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After the forensic department finished the on-site investigation, Locke and his team walked into the cordon. The staff was preparing to lift the body out of the tent and put it into the body bag.

Catherine Murphy was packing up equipment outside the tent. She saw Locke coming and winked at him.

Locke walked over, “Did you find anything?”

Catherine Murphy looked embarrassed and shook her head, “No, there are not many marks on the body. The deceased died of mechanical asphyxiation. He should have been strangled to death…”

Locke looked at her curiously and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Catherine Murphy glanced at Madeline Hill beside the tent and whispered, “Did Captain Hill break up with Jane?”

Locke was startled and looked at Madeline Hill, “Why do you say that?”

Catherine Murphy replied, “Jane was supposed to lead the team today, but when she knew that your second team was in charge of this case, she asked William to come over. Her face was not good!”

“…”

Locke looked at Madeline Hill. It seemed that this woman was really angry with Jane Horvath.

But I don’t know if she is angry that Jane Horvath played him and was fake to her.

Or is she angry that Jane Horvath’s COS caused him to have a real fight with her.

Locke shrugged, “I don’t know, but it’s normal for couples to have conflicts!”

He thought that he still owed Catherine a meal, so he asked, “Have you decided where to eat?”

Catherine Murphy’s pretty face was a little tangled, “How about Japanese food?”

Locke raised his eyebrows, “Urasawa or NOBU?”

Urasawa was founded by Michelin three-star chef Hiroyuki Urasawa, and it is a top Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles.

In terms of popularity, it is not much worse than Nobu Matsuhisa who founded NOBU.

Catherine Murphy thought for a while, “NOBU, I want to go to Malibu to see the stars!”

Locke nodded and said, “Ok, I’ll let you know when I’ve booked a place!”

After chatting with Catherine Murphy about gossip that also related to him, Locke also returned to the tent.

He borrowed gloves from the forensic personnel, put them on twice, and then began to examine the body of the deceased.

From the facial profile analysis, the deceased was indeed Chinese, at least over 50 years old, about 1.75 meters tall, and weighed about 75KG.

His hair was gray, and there was an indentation on the bridge of his nose. He should have worn glasses, but there were no glasses on the body.

Although the clothes were all old, they were all famous brands, including the clothes in the tent. He saw a Ralph Lauren vest and an Arc’teryx jacket.

Locke raised his eyebrows. Just from the clothes, Tony’s information seemed to be correct. This guy was indeed rich before.

According to the corpse spots and the odor of the corpse, it was speculated that he had been dead for more than 72 hours, which was beyond the scope of his ability to judge the time of death, and professional equipment was needed for detection.

The cause of death was indeed mechanical asphyxiation, and the strangulation marks on the neck were very obvious.

Why would someone want to kill a homeless person?

Robbery?

Thaddeus Martin covered his nose, stood behind Locke, and asked, “Locke, don’t you feel the stink?”

Locke stood up, took off his gloves, stepped back three steps, and then replied, “Just don’t breathe!”

Teddeus Martin was shocked, “Did you hold your breath for so long just now?”

Locke was about to answer when Madeline Hill came over, “How is it? Any new discoveries?”

Locke shook his head, “No, we have to find out his identity first!”

If the deceased really graduated from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and worked at Boeing, how did he fall to this point?

You must know that once you enter the elite class in the United States, the moat will be very deep, the investment will be diversified, and the ability to resist risks will become stronger.

As long as you don’t invest in financial products randomly, you will basically not go bankrupt.

And this kind of highly educated person has classmates and connections all over China and the United States, and there is a way out on the other side of the Pacific.

He heard from his father that there is a great demand for some high-tech talents on the other side.

Li Bo once regretted not studying engineering, which limited his choices.

At this time, Harry Sumner and Jack Talbot came back. They had just gone to find the homeless people around to understand the situation.

Harry Sumner shook his head and said, “These homeless people can’t communicate. Some of them can’t even speak English!”

Jack Talbot added, “I finally found someone who speaks English. He said he didn’t hear any noise…”

Locke observed that the deceased’s tent was a distance away from the other homeless people, about seven or eight meters away. Unlike other homeless people, one tent next to another.

Instead, it was placed in the green belt, which felt quite isolated.

Well, or maybe he still had a trace of firmness in his heart.Guard, feel that he is different from others.

Soon Madeline Hill assigned the task, let Harry Sumner and Jack Talbot find teacher Tony.

This guy had contact with the deceased before and after his death, so he is now a key witness.

Raven Tate cooperated with Brian Smith to retrieve the nearby city surveillance, find the surveillance records three days ago, and the activities of the deceased.

Locke and Thaddeus Martin naturally went to investigate the identity of the deceased.

…

In the 62 Lincoln Continental, Thaddeus Martin was driving, he said excitedly: “This car is really cool, but it does need more power, and the suspension is also soft…”

62 Lincoln Continental

Locke sat in the co-pilot seat and continued to watch Teacher Tony’s video. He was summarizing the information about the identity of the deceased in the comments.

Those who replied to that video were basically Chinese Americans, and they all had their own Chinese circles.

According to Teacher Tony’s information, they can find people similar to this information.

So, he only needs to check these inferred identities with the photos of the deceased, and the identity of the deceased will be clear at a glance.

Suddenly, Locke’s phone rang. Seeing the incoming call, he was stunned for a moment and answered it quickly, “Dad, what is up?”

Li Bo said in a low voice: “Locke, I know you don’t use Tik Tok. Yesterday, a video on Tik Tok went viral in the Chinese circle. A Chinese homeless man died in South Gate, and no one collected the body…”

Locke was stunned and said, “What’s wrong?”

Li Bo was surprised and said, “Do you know about this?”

Locke hesitated for a moment and replied, “Well, I’m investigating this case…”

Li Bo lost his voice and said, “Didn’t he die of illness? Was he murdered?”

Locke replied calmly, “Dad, I can only tell you that it’s still under investigation…”

“…”

Li Bo was silent for two seconds and replied, “I see, I thought he died of illness, so I want to ask you, if I want to collect his body for him, which department should I find…”