Los Angeles Detective

Luke asked, "What do you think of Cam Smith?"

Lydia Cooney sighed softly, "People are complicated.

He has a cheerful personality, enthusiasm, and some idealists.

He is very serious about his work, and has put a lot of effort into developing new antihypertensive drugs. He is a good colleague. "

Luke heard the meaning behind the words, "I heard that you have been in a relationship?"

Lydia Cooney pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes."

"Why did you split up?"

Lydia Cooney showed a self-deprecating look, "This question should be private, can I not answer?"

Luke didn't answer directly, "According to Cam Smith, it's because of your daughter?"

"What? My daughter." Lydia Cooney looked strange.

"Yes, he said that you two have a good relationship, but your daughter doesn't like him, which led to your breakup."

"lie.

He is lying. "Lydia Cooney said with some annoyance, "I can't believe it. He would actually blame my daughter for the breakup. This man is really disgusting. Perhaps, I have never seen through him." "

Xiao Hei ignited gossip, "Then what is the real reason for your breakup?"

"He cheated."

"Who is he cheating on?"

Lydia Cooney shook her head, "I haven't seen it, I just saw his chat history, that woman's chat account is called Elvira."

"When did you find out he was cheating?"

Lydia Cooney sighed and recalled, "It should be in mid-April, I saw his chat records, we had a big fight, and he refused to admit that he had cheated.

Lie that the other party is just an ordinary netizen.

I'm not a fool, their chats are very explicit, it's impossible for them to be ordinary netizens, and it's just the chat records of the day, and the previous records have been deleted.

Then, we broke up.

He's a liar and I'm glad I broke up with him early. "

Luke took note of the time and continued to ask, "Has Cam Smith been living in the company dormitory?"

"no."

"He has his own house, and it takes about 40 minutes to drive. Maybe to save time, he applied for a dormitory at the company in May, and occasionally lives in the dormitory.

I am not very clear about the specific situation, after all, we have broken up. "

Luke pressed, "Does Cam Smith have any bad hobbies?"

"No, he is a relatively boring person, thinking about it now, I don't even know why I was with him in the first place.

I feel like a big fool. " Lydia Cooney wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Jenny handed some tissues, "Hey, be strong, even for your daughter."

"You're right, I only have my own daughter now, please save her."

"We will do our best, but we also need your assistance."

"I will. If there is anything I need to do, just say it."

Luke took out a photo of the murdered drug tester Rochel Horn, "Do you know him?"

"A bit familiar..."

Luke reminded, "He's a drug tester for Kallman Pharmaceuticals."

"I remembered, he is a drug tester for a new type of antihypertensive drug.

Any questions? "

"He's dead now!"

Lydia Cooney slapped her forehead, "Oh my God, this is horrible.

We develop new antihypertensive drugs to benefit all mankind. Why do some people do everything possible to obstruct research and development.

Compared with these events, the people behind the scenes are the scariest.

No, they have no humanity at all, they are the ones who really deserve to be damned. "

"Have you seen Rochelle Horn anywhere else?"

"No."

"Has the suspect, Walda Baker, mentioned Rochelle Horn?"

"No.

I swear I had nothing to do with Rochelle Horne's death. "

"OK, let's talk about your daughter again.

Describe how your daughter was kidnapped in as much detail as possible. "

Lydia Cooney took a deep breath, her lips trembling slightly, "I was on vacation that day, and I took my daughter to the mall in the afternoon, bought her some new clothes, and a new Barbie doll, which she had long wanted wanted.

She was so happy that day, she was smiling all the time, I still remember her smile now...

In the evening we ate at the buffet, it was a good day, and then..." Lydia Cooney started crying again, and it took a while to stop crying, and continued, "I drove home and stopped. After the car was finished, I opened the door with my new purchases.

When I was about to turn on the light, two figures in hoods flashed beside me, one of them hugged me and covered my mouth and nose with a towel.

My daughter was also possessed by another one and I tried to yell but couldn't.

I wanted to save my daughter, but I had no strength, and then I lost consciousness, woo woo..."

