LA Detective

Chapter 293 Welcome Party

eight pm.

Metzker Bar.

"Cheers!" The members of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division toasted.

This time the case was full of twists and turns, and the murderer was a pervert with a high IQ. Everyone from top to bottom felt an invisible pressure.

Among them, Luke, who has just become the acting squadron leader, is naturally the most stressed.

Therefore, Luke must have a good meal today.

The deputy team glanced at everyone, "Susan was here before, but I always thought she didn't fit in, but now she's gone...

Captain, you should ask Rhett to add some new players.

I like a lively atmosphere.

Jackson was good, but we were a little shorthanded. "

Luke put down his glass, "You're right, I'll mention it when I report to Rhett tomorrow."

Jenny asked with concern, "By the way, does anyone of you have news about Captain Susan? How is she doing now?"

Susan is not the kind of person who is suitable for small talk and greetings, and in addition to being busy during this time, Luke really didn't care about greetings.

The deputy said with a smile, "Don't worry, Susan's transfer to the Internal Affairs Department of the General Administration can be said to be like a fish in water. I can't think of a more suitable department for her."

Xiao Heidao, "Why do we talk about sad topics, we should talk about something happy."

After Xiao Hei's voice fell, Jackson asked curiously, "Captain, it is very difficult to solve the case of the headless female corpse this time. We have successfully solved this case. Will you be able to become a regular again?"

The deputy team pouted, "What are you thinking? If it was that easy, I would have been the captain long ago."

Xiao Heitong asked, "But I remember that Captain Susan soon became a regular."

The deputy team shook his head, "Susan has rich qualifications. She is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is more than enough to be transferred to the deputy director of the Robbery and Murder Department. How can Luke compare with her?"

The old man really deserves a beating when he speaks, but Luke is too lazy to argue with him.

In his previous life, Luke had seen similar people in the system, commonly known as old oily people.

Who is the most difficult to deal with in a unit?
An old oily man who doesn't seek to make progress.

His immediate superiors cannot decide whether he will stay or not.

Those with higher ranks don't care about him as much.

To put it bluntly, which unit is not a bit tricky, and the rabbit bites people when it is anxious.

Of course, compared with those idlers, the deputy team still has advantages. Although he has a bad temper, he has rich experience in handling cases and has never worked hard. Luke still hopes that he will stay in the team.

At least in the short term, he can play a big role in the team.

After this case, Luke also has a new plan for the team, and the deputy team also plays an important role in it.

The reason why the headless female corpse case has twists and turns, besides the fact that the real murderer Henry committed the crime carefully and cunningly, and the special agent McKell Arthur interfered with the direction of the police investigation, there is another important reason is that Luke reduced his outings for investigation and stayed in the team sit in town.

It is precisely because of this move that Agent McKell Arthur always takes the first step and lynches several people involved in the case.

After Luke realized this, he immediately adjusted the investigation method, returned to the front line to go out to investigate, and soon caught the special agent McKell Arthur, resumed the previous investigation rhythm, and successfully locked down the real culprit Henry. broke.

If Luke doesn't adjust in time and still sits in the police station like Susan, not to mention the real murderer Henry, it is estimated that even Agent McKell Arthur will not be able to catch him, and his ability as the acting captain will also be subject to others. question.

Even with Rhett's support, Luke's life will not be easy.

After catching the real murderer, Henry, Luke breathed a sigh of relief, but also kept thinking about the way to investigate the case in the future.

First of all, it is definitely unrealistic to sit in the police station like Susan. Susan has him as an independent and trustworthy general, but he does not.

Not to mention the first squadron, the entire robbery and murder department has no one who can replace him.

He was destined not to be as comfortable as Susan.

Secondly, Luke is now the captain of a squadron. If he still goes out to investigate cases as before, can he still perform the duties of a captain?

The main responsibility of the team leader is to connect the past with the next, inform the team members of the tasks assigned by the leader, divide the work reasonably according to the team members' abilities, collect information, and adjust the direction of investigation in a timely manner.

In the past, due to the underdeveloped communication technology, the team members had to collect the clues of the separate investigations to the police station, and the captain stayed at the police station to collect information, adjust and arrange new investigation tasks in a timely manner.

But it is different now, the means of communication are very developed, a chat group can solve all the problems, no matter where Luke is, he can receive clues at the first time, make timely adjustments to the investigation of the case, and release new information in the chat group Task.

In other words, Luke's investigation on the front line does not affect his exercise of the captain's powers and responsibilities.

At the same time, let the deputy team sit in the police station, so he can handle the police station's affairs.

Xiao Hei interrupted Luke's thoughts, "Captain, I would like to ask for a few days off."

"A few days, do you think you are me?

Take two days off. "

"I have something to do and would like to ask for a few more days off."

"what's up?"

Xiao Hei glanced at the crowd, took a sip of beer, "I'm getting married."

"Wow!" Everyone looked at him in unison.

"Why do you use this kind of vision? I said it before."

"So, you want to take a vacation to prepare for the wedding."

"No, Julian and I are going to get the certificate first, as for the wedding...we haven't thought about it yet.

