Los Angeles Detective - Chapter 500

  Chapter 500 new case

   Browns Restaurant.

   This is a Spanish-style restaurant. The whole restaurant is mainly white, and you can see the bar counter for ordering as soon as you enter the door.

  Walking inside, there is a chic antler chandelier, and there are two rows of dining tables on the left and right, most of which are full of people, many of whom look like tourists.

  Luke and Ortie are sitting in the corner of the dining room near the window.

  Luke glanced at the menu, “The menu here is not cheap.”

   “That’s right, for an ordinary citizen like me, it’s really a bit expensive, so I let you, a rich man, treat you.” Orti blinked his big eyes, “If you want to make AA system, it’s still too late.”

  Luke smiled, “That’s not necessary, I just didn’t expect this kind of small street restaurant to be so expensive.”

  Orti said, “This is not an ordinary restaurant. This is a Michelin two-star restaurant. The restaurant is indeed small, but it is really delicious.”

  Luke wasn’t worried about spending money, but felt that a small shop shouldn’t be so expensive. Now that he heard Orti’s words, he felt a little more looking forward to it.

  A white waitress wearing an apron came over, “Ma’am, sir, what do you want to eat?”

  Orti looked at the menu and asked for a paella, Spanish ham, and tomato gazpacho.

   After Orti finished ordering, he handed the menu to Luke.

  Luke glanced at it, “Looking at this Hemingway’s fried mushrooms are good, order one; order oxtail stewed in red wine, and another order sausage and stewed potatoes.”

  The waitress asked, “Do you two need drinks?”

  Orti said, “Two glasses of ice water, thank you.”

  After the waitress left, Orti asked, “Have you received the transfer of $800,000?”

“received.”

  Orti showed an envious look, “How do you plan to spend such a large sum of money?”

   “I bought a house some time ago. The house is rather dilapidated and needs to be rebuilt. The money can just be used for construction contract fees.”

  Orti joked, “It is worthy of being of Chinese descent, and the money can be used in the right place. If it is replaced by other people, it is likely to use this money to travel around the world.”

  Luke smiled, “You have a good idea. When I have no debts on me, I really want to travel around the world, but I still lack a partner.”

   “Do you owe a lot of debt?” Orti asked, as if feeling a little inappropriate, “Sorry, I shouldn’t ask such a personal question.”

  Luke stared at her with a half-smile, “Why do you suddenly care about my finances?”

  Orti shrugged, “Just chatting.”

  Luke didn’t want to talk about this topic, because it felt like Orti was testing his willingness to accept the commission.

  If Luke has foreign debts and needs money, he will naturally be more willing to accept the entrustment.

  While the two were talking, the waitress brought the plate and began to serve the dishes. The first course was Spanish ham, sliced ​​into thin slices and placed on a full plate. This dish does not need to be heated, so it is the fastest.

   Luke took a sip, and it tasted good.

  The second one came up was oxtail bone stewed in red wine. It should have been stewed in advance, but it was just heated up.

  The oxtail is soft and tasty, and there is a strong aroma of red wine.

  Other dishes were also served one after another.

   Several dishes taste good. Luke’s favorite is paella, which is delicious and delicious.

  Orti didn’t eat much, and most of it went into Luke’s stomach.

  After eating, Orti wiped his mouth and said, “I just received a commission this morning, I wonder if you are interested?”

“Tell me.”

  Orti said, “A rather strange entrusted task.

  The client has obtained a treasure map and wants to go out to hunt for treasure, but the client has no experience in this field, so he wants to hire you to explore and hunt for treasure.

   Regardless of whether the treasure is found or not, the client will pay a commission of two hundred thousand dollars.

   If the treasure is found, 1/4 of the treasure will be given to you. “

  Luke smiled, “What’s the client’s name?”

   “Lilith Finn.”

   Sure enough, it was her. This woman is really good at making trouble. Last night, she refused to tell about her treasure hunting experience. She wanted to hire herself to accompany her on the treasure hunt today.

  Is this woman fancying herself, or is there some other purpose?

  Luke didn’t want to agree easily, because this entrusted task was different from other entrusted tasks.

  The treasure hunting process is full of various uncertainties and potential dangers, which requires high teamwork, and trust is the basis of cooperation.

   Luke couldn’t agree without knowing Lilith Finn’s clear thoughts and goals.

