LA Detective

Chapter 240 lapd (two in one)

"Do you have two cell phone numbers?"

Luke continued to confirm his identity. Did he make a mistake and the deceased was not the son of the owner?
"Yes."

"Is the other mobile phone number 626 836 542* used by Kunel?"

"Yes." The woman seemed suspicious, "Is there any problem? Who are you?"

"Is there a tattoo of Captain America's shield on Quinnell's shoulder?"

"Yes, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Luke reconfirmed, "Are you sure you met Kunel today?"

"Huh..." the woman sighed, "Which department do you belong to? What do you want?"

"I'm lapd, Luke, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division, I think it's necessary for us to meet."

"The Robbery and Murder Division?
God, what happened to Quinelle? "

"Didn't you just meet him? Why didn't you ask him?"

"Sorry, I lied, I thought you were..." Maureen Yagott hesitated to speak.

"What do you think I am?"

"I thought you guys were from a child protection agency or a foster care center."

Luke sounded a little strange, "What's your relationship with Kunel?"

"I am his guardian."

"Aren't you his mother?"

"I never said I was his mother, but I treated him like my own son, no different than my own son."

"Are you related to Kunel?"

"No, he has been fostered in our family for more than two years. Although he is not related by blood, I always call him the eldest son.

Yes, he is part of our family. "

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"Uh...does this question have to be answered?"

Luke changed the question, "Have you seen him today?"

"No, what happened to Kunil? As his guardian, I have the right..."

"I have something to do, I'll contact you later." Luke hung up the phone directly.

Luke didn't say much to the so-called guardian, nor did he ask her to go to the police station to identify the body.

Luke felt compelled to visit Quinnell's foster home, fearing that by talking too much, the woman might destroy some clues about Quinnell.

Xiao Hei on the side asked, "What's going on?"

"Get in the car, I'll tell you in the car."

……

There are no welfare homes (orphanages) in the United States, and children must be sent to families for adoption.

It is divided into adoption and foster care, and Kunel should belong to the latter.

Half an hour later, Luke rushed to the address where the mobile phone number was registered.

At this time, it was already dark.

Residents in the community have all turned on their lights.

Luke parked the car on the side of the road and walked to the door with Xiao Hei.

"Dong dong..." Xiao Hei knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened.

Standing at the door was a little white boy about ten years old.

Luke asked, "Hey buddy, what's your name?"

"Carter."

"Does Quinn live here?"

"Yes." The little boy called into the house, "Mrs. Yagot, someone is looking for Quinelle."

After the words fell, a black woman came out and dragged the little white boy Carter into the house, "Carter, you go back to eat first."

Then, she asked cautiously, "Who are you?"

"I'm Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Deputy Luke."

The black woman ignored Xiao Hei who spoke, but looked at Luke aside, "Did you call just now?"

"Yes, we are here to find Kunel."

"Sorry, I lied, Quinnell isn't home. I'm looking for him too."

"Why are you lying?"

"Uh... this question is a bit complicated."

"It's okay, we have plenty of time, can we go in and talk?"

The black woman hesitated, stepped aside, "Come in, please."

Luke entered the house and looked around.

Maureen Yagott, a black woman, said, "Sorry, there are more children at home, and the house is messier."

The room is indeed messy, with many children's toys and clothes.

There were still five people sitting in the dining room, and a middle-aged black man stood up and walked towards the living room. There were four people sitting at the table, a black boy, a black girl, a white boy Carter, and an Asian girl.

modern Family.

"Who are you? What do you want to do at my house?" the black man asked.

"lapd, we're here to find Kunnell, what's your name?"

"Michael Yagot. Why are you looking for Kunel?"

"We are investigating a criminal case, he is one of the persons involved, and we need to find him for some information."

"I knew this kid would get into trouble sooner or later." The black man Michael sighed and spread his hands.

Maureen pointed at the dining table, "Michael, you go take care of the children's meals, I'm here."

"OK, I don't want to care about that kid, as long as he doesn't affect our lives." Michael turned and left.

Maureen walked to Luke's side, "Deputy Luke, what kind of case did Kunil get involved in? I'm her guardian, and I have the right to know."

Luke didn't answer. He walked to the coffee table and picked up the photo above. There were seven people in the photo. Besides the Yagotts, there were five children, including Kunnell.