I hope to hold the wedding as soon as possible, and when the children grow up, they can watch the videos and photos.

But Julian had a different idea. She...was a bit pregnant. Although I thought she was still beautiful, she thought she was too fat and wanted to wait until the baby was born to have a make-up wedding.

We are still discussing, but in the end, it may be Julian who has the final say.

After all, it's women who really care about weddings. "

Luke nodded, "OK, I'm on leave, you can come whenever you want.

congratulations. "

"Congratulations, Marcus." The others followed suit.

The deputy team gave a thumbs up, "Marcus, you have grown a lot, how should I put it...

Finally a little bit like me. "

Xiao Hei laughed, "Is this a compliment?"

"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

……

the next morning.

Detective Department, Deputy Commissioner's Office.

"Dong dong."

"Come in."

Luke pushed the door open and walked into the office, "Director, I'm here to report to work."

Rhett wore glasses, glanced at Luke, and pointed to the opposite chair, "Sit down for a while, and wait for me to finish this document, otherwise, I will have to read it again from the beginning."

"You go ahead, I'm not in a hurry."

Luke took a disposable paper cup, poured himself a cup of coffee, and watched the scenery outside the window while drinking the coffee.

After a while, Reid took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, "Have you got Henry Rogers' statement?"

"Yes." Luke found Henry Rogers' statement from the folder and put it in front of Rhett.

Reid put on his glasses again and carefully read the statement, "Good job, with this statement we can save a lot of trouble and money."

Reid put down the information, "This is the first case you have solved since you became the squadron leader. How do you feel?"

Luke said, "This guy is hard to deal with, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"Captain not only means power but also responsibility and it's good that you realize that.

You may not get used to it at the beginning, but if you encounter difficulties and resistance, please let me know.

I also came from that step. "

"Boss, I do have two things I would like to talk to you about."

"You said."

"After Captain Susan left, our team was a little short of manpower. Can you assign some more manpower to the first squadron?"

"Of course, I'm already looking for candidates.

The Robbery and Murder Division is the elite of the entire Los Angeles Police Department, but not everyone can get in. "

"I am looking forward."

"What about the second thing?"

"I want to talk about Marcus, he has been in the robbery and murder department for a long time, and his ability is not bad, but he is still an ordinary detective.

I want to recommend him for promotion to Inspector. "

"Marcus." Reid muttered, and was silent for a while, "I know Marcus' ability, he is indeed outstanding in some aspects, and he is an indispensable part of the team.

But his shortcomings are also obvious, not stable enough, easily emotional, and impetuous in doing things.

These shortcomings make it difficult for him to entrust important tasks. "

"Marcus is getting married."

"Are you joking?"

"No, he asked me for leave and is going to get a certificate with his girlfriend."

"Are you sure he's serious and not 3 minutes hot?"

"He is serious, his girlfriend is pregnant, he wants to take on the responsibility of a father, I can see his changes.

improved greatly. "

Rhett was silent for a moment, then nodded, "OK, as long as he gives me a wedding invitation, I agree."

Luke smiled. "It's his pleasure."

Reid changed the subject, "The case of the headless female corpse has been attracting the attention of many media and citizens, and various news and gossip are flying all over the sky. I am planning to hold a press conference this afternoon.

I want you to join in too. "

"why?"

"You are now the captain of the No. [-] Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, no longer an unknown person, it's time to show up with a new identity.

Whether you like it or not, you will inevitably have to deal with the news media in the future, which is also part of the job. "

"OK, you are the boss."

……

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

A simple podium was set up in the backyard of the police station.

The police officers were responsible for maintaining order, and the invited TV reporters rushed to the backyard one after another with 'long guns and short cannons'.

CBF TV reporter Pari Jones was among them.

She is well-known in the news industry in Los Angeles, and she was also the first reporter to broadcast the news of the conclusion of the headless female corpse case. Her news content has also been borrowed and rebroadcast by many reporters.

This also gave her the capital to be proud of her peers.

Since the last natural gas suicide case, she has not heard of any new cases related to the headless female corpse case, nor has she heard of any major police actions, so the news she received before should be true.

The victim of the gas suicide case, Helson Sweeney, should be the real murderer of the headless woman case.

She was the first person to broadcast the news, and the purpose of the police press conference was only to confirm her news, and at most to add some details of the case.

Pari Jones' self-confidence indirectly supports the effect of police secrecy.

When Rhona Post was discovered, in order to avoid being noticed by the suspect Henry, Luke not only asked to handle the case in a low-key manner, but also issued a gag order to the surrounding residents. It seems that the effect is good.

Of course, this kind of secrecy is also time-sensitive. It is impossible to keep it secret for a lifetime, and Luke can only make a time difference.

At 05:30 in the afternoon, the press conference officially began.

Rhett stepped onto the podium, and there was a burst of camera shutters around him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.

I am the Deputy Director of the Police Detective Bureau, Reed, and friends from the media should be familiar with me.

Here, let me make a long story short, the reason for holding a press conference today is mainly to announce the investigation results of the headless female corpse case.

