Los Angeles Detective

"I like your eyes, not only beautiful, but also very discerning." Luke returned the gold earrings to the other party, "It suits you very well."

Lilith put on the earrings again and asked, "Captain Luke, can you tell me the story of the treasure hunt? If you can know the origin of these gold ornaments, the collection will become more meaningful."

Luke glanced at the guests at the party, "Something is inappropriate here, next time."

Lilith didn't seem to want to let go of this opportunity, or she was afraid that Luke was perfunctory her, and said, "We can talk in another place."

"I'm here for the party, it's not good to leave halfway."

"We're talking next door to the party, and we can come back anytime." Lilith stood up and made an inviting gesture.

Speaking of this, Luke doesn't believe it's a chance encounter or a coincidence. This girl most likely came here for him, but judging by her temperament and clothing, she doesn't look like someone who is short of money. So what is her purpose? What?

Simply want to know the treasure hunting process of those gold jewelry?

Luke felt that it might not be that simple.

The two left the party under the leadership of the waiter.

Reid noticed this scene, and said enviously, "It's nice to be young!"

The two went to the rest room next door, and the waiter brought red wine and a plate of fruit.

The fruit plate is very rich, including blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, cherries, and kiwi, which look very appetizing.

Luke was also welcome. He tasted every fruit and it was very tender.

Lilith said, "Captain Luke, I really like these gold ornaments and want to collect them, so I am curious about the origin of the gold ornaments.

Imagine that, decades later, I would pass on this gold jewelry to my granddaughters, and then tell them that it was a treasure found by an intrepid detective. It would be very meaningful. "

Luke ate while listening to her gossip, "How did you find out I'm a seller of gold jewelry?"

"Can I...can I not answer?"

"Of course, anyone has the right not to answer questions, and neither do I."

"Captain Luke..."

Luke interrupted her, "Luke, just call me by name."

"I don't have any malice, I just want to find out the origin of this gold jewelry."

"I don't know if you have any malice? I don't know what your full name is? I don't even know how you found me? I don't know if today's coincidence was deliberately arranged by you.

It's not fair that you can't ask too much of me while maintaining your own mystique. "

Lilith was speechless for a moment, and sighed, "You are right, it is my fault, and I apologize to you.

"My name is Lilith Finn.

Yes, Forrest Finn was my grandfather, he loved treasure hunting, but now he is old, not in good health, and spends most of his time at home.

I grew up listening to my grandfather's adventure stories. He loved outdoor adventures and treasure hunting. Every time he talked about outdoor adventures, the corners of his mouth would involuntarily curl up.

I can feel his loneliness now.

I love him and want to make him happy.

So I took pictures of the treasures he buried back then, and I also want to tell him the story of your adventure and treasure hunting. I believe he will be very happy. "Speaking of this, Lilith showed a hint of apology,

"I'm sorry, it's not polite for me to investigate your situation in private.

I'm sorry for what I did. "

The fruit was almost eaten, Luke wiped his mouth, "For your filial piety, I forgive you."

"Thank you." Lilith Finn showed a look of a fan girl, "Luke, can you tell me about your treasure hunting experience? I'm really curious.

I grew up listening to my grandfather tell adventure stories, but I never went there myself. "

Luke spread his hands, "Red Rock Canyon is full of deserts, and the road is very boring. There is really nothing worth talking about."

Lilith Finn refused to give up, "But as far as I know, many people like to talk about their treasure hunting experience, and they are proud of this experience."

Luke smiled, "That means you have met a liar, or they are bragging. Those who really found the treasure will never tell it easily.

If you really wanted to please your grandfather, you shouldn't be telling stories about other people's treasure hunts, but about your own.

I think that is more vivid and meaningful. "

Lilith Finn was a little puzzled, "Luke, if you are willing to share your adventure experience, you must be the most popular person at the party, why are you so resistant.

Could it be that something indescribable happened during the treasure hunt? "

Luke's face remained unchanged, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. Perhaps it was because of professional reasons that he was indeed somewhat resistant to describing his treasure hunting experience.

The treasure hunt in Red Rock Canyon did have some unpleasant things. He and Walker met the perverted killers. After that, he and Walker teamed up to kill a pair of perverted killers.

