LA Detective

Chapter 492 Fake?

Luke finished dealing with the FBI and drove to the police station.

Walking into the office of No. [-] Squadron, he met Xiao Hei who was walking towards him with a coffee cup.

Xiao Hei joked, "Captain, I saw you on the news. Just one night later, you solved another kidnapping case. It's like Sherlock Holmes in Los Angeles."

"I wanted to keep a low profile, but Anthony insisted on pulling me into an interview." Luke shrugged, showing an expression that I didn't really want to show off.

Jackson asked curiously, "Captain, you have been investigating the kidnapping of Isa Redman with us, and you don't even have time to sleep.

Why did Anthony say that you provided the key clue to solve the case. "

"It's a bit far away to talk about this matter. At that time, I was still traveling in Hawaii. Director Reid called and told about the kidnapping case, and wanted to invite me back to Los Angeles to participate in the investigation of the case.

I didn't agree right away, I needed to discuss it with my family.

After I told my family, although they were a little bit sad, they still supported me to return to Los Angeles to investigate the case.

And at this time, my ID card in the hotel was stolen.

I assisted the local police in catching the thief who claimed to have been sent to the hotel to steal my ID.

I made a sketch portrait of that person.

At first, I thought that the person in the sketch was related to the kidnapping of Isa Redman, and I also asked Isa Redman's parents, but they didn't know the person in the portrait.

Later, I gave the sketched portrait to Anthony. He found the person in the portrait, interrogated him, and learned that Gary Sane Jr.'s mother had hired him.

Then, we followed this clue to find Gary Sane Jr. "

Xiao Hei asked, "Why did the mother of Gary Sane Jr. prevent you from returning to Los Angeles? And what you said was to find, not rescue. Is there something else hidden in this case?"

Luke said, "You guessed it right, this case is not a real kidnapping case, but Gary Sane Jr. killed a woman attending a party. In order to avoid being investigated by the police, he directed and acted out a kidnapping case." farce.

The FBI is now salvaging the woman's body from the sea. "

Xiao Hei pouted, "It's really a sad story, but I'm not surprised that these things happened to those rich people."

Luke glanced across the office, "Where's the deputy team? Why didn't you see him?"

Jackson replied, "I'm going to report to you.

Sofia's stepmother Kelly Lux arrives.

Also, I found a nanny who took care of Sophia.

Because you were not there at the time, the deputy team went to Chief Red.

They took Kelly Lux and the nanny to meet Sofia. "

Xiao Hei smiled, "Shall we go and have a look?"

Luke yawned. "You're going to go yourself. I don't like that."

Luke returned to the captain's office, ready to catch up on sleep.

……

Robbery and Murder Division, a conference room.

Jenny pushed open the door of the conference room, escorted Sophia to the table in the conference room, and opened her handcuffs.

Jenny warned, "Hey, there are cops out there, don't try to escape, be smart."

Sophia rubbed her wrist, "I told everything I know. What the hell are you going to do?"

Jenny softened her tone, "We didn't call you here today for an interrogation, but for you to meet two people."

"who?"

"You'll know in a while."

Not long after, the door of the conference room was opened again, the deputy team and Reid walked into the conference room together, followed by two women, one of them was 'Sophia''s stepmother, Kelly Lacus, and the other was a middle-aged Asian women.

Four people came in at once, and Sophia showed a vigilant look. She looked over the deputy team and Rhett, and landed on Kelly Lux and the Asian woman.

Meanwhile, Kelly Lux and Asian women have also been eyeing Sophia.

Rhett greeted, "Everyone sit down and talk."

The Asian woman sat across from Sophia, stared at Sophia without blinking, and asked softly, "What's your name?"

"Sophia."

The Asian woman looked a little moved, "Son, do you know me?"

Sophia shook her head, "I don't know.

But I feel your voice is very kind. "

"My name is Sarah Santos. Do you still remember my name? Think about it carefully."

Sophia pinched her forehead and recalled carefully for a while, "I really can't remember." Sophia asked back, "Do you know me? In my memory, I should have never seen you."

The deputy team reminded Sara Santos in a low voice, "Sofia suffered a head injury, and she has forgotten everything before she was ten years old."

"God, this is terrible." Sara Santos had red eyes and looked at Sofia with pity. "Can I see your right arm?"

Sophia's expression was complicated, and she vaguely guessed something. After hesitating for a while, she rolled up her sleeve, revealing her right arm.

Sara Santos grabbed Sofia's arm, and there was a scratch on her forearm, "That's right, this is the position. When you were young, you were like a boy. When you saw others skateboarding, you also wanted to skateboard.

This wound is where you accidentally fell while learning to skateboard. "

"Who the hell are you? Why do you know that I have this scar on my body. Even I don't know how I got this scar. Do you know me before?"

"Yes, ten years ago, I worked as a nanny in your house. At that time, I often made seafood fried rice. Every time you ate it very clean, do you still have the impression?"