There were a total of four victims in the headless female corpse case, three of whom were female victims and one male victim.

The heads of the three female victims were brutally cut off. At present, the police have recovered their bodies and appeal to their families to come and identify the bodies as soon as possible.

The male victim was not decapitated, and the method of death was disguised as a natural gas suicide, which was actually a homicide.

The real murderer's name is Henry Rogers. He has been arrested by the police and confessed to his crime. "

Reid's voice fell, and the expressions of the reporters present were different. This was different from the news they knew in advance, and it was also different from the news they reported before.

Especially the instigator, Pari Jones, she didn't expect that a real murderer named Henry Rogers would emerge, so wouldn't her previous report become a joke.

Pari Jones hesitated for a while, but she endured it. Since the police held a press conference, there must be solid evidence. To question her on the spot at this time is tantamount to slapping herself in the face.

Pari Jones had scruples, but the other reporters didn't care.

An Asian female reporter asked, "Director Rhett, I got news that the murderer was Helson Sweeney, who was also the husband of one of the victims, and he committed suicide in fear of being arrested by the police.

Why did he kill him again?
Moreover, his characteristics and the way of death are not the same as those of the other three victims, why it is concluded that the same murderer did it, can you tell me the reason? "

"Good question, I'm stumped, haha." Rhett smiled, and pointed to Luke beside him, "For professional matters, we still need professional people to answer them.

Let me introduce to you, this is the Acting Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, Luke Lee, who is also my right-hand man.

I think everyone is familiar with it, and he will answer the next questions. "

Luke walked up to the podium, "Uh, I'm not very used to facing the media, if you have any questions, you can directly ask them."

The Asian female reporter said again, "Captain Li, can you answer my previous question?"

"Of course, as you said earlier, Helson Sweeney was different in sex, features, and manner of death from the other three victims.

That's because they were killed for different reasons.

The murderer killed the three women to satisfy some kind of sick psychological need.

He killed Helson Sweeney, forced the other party to write a confession, and pretended to commit suicide, so that Helson Sweeney could replace him.

Convince the police that Helson Sweeney is the murderer, and the real killer will get away with it. "

The Asian female reporter continued, "There was once a news report that Helson Sweeney was the real culprit of the headless female corpse case. Did the news come from the police?"

"No, I will not disclose the case to any reporter in private, I treat all media equally, and will only announce the investigation progress of the case at a press conference.

I am also puzzled as to why such news is spread.

At the same time, I also hope that friends from the media will act in the spirit of objectivity and facts when broadcasting news, instead of broadcasting some unverified fake news for the sake of ratings. "

The Asian female reporter said, "Thank you for your answer, I have no questions for now."

"You're welcome, is there any reporter friend who wants to ask questions..."

Under the podium, Pari Jones had quietly exited the crowd.

Her face became very ugly, why did she become like this?

Could it be that Luke deliberately deceived himself?
It's not right, Luke has never told her any inside information or news related to the case.

This news was obviously bought by her with money.

Did the cowboy bartender lie?
But why would he do this?
What's in it for him?
Could it be...Luke and the cowboy bartender conspired to deceive himself?

But how did Luke know he was following him?And how do you know you'll ask the cowboy bartender for news?
Pari Jones suddenly felt a chill.

Could it be that his actions were all predicted by Luke?

This is too...

Pari Jones didn't know how to describe it.

She calmed down, thought about it carefully, and seemed a little relieved again.

Who is Luke?

Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

The elite of the police force.

What he is best at is tracking, investigating, collecting evidence, and seeing through conspiracies and tricks.

Although I am an excellent reporter, I am definitely not as good as him in this aspect. No one is more professional than him.

Pari Jones was a little annoyed, and completely gave up the idea of ​​getting information from Luke. It was really not easy to take advantage of him.

Every time I got in touch with him, I was at a disadvantage.

Pari Jones sighed softly, let's go through the current hurdle first, she is already prepared to be scolded, and the top priority is to keep her job.

……

After the press conference.

Luke and Red return to the police station together.

"Boss, did I make any mistakes?"

"You spoke very well and explained very clearly. Besides, since a press conference has been held, the procedure for closing the case needs to be stepped up."

"I see."

"If you don't understand something, you can ask me or the deputy team. Although the old man has a bad temper, he has a good heart."

"I know, the deputy team has also helped me a lot during this time.

In addition, when the case closing procedures are completed, I am going to rest for a few days. During this period of time, the pressure is very high, and I want to relax. "

"As long as you arrange your work well." Speaking of this, Rhett seemed to think of something, "By the way, set aside a day this Saturday."

"What's the matter?"

"I'm going to organize a sea fishing, you should join in."

"Okay, I also want to go out to sea, there is no better way to relax than this.

But what is the theme this time? "

Luke guessed that besides expanding the network of relationships and meeting more like-minded friends, sea fishing sometimes has its own special reasons.

For example, the last time I was invited to participate in sea fishing, it was because of Jackson.

"Welcome party."

"Whose welcome?"

Rhett stretched out his right hand and pointed at Luke, "You."

　Thanks to the book friends for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)