Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 146 Transformation (five thousand)

  Out of the interrogation room, Xiao Hei nodded, his tone firm, "That's right, it's this kid. He's in a hurry.

   Otherwise, it is impossible for a person like him to be called a lawyer. "

  Luke is not so optimistic, "It's too early to draw conclusions."

  Xiao Hei was puzzled, "Why, didn't you reason well just now? This kid has a motive for committing the crime, has been in contact with the murder weapon, and has no alibi, which completely fits the characteristics of a murderer."

  Luke explained, “Excluding the FBI Fanny’s gun, only guns B and C were actually responsible for the crime, of which gun B was the pistol used by the principal criminal, and bullets were left in the teaching building, music building, and science building.

  Gun C was only used in the music building, and Lev was the only one who was shot.

   And the Colt Python revolver is the C gun. This gun has never been used in the teaching building, let alone shot Barbara and Josie.

   It was the B gun that injured Barbara and Josie. "

  Xiao Hei reacted, "So, are you testing Theodore?"

   Luke nodded, "As you said, Theodore and Josie had conflicts, there was a clear motive for the crime, and there was no clear alibi. He is probably one of the suspects in the shooting.

   But the revolver he touched didn't shoot Josie. "

  Xiao Hei thought for a while, "Could it be an exchange of killings? I've seen it in TV dramas before, killing irrelevant people to escape police investigation."

  Luke thought for a while and shook his head, "It's unlikely, exchange killings usually take place in different places, but this time the shootings all happened on campus, the two shootings can easily be linked.

   Does not meet the original intention of exchanging killings. "

  Xiao Hei asked, "Then why do you think so?"

  Luke frowned slightly. At this time, Theodore wanted to prove his innocence, and his alibi was the most beneficial, but he couldn't tell, which further raised his suspicion.

   Then, Luke thought of a key person.

   Triss Lear.

  Boyfriend and younger brother were arrested.

   If this woman didn't know anything, the devil would believe it, but neither her boyfriend nor brother took the initiative to implicate her.

   Afterwards, Luke and Xiao Hei talked to Triss Lear, and she also asked for a lawyer.

  The case has reached a stalemate.

  Need to find new clues to break the game.

  A familiar voice sounded, [Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the 'theft case', rewarding 5 lucky draw opportunities. 】

  The case is relatively simple, and the reward is not too generous.

  An option menu appears in my mind, the left side is the warehouse interface, the right side is the lottery interface, and the bottom right corner says 5 times.

  Luke didn't draw a lottery, and the number of times was too small, so it was uncomfortable to draw.

  【Congratulations to the host for successfully solving the 'manslaughter case' and rewarding 10 lucky draw opportunities.

   In addition, the protagonist has received the gratitude of Bowen and his son, and rewards 5 lucky draw opportunities. 】

  The right side is the lottery interface, and the lower right corner has changed to 20 times.

   Awesome.

  However, Luke is still not going to draw a lottery, so save it until it is needed or when the shooting is solved.

  The next morning.

   Luke and Xiao Hei came to the hospital again.

  The purpose of coming here is very simple, just to ask the three victims to help identify the murderer.

   Luke first looked for Barbara. She and Josie are friends and may know more about Theodore.

  After Luke enters the ward, Barbara's mother is also there.

  In Bowen's case, Barbara provided an important clue. Luke bought a bouquet of flowers before coming to express his gratitude, "Barbara, I wish you a speedy recovery."

  Barbara felt much better when she saw the flowers, "Thank you, I like this bouquet of flowers very much, and it feels like the whole room has added vitality."

   "Hope you get well soon."

"I will."

   "Barbara, we found a suspect in the shooting. You may also know him. I would like your help in identifying him."

   "Even for the sake of this bouquet of flowers, I will help you."

   "Thank you." Luke took out a photo of Theodore and handed it to Barbara.

  Barbara frowned slightly, "I recognized it, he was the guy who attacked Josie on the football field. Is he the murderer?"

Luke thought for a while, "There may be more than one suspect in the shooting, and there may be more than one gun. We found that he had been in contact with one of the guns, but we can't confirm that he is the suspect. I would like to ask you to recall who he was when the shooting happened." Are you there?"

  Barbara stared at the photo for a long time, then shook her head, "Sorry, I really can't remember."

   "Barbara, do you know Pete?"

   "Pete?"

"Yes."

   "I seem to have a little impression. I heard Josie mention that she seems to be dating a man named Pete."

   "Have you seen that Pete?"

