Los Angeles Detective

 The Palisades community.

There are no major cases these days. Luke basically goes home after get off work and enjoys the comfort and comfort brought by the mansion.

 After Luke got home, he took off his clothes and jumped into the backyard swimming pool for a swim.

 This is one of the best exercises. The resistance of the water can reduce the damage to the human body. Of course, the premise is that the water in the swimming pool is clean enough.

After exercising, Luke took a shower and felt a little hungry. He ordered a takeaway, including fried chicken, French fries, shrimp balls, fried fish and other snacks.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Luke put the snacks on the coffee table, took a few bottles of cold beer, and sat in the living room to eat delicious food and watch TV. The large TV screen and high-end audio equipment made the viewing atmosphere even better.

Taking a bite of crispy fried chicken and taking a sip of ice-cold beer is definitely the best combination to hit your taste buds.

At ten o'clock in the evening, just as Luke's supper was about to end and he was preparing to take a shower and go to bed, there was an unusual noise outside.

 “Buzzing…”

 He put down the beer bottle and walked to the yard. A plane flew over.

 The plane is not big, not a helicopter, not a passenger plane, a bit like...

 Fire-fighting aircraft.

Luke looked towards the direction of the plane's flight and saw a faint flash of fire in the distance, illuminating half of the sky.

 If you can see the fire from such a distance, it must be a big fire.

Luke returned to the living room, changed the news station, listened to the news, and put away the takeout.

His guess was good. There was a fire in Mogaro Forest Park. The fire station, police, and ambulance had all rushed to the scene.

Luke put away the takeout garbage, washed briefly and went to bed. He had to lie down if he couldn't sleep.

Since a large fire has occurred, there are likely to be casualties, and the Detective Bureau is also likely to participate in the investigation of such major cases.

Judging from Luke’s experience, the most important thing to do now is to recuperate.

Sure enough, around twelve o'clock, Luke's cell phone rang.

 “Hello, I’m Luke.”

 “I’m Rhett.

There was a fire in Mogaro Forest Park, did you know? "

 “Yes, I saw it on the news.”

"I was also at the scene. Firefighters found a dead body in the park. Our Robbery and Murder Division is now responsible for investigating the fire."

"Okay, I'll take people there immediately." Luke had already been mentally prepared, washed his face, informed the team members, and then rushed to the fire scene.

Mogaro Forest Park was still in flames, and there was a mess on both sides of the road with all kinds of vehicles parked. Luke's car couldn't get close at all.

  After Luke got out of the car, he walked for a while before finding the police command center.

  “Director.”

Rhett nodded, pointed to a middle-aged man next to him and introduced, "This is the fire department chief, Mario Crouch."

  Luke looked at the other person, "Hello, Director Crouch.

I am Robbery Murder Sluk Lee. "

Mario Crouch looked solemn and shook hands with Luke, "Red, I'll go to the front and take a look."

"be safe."

 Mario Crouch left in a hurry.

  Luke asked, “Is it serious?”

“Yes, the fire is still spreading, firefighters have been injured, and Mario Crouch is under a lot of pressure.”

“Haven’t fire-fighting planes been deployed?”

“The fire location is located in the valley, which is relatively hidden and difficult to detect.

Someone discovered the fire around 9 o'clock last night and called 911. When the fire department arrived, the fire had spread to all directions and burned over a large area. It was difficult to extinguish it in a short time. "

 “Is it arson or an accident?”

"The main work in the early stage is to put out the fire and maintain order. The cause of the fire has not yet been investigated." Rhett looked at Luke and patted his shoulder. "Comon, I will take you to see the body."

At this time, there were many people watching around, and some police officers were needed to maintain order.

Luke walked a few dozen meters forward and saw a forensic doctor wearing a protective suit. Next to him was a burnt corpse, and he could still smell a faint, disgusting smell.

Luke asked the forensic doctor Sheila, "Can you confirm the identity of the deceased?"

“No objects have been found that can prove the identity of the deceased.” Sheila raised her head and glanced at the two of them, “I’m sorry, sirs, I have to concentrate on facing this corpse, and I can’t answer your questions for the time being.

Of course, you can watch from the sidelines, as long as you don’t speak. "

 Luke and Red looked at each other and wisely chose to leave.

The two chatted for a while. Luke saw that people from the first squadron had arrived, so he said goodbye to Red and called the team members to talk.

 “Hi guys, good morning.”

"Morning?" The deputy team leader frowned and smiled bitterly, "Yes, it is indeed morning, but it's a bit too early, which is not good at all."

Xiao Hei yawned, "Captain, are we here to catch the arsonist?"

Luke sighed, "I'm afraid it's not just that, the firefighters found the body on the mountain." The deputy team asked, "Did he kill him?"

