LA Detective

Chapter 482 Suspicion
Teslow Fitness Club.

This is a relatively well-known chain fitness club in Los Angeles.

The club is located on the third floor of the building. When Luke, Xiao Hei and Jackson got off the elevator, they saw the billboard of the fitness club on their right. According to the guidance on the billboard, the fitness club is located on the east side of the third floor of the building.

Even if there is no sign, it is not difficult to find. After walking more than ten meters to the east, I saw a health club separated by glass. The size of the club is estimated to be more than 2 square feet.

Looking at the gym through the glass, Jackson said enviously, "Wow, I feel that the atmosphere here is great, and there are a lot of fitness equipment."

Xiao Hei Tan Tan Shou, "The fee for the membership card will also be 'great'."

Jackson nodded, and it was rare for him to agree with Xiao Hei, "You are right, I want to find a gym to exercise recently, I have researched a lot of gyms, and this gym has very good reviews on the Internet."

Xiao Heidao, "So, you are here for a field trip. No wonder you got out of the car and wanted to come here with us to investigate."

Jackson shrugged, "Half and half, the membership price here is a bit expensive, I don't know if I can afford it?"

During the conversation, the three of them walked to the door of the club. Xiao Hei pushed open the glass door and walked straight in.

It's almost eight o'clock in the evening, but there are still many people in the gym, including big muscular men and girls in yoga pants.

Xiao Hei pouted, "It's already eight o'clock in the evening, and there are still so many people working out, why don't you do something more meaningful?"

A bald and muscular man who was playing with dumbbells heard Xiao Hei's voice, raised his head, and looked over with unkind eyes.

Xiao Hei tore off his shirt, 'accidentally' exposed his pistol, and stared back, "Hey, bald man, do you have any comments?"

The bald muscular man looked at the pistol in Xiao Hei's arms, then at Luke and Jackson, feeling that these three were not easy to mess with, so he lowered his head tactfully and continued to push the iron.

"That's right, haha." Xiao Hei laughed wantonly.

Jackson walked to the front desk and said to a plump black girl, "Hi, how much is the membership card here?"

The black girl looked up at the three of Jackson and replied, "$5000 a year."

"What about the monthly card?"

"$500."

"This price is not cheap." Jackson frowned slightly. Ordinary gyms only cost tens of dollars a month, but the price here is ten times higher. This is only the monthly card fee. If he wants to pay for private training, he will definitely unaffordable.

The black girl at the front desk said, "We have the most professional trainers here, all kinds of exercise equipment, yoga hall, rock climbing hall, luxury swimming pool on the top floor... As long as you train once, you will definitely feel that it is worth the money.

We are doing an event, you only need to fill out a questionnaire, and you can try it once in the club. "

"Anytime?"

"of course."

"Come on, there's no need to overspend, let's get down to business." Xiao Hei interrupted Jackson, flashing his police badge, "lapd, I want to see your person in charge."

"Wait a minute." The black girl left the front desk and walked into the cubicle office at the back. After a while, she came out and said, "sir, come with me."

Led by the black girl at the front desk, the three of Luke entered the cubicle office.

Sitting in the office was a young Caucasian man in his 30s, wearing earrings, short yellow hair, handsome, with well-developed arms.

"Three officers, welcome to the Teslow Fitness Club."

Jackson flashed his police badge and introduced, "I am Detective Jackson of the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is our Captain Li."

Seeing that Jackson ignored him, Xiao Hei added, "I am Detective Marcus."

"Elsie Hux, you can call me Elsie.

Three police officers, what are you doing at the club? "

Jackson asked, "Do you know Isa Redman?"

"It sounds familiar, but I'm not sure about the amount of people I come into contact with every day."

Jackson took out a photo of Isa Redman, "She should be a member here."

Elsie Hux looked at the photo, "Yes, she is indeed a member here, is there any problem?"

"After nine o'clock in the morning on March 3, has she been to the health club?"

Elsie Hux shook her head and laughed, "As I said, many people come here every day. Although she is a member here, it is impossible for me to remember when she came here."

Xiao Hei pointed to the top of his head, "I saw that the club has surveillance cameras, can we have a look?"

Elsie Hux refused, "Sorry, this does not comply with the club's regulations. We want to ensure the privacy of club members."

Xiao Hei asked, "What time does your club open?"

"The door opens on time at six o'clock in the morning, sir, if you want to apply for a card here, I can consider giving you a maximum discount."

Xiao Hei asked with a smile, "When do you have the most visitors here?"

"From seven to eight in the morning, by the way, we also have low-fat meals here, which taste very good."

Xiao Hei nodded, "OK, see you at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, we will come back with a search warrant. There may be big movements at that time, you'd better inform the members of the fitness club in advance."

Elsie Hux stood up and demanded, "Hey, are you threatening me?"

"No, we are just investigating the case. You are not willing to assist us in checking the surveillance. We can only apply for a search warrant. It's a very simple question." After Xiao Hei finished speaking, he was about to leave.

