Los Angeles Detective - Chapter 498

  Chapter 498 Envelope

   “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 came to 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 ornaments?

  Luke felt that it might not be that simple.

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

  Rett 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, with blueberries, strawberries, watermelons, grapes, cherries, and kiwis. It looks very appetizing.

  Luke is 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, decades from now, I will be gifting this gold jewelry to my granddaughters, and then, telling them that this is a treasure found by a brave detective, it must be very meaningful. “

   Luke ate while listening to her gossip, “How did you find out I was a gold jewelry seller?”

   “Can I…not answer?”

   “Of course, anyone has the right not to answer questions, and so do I.”

   “Captain Luke…”

   Luke interrupted her, “Luke, just call me by name.”

   “I don’t have any malicious intentions, I just want to find out the origin of this gold jewelry.”

   “I don’t know if you have any malicious intentions? 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 paused for a moment and sighed, “You are right, it is my fault, I apologize to you.

   “My name is Lilith Finn.

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

  I grew up listening to my grandfather’s adventure stories. He likes outdoor adventures and treasure hunts very much. Every time he talks about outdoor adventures, the corners of his mouth will curl up involuntarily.

  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,

   “Sorry, I shouldn’t be investigating your situation in private, it’s rude.

   I’m sorry for what I did. “

  The fruit is almost eaten, Luke wiped his mouth, “I forgive you because of your filial piety.”

   “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 previous adventures and treasure hunting experiences, and they are proud of this experience.”

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

   If you really wanted to please your grandfather, you shouldn’t be telling 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 due to professional reasons, he did resist describing his treasure hunting experience.

   Some unpleasant things did happen during the treasure hunt in Red Rock Canyon. He and Walker met a perverted killer. Afterwards, he and Walker teamed up to kill a pair of perverted killers.

   Treasures were 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?

   She worked hard to find me, and 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 share more property. “

  Lilith Finn’s fair cheeks were filled with anger, “Your suspicion offends me.”

   “Me too.” After Luke finished speaking, he 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 few hundred million points.

  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, this was the first time she felt such a strong sense of frustration.

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

   Or, she doesn’t bother to hide her true temperament.

   Which isn’t 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, large auction houses would not easily disclose the seller’s information without the client’s permission.

   But what if the auction house leaked it?

   That’s interesting, do you want to meet Daisy tomorrow to see how it is defined in law?

  Thinking about it, Luke returned to the Redu community.

  He drives the car to the front of the garage and gets out.

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

  Luke showed a vigilant look and scanned his surroundings, 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 in the square scarf.

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

  Actually, 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.

   This figure was wearing a gray sweater, a hood, and blue jeans underneath. 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 is thinner and more than 1.8 meters tall. Judging from his body shape 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, there is a man and a woman walking by the sea. 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 is white, of medium height, with a strong build, and Luke has never seen it before.

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

  Luke frowned slightly, this joke is not funny.

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

   This brown-haired woman is about the same height as Daisy, but Daisy has a better proportion and straighter legs.

  Besides, Daisy is so busy with work, it is unlikely that she will go to the beach.

  Based on Luke’s understanding of Daisy, the woman in this photo should not be her.

  Why did such a photo appear at the door of my house?

  Whether it’s for yourself or for Daisy, this disgusting way is really inferior.

  Luke picked up the photo to check again. Who is the woman in the photo?

   Is it someone who looks like Daisy, or is it 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.

   Besides, she didn’t have to.

  Who would that be?

  Why use such a poor method?

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

  Unable to think of a suspicious person, Luke began to guess the purpose of the other party.

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

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

  Who can benefit from this result?

   Various possibilities came to mind for a while, but because of too little evidence 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 from behind.

  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 co-pilot 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 doormat.”

  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 lights on the roof, and looked carefully again, “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 similar age?”

   “No, absolutely not. This should be a composite photo. Who would do such a disgusting thing and move my avatar on someone else.”

   Luke asked, “Have you offended anyone lately?”

  ”Isn’t my job to offend people on behalf of the client?”

  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 front 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 laughed, “Have you had any suitors recently?”

   “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 big, it is disgusting. We must find this person as soon as possible, lest he spread the photos.”

   “Yeah, I don’t want those photos in the law office.

  How to catch him? “

   Luke had considered this issue before coming here. 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 will drag you up and drive out of this neighborhood. If someone is watching secretly, they must think we have a conflict, and I may use it against you.

   Maybe something will happen. “

  Daisy looked out of the car, “Do you think someone is staring at 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 feet were on the ground, Luke dragged her back, and then closed the car door forcefully.

   With one kick of the accelerator, the Mercedes-Benz gallops away.

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

   This car is not following closely, it is just trailing from a distance, and there is no driving light.

  The Mercedes-Benz car circled around 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 lights of the car were still not turned on, and it was not conspicuous in the dark night.

  In the car, a white 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 car glass was slammed.

  The man in the hoodie turned his head to look, and was taken aback. There was a black face stuck on the car glass…

  (end of this chapter)