Luke shook his head, "The body is already charred. Anyway, I can't tell how it died? Let's wait for the forensic identification."

Xiao Hei rubbed his nose and said, "Oh my god, no wonder I always smell the aroma of barbecue."

Luke glanced at everyone and said, "Although the current situation is unclear, we cannot be idle. We will conduct separate visits to investigate and collect as many clues related to the fire as possible."

  “Yes, sir.”

"Man, wait a minute." Just as everyone was about to split up to investigate, Potter stopped everyone and took out a box of canned coffee from a car nearby and distributed it to everyone.

 The deputy team member opened the can and took a sip, "I've never really liked canned coffee, but I feel pretty good today."

Xiao Hei asked curiously, "Why do you have so much coffee in your car?"

Porter explained, “I used to work as a night shift detective in the Southern Precinct, and I was used to keeping cans of coffee in the car.”

"Good habit, thank you." Luke raised his glass. Everyone would inevitably be a little tired when performing tasks in the middle of the night. Potter was indeed the one in the best spirits among them.

 Subsequently, everyone split up to investigate. Porter and Xiao Hei walked into the crowd to look for witnesses.

By the light of street lamps and fires, Potter vaguely saw a familiar person among the crowd.

This is a middle-aged white man, of medium height, with a somewhat thin build. His eyes are looking in the direction of the fire, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and there is a weird smile on his face.

Potter frowned slightly, could it be him?

Potter pushed through the crowd and walked quickly towards the man. The man also noticed Potter, turned his head and looked over, the smile on his face froze, and then turned around and ran away.

 “Stop! lapd!”

Potter immediately chased after him.

Xiao Hei was a little confused and didn't know what happened, but out of trust in his colleagues, he also chased after him.

The white man crossed his legs, his running posture was a bit strange, and his speed was not very fast.

Soon after, Porter caught the fleeing man, pushed him to the ground, handcuffed him, and read him a Miranda warning.

 “Hey, you hurt me!” The man struggled unwillingly.

Xiao Hei also ran over and said with a smile, "Fuck, how much Viagra have you taken, you bastard?"

The white man glared at Xiao Hei, "I'm not you, so I don't need that kind of thing."

Xiao Hei teased, "Potter, have you searched him?"

Potter showed a look of disgust, "I think it's better to wait a little longer."

Xiao Hei glanced around, but did not see the scantily clad woman, "Hey, buddy, where is your female companion? Introduce her to me."

The white man spat, "Go to hell, you nigger."

 “If you don’t have a girlfriend, then you’re just a male partner, haha.” Xiao Hei laughed loudly and asked Potter beside him, “How do you know there’s something wrong with this guy?”

"I've caught him before. This guy was imprisoned for arson last time. I didn't expect him to be released so soon." Potter seemed to have thought of something and asked, "You should still be on parole, right?" Potter looked at it. The other party's expression became more and more certain, "Yes, who is your parole officer?"

 “I don’t want to mention that guy, I just came out for a walk.”

"Walking?" Potter snorted, "Walking to the scene of the fire, do you think I would believe it?"

The white man smiled and said, "Then what do you think I am doing here?"

Potter asked, "Did you set the fire in Mogaro Forest Park?"

The white man's expression changed again and again, he swallowed his saliva, and said in a somewhat excited tone, "Yes, I was the one who set it off."

Xiao Hei picked his ears, as if he thought he heard wrongly, "What did you just say?"

“I set the fire in Mogaro Forest Park, I set it!” The white man’s voice was loud, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.

Luke also came over, "Marcus, what happened?"

"Captain, we caught the arsonist!" Xiao Hei pointed at the white man, "That's the guy, to be precise, it was Potter who caught him."

Porter said, "Captain, this guy is an arsonist. I have caught him before, and he should still be on parole."

 Luke nodded and looked at the white man, "What's your name?"

The white man looked at Luke and said, "Warlord Russell."

 “Why are you here?”

 Warlord Russell asked, "Who are you?"

“Captain of the Robbery and Murder Division, Luke Lee.”

"I know you." Warlord Russell smiled and asked without fear, "Will you investigate this case?"

 Luke nodded, "Are you related to this arson case?"

“Yes.” Warlord Russell looked at the blazing fire in the distance, as if admiring his own masterpiece, with a smile on his lips, “I set the fire.”

Luke stared at the other person’s face and saw no obvious signs of lying. He confirmed again, “Did you start the fire in Mogaro Forest Park?”

 “That’s right, it’s me.” Warlord Russell said more firmly.

Luke still didn’t see any signs of lying, and said to Porter beside him, “Man, congratulations on your meritorious service!

If I had known earlier, I would have stopped drinking coffee and could have gone back to sleep. "