Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 545 Doubts

  Xiao Hei glanced at Luke, "Captain, the phone is ringing."

   "I'm not deaf." Luke thought for a while, took the dead man's phone, and pressed the answer button.

   "Thank God. Honey, you finally answered the phone." A woman's voice came from the phone.

  Luke replied, "Ma'am, I'm not the owner."

   "Why are you holding my husband's phone? Where is he?"

   "Ma'am, what's your name?"

   "Christian Horn. You haven't answered me, why is my husband's cell phone in your hand?"

   "It's not convenient for your husband to answer the phone."

   "What's wrong with my husband? Why isn't it convenient to answer the phone? Also, who are you?"

   "I am the Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division, Luke Lee."

   "God, what happened to my husband? You tell me!"

   "Sorry, it's not convenient to talk on the phone.

  You can go to the Robbery and Murder Division of the Police Detective Bureau, and we will receive you in the office of the First Squadron. "

  The woman's voice was full of tears, "Nonono, please, tell me, what happened to my husband?"

   "Ms. Christian Horn, what's your husband's name?"

   "Rochel Horn." The woman on the phone responded and asked, "Don't you know my husband's name?"

   "It's not that I don't tell you, but some words are unclear on the phone." Luke is not perfunctory. First of all, Luke is not sure that the caller must be the wife of the deceased.

  Secondly, the phone was picked up next to the deceased, but that doesn't mean it must be the phone of the deceased.

  Luke just took over the case, and everything still needs to be proved.

   "I see, I'm going to the police station right now." After Christian Horn finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

  Luke handed the mobile phone to Xiao Hei, and asked the forensic and technical team, "Have you found anything that can prove the identity of the deceased?"

   "Yes, we found the driver's license in the deceased's trouser pocket." Mary handed a driver's license to Luke.

  Luke opened it and saw that the photo above was the deceased, whose name was Rochelle Horn.

  Luke sighed softly, "Any other discoveries?"

  Mary replied, "An empty rum bottle was found under the bed, which was probably drunk by the deceased. After bringing it back to the police station, we will extract the bottle's fingerprints and DNA.

  In addition, there is no trace of the body being moved, so this should be the first scene of the crime. "

   "Is there any trace of the presence of the second person?"

   "Not yet."

"Thanks."

  Xiao Hei picked up the rum bag, "Very poor quality rum, no more than five dollars.

  I guess, there is a high probability that an unlucky guy with an unhappy family is hiding here and drinking. "

  Jackson asked, "It's understandable to be drunk, but why did he die?"

  Xiao Hei shrugged, "Then I have to ask the forensic doctor."

  Luke also looked at the forensic doctor Sheila. He saw no obvious fatal injuries on the deceased, not even skin trauma. He was also curious about the reason why the deceased was killed.

   After a while, the forensic doctor Sheila got up and said, "I just did a preliminary autopsy, and the deceased had no obvious combat injuries, no signs of being tied up, and no fatal injuries were found.

  The deceased’s lips were white, dirt remained at the corners of his mouth, and his pupils were dilated, which seemed to be symptoms of sudden death.

  As for the cause of sudden death, it may be disease, or drugs or drugs, and further autopsy and testing are needed to find out. "

   “What about the time of death?”

   "Between two and six in the afternoon yesterday."

   "Homicide? Or suicide?"

  Sheila shrugged, "I don't know, you need to judge for yourself."

   "OK, the result is out, let me know as soon as possible."

"I will."

   Not long after, the deputy team also entered the house and asked, "Have you determined the cause of death?"

   "No obvious trauma was found, and the body needs to be brought back to the police station for further testing." Luke responded and asked, "How is the visit going?"

  The deputy team replied, "I asked people to ask the neighbors around, and no one has ever seen a stranger come in and out of this house.

  However, a neighbor noticed that there was an unfamiliar black Toyota sedan in the community. I had someone check the license plate number, and the owner was the deceased Rochel Horn.

  The car was a certain distance from the house. It was estimated that he was worried about being discovered, so he deliberately parked the car far away, and then sneaked into the house. "

   "Any unusual items were found in the car?"

   "I checked roughly and found no suspicious items. I have notified the technical team to conduct a detailed search."

"Thanks for your hard work."

  The deputy team asked, "Can you determine whether the deceased committed suicide or homicide?"

   "It's not clear yet." Speaking of this, Luke changed the subject, "Deputy team, I'll leave the scene to you, I have to go back to the police station to talk to the deceased's wife.

  May be able to learn some new clues. "

  …

   Robbery and Murder Division 1 Squadron.

  In the lounge, a woman walked up and down the room with an anxious look on her face.

   "Crackling..." There was a knock on the door.

  Luke pushed the door and walked into the lounge, holding a document in his hand.

  The woman looked at Luke, "I'm Christian Horn, is there any news about my husband?"

   Luke said, "Ma'am, we just talked on the phone, and I just got back from the scene."

  Christian Horn asked, "Scene? What scene?"

