Los Angeles Detective

Luke went around the farm, but found no new blood.

Instead, I found an interesting situation.

Jefferson's farm raised a hundred cows, and each cow had a big hole in its body, which was scary, and even the food in the stomach could be seen directly.

Hasn't the United States always paid attention to animal protection?

What is this operation?

"Buzz..."

An agricultural tractor drove over. This car was very special, as if it had been modified. There was a square pipe on the right side of the car. While driving, it leaked feed downward at a constant speed.

Luke stood by and watched for a while. The efficiency of farm management is really high, which greatly saves labor costs.

The tractor is driven by a middle-aged Caucasian woman. She can feed hundreds of cows by herself, and her work is not tiring.

It is estimated that this is also the reason why the price of American beef is lower.

The white woman got off the tractor after feeding the cows.

Luke walked over and asked, "Are you Mrs. Cassiri?"

"If Jefferson didn't raise other women outside, it would be me." The woman shrugged, looked at Luke, then at Xiao Hei, "You are also policemen?"

"I'm Inspector Luke. I'm here to investigate the theft last night. I'd like to ask you to make a record."

"OK, let's talk outside, don't disturb this group of big babies eating, they don't like strangers very much." Jefferson's wife led the two outside the cattle farm.

Mrs. Cassia took off her gloves, "OK, what do you want to ask?"

Luke turned on the body camera, "Did you see the thief last night?"

"No, I'm used to going to bed early. I was already asleep when the thief came.

But I heard gunshots, and by the time I got outside the thief was gone.

He's a lucky guy, and if I see him, his face will definitely bloom.

I have a big shotgun, it's pretty powerful. "

Xiao Hei showed an exaggerated expression, "Sounds super cool."

"You're right, there aren't many women like me left, but some guys just don't appreciate it.

Men are like that. They are never enough. "

Xiao Hei asked, "I heard that you had a conflict with Mr. Cassia last night and drove him outside to sleep."

"That stingy guy deserves it, the dishwasher didn't work and I told him to buy a new one, he wouldn't.

He was unwilling to ask him to wash the dishes, and in the end I had to wash the dishes by myself.

Do you think I shouldn't kick him out? "

Xiao Hei nodded, "I'm on your side."

"Thank you, by the way, now the police have started to deal with family conflicts?"

Luke found that Xiao Hei likes to ask questions about the relationship between husband and wife now, and he lost his way while chatting, and changed the subject, "Ms. Cassia, what do you think the thief wants to steal when he comes to the farm?"

"I don't know. To be honest, there is nothing valuable on the farm except cattle."

"How many cars do you have?"

"A pickup truck and an SUV are in the garage in front." Mrs. Cassia asked, "Do you think the thief came to steal the car?"

Luke asked, "What do you think?"

Mrs. Cassia thought for a while, "I don't think it's very likely, those cars are worthless at all. What can you do if you steal them?"

According to Luke's speculation, the thief didn't care about the price of the car, but simply wanted to find a means of transportation.

Mrs. Cassia had no direct contact with the thief, so she didn't know much about it.

Luke pointed to the cows in the farm and asked doubts in his heart, "Why do these cows have a big hole in their backs, don't they hurt?"

Mrs. Cassia said, "This is called rumen opening. A cow has four stomachs, and each stomach has a different function, but there will be some gas in one stomach. big impact.

In the past, researchers conducted such experiments in order to better observe the digestion of cattle.

Later, everyone found that this kind of observation was indeed more convenient, so they followed suit one after another. This not only solved the exhaust problem, but also increased the life span of the cattle. "

"Thanks."

Luke knew about cow flatulence, but it was the first time he saw this solution, which was completely different from the domestic one.

Mrs. Cassia said, "Is there anything else? If not, I will go to work. There are still a lot of things waiting for me to do."

"Please." Luke signaled the other party to leave.

Xiao Hei said, "You know what? I'm quite envious of their lives. Having a farm of their own, their own land, and being free, that feeling should be awesome."

Luke patted him on the shoulder, "First you need money to buy a farm."

