Los Angeles Detective

Chapter 240: lapd (2 in 1)

Chapter 240 lapd (two in one)

"Do you have two mobile phone numbers?"

Luke continued to confirm his identity, did he make a mistake, the deceased was not the son of the owner?

"Yes."

"Is the other phone number 626836542* used by Kunel?"

"Yes." The woman seemed suspicious, "Is there any problem? Who are you?"

"Is there a tattoo of Captain America's shield on Quinnell's shoulder?"

"Yeah, what the **** are you trying to say?"

Luke reconfirmed, "Are you sure you met Kunel today?"

"Huh..." the woman sighed, "Which department do you belong to? What do you want?"

"I'm lapd, Luke, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. I think it's necessary for us to meet."

"Robbery and Murder Division?

God, what happened to Quinelle? "

"Didn't you just meet him? Why didn't you ask him?"

"Sorry, I lied, I thought you were..." Maureen Yagott hesitated to speak.

"What do you think I am?"

“I thought you guys were from child protection or foster care.”

Luke sounded a little strange, "What's your relationship with Kunnell?"

"I am his guardian."

"Aren't you his mother?"

"I never said that I was his mother, but I treated him as my own son, just like my own son, there is no difference."

"Are you related to Kunel?"

"No, he has been fostered in our family for more than two years. Although he is not related by blood, I always call him the eldest son.

Yes, he is part of our family. "

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"Uh...does this question have to be answered?"

Luke changed the question, "Have you seen him today?"

"No, what happened to Kunil? As his guardian, I have the right..."

"I have something to do, I will contact you later." Luke hung up the phone directly.

Luke didn't say much to the so-called guardian, nor did he ask her to go to the police station to identify the body.

Luke felt the need to visit the foster home of Quinnell, he worried that if he said too much, this woman might destroy some clues about Quinnel.

Xiao Hei asked, "What's the situation?"

"Get in the car, I'll tell you in the car."

…

There are no welfare homes (orphanages) in the United States, and children must be sent to families for adoption.

It is further divided into adoption and foster care, and Kunel should belong to the latter.

Half an hour later, Luke rushed to the address where the mobile phone number was registered.

At this time, it was already dark.

The residents of the community have all turned on their lights.

Luke parked the car on the side of the road, and walked to the door with Xiao Hei.

"Boom..." Xiao Hei knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened.

A little white boy about ten years old stood at the door.

Luke asked, "Hey, buddy, what's your name?"

"Carter."

"Does Kunel live here?"

"Yes." The little boy called into the house, "Mrs. Yagot, someone is looking for Quinelle."

After the voice fell, a black woman came out and dragged the little white boy Carter into the house, "Carter, you go back to eat first."

Afterwards, she asked with some vigilance, "Who are you?"

"I'm Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Deputy Luke."

The black woman ignored Xiao Hei who spoke, but looked at Luke aside, "Did you call just now?"

"Yes, we are here to find Kunel."

"Sorry, I lied, Quinnell isn't home. I'm looking for him too."

"Why are you lying?"

"Uh... this question is a bit complicated."

"It's okay, we have plenty of time, can we go in and talk?"

The black woman hesitated, stepped aside, "Come in, please."

Luke entered the house and looked around.

Black woman Maureen Yagott said, "Sorry, there are more children in the house, and the house is messier."

The room is really messy, with many children's toys and clothes.

There were still five people sitting in the dining room. A middle-aged black man stood up and walked towards the living room. There were four people sitting at the table, a black boy, a black girl, a white boy Carter, and an Asian girl.

modern Family.

"Who are you? What are you doing at my house?" the black man asked.

"lapd, we are here to find Kunnell, what's your name?"

"Michael Yagot. Why are you looking for Kunel?"

"We are investigating a criminal case, and he is involved in the case. We need to find him for some information."

"I knew this kid would get into trouble sooner or later." The black man Michael sighed and spread his hands.

Maureen pointed at the dining table, "Michael, go take care of the children's meals, I'm here."

"OK, I don't want to care about that kid, as long as he doesn't affect our lives." Michael turned and left.