   But Luke didn’t immediately refuse, because he really needed money to repay the construction contract fee.

  He looked at Orti, “Do you think I should accept the commission?”

  Orti hesitated, and said for a moment, “Actually, I was a little surprised when I heard this commission, it’s the first time someone entrusts you to go treasure hunting together.

  I also asked her why she invited you to go treasure hunting together. After all, you are good at investigation and reasoning.

  She just smiled and didn’t answer.

  I told her at the time that you probably won’t accept the commission.

  She said that if you have doubts about the content of the commission, you can talk to her face to face. “

   Speaking of this, Orti asked, “Do you know the client?”

   “Meet once.”

   “Then do you want to meet again?”

   “Why not? If I can get her, I can retire early.”

   Orti smiled, “Then I have to congratulate you in advance.”

“Jingle Bell…”

  Luke’s cell phone rang. He took out his cell phone and saw Red’s number displayed on the screen.

   “Hi, I’m Luke.”

  Red’s voice came from the phone, “Man, your rest day is coming to an early end.”

   Half an hour later.

  Luke rides his Harley to the Los Angeles River.

  Luke parked his motorcycle beside the bridge. Police cars were parked on both sides of the bridge, and the bridgehead had already been cordoned off.

  The water in the Los Angeles River is not clear, and the amount of water this year is larger than in previous years.

  Luke is now considered a celebrity in the police force. As soon as he appeared, all the police officers at the scene looked over, and several patrol officers also greeted him one after another. They didn’t need to show their credentials at all, and entered the scene directly.

  Xiao Hei waved his hand and said hello, “Captain, over here, wow, you came here on our beloved Harley,”

  Luke corrected, “That’s mine, what’s going on at the scene?”

  Xiao Hei said, “We have just arrived, and the person who called the police is the white boy inside, who is about to make a record for him.”

  Luke looked in the direction of the little black finger. He was a white man in his twenties, of medium build, with brown curly hair, and he looked very individual.

  Luke walked over and flashed the police badge, “Hi buddy, I’m…”

Before Luke could finish speaking, the curly-haired man interrupted him, “I know who you are, Captain Li of the Robbery and Murder Division; I often see your news, but I’m actually your fan. cool.

   Is that converted Harley yours? Wow, it’s super cool too, can I test drive it?”

   “No, you can’t.” Xiao Hei directly refused, he felt that this guy had thicker skin than himself.

  Can I have some face? Who knows you? Just want to ride our Harley.

  Luke changed the subject again, “Dude, nice to meet you too, what’s your name?”

   “Rory Russell, I’m a video anchor. I’ve been quite popular recently. Maybe you’ve seen my show.”

  Luke said perfunctorily, “I remember, I will read it when I have time, and tell me the reason for your report.”

   “God, I really don’t want to recall that scene if I can, it was horrible.”

   Rory Russell took a deep breath and patted his chest with his hands, “I made an appointment with my friends to go treasure hunting, today is a fine weather, I thought I would have a good harvest.

   But who knows, found something scary. “

   Luke asked, “What do you mean by treasure hunt?”

   “Treasure hunting with powerful magnets, haven’t you seen it? There will be all kinds of garbage in the river, but there may also be treasures. Let’s throw the powerful magnets to the bottom of the river and see what we can get.”

  Jackson said, “I have seen this kind of program. The biggest charm of this program is that when the magnet has not left the water, no one knows what is below it? It is full of various expectations.”

   “Yes, many of my fans love this show.” Rory Russell reached out to give Jackson a high five.

  Luke looked serious, “Wait, you mean, you were live broadcasting all the time.”

   “Yes, they saw what I saw. Just at that moment, I skyrocketed to tens of thousands of fans. After the police arrived at the scene, they asked me to shut down the live broadcast.

Oh, God! My loss is too great. “

   Luke snapped him back again and continued, “What the **** did you find?”

   “I tied a rope to a strong magnet and dropped the magnet into the bottom of the river, and I felt like I found something really heavy, and I thought I was going to get rich.

  I pulled it out of the water with all my strength, and it was a black bag. I fished the bag to the bridge, and when I opened it, I found a pile of stinky meat. I still remember the smell clearly, and it made me stumble.

