Los Angeles Detective

As time passed, the pursuit of Darcy continued.

At two o'clock in the morning, Pierce's cell phone didn't ring. The police tried to locate Dalsey's cell phone number again, but they were still out of contact.

At 2:30 in the morning, still the same.

At three o'clock in the morning, the phone still lost contact.

Luke knew something might be wrong.

Darcy may have sensed something unusual and ran away ahead of time.

The only trace left was the black Volvo sedan.

At three o'clock in the morning, Luke couldn't bear it anymore and was going to sleep.

The lounge has been occupied by Xiao Hei, so he can only go home.

On the way back, Luke didn't drive, but rubbed against David's car.

Luke put down the seat and yawned, "If I had known, I wouldn't have waited until now, I would have gone home and slept earlier."

David took a sip of coffee, "Stop complaining, at least you don't have to drive."

"Do you really think I rubbed against your car because I didn't want to drive?"

"Is not it?"

"Of course not. My Mercedes-Benz G500 is very spacious, and I can make do with it for a night. I just have something to tell you, so I have an excuse to take your car.

Can you understand my good intentions? "

"Then tell me about your hard work and let me be touched."

Luke glanced at David, "How is your relationship with Captain Jones of the Anti-Crafts and Anti-Narcotics Department?"

"I've had contact with you a few times, but I'm not very familiar with you. What's wrong?"

"He came to me a few days ago and inquired about your situation. He said that the deputy team of their squadron had been transferred, and he wanted to recommend a suitable candidate to take over. Are you interested?"

David was a little surprised, "He wants to recommend me as the vice-captain?"

"Yes, he heard that your style of handling cases is very tough, and he thinks you are suitable for being transferred to the Anti-crime and Anti-drug Division." Luke yawned again, "I've been busy these days, so I haven't bothered to tell you.

Now that the case involves drug products, it is likely to cooperate with the anti-crime and anti-drug department to handle the case. I think it is necessary to tell you. "

After a moment of silence, David asked, "Do you think I should go?"

"The key is what do you think?"

"Of course I don't want to be transferred, but if I can be promoted to the deputy team... it's also a good opportunity.

What do you think? "

Luke thought for a while, "If Jones comes to you to talk about this matter, you might as well try to test his tone to see if he wants to find a gunman who charges into the battle, or if he really needs an assistant.

If it's the former, I suggest you don't go. "

"Thanks, Luke."

"You're welcome, and I didn't say anything nice about you."

David shook his head and laughed.

...

next morning.

Susan called a brief case debriefing meeting.

Subsequently, everyone focused their investigation on the black Volvo.

It was an old Volvo, and it didn't have a positioning device installed, and it couldn't be tracked by the manufacturer.

Only the most primitive and simplest method can be used to check and monitor.

Everyone began to check the surveillance, and Luke checked the surveillance much faster than the others.

In the afternoon, Luke found a black Volvo car with the license plate number 8Aeb392 in the road surveillance.

The black Volvo headed for the suburbs, onto Highway One.

It disappeared about ten kilometers away from the entrance of Highway No. 1.

To be exact, the car disappeared between the two surveillance intersections of A113 and A114.

Luke guessed that the other party would probably abandon the car and run away.

...

An hour later, Luke and others drove to the location where the No. 1 car lost its trace.

Considering that the car might contain blood plasma, the police also brought a blood dog.

Bloodhounds are particularly sensitive to the smell of blood and are often used to track and arrest suspects.

With the blood dog, the police are no longer catching blind, and combined with the track of the tires, they quickly determined the track of the vehicle.

After searching for nearly an hour, a black Wall sedan was found under a steep cliff.

This place is far away from the road, and it can be said that it is inaccessible. If it were not for the help of blood dogs, it would not be easy for the police to find this place.

Not to mention someone who took the initiative to find out and call the police.

In desolate parts of America, many similar cliffs are the best places to dump corpses.

The cliff is relatively steep, and there are some short trees growing on the hillside. The Volvo car broke a few thinner short trees and was blocked by a thicker short tree.

If you want to check the car under the steep slope, you need to fasten the safety rope first.

David was the first to go down.

Luke was the second to go down, still holding a dagger in his hand, splitting the blocking low branches.

Although the police also want to keep the scene as intact as possible, they cannot let the police officers risk being scratched by the branches.

Luke tied the safety rope and walked to the car, but he didn't get too close. The car was just stuck on a short tree, and it was not parked very stably.

Through the car window, Luke saw a white man lying in the car.

To be exact, there was a dead body lying there.

He recognized the other party's identity - Darcy Rose!

...

An hour later, the car was hoisted from the steep slope, and the body was also hoisted up, so that the forensic autopsy would be easier.

But the investigation team was not so lucky. The inside of the car belonged to the scene of the crime, and the outside of the car also belonged to the scene of the crime. They also had to go down the steep slope to collect evidence.

very dangerous.