Maureen walked to Luke's side, "Deputy Luke, what kind of case is Kunier involved in? I am her guardian, and I have the right to know."

Luke didn't answer. He walked to the coffee table and picked up the photo above. There were seven people in the photo. Besides the Yagotts, there were five children, including Kunnell.

Identification of the deceased.

"Mrs. Yagot, where is Quinnell's room? I want to see it."

"Sorry, if you don't tell me what happened, I'm afraid I can't take you to Kunel's room. I have the right to know."

Luke asked back, "When was the last time you saw Quinelle?"

"I..." Maureen Yagot hesitated.

"You don't want to say it, but you still can't remember. This doesn't seem like a responsible guardian." Luke said to Xiao Hei, "Call the foster care center."

"Please don't do this, I'm not irresponsible, but Kunnell doesn't want to be restrained, doesn't want to be controlled, I reserved a bed for him, as long as he wants, he can go home to eat and sleep at any time.

This was brought up by himself, he wanted to be free. "

Xiao Hei asked, "If he doesn't like this place, why didn't he ask the foster care center to change to another foster family."

“It’s not that he doesn’t like my family, but he doesn’t like all foster families. He is not yet an adult, so even if he leaves my house, he still has to go back to the foster care center and wait to be taken in by other foster families.

A situation like that would be even worse for him.

We treated him well, never abused him, and he ate the same as my own children.

If he went to another foster family, it would probably not be as good as here.

Trust me, Quinnell is not an easy kid to get along with, I tried my best. "

"Besides Queen, are there any other foster children in your family?"

"Yes, both Carter and the Asian girl Lily you saw just now are the same. They are no different from my children. If you don't believe me, you can ask. I have never abused them."

Luke didn't speak, and went straight to the dining table, looked at the food on the four children's dinner plates, turned around and went back to the living room without saying a word.

The food on the plate of the four children is the same, which shows that the life of the foster children is guaranteed.

As for whether to treat them differently, Luke doesn't think it makes much sense to pursue this.

There are not many people who treat foster children as if they were their own, but very few.

It is impossible for people to be selfless. Even if they are all biological, there are also relatives and distances, let alone foster care.

Differences are acceptable, as long as there is no abuse, it's fine in Luke's opinion.

Maureen asked, "Lieutenant Luke, what happened to Kunil?

I really care about him. He is also the person who cares most about him in this world, otherwise, I would not adopt him. "

"Quinnelle is dead."

"Dead!" Maureen showed a shocked look, "God, please tell me this is not true.

He was still so young, how could he die suddenly? "

"This is why we came to investigate. I hope you can assist us in our investigation and provide some valuable clues."

"Sorry, my mind is a bit confused, I can't accept it now..." Maureen sat on the sofa with a dejected expression.

Luke took out the photo, "I want you to identify Kunil's body."

"Can."

Luke hands her the photo.

Maureen took the photo with trembling hands, her voice choked up, "That's right, it's him.

I even bought Karma, I really didn't expect this to happen.

I still remember when he came to my house...

I shouldn't have promised him.

He shouldn't be allowed to leave this house.

It was my fault.

I am not worthy to be his guardian..."

The black Michael sent the four children into the house, walked over and asked, "I seem to have heard that something happened to Kunell just now?"

Maureen hugged her husband, "Quinnell is dead, he is dead."

"Damn, I knew it would happen, sooner or later he would kill himself." Michael complained.

Luke asked back, "Why would you say that?"

"A fourteen-year-old black boy, if he doesn't go to school or go home, what can he learn?" Michael looked at Xiao Hei beside him, "This police detective, you should understand."

"Do you know where he lives?"

"No, he doesn't come back most of the time, even if he comes back occasionally, he goes back to the house after eating something, and rarely communicates with us.

We want to help him and understand him, but he is unwilling to communicate with us.

If a person is unwilling to open his heart, no one can help him.

We did what we had to do. "

Luke asked the original question again, "When was the last time you saw him?"