  I was also confused at the time, why did I get these things? I boldly walked over to have a look. There was still a big iron block in the black bag, which was pressed on top of the minced meat. I also saw half a finger.

  At this time, I realized what I found. “

   “Uh…” As he spoke, Rory Russell began to feel nauseous and vomit.

  Luke hands him some tissues and asks, “Where did you salvage it?”

   Rory Russell wiped his mouth and pointed to the bridge across the river, “It’s over there, where the black bag is.”

   “Uh…”, he again, gagging.

  Luke walked towards the black bag, and there were already forensic doctors working beside him. Luke didn’t disturb them, but just stood aside and observed.

  The black bag has been opened, and it contains some rotten minced meat and bone residue.

  That half finger is already considered the most complete, judging by the thickness of the finger, it should be an adult.

  The black bag is not too big, it is impossible to hold the minced meat of an adult corpse.

   This should just be part of the corpse.

  Luke glanced around, and there was no surveillance camera installed above the bridge.

  He walked over to Rory Russell again, “Dude, can I ask you a favor?”

   “As long as you don’t let me get close to that black bag.” Rory Russell turned pale.

   “We’d like to borrow your magnet.”

   Rory Russell frowned, as if thinking of something, “Are you going to continue to salvage the corpse?”

  Luke nodded, “There may be other evidence at the bottom of the river.”

   Rory Russell took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions, “OK, the magnet is given to you, you can do whatever you want, as long as you don’t tell me.”

  Luke said, “We won’t ask for your magnet, just borrow it.”

  ”No, I don’t want it anymore, I want to find another one that can bring me good luck.”

   “Thank you.” Luke, what else can I say?

  Seeing that Luke was about to leave, Rory Russell hurriedly stopped him, “Hey, idol, I can take a photo with you.”

   “Sorry, I’m working, and I’m not a public figure.” Luke nodded apologetically, and said to Jackson, “What are you still doing? Your treasure hunt is about to start, Come, on.”

  Jackson resisted a little, “Captain, why me?”

  Xiao Hei patted him on the shoulder and smiled, “Because you are the only one who has seen this show, and you are the most experienced. I look forward to your performance.”

   Jackson wanted to slap himself.

   Tell you to talk too much.

  But there is no way, everyone is staring at him, so they can only bite the bullet.

  The tool for treasure hunting is very simple, that is, a strong magnet is tied with a thick wire, and one end of the thick wire is tied to the left hand, and the right end is thrown into the bottom of the river with the magnet.

  There are two essentials. The first essential is to throw it far away, and the second essential is to stick it to the bottom of the river so that more items can be sucked up.

   Jackson fished up a discarded bicycle handlebar for the first time.

  The second time I fished out an iron box, there was nothing in the box except some sludge.

  The third time he fished up a black bag, exactly like the bag Rory Russell had found earlier.

   “Captain, I found it.” Jackson took the initiative to claim credit.

  Luke gave a thumbs up, “Good job, keep going.”

   Jackson “…”

  Jackson used the same method to salvage several times, but this time he did not attract more black bags.

  Luke looked at the size of the black bag, and roughly estimated that it could hold only forty to fifty pounds of minced meat and bone residue, and two bags simply couldn’t hold it all.

   At this moment, the voice of forensic doctor Sheila came, “Captain Luke.”

   “Sheila, what did you find?”

   “It can be confirmed that the dismembered corpse in the bag is indeed human tissue, the time of death should be more than 24 hours, and the owner of the corpse should be an adult male, these two black bags, one weighing 43 pounds and the other weighing 47 pounds.

   It should only be part of the corpse, and other corpses need to be found as soon as possible. “

   “I will.” Luke nodded, “How did the corpse become like this?”

   “Should have been machine cut.”

  Xiao Hei said with some disgust, “I bet this murderer must be a pervert.

  Normal people would never do such a thing. “

  Luke pressed, “Is there any clue to the identity of the corpse?”

   “Not yet, you need to investigate yourself.” Sheila looked at the two black bags, “I’ll go back and try to piece them together, maybe I can find some clues.

  If you can still spell it. “

“Good luck, I will find the rest of the body as soon as possible.” Luke felt a lot of pressure. Not only did he have to face a perverted murderer, but more importantly, Rory Russell was doing a live broadcast at the time. The case may have spread on the Internet, and it will cause panic among citizens at any time.

  (end of this chapter)