Los Angeles Detective

Afterwards, Luke and Xiao Hei went back to Theodore Cain's house to inquire.

Theodore's girlfriend opened the door and said coldly, "What else do you want? Are you going to take me away together?"

Luke gestured to Xiao Hei and said.

Xiao Hei cleared his throat, he wasn't embarrassed, it's just that it takes skill to say this kind of thing, otherwise it's easy to be sued for harassment by the other party.

"We suspect that Theodore is involved in a homicide."

"Bullshit, although we haven't been dating for a long time, I know him well. Petty theft may be possible, but he doesn't have the guts to kill people." Theodore's girlfriend hugged her hands in front of him, and Xiao Hei felt that his eyes were about to sink in.

very nice.

"How long have you been dating?"

"Two or three weeks, is there a problem? You don't really want to chase me, do you?"

"No, I have a girlfriend, I just want to ask, do you know Josie Alisa?"

"I know, his ex-girlfriend, the two of them had a good time, and I heard that she was the cheerleader of a certain high school, I don't care.

Now by his side is my old lady, I won. "

Xiao Hei was stunned, this was different from what they knew, "Have the two of them dated?"

"Yes, he said it himself."

"How long have they been dating?"

"I don't know, and I didn't ask, why don't you find yourself happy? You are looking for him because of his ex-girlfriend?"

Xiao Hei said truthfully, "Josie Alyssa was killed, let's find out the situation."

"Wow, are you serious?"

"That's right, we're from the robbery and murder department. We're not interested in theft and brawls. Tell your brother not to walk around in the living room. Even if he steals in front of us, we don't necessarily care about him." .

Of course, this mainly depends on the mood. "

Luke whispered, "Stop that bullshit and get down to business."

"Your name is Triss Lear?"

"Did Theodore tell you?"

"Answer positively."

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Josie Alisa was killed, Theodore had a conflict with him, we need to confirm his alibi.

Between three and four in the afternoon yesterday, he said the two of you were together. "

"Yeah, we're together all day."

"What were you doing?"

"Drove out to play."

"Where did you drive?"

"Highway 1, next to the sea, the scenery is great, except the car is a bit broken, everything else is fine."

"The specific location?"

"I can't remember exactly, but we stopped at a gas station called Mourta, you can check for yourself."

"According to Theodore, you were in the car yesterday afternoon..." Before Xiao Hei could finish speaking, Luke interrupted, "OK, let's stop here, let's go."

After the two left, Xiao Hei asked in a low voice, "I haven't asked about the time yet?"

Luke laughed, "For those two or three minutes, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not, and nothing can be delayed.

It's not worth the risk of being sued for harassment by this woman.

Moreover, if Theodore lied... definitely not for two or three minutes. "

"You have a point.

If it was me at least half an hour to start. Xiao Hei smiled and asked, "What about the relationship between Theodore and Josie?" "

"He must be bragging!" Luke knew without thinking.

They got back in the car and questioned Theodore again. The time and place of driving out yesterday afternoon were right.

Plus, as Luke guessed, he lied about Josie.

A cheerleader wouldn't even look at him.

Theodore had a new girlfriend and an alibi. At least from the current situation, the suspicion was not serious and he was released.

...

after get off work.

Luke went to his mother's house for dinner, mainly to see if the little fat man was emotionally stable.

During the meal, the little fat man asked about the shooting.

He briefly described what he could say.

He also asked the little fat man about Josie's situation.

The little fat man also knew Josie, the black cheerleader, but he was not very interested in black girls, so he knew it well.

After eating, he watched TV with his mother and little fat man, and then Luke went home.

He is going to learn profiling skills today.

When he first arrived in Los Angeles, Luke had the idea of ​​dawdling, and he was not very concerned about investigating the case.

But during this period of time, his life has undergone tremendous changes, and his mentality has also changed.

The Los Angeles police have status and power, and they have brought Luke a lot of income. He wants to gain a firm foothold in the police department and even become an upper-class figure in Los Angeles.

At the same time, he also realized his own shortcomings. The criminals in Los Angeles are more complicated and difficult to deal with than those in China.

Most Chinese people are running around for their lives, their thinking is relatively simple, and the reasons for committing crimes are relatively uniform, mostly for profit or affection, either for money or girls, and far less perverts.

But Americans are different, they have a lot of ideas in their brains. This does not mean that Americans are smart, but that the welfare here is high and the pressure of life is not so great.

Once a person is full, he tends to think about messy things. To put it bluntly, he just has nothing to do, likes to play tricks, and his mind is hard to guess.

There are more messy cases and more abnormal cases.

Luke hasn't encountered a particularly perverted case since traveling, but maybe he will in the future.

Criminal profiling is a very powerful skill, and it will definitely be used in the investigation process in the future.

Luke bought a book on criminal profiling in advance. He had read some related content before, but he always felt that it was too scratchy and could not be applied in practice.