...

5 p.m. Detective Bureau meeting room.

Everyone gathered together to compile clues to the case.

Susan first introduced the situation of the site survey.

"The investigation team also believes that the Volvo car was not the scene of the first crime. At the same time, no suspected murder weapon was found around the scene, nor was the deceased's mobile phone and items that could prove his identity.

It can be proved that it was a premeditated dumping of the body.

The survey team also found some biological samples at the scene, which are undergoing further testing. "

After Susan's introduction, she looked at Luke aside, "Tell me about the progress of your investigation."

Luke sorted out his thoughts, "After discovering the car under the cliff, we expanded the scope of our search in an attempt to find the first crime scene.

With the help of bloodhounds, we found fresh blood on Jefferson's farm.

Through our understanding, we learned that there was a theft on the farm last night, and the farm owner reported that a thief attempted to sneak into the farm and steal.

Through the description of the farmer Jefferson, I personally feel that there is a certain connection between the farm theft and the murder of Darcy. "

Afterwards, Luke told everyone about his speculation.

The deputy touched his chin and said, "The farmer sees that the thief is black?"

"Yes."

The deputy team shook his head, "I'm afraid I will disappoint you. This thief should not be the murderer who killed Angela."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I found some characteristics of the suspect who killed Angela through the bloody pattern." The deputy team held a comb and brushed his hair, talking eloquently,

"I mentioned the pendant with the scarlet pattern before, and Angela distributed it to 10 lucky fans in total. Through further investigation, these ten lucky fans were distributed all over the country.

Among them, there are only two lucky fans in Los Angeles.

There may be other fans who came to Los Angeles to commit crimes, but in terms of probability, these two fans are the most suspected.

I conducted a key investigation on these two fans.

One of the fans died unexpectedly in a car accident last year, and the pendant was also missing. His suspicion can be ruled out for the time being.

Another fan named Tom, whom I have contacted, is also a die-hard fan of Angela.

Because I was busy during this period, I missed Angela's new album party, and I feel a little regretful to say it.

After contacting Tom, I made a note for him, and according to him, the pendant that belonged to him has been sold.

He met the person who bought the pendant at a vampire club. The two people were not familiar with each other and had never met before. I only know that the other party is also a fan of Angela, and he is very obsessed with Angela.

We temporarily call this fan A.

After learning about the origin of the silver pendant, Fan A wanted it very much and kept begging Tom to sell it to him.

Tom originally didn't want to sell it. He was also a fan of Angela and wanted to keep the pendant as a souvenir, but fan A was very sincere and wanted to buy the pendant for $500.

It was an undeniable price, and Tom agreed. "

Luke laughed, "It seems that this Tom is also a 'fake fan'.

Can you believe his words? "

"On the night Angela was killed, Tom had an alibi. In addition, I also got his dental impression mold, which has been sent to the technical department for identification, which can basically rule out Tom's suspicion.

Then, the suspicion of fan A who bought the pendant is even greater.

According to Tom's description, Fan A is a young Caucasian guy, not tall, with a thin build, and he can't remember the specific appearance.

From this point of view, the murderer who killed Angela and the suspect in the farm robbery should not be the same person. "

After the deputy team finished speaking, they took a special look at Luke.

Luke didn't argue about this any more, and it's useless to say anything now, everything depends on the results of the bloodstain test.

During the period of waiting for the identification results, Luke was not idle, and he was going to take August's case with all his might.

...

The next morning, the third interrogation room.

Augustus was handcuffed to the interrogation chair, and this time he did not seek Lawyer Porter.

To be honest, Luke has a good impression of Potter, and sometimes lawyers will play a positive role in promoting the case.

For example, the suspect does not want to plead guilty by chance, but the lawyer knows that pleading guilty at this time is in the best interest of the suspect, and sometimes persuades the suspect to plead guilty.

Of course, more often than not, they are on the opposite side of the police.

This is also the reason why many policemen don't like lawyers. It has nothing to do with justice or black hearts, but they are in different positions.

