Los Angeles Detective

"Ha ha……"

Mike laughed, "I didn't expect that I would still have followers in prison. This damn society is really crazy."

Amir said, “This follower knows your crime methods, methods and bloodstain symbols very well, and is probably someone you are familiar with.

We hope you can provide some relevant clues. "

Mike thought for a while and said, "You guys from the FBI and police also know very well how I commit crimes. Maybe you leaked the information."

Amir "..."

Luke said, “Our FBI will investigate this aspect on its own.

The purpose of our visit today is to get some clues from you. "

Mike was silent for a moment, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. There is no similar person around me."

Luke shook his head, "That's not the right answer."

Mike spread his hands, "But it's true.

If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it. "

Luke asked a few more questions, but Mike was very perfunctory and didn't provide any valuable clues.

When the time came to talk, Mike was taken away by the prison guards.

Amir said, "I feel like this guy is hiding something."

Luke nodded and found that Mike was showing signs of lying. He probably knew some clues, but if he refused to tell, it would be difficult to pry his mouth open in a short time.

Mike is burdened with dozens of lives and is a serious criminal. He will never leave prison in his life, and it is difficult for the FBI to offer him satisfactory conditions.

Of course, it is not impossible for the FBI to deal with him, but it is difficult to say how effective it will be and how long it will take.

To put it bluntly, this guy is a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water, but the case cannot wait.

Rather than wasting time on him, it would be better to find a more suitable investigation method.

Since the murderer of Grace Bloomberg may have been a follower of Mike, there should have been a connection between the two.

Luke approached the prison director and asked for Mike's visitation records and correspondence records.

Mike refused to say that they could screen suspects themselves.

The two returned to the FBI Criminal Investigation Division and began investigating visit surveillance and communication records.

…

Luke was immersed in investigating the case when the door of the office suddenly opened.

Director Negan Thomas strode into the office and asked everyone, "How's it going? Have you found any clues about the murderer?"

Michael said, “We have identified the suspect vehicle driven by the suspected murderer and are tracking it.

Luke and Amir went to the prison to meet Bloody Mike and were investigating suspicious persons who had contacted Mike. "

Negan Thomas still frowned and sighed, "Good job, but not enough."

Luke felt that his expression was a little solemn and asked, "Director Thomas, what happened?"

Negan Thomas didn't say anything and turned on the hanging TV, which happened to be playing New York news.

[Hello, viewers, and welcome to The New York Times. I’m reporter Theo Wald.

I just got some breaking news. On the night of October 3rd, a murder occurred in Mount Most. The victim was a woman who may have been assaulted before her death.

It is said that the scene was very tragic, and the victim's arms were cut off... It was terrible.

As for the identity of the victim, it is likely that she is the wife of the mayor of New York...]

Negan Thomas turned off the TV and spread his hands, "What do you think?"

Michael replied sullenly, "Obviously, someone leaked the information, and the situation is not good for us."

Louise crossed her arms and asked, "Can you find out who leaked the news?"

Amir shook his head, "It's difficult. The police have also been to the scene and understand the situation at the crime scene. Although they are not responsible for investigating the case, they know no less than us."

Negan Thomas said, "You don't have to worry about leaking information. I will handle it and I will explain it to the mayor.

But the investigation of the case needs to be accelerated. I don’t want the FBI to be led by the murderer like five years ago. One Bloody Mike is enough.

I'll send you extra manpower. "

After Negan Thomas finished speaking, he left the office directly without waiting for anyone to reply.

Amir said, “Although reporters have not mentioned Bloody Mike for the time being, as more clues are leaked, someone will definitely connect the death of the mayor’s wife with Bloody Mike.

Five years ago, Bloody Mike killed dozens of people in a row, causing great panic to the citizens of New York.

If there is more news related to him, and the victim is the mayor's wife...

I didn’t dare to think how much of a sensation it would cause... We would be under a lot of pressure. "

Louise said, "I have been thinking that the modus operandi of the Mount Most murder case is very similar to that of Bloody Mike. It can even be said to be exactly the same. Is it possible that it was committed by the same murderer?"

Amir denied, "It's impossible. I just saw Bloody Mike in prison this afternoon. It's impossible for him to commit crimes."

Louise shrugged, "I mean, is it possible that the wrong person was arrested back then?