Now that I have used the profiling card, I feel refreshed and integrated, and have a deeper understanding of profiling skills.

...

Eight in the morning.

"Dingling..." A phone rang.

Luke studied late last night, yawned and pressed the answer button, "Hello."

Rhett's voice on the phone, "Luke, Barbara is awake." (school bully girlfriend)

"when?"

"just now.

Luke woke up suddenly, "I see, I'm going to the hospital now."

"You owe me a big meal."

"No problem." Luke hung up the phone, called Xiao Hei again, and asked the other party to pick him up.

After a simple wash, I went out.

...

Nedasi Hospital.

Barbara had just been transferred from intensive care to room 709.

Barbara is a Caucasian girl with long brown hair and a haggard face. Her parents are standing on both sides of the hospital bed.

Luke entered the ward to explain his purpose.

Barbara's father seemed a little resistant, "Sorry, Barbara's body is still a little weak, I hope to give her some more time to recover."

Luke said, "I can understand your feelings, but Barbara is the only survivor of the shooting in the school building. She is a lucky girl, but the others..."

Barbara choked up and said, "Is Chad Cress dead too?"

"Yes, I'm here this time just to learn about Chad Kleiss."

"Damn it, it's terrible." Barbara cried.

Barbara's father persuaded, "Honey, don't get excited, your body hasn't fully recovered yet, Inspector, please go out first."

Barbara yelled, "No, I want to speak to the Inspector, I have something to say."

"Honey, you should rest now."

Barbara shook her head, "I can't."

"OK, baby, don't get excited." Barbara's father looked helplessly at Luke, "Please hurry up."

"I will." Luke sat down on the stool next to Barbara's hospital bed. "Barbara, were you the first to be shot?"

"It should be. Before I was shot, everything around me was normal. After I was shot, everything around me was chaotic. People ran wildly. I felt someone stepped on me and thought I was going to die."

"Did you see the murderer?"

"No, it was so sudden, Josie went to the bathroom, I was on the phone with my boyfriend Chad, and he wanted to ask me to watch a movie that night, and then I was shot."

"Did you know about Chad being shot?"

Barbara choked up, "Yes, I saw it. I saw it all. It was terrible. They wanted to save me. It shouldn't have happened."

"What the hell happened?"

"Bowen.

After I was shot, there were gunshots all around me. Everyone ran away in fear, and no one cared about my life or death.

Bowen was the first person who came to me and wanted to save me. He used the clothes in my schoolbag to plug my wound and woke me up from the coma...

At this time, an accident happened.

Chad came too, and he misunderstood Bowen, kicked Bowen, he still had a stick in his hand, and then..." Barbara began to cry, as if she didn't want to remember.

After a while, I continued, "I heard two gunshots. Bowen shot. He killed Chad. Woohoo..." Barbara cried again, "I didn't expect that to happen This kind of thing, they all want to help me, it shouldn't be like this.

I told Chad a long time ago that he should get over his bad temper, but he just wouldn't listen to me. "

Luke confirmed, "That means Chad attacked Bowen first, and Bowen fired."

"I don't know if it counts as an assault or not, Chad just kicked Bowen and that's how it happened."

"Is Chad always such a bully?"

"Chad's personality is more playful, and he often plays some pranks. He is familiar with Bowen, and he often treats Bowen like this before, but I didn't expect this time..."

Luke pressed, "Why did Chad kick Bowen?"

"He may have thought that Bowen was going to hurt me, I don't know, but it just happened."

"What did Bowen do after that?"

"I passed out after that and didn't know anything."

"You and Josie Alisa are good friends?"

"Yes."

"Did you have any symptoms before you were shot?"

"No impression."

"I heard that Josie was harassed before, do you still have the impression?"

"Yes, Josie is hot, has a great body, and a lot of boys want to sleep..."

Speaking of this, Barbara seemed to realize that her parents were present, and she closed her mouth, "A young man named Theodore once hugged her on the football field when he was drunk."

"Has she dated Theodore?"

"How is it possible, Josie has a high vision, so she won't fall in love with him."

"I want you to identify the rest of the shooting victims and see if you know any of them." Luke took the photos and showed them to Barbara one by one.

"The running back on the Leif Koffer football team, the star player on the Holip Harding football team, the Herman Vedder student council nuisance, he loves to show off, some famous classmates, they all Did you get killed?"

"Lev is dead and the other two are wounded."

"It's terrible. The last time I saw Lev was running on the field. He is relatively small in size for a football team, but he is fearless. He will never be afraid of players who are stronger than himself.

What a pity. "

"Barbara, did you speculate or offend anyone about the shooting?"

"No."

"Has Chad ever bullied anyone besides Bowen?"

Barbara sighed, "It's true that he's not easy to get along with... He likes to joke with others, and he has indeed offended many people, but... that's all, there's nothing too out of the ordinary.

I really can't think of anyone who would use such drastic means to retaliate. "

Barbara's father said, "I told you not to be with that rude kid, he's not good enough for you."