"It should have been about ten days, he came back to get the clothes, used the washing machine, we had dinner together, and there was no one else the next morning.

We added up to say less than five sentences.

Quinnell, how have you been lately?

Say hello to your siblings.

Quinnell, what do you want to eat? I didn't know you were coming back, otherwise I would have prepared your favorite waffles.

We all miss you, you should come back to live. Michael sighed and asked back, "You know how he responded?"

He just smiled, not even a greeting. "

"When was the last time you contacted him?"

Maureen said, "Just after you called, I called the number he was using, but I didn't get through."

"Except for this one time, when was the last time you contacted him or he contacted you?"

"Uh..." Maureen thought for a while, "It should be four or five days, I want to ask how he is doing? Do you want to go home for dinner?

He said he was doing fine and would take care of himself, then hung up. "

"I called before, why did you say you just met Kunnell?"

"Sorry... I shouldn't have lied to you." Maureen pointed to the room behind,

"But there are other kids in the foster home, if the foster care center knows about Quinnell.

They may re-evaluate my eligibility to adopt these poor kids.

I love them and don't want to lose them.

They also need my care. "

Luke shook his head, "Your reason is not sufficient, if you contact the foster care center just after Kunier has a problem, it is Kunier's problem, not yours.

Your problem is hiding the fact that Quinnell is not at home, that is your problem. "

Yagot and his wife were silent.

Luke said, "If you don't give a reasonable explanation, then I will think that you have concealed something, and you will be investigated as suspicious objects.

Kunel is dead, no matter how you explain it, as his guardians, you are all responsible. "

Maureen sighed, "The government will give a subsidy every month, I don't have a job, I have been taking care of the children at home, I...

We need this grant.

Please, don't tell the foster care center.

We didn't expect things to turn out like this. Quinil is different from other kids. We really tried our best. "

"No!"

Xiao Hei shook his head, showing an angry expression, "Your selfishness and greed killed Kunil.

Kunel does not live in a foster family, and has violated the foster care regulations. You should inform the foster care center and child protection agencies as soon as possible.

In order to obtain government relief funds, you deliberately concealed this matter, leaving a 14-year-old child to face this complicated society alone.

he died.

has a lot to do with you.

You are not a qualified guardian at all.

Not worthy of fostering those poor children.

What foster families need is love, and you are only staring at the subsidy from Kunel, won't your conscience ache? "

Milk grinned, aggrieved, "You shouldn't say that about us, you don't understand us.

We have adopted many children, but none quite like Quinelle.

We have worked hard to build a good relationship with him, but he is still unwilling to accept us.

We have done our best. "

Luke asked, "Why doesn't Queenil want to stay here? What is he thinking? What is he doing?"

Maureen replied, "I asked him, but he wouldn't tell.

I guess he may have been abused in other foster homes.

Although I have done inconsiderate things...but I have never abused Kunel.

In this respect, it is already much stronger than most foster families. "

Although we found Kunnell's foster family, the irresponsible guardians didn't know about Kunnell's recent situation, and they couldn't provide any valuable clues. Luke could only go deeper if he wanted to find out why Kunnell was murdered. understand his situation.

"What about Kunel's native family?"

"Quinnell's mother was a drug addict and abandoned him early.

Perhaps this is the reason why Kunel has a withdrawn personality. Before that, he had changed several foster families. "

Xiao Hei asked, "Where's his father?"

"He has no father."

Xiao Hei retorted, "How can a person not have a father? He is not a Komodo dragon."

"Detective, you're asking the wrong person. The column for Quinnell's biological father is blank. Even the foster care center doesn't know. How could I know.

You should ask Quinnell's mother. "

Xiao Hei sighed, "This damn...world..."

Luke interrupted Xiao Hei, "Where is Queen's room?"

"The second floor, I'll take you there." Michael led Luke up to the second floor, walked to the end of the east side, and knocked, "Carter, I'm going in."

"Crackling..." Michael opened the door.

A little white boy stood up from the bed, "Uncle Yagot, what happened to Quinelle?"

Michael pondered for a while, not knowing how to answer, "Carter, we'll talk about this issue another day.

