LA Detective

Chapter 346
This result made Luke a little surprised, but it made sense after thinking about it.

Casdy Torres and Bart Ramos had different opinions on the business philosophy and direction of the second-hand car dealership, and a lot of conflicts occurred because of this incident, which was also confirmed by colleagues and family members.

Before, when he first started investigating the murder of Balter Ramos, Luke had also suspected Casdy Torres.

Now that the gunman's real target is Casdy Torres, then Balter Ramos is naturally suspected.

However, it was absurd that he hired a killer to kill himself, no matter how he looked at it, verification and definite evidence were needed before a formal conclusion could be drawn.

"Cassidy, are you sure the caller is Balter Ramos?"

"yes.

It was indeed his voice, and I knew it all too well from all the years I had worked with him.

If you don't believe me, you can ask other employees. "

"What do you think about this matter?"

"Unbelievable.

We did have conflicts because of the business direction of the car dealership, but we have cooperated for many years and can be regarded as very good friends.

I can't believe he would do this, I can't accept it..." Casti Torres showed a sad look.

Luke also asked Balter Ramos' wife before about the relationship between Balter Ramos and Casdy Torres. According to her wife, the two are colleagues, but because of their different personalities, they are considered Not friends.

From this point of view, Casdy Torres and Balter Ramos have different attitudes towards each other.

Luke asked, "Has Balter Ramos threatened you?"

"Although we have quarreled about the car dealership, we haven't reached that point yet."

"Why does Balter Ramos insist on opening a second-hand car dealership? What is your fundamental conflict?"

"Salibo car dealership was started by me little by little. I put a lot of thought into it, and the dealership has lived up to my efforts. The business is very good. It has supported our family and allowed us to live a relatively prosperous life. My family and I no longer worry about money.

I am very satisfied with my current life, and I just want to run this used car dealership well. "

Casti Torres sighed lightly, and continued, "But Balter Ramos doesn't think so, he is an ambitious, ambitious person who is not satisfied with the status quo.

He is always full of energy and drive, and I can't compare to him in this regard.

But his purpose is too strong, and he takes money too seriously. This is what I am not satisfied with.

Take the matter of selling cars as an example, he will use some small means to make customers spend more money, and the benefits are indeed much higher, bringing more profits to the car dealership.

But it also caused a lot of trouble. Customers are not fools. If they are fooled once, they will not come again.

He only values ​​interests, because we have had conflicts before.

He wanted to expand the scale of the car dealership and open new stores, which also expanded the conflict between us.

Once a branch is opened, financing is required, and my right to speak in the car dealership will become smaller and smaller. If there is a problem with the operation, the Salibo dealership will also be implicated.

I'm happy with my life now and there's no need to take this risk. "

Luke discovered that Casdy Torres started using the full name for Balter Ramos, indicating that his attitude towards Balter Ramos has changed.

"Then why did you go to Long Beach City with him to investigate?"

"It is he who has been inviting me to go. In his words, there must be sufficient reasons for objection. If there is no on-site inspection, how do we know that Long Beach is not suitable for opening a branch.

So I went and prepared to reject him based on the actual situation after an on-site inspection.

Then, something happened.

Thinking about it now, he might have designed all of this..." Having said that, Casdy Torres showed a sad expression.

The circumstances described by Casdy Torres are enough to show that Balter Ramos has the motive for committing the crime, but he is unable to provide exact clues and evidence.

After all, he was the one Balter Ramos wanted to kill, so how could he be aware of it.

……

the next morning.

Bart Ramos' home.

This is a three-storey gray-roofed villa with a tall palm tree planted in the yard and a young Labrador lying on the grass.

Three cars stopped in front of Balter Ramos' house, and Luke and others got out of the cars one after another.

"Wow..." The Labrador got up from the ground and barked at Luke and the others.

Xiao Hei lay on the fence of the yard and looked at the yellow Labrador.

"Wow..." The Labrador seemed to feel provoked and barked at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei smiled, "This pup is so cute, I really want to kick it."

The people in the house seemed to hear the movement, the door opened, and Balter Ramos' wife came out of the house.

"Captain Li, why are you here?"

"Mrs. Ramos, we have found some new clues and would like to ask you to assist in the investigation."

"No problem, please come in."

Mrs. Ramos called the Labrador aside and invited Luke and others into the house. Obviously, she did not notice that the police's attitude was different this time.

"Captain Li, have you found out who killed my husband?"

Luke said truthfully, "Last night, we caught the murderer who killed your husband. He was just a professional killer who was ordered by his employer. We are still unable to confirm the identity of the employer.

I came to see you today, and I also want to ask you to help identify it. "

"Thank you. I didn't expect you to catch the shooter so quickly. Thank you so much. If you want to know anything, just ask."

"Has your husband used large amounts of cash recently?"

"Yes, he took [-] dollars in cash from his home a few days ago, saying that he would need it to open a branch in Long Beach."