The car was put on the flat ground, and the door was opened to finally see the condition of the body clearly.

The hands of the corpse were bound, and there were obvious blood stains on the right side of the neck, and a blood hole that seemed to be stabbed.

Unlike the double blood hole that was bitten before, this time there was only one blood hole, and the wound seemed to be deeper.

With the previous two experiences, forensic doctor Sheila completed the autopsy much faster this time.

"I have completed a preliminary autopsy and the time of death of the deceased was between twelve and three in the morning.

The inside of the car is probably not the first scene, and the body has traces of being moved.

The fatal wound of the deceased was in the neck, and the artery was stabbed by something like a needle, and he lost too much blood and died. "

Luke looked inside the car. There was not much blood in the car, which fit the characteristics of not being the scene of the first crime, but where did the blood of the deceased go?

"Forensic doctor Sheila, do you think the blood lost by the deceased was at the first scene, or was it collected by the murderer?"

Sheila thought for a while, "I can't say for sure, I have to find the first scene of the crime to find out. In addition, since the victim was stabbed to death by something like a needle, blood may have been drawn.

At the scene, only a preliminary autopsy can be performed. After the body is transported back to the police station, the next autopsy will be carried out. If any new clues are found, you will be notified. "

"Thank you." Susan responded, watching Sheila leave.

Xiao Hei sighed, "We searched for a long time, and Darcy found it, but it was already a corpse.

Why did he die suddenly? "

David said, "Could it have been silenced by the family?"

Since independence trafficking is involved, Darcy is probably not alone, either an organization or other collaborators.

As soon as the police found the evidence of Darcy's independence, he was killed. The most likely situation is that the Shang family chose to abandon Darcy in order to protect themselves.

As long as Darcy is dead, this line of investigation will be broken.

It is also difficult for the police to find out Darcy's sole source.

Luke felt that there was such a possibility, and the sole trafficker Shangjia did have such a motive for committing the crime.

But there are also inconsistencies.

For example, the manner of death of the deceased.

If it is a solo dealer, the easiest thing is to kill it with a single shot.

They didn't even need to get out of the car, just shot and killed each other, and left cleanly.

Even if he tricked Darcy into a remote place to kill him, it would be easier to kill him with one shot.

If you are afraid that the police will trace the bullet marks, it is easy to stab them with a knife.

But the deceased was stabbed to death by something like a syringe needle, which is a bit weird.

To put it bluntly, I feel that the murderer is either a pervert or has another purpose.

The possibility of being a pervert is temporarily put on hold. After all, Luke is not a pervert, and it will be difficult to guess the pervert's thoughts for a while.

Luke thinks the killer might have another purpose.

He thought of the murderer who killed Angela. The murderer directly bit Angela's neck to suck blood, causing Angela to lose too much blood and die.

Dalsey also died of excessive blood loss due to a neck injury. The difference is that the murderer did not bite him directly, but stabbed him to death with a needle.

Luke speculated that the reason why the other party used the needle may not be just to kill people. After all, there are many ways to kill people, and killing people with needles is not time-saving or labor-saving.

Another function of the needle is to inject or draw blood.

Judging from this speculation, the two cases have a high degree of similarity. They both murdered and sucked blood, but one was to suck blood at the scene, and the other was to preserve the blood.

Looking at it from another angle, the murderer's criminal methods have been upgraded.

He was no longer satisfied with sucking blood on the spot, but stored the blood purposefully.

From a criminal standpoint, that doesn't bode well.

This shows that he already has the qualities of a serial killer.

Once that stored blood is drunk, he will likely choose to kill again.

From a certain point of view, he has become a real 'vampire'.

The survey team has not yet completed the survey of the site.

At Luke's suggestion, the Bloodhound began to search again-to find the scene of the first criminal.

Led by the blood dog, Luke and the others walked eastward for about half an hour and came to a farm.

A police car was parked near the farm.

Xiao Hei stepped forward to inquire and learned that a theft case had occurred here.

"Wow woof..."

Before further inquiry, the blood dog issued a warning.

Luke and others walked in and found some bloodstains on the ground. Judging from the color of the bloodstains, it was probably left last night.

Is this the first scene?

Neither.

These blood volumes are too small, too scattered, and too far apart, more like a person fleeing for his life after being injured.

That's the problem, Darcy was injured on the neck, that place is very fragile, once injured there will be a lot of blood splatter, definitely not like a line of blood drops.

Also, Dalsey's ability to run after the injury is also a question.

With these questions in mind, Luke entered the farm to investigate.

The farmer, Jefferson Casili, was a white man in his fifties, wearing a cowboy hat and carrying a revolver on his waist.

He had just finished being questioned by the police.

Luke flashed his police badge, "Mr. Cassili, this is Inspector Luke of the Robbery and Murder Division, and I want to talk to you."

