Los Angeles Detective

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the bank completed the site survey.

The 26 hostages have all completed their transcripts, but did not get too many valuable clues.

After accounting, the bank was robbed of 12.7 million US dollars, and the remaining more than 2 million US dollars were new banknotes with serial numbers.

Seventy-six bank lockers were vandalized and their contents looted.

The usage rate of bank lockers is not high in China, but the usage rate is extremely high in the United States. Many Chinese will rent bank lockers for a long time, resulting in a shortage of bank lockers near the Chinese community.

After Luke got the gold coins, he also thought about putting the gold coins in the bank locker for storage, but now it seems that the bank is not safe either.

As Luke guessed, there were not many valuable clues found at the scene.

The tracking team sent by Anthony also returned without success. The sewers in Los Angeles extend in all directions, and the inside is like a huge maze, full of dirty and smelly sewage, which has brought great difficulties to tracking.

Someone proposed to use a police dog to track him down, but Anthony scolded him because he was unlucky enough to hit the muzzle of a gun.

Don't look at Anthony's full confidence in front of reporters, in fact, the pressure is very high.

This group of robbers behaved professionally and cunningly, and no one knew whether they would continue to commit crimes.

Anthony and Luke discussed it, and the two investigated separately, and Anthony was responsible for investigating the clues of the locker.

Luke is responsible for investigating the whereabouts of the robbers before the robbery.

...

Although the bank does not know what the customer puts in the locker, it also has its own management process.

Anthony guessed that the robber should have stepped on the bank, and the other party must rent a bank locker if he wants to enter the vault.

Anthony focused the investigation on customers who had recently rented a bank locker.

This is followed by locker customers who have recently visited the vault.

The third direction of investigation is bank employees, and the possibility of cooperation between internal and external employees cannot be ruled out.

After some investigation, Anthony found that seven people had gone through bank lockers in the past five days, and one of them, a man named Jalan Gaddafi, caught Anthony's attention.

Name, Jaran Gaddafi

Sex: Male

Date of Birth, March 2, 1988

Mobile number, 626 876 3423

Address, No. 302, Morrill Community

Social Security Number, 623-53-4322

criminal record, theft

Anthony's intuition told him that this was the man he was looking for.

He checked Jeran Gaddafi's locker and found that his locker was also vandalized and nothing was found inside.

It may be that he took the contents, or it may not have been placed at all.

At this time, nearly five hours had passed since the robbers fled the scene.

Anthony immediately led a team to the suspect's house to arrest him.

...

Morrill Community.

Anthony tried to locate Jeran Gaddafi's mobile phone number on the way here, but the phone was lost, which made him more confident.

He was worried about scaring the enemy, so he didn't rush to the Morrill community to investigate with great fanfare, but broke it up into parts and deployed control separately.

Judging from Anthony's experience, it is unlikely that the suspect is at home, but some valuable clues can always be found.

Under Anthony's control, the FBI surrounded the suspect's home.

Respond with caution regardless of whether the suspect is at home or not.

At Anthony's order, the FBI team members divided into two teams and rushed into the house through the front and rear doors respectively.

"FBI!"

"The living room is safe."

"Toilets are safe."

"The bedroom... lie down!"

Before the words fell, there was a burst of explosion in the bedroom.

"Boom..."

The ground shook and the mountains shook, and half of the houses were blown down.

There were screams in the house.

...

It is difficult to move in Los Angeles without transportation. Luke speculated that the robbers probably came by car and led people to look for suspicious vehicles at the gate of the bank.

Through the surrounding vehicles, Luke quickly identified the suspect vehicle, a black Ford SUV.

After checking the license plate number, it was found that this car belonged to a set car.

Luke then launched an investigation into the car.

The investigation is mainly divided into two directions. The first direction is to check the surveillance to see where the car came from, and maybe find the robber's lair.

Luke contacted the deputy team, and the task of checking the road monitoring was given to him and Matthew.

