Los Angeles Detective

Chapter 576 Speculation

Lilith let out a long sigh, feeling a little depressed.

The advantage of being born into a big family is that you have no worries about food and clothing, and you can live a life of leisure and ease. However, there are many people in a big family, and competition is also high.

There are more than a dozen brothers and sisters in Lilith's generation. If you want to be nurtured by the family and get more say, you need to fight for yourself and show enough ability.

If you don't have enough ability, you can only be a rich second generation who just eats and waits to die.

Lilith is only about 20 years old now, and she doesn’t want to start her retirement life now.

 This matter must be handled as quickly as possible and properly.

 “Da da…” There was a sound of footsteps outside.

A curly-haired man wearing a police badge walked into the auction venue. He was in his thirties, short, and his face looked a little serious.

 “Miss Fenn, I heard you hired a detective?”

"Hello, Detective Yarrow." Lilith put away her phone and smiled, "You are very well-informed. I did hire someone to help find the stolen auction items, but it is not a hired detective, but a hired detective. Ask your friends for help.”

“Miss Fenn, what dissatisfaction do you have about my job?”

 “No, I said, he is my friend.

 I just want to find the stolen auction item as soon as possible, that's all. "

“OK, did your friend find anything?”

“He said he was going outside to check, and I called him to come back. I believe he also wants to talk to you.” Lilith took out her mobile phone and dialed Luke’s number.

But Luke didn’t answer. Not long after, a young man with black hair walked into the auction house, “Lilith, what’s the matter?”

Lilith pointed to the curly-haired middle-aged man next to her, "Luke, let me introduce to you. This is Inspector Nicolin Yarrow from the Canyon Branch.

 Inspector Yarrow, this is the friend I invited to investigate the case, Luke Lee. "

Nicolin Yaro looked at Luke and frowned slightly, "Are you Captain Li of the Robbery and Murder Department?"

 “It’s me, hello, Inspector Yarrow.”

 “Sir, it’s nice to meet you in person.” Nicolin Yaro shook hands with Luke.

"Just call me Luke. Miss Finn is my friend. I'm just here to help in a private capacity. It's up to you to investigate the case."

"Yessir." Nicolin Yarrow responded, then looked at Lilith aside and said with a smile, "Miss Fenn, it's really surprising that you can ask Captain Li for help."

Lilith joked, "It's really not easy to ask him for help. I begged him for a long time before he would come.

However, having him around is indeed very reassuring. "

Nicolin Yaro felt a little uncomfortable hearing these words, but he could only accept them. He couldn't afford to offend these two people.

Luke took the initiative and asked, "Inspector Yarrow, can you tell us about the progress of your investigation?"

"Of course." Facing Luke, Nicolin Yaro had nothing to hide. Firstly, the other party had a higher position than him. Secondly, the Robbery and Murder Department handled major cases and would not take this credit from him. .

“Last night, we arrived at the club at 9:30, checked the identities of the people present, and found that two employees and six guests left the venue during the power outage.

One of the employees went to the power distribution room to check the situation.

 Another employee went to the toilet.

 The remaining six guests also had their own reasons.

Those who left during the power outage are more likely to be suspected.

The current difficulty in the investigation is that due to the power outage, the camera was out of power, and it was not captured whether these people carried any suspicious items when they left.

We can only verify it through the confessions of those present. However, after the power outage yesterday, the venue was very dark and chaotic. No one could describe the detailed situation, which is also one of the difficulties in the investigation. Nicolin Yarrow looked at Lilith, "Moreover, Miss Finn hopes that we will not cause trouble to the guests as much as possible during the investigation, which has also led to the slower progress of the investigation." "

Luke asked, “Any suspects?”

Nicolin Yaro replied, "Yes, the employee who took advantage of the power outage to go to the bathroom and the two guests left alone. It is impossible to prove whether they carried suspicious items when they left. Moreover, the other guests left together and can testify against each other. The suspicion is still small.”

Luke said, "Judging from the current situation, the theft of auction items should be a gang crime, and the possibility of accomplices committing perjury to each other cannot be ruled out."

"I have also considered this. Since the power outage was man-made, it means that one suspect cut off the power in the distribution room and another suspect committed the crime at the auction venue. After the power cut, he stole the enamel on the auction table and quickly Left the auction venue."

Speaking of this, Nicolin Yaro sighed, "We checked the fingerprints in the power distribution room, but no suspicious biological materials were found. The other party probably wore gloves when the power was cut off."

Luke thought for a moment and asked, "Have you carefully investigated the auction venue? Is it possible that the suspect did not take away the auction items at that time, but put them somewhere, and then secretly took the auction items away after everyone left."