Identification of the deceased.

"Mrs. Yagot, where is Quinnell's room? I want to see it."

"Sorry, if you don't tell me what happened, I'm afraid I can't take you to Kunnell's room. I have the right to know."

Luke asked back, "When was the last time you saw Quinelle?"

"I..." Maureen Yagot hesitated.

"You don't want to say it, but you still can't remember. This doesn't seem like a responsible guardian." Luke said to Xiao Hei, "Call the foster care center."

"Please don't do this. I'm not being irresponsible, but Kunnell doesn't want to be restrained or controlled. I reserved a bed for him. As long as he wants, he can go home to eat and sleep at any time.

He had brought it up himself, and he wanted to be free. "

Xiao Hei asked, "If he doesn't like this place, why doesn't he ask the foster care center to change to another foster family."

"It's not that he doesn't like my family, but he doesn't like all the foster families. He is not yet an adult, even if he leaves my house, he still has to go back to the foster care center and wait to be taken in by other foster families.

That situation would be even more unfavorable to him.

We treated him well, never abused him, and he ate the same things as my own children.

If he went to another foster family, it would probably not be as good as here.

Believe me, Quinnell is not an easy kid and I tried my best. "

"Besides Quinnell, are there any other foster children in your family?"

"Yes, the Carter and Asian girl Lily you just saw are both. They are no different from my children. If you don't believe me, you can ask. I have never abused them."

Luke didn't speak, and went straight to the dining table, looked at the food on the four children's dinner plates, turned around and returned to the living room without saying a word.

The food on the plate of the four children is the same, which shows that the life of the foster child has a certain guarantee.

As for whether to treat them differently, Luke doesn't think it makes much sense to pursue this.

Not all people treat foster children as if they were their own, but they are rare.

It is impossible for people to be selfless, even if they are all biological, there are also relatives and estrangements, let alone those in foster care.

It's okay to be different, and as long as there's no abuse, it's fine in Luke's view.

Maureen asked, "Lieutenant Luke, what happened to Quinil?
I really care about him.He is also the person who cares most about him in this world, otherwise, I would not adopt him. "

"Quinnell is dead."

"Dead!" Maureen showed a shocked look, "God, please tell me this is not true.

How could he die suddenly when he was so young? "

"That's why we came to investigate. I hope you can assist us in our investigation and provide some valuable clues."

"Sorry, my mind is a little messed up, I can't accept it yet..." Maureen sat on the sofa with a dejected expression.

Luke took out the photo, "I want you to identify Kunel's body."

"can."

Luke handed her the photo.

Maureen took the photo with trembling hands, her voice choked up, "Yes, it's him.

Even bought Karma, I really did not expect this.

I still remember when he came to my house...

I shouldn't have promised him.

He should never have been allowed to leave this home.

my fault.

I am not worthy to be his guardian..."

The black Michael sent the four children into the house, walked over and asked, "I seem to have heard something happened to Quinil just now?"

Maureen hugged her husband, "Quinnell is dead, he is dead."

"Damn it, I knew it would happen, sooner or later he would kill himself." Michael complained.

Luke asked, "Why would you say that?"

"A 14-year-old black boy, if he doesn't go to school or go home, what can he learn?" Michael looked at Xiao Hei beside him, "This police detective, you should understand."

"Do you know where he lives?"

"No, he doesn't come back most of the time, even if he comes back occasionally, he just goes back to the house after eating something, and rarely communicates with us.

We want to help him and understand him, but he is unwilling to communicate with us.

If a person is unwilling to open his heart, no one can help him.

We have done what we have to do. "

Luke asked the original question again, "When was the last time you saw him?"

"It must have been about ten days, he came back to get the clothes, used the washing machine, we had dinner together, and there was no one else the next morning.

In total we said less than five sentences.

How are you doing, Quinnell?
Say hi to your siblings.

Quinn, what would you like to eat?I didn't know you were coming back, otherwise I would have prepared your favorite waffles.

We all miss you, you should come back to live. Michael sighed and asked back, "You know how he responded?"
He just smiled and didn't even say a word of greeting. "

"When was the last time you contacted him?"

Maureen said, "Just after you called, I called the number he was using, but it didn't work."

"Except this time, when was the last time you contacted him or he contacted you?"