"Wait." Elsie Hux stopped Xiao Hei, "I am willing to assist you in the investigation, but I hope you can keep it secret.

The guests here are very private and wouldn't want me to hand over surveillance of the club to the police. "

Xiao Hei assured, "Mr. Elsie Hux, our investigation process is originally confidential, you can rest assured about that."

Elsie Hux walked to the computer and asked while adjusting the surveillance, "What's wrong with her? Why do you want to check her whereabouts?"

"She was kidnapped."

"My God, this is horrible.

However, I can guarantee that this has nothing to do with our fitness club. If I hand over the monitoring to you, I won't cause trouble for the club. "

Xiao Hei sighed, "Please, have some sympathy, what you should worry about now is Isa Redman.

She is a member of your club, are you going to stand by and watch her kidnapped? "

Elsie Hux got up and stood aside.

Jackson walked to the computer and called up the March 3 video, "Captain, I saw Isa Redman.

She arrived at the fitness club at [-]:[-] in the morning, and left at the club at [-]:[-]. She should not have shown any abnormalities at that time, and she should not have been kidnapped. "

Xiao Hei muttered, "She did come to the club, which means that her prospective boyfriend is not lying, and the suspicion of her prospective boyfriend can be ruled out."

Elsie Hux also moved closer to the computer screen, "Isa Redman left the club, which means that her kidnapping has nothing to do with our club."

Luke asked, "Where can I check the surveillance of the entire building?"

"The guard room on the first floor."

"Thank you." Luke left the office without saying a word.

Jackson and Xiao Hei also walked out.

Jackson walked to the front desk, stopped, and looked at the black girl at the front desk, hesitating to speak.

The black girl straightened her breasts, grinned her thick lips, and said with a smile, "Sir, do you want my phone number?"

"No, I would like a questionnaire."

Black girl "..."

The three of Luke came to the guard room on the first floor, flashed their police badges, and explained their purpose.

After some patient and friendly persuasion, the person in charge of the building agreed for them to check the surveillance.

It can be seen from the surveillance video of the building that Isa Redman took the elevator to the underground garage on the first floor after leaving the health club.

There is a surveillance blind spot in the underground garage, and Isa Redman disappeared when passing by a surveillance blind spot.

Luke guessed that she was probably kidnapped here, taken into a car and taken away.

Luke checked the surveillance at the exit of the garage again. Not long after Isa Redman disappeared, a red Lexus drove out.

The driver in the cab was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, so he couldn't see his face clearly. However, his attire caught Luke's attention. A decent person would not dress like this in the car, apparently to avoid being photographed by surveillance cameras.

Luke pointed to the Lexus in the surveillance video, and asked the building security, "Do you have any information about this car?"

The security guard checked on the computer and said, "Yes, this is a monthly rental car with a fixed parking space, and the renter is Isa Redman."

Xiao Hei looked weird, and muttered, "In other words, Isa Redman might have been kidnapped by her own car. But his parents never talked about the car.

Why didn't her parents mention such an important clue? "

This is indeed a question, and Luke also wants to talk to Isa Redman's parents.

But before that, he had to investigate the underground garage of the health club to see if he could find any new clues.

Subsequently, the technical team also rushed to the underground garage to investigate the scene. However, two days have passed since Isa Redman was kidnapped, the scene has been damaged, and there is not much evidence that can be found.

Clues from other aspects came to Luke one after another. First, the license plate number of the Lexus was investigated. The owner of this car was Isa Redman's mother, Mrs. Redman.

Secondly, the exact time Lexus left the garage was 12:[-] in the morning, and the kidnapper made a blackmail call at [-] o'clock. This time relationship is more reasonable.

Generally speaking, after the robbers kidnap the hostages, in order to avoid the family members of the hostages calling the police, they will make blackmail calls as soon as possible.

If Isa Redman was kidnapped on the night of March 3, it would be too late to call the police at noon on the 11th.

Moreover, through investigation and monitoring, it can be found that Isa Redman often comes here to exercise, and the itinerary is relatively fixed.

Thinking in another way, if Luke was a robber, he might choose this place as an ambush location, saving even transportation.

Luke glanced at his watch. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. He decided to contact Isa Redman's parents.

Because he was worried that the kidnappers might be watching near Isa Redman's house, Luke did not rush to Isa Redman's parents' house rashly, but chose to make a video call with them.

After the video was connected, a middle-aged Caucasian couple sat opposite.

Luke introduced himself, "Mrs. Redman, sir.

I'm Luke Lee, Captain of the No. [-] Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.Now I'm in charge of investigating the kidnapping of Isa Redman. "

Mrs. Redman asked impatiently, "Captain Li, have you found any clues about my daughter?"

"Yes, we have found the exact location where your daughter was kidnapped.

