Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 169 Weird Coincidence (please subscribe!)

   Time passed by every minute and every second, and the pursuit of Darcy continued.

  At two o'clock in the morning, Pierce's cell phone didn't ring. The police tried to locate Darcy's cell phone number again, but they were still out of contact.

  It was 2:30 in the morning, and it was still the same.

   At three o'clock in the morning, the phone is still out of contact.

  Luke knew something might be wrong.

  Darcy may have sensed something unusual and ran away ahead of time.

  The only trace left was the black Volvo sedan.

  It was past three o'clock in the morning, and Luke couldn't bear it any longer, so he was going to sleep.

  The lounge has been occupied by Xiao Hei, so he can only go home.

   On the way back, Luke didn't drive, but rubbed against David's car.

  Luke put down the seat and yawned, "If I had known, I wouldn't have waited until now, so I would have gone home and slept earlier."

  David took a sip of coffee, "Stop complaining, at least you don't have to drive."

   "Do you really think I rubbed against your car because I don't want to drive?"

"Is not it?"

  "Of course not, my Mercedes-Benz G500 is very spacious, and I can make do with it for a night. I just have something to say to you, so I use your car as an excuse.

   Can you understand my hard work? "

   "Then tell me your hard work, and let me be moved."

  Luke glanced at David, "How is your relationship with Captain Jones of the Anti-Crafts and Anti-Narcotics Department?"

   "I have had contact with you a few times, but I am not very familiar with it. What's wrong?"

   "He came to me a few days ago and inquired about your situation, saying that the deputy team of their squadron has been transferred, and he wants to recommend a suitable candidate to take over. Are you interested?"

  David was a little surprised, "He wants to recommend me as the vice-captain?"

   "Yes, he heard that your style of handling cases is very tough, and he thinks you are suitable for being transferred to the Anti-crime and Anti-drug Department." Luke yawned again, "I've been busy these days, so I haven't had time to tell you.

   Now that the case involves drugs, it is likely to be handled in cooperation with the Anti-Mafia and Anti-drug Department. I think it is necessary to tell you. "

   After a moment of silence, David asked, "Do you think I should go?"

   "The key is what do you think?"

   "Of course I don't want to be transferred, but if I can be promoted to the deputy team... it is also a good opportunity.

What do you think? "

   Luke thought for a while, "If Jones comes to you to talk about this matter, you might as well try to test his tone to see if he wants to find a gunman who charges into the battle, or if he really needs an assistant.

  If it is the former, I suggest you not to go. "

   "Thanks, Luke."

   "You're welcome, I didn't say anything nice about you."

  David shook his head and laughed.

  …

  The next morning.

  Susan held a short case debriefing meeting.

   Subsequently, everyone focused their investigation on the black Volvo.

  It was an old Volvo, and it was not equipped with a positioning device, nor could it be tracked by the manufacturer.

   Only the most primitive and simplest method can be used to check and monitor.

   Everyone began to check the surveillance, and Luke checked the surveillance much faster than the others.

  In the afternoon, Luke found a black Volvo car with the license plate number 8Aeb392 on the road surveillance.

  The black Volvo drove to the suburbs and entered Highway 1.

   Disappeared about ten kilometers away from the entrance of Highway No. 1.

   To be precise, the car disappeared between the two monitoring intersections of A113 and A114.

  Luke guessed that the other party would probably abandon the car and run away.

  …

   An hour later, Luke and others drove to the location where the No. 1 car lost its trace.

  Considering that there might be plasma in the car, the police also brought a blood dog.

  Blood dogs are particularly sensitive to the smell of blood and are often used to track and arrest suspects.

  With the blood-spotting dog, the police are no longer caught blind, and combined with the track of the tires, the vehicle's track was quickly determined.

   Searched for nearly an hour, and found a black Wall sedan under a steep cliff.

   This place is far away from the road, and it can be said that it is inaccessible. If it were not for the help of blood dogs, it would not be easy for the police to find this place.

   Not to mention someone who took the initiative to find out and call the police.

  In the desolate parts of America, many similar cliffs are the best places to dump corpses.

  The cliff is relatively steep, and there are some dwarf trees growing on the hillside. The Volvo car broke several thinner dwarf trees and was blocked by a thicker dwarf tree.

  If you want to check the car under the steep slope, you need to fasten the safety rope first.

  David was the first to go down.

   Luke was the second to go down, and he still held a dagger in his hand, splitting the short branches that blocked him.

  Although the police also want to keep the scene as complete as possible, they cannot let the police officers risk being scratched by the branches.

  Luke tied the safety rope and walked to the car, but he didn't get too close. The car was just stuck on a short tree and was not parked very stably.

   Through the car window, Luke saw a white man lying in the car.

   To be precise, there was a dead body lying there.

  He recognized the identity of the other party—Darcy Ross!

  …

   An hour later, the car was hoisted from the steep slope, and the body was also hoisted up, so that the forensic autopsy would be easier.

   But the investigation team was not so lucky. The inside of the car belonged to the scene of the crime, and the outside of the car also belonged to the scene of the crime. They also had to go down the steep **** to collect evidence.

very dangerous.