Treasures are also found in their caves, which are not convenient for outsiders to tell.

What's more, when Luke met her for the first time, he was neither familiar with her nor knew whether her identity was true or false. Who knew if she had other purposes to obtain some information through this method.

Whatever the reason, Luke wouldn't just tell a stranger.

"how about you?

I worked so hard to find me, and I wanted to get the inside story of the treasure hunt from me. I really just wanted to make my grandfather happy, or I wanted to please him in this way, and I wanted to get more property. "

Lilith Finn's fair cheeks were filled with anger, "Your suspicion offends me."

"Me too." Luke finished, got up and left the lounge.

After the door was closed, Lilith Finn sighed, "You have no manners."

After a while, he whispered again, "Is it that obvious?"

Luke guessed right. Lilith Finn did all this to please her grandfather. She was younger among her family peers. Compared with those older brothers and sisters who had made some achievements, she was not There is little competition.

She wanted to gain her grandfather's favor in this way, and maybe she could get more inheritance, even if it was a little bit more.

Originally, she wanted to convey to Luke through the manager of the auction house, which was also the easiest way, but Luke refused.

Later, when she learned that Luke might attend the party, she wanted to take the opportunity to prepare for a chance encounter, but she didn't expect that Luke would see through it, and what was even more annoying was that the other party didn't buy it.

In twenty years of her life, it was the first time she felt such a strong sense of frustration.

Unlike Lilith Finn, these little episodes didn't affect Luke as if it never happened.

After returning to the party, they still drank and chatted, and met some new friends through the relationship between Reid and Li Mei.

The party didn't end until after ten o'clock in the evening.

During this period, Lilith Finn never appeared again, perhaps because she was still young, and this tsundere girl did not have enough capital.

Or, she didn't bother to hide her true temperament.

That's not a bad thing for Luke.

Luke and Red say goodbye and drive back home.

Along the way, Luke was still thinking about how Lilith Finn found out her identity. Generally speaking, a large auction house would not easily disclose the seller's information without the client's permission.

But what if the auction house leaked it?

That would be interesting, do you want to meet with Daisy tomorrow to see how it is defined legally?

Thinking about it, Luke returned to the Redu community.

He drove the car to the front of the garage and got out.

As soon as he walked to the door of the room, he found that the door mat was a bit bulging, and there seemed to be something under it.

Luke showed a vigilant look and glanced around, but found no suspicious situation or suspicious person.

Afterwards, Luke slowly lifted the floor mat, took out a square scarf from the pocket of his jacket, and returned home with the envelope between the square scarf.

After entering the house, Luke looked out through the window again, but still saw no suspicious figure.

In fact, Luke's house is equipped with monitoring, but the monitoring is relatively hidden, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find out.

Luke opened the computer monitoring interface, checked the surveillance video, and found a suspicious figure appeared in the surveillance around ten o'clock in the evening.

The figure was wearing a gray sweater, a hood, and blue jeans. He put the envelope under the door mat and left.

This person bowed his head the whole time, and the camera failed to take a frontal photo. He was thin and over 1.8 meters tall. Judging from his figure and walking posture, he should be a man.

Not many valuable clues were found in the surveillance video. Luke put on his gloves and opened the envelope, which contained five photos.

In the photo, a man and a woman are walking by the seaside. The woman puts her arms around the man's shoulders. It seems that the relationship is very intimate. There is also a photo of kissing.

The man was white, of medium height, with a stocky build, something Luke hadn't seen before.

The woman was wearing a blue swimsuit, tall, with brown hair, like Daisy.

Luke frowned slightly, the joke was not funny.

He looked carefully at each photo, and faintly felt that something was wrong. The woman in the photo looked similar to Daisy, but her figure was a little different.

The brown-haired woman is about the same height as Daisy, but Daisy has better proportions and straighter legs.

Moreover, Daisy is so busy with work that she is unlikely to go to the beach.

Based on what Luke knew about Daisy, the woman in this photo should not be her.

Why is there such a photo at the door of my house?

Whether it was directed at himself or Daisy, this disgusting way is really inferior.

Luke picked up the photo again to check, who is the woman in the photo?

Is it someone who looks like Daisy, or a composite photo?