"Uh..." Maureen thought for a while, "It should be four or five days, I want to ask how he is doing? Do you want to go home for dinner?
He said he was doing fine and would take care of himself, then hung up. "

"I called before, why did you say you just met Kunnell?"

"Sorry... I shouldn't have lied to you." Maureen pointed to the room behind,
"But there are other kids in foster care, if the foster care center knows about Quinelle.

They might re-evaluate my eligibility to adopt these poor kids.

I love them and don't want to lose them.

They also need my care. "

Luke shook his head, "Your reason is not good enough, if you contact the foster care center when Kunier just has a problem, it's Kunier's problem, not yours.

Your problem is hiding the fact that Kunel is not at home, and that is your problem. "

The Jagotes were silent.

Luke said, "If you don't give a reasonable explanation, then I will think that you are hiding something, and you will be investigated as suspicious objects.

Kunel is dead, no matter how you explain it, as his guardians, you are all responsible. "

Maureen sighed, "The government will give a subsidy every month, I don't have a job, I have been taking care of the children at home, I...

We need this grant.

Please, don't tell the foster care center.

We also didn't expect things to turn out like this, Kunel is different from other children, we really tried our best. "

"No!"

Xiao Hei shook his head, showing an angry expression, "It was your selfishness and greed that killed Kunil.

Quinnell does not live in a foster home, and has violated foster care regulations. You should inform the foster care center and child protection agencies immediately.

In order to obtain government relief funds, you deliberately concealed this matter, leaving a 14-year-old child to face this complicated society alone.

he died.

It has a lot to do with you.

You are not a qualified guardian at all.

Not worthy of fostering those poor children.

What foster families need is love, and you only stare at the grant from Quinil, won't your conscience ache? "

Michael grinned, aggrieved, "You shouldn't say that about us, you don't understand us.

We've adopted many children, but none quite like Quinelle.

We have tried very hard to get on good terms with him, but he is still unwilling to accept us.

We've done our best. "

Luke asked, "Why doesn't Quinil want to stay here? What's he thinking? What's he doing?"

Maureen replied, "I asked him, but he wouldn't tell.

I'm guessing he may have been abused in other foster homes.

Although I have been inconsiderate...but I have never abused Kunel.

In this respect, it is much stronger than most foster families. "

Although we found Kunnell's foster family, the irresponsible guardians didn't know about Kunnell's recent situation, and they couldn't provide any valuable clues. Luke could only go deeper if he wanted to find out why Kunnell was killed. understand his situation.

"What about Kunell's native family?"

"Quinnell's mother was a drug addict and abandoned him early on.

Perhaps this is the reason why Kunel has a withdrawn personality. Before that, he had changed several foster families. "

Xiao Hei asked, "Where's his father?"

"He has no father."

Xiao Hei retorted, "How can a person not have a father? He is not a Komodo dragon."

"Detective, you're asking the wrong person. The field of Quinnell's biological father is empty, and the foster care center doesn't even know it. How could I know it.

You should ask Quinnell's mother. "

Xiao Hei sighed, "This damn...world..."

Luke interrupted Xiao Hei, "Where is Queen's room?"

"The second floor, I'll take you there." Michael led Luke up to the second floor, walked to the end of the east side, and knocked, "Carter, I'm going in."

"Crackling..." Michael opened the door.

A little white boy stood up from the bed, "Uncle Yagot, what happened to Quinelle?"

Michael pondered for a while, not knowing how to answer, "Carter, let's talk about this issue another day.

The two officers want to check on Quinil's stuff.

come on, I'll take you downstairs. "

Luke asked Carter, "You live in this room too?"

"Yes, Kunel and I both live in this room."

"Good." Luke said to Michael beside him, "Mr. Yagot, you can go out now.

Let Carter stay, just to help us distinguish which items are Quenniel's. "

"As the guardian of Carter and Queen, I feel that I should stay."

Xiao Hei glared at the other party, "I think I should call the foster care center."

"OK, I'll go out." Michael waved his hand, glanced at Carter, turned and left the room.

Luke looked at the small room, and there was a wardrobe on the right hand side of the door.

There are wooden beds on upper and lower floors near the window, and there are two small desks, one at the head of the bed and one at the end of the bed. The desk at the end of the bed is a bit messy, with a lot of books on it.