  The car was put on the flat ground, and the door was opened to finally see the condition of the corpse.

  The hands of the corpse were tied, and there were obvious blood stains on the right side of the neck, and a blood hole that seemed to be stabbed.

  Different from the double blood hole that was bitten before, this time there is only one blood hole, and it looks like the wound is deeper.

  With the previous two experiences, forensic doctor Sheila completed the autopsy much faster this time.

   "I have completed a preliminary autopsy, and the time of death of the deceased was between twelve o'clock in the morning and three o'clock in the morning.

  The inside of the car is probably not the first scene, and the corpse has traces of being moved.

  The fatal wound of the deceased was in the neck, and he was stabbed by an object such as a needle tube and died of excessive bleeding in the artery. "

  Luke looked inside the car. There was not much blood in the car, which fit the characteristics of not being the scene of the first crime, but where did the blood of the deceased go?

   "Forensic doctor Sheila, do you think the blood lost by the deceased was at the first scene, or was it collected by the murderer?"

  Sheila thought for a while, "I can't say for sure, I have to find the first scene of the crime to find out. In addition, since the victim was stabbed to death by something like a needle, blood may have been drawn.

  At the scene, only a preliminary autopsy can be performed. After the corpse is transported back to the police station, the next autopsy will be carried out. If new clues are found, you will be notified. "

   "Thank you." Susan responded, watching Sheila leave.

  Xiao Hei sighed, "We searched for a long time, and Darcy found it, but it has already turned into a corpse.

  Why did he suddenly die? "

  David said, "Could it have been silenced by the family?"

  Since it involves trafficking in independence, Darcy is probably not alone, either an organization or other collaborators.

  Darcy was killed as soon as the police found the evidence of separatism. The most likely situation is that the Shang family chose to abandon Darcy in order to protect themselves.

  As long as Darcy is dead, this line of investigation will be broken.

  It is also difficult for the police to find out Darcy's sole source.

  Luke felt that there was such a possibility, and the sole trafficker Shangjia did have such a motive for committing the crime.

   But there are also places that do not meet.

   For example, the manner of death of the deceased.

  If it is a solo seller, the easiest way is to kill it with one shot.

   They didn't even need to get out of the car, just shot and killed each other and left, clean and tidy.

  Even if he tricked Darcy to a remote place to kill him, it would be easier to kill him with one shot.

  If you are afraid that the police will trace the bullet marks, it is easy to stab with a knife.

  But the deceased was stabbed to death by something like a syringe needle, which is a bit weird.

   To put it bluntly, I feel that the murderer is either a pervert or has another purpose.

  The possibility of being a pervert is temporarily put on hold. After all, Luke is not a pervert, and it will be difficult to guess the pervert's thoughts for a while.

  Luke felt that the murderer might have another purpose.

  He thought of the murderer who killed Angela. The murderer directly bit Angela's neck to **** blood, causing Angela to lose too much blood and die.

  Darcy also died of excessive blood loss due to neck injuries. The difference is that the murderer did not bite him directly, but stabbed him to death with a needle.

  Luke speculates that the reason why the other party uses the needle may not be just to kill people. After all, there are many ways to kill people, and using a needle to kill people is not time-saving or labor-saving.

   Another function of the needle is to inject or draw blood.

   Judging from this speculation, the two cases have a high degree of similarity, both killing people and sucking blood, but one is to **** blood at the scene, and the other is to preserve the blood.

  Looking at it from another angle, the murderer's criminal methods have upgraded.

  He was no longer satisfied with sucking blood on the spot, but stored the blood purposefully.

   From a criminal point of view, this does not bode well.

   This shows that he already has the qualities of a serial killer.

   Once that stored blood is drunk, he will likely choose to kill again.

  From a certain angle, he has become a real 'vampire'.

  The reconnaissance team has not yet completed the reconnaissance of the site.

  At Luke's suggestion, the bloodhounds began to search again—to find the scene of the first criminal.

  Led by the blood dog, Luke and others walked eastward for about half an hour, and came to a farm.

  A police car is parked near the farm.

  Xiao Hei stepped forward to inquire and learned that a theft had occurred here.

   "Wow woof..."

   Before further inquiry, the blood dog issued a warning.

   Luke and others walked in and found some bloodstains on the ground. Judging from the color of the bloodstains, it was probably left last night.

   Is this the first scene?

   is not like that either.

   These blood volumes are too small, too scattered, and too far apart, more like a person fleeing for his life after being injured.

  The problem is here. Darcy was injured on the neck, and that place is very fragile. Once injured, there will be a lot of blood splatter, definitely not like a line of blood drops.

   Also, Dalsey's ability to run after the injury is also a question.

  With these questions in mind, Luke entered the farm to investigate.

  Farm owner Jefferson Cassili is a white man in his fifties, wearing a cowboy hat and carrying a revolver on his waist.

  He has just finished being questioned by the police.

  Luke flashed his police badge, "Mr. Cassili, this is Inspector Luke of the Robbery and Murder Division, and I want to talk to you."