Barbara cried, "Please stop talking about this, Chad is dead... woooo..."

Barbara's mother comforted, "Barbara, don't be in a hurry, and don't talk about it, honey." Then she looked at Luke aside, "Detective, do you want to come here first today? Barbara Her body has not fully recovered, and she will continue to take notes when she recovers."

Luke left a business card, "Recover well, if you think of any clues, you can call me."

After leaving the ward, Xiao Hei asked, "Where are we going now?"

...

half an hour later.

The Bowens.

When Luke and others arrived, Bowen was sitting in the yard in a daze.

Luke greeted, "Bowen, can we talk?"

Bowen stood up and looked at Luke and the others with complicated expressions on his face.

"What would you like to talk with me?"

"Barbara."

"What's wrong with Barbara?" Bowen's voice trembled.

"She's awake, let me say hello to you."

"That's good." Bowen responded lightly.

Luke felt like the other party was relieved.

"Crackling..." The door of Bowen's house opened, and Bowen's father came out, "Inspector Luke, why are you here again?"

"Shall we talk to Bowen?"

"Why, didn't we already talk about it last time?"

"With new witnesses and testimonies, we need to redo the transcript for Bowen."

Bowen's father stood in front of his son habitually, "What do you mean?"

Luke said seriously, "Bowen, it's time to tell the truth, this matter is not only related to you, Barbara, Chad, but also the other dead, including that Fanny who has always loved you.

You can't hide it for a lifetime, you have to face it.

Also, things might not be as serious as you think. "

Bowen took a deep breath, "You're right, I won't run away this time."

Bowen's father was a little surprised, "Son, what happened?"

...

Half an hour later, Bowen and his father were taken to the interrogation room of the police station.

Bowen's father looked around, "Why did you bring us here, what happened?"

Luke sat behind the interrogation table, "That should be asked of Bowen."

"Bowen, what's the matter?"

"I..." Bowen let out a long breath, still hesitating, "I shot and killed someone out of self-preservation."

"What!" Bowen's father was frightened, "You can't talk nonsense, how could this happen? Impossible, don't admit this kind of crime casually, it will destroy yourself."

Luke advised, "Barbara, the witness, has awakened and told the truth about the incident. It is in his best interest for Bowen to confess now, and if it continues, the matter will become more complicated.

Even the innocent may be found guilty. "

"What's going on?" Bowen's father was still confused, "Inspector, I want to talk to Bowen alone."

"Bowen, what do you think?"

Bowen hesitated for a long time, "No need, this time I want to make my own decisions."

Bowen's father looked at his son in surprise, "Bowen..."

"Dad, I have grown up, and I have to face everything bravely." Bowen finished speaking, as if he had made a final decision, "Detective, I am willing to tell the situation at that time, but I hope to reach an innocence agreement."

"What innocence agreement?"

"Justifiable self-defense, I am justifiable self-defense."

"Since you thought you were acting in self-defense, you told the police directly at that time, why delay it until now?"

"The situation was very complicated, and I was also terrified and killed a person with my own hands.

I've never been in this situation, and I'm not entirely sure if I'm not at all responsible, and I'm afraid to look it up online...so, I guess I'll wait and see. "

"Waiting for what?"

"Barbara.

If Barbara wakes up, the truth will come out, she will prove my innocence, and I will have to face it.

If Barbara hadn't woken up, maybe no one knew what happened at that time..." Bowen let out a long sigh.

Luke could understand Bowen's hesitation. It is true that the United States has a castle law, but the scale of this castle law is different in each state.

Texas is a typical strong castle law. Homeowners can shoot at intruding strangers, and someone can open the door forcibly.

California is a typical weak castle law. Homeowners can only shoot defensively when they first warn, back down, have been violated, and are desperate, and they can only shoot in their own homes, not in their cars.

Of course, even in places where the castle law is the weakest, it is legal to strike first when encountering robbers armed with murderous weapons.

The situation in each state is different, everyone's attitude towards the Castle Act is different, and the propaganda culture is also different. It is not difficult to understand Bowen's decision.

It is difficult for a teenager who has not grown up and is not deeply involved in the world to grasp this standard.

Luke took the initiative to ask, "Where did you get the gun that killed you?"

"Fanny's."

"The girl who likes you?" Bowen's father was a little surprised.

Bowen shook his head, "No, she is the FBI. I understand now that she doesn't like me at all, but is spying on me."

"When did you know she was from the FBI?"

"The day before yesterday, that is, the afternoon of the shooting, I was so frightened when I heard the gunshots that I hid in the classroom and dared not go out.

Then Fanny came, said she was the FBI, pointed a gun at me, and made me put my hands up.

I was stunned, my mind went blank, and I only saw her pointing a gun at me.

Then, she turned around suddenly, and there were three gunshots of 'bang bang bang'. I was so scared that I closed my eyes and trembled all over.

When I opened my eyes again, she had been shot and fell to the ground, with blood pouring out..."