A blond beauty appeared in Luke's mind, could it be Lilith Finn's prank?

If so, that's overkill.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this possibility was extremely small. Even if that woman was dissatisfied with him, she should not involve Daisy.

Also, she didn't have to.

Who would that be?

Why use such a poor means?

Luke carefully recalled his experience during this time, and did not think of suspicious people.

Unable to think of a suspicious person, Luke began to speculate on the other party's purpose.

If you see the photo and mistake the woman in the photo for Daisy, you will probably do something irrational when you are angry.

For example, have a big fight with Daisy, or cut off relations with her directly.

Who benefits from this outcome?

All kinds of possibilities came to mind for a while, but because there were too few evidences and clues, Luke couldn't be sure.

But there is one thing, the person who put the envelope probably regarded himself as a pawn.

This made Luke very angry.

Luke thought for a moment, took out his mobile phone and made a call.

Then he went out with the envelope and drove to Daisy's house.

The Mercedes-Benz was driving rapidly on the road. On the one hand, he was worried about Daisy's safety, and on the other hand, he was worried that someone would be watching him secretly. At this time, he was too calm, instead of being normal, he was easy to be spotted by the other party.

Luke drove the car to Daisy's house and called her to come out and meet.

The night in Los Angeles was a bit cooler, Daisy opened the door, walked out wearing a coat, and sat in the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz, "Luke, what happened?"

Daisy showed concern, wondering why Luke came to her suddenly?

Luke handed the envelope to Daisy, "I just came home from a friend's party and found the envelope under the door mat."

Daisy opened the envelope and saw the photos inside, with a shocked expression on her face, "Why are there these photos? I don't know the man in the photos, and I haven't been to the beach recently."

Daisy turned on the roof lights and took a closer look, "Although this woman looks very similar to me, I have slightly narrower shoulders and a thinner waist.

who is she?

Why do you look so much like me? "

"Do you have any sisters of a similar age?"

"No, absolutely not. This should be a composite photo. Who would do such a disgusting thing and move my profile picture on someone else."

Luke asked, "Have you offended anyone lately?"

"Isn't my job to offend people on behalf of my clients?"

Luke turned on the phone and found the surveillance screenshot, "This is the person who put the photo in my house, do you know him?"

Daisy took the phone and looked at it, "Is there no frontal surveillance screenshot?"

"No."

Daisy shook her head, "I don't recognize it. Do you think the person who posted the photo is trying to deal with you, or me?"

Luke smiled, "Have you had any suitors lately?"

"Are you still in the mood to joke? I don't need such an idiot suitor." Daisy sighed softly, "What are you going to do?"

"Although the matter is not serious, it is disgusting. We must find this person as soon as possible, lest he spread the photos."

"Yeah, I don't want those pictures in the law firm's office.

How can we catch him? "

Luke had considered this issue before he came. This person's method of committing crimes is not clever, and it is not difficult to catch his loopholes.

"After a while, you open the co-pilot's door and make a move to get out of the car.

Then, I'll drag you up and drive out of this neighborhood, and if anyone is watching secretly, they'll think we've had a conflict, and I might be against you.

Maybe something will be done. "

Daisy looked out of the car, "Do you think someone is watching us?"

"Not sure, but how do you know if you don't try?"

"OK."

Daisy took a deep breath, and opened the car door according to Luke's instructions. As soon as her two feet were on the ground, Luke pulled her back, and then closed the car door forcefully.

With a kick of the accelerator, the Mercedes-Benz galloped away.

Not long after the Mercedes-Benz left, a gray Ford sedan followed.

The car was not following closely, it was just trailing from a distance, and it had no driving lights.

The Mercedes-Benz made a circle and returned to the Redu community again.

After Luke got out of the car, he opened the door of the driver's cab, and somewhat rudely 'grabbed' Daisy into the house.

The gray Ford sedan also drove into the community and parked near Luke's house. The car still had no lights on, and it was not conspicuous in the dark night.

Inside the car, a Caucasian man in a sweater parked the car, took out the binoculars from the car, showed an excited look, and muttered,

"There is a good show to watch..."

"Boom..."

At this moment, the glass of the car was slammed.

The man in the sweater turned his head to look, and was startled. There was a black face stuck on the car glass...