that the gunfire should end soon.

But this time it seemed to be different. After 1 minute, the gunshots were still ringing, as if the bullets were endless.

Luke has been observing the gunman's movements. During the shooting, the gunman stopped briefly twice. He thought the gunman had given up, but soon the gunshots rang out again.

He guessed the shooter was just changing clips.

Luke was also a little dazed at this time. There were more and more injured people around him. As far as he could see, at least hundreds of people had been injured by gunshot wounds. He didn't expect the gunman's fighting power to be so long-lasting.

Many "heroes" also stood out in times of crisis.

Soldiers from other countries, veterans, and some medical workers.

They began to take the initiative to help some injured people.

Luke was not idle either, he had been observing the gunman, observing his specific location and shooting conditions.

He found that although the shooting was violent and powerful, only one gun was firing.

So far, Luke has only found one gunman. Of course, this does not mean that there is only one gunman. There may be other accomplices in the hotel.

Luke sat on the ground, trying to keep himself calm while weighing the pros and cons.

He is a Los Angeles police officer. If this incident happened in Los Angeles, he would definitely arrest the suspect as soon as possible after determining the location of the shooter.This is his responsibility and obligation.

He is responsible to the citizens of Los Angeles.

But this is Las Vegas.

He has no law enforcement authority here, nor is he obliged to protect the citizens of Las Vegas.

Other people's taxes do not pay him wages.

And in his opinion, the gunfire had lasted for nearly 2 minutes, and it stands to reason that there should be police around such a large open-air concert.

But Luke didn't find the policeman.

"Da da da..." The gunfire above the head still rang.

There were also endless screams.

All the people who could run around the square ran away, and the square was not so crowded anymore.

The tourists also recalled that this shooting was different from the past. The shooter didn't seem to want to stop, and the rest of the people didn't hesitate anymore and ran out with the flow.

Those who could run ran away, and those who were injured became more obvious.

Luke stood up and looked around. There were at least hundreds of people injured by gunshots, and maybe even more than 500 people.

Big event.

Definitely a big deal.

"whoosh"

"boom!"

A bullet flew past Luke's ear, hitting the ground, and flying cement blocks splashed on Luke.

He was a little annoyed, really aggrieved, he had never been so aggrieved since he became a policeman.

He has determined the shooter's location, which should be on the east side of the 32nd floor of the hotel.

After thinking twice, Luke decided to act and capture the gunman.

This decision was made for two reasons. First, he found that although the shooting firepower was strong and the gunfire continued, there should be only one shooter.

In the case of surprise, Luke still has a chance to kill the opponent.

Second, the casualties in the open-air plaza exceeded the hundreds.

This is absolutely unprecedented event.

If he can catch the shooter, whether it is a real reward or a system reward, it will be very generous.

To put it bluntly, this is a good opportunity to make contributions.

do it.

Luke still has two bullet avoidance cards. Even if the murderer cannot be caught, self-protection is no problem.

Thinking of this, Luke stopped hesitating and started to act. First, he checked the gun, hung the police badge around his waist, and turned on the law enforcement recorder.

When he was ready, he yelled, "Get out of the way, lapd!"

Luke sprinted in the direction of the hotel and met the crowd blocking the way, chanting "lapd, get out of the way."

Hearing Luke's shout, everyone reacted differently.

Someone heard the word pd and habitually stepped aside.

Someone else showed a confused look, buddy, are you sure it's lapd?This is Las Vegas.You are a fake cop.

There are also tourists from Los Angeles who feel warm when they hear this familiar voice.

The image of lapd is a bit taller in their hearts, and some people spontaneously took out their mobile phones to take pictures of Luke 'retrograde' towards the hotel where the gunman is located.

Luke quickly ran under the hotel.

Along the way, I heard the siren of the police car, but I didn't see the police. I met a few hotel security guards downstairs, and they gathered together in small groups, as if they were discussing something.

Luke ignored them and went straight into the elevator, pressing down the elevator on the 30th floor.

He dared not go directly to the 32nd floor, in case the shooter had accomplices.

Then the elevator entrance is the best ambush location. Once the elevator door opens, Luke has no place to hide in the elevator.

"Ding dong..."

The elevator reached the 30th floor, and Luke held guns in both hands, facing the elevator entrance.