The other direction is to investigate the identity of the car owner, and Luke is personally responsible.

A license plate number is just the face of a car, and each car has unique markings, such as the engine serial number.

Luke had people open the car to check, the engine serial number was smoothed out, and other places that could identify the car's identity have also been processed.

Luke guessed that there are two possibilities for this car. The first is a stolen car.

The second type is that this is the car of the robber himself, and the other party destroyed the identification information of the car in order to avoid being traced by the car.

For two different situations, there are also different investigation methods.

If it is a stolen car, it is not very meaningful to find the owner of the car, and it is difficult for the owner to provide valuable clues.

Your best bet is to source your car through the black market and second-hand dealers.

This is Xiao Hei's forte.

If it is not a stolen car, then it is likely to be the car of the robber himself. If Luke wants to rule this out, he must find out the identity of the owner as soon as possible.

After the car is stolen, the owner will call the police, and the police will also record it. According to the car model, color, brand and car condition, it is possible to find the owner.

Afterwards, Luke began to arrange tasks, and Xiao Hei and Jackson teamed up to investigate the black car market.

Raymond and Jenny compared the recorded stolen vehicles...

"Jingle Bell……"

Luke took out his phone and saw that it was Rhett's number.

"Boss, I was just about to report the situation to you."

"Luke, something happened to the FBI."

"What's wrong?"

"When Anthony led a team to search the suspect's house, an explosion occurred. One of the FBI team members died on the spot, and several FBI team members were injured. Anthony was also injured and sent to the hospital."

"How's Anthony? Is it serious?"

"It should not be life-threatening, but I don't know if I can continue to investigate the case. If Anthony is unable to take charge of the case, you must be prepared to take over the case."

"Will the FBI send someone else to take over the investigation?"

"It's unlikely. Several injured FBI agents participated in the investigation of the case. Now they are injured and cannot continue to investigate the case. If the FBI sends new personnel to take over the case, it will definitely have a certain impact, and there is a high probability that the case will be handed over to the Los Angeles Police Department. .

In the entire Los Angeles Police Department, only your squadron participated in the whole process of the case, and you are the ones who know the case best, so you can only take the lead. "

"I see, which hospital Anthony is in, I want to go and see him."

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St. Niter's Hospital.

Half an hour later, Luke rushed to the hospital to visit Anthony.

Luke pushed open the door of the ward and smelled a strong smell of medicine. Anthony lay in a daze on the bed, his face and body covered with scars, "Hi, buddy, I'm here to see you, is the injury serious?"

"What are you talking about, speak up." Anthony pointed to his ear, "The doctor said that it will take a few days for my hearing to recover."

Luke yelled, "How's your injury?"

"I'm fine, but I'm a little dizzy, and my chest seems to have been hit by a rhinoceros. The doctor asked me to have a comprehensive examination.

I feel that there is nothing wrong with me. Most of my body is just scratches, which look scary. "

"What the hell happened?"

"I was careless." Anthony sighed softly, "I confirmed the identity of the suspect by checking the tenants of the locker, and then led the team to the suspect's home. While searching the house, an agent triggered a bomb..."

Anthony covered his face with his right hand, "I underestimated the danger of the robbers. One detective died on the spot, and three detectives were injured."

Luke comforted, "You don't have to blame yourself. If I lead the team, things will be unavoidable. No one would have thought that the suspect would plant a bomb at home."

Anthony said, "Their previous actions were too confusing.

They didn't hurt a hostage, they claimed to kill the hostage, but they just fired their guns, leaving people with the impression of a "rogue".

Only for money, not killing people.

bullshit, I must kill these bastards with my own hands. "Anthony's eyes were red, and he became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Anthony, don't get too excited.

The most important thing for you now is to heal your injuries. If your body doesn't recover, you're not going anywhere. Luke was also a little surprised when he first heard about this. The robbers had been very restrained before and did not hurt a single hostage during the robbery. Now that the robbery was successful, they blatantly injured the FBI agent.

