Los Angeles Detective

"When was the last time the two of you connected or saw each other?"

"On the morning of August 1st, he sent his mother away and was very sad, so he called me.

We bought beer and went to the hotel where he was staying to drink beer.

He told me a lot, we have the same experience, I can understand him.

But I'm luckier than him in that I'm an orphan.

You heard me right.

I can better integrate into my foster family. My guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, treat me very well. I am very satisfied with my life now.

But Kunel is different. He can't forget his mother, and what's more sad is that his mother is a drug addict.

In the case of not smoking du, she might still remember her son Kunnell. Once he becomes addicted to du, Kunnell can only stand aside, and even become her cash machine. "

"On the night of August 3rd, two people who claimed to be lapd went to Brown's house to look for you. Do you know them?"

"I do not recognize.

I heard Mr. Brown said that a lapd came to his door, so I thought the counterfeit money was exposed.

I didn't want to disappoint Mr. Brown or implicate their family, so I jumped off the second floor to escape.

I was unarmed and I didn't do anything dangerous, and those two bastards shot me in the back, and I was terrified.

I don't know what to do, and I don't dare to contact Mr. Brown, and I'm afraid of getting Kunnell involved, so I plan to stay here for a while and wait until the limelight passes. "

"If I ask you to help identify them, can you still recognize them?"

"At first there were two guys chasing me.

Later, a person left halfway, most likely to drive, I did not see this person clearly.

The other guy kept chasing me and shooting, I turned my head to see his face, he was black, he looked fierce. "

Luke took out a photo of George, "Is that him?"

"No, he's more like the guy who went to drive, I can't remember exactly."

Luke took out the picture of Jamie Brady again, "Is that him?"

"That's right, it's this bastard, he wants to kill me!" Derrick poked the photo with his hand, "Who is he? Is it the guy who printed counterfeit money?"

"From the current situation, this possibility is extremely high, and we have already arrested one of the suspects.

The other suspect is still on the run. It is not ruled out that he will continue to chase you, so we need to catch him as soon as possible so that you can be safe. "

"How can I catch him?"

"This guy is very cunning and has been hidden. We need to learn as many clues about him as possible, such as their characteristics, what they said, and the warehouse where you found the counterfeit money."

"I haven't had close contact with them, otherwise I would have been killed by them, but I can take you to the warehouse where the counterfeit money was found."

...

1204 Bosventan Road.

There are quite a few factories around here, most of which have been abandoned.

Because it is not a residential area, few people come here, but it is a suitable place for making counterfeit money.

This factory area is very large and chaotic. If it weren't for Derrick to lead the way, it would be difficult to find it even if you knew the house number.

Printing counterfeit banknotes is definitely a big case. After the first squadron reported it to Reid, Reed personally led the team to the scene and brought reinforcements at the same time.

Reed took over the scene and deployed arrests around the warehouse where the counterfeit money was being made.

A drone equipped with a camera scoured the sky and found no suspicious persons.

Rhett sent someone to observe around the warehouse.

The warehouse occupies a large area, with a ceiling height of ten meters.

A team member climbed to the window of the warehouse and looked down. The machines in the factory did not start, and no one was found.

After repeated confirmation, Reid guessed that the suspect might not be in the warehouse and decided to search the warehouse.

"Bang!" The warehouse door was knocked open, and the fully armed lapd broke into the warehouse.

"Safety."

"No suspicious persons were found."

"Safety."

...

lapd quickly searched the warehouse, and found no suspicious personnel, nor found counterfeit money.

However, a printing press suspected of producing counterfeit banknotes was found at the scene.

Printing counterfeit banknotes is not a simple matter. A small banknote contains many technologies. The most basic ones are ink, printing plate and other issues. The biggest problem is paper and anti-counterfeiting marks.

The paper on which U.S. dollars are printed is very special, and it feels very special. People who often touch money can tell whether it is true or false by touching it with their hands.

In addition, the printers found at the scene are also different from ordinary printers, which use letterpress printing machines for ordinary printed matter.

However, the gravure printing machine is used to print banknotes. This technology is not advanced, and the printing cost is also very high.

In addition to the evidence of the printing press, printed ink, misprinted banknotes and some discarded paper were also found at the scene, which is enough to prove that this is a den for printing counterfeit banknotes.