"Do you know a man named Vadim Tovani?"

"never heard of that."

Luke took out the photo of the killer again for him to identify, "Do you know him?"

"never seen it."

"Has the conflict between your husband and your partner, Casti Torres, deteriorated to the point of hired murder?"

"Do you suspect that Casdy Torres hired an assassin to kill my husband?"

Luke asked back, "Do you think that's possible?"

Mrs. Ramos thought for a moment, "I...I don't know what to say, but the relationship between my husband and Casti Torres is really... bad.

My husband complained more than once at home that Cassie Torres is a stubborn rock who doesn't know how to adapt, doesn't study the market, and has nothing but car repair skills.

He is only suitable for technical work and should not join the management team at all.

Sometimes he would yell at Casti Torres at home, and the relationship between the two of them was far worse than outsiders imagined.

My husband's attitude towards Casti Torres is like this, and the attitude of Casti Torres towards my husband can be imagined.

If someone told me that Casti Torres was at home yelling at my husband, I would have no doubts. "

"Mrs. Ramos, how many cell phones does your husband have?"

"Three mobile phones, one for work, one for home, and one spare. There is only one spare mobile phone at home, and I don't know where the other two are."

"When your husband was killed, he carried two mobile phones with him. They are evidence of the case and are kept at the police station. You can collect them after the case is cleared.

In addition, when we came here today, we also took away the third mobile phone, which is also an exhibit. "

"Wait, this mobile phone has been kept at home, why is it also an evidence?"

"There may be some clues in the phone that your husband was killed. Where is the spare phone?"

"It's in the nightstand in the bedroom, I'll get it."

"Mrs. Ramos, please stay, I will let the police get it."

"Why? You are here to investigate the case, but you cannot enter the bedroom of my husband and me at will. This is against the law."

Luke showed the search warrant, "Mrs. Ramos, please assist."

"What do you mean? Why are you searching my house?"

Luke said, "Sorry, the situation is a bit complicated. We can't disclose it to the outside world until we find out."

Mrs. Ramos was not satisfied with this reason, "It is my husband who was killed now, he is the victim, and now you are here to search my house again.

I want an explanation. "

Luke said, "Mrs. Ramos, I will give you an explanation after the search is over. Now please step aside."

Mrs. Ramos showed a helpless look, and said helplessly, "It's best, otherwise I will definitely sue you."

Luke waved his hand, signaling the police to enter the home and search.

Seeing the police officers searching the house, Mrs. Ramos sullenly pouted and muttered, "You shouldn't be like this...

my husband was killed...

he is the victim...

How can you treat the family of the deceased like this..."

"Wang Wang..."

Labradors also started barking when they saw strangers in the house.

Mrs. Ramos pulled the Labrador over, grabbed it by the neck, pointed at its dog face, "What's your name?

why do not you answer me?
Can't you understand human language?
That's right, you're a beast..."

Xiao Hei originally had some sympathy for this woman, but when he saw her pointing fingers and scolding Huai, that sympathy disappeared immediately.

"The husky died a few days ago, and I bought a new dog." Xiao Hei looked at the roof of the villa and said to himself, "This house is really nice. I think it won't be long before there will be a new male owner."

Mrs. Ramos showed an angry look, "What are you talking about?"

Xiao Hei also stared at the other party, "I'm talking about Labrador."

Mrs. Ramos glared at Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei is not to be outdone.

Luke was relieved to have someone staring at Mrs. Ramos.

After a while, Potter came over with a transparent plastic bag, "Captain, I found a prepaid mobile phone."

Luke turned on the phone to check the phone number, and then checked the communication records, "That's right, it's this phone."

Mrs. Ramos demanded, "What happened to this phone?"

"Whose phone is this?"

Mrs. Ramos hesitated for a moment, "My husband's."

"This phone has been in contact with the killer."

"What the hell are you trying to say? You mean my husband knew the killer?"

Luke explained, "More than that.

According to the killer's confession, the person he really wanted to kill was Casti Torres, because he was in the same car as your husband and accidentally injured your husband.

And the person who actually hired him is likely to be your husband. "

Mrs. Ramos showed a look of grief and anger, "Shit, do you know what you are talking about?

My husband is dead, you are too shameless to slander him in such a despicable way without catching the real murderer.

I'm going to sue you, and you, you, you...

Every one of you don't even try to run. "

"I know you don't want to believe it, but it's the truth."

Mrs. Ramos retorted, "According to your statement, my husband hired a killer to kill himself, don't you find it ridiculous?"

Luke held up the mobile phone in the plastic bag, "This is your husband's mobile phone. We found the killer's call records on the mobile phone, which is enough to prove that your husband contacted the killer."

"That doesn't mean my husband ordered him to kill people." Mrs. Ramos still didn't give up.

Luke took out the recorder and played an audio,
【"Who are you looking for?"

"Vadim Tovani."