The actions before and after are quite different.

Luke guessed that there are two possibilities. The first possibility is that the hostages are not harmful to the robbers, so the robbers did not kill the hostages.

But the FBI agents are different. They are tracking the whereabouts of the robbers, posing a huge threat to the robbers, killing and injuring the FBI agents, which can interfere with the investigation of the case to a certain extent and escape legal sanctions.

The second possibility is that there may be a problem here.

Anthony sighed, "I know, I'm powerless now. I'm afraid this case... you have to take over the Los Angeles Police Department.

If my guess is correct, you should be the person in charge of the case, right? "

"If the Los Angeles Police Department decides to take over the case, I will do my best to investigate and catch the robbers together after you are discharged from the hospital."

"Be careful, these robbers are more brutal than imagined."

"I will, you have a good rest, I will see you again when I have time." Luke left the hospital and drove to the Morrill community.

As soon as Luke entered the community, he saw several dazzling TV station interview cars.

The robber's house has already been cordoned off, with police officers standing inside the line, reporters standing outside the line, and there are onlookers around.

Luke got out of the car, flashed his police badge, and walked straight into the cordon.

The house of the robber Jeran Gaddafi's house has been bombed and half collapsed, and there is a mess everywhere. The technical team is still investigating the scene.

"Mary, have you found anything?"

Marie Chen said, "We found fragments of the bomb at the scene. According to my analysis, it should be a trigger bomb. FBI agents opened the bedroom door, triggered the switch of the bomb, and then exploded."

"Can we start the investigation from the bomb?"

"It's difficult. Judging from the traces of the fragments, this should belong to a homemade bomb. There are many channels for obtaining these materials, and it is difficult to trace them from the source."

"When the survey report comes out, let me know."

"OK."

Luke checked the explosion site, but found no valuable clues, and then prepared to leave.

Several reporters stopped him and asked in a hurry, "Captain Luke, can you accept our interview?"

"Is this bombing related to the bank robbers?"

"I heard that the explosion injured several FBI agents and killed one FBI agent. Will the investigation of the case be in trouble?"

"Is Agent Anthony injured?"

...

Luke was silent for a moment, and said, "Sorry, it's not time for the press conference yet, please let me go."

Luke pushed his way through the crowd and did not speak to reporters.

Because the current situation is inappropriate to say anything, Anthony vowed before that everything is under control, but he was slapped in the face so quickly.

At this time, if Luke's tone softened, the reporter would feel that he had no confidence, and it was likely to embellish the report that the police were helpless in the face of the robbers.

If Luke is full of confidence and confidence, he will inevitably be regarded as another Anthony by reporters.

In short, keeping your mouth shut at this time is the easiest way to deal with it.

"Jingle Bell……"

As soon as Luke got into the car, his cell phone rang.

He glanced at it, and it was Ortie calling.

Luke didn't throw it aside and didn't answer. He is a little confused now. The FBI was bombed and Anthony was injured, which had a great impact on him.

Now, he has been temporarily assigned to take over the bank robbery case, which is both the trust of the leadership and an invisible pressure.

If there is another explosion, he and his team members will be the first to bear the brunt.

"Dinglingling..." The phone rang again.

Luke sighed and pressed the answer button, "Hello."

"Captain Luke?" Orti's voice came from the phone.

"it's me."

"Listening to the voice, you seem to be in a bad mood."

"That's right, I was temporarily assigned a very difficult case, and I'm a bit overwhelmed right now.

So, you better make a long story short. "

"Your voice sounds tired.

I suggest you soak in a hot spring and relax, maybe it will help you investigate the case. "

Luke hesitated for a moment, "I might be late."

"I happen to have time today."

"See you soon."

...

After eight o'clock in the evening.

Los Angeles spa hotel.

This is a Japanese style hotel,

There is a Japanese-style wooden house in the small courtyard, and there is a hot spring pool outside. The pool is not big, it is a circular pool with a diameter of four meters.

