Los Angeles Detective

Susan picked up the plastic bag and looked at it, then looked at Luke aside, "Is it her?"

"It's her business card."

"This clue is given to you."

"I see." Luke didn't immediately call Daisy to inquire, and planned to learn more about the situation.

After another ten minutes, forensic doctor Sheila also walked out of the dressing room, "I have completed the preliminary autopsy, and the time of death of the victim was between 1 am and 4 am.

The fatal injuries were two blood holes on the left side of the neck.

The cause of death was excessive blood loss, which caused insufficient blood supply to various organs and tissues, leading to confusion, coma, and death from suffocation and shock. "

Luke said, "I also observed a neck wound, blood flowing down the neck, and some blood on the ground, but in my experience, the blood loss is not enough to be fatal."

Xiraz praised, "The observation skills are good, the blood left on the body of the deceased and on the ground is indeed not much, and the total is only a few hundred milliliters, which is not enough for a normal adult to cause excessive blood loss to death.

But from my experience, the blood loss of the dead body is far more than that, at least more than a thousand milliliters. "

Xiao Hei asked, "Where did the blood go?"

Sheila said, "I don't know.

But judging from the wound on the victim's neck, apart from the blood holes and tooth marks left by the two fangs, there were no other obvious wounds on the deceased's body. "

Xiao Hei grinned, "Damn it, we really met a 'vampire' this time.

Really blood sucking. "

Luke asked, "If the victim died of being bitten and sucked blood by the murderer, it stands to reason that there should be defensive injuries, but I found no obvious signs of resistance."

Sheila said, "The victim's defensive injury is indeed not obvious. I just took a blood test and did a simple test. The victim's body contained a lot of alcohol and some other drug ingredients. Her consciousness may not be clear at the time."

Susan asked, "Do you know what the ingredients are?"

"It's not clear yet, further testing is needed." Sheila said this, and took out another photo, "In addition, we found a bloody pattern on the inside of the victim's arm.

Most likely painted with the victim's blood. "

It was a strange pattern, part human face, part bat, part conjoined glyphs, and Luke had never seen anything like it before.

Xiao Hei touched his nose, "This murderer is much more perverted than the previous one."

...

Near noon.

Willisa restaurant.

This restaurant is not far from the law firm, and Luke asked Daisy to have lunch here.

This is an Italian restaurant. You must have a pasta, salmon, potato goulash, roasted vegetables, tiramisu, and hand-ground coffee.

Luke had just ordered food when Daisy walked in wearing a black dress and carrying a small red satchel. She also wore black-rimmed glasses today, adding a bit of intellectual beauty.

"Aren't you going to work today? Why did you think of asking me out for lunch?"

Luke smiled and said, "I have something to talk to you about at work, and it happens to be at noon so I won't miss dinner."

Daisy put the bag aside, "What's the matter?"

Luke poured her a glass of ice water with lemon, "Do you know Angela Char?"

"Yes, she is my client, we met the day before yesterday. What's wrong with her?"

"She's dead."

"She's dead!" Daisy was stunned, showing a sad look, "I'm sorry...it's so regrettable.

She didn't expect this to happen to her.

How did she die? "

Luke replied, "It's not convenient for me to disclose the specific details, but it's quite weird."

Daisy asked, "Something about vampires?"

"How did you know?"

"She said it herself.

When we met the day before yesterday, she was in a poor state of mind, depressed, decadent, depressed, and even a little world-weary.

In her words, if she died suddenly one day, it must be related to vampires.

I feel that she has some mental problems. "

"What did she ask you for?"

"She wants to terminate the contract with the agent."

"Kim Cadara."

"Yes, Angela wants to terminate the contract with him."

"Why?"

"In Angela's words, the two have different ideas.

Angela is a rock singer, and her idol is Avril Lavigne. Although I don't spend much time with her, I can feel her love for rock music from the bottom of my heart.

She didn't like vampires at all, just because a vampire-themed song became popular, her manager wanted her to develop in this direction.

Angela was reluctant at first, but due to various reasons such as reality, interests, and popularity, she finally compromised and began to compose vampire-themed music.

Known in this niche area, people will think of her when they talk about vampire songs.

But this is not her original intention, she just uses this subject as a springboard, hoping to create other music after she becomes popular and has a certain reputation.

She has been waiting for this opportunity and has been communicating with her agent.

But her agent disagrees.

Recently, Angela couldn't take it anymore, and she wanted to terminate the contract with her agent.

found our law firm. "

"Does her agent know?"

Daisy shook her head, "No, it's very complicated to terminate a contract like this. I told her that it's best not to tell the agent before she formally proposes to terminate the contract."

"Did you know she had a party performance last night?"

Daisy said, "I know, she is going to release a new album, and it is also an album about vampires.

It was for this reason that she was troubled.

After taking over this case, I got to know her a little bit. There is a big gap between her early music style and her current music style.

The music style in the early stage is biased towards youth, love, and dreams, and they are all more inspirational songs.

In recent years, all the vampire albums have been released, which are eerie, terrifying, and desperate. Music can affect a person's soul and spirit.

I can feel her helplessness, entanglement and despair. "

The waiter starts serving the food.