Sophia shook her head slowly, "No, but I see you have a familiar feeling."

Kelly Lux interrupted their conversation and asked Sofia, "Do you still know me?"

Sophia carefully observed Kelly Lacus, shaking her head, "I have no impression."

"Your name is Sophia?"

"Yes."

"What's your last name?"

"I once suffered a head injury and lost my memory."

"Do you remember your father?"

Sophia nodded, "In my impression, my father is tall and very gentleman...I can't remember anything else."

"For every child, the father is tall." After Kelly Lux finished speaking, she took out three photos from her pocket and placed them in front of Sofia. "Who do you think looks like your father?"

Sophia looked down at the photos and shook her head, "These photos are not the same as the image of my father in my impression."

The deputy team took the three photos and looked at them, frowning, "There is no photo of Sophia's father in these three photos. Mrs. Lacus, your questioning method is not very friendly."

"Sorry, I just wanted to make sure she was the real 'Sophia.'"

The deputy team handed the photo back, "What about your result?"

Kelly Lux took the photo, put it in the LV backpack, and glanced at Sofia again, "She is not like the Sofia I remembered." After finishing speaking, she looked at Sarah Santos, "You Get in touch with Sophia more, what do you think?"

Sara Santos intertwined her hands, looking a little nervous, thought for a moment, and said to Sofia, "Can I see your back?"

"No, I refuse.

I was brought here by you in a daze, and examined like an animal.

Until now I don't know what you guys want to do, you said, you used to be my nanny. Sophia looked at Kelly Lux again, "Then who are you?"

do you know my fatherWhere is he? "

Kelly Lux said, "We will tell you when we confirm your identity."

Sophia said firmly, "Impossible, if you don't make it clear, I won't cooperate with you anymore, and you don't want to hear a single word from me."

Rhett sighed softly, "Let me explain."

"No, let me tell the story." The deputy team interrupted Reid and recalled, "Ten years ago, there was a kidnapping case in Los Angeles, the FBI was responsible for investigating the case, and our police department assisted in the investigation.

The kidnapped hostage was a ten-year-old girl who disappeared after school in a community park near her home.

It didn't take long for his father to receive a blackmail call from the kidnapper, who demanded $500 million worth of diamonds from the girl's father.

The girl's father was worried about his daughter's safety, so he chose to call the police.

The FBI began investigating the kidnapping.

The next day, the kidnapper called again and told the detailed time and place of the transaction.

Under the protection of the FBI, the girl's father put diamonds worth $500 million in the agreed place.

Not long after the girl's father left, someone went to the place where the diamond was traded and took away the diamond. The FBI immediately arrested that person. After interrogation, the other party did not admit that he was the kidnapper, but claimed to be a black market dealer selling diamonds.

Later, after a lot of investigation, this person was indeed a black market dealer.

Before the kidnapping, someone found him to sell a batch of diamonds worth 500 million US dollars, and the trading place was exactly the place agreed by the kidnappers.

But the black market dealers did not know where the kidnappers were, nor could they contact them.

Afterwards, neither the black market dealer nor the family members of the kidnapper received any calls from the kidnapper, and no one saw the little girl again. "

Sophia frowned tightly, and muttered, "The kidnapping case you mentioned is very similar to our modus operandi.

But this case has nothing to do with me, I was only ten years old at that time, how could I participate in..."

Speaking of this, Sophia stopped, as if thinking of something, "You... Could it be... I am the kidnapped little girl you mentioned?"

The deputy team nodded, "Ten years ago, the little girl who was kidnapped was also named Sophia."

Sophia seemed a little confused, with a face full of disbelief, "How could this be? I was actually kidnapped?

And was kidnapped in the same way?Why is there such a coincidence?

Are you lying to me? "

"It's true what we say," the vice-team said.

The woman was the stepmother of the kidnapped girl.

The Asian lady is Sophia's nanny.

Are they here to confirm your identity? "

Sophia asked, "And what about my father?"

The deputy team sighed, "Three years after the kidnapping, your father died of illness due to excessive grief."

Sophia's eyes were moist, "That is to say, I was also a victim of a kidnapping case, and then I was trained as a new kidnapper, is that so?"

Reid said, "Your situation is quite special, and I believe the judge will reduce the sentence as appropriate.

As long as you are willing to assist the police investigation, we will also help you secure a favorable plea deal. "

Sophia was a little confused, "Am I really that kidnapped girl?"

The deputy team replied, "We have already conducted a DNA sample comparison, that's why we asked Kelly Lux and Sarah Santos to identify you, and I hope you can cooperate with us.

I believe that you should also want to retrieve your past memories and find out who you are? "

"Yes, I have always wanted to retrieve my memory and find my father. Is he really dead?"

The deputy nodded.

Sophia was a little sad, "Since my father has passed away, what's the use of getting back my memories?" Sophia looked at Kelly Lux again, "Are you my stepmother? Then my biological mother is here where?"

