Los Angeles Detective

Velen Apartment, Room 305.

"Look up." Luke stared at the other person and asked, "What's your name?"

"Theo Holder."

Luke pulled out a picture of Henry Lawley, "Have you seen him?"

Theo Holder glanced at the photo and turned away, "I haven't seen it before."

"Where were you between two and three o'clock yesterday morning?"

Theo Holder raised his eyebrows, "I can't remember."

"Then think carefully."

"I should be at home, yes, I am at home."

"Lying is not a good habit." Luke took out the video surveillance outside the bar, "Is this person you?"

Theo Holder looked nervous, stared at the video for a while, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Come on, this surveillance camera can't even take a picture of my face, so it wants to use this to frame me."

Luke walked up behind Theo Holder and said, "Although the video didn't capture your front, the tattoo on the back of your neck was clearly captured."

Theo Holder spoke in a high tone, "Many people have this tattoo, you can't convict me based on just one tattoo.

I still say the same thing, you have found the wrong person. "

Luke walked to the bedside table, opened the cabinet, and took out a beautiful watch from it. It had a dark green dial and a black strap. It was worth a lot at first glance.

Theo Holder's eyes widened, "Hey, put down my watch and stop digging through my drawers."

"Your watch?"

"That's right."

"Are you renting this apartment?"

Theo Holder was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't know why Luke asked, "What does it have to do with you?"

“This watch can buy this apartment.”

"So what? I just like freedom and I like renting a house everywhere instead of being confined to a certain place. This is my freedom. Do you police have to control this?"

Luke ignored him and continued, "If I remember correctly, this should be a limited edition Patek Philippe. The back case of each watch has a special number, so the purchasing customer's information can be easily traced."

Hearing this, Theo Holder was obviously guilty.

Luke continued, "Where did this watch come from?"

"Picked it up."

"Where did you pick it up?"

“Near Nasim’s Bar.”

"To be precise, I probably picked it up from Henry Lawley.

Tell me, where is Henry Lawley? "

"I have no idea……"

"Then why do you have his watch?"

"I……

I saw him in the alley behind the bar and told him I was a little short of money.

He was a kind man and took the initiative to give me this watch. "

Luke didn't believe his lies, but he didn't expose him immediately and continued to ask, "What else did he give you?"

"He knew I needed money and gave me my wallet."

"where?"

"In the closet drawer."

Xiao Hei walked to the closet, opened the drawer, and found a black wallet. He pinched it with his hands and said, "The leather is good and it is from a famous brand. No wonder you are reluctant to throw it away."

Xiao Hei opened his wallet, and there was only a credit card and a key inside.

Luke took the wallet and asked, "Whose credit card is it?"

"Henry's."

"Where's the key?"

"What I found in my wallet must be his too."

Luke picked up the key and looked at it carefully. It looked like a key to a door lock. Luke handed it to Xiao Hei again, "Keep these."

"Where did Henry Lawley go after he gave these things to you?"

"I don't know, I left first.

However, I left him twenty dollars for taxi fare. "

Luke was dumbfounded and waved his hand, "Take him back to the police station."

…

December 13, morning.

Robbery and Murder Division Office.

Luke walked to the office area with a cup of coffee, leaned against the table, and called everyone into a meeting.

"Guys, let's talk about the progress of yesterday's investigation."

The deputy said, "Last night, I interrogated Theo Holder who you captured. That kid probably only committed robbery and did not know the whereabouts of Henry Lawley.

I have seen too many bad boys like this, and when I see a fat sheep like Henry Lawley, I will definitely want to pluck the wool.

But it won't kill the opponent. "

Xiao Hei said, "Before, we carefully investigated the alley near the bar. The alley extends in all directions and connects many streets, and many places are not monitored. It is very difficult to investigate."

Jackson said, "Actually, I think Henry Lawley would most likely not have run deeper into the alley after he was robbed, because it would probably be more dangerous there.

According to common sense, he should have run to the street to ask for help or took a taxi to leave. "

Xiao Hei retorted, "But the bar surveillance did not see him returning to the roadside to take a taxi."

Jackson said, “I looked at the bar surveillance carefully, and the area captured was not large.

Henry Lawley was robbed near a bar, and he may have instinctively thought that bars were dangerous.

I think it's possible that he stayed away from the bar and took a taxi somewhere further away.

I think we should carefully check the vehicles near the bar during that time. "

Luke nodded, "It can be used as a direction for investigation."

Raymond said, "Yesterday we were investigating the identity of the man who was drinking at the table with Henrik Lawley at Nasim's Bar, and a customer in the bar recognized him.

According to bar patrons, his name is Will Stott, who is also a frequent visitor to the bar and lives in the Okay community near the bar.

In addition, we looked into information about Will Stott, who has a history of theft and violent crime. "

Luke said, "Raymond, Jenny, Potter, you come with me to visit this friend who is drinking at the same table as Henry Lawley.

Others continued to follow Henry Lawley. "

"Yes, sir."

…

Okaee Community.

This is an old-fashioned community. Most of the community is dilapidated bungalows, and the small yard is full of debris.