But it's a pity that the police came a step late, and the place has obviously stopped working, and the building is empty.

Of course, this is not to say that the police did not act quickly enough. Since the two teenagers started stealing counterfeit banknotes, it is very likely that this banknote printing organization has noticed it. Therefore, when Kunel came to steal counterfeit banknotes for the second time, he was directly arrested by the other party. live and kill.

According to the police investigation, the warehouse was leased by the suspect Jamie Brady for half a year. From this point of view, this banknote printing organization should have printed a lot of counterfeit banknotes.

But Los Angeles isn't experiencing a massive influx of counterfeit money.

Luke guessed that although the banknote printing organization placed the banknote printing location in Los Angeles, it did not place counterfeit banknotes in Los Angeles.

This possibility is very large, and the risk can be minimized.

Once a city discovers counterfeit banknotes, it will definitely look for the source of the counterfeit banknotes and the factory that made the counterfeit banknotes.

If the same city is producing and distributing counterfeit currency, it increases the risk of counterfeit currency being produced.

The manufacturing location and delivery location are located in two different cities, which can reduce the risk to a certain extent.

The case of printing counterfeit banknotes has exceeded the investigation capabilities of the No. 1 Squadron. The case was led by Reid himself, and multiple departments participated in the investigation.

These include clues to the warehouse, the source of the machines and materials for printing counterfeit banknotes, as well as local gangs and two suspects, George and Jamie Brady.

A squadron is tasked with investigating and hunting down the two suspects.

The investigation of the warehouse came to an end, and everyone returned to the police station.

On the road, I saw many demonstrators shouting the name of George Banelbert.

"George!"

"George, hero!"

"George..."

"hero……"

Most of the people participating in the demonstrations were blacks, and there were also some whites and Mexicans, but few Asians were seen.

At the same time, most of these people are gathered together by a few or a dozen people, and have not yet formed a large-scale organization.

However, they have consciously demonstrated against the police car.

On the way, Reid called Luke to his car, pointed at the demonstrators outside the car window, "See?

This group of crazy people has already started, and they don't know that they have become someone's pawn.

Of course, even if some people already know about it, they don't care, they also want to gain their own benefits in this way.

But it wasn't clear to the group that their demonstration was meaningless.

The end result is that the people behind the scenes get their way and they get nothing. "

As a member of lapd, Luke naturally didn't have a good impression of these people, "We are busy investigating the case, but they are busy demonstrating to the police, which is tantamount to indirectly helping the criminals.

And those counterfeit banknotes flowed into the market, and the biggest victims were precisely these demonstrators.

Ridiculous. "

"You're right, so George needs to fake his death, the dead are the easiest to become heroes, let them make trouble.

Let them exalt this hero, who will be judged by the law as a criminal when he rises again.

And these demonstrators will become ridiculous clowns.

Lapd takes no offense. "

"You are right, I am also a part of lapd, and I will also maintain the authority of lapd."

"I like your wording, authoritative." Rhett smiled and whispered,

"George's suspended animation is only the first step. Now that this step has been realized, the next thing we have to do is the second step.

Get him to confess his crimes and make a plea deal.

Not just the case of printing counterfeit money, but the case of killing Quinnell.

A murderer who prints counterfeit money will be the new identity of this 'hero'. "

"For him to confess, I need to see him.

How is he doing now? Can I be interrogated? "

"George's condition has stabilized. You can interrogate him at any time. Are you sure you can pry his mouth open?"

Luke thought for a while, "No, the current evidence is not enough to convict him."

Rhett patted him on the shoulder, "Then you have to work hard."

...

In a ward.

George could already get out of bed and walk around. He was sitting on the bed bored, his eyes were a little dull.

The windows are sealed by iron bars, there are police guards outside the door, and the TV is also recorded and broadcast. In his opinion, this place is no different from a prison.

He doesn't know anything about the outside world, let alone that he has become a hero among others.

"Crack..." There was a knock on the door.

Luke and Xiao Hei walked into the ward.

Before coming, Luke had done his homework.

George is a very key person in the case, as long as his mouth can be pried open, the whole case can basically be clarified.

Luke greeted with a smile, "Hi George, are you feeling better?"