Luke put down the information, and said straight to the point, "How is Augustus thinking?"

"Inspector Luke, I still want to do a psychiatric evaluation, I hope you can arrange it for me as soon as possible."

Luke looked at him. This is your own idea, or the suggestion of Porter's lawyer. "

"It's my own idea."

Luke frowned slightly, "Augus, you really want to understand."

Augustus replied, "There must be something wrong with my state that day, otherwise I would not be able to bite.

I really doubt that I was insane at the time.

It is not to lie about being mentally ill to avoid legal sanctions.

Now it's not just about going to jail, it's about me feeling wronged and innocent.

I don't know why I did that day...it was like a different person. "

Luke followed him and said, "Augus, you are right, you are really wronged.

You took the drug without knowing it, that's why you lost your mind, led to mental hallucinations, regarded yourself as a vampire, and made an attack on the victim.

But that doesn't mean you're mentally ill. "

Seeing that Augustus didn't speak, Luke continued to ask, "Do you think that once you are identified as having a mental problem, you don't have to go to jail?

Things are not as simple as you think, even if you are found to have mental problems, you don't have to go to jail.

But it does not mean that this matter is over, you also need to receive related treatment.

You may even be sent to a mental hospital, where conditions are not much better than prison.

Once you tell a lie, you need to cover it up with a bunch of lies, and the situation may become more complicated.

Also, you may not be able to shake off the title of mental patient for the rest of your life. "

Luke took a sip of coffee and continued, "This is still your best situation, although your way of killing people is special, it seems to have mental problems.

However, according to the poison identification, your body contains hallucinogenic drug ingredients, so whether it is the police or the prosecution, it is more likely that you will suffer from mental disorders and hallucinations after taking the drug.

The odds of you being identified as psychotic are not high.

You may think, am I just doing an appraisal?

If the identification is successful, I may be able to get rid of the crime, but if it is not successful, I will not lose.

In fact, it is not as simple as you think.

If you say you are mentally ill, but it turns out that you are not mentally ill, your integrity will be questioned by the police, the prosecution, the judge, and even the jury.

Don't think that this is a trivial matter. Once the integrity is questioned, a series of problems will come.

You said before that you didn't know that the blood plasma contained hallucinogenic ingredients.

The police tend to accept your confession, but if your integrity is called into question, we may re-investigate to see if you actually drank the plasma without knowing it.

If it proves that you know that there are hallucinogenic ingredients in the plasma, and you voluntarily drank the plasma, it will be very unfavorable to your situation, and the crime will be much heavier. "

Augustus said, "I really didn't know, I just thought it was ordinary plasma."

Luke tapped the information on the table with his finger, "But according to our investigation, the blood plasma sold by Poison Rice is much more expensive than ordinary blood plasma, and it will clearly inform the buyer that there are 'materials' added to it. Holy blood will grant you magical powers.

To a certain extent, it has already implied that it contains other substances other than plasma.

You should be prepared, otherwise you won't be willing to pay more, won't you? "

Augustus shook his head, "No, I really don't know that.

He was talking about real 'vampire' blood added to the plasma and I just bought it out of curiosity. "

Luke said solemnly, "Augus, you have to understand that I am not debating the truth with you, but want to tell you.

Once you lie, your integrity will be questioned just like before.

This is very detrimental to the later trial of the case. I think lawyer Porter should have told you this.

I can question you, and the prosecution, judge, and jury will raise the same question.

If you didn't falsely claim that you have a mental illness, you can refute them as a victim, and you can be justified.

If you falsely claim to be mentally ill but are identified as normal, you lose that favorable status.

I've said enough, think for yourself. "

After Luke finished speaking, he stood up and made a gesture to leave.

"etc……"

Augustus's lips trembled slightly, "If I...if I plead guilty now...what kind of plea deal can I get?"

Luke stopped in his tracks. "Manslaughter. Considering you unknowingly consumed a hallucinogenic drug, your sentence won't be too harsh."

Augustus nodded slowly, and said with some difficulty, "I... I... am willing to plead guilty."

There will be one more later.