Fortunately, what he was worried about didn't happen, and there was no one outside the elevator.

Luke got out of the elevator. There was no suspicious person in the corridor, and the gunshots became clearer, probably coming from upstairs.

Luke began to search the corridors, looking for the landing, and prepared to go up to the 32nd floor from the stairwell.

He had just walked to the corner when he saw the door of a room opened, and someone seemed to be looking out.

"lapd, put your hands up! Get down on the ground."

"Don't shoot, I'm a hotel employee, please don't shoot." The person who spoke was a black man who looked to be in his 40s, wearing a cleaner's uniform, a little thin, lying on the ground very obediently.

"What are you doing here?" Luke asked.

"I was cleaning my room when I heard gunshots and I was so terrified I wanted to flee the hotel and I was afraid I would run into the shooter.

I'm waiting for the police to rescue me. "

Luke looked at the other party, "Don't move, I want to search."

Luke handcuffed him first, and then searched him. Instead of finding a weapon, he found a room card.

"Can this card open the room on the 32nd floor?"

"can."

"I want to borrow it." After Luke finished speaking, he opened the handcuffs. "You can get off the elevator. I didn't meet the gunman when I came."

"Thank you, where are the other policemen? Why are you the only one?"

"I'd like to know that too." Luke shook his head. "Where's the stairwell?"

The black man pointed to the corridor ahead, "Go all the way to the end, it's on the right."

"Thank you." After Luke finished speaking, he found the stairwell and walked up.

When he reached the 31st floor, Luke heard a faint movement. He went to the stairs and listened carefully, as if someone was talking on the walkie-talkie.

Luke didn't rush in immediately, and listened for a while, only hearing a voice, like a police officer reporting the situation.

But even so, Luke still didn't dare to be careless.

Luke took a deep breath, held guns in both hands, and rushed into the corridor, "lapd! Don't move, lie on the ground!"

The voice fell, and not far from the corridor, a white man in a Las Vegas police uniform was talking on the phone.

"lvpd!" The white policeman also pointed his gun at Luke, "Don't shoot, I'm a policeman too."

Luke looked at the other party, "Are you really a policeman?"

"That's what I want to ask too, are you a lapd? Why did you come to our Las Vegas?"

"Can't the Los Angeles police come to Las Vegas for tourism?" Luke responded, seeing that the other party was still pointing a gun at himself, and scolded, "Put down your damn gun."

"You put the gun down first."

"Let it go together."

The two slowly put away their pistols.

The white policeman breathed a sigh of relief, "Then why did you come up first? What about the other lvpds?"

"You asked the wrong person." Luke was a little dissatisfied, and asked in reverse, "Why did the gunman shoot on the 32nd floor, but you were in a daze on the 31st floor?"

The white policeman defended, "I'm not in a daze, I'm reporting the situation."

"What did you find out?"

The white police officer said, "The shooter should be upstairs, the firepower is fierce, there may be more than one shooter."

Luke pressed, "Have you ever been to the 32nd floor?"

"No."

"It's been so long since the shooting happened, you haven't been there yet?"

"I went to see it. The staircase on the 32nd floor was locked and I couldn't get in."

"Your reason is awesome." Luke shook his head and laughed, "Do you know that the gunman upstairs has shot and wounded hundreds of people?"

"As I said, I have been in contact with my superiors. I suspect that there are more than one shooter. I also died when I went up, to no avail."

Luke asked, "How is the connection going? What are lvpd's plans?"

"I'm awaiting orders."

"I'm also a policeman, so don't use such words to perfuse me."

"I'm telling the truth."

"I have a suggestion. According to my observation downstairs, the shooter should be on the 32nd floor. How about we go up and catch him together?"

"No, I can't go up. I have to report the situation to my superiors in time and wait for their orders." After speaking righteously, the white policeman whispered again,

"Listen, I know you want to be a hero. But it's not so easy to be a hero. Do you hear how loud the gunshots are?
There is definitely more than one shooter, absolutely not.

When we go up, we will be beaten into a sieve, and we are going to die. "

Luke said, "I observed downstairs, and only one person shot, and no accomplices have been found yet."

The white police officer said, "If we didn't find it, it doesn't mean it didn't exist. We can't take risks."

"I'm the main attack, you just need to cover."