The two police officers want to check on Quinelle's stuff.

comeon, I'll take you downstairs. "

Luke asked Carter, "You live in this room too?"

"Yes, Kunel and I both live in this room."

"Good." Luke said to Michael on the side, "Mr. Yagot, you can go out now.

Let Carter stay, just to help us distinguish which items belong to Kunel. "

"As the guardian of Carter and Queen, I feel that I should stay."

Xiao Hei glared at the other party, "I think I should call the foster care center."

"OK, I'll go out." Michael waved his hand, glanced at Carter, turned and left the room.

Luke looked at the small room, and there was a wardrobe on the right hand side of the door.

There are wooden beds on upper and lower floors near the window, and there are two small desks, one at the head of the bed and one at the end of the bed. The desk at the end of the bed is a bit messy and contains a lot of books.

The desk next to the bed is very clean, with only a pen holder and a desk lamp on it.

"Your name is Carter?"

"Yes, sir."

"Could you tell me which items belong to Quenil?"

"Of course." Carter looked a little cautious, pointing to the bed and said, "Originally, Kunel slept on the lower bunk, but later he often didn't come home, so I switched with him, and he agreed to let me sleep on the lower bunk.

He slept on the top bunk.

The clean desk next to the bed belongs to him, and the wardrobe is shared by the two of us, but his clothes are running out, so they are placed in the upper left corner. "

"Thanks."

Afterwards, Luke and Xiao Hei searched Kunel's belongings separately, Xiao Hei was in charge of searching the closet, and Luke was in charge of searching the desk.

Luke opened the desk drawer, and there were some toys inside. They were all models of the Avengers, including Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, etc. The workmanship seemed to be a cheap version.

Luke asked, "Does he like the Avengers?"

"Yes."

"Which is his favorite superhero?"

"iron Man."

Luke recalled, "Then why is the tattoo on his body Captain America's shield?"

"That's cheaper, he can't afford an Iron Man tattoo at all."

Luke thinks of the limited-edition sneakers that Quinil wore when he died. It should be a windfall, and luck and misfortune depend on each other. This windfall may also be the reason for his killing.

Luke also found a book "The Weakness of Human Nature" in the drawer.

It is not surprising that there are books in the desk, but it is not normal to have only one book.

"Is this book Quinell's too?"

"Yes, he likes this book very much and reads it often."

"Have you seen?"

"No, he won't let me move this book, I don't want to cause trouble."

"How is the relationship between the two of you?"

"Uh...he's a little withdrawn, not very talkative, but he's a nice guy, older than me, but he won't bully me either.

Such a roommate is already great. "

Luke picked up the book and flipped through it, and found a photo inside, which was a photo of a black woman. The photo looked a little old, and it should be a little old.

The woman in the photo has short hair and looks to be in her twenties.

Luke pointed to the photo and asked, "Who is this?"

"I don't know. Once I saw Kunel holding this photo to look at. I asked, but he refused to say."

Judging from what he has learned, Kunel doesn’t seem like a person who likes to read books. In other words, what he reads may not be books, but the pictures of women in the books.

Luke asked Xiao Hei beside him, "Did you find anything?"

Xiao Hei was not in a high mood and shook his head.

Luke handed the photo to Xiao Hei, "What do you think is the relationship between the person in the photo and Kunel?"

Xiao Hei took the photo and looked at it, "This is an old photo. The woman in the photo was in her twenties at the time, and she should be older now. I think it should be Kunnell's mother."

Luke looked at Carter on the side, "Did Kunel mention his mother to you?"

"there has never been."

"Who is Kunel closest to in this family?"

"It should be me, but we are just ordinary friends."

"Do you know what happened to Kunil recently? Or has he changed?"

"He seldom came back recently, the last time he came back, he went to bed without saying a few words.

You ask me, you might as well ask his good friend. "

"Who is his best friend?"

"Derrick Yasuo.

They met in foster care and were very close.

I bet he knows Quinelle the best in the world. "

"Do you know where Derrick Yasuo lives?"