"What do you want him to do?"

"kill."

"who are you?"

"I was introduced by Anas Ball, I want to kill someone in Los Angeles, and I will give you fifty thousand dollars after I am done..."]

Mrs. Ramos showed a confused and helpless look on her face, covering her forehead, and sat down on the ground, as if she had lost the last bit of strength, "nonono, this is not true, it won't..."

Luke said earnestly, "I know you don't want to believe it, and it's hard for others to believe it, but the killer was indeed hired by your husband. He originally wanted to kill Casti Torres, but because the killer made a mistake, he killed you by mistake. husband, that is, his employer."

It is cruel to say this in front of the family members, but Luke must say that if he does not make it clear, the family members of the deceased will not let it go.

Only by letting them accept the facts can the case be closed smoothly.

This is why Luke patiently explained.

Seeing the woman sitting on the ground crying bitterly, Xiao Hei's original dissatisfaction disappeared with the crying. Her husband changed from a victim to a murderer. It is estimated that no woman can accept it for a while. What's more ironic is that the killer he hired killed himself.

If the news got out, her husband would be a joke.

……

night.

Metzker Bar.

"cheers!"

The case was solved, and members of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division drank together to celebrate.

Potter glanced around, "It's the first time I've come to this legendary Metzker bar, the atmosphere is good, I like it."

Little underworld, "Almost forgot, it's your first time participating. How does it feel to work in the Robbery and Murder Division?"

"Excellent, just take this case as an example. I never thought that the killer hired by the murderer would kill himself. This kind of plot has only been seen in movies and TV dramas. It's too unbelievable." Porter laughed. .

The deputy team raised their glasses, "Potter, you've done a good job, welcome to the Robbery and Murder Division.

Respect the newcomers. "

Luke was a little dumbfounded, shouldn't it be me who said this?

Others also held up their wine glasses, "Toast to the newcomers."

Everyone drank another glass, Jackson waved, "Hey, guys, this pace is a bit fast, it's still early, we should drink slowly."

The little underworld said, "Hurry up, I have to go home to accompany my wife."

Potter asked in surprise, "Are you married too?"

"Of course, I'm still newly married."

"Wow... I thought you were single, I didn't realize you were married at all."

Xiao Hei shrugged, "I'll take it as you are praising me for being young."

"Dingling..." Potter's phone rang, he took out his phone, glanced at the screen, and pressed the answer button, "Hello.

I'm at the bar.

Hold on, I'm having a drink with a colleague. "Speaking of which, Potter stood up, "Sorry, I have to go out and answer the phone, it's my wife's call..."

After speaking, Potter went to the side to answer the phone.

The deputy team curled their lips, "What's the big deal, it seems that no one has a wife."

Xiao Hei shook his head, "This guy is mysterious, and he always feels that something is wrong."

Luke didn't answer the call. Although Porter didn't come for a long time, he was very active in his work. As for the private affairs of the new team members, he didn't want to ask.

[Congratulations to the host, for successfully solving the hired murder case, reward 70 points, which can be exchanged for existing cards. ] A familiar voice sounded in Luke's head.

Adding the points earned last time, Luke now has a total of 130 points.

In the battle with the killer this time, Luke used a bullet-avoidance card. This kind of card can save his life at critical moments, and he should store a few more for safety.

Luke first tried to redeem a bullet-proof card, which consumed 1 points.

Before, he had redeemed a probe card, which only required 10 points.

The bullet-proof card is more expensive than expected, and he needs to exchange it for other cards, so he can only exchange it when he has more points next time.

Before, the Ju-Jitsu cards that Luke got had been used up, so he exchanged two more Ju-Jitsu cards, one with 20 points, and another 40 points were consumed.

There are 60 points left in the system.

Luke is not going to continue to redeem, he needs to save some points, and which card he needs can be redeemed at any time.

There are three different cards, and the exchange points are also different according to different functions.

Probe card, 10 points.

Jujitsu card, 20 points.

Bullet avoidance card, 30 points.

The preciousness of the three cards can also be seen from the amount of redeemed points.

Without the protection of the bullet-proof card, Luke might still be recuperating in the hospital bed.

He still likes the upgraded redemption system very much, he can freely exchange the required cards according to his own situation.

The heart is more at ease, and the confidence is also full.

　Compared with the previous cases, this case is shorter, and it is a single case of hired murder.

　　I feel that some book lovers will guess the direction of the case and the murderer based on the number of chapters in a case.

　　I'm not afraid that everyone will guess it, but I just think it will reduce the suspense of the case.

　　I planted a foreshadowing, and the clues and evidence point to a suspect, but the case is short, and everyone guesses that he is not the murderer by looking at the clues and only the number of chapters.

　　I want to cry.

　　This will not work.

　　In the future, the cases will be long, short, novella, simple, complex, brain-burning, bloody, exciting, and combined.

　　Again, the book is still long.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)