   "Sit down and talk." Lu pulled a chair and sat down, flipping through the information that Matthew had just handed over, "Mrs. Horn, the police received a report this morning. The owner of the Talip community found a male body at home. We found your husband's cell phone next to the body."

   "God, you mean... my husband is dead?"

   "The exact identity of the deceased still needs you to help us identify, are you willing?"

   "Yes, take me, I'm going to see my husband."

   "Sorry, the forensic doctor hasn't finished processing the body yet, you can't look at the body for now, but I can let you identify the photos of the scene." Luke took out the photo of the deceased and handed it to Christian Horn.

  Christian Horn took the photo with both hands, hugged the photo to his chest, and burst into tears, "Rochel, Rochel... woo... Why did this happen? You were fine when you left yesterday, why did you die? Why?

   Woohoo..."

  The cries resounded through the entire No. 1 Squadron.

  However, the entire robbery and murder department has become accustomed to it.

  Jackson took out a tissue and handed it to Christian Horn, whispering a few words of comfort, but the effect was not obvious.

  Christian Horn cried for a few minutes before stopping, wiping away tears, "Captain Li, I want to see my husband."

   "When there is news from the forensic doctor, I will notify you as soon as possible."

   "How did my husband die? Who killed him?"

   "How do you know that your husband committed suicide? Is it possible that he committed suicide?"

"suicide?

  No, why did he commit suicide?

  We have a happy family, two lovely daughters, he had no reason to commit suicide, impossible. "

   "Is there anything unusual about him recently?"

   "Uh, he's been busy at work recently, under a lot of pressure, and sometimes becomes irritable because of work.

  Two days ago, he scolded the two children because they were fighting. Afterwards, he also felt very guilty and apologized to the two children.

   Other than that, there is nothing unusual. "

   "What does your husband do?"

   "He works for a travel agency."

   "What's the name of the travel agency?"

   "West Travel Agency."

   "Are you sure it's West Travel Agency?"

   "Yes, any questions?"

  Luke rubbed his chin. The owner, Clint Mann, and his family had traveled to Guam for a week through West Travel Agency. This explained why the deceased Rochel Horn knew that the owner’s house was empty, because the owner himself was a customer of the travel agency, so he could know the whereabouts of the owner’s family.

   But it still can't explain why he entered the house of the owner while the family was traveling.

  In addition, through the information given by Matthew, Luke also discovered that the deceased Rochel Horn had a record of theft, and asked, "Can your husband pick the lock?"

   Christian Horn frowned, "Why do you ask that?"

   "His profile has a history of theft."

  "Nonono, my husband is not a bad person, I swear." Christian Horn scratched his head and said helplessly, "My husband did have a record of theft, but he was only 18 at the time, just the age to be a fool.

  He is a responsible husband who hasn't done anything illegal since we started our family. "

   "So, he does know how to pick locks?"

  Christian Horn stared at Luke without answering.

  Luke took her acquiescence, which also explained why the deceased Rochel Horn could easily enter the owner's house.

  Christian Horn was a little dissatisfied, "Now my husband is dead, why are you interrogating me like a family member of a criminal?"

   "No, you misunderstood, I just want to clarify the situation and find out the cause of your husband's death as soon as possible." Luke took out the photo of the deceased and the house, "Your husband died in someone else's home.

  We need to find out first, why is he there? How did you get in? "

  Seeing that Christian Horn's momentum had weakened, Luke continued to ask, "Do you know this house?"

"do not know."

   "Do you know why Rochelle Horne is there?"

"have no idea."

   "When was the last time you saw him?"

   “Yesterday at eight o’clock in the morning, after breakfast, he kissed me and the kids, and then went to work.

  That day was the same as usual, I didn't notice anything unusual, and I didn't call him until after ten o'clock in the evening when he didn't come back.

   But no one answered. I called their company, but no one answered.

  This morning, I called his cell phone again, and then you answered the call... woo..." Christian Horn choked up again in a low voice.

   "How does your husband work?"

   "Driving in his car, a black Toyota sedan."

   "Has he ever been out at night before?"

   "Sometimes the travel agency is busy, he will come back late, but he never stays out overnight, this is the first time..."

   "Does your husband drink alcohol?"

   "Yes, when he is free, he likes to have a few drinks."

   "Is he on drugs?"

   "No, he never touched drugs."

   "Has he had a serious sudden illness?"

   "No, he is in good health and rarely even catches a cold."

   "Recall carefully, has he encountered any difficulties recently or has suspicious people appeared around him?"

  Christian Horn pressed his forehead, tried to recall for a while, and shook his head, "Sorry, my mind is messed up now...I can't think."

  Luke handed the other party a business card, "You can contact me anytime if you think of a new clue."

  Christian Horn took the business card with both hands, "When did my husband die?"

"yesterday afternoon."

  Christian Horn asked, "At that time, he was supposed to work in a travel agency? Why did he die at someone else's house?"

  Luke didn't tell her that Rochelle Horn died in the home of a travel agency client. He was also curious about this, and what connection did West Travel Agency have with this case?

  (end of this chapter)