Mike was just a scapegoat, and there was someone else who was the real culprit. "

Michael covered his head, "Impossible, I participated in the capture of Bloody Mike.

We found the murder weapon at Bloody Mike's house, with the deceased's blood on it and his fingerprints.

Furthermore, the victim's arm was found in his home.

The evidence was enough to convict him.

In addition, the crime process he explained during the interrogation was also consistent with the situation at the scene. "

Luke guessed, "Is it possible that the person who committed the crime was not just one person, but Bloody Mike and his accomplices.

It's just that this accomplice was hidden deeper, and Bloody Mike didn't betray him.

Five years later, for some reason, this accomplice committed another crime. "

Amir said, “If this is the case, Bloody Mike must know more than what he said today.

He might even have guessed the identity of the murderer. "

Michael's tone was a little low, "Give me some time, I will find a way to get this bastard to speak."

Luke smiled and said, "Then let's investigate separately and see who makes progress faster."

Michael said very confidently, "It must be me."

…

At nine o'clock in the evening, Luke returned to his father's house.

Li Zhaofeng was busy in the kitchen, "I came back just in time, the meal is ready."

Luke smelled the aroma of the food and was already starving. He simply washed up and returned to the restaurant to eat, "Isn't Aunt Chen here?"

"She's back to Fire Island. It's more than an hour's drive from here. It's very beautiful there and there are a lot of delicious food there. When she left, she asked me to invite you to be a guest there on her behalf."

Luke smiled, "Sounds good, but I'll have to wait until I have time."

"I know, you are a busy man." Li Zhaofeng filled a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Luke.

Smelling the aroma of rice, Luke's stomach was already growling with hunger.

The food on the table was sumptuous, including boiled prawns, a platter of donkey meat and donkey intestines, stir-fried large peppers, and stir-fried white fungus with carrots.

Luke picked up his rice bowl and started eating.

Li Zhaofeng was not very hungry, so he started to peel the shrimp and put the shrimp meat into the dipping sauce. "I saw on the news today that the mayor's wife seemed to have been killed. Is it true?"

Luke ate half a bowl of rice to satisfy his hunger, and said, "It's true, I came to New York just to investigate this case."

Luke didn't deliberately hide it, because sooner or later the information would be in the news, as long as he didn't reveal key information about the case.

Sometimes, family members may ask about a case out of curiosity, and if they don't say a word, it will appear unreasonable.

Li Zhaofeng finished peeling the shrimp and wiped his hands with a paper towel, "I saw on the news that the mayor's wife died miserably. The scene was particularly bloody, and even her arms were chopped off."

Luke nodded, "That's what happened."

Li Zhaofeng said with emotion, "I often see the mayor's wife in the news. She is very beautiful. She wants money and power. I never expected that she would end up like this."

Luke said, "This case does have a big impact. The FBI has been blocking the news before, but I didn't expect that reporters would still find out about it."

"It must be very stressful to investigate this case. Eat more." Li Zhaofeng pushed the donkey meat platter in front of Luke.

"They are really keeping a close eye on them." Luke took a piece of donkey meat and a piece of donkey intestine and mixed it with rice to eat. It was very fragrant.

Luke has a picky mouth and often eats other meats, but he doesn't like them too much, but he prefers donkey meat.

…

The next morning.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, Luke rushed to the FBI Criminal Investigation Department.

Michael put on his coat and was about to go out, "Luke, you came just in time, I'm going to go to the prison to talk to Bloody Mike.

Do you want to come along? "

Luke shook his head, "That guy said it yesterday."

"That only shows that your methods are not good enough." Michael laughed and left the office with several agents.

Luke and Amir met, and the two continued to study the information brought back from prison.

During the five years that Mike was in prison, there were dozens of people who corresponded with him. Although Luke did not know the content of the letters, he was able to find out the identity of the sender, thereby determining their identity and investigating their information and background.

After some research, Luke and Amir identified a suspicious person.

Tanguy Bruns.

He is male and fits the description of the killer.

Not long after Mike was imprisoned, he began to correspond with Mike for five years.

In addition, he has records of visits to Mike.

The most critical point is that Luke found that Tangji Bruns also owned a black Lexus car, which was probably the suspect vehicle that appeared at the crime scene.