"Who are you?"

"I'm Luke, deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. By the way, Jamie asked me to say hello to you for him."

"What happened? Why is that female nurse trying to kill me?"

"She is a killer sent by the counterfeit banknote organization to get rid of you."

George showed a flustered look, "What counterfeit money organization? I don't know what you're talking about?"

Luke took out some photos taken in the warehouse where the counterfeit banknotes were printed, "Look at these photos, are they familiar?

Jamie and the female killer have been arrested. They explained everything they knew.

Of course, as their upline, you should know more. "

"What upline? Are you kidding me, I'm not their upline."

"I'm not kidding, that's what they said. You are a core member of the counterfeit banknote organization. Tell me, where did you learn the technology of printing counterfeit banknotes?"

"I don't print counterfeit money, and I'm not a core member. I'm just a warehouse watcher, only responsible for guarding and running errands. Jamie is my upline, and I always listen to him.

I wasn't at all in the heart of some counterfeit ring, or even had direct contact with them, it was Jamie who was always in touch. "

"Then what are you? A peripheral member of an organization that prints counterfeit money?"

"Basically, I'm just a sentry, dispensable."

"Besides Jamie, how many people does this counterfeit banknote organization need?"

"I have no idea."

"It seems that you don't intend to cooperate with the police, so we can only accept the confessions of the other two."

"No, I am willing to cooperate with you. What I said is true. I usually stand guard outside the warehouse, and Jamie won't let me enter the warehouse at all.

Every time banknotes are printed, one car goes in and one goes out. I have never met them face to face. "

"When did you get involved?"

"Jamie approached me two months ago and said he would find me a job that would pay $40,000 a month.

$40,000!

How can I say no?

I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. "

"Whether the $40,000 they paid you was genuine or counterfeit."

"Real bills, they never use counterfeit bills in Los Angeles."

"Then why do you use counterfeit money?"

"Uh... This situation is a bit complicated to say." George hesitated to speak.

"You find it complicated, but Jamie doesn't think so, he has confessed and is willing to turn into a tainted witness.

You killed Quinnell, and you got the counterfeit money back from him. You are so cruel that even a 14-year-old boy would not let him go. "

"Nonono, I didn't kill that boy, but Jamie, I just... I panicked at the time.

fuck! I shouldn't have promised him then. "

"You don't admit that you killed that boy named Kunel?"

"That's right, Jamie killed the man."

"Then tell me about Jamie's crime process."

"If I tell you, will you take it as evidence?"

"It's just a hypothetical statement. The police can only accept your statement if the two parties reach a plea agreement."

Hearing this, George breathed a sigh of relief, "Some time ago, the warehouse where the counterfeit banknotes were printed was burglarized. At that time, the warehouse was installed with monitoring, and it can be seen from the monitoring that two teenagers did it.

The counterfeit organization was very vigilant and hadn't opened the machine since then, and Jamie and I were asked to find the two teenagers who stole the money.

Los Angeles is so big, it's a needle in a haystack.

At that time, Jamie decided to stay in the warehouse and keep an eye on it. He felt that this young man had tasted the sweetness. If he came for the first time, he might come for the second time. George sighed and continued to recall,

"We waited for a few days, but did not find the figures of the two teenagers. Then on August 2, a teenager returned to the warehouse to steal again, and was caught by Jamie and me.

Jamie starts asking about his gang and the whereabouts of the stolen counterfeit money.

The kid said the counterfeit money was hidden in the hotel, and Jamie and I took him to the hotel.

On the way, Jamie kept asking the kid repeatedly, but he didn't believe the kid.

When we got near the hotel, Jamie took care of him and asked me to go to the hotel to get the money back.

I went into that kid's room and only found about a thousand dollars or so.

Knowing this, Jamie is very angry, and presses how the counterfeit bills were spent, and the whereabouts of another thief.

The kid was quite stubborn and refused to speak.

At that time, it was already night and there was no one on the beach, so Jamie took him to a relatively remote beach and asked me to hold his body. Jamie pressed Kunell's head into the water and asked for counterfeit money and another whereabouts of the thief.

Kunel was choked a few times, and became a lot more honest, saying that part of his money was used to rent a room, and part was given to his mother and her boyfriend.