The desk next to the bed was very clean, with only a pen holder and a lamp on it.

"Your name is Carter?"

"Yes, sir."

"Could you tell me which ones are Quenil's?"

"Of course." Carter looked a little cautious, pointing to the bed and said, "Originally, Kunel slept on the lower bunk, but later he often didn't come home, so I switched with him, and he agreed to let me sleep on the lower bunk.

He sleeps on the top bunk.

The clean desk next to the bed is his, and the wardrobe is shared by the two of us, but his clothes are running out, so they are placed in the upper left corner. "

"Thank you."

Afterwards, Luke and Xiao Hei searched Kunel's items separately, Xiao Hei was responsible for searching the closet, and Luke was responsible for searching the desk.

Luke opened the drawer of the desk, and there were some toys in it. They were all models of the Avengers, including Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, etc. The workmanship seemed to be a cheap version.

Luke asked, "Does he like the Avengers?"

"Yes."

"Which superhero is his favorite?"

"iron Man."

Luke recalled, "Then why is the tattoo on his body Captain America's shield?"

"That's cheaper, he can't afford an Iron Man tattoo at all."

Luke thinks of the limited-edition sneakers that Quinell was wearing when he died. It should be a windfall, and luck and misfortune depend on each other. This windfall may also be the reason for his killing.

Luke also found a book "The Weakness of Human Nature" in the drawer.

It is not surprising that there are books in the desk, but it is not normal to have only one book.

"Is this book also Quinil's?"

"Yes, he likes this book very much and reads it often."

"Have you seen?"

"No, he won't let me touch this book, I don't want to cause trouble."

"How is the relationship between the two of you?"

"Uh...he's a bit withdrawn and doesn't like to talk much, but he's not bad, he's older than me, but he won't bully me either.

Such a roommate is already great. "

Luke picked up the book and flipped through it, and found that there was a photo inside, which was a photo of a black woman. The photo looked a little old, and it should be a little old.

The woman in the photo has short hair and appears to be in her 20s.

Luke pointed to the photo and asked, "Who is this?"

"I don't know. Once I saw Kunel holding this photo to look at. I asked, but he refused to say."

From what he has learned, Kunel doesn't seem like a person who likes to read books. In other words, what he reads may not be books, but the pictures of women in the books.

Luke asked Xiao Hei beside him, "Did you find anything?"

Xiao Hei was not in a high mood and shook his head.

Luke handed the photo to Xiao Hei, "What do you think is the relationship between the person in the photo and Kunel?"

Xiao Hei took the photo and looked at it, "This is an old photo. The woman in the photo was in her 20s at the time. She should be older now. I think it should be Kunnell's mother."

Luke looked at Carter on the side, "Did Kunel tell you about his mother?"

"there has never been."

"Who is Kunell closest to in this family?"

"It should be me, but we are just ordinary friends."

"Do you know what happened to Kunel recently? Or has he changed?"

"He seldom comes back recently, the last time he came back, he went to bed without saying a few words.

If you ask me, you might as well ask his good friend. "

"Who is his good friend?"

"Derrick Yasuo.

They met at the foster care center and became very close.

I bet he knows Quinelle the best in the world. "

"Do you know where Derrick Yasuo lives?"

……

Yarborough community.

A black car was parked on the side of the road.

The two men who got out of the car whispered a few words, one after another walked to the door, "Boom..."

After a while, the door opened.

A white man with a big beard opened the door and looked at the two men at the door, "What do you want?"

"Does Derrick live here?"

"Yes, who are you? Why are you looking for him?"

The black man showed his police badge, "lapd!

We're investigating a case and we're looking for some information from him. "

"What case? Is this kid in trouble again?"

"Is he home?"

"Yes." The bearded white man walked into the room and shouted loudly, "Derrick, come down for me, boy.

Why would the police come to your door? "

No one in the house responded.

"boom!"

Suddenly there was a sound from behind the house.

Two police officers took out their guns and ran to the back of the house. They saw a white boy get up from the ground and run into the distance.

"lapd!

Stop, or I'll shoot! "

The white boy continued to run forward without looking back.

"Bang bang bang..."

The two lapds fired without hesitation.

Gunshots rang through the night sky.

　Thanks to the book friends for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)