   "Meet it once."

   "Know his full name?"

   "I don't know, Josie rarely talks about him, it feels quite mysterious."

   "Describe what Pete looks like."

  Barbara pursed her lips, "Caucasian, about the same height as you, with blond hair, thinner, and handsome, he should be much older than Josie."

  The range is too large, Luke pressed, "Any other features?"

   "I remember he had a tattoo on his right arm."

   "What kind of tattoo?"

  Barbara was silent for a moment, "I can't remember."

   "Thank you, this clue is already very important." Luke has asked Matthew to investigate Josie's mobile phone contact information, and maybe he can get some clues from there.

  Afterwards, Luke went to the ward of student council member Herman Wade.

   "Hi, how is Herman's recovery?"

   "Much better, ready to be discharged from the hospital."

   "A little too fast."

"It's too boring here, I still have a lot of things to do, and Hollip is in the next ward, it's hard for me to rest with peace of mind. I always feel that guy is staring at me, if you've seen that guy on the field Act and understand how I feel."

   "I want to ask you a few questions."

"go ahead."

  Luke took out a photo of Theodore for him to identify.

   After reading it, Herman shook his head, "Sorry, I don't recognize it."

"look carefully."

   "That guy wrapped himself up so tightly that he couldn't see much at all. In addition, I was really terrified at the time, and I couldn't remember many things.

   I'm really sorry, I tried my best. "

   Luke put away the photos, asked a few more questions, and then went to Hollip's ward.

   "Boom..."

   "Come in." Hollip said loudly.

   "Crackling..." After Luke entered the door, he saw Hollip lying on the bed watching TV.

  Holip rubbed his red eyes, got up and got out of bed, "Inspector Luke, why are you here?"

  Luke looked at the TV and said, "Is this your game video?"

  Holip nodded, "It's the video of the last game between me and Lev. We won by a big score. Lev performed very well in that game. He was the best player besides me."

  Holip is a quarterback, but he is qualified to say this.

  Luke pointed at the TV, "You're wearing number 9?"

   "Yes, 9 is my lucky number."

  Luke stared at the TV, "The jersey is beautiful."

   The football jersey is bright orange with numbers and a chevron pattern.

   "If you like it, I can give you one."

  Luke asked back, "Do you often give away jerseys?"

   "No, only important people will send it, family, friends, fans, I just want to express my gratitude, thank you for everything you have done for Lev, so..."

   "Thank you, I like this jersey." Luke changed the subject, "Holip, I'm here today to ask you a few questions."

"go ahead."

  Luke took out Theodore's photo, "We have found a suspect who seems to be the shooter, and I would like to ask you to help identify the identity."

  Holip took the photo and looked at it, frowning slightly, "I seem to have seen this person... somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while."

   "Don't worry, just recall carefully."

  Holip stroked his chin and looked carefully at the photo, "I remembered, there was a football game, and this guy rushed up and hugged the cheerleader during the cheerleading show.

   It seems to be this kid, but I don't know his name. "

   "Have you seen him anywhere else?"

   "I have no impression."

   "What about the shooting scene?"

"Maybe not."

   "Are you familiar with the cheerleader?"

   "Josie, we see each other often, but we don't talk much. She is always surrounded by a group of men. I don't like this feeling very much."

   "OK.

   If you think of any clues, you can call me, you know my contact information. "

  Holip nodded, "Don't come to the hospital next time you ask me, I'm going to be discharged."

"So fast?"

  Holip showed off his right arm muscles, "I'm as strong as a cow, this is just a small injury to me, I don't want to hold back here, I'm about to suffocate to death."

  Luke smiled, "Herman thinks so too, you really are destined."

   "I will keep an eye on him in the future, if he dares to insult Lev, I will not let him go."

   "Old rules."

   "Sorry, I forgot, I won't say it in front of you next time."

   Luke smiled and left the ward.

  Xiao Hei came out of the ward with a big grin, "Wow, the black quarterback is really a promising kid, huh."

   "It's really not simple." Luke said thoughtfully.

  The two got into the car, but Luke remained sullen and didn't speak.

  Xiao Hei also noticed the abnormality, "What's wrong?"

   "I want to check on Hollip."

   "Why?" Xiao Hei showed a puzzled look, "He's a good guy, I like him a lot."

   Luke said, "He wears the number 9 football jersey and likes to give the jersey to friends and relatives."

   "Speaking of the jersey, I remembered. Didn't he say he would give you one? Why only give it to you? I was there too."