Kelly Lux replied, "Your biological mother died when you were very young."

"So that's why I don't have an impression of her." Sophia looked at Sarah Santos and Kelly Lacus again, her voice choked up,
"Am I really the person you want to find?"

Kelly Lux didn't speak, but looked at Sarah Santos.

Sara Santos hesitated for a while, then said, "You have the same scar on your arm as Sofia.

But ten years have passed, Sophia has grown up, and I'm not sure...

I'd like to see your back if I can. "

Sophia hesitated for a while, then nodded, "Okay."

Afterwards, Reid and the deputy team left the conference room.

Sophia lifted her blouse, revealing her fair back.

Sara Santos looked very carefully, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Kelly Lux also showed concern, "Sarah Santos, you must look carefully and see clearly."

After a while, after Sarah Santos checked her back, Jenny opened the door and asked Rhett and the deputy team to come in.

Seeing everyone staring at her, Sara Santos looked a little nervous, and said softly, "I don't think she should be Sofia."

The deputy team showed a surprised look, "How do you judge?"

Sara Santos replied, "I remember Sophia has a red scab on the upper left of her back, but there is nothing behind her."

The deputy confirmed, "Are you sure?"

"should be."

The deputy team felt that Sarah Santos' tone was not sure, "Do you have any other impressions of Sofia?"

Sara Santos was silent for a moment, then shook her head, "Ten years have passed, and I can't remember exactly."

Rhett also looked at Kelly Lux with a sullen face, "Do you think she is your stepdaughter Sophia?"

Kelly Lux said firmly, "She doesn't look like the Sophia I remember."

The deputy team and Reid looked at each other, originally thought that this meeting would be a sure thing, but they didn't expect it to be the result.

Could it be that the DNA test results were wrong?
……

"Dong dong."

A knock on the door woke Luke up.

He yawned and slowly opened his eyes, "Come in."

The door opened, and the deputy team walked in, seeing Luke in a daze, "You actually sleep at this time, this damn biological clock should be changed."

Luke laughed, "Whoever provoked you, you have a really bad temper."

The deputy team sighed and sat down on the chair, "The recognition failed.

Kelly Lux and her nanny don't think Sofia was a kidnap victim from a decade ago.Could it be that there is a problem with the DNA identification? "

Luke touched his chin, "Can the two of them be sure?"

The deputy team snorted, "Judging from Kelly Lux's attitude, he had a prejudice against Sophia from the very beginning, so he probably doesn't really want to recognize this stepdaughter.

The nanny actively identified it. First, she saw the scar on Sophia's arm, which was consistent with what she remembered.

But later, the nanny asked to look at Sophia's back. According to her, the victim Sophia ten years ago should have a red mole on the upper left of her back, but this Sophia did not.

So she also felt that Sophia was not the person she was looking for, but I think her tone was not sure.

After so many years, maybe her memory has been confused. "

"Where are Kelly Lux and the nanny now?" Luke wanted to see them in person.

"The director told them to go back first."

Luke pressed, "Did they come together?"

"No, Kelly Lux came first, and the nanny arrived after 10 minutes."

"How does their relationship look like now that they're here?"

"They didn't communicate much."

Luke thought about asking Daisy to dinner at a French restaurant last night and seeing Kelly Lux eating with an Asian woman. There is also a photo of the babysitter in the FBI file, but the photo is small and has passed In ten years, the age, appearance, and temperament have all changed, so Luke couldn't be sure at the time whether the Asian woman was a nanny.

Thinking about it now, this possibility is very high.

Luke investigated the surveillance video in the meeting room and found a frontal photo of the nanny Sarah Santos, who was indeed the Asian woman he saw last night.

The lieutenant asked, "Luke, is there a question?"

"Last night, I went to a French restaurant for dinner and saw Kelly Lux and Sara Santos sitting together for a meal. The two of them chatted for a long time."

"You think the two of them are colluding and deliberately denying Sophia." After the deputy team finished speaking, they speculated along this line of thought,

"This possibility is not impossible, Sofia's father was a successful diamond businessman, very rich, and he left a large amount of inheritance after his death.

Although I don't know the specific will, Sophia, as his only daughter, is definitely the heir to the estate, and may even be the main heir to the estate.

Sophia has never been found before, and she is probably dead.

Then these inheritances should be inherited by Kelly Lacus.

Now that Sophia has been found suddenly, the inheritance will be re-divided.

If I were Kelly Lux, I'd probably be upset too. "

Luke said, "This is just our speculation, and we need to find tangible evidence, otherwise, even if we talk to them, we will not admit it."

The vice-team offered to suggest, "If Sara Santos is colluding with Kelly Lacus, then she must be asking for something.

The biggest possibility is that Kelly Lux used money to buy Sarah Santos.

I check their finances to see if there's been a big money move. "

　Happy Friday everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)