"It's impossible. We have carefully surveyed the auction site and checked all the places where enamel could be hidden. We have ruled out this possibility." After finishing speaking, Nicolin Yarrow looked at Luke, "Captain Li, we Although key targets for investigation were found, key clues and evidence were lacking, resulting in slow progress in the investigation.

 You have rich experience in handling cases, and I would also like to hear your suggestions. "

Luke walked to the auction venue and looked around, "I have been wondering whether the suspect did not leave the scene after stealing the enamel."

Nicolin Yaro asked, "Then how did he take the enamel away?"

Luke pointed to the window on the side, "Give the enamel to the accomplices from here."

Nicolin Yaro walked to the window and tugged on the window, "I have also considered this, but the window gap is fixed, the maximum window size is 6 inches, and the girth of Enamel Cai is 9.5 inches. can not go out."

Luke looked at Lilith and said, "Find me a bottle similar to the size of enamel and a woven bag."

Lilith walked outside the door and gave a few instructions to an employee. Not long after, an employee came running back, holding a transparent glass vase in his hand.

Lilith took the vase, walked into the auction venue and asked, "Luke, is this bottle OK?"

"Okay." Luke took the bottle and walked to the window. The bottle was about eight or nine inches in circumference and could not pass through the window gap.

Then, Luke picked up the woven bag and put it around the bottle, and smashed it on the ground. The glass bottle made a shattering sound and easily passed through the gap in the window.

Luke clapped his hands and said, "The bottle is out, but the person is still at the auction venue."

Lilith frowned slightly, "But the bottle is broken, and even if the enamel is stolen, it is no longer valuable.

What is the point of the suspect doing this? "

Luke said, "I'm just providing an investigation idea."

Nicolin Yaro looked out the window and said calmly, "Captain Li, your investigation idea is very interesting, but if no relevant evidence can be found, speculation is just speculation."

Nicolin Yarrow does not agree very much with Luke’s speculation. This kind of reasoning that only focuses on results and criminal skills is common in detective-themed film and television dramas, while the police pay more attention to the suspect’s motive and evidence.

General thieves commit crimes for profit, but once the enamel is broken, it is worthless, so there is no point in doing so.

“Follow me.” Luke led the two of them downstairs, to be precise, under the window of the auction venue.

There were stone bricks paved directly under the window, and next to it was a green lawn. Luke squatted on the stone bricks and pointed to the dirt on the lawn, "Inspector Yarrow, look at what this is?"

Nicolin Yaro also knelt down to check, with a look of surprise on his face. Then he put on his gloves, picked up a piece of green debris from the mud on the lawn, and asked Lilith beside him, "Miss Finn, Are these fragments of an enamel vase?"

Lilith also came over to check and nodded slightly, "Judging from the color and texture, it looks like enamel fragments." After speaking, Lilith said in surprise, "Is Luke's speculation correct? Someone really put it together." The enamel was broken and thrown out of the window."

Nicolin Yarrow also looked at Luke. He had heard of Luke's name before, but only once. He was quite capable of fulfilling the position of detective, so he was inevitably a bit arrogant.

However, Luke had just inspected the scene, and he had guessed the suspect's method of committing the crime and found key evidence, which he had to admire.

Luke continued, "Not only did it rain last night, but there was also thunder and lightning. I think the suspect took advantage of the thunder and smashed the enamel after putting a bag around it. In addition, the auction venue was quite chaotic after the power outage. So no one noticed this.

Subsequently, the suspect threw the bag containing the enamel paint out of the window. It is possible that the mouth of the bag was not tied tightly and some fragments of the enamel paint fell out.

It was dark at the time, and the suspect's accomplices may not have noticed this, or they may have noticed it, but the situation was urgent and he could only leave with the bag containing the enamel.

I was looking around just now and happened to find these porcelain fragments, so I came up with this method of committing the crime. "

Nicolin Yaro said smoothly, "Why did the suspect do this?"

Luke shrugged, "I don't know either, so you need to investigate on your own."

Nicolin Yaro touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "In other words, the person who stole the enamel did not leave the auction venue at all. My investigation direction was wrong, and I ignored the real thief. "

Luke smiled and said, "Inspector Yarrow, I have not talked with the people involved in the case. So I am just providing an investigation idea. It is up to you to judge how to investigate the case."

Nicolin Yarrow said solemnly, “Thank you Captain Li, your investigation idea is very important to me.

I would have people survey carefully around the porcelain fragments to carefully verify this possibility. "

“Waiting for your good news.” Luke smiled and left with Lilith.

 “Thank you, sir.”

 (End of this chapter)