The two chatted while eating.

"Have you been in touch with Kim, her manager?"

"No, but I asked about Kim, maybe one day I will go to court, in the words of Hua Guo, 'know yourself, know your enemy, and win every battle'."

Luke smiled, "Tell me."

Daisy took a sip of lemonade, "In her words, Kim is not a bad person, and she was very kind to her before, taking care of her like a friend and family member.

The two had the same music dream in the beginning and were like-minded.

But over time, Kim's thinking has changed. Compared with music itself, he pays more attention to profit, unwilling to try new music styles, afraid of failure, afraid of losing money, and now he is more like a businessman.

This is also the second reason why she wants to terminate the contract with Kim. "

"Do you think Kim had a motive for the murder?"

Daisy pursed her red lips, "You shouldn't ask me this, it seems to be your specialty."

Luke said, "What I'm asking now is the motive for killing, such as profit.

You are Angela's lawyer, and you should have a clearer understanding of the division of interests between the two of them.

Simply put, if Angela is dead now, what is the disadvantage or benefit to Kim? "

Daisy said, "I'm Angela's lawyer, not yours. But, for the sake of lunch... I'll analyze it for you.

First of all, based on what I know about Angela, there is a high probability that she will terminate her contract with her manager after the album is released.

There is still half a year left in their brokerage contract. If Angela can wait, it will be a normal termination of the contract, and there is no need to pay any compensation.

If you can't wait, the two parties can negotiate a settlement and compensate a certain amount of liquidated damages based on the remaining contract time.

If Kim doesn't accept the settlement, and Angela is eager to terminate the contract, the only way to see her is in court.

I personally prefer the second.

If it is the third type, both parties will have certain losses. "

Luke asked, "Then if Angela is dead now, how will it affect Kim's interests?"

Daisy said, "The compensation is definitely gone, but after Angela's death, the album will definitely sell well in a short period of time. Judging from the contract between the two parties, Kim can make a lot of money.

Much more than the compensation for termination of the contract. "

Luke has also heard about this kind of operation, releasing some albums or peripherals before the death of a singer or star, and taking advantage of the heat after death to reap a wave.

In fact, not only the entertainment industry, but also the wider literary and artistic circles, most calligraphers and painters became famous after death, why?

Calligraphers and painters can continue to paint when they are alive, and the value of their works will depreciate if there are too many works.

When the painter dies, his works will be out of print, the quantity will be limited, and the price will rise.

Many collectors have taken a fancy to a certain painter, and they will buy the works of the other party wantonly before the death of the other party. Once the artist is dead, they can sell them at a good price.

Analyzing from this perspective, Kim has a motive for committing the crime.

"When was the last time you saw each other?"

"The morning before yesterday, we made an appointment at the coffee shop below the law firm."

"What about the last contact?"

"The afternoon before yesterday, she will be preparing for the album party. The time will be relatively tight, and she will often be with her manager, so we have no contact." Daisy sighed, "It's a pity that she is still so young and has not yet realized her dream. dream……"

Luke asked again, "Does she believe in vampires?"

Daisy smiled, "I asked her that question too.

She said at the time, 'I don't even believe in a goddamn god, how can I believe in such a shit'. "

After the meal, Luke didn't stay long, and returned directly to the police station.

...

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

Susan held a case summary meeting in the conference room.

Luke briefly recounted the clues provided by Daisy.

The deputy team joked, "Musicians who insist on art, managers who are full of money, they are not the same way at all, and it is only a matter of time before they break up.

The agent definitely had a motive for committing the crime. "

Raymond said, "When I was investigating the monitoring of the bar, according to the person in charge of the bar, the agent found them when setting up the bar venue and asked to turn off most of the cameras in the bar."

Susan asked, "Why?"

"The manager didn't say anything. The person in charge of the bar didn't ask who gave the money or who was the boss."

The deputy team said, "It seems that the suspicion of this agent has risen again."

Susan seemed to remember something, "Deputy team, how is the interrogation at Dracula's bar going?"

The deputy team sighed, "That kid Augustus, no, to be precise, he's Lawyer Potter, he's very cunning.

Augustus insisted that he was joking at the time and never thought of hurting anyone?

Moreover, he claimed that he had mental problems and requested to apply for a psychiatric evaluation. "

Susan frowned, "What do you think about applying for a psychiatric appraisal?"

"The killing method in this case is different from other cases. It is hard for us to disagree, and his dress and behavior that day are not like normal people..." The deputy team is also a little depressed. There is video evidence in this case, and the conviction is certain. That's fine, but when it comes to mental issues, things get tricky.

Xiao Hei said, "I already knew that old fellow Potter is not a good person."

The deputy team was a little dissatisfied, "When you evaluate a person, you must have something to do with age?"

Susan interrupted the two, "The forensic doctor has made a new discovery. They found a large amount of mixed liquid in the stomach of the deceased, including drugs, alcohol, and blood. The blood was as high as hundreds of milliliters."

Xiao Hei was a little puzzled, "What does that mean? Why is there blood in her stomach? She drinks her own blood?"

Luke said, "It could be someone else's blood, too."