"No, the situation is still unclear, we can't be so reckless, we should wait for more police support."

The words of this white police officer sound reasonable at first glance, and it’s okay to think about it from his point of view, but they are still cowardly in essence. It’s better to work alone than to cooperate with this kind of person. Luke doesn’t want the future Turn your back on this kind of person.

As for waiting for more people to support, it is true, but we really have to wait until more lvpds come.

My lapd has no chance to participate in the battle at all, and the credit has nothing to do with me, and the rewards are probably useless.

If Luke was a normal person, he wouldn't go back to the hotel, and he wouldn't take any risks.

But he was a coward, and Luke didn't want to give up such a good opportunity to gain experience.

Moreover, Luke is not stupid. If the gunman really has other accomplices, Luke can't beat him. With the protection of the bullet avoidance card, there is no problem in escaping.

"Take off your bulletproof vest and give it to me."

"Why?" The white policeman took a step back.

"Either come up to the 32nd floor with me, or give me the body armor."

"Fuck, you are so reckless, you will kill yourself."

"So I want a bulletproof vest, don't let me do it myself." Luke approached the white police officer.

Under normal circumstances, he would not do this, because in such a tense atmosphere, he might misfire.

But Luke has seen through this policeman, who is essentially a coward, and Luke thinks he will compromise.

Sure enough, under the approach of Luke, the white policeman compromised, "Hey, stop, I'll give you."

Although the white police officer was reluctant, he took off his body armor and handed it to Luke, "Remember my words, reckless actions will kill you."

"If your colleagues come, tell them there's a lapd upstairs, and don't be accidentally injured by me." Luke put on the bulletproof vest, it was so heavy, it was actually inserted with a steel plate.

Luke went straight upstairs and walked to the stairs on the 32nd floor, only to find that the staircase door was locked. Luke checked through the gap, but saw no sign of anyone.

Luke and David have worked together for so long, and he still learned something from him. He raised his foot and kicked the stair door open.

He took a deep breath, rushed into the corridor, and began to search the corridor carefully, but found no trace of anyone.

As Luke walked, he observed carefully. The gunshots still did not stop. Luke could be sure that the gunman should be on this floor and did not escape. The shooting speed was much slower than before.

Luke followed the gunshots and found the room where the shooter was.

Luke did not enter the room immediately, but searched the corridor again to make sure that there was no gunman accomplice on the 32nd floor.

After that, Luke stood at the door of the room, took a deep breath, took out the room card and swiped open the door, which was still locked with a padlock.

The problem is not big.

Luke raised his foot and kicked open the door, "lapd! Don't move!"

The door was kicked open, and Luke saw the situation in the room. There was a white man standing on the balcony, shooting directly at the bottom of the balcony.

The other party seemed to have heard the movement, turned around suddenly, and shot at Luke with AR15.

However, Luke took a step faster and fired directly, "Bang bang bang!"

The shooter was also wearing body armor.

The two fired, and Luke hit him in the right arm and right leg.

The opponent hit Luke in the chest.

"Bang!" Luke felt a heavy hammer hit his chest, and he couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, the opponent's right hand was hit, and the rifle fell directly to the ground.

Because he was worried that the gunman still had a gang, Luke didn't dare to rush into the room directly.

"lapd! Don't move!"

The shooter was an old white man who looked about the same age as the deputy team. He smiled at Luke and took out a pistol in his left hand.

Luke was about to shoot again, and found that the old white man's gun was not aimed at him, but aimed at his own head.

"boom!"

With one shot to the head, the old white man lay motionless on the ground, with a hole in his head, and he couldn't die any more.

"fuck!" Luke said helplessly.

But he was relieved and began to search the hotel's toilets, cabinets, rooms, and balconies, but found no trace of other gunmen.

Luke scanned the room. There were at least [-] or [-] rifles, and there were too many bullets to count. Moreover, many semi-automatic rifles were equipped with bump stocks, and their power and rate of fire were equivalent to those of fully automatic rifles.

Luke looked down from the balcony. Most of the people in the square had dispersed, and there were only a few hundred people left sporadically.

It's not that these people don't want to run, but that they have lost the ability to run, and they are either dead or injured.

At this time, Luke couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional, one person actually caused hundreds of casualties.

(End of this chapter)