Los Angeles Detective

"Snapped!"

As soon as Brown walked into the office of the Robbery and Murder Division, he was slapped severely.

Li Mei pointed at his nose and said angrily, "You self-righteous bastard almost killed my daughter."

"What about you, what are you doing? Have you ever cared about your daughter?

He only cares about his own career all day long, and wants to become the master of Los Angeles, the mayor! "

"I don't want to quarrel with you, but you did something wrong. Not only did you miss the best chance to rescue your daughter, you might even kill her."

"I just did everything I could to get my daughter back to me safely."

"I know you don't like government departments, but you shouldn't make fun of your daughter's life, professional things should be left to professional people.

You have to learn to trust. "

Susan interrupted the two people, "You two, this is not a place to quarrel, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue Betty, there is no point in blaming each other now.

Also, Mr. Kenneth, I want to ask you a question.

If it wasn't for Luke's vice team finding you in time.

what will you do now

Ready for ransom again? Or call the police? "

Obviously Susan was also somewhat dissatisfied with Kenneth's behavior.

Brown Kenneth waved his hand, "I don't know, and I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Those damn bastards don't really count what they say."

Brown seemed to think of something, "Have you tracked down the kidnapper's mobile phone?"

"The kidnapper temporarily changed his mobile phone number, and we also tried to trace the new mobile phone number, but the call time was too short, and it was difficult to determine the specific location of the mobile phone." Susan only spoke half of what she said. Although the specific location of the suspect could not be determined, she could still pass The general area judged by the cell phone tower is only relatively large, and it is very difficult to investigate, and it may not be possible to trace the traces of suspicious persons.

Li Mei asked, "Captain Susan, what are you going to do now?"

Susan said, "Mayor Li, Mr. Kenneth, you can wait in the lounge first, and we will notify you after we have a meeting to discuss the next step of the investigation."

Brown asked, "My daughter is in danger now, and you don't do something and continue the meeting?"

The lieutenant pointed at Brown and yelled, "Shut up!

Who gave you the courage to accuse the police like that? The reason why things have come to this point is because you concealed the fact that the kidnappers were extorting money.

Before the police give you a record, it's best to keep your mouth shut. "

The deputy team was originally an old man with a fierce face, and it was even more frightening when he lost his temper, which really shocked Brown.

Reid stood up to smooth things over, "Hey, everyone's goal is to rescue Betty, so calm down, only if we trust and cooperate with each other can we handle this matter well.

Mr. Kenneth, our meeting is not to be lazy, let alone respond negatively, but to brainstorm, gather clues, and analyze the kidnapper's next move.

Only by taking everything into consideration can Betty be as safe as possible.

Marcus, take Mr. Kenneth to the break room. "

After Li Mei and Brown left, Susan called everyone to the conference room for a meeting.

"Everyone, the situation of the case has changed, let me tell you what you think."

The deputy team said, "Immediately investigate suspicious persons within the range of the signal tower, notify the local patrol department to cooperate, and call out the monitoring to check whether there are suspicious persons around the time of the call."

Matthew said, "It is not just one signal tower that receives the mobile phone signal, but four signal towers. The area is not small, and it is difficult to investigate."

Susan said, "Then draw a circle centered on the four signal towers. Is it possible that their meeting point is where the suspect was when he called?"

Matthew shook his head, "This is not a math problem. Even if it is not the intersection point, the signal can be received. As I said, it is difficult to judge accurately. I can only draw a rough range."

"OK, let's do it, even if the possibility is small, it's better than not doing it at all." Susan responded, "Anyone else have any ideas?"

Luke replied, "I think we should go to the ransom delivery site to check, although the suspect may not leave any clues, but what if?

Moreover, it is possible to compare the surrounding monitoring with the monitoring within the range of cell phone towers. If the person who made the extortion call and the person who took the ransom are the same person, the identity of the other party can be determined through monitoring comparison. "

Susan nodded, "It is true that we have to go to the place where the ransom is delivered, but considering that the kidnappers may still pay attention to the situation there, it is best not to make a big investigation."

...

half an hour later.

The back alley of Wheaton's Steakhouse.

A black homeless man in sloppy clothes walked into the alley, and complained as he walked, "Why don't you make a big investigation, do you have to dress like this?"

Xiao Hei walked to the trash can with some reluctance, lowered his head to check the garbage in the bucket, and then rummaged around in the bucket, Hei's face was distorted by the smoke,

"Where do I look like a bum?

Why did you let me rummage through the trash can by myself?

What a bunch of nasty guys. "

Although he complained, but the work had to continue, Xiao Hei rummaged for a while, but found nothing suspicious, took out his mobile phone and took a few photos, and he was able to complete the job.

Xiao Hei left the back alley, looked around and saw that no one was following him, so he took off his worn coat and ran back to the Ford car.

Luke asked, "Find anything?"

Xiao Hei pouted, "Yeah, a lot of stinky kitchen waste."

"Didn't find the backpack with cash?" According to Brown's description, he packed the money in a black backpack.

"No, maybe the kidnapper took the schoolbag with him. This is normal. After all, there are 200,000 dollars in it. Putting it from one backpack into another may be spotted by passers-by."

"Good job, hard work." Luke encouraged.

Xiao Hei stretched out his right hand, ready to open the door and get in the car.

Luke yelled, "Hey, are you sure you want to come up?

"What do you mean?" Xiao Hei was confused.

"You just flipped over the trash can and now you get in the car and it's going to mess up the car and it's going to affect both of us physically and mentally for at least a few days.

You'd better take a taxi back.

I'll reimburse you for the fare, you're welcome. After Luke finished speaking, he kicked the accelerator and left.

Xiao Hei "..."

...

next morning.

Robbery and Murder Division, 1st Squadron.

in the office.

Susan, Jenny, Raymond, and Matthew all have a panda