  Farmer Jefferson laughed, "Wow, the Department of Robbery and Murder, I have known you for a long time. I heard that you were the ones who solved the school Y shooting case not long ago."

   These words scratched Xiao Hei's itch, and he smiled, "You are right, we are the ones who solved this case.

  Detectives Luke and Marcus.

   Together we caught the shooter. "

  Farmer Jefferson seemed not too impressed with Xiao Hei, and stretched out his right hand to Luke, "Inspector Luke, nice to meet you.

   Come to my farm what's the matter? "

   "I heard that there was a theft here last night."

"That's right, a blind thief came to my farm to steal. I found him and drove him away." Jefferson patted the revolver on his waist, "I have the ability to protect my farm .

  This kind of thing should not alarm the robbery and murder department. "

   Luke said, "A murder case happened near the cliff a few miles to the west. We are here to investigate the murder case. Did you hear anything last night?"

   "No, I only care about my own farm. The cliff you mentioned is relatively remote, and few people will go nearby."

   "Did you see any suspicious vehicles last night?"

"No."

  Luke changed the topic, "OK, let's talk about the theft on the farm and see if I can help."

  Jefferson recalled, "Last night, around one o'clock in the morning, I was lying on the roof looking at the stars.

  Have you tried it?

   It's really great to lie on the roof of your own farm, watch the stars and drink beer.

   I suggest you try it out. "

   Luke secretly said, I am ready to try, but I still lack a farm of my own. Then, he found another problem, "Is it too late to watch the stars at one o'clock in the morning?"

   "You're right, actually...I had a fight with my wife and was kicked out of the house."

  Xiao Hei "..."

   "You continue to talk about the case." Luke made a gesture of invitation.

   "I heard some movement, and then I saw a figure sneaking towards the farm.

  I just yelled at him and told him to leave my farm, or I would be rude to him.

  I didn't get a response, but I felt like he was taking something.

   I was worried that he was holding a gun, so I just shot.

   After that, he ran away. "

  Luke asked, "Which roof did you watch the stars? And where did you see the thief?"

  Jefferson pointed to a house, and then led them to the thief's location, "It should be around here."

  Here, not far from where Luke found the blood.

   "Did you shoot the thief?"

  Jefferson thought for a while, "Of course, my marksmanship has always been good."

  The patrolman smiled, "Jefferson, although I like to hear your bragging, but now is not the time."

  Jefferson shrugged, "OK, I'm not really sure.

  It was too dark at the time, and I was worried that he had accomplices, so I didn't dare to get too close.

   As long as he leaves my farm, I can't be bothered.

   Then, the next day I called the police. "

   "Have you lost anything?"

   "No, I found out in time, he didn't have time to steal anything at all."

   "Has anything like this happened before?"

   "There was also, but it was a long time ago, and I can't remember the exact time."

   "Is there anyone else on the farm besides you?"

   "And my wife, but she was sleeping and didn't see what was going on."

   "Can you describe the physical characteristics of the thief last night?"

  Jefferson shook his head, "It was dark at the time, and I couldn't see the thief clearly, but he should be black.

   This is the only thing I can be sure of. "

  Luke wrote down in his notebook, "If you hit the thief, where do you think it would be?"

  Jefferson thought for a while, "I don't know. It was too dark at the time, and it was not easy to hit it. It was difficult to judge the specific position."

  Through Jefferson's description, Luke probably learned about the theft last night.

  The theft and Dalsey's murder did not seem to have much to do with each other. The only possible connection was the relatively close distance and the relatively recent time of the incident.

  But it was these two points that made Luke feel that the two cases should be related.

  If what Jefferson said is true, then the bloodstains found outside the countryside should not belong to the victim Darcy.

   First of all, Darcy did not have a gunshot wound on his body, and secondly, his injury did not meet the characteristics of blood stains.

  Luke has a bold guess, whether the thief Jefferson discovered might be the murderer who killed Dalcy.

   After killing Dalsey, the murderer discarded the car together under the cliff. This place is far away from Los Angeles. It is not easy to return to Los Angeles, and there is even a certain distance from Highway 1.

  The best way is to find another means of transportation.

  The farm is relatively close to the place where the body was dumped, and the murderer probably wanted to steal transportation from here.

   But it's a pity that I met Jefferson who was lying on the roof watching the stars. Not only did he not steal the transportation, but he was probably shot.

  However, since the opponent was able to escape, the gunshot wound was not very serious.

   But still left bloodstains at the scene.

  Very important physical evidence.

  If Luke's speculation is correct, then he may have found the key evidence to solve the case.

   As long as the blood stains outside the farm are collected for DNA comparison, the murderer who killed Darcy can be found.

   Taking a step back, even if he wasn't the murderer who killed Darcy, he was also a suspect who attempted to steal the farm.

  No matter from which angle you look at it, there is a reason for this blood to be identified.

  If the blood stain outside the farm is really the murderer of Darcy, according to Luke's previous speculation, this person is likely to be the murderer of singer Angela as well.

  Then, the entire vampire murder case will be successfully solved!

   Finally finished writing.

I'm going to bed.

Goodnight everybody.

  (end of this chapter)