Farmer Jefferson laughed, "Wow, the Robbery and Murder Department, I have known you for a long time. I heard that you were the ones who solved the school Y shooting case not long ago."

These words scratched Xiao Hei's itch, and he smiled, "You are right, we are the ones who solved this case.

Detective Luke and Detective Marcus.

Together we caught the shooter. "

Farmer Jefferson didn't seem too impressed with Xiao Hei, and extended his right hand to Luke, "Inspector Luke, nice to meet you.

What's the matter with coming to my farm? "

"I heard there was a robbery here last night."

"That's right, a blind thief came to my farm to steal. I found him and drove him away." Jefferson patted the revolver on his waist, "I have the ability to protect my farm .

This kind of thing should not alarm the robbery and murder department. "

Luke said, "A murder case happened near the cliff a few miles to the west. We are here to investigate the murder case. Did you hear anything last night?"

"No, I only care about my own farm. The cliff you mentioned is relatively remote, and few people will go nearby."

"Did you see any suspicious vehicles last night?"

"No."

Luke changed the subject, "OK, let's talk about the theft on the farm and see if I can help."

Jefferson recalled, "Last night, around one o'clock in the morning, I was lying on the roof looking at the stars.

Have you tried it?

Lying on the roof of your own farm looking at the stars and drinking beer is really great.

I suggest you guys give it a try. "

Luke secretly said, I am ready to try, but I still lack a farm of my own. Then, he found another problem, "Is it too late to watch the stars at one o'clock in the morning?"

"You're right. Actually...I had a fight with my wife and I was kicked out of the house."

Xiao Hei "..."

"You continue to talk about the case." Luke made a gesture of invitation.

"I heard some movement, and then I saw a figure sneaking towards the farm.

I just yelled at him and told him to leave my farm or be rude to him.

I didn't get a response, but I felt like he was taking something.

I was worried that he was holding a gun, so I just shot.

After that, he ran away. "

Luke asked, "Which roof did you look at the stars? Where did you see the thief?"

Jefferson pointed to a house, and then led them to the thief's location, "It should be around here."

Here, not far from where Luke found the blood.

"Did you shoot the thief?"

Jefferson thought for a while, "Of course, my marksmanship has always been good."

The patrolman smiled, "Jefferson, although I like to hear your bragging, but now is not the time."

Jefferson shrugged, "OK, I'm not really sure.

It was too dark at that time, and I was worried that he had accomplices, so I didn't dare to get too close.

As long as he's off my farm, I can't be bothered.

Then, the next day I called the police. "

"Have you lost anything?"

"No, I found out in time, he didn't have time to steal anything at all."

"Has anything like this happened before?"

"It happened, but it was a long time ago, and I can't remember the exact time."

"Is there anyone else on the farm besides you?"

"And my wife, but she was sleeping and didn't see what was going on."

"Can you describe the physical characteristics of the thief last night?"

Jefferson shook his head, "It was dark at the time, and I couldn't see the thief clearly, but he should be black.

That's the only thing I can be sure of. "

Luke wrote down in his notebook, "If you hit the thief, where do you think it would be?"

Jefferson thought for a while, "I don't know. It was too dark at the time, and it was not easy to hit. It was difficult to judge the specific position."

Through Jefferson's description, Luke probably knew about the theft last night.

The theft and Dalsey's murder did not seem to have much to do with each other, the only possible connection being the closer distance and the closer time the crime occurred.

But it was precisely these two points that made Luke feel that the two cases should be related.

If what Jefferson said is true, then the blood found outside the countryside should not belong to the victim Dulcey.

First of all, Darcy did not have a gunshot wound on his body, and secondly, his injury did not meet the characteristics of blood stains.

Luke had a bold guess, whether the thief Jefferson discovered might be the murderer who killed Dalcy.

After killing Dalsey, the murderer discarded the car together under the cliff. It is far away from Los Angeles. It is not easy to return to Los Angeles, and there is even a certain distance from Highway 1.

The best way is to find another means of transportation.

The farm is relatively close to the place where the body was dumped, and the murderer probably wanted to steal transportation from here.

But it is a pity that he met Jefferson who was lying on the roof watching the stars. Not only did he not steal the transportation, but he was probably shot.

However, since the opponent was able to escape, the gunshot wound was not very serious.

But blood was still left at the scene.

Very important evidence.

If Luke's speculation is correct, then he may have found the key evidence to solve the case.

As long as the blood stains outside the farm are collected for DNA comparison, the murderer who killed Darcy can be found.

Taking a step back, if he was not the murderer of Dulcey, he was also a suspect in the attempted theft of the farm.

No matter from which angle you look at it, there is a reason for this blood to be identified.

If the blood stains outside the farm were really the murderer of Darcy, according to Luke's previous speculation, this person is likely to be the murderer of singer Angela as well.

Then, the entire vampire murder case will be successfully solved!

Finally finished.

I'm going to bed.

Goodnight everybody.