Your daughter was kidnapped not on the night of March 3, but at noon on March 11 in the underground parking lot of the Tesrow Health Club. "

Mrs. Redman was puzzled, "Where did you go on the night of the 11th?"

Luke asked back, "Did you know that Isa Redman has a new boyfriend?"

"do not know."

"On the night of March 3, he went to his new boyfriend's house, and his new boyfriend's house was in the same neighborhood as the party venue."

"Why didn't she tell us?"

"I'm afraid only she knows this." Luke changed the subject and said, "Mrs. Redman, do you have a red Lexus?"

"Yes, I bought a red Lexus."

"Where is your car now?"

"Uh... probably in the garage.

No, I haven't seen it for a long time. Mrs. Redman looked at her husband, "Honey, have you ever driven that car?" "

Mr. Redman said firmly, "No, I never drive that car."

Mrs. Redman said, "That should be my daughter driving away. Is there any problem?"

"We speculate that after Isa Redman was kidnapped, the robbers drove away with her red Lexus. Didn't you find that the car went missing together?"

"God, I didn't realize... I was too careless!" Mrs. Redman covered her forehead with her hands, showing a remorseful look.

Mr. Redman put his arms around his wife's shoulders and comforted him, "Honey, I can't blame you, and I didn't find out." He raised his head and said to Luke, "Captain Li, on the night of March 3, I contacted Daughter, knowing she was going to the party in a friend's car, so she ignored the car thing."

Luke asked, "How many cars does your family have?"

Mr. Redman thought for a while, "There should be more than a dozen."

Mrs. Redman said, "There are more than a dozen of your cars alone, and if you add mine, there should be more than twenty."

Luke suddenly understood.

It seems that having more cars is not a good thing.

But Luke couldn't figure it out, why did a family of three buy so many cars?
"Mr. Redman, does that red Lexus have a tracker installed? We need to find that car."

Redman shook his head, "I didn't drive that car, I bought it for my wife." He looked at his wife again, "Honey, does your car have a positioning device?"

Mrs. Redman looked blank, "I don't understand that at all, and I haven't driven that car for a long time."

Luke took the next best thing, "Is the police technical team still at your house?"

"Yes, they have always been."

Luke said, "You can ask the technical team, and with their assistance, contact the Lexus manufacturer to see if you can locate the car."

Mrs. Redman asked, "Would it be possible to find out the whereabouts of my daughter by finding that car?"

Luke said truthfully, "I hope so too, but it's unlikely.

It has been 48 hours since Isa Redman was kidnapped, and it is unlikely that the robbers made such a low-level mistake.

However, the robbers had driven the car before and are likely to leave some clues. "

Mr. Redman said, "Okay, I'll contact the car manufacturer in a moment."

Luke hesitated for a moment, and tentatively said, "Mr. Redman, I heard that you asked me to participate in the investigation of the case."

"Yes Captain Li, we have seen the news about you and know that you are the best police detective in Los Angeles. If anyone can rescue our daughter, it must be you."

"Thank you for your trust.

Also, I would like to ask, who else did you tell me about wanting me to investigate the kidnapping?Or who else knows? "

"Director Rhett, my wife and I, by the way, and Gary Sane."

"Real estate tycoon Gary Sane?"

"Yes, his son was also kidnapped on the night of March 3. Our two fathers had the same experience."

Luke was a little surprised, "How did you two get in touch?"

"We knew each other from the beginning, and we had some business dealings.

Although I have money, it is not easy to exchange a large amount of gold in a short period of time.

I know Garry Sane has access to gold and hope to exchange some from him.

His son was also kidnapped, the robbers demanded 1000 million ransom, I can give him some cash.

This is beneficial to everyone. Mr. Redman sighed, and continued to recall, "After we met, I explained my purpose.Gary Sane looked agitated. He was disappointed with the FBI, which he felt had leaked the news of his son's kidnapping.

The kidnappers have not contacted him, he was worried about his son's safety.

So, I told him that I wanted you to investigate the case. "

"Are you sure only these four people know?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Someone tried to prevent me from returning to Los Angeles. But it's not a big problem, I've taken care of it."

Mr. Redman was a little excited, "Why would someone prevent you from returning to Los Angeles to investigate the case? Doesn't someone want my daughter to be rescued?"

"It's possible, do you have anyone to suspect?"

The husband and wife looked at each other, shook their heads, "No."

Luke took out the sketch of the suspect who hired the female thief to steal the documents, "Do you know him?"

"do not know."

"About this matter, don't mention it to Gary Sane, as if you don't know anything, I will investigate."

"I see.

Captain Li, thank you for coming back.

My daughter has been kidnapped for so long, and the investigation is finally progressing..."

"Thank you also for your trust in me, I will do my best." Luke hung up the phone.

Who is going to stop myself from coming back?

Chief Rhett couldn't.

Apart from the Redmans, there is only Gary Sane.

If it is one of these three people, it means that there may be an inner ghost in the kidnapping case.

Who is it?
(End of this chapter)