Susan said, "It is now certain that it is human blood, but not her blood.

As for whose blood it is, further identification is needed. "

Jenny said with emotion, "Sucking alone, drinking, and human blood, her life is really messy."

The deputy team didn't take it seriously, "It's normal in the rock circle to smoke alone and drink too much.

If you are a creative singer, you need the stimulation of unique products and alcohol to find inspiration.

Non-creative singers also need to use these to enter the state.

And her music style belongs to the dark vampire style. If she doesn't take drugs, I think it's abnormal. "

Luke thought for a while and said, "I don't know if she took drugs or alcohol, but according to Daisy, Angela hates vampires very much now, and it stands to reason that she shouldn't drink so much human blood.

Even if it is a performance, it will not have such a large amount of blood.

I feel something is wrong. "

Xiao Hei said, "Could someone force her to drink?" Seeing everyone looking at him, Xiao Hei raised his chin slightly and raised his voice, "Although no binding or defensive injuries were found on her body, it may be He was held at gunpoint and drank blood."

David said, "Even if there is such a possibility, what is the purpose?"

Xiao Hei was stunned, how could he say that?

The deputy team thought about it, "Based on my experience, it may have something to do with the pattern on the inside of her arm.

It is likely to be a pattern of some kind of ritual. Could it be that the ritual itself not only needs to suck the victim's blood, but also requires the victim to suck the blood. "

"It's a good idea, it can be used as a direction of investigation." Susan nodded, and began to arrange tasks, "Deputy team, you are in charge of investigating the scarlet pattern.

David stared at Augustus' case.

Raymond and Jenny contact people who attended the party last night looking for witnesses.

Luke and Marcus investigate broker Kim. "

"Yes, captain."

Everyone split up.

Kim did have a motive for committing the crime, but he cannot be said to be the murderer just because of this.

Luke decided to ask him to come to the police station to take another record, and called Kim's mobile phone number.

"Hi, I'm Gold Broker Kim, I'm very busy now, please leave a message if you have anything..."

...

half an hour later.

Kim's house.

A group of strangely dressed people gathered outside Kim's house. Some had heavy makeup on their faces, some had blood-red lips, and some wore two fangs.

They held banners in their hands and shouted in their mouths.

"Angela!"

"hey-hey."

"Vampire Queen!"

"hey-hey."

"Immortality!"

"Hey hey..."

Two police cars stopped on the side of the road, and the patrolmen got out to maintain order.

The fans were emotional, but they had no weapons, nor did they act outrageously.

When the police drove them away, they sat in quietly.

Because of the large number of people, the police are temporarily powerless.

A black Ford Explorer was parked on the side of the road.

Luke and Xiao Hei got out of the car.

Luke took off his sunglasses, looked at the crowd gathered around him, and knew without guessing that they were Angela's fans.

This dress, this taste is not bad.

Luke walked to the front, flashed his police badge, and asked the patrolman who was maintaining order, "I'm Inspector Luke, what's going on here?"

A white patrolman said, "We received a report from neighbors saying that a group of people were making trouble in the community, and this is what happened when we came here.

This is the residence of singer Angela's manager, and these vampire-like guys are all Angela's fans.

They claim to meet their agent Kim. "

Luke asked, "Is Kim home?"

"No, we knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered."

At this time, the crowd shouted again,

"Angela!"

"Queen!"

"Immortality!"

...

Luke snapped, "Stop!

Shut up, are you fans of Angela?

Get a representative to speak to me. "

A white man wearing a pure ring said, "Who are you?"

"Inspector of the Robbery and Murder Division, why are you all gathered here?"

"We want to see Kim!" said the man with the lip ring.

"Why did you see him?"

The man with the lip ring said, "I heard Angela died and I wonder if it's true?"

Before Luke could speak, another black man asked, "Hey, what are you talking about, Angela is a vampire queen, how could she die? Stop saying such stupid things."

"That's what I heard, and I didn't say that Angela was dead? If you didn't want to ask this, what are you doing here?" the man with the lip ring retorted.

"I don't care, the Queen isn't going to die anyway, I don't believe it. I'm only here to beat up that bastard Kim, he must have put the fake news.

This bastard is crazy about money. "

Xiao Hei whispered, "Is there something wrong with them? This is where the infighting begins."

"If you have a normal brain, you wouldn't come here." Luke snorted, looked at the vampire fans who were starting to fight among themselves, and shouted, "Are you all fans of Angela?"

"That's right, I'm a fan of Angela."

"I'm a fan."

"I am Her Lady Queen's First Embrace."

"I'm a big believer in her."

"OK." Luke pressed his hands together, "Do you know about her new album party last night?"

"Of course I know, I'm still going."

"I went too."

"The way the queen came out was amazing."

"I love her black silk."

...

Luke asked again, "Do you all want to know about Angela?"

"Yes." "That's right." This time the voices were all the same.

"Good. I know about Angela's situation.

I will speak to each of you individually in a moment, and you all have the opportunity. "

After Luke finished speaking, he whispered to the patrolling policeman beside him, "Call another group of policemen, and don't let anyone here go. I'll take notes for each of them."

Patrolman "..."