There is another thief named Derrick.

Later, Jamie pushed the kid's head into the water...

By the time I realized something was wrong and let go of that kid's body...he hadn't moved.

I didn't mean to kill him, it was Jamie who did it.

I didn't expect this to happen.

What I say is true, Jamie is the real murderer. "

Xiao Heihong stared at George and said coldly, "You are right, you are not a murderer, you are a hero!"

This sentence of hero, on the contrary, confused George.

Luke continued, "How did you dispose of the corpse?"

"The boy was not breathing and we were at the beach again and Jamie suggested throwing the boy into the sea to feed the fish and attaching a weight to his right foot.

We stole a boat and threw the boy's body overboard. "

George showed guilt, clutched his chest, and choked up, "I felt very uncomfortable at the time, I should have stopped him, and I shouldn't have let him kill that boy.

I really regret it. "

George's description is basically consistent with the scene of the body throwing, and it can be determined that he is one of the murderers who killed Quinnell.

Luke changed the subject and asked the next question, "On the night of August 3rd, did you and Jamie pretend to be the police to hunt down Derrick?"

"Yes, that's all Jamie's idea, I can only listen to him."

"Did you both shoot?"

"I just fired a few shots, and then I went to drive. Jamie has been chasing and killing the boy named Derrick, but the boy was very smart and managed to escape.

To be honest, I felt a sense of relief seeing him run away...

I'm really sorry about what happened to Quinnell, I really didn't want to kill him.

That night, I drank a lot of wine and took drugs, and you all know what happened after that. "

There are two cases on George, one is a counterfeit banknote case and the other is a homicide case.

The latter, he has already explained almost, although he is not the main culprit, but a second-degree murder cannot be escaped.

Luke said earnestly, "George, whether you did it out of your heart or not, you have already committed a crime.

If you want to get a favorable plea deal, give the police more clues about printing counterfeit money so we can turn you into a tainted witness. "

George thought for a while, then shook his head, "Sorry, it's not that I don't want to assist you in your investigation. But I really don't know much about printing counterfeit money.

You can ask Jamie, he is directly connected to the gang that prints counterfeit money.

He must know the identity of the group. "

Luke also wants to know Jamie's whereabouts, but at this time, he can't ask George about Jamie's possible hiding place, otherwise, George may be aware of the problem.

...

After the interrogation.

Luke and Black return to the police station.

Susan held a case debriefing meeting.

Luke gave a general description of the situation of the case.

George's confession made great progress in the investigation of the case, and the team members were also encouraged.

At the same time, those who demonstrated under the police building looked more and more ridiculous.

After listening to Luke's report, Susan was in a good mood, "Everyone, who has any new investigation progress."

"Uh..." Jenny hesitated to speak.

"Jenny, what's the matter?"

"Quinnell's mother contacted me."

Xiao Hei asked, "Has she arrived in Los Angeles?"

"No, things are a bit complicated. Didn't we collect a sum of travel expenses for her? After I transferred the money to her, she said that she would come to Los Angeles as soon as possible.

I just got a call from her and she said... money was stolen. "

The deputy team pouted, "So she doesn't want to come?"

"No, she hopes... let's help her get together another two hundred dollars for travel expenses."

The deputy team smiled, "Does he think we are fools?

Don't even try to take a dollar from me, no, not a penny. "

Luke stated, "I agree with the deputy team."

Seeing Jenny looking at him, Jackson spread his hands, "Do I look like a fool?"

Jenny was a little helpless, and a little more relaxed, "I will tell her directly and let her..."

"Wait..." Xiao Hei took a deep breath, "I'll pay the two hundred dollars."

The deputy team frowned, "Boy, you are a policeman, you can't see through such a simple trick."

Xiao Hei sighed, rummaged through his pocket for a long time and found only one hundred and twenty dollars, and handed it to Jenny, "I know she might be lying.

However, Kunel has always hoped to live with her mother, hoping to get her companionship and care.

Now that he's dead, I don't want him to die alone.

I believe that his biggest wish now is to be able to see his mother again.

Even if this mother is not qualified, she doesn't even care about him that much.

But he still misses her!

I'm for Quinnell! "

What Xiao Hei said moved Luke a little, and he took out twenty dollars,

"count me in."