   "This is not the point, if you want, I can forward it to you."

   "I don't want to forward it. I want it to be delivered by him. The meaning is different. Maybe he will become a football superstar one day. I can save face by saying it."

   Luke sighed, "Why do you have to take the topic awry every time you talk, are we talking about ball uniforms now?"

   "Isn't it the jersey you mentioned first?" Xiao Hei asked.

  Luke "…"

   Luke sighed, "I'm talking about what the jersey stands for. You don't have to talk, just listen to me.

  Xiao Hei made a zip gesture in front of his mouth.

  Luke continued, "Do you remember going to Theodore today, and there was a photo on the table?"

  Xiao Hei thought for a while, "It seems to be there, what's wrong?" Xiao Hei guessed, "Could it be that Theodore and Hollip took a photo together? Probably not, if so, I should be able to find out."

  “It’s not a group photo, it’s a photo of Theodore and his girlfriend, but he was wearing a football jersey when the photo was taken, and the jersey was exactly the same as Holip’s.

No.9.

   These two people probably know each other, and they have an unusual relationship. "

  Xiao Hei was a little surprised, "How did they know each other?"

   Luke replied, "It's not hard to guess, Theodore is Josie who harassed the football field, he is an outsider, why did he run to the football field.

   It may be because he has a close relationship with Hollip. He went to the football field to watch Hollip's game, and because of this, he met Josie, and the incident of harassing Josie happened. "

"You seem to have some truth in what you said. Assuming that Hollip really knew Theodore, there was nothing he couldn't say, just admit it openly. If Hollip didn't say anything, it proves that he must have a ghost in his heart." Xiao Hei also said I figured it out,

"Holip was also at the scene when Lev was shot. If Theodore did not lie, he did not use the gun, and if the gun was in the hands of Hollip, then the murderer who killed Lev is probably holip.

  In other words, Hollip is also one of the shooting suspects. "

  Luke laughed, "There is an old saying in Huaguo, that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. The analysis is good."

  Xiao Hei shook his head, "But it doesn't make sense, Hollip is a star player on the rugby team, he has a bright future and is likely to become a sports star.

  He has no reason to shoot the school, let alone kill his teammate Lev? "

   "There may be some hidden conflict between them." Luke couldn't figure out the reason for Hollip's murder for a while, "Go to school.

   No, it's not school yet, visit their football coach. "

  Luke contacted Matthew to find out the address of the football coach, and drove to the football coach's house.

  The football coach is not far from Luke's mother's house, and Luke is quite familiar with this area.

  The football coach is called Bob Andersey, a tall, strong, middle-aged white man in his forties.

  There are many black rugby stars, but most of the rugby coaches are white, and the proportion of black people is extremely low.

   "Coach Bob, I'm Inspector Luke who is in charge of investigating the shooting case, and I want to ask you to learn more about the case."

   "Hello Inspector, I was just about to ask you about the progress of the case. Both of my team members were shot. They are the elite of the team. We suffered heavy losses.

  Especially what happened with Lev is hard for me to accept. He is the best running back on the team and no one can replace him. "

  Luke took advantage of the situation and asked, "Where is Hollip?"

  "Holip is the team's quarterback and the real core of the team. He has great physical talent and is a strong young man. He knows what he wants and works very hard in training.

  I admire him a lot, he will be a football star sooner or later. "

  Luke tentatively asked, "Is there any conflict between Hollip and Lev in the team?"

   "No, they don't contradict.

  One is a running back and the other is a quarterback. They are also of different sizes. Lev runs fast and has a flexible body.

  Holip has extremely strong physical fitness. He not only runs fast, but is also very strong. His overall quality is the best in the team.

  There is only cooperation between them, and there can be no contradictions. "

  Luke asked, "Then is there any personal conflict between them?"

   "Probably not, I'm not very clear about their private affairs, after all, I have too many students to manage." Then, the coach asked a little uneasy, "Why do you ask that, did something happen?"

  Luke didn't answer directly, and took out a photo of Theodore Caine, "Do you know him?"

  The coach picked it up and looked at it, frowned and said, "It looks familiar, this kid should often watch football games."

   "You are thinking, does he know a certain player on the team?"

  After Luke reminded, the coach suddenly remembered, "Holip, he is a friend of Holip, he often watches from the side when Holip is training, and sometimes the two of them leave together.

  Yeah, he hangs out with Hollip a lot, what's the problem? "

   "Does Hollip have a gun?" As soon as Luke asked the question, the coach's face changed.