When Luke arrived, Orti was already sitting in the hot spring pool, only showing her delicate face, plump bust, and her lower body soaked in the hot spring, with a pot of sake and a plate of fruit beside her.

"Soaking in hot springs can relieve physical fatigue, do you want to come down too?"

"I'm going to change clothes." Luke took off his coat, entered the hot spring pool with a towel on, and sat facing Ortie.

The warm spring water wrapped his body, and Luke breathed a sigh of relief. He really felt his body muscles relax a bit.

Orti asked, "Would you like a drink?"

Luke holds up his glass, and Orti helps him get a glass of sake.

"Thank you." Luke drank it down and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"The firm just received an entrustment today, which happened to be related to the bank robbery case you investigated, so I need your help."

Luke guessed, "The client is the bank?"

Orti shook his head, "It's the insurance company.

The bank is insured by the insurance company.

Insurance companies want to find out why the bank was robbed, such as improper operation of employees, management problems, internal and external cooperation and other illegal operations, all of which will affect the amount of compensation.

The situation of Bank of North Hollywood has not been very good in the past two years, and there is a risk of bankruptcy at any time.

This is why the insurance company hired the detective agency in time. "

Luke thought for a while, and didn't make any taboo questions, and replied, "So far, no obvious fault has been found in the bank, and there is no evidence of cooperation between the bank's staff.

Shortly after the robbers entered the bank, bank staff triggered the alarm system. "

Orti asked, "Are you sure you can catch the robber? If you can recover some of the property, the insurance company will pay less."

"I don't know." Luke never liked to talk too much.

"I heard that someone from the FBI was injured?"

"Yes, I went to the hospital to see them today, and one of the detectives was killed on the spot."

"Will you take over the bank robbery?"

"It's very likely."

"Will you contact me if you have any news I need?"

"Of course." As long as it doesn't affect the investigation of the case, Luke is also willing to make some extra money.

Last time, he provided Orti with some irrelevant information to him, and the firm paid him a 'stipend' of 10,000 U.S. dollars, which is much easier to earn than being a policeman.

Luke glanced around, "How much is this hotel room?"

Ortie quipped, "$350, will you pay half of it for me?"

"I will pay all the expenses."

"So generous."

"I'm staying here tonight."

Orti wondered, "Why don't you go home?"

"I like hot springs." Luke moved down, letting the hot water soak his shoulders.

Orti chatted with Luke for a while, then left the hot spring pool and left with long legs.

After Luke watched her leave, he continued to soak in the spring water.

He's not going home to sleep tonight.

He has been a policeman for many years, but he doesn't have many opportunities to come into contact with explosives.

Cases related to bombs are more dangerous, just like the FBI agent was bombed this time.

If Luke was in charge of investigating the clues of the bank locker, it was probably the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division that was bombed.

Thinking of facing this bomb-making pervert next time, Luke was under a lot of pressure.

Although Luke has a bulletproof vest, he is not sure whether he can completely avoid the power of the bomb.

Also, even if he can dodge the bomb, what if his men are injured?

As the captain of a squadron, he has the responsibility and obligation to ensure the safety of the team members.

In addition, Luke stayed in the hotel tonight, not only because he wanted to soak in the hot springs, but he felt that sleeping in the hotel tonight might be more at ease.

At the same time, Luke also got some inspiration from Orti's conversation just now. If the Bank of North Hollywood is really about to go bankrupt, is it possible for them to guard against it?

If, according to Orti, Bank of North Hollywood's financial situation is not good, and it is even facing the risk of bankruptcy, then why there are still more than 15 million US dollars in the vault, this is not a small amount.

Luke boldly guessed that if there is not so much cash in the vault, then the money will never be recovered, and the insurance company will eventually pay for it.

Banks will be the biggest beneficiaries.

Of course, this is just Luke's theoretical guess, and whether it is feasible remains to be investigated.