The car was parked outside a gray bungalow. There was a small yard in front of the bungalow. On the left side, there was a black Toyota car of unknown owner. On the right side, there were some worn-out furniture and overgrown weeds, leaving only a person's width. path.

Jenny lamented, “I never thought that the future governor would have friends who live such a ‘frugal’ life.”

Porter spread his hands and said, "Perhaps the future governor didn't expect that he would have an extra 'friend'."

Luke ignored the word game between the two and walked to the old Toyota car to check. The front of the car was at normal temperature and there was no abnormality found in the car.

Then, he walked towards the gray bungalow and stepped on the steps of the house with a creaking sound.

"Dong dong..." Potter knocked on the door.

no respond.

"Hey, is anyone in the house?"

Still no response.

Luke walked around the house and found that the four windows around the house were open and he could see the situation in the house. He looked carefully through the windows and found that the house was in a mess and no one was seen.

Luke wrinkled his nose, "Do you smell anything unusual in the house?"

Jenny came over, smelled in the window, and shrugged, "It smells a bit. The landlord must not have cleaned the room for a long time."

Potter also came over and smelled it, "The smell of a single man."

Raymond frowned and said, "Disinfectant water."

"Yes, that's the smell." Luke nodded and said to Potter, "Jump in through the window and unlock the door."

Jenny reminded in a low voice, “Captain, we don’t have a search warrant.”

"Judging from the current situation, Will Stott is likely to be in danger. The matter is urgent. Considering Will Stott's personal safety, we need to go in and search first."

"Yes, sir."

At Luke's command, Potter jumped into the house from the window, opened the door from the inside, and put Luke and the three in.

Luke entered the room and felt that the smell of disinfectant was stronger. He thought that the windows in the house were opened, probably to disperse the smell.

Luke was even more certain that something must have happened in this house.

"Everyone search separately and don't miss any clues."

Raymond went to the bedroom to search.

Porter searches the toilet.

Jenny went to the kitchen.

Luke remained in the living room.

The living room was very messy, with all kinds of sundries and unwashed clothes, and there was some kitchen waste in the kitchen.

The cabinets in the living room also showed signs of being turned over, as if someone was looking for something.

This further confirmed Luke's guess that something should have happened here.

"Fuck!"

Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise from the kitchen.

Luke took out his pistol and walked towards the kitchen, "Jenny, what's wrong?"

Raymond and Porter also came over holding guns.

"Sorry, there's no danger.

I shouldn't have made a fuss. "Jenny waved her hand, signaling the three of them to put away their pistols.

Luke did not relax. Jenny was not an ordinary woman, but a female agent. Ordinary things would not scare her.

Luke walked into the kitchen and saw Jenny standing by the freezer. When he approached the freezer, he saw a face covered with frost and bloodless face.

Jenny shrugged, “I opened the freezer and suddenly saw a face facing me.

Sorry guys, I overreacted. "

Potter came over and comforted him, "This expression is really scary. I would be shocked if it were me. You've already done a great job."

Raymond also came over and patted Jenny on the shoulder.

Luke looked at the cold face and said, "It's Will Stott."

Jenny asked, "Isn't it a coincidence that he died just after we found out his whereabouts?"

Porter replied, "That means our investigation is in the right direction. He should be related to the disappearance of Henry Lawley. Someone didn't want us to find out the whereabouts of Henry Lawley, so he silenced him."

Luke thought for a while and felt that Potter's idea made sense.

If Will Stott is really related to Henry Lawley's disappearance, then his appearance in the bar that day is not a coincidence, but a deliberate meeting or visit with Henry Lawley.

Henry Lawley left the bar and was accidentally robbed by Theo Holder.

Later, Will Stout's gang kidnapped Henry Lawley.

In the past two days, Raymond had been leading people to investigate Will Stout in the bar, and he probably leaked the information. Will Stout was silenced by his accomplices.

This reasoning makes sense, but the relevant evidence is still lacking.

Luke ordered, "Search the room carefully to see if you can find any clues about Henry Lawley..."

Before Luke finished speaking, the door was pushed open from the outside, "Will, are you home? I'm coming in."

Luke put his right hand on the gun and walked out of the kitchen. He saw a white woman in her thirties walking in. She was wearing a light blue dress and makeup, as if she had dressed up carefully.

"Wow, there are guests at home.

Are you Will's friends?" Without waiting for Luke to answer, the white woman asked and answered herself, "No, you don't look like his friends.

Who are you?"

Luke showed his police badge, "lapd!"

The white woman curled her lips and showed a disappointed look, "What did Will do this time? I guessed it would be like this."

Luke asked back, "What's your relationship with him?"

"I'm his girlfriend, no, to be exact, my ex-girlfriend."

"If she's his ex-girlfriend, why did you come to his house?"

The white woman shrugged, "Why don't you ask him himself?"

Luke pointed to the kitchen, "I hope to ask him in person, but he has no chance to speak."

"What do you mean?"

The white woman opened her mouth wide, walked quickly into the kitchen, looked in the direction of the freezer, with a look of horror on her face, and screamed,

"Ah..."