   "Why do you ask? What happened to Hollip? What trouble did he get in?"

   "Coach Babu, don't worry, we're just making a routine inquiry."

   "Nonono, this doesn't look like a routine inquiry. Don't think that athletes with big brains are hard to use. What's wrong?"

  Luke said perfunctorily, "It's really just a routine question, don't think too much, just answer. Does he have a gun?"

  Coach Barb's attitude became a little cold, "No, at least I don't know."

   "How is Hollip doing with cheerleader Josie?"

   "Josie is a hot girl, but I don't hear anything about them?"

   "Where is Student Council member Herman?"

"I do not know him."

   "Thank you." Seeing the change in the other party's attitude, Luke probably won't be able to ask any valuable clues, and he has already obtained the evidence he wants.

  Holip really knew Theodore Cain, and the two were very close.

   "Inspector Luke, what happened to Hollip? I want to know about him."

   "You care about him?"

"Yes."

   "If I don't tell you, will you contact him?"

"I can."

   "I can tell you, but you have to keep it secret. If you leak it, it will be illegal? Understand?" Luke said to Xiao Hei, "Go to the car and get a non-disclosure agreement."

   "Does it need to be so formal?" Coach Babu panicked.

  Actually, Luke was a little worried just now. When he walked forward, Bob contacted Hollip. With Hollip's shrewdness, he would definitely notice the problem.

  Before, Hollip had always had a simple and honest image, but now it seems that he may be pretending. This kid is not simple, and he is much smarter than Xiao Hei.

  Since Coach Barb had noticed the problem, Luke simply told him directly, so that he was obliged to keep the conversation a secret, even if it was for his own future, he dared not speak nonsense again.

   To put it bluntly, even if Luke doesn't explain this situation, if Coach Babb contacts Hollip, the other party will still notice.

  Luke just put a seal on Coach Babu's mouth. Of course, it may not be effective, but it is better than nothing.

  No matter how strict the law is, there are criminals, and Luke can only do his best.

   Subsequently, Luke asked Coach Barb to sign a non-disclosure agreement, telling him that the police suspected that Hollip was involved in the shooting, and left Coach Barb's house with just this sentence.

  At the same time, he warned Coach Babb that the other party had signed a non-disclosure agreement, and he was not allowed to actively contact Hollip during the police investigation, and he was not allowed to disclose the police's investigation of him.

  On the way back to the police station, Luke keeps thinking about Hollip's role in the shooting.

  He was at the scene of the shooting and may also have access to the C gun, but his motive has not been clarified yet.

  Luke thought about it, and planned to test Theodore first. He has been arrested, and maybe he can learn something from him.

   This is also good for him, as long as he turns into a tainted witness and provides valuable clues, Luke can help him avoid the charge of selling black guns.

   Half an hour later.

  Theodore Cain was handcuffed to the interrogation chair again.

  Luke held two cups of coffee, drank one for himself, and handed him one, "How are you thinking?"

  Theodore took a sip of coffee, "I've made up my mind."

   "Then let's talk about it too." Luke was going to test his relationship with Hollip first.

  However, before Luke could say anything, Theodore said, "I want a plea deal."

  Luke froze for a moment, "What plea agreement?"

  Theodore took a deep breath, "The plea agreement for manslaughter, as long as a plea agreement can be reached, I will admit to being involved in the shooting, otherwise, I will not say anything."

  Xiao Hei's eyes widened, and he looked Theodore up and down, "Are you crazy, we haven't said anything yet?"

  Theodore drank the coffee in one gulp, "I talked to the lawyer, if I voluntarily plead guilty, I can get a better plea deal, which would be more beneficial to me.

   If you guys give me a good deal, I'll plead guilty. "

  Luke folded his hands in front of his body, "You admit that you killed someone?"

   "I only admit manslaughter...it was just an accident, it shouldn't have happened." Theodore sighed, with a tangled look on his face.

  Luke always felt that something was wrong. At the end of the conversation yesterday, Theodore still refused to speak.

   Now it took only one night to figure it out, and I am willing to take the initiative to admit the crime.

  The change is a bit big.

   That's one chapter for today.

   There will be an event starting tomorrow.

   Every time the author updates 5,000 words, readers with a fan value of 500 can get a chance to draw a lottery, and a single work is limited to five times.

   There will be a small explosion tomorrow, so that everyone can enjoy it and draw a lottery.

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  (end of this chapter)