Lydia Cooney covered her face and wept bitterly. This memory was like a second injury to her.

Jenny patted her on the shoulder and comforted her softly, "I believe you and your daughter will be reunited again, and God will bless her."

"You're right, my daughter is so cute, God will not let anything happen to her." Lydia Cooney seemed to be answering Jenny, but also seemed to be cheering herself up. She took a deep breath and continued, " When I woke up, my hands and feet were bound, Walda Baker was sitting next to me and staring at me, and my daughter was gone.

I asked him, where is my daughter?

He replied, my daughter was taken away by his accomplices, if I want to save my daughter, I must listen to him.

I immediately agreed to him and told him that as long as my daughter is brought back safely, I can do anything, and I am willing to withdraw all the money to them.

But what he wanted was not money, but for me to help him enter the Kallman Pharmaceutical Company, and to assist him in burning the laboratories and materials for the development of new antihypertensive drugs.

This is a very painful choice. The new antihypertensive drug is my research effort, and I have devoted a lot of energy to it. I have been looking forward to its early release, which can benefit all mankind.

I really don't want to destroy it with my own hands.

He's like another child of mine...

But I have no choice, they threatened me with my daughter, I can only agree to them. "

"Why didn't you call the police?"

"Walda Baker was watching me all the time, I never had a chance to call the police, and he kept threatening my daughter that if I didn't cooperate, if I tried to call the police, I would never see my daughter again."

"When was the last time you saw Walda Baker?"

"We parted ways after Walda Baker set fire to the Kalman Pharmaceuticals on the night of July 11th.

He told me to go home and wait, saying he would send my daughter back soon. "

"Tell me the time, place and direction of his escape?"

Lydia Cooney recalled a moment, "After we left the company, we walked straight east, and at the third intersection he turned into Melville Avenue.

It must have been almost twelve o'clock. "

Luke looked at the map. The car left the Calman Pharmaceutical Company and drove into Melville Avenue. It was just right to return to the apartment where Walda Baker lived in this direction. on.

"How did you connect with Walda Baker?"

"He gave me a prepaid mobile phone and said he would call me.

But the phone never rang. "

Luke asked, "Where's the phone?"

"It's under the sofa in the living room."

Xiao Hei walked to the living room, took out a prepaid mobile phone from under the sofa and handed it to Luke.

Luke looked at it, and it was difficult to trace such prepaid mobile phones. "Contact the technical team and let them rush to the scene with monitoring equipment."

Luke looked at Lydia Cooney again, "What's your daughter's name?"

"Melia Cooney."

"Raymond, you lead people to collect surveillance in the surrounding communities to check suspicious vehicles at the time when Milia Cooney was kidnapped."

"Good captain."

Lydia Cooney looked at Luke, "Sir, are you sure you can save my daughter?"

Luke reassured, "Ms. Cooney, I can understand your feelings, but we just took over the case and it will take some time to investigate.

If you think of any clues, I hope you can let us know in time. "

"I will."

Then, Luke called Xiao Hei aside again, and ordered, "Marcus, you are in charge of investigating Cam Smith, the testing director of Kallman Company. There is probably something wrong with this guy."

"Do you want to find a reason to arrest him?"

"I don't need it for the time being, just observe and follow secretly first, I want to know what the hell this guy is doing."

"Understood."

...

The murder of Rochelle Horn, the arson of the Kalman pharmaceutical company, the kidnapping of Melia Cooney.

All three cases involved Walda Baker.

Judging from the time of the incident, it should be the afternoon of July 10, when Rochel Horn was killed.

On the night of July 10th, Melia Cooney was kidnapped.

On the night of July 11, the Kallman Pharmaceuticals building was set on fire.

Walda Baker absconded afterward.

The purpose of all three cases is to sabotage and prevent the development of new antihypertensive drugs.

Luke had previously asked Fred Kramer, the R\u0026D director of Kallman, whose interests would be affected if the new antihypertensive drug was successfully developed.

At that time, Fred Cramer mentioned Jelson Pharmaceuticals, because Jelson Pharmaceuticals' antihypertensive drugs had a high market share.

This made Luke a little suspicious of Jelson Pharmaceutical Company, and considered whether he should go to Jelson Pharmaceutical Company to investigate again.

But for a while, I couldn't think of a good reason for the investigation. The legal department of this kind of large pharmaceutical company is very powerful, and it is also a large taxpayer. It cannot just come to investigate based on speculation and suspicion without evidence.

When it comes to Luke's position, we must also pay attention to some influences.

"Jingle Bell……"

Luke's cell phone rang.

He took out his mobile phone and looked at it. The mobile phone number of Nami Inoue, an intern reporter from CBS TV station, was displayed on the screen.

"Hey, beauty, what can I do for you?"

"Captain Li, do you have time tonight? Have a drink together."

"Of course, I have time anytime for an invitation from a beautiful woman." Luke replied with a smile.

Last time, Luke and Nami Inoue cooperated relatively smoothly. Since then, the other party has not taken the initiative to contact him. Based on Luke's understanding of this woman, the other party should not simply invite him to drink, there is a high probability that there is something else.

Nami Inoue suggested, "How about meeting at the Milos bar last time?"

Luke glanced at his watch, "I'll be busy today, and I probably won't have time to drink.

Let's make an appointment at the Japanese restaurant last time. Let's talk while eating. "

"Okay, see you tonight."

...

In the evening, at six fifty-five.

Flower and wood bird teppanyaki.

This Japanese restaurant was introduced by Nami Inoue. The two met in a private room on the second floor, which was cleaner and more suitable for conversation.

When Luke rushed to the private room, Nami Inoue hadn't arrived yet.

After a busy day, Luke only ate a hamburger for lunch. He was already starving. He took the waiter's order and started ordering first.

Wagyu beef, oysters, and fat sausage are must-orders. I ate them last time and they were delicious. Luke ordered a few new dishes.

I have heard of grilled lanterns a long time ago, and this dish is also very distinctive, but after thinking about it, Luke still finds it a bit strange, and there is a high probability that it will not be delicious, so he didn't order it.

As soon as Luke finished ordering, Nami Inoue walked into the private room, "Mr. Li, sorry for keeping you waiting."

"The time is just right. I just finished ordering. Let's see what I can order."

Nami Inoue took the menu and ordered a seafood miso soup. Afterwards, the waiter closed the door and left.

Luke poured a cup of oolong tea for Nami Inoue, "Miss Inoue, what do you want me to do today?"

"Captain Li, our news department received a report letter today about the Kallman Pharmaceutical Company." Nami Inoue paused for a moment, glanced at Luke, and continued without seeing any abnormal expressions on the other party's face.

"According to the report letter, Kallman Pharmaceuticals was conducting illegal human experiments under the guise of developing new drugs, but this experiment failed.

Many people who participated in the experiment and drug testing had adverse reactions in their bodies. In order to escape responsibility, Kallman Pharmaceuticals destroyed all experimental data.

Even he himself was threatened by Kalman Pharmaceuticals. "

Luke asked, "Who's the whistleblower?"

"Rochel Horn." Nami Inoue took a sip of oolong tea and put down the teacup, "After we received the report letter, we realized that it might be a big news, and then investigated the whistleblower's situation...

As a result, we found out that Rochelle Horne had died on July 10th, and that his case was being investigated by the Robbery and Murder Division. "

Luke touched the beard stubble on his chin, "If Rochelle Horn suspects that Kallman Pharmaceuticals is conducting illegal human experiments, why doesn't he call the police?"

Nami Inoue hesitated for a moment, glanced around, and said in a low voice, "He said in the report letter that he didn't believe the police, and felt that the police had been bought by Kallman Pharmaceuticals.

That's why he asked the news media to expose it, and said that he hoped to keep his identity a secret, otherwise, he might be retaliated by Kallman Pharmaceuticals. "

Luke didn't show it on the face, but he was already cursing in his heart.

These bastards even counted on the police.

Kalman Pharmaceuticals did intend to make a legitimate charitable contribution to the police.

No matter who is manipulating behind the scenes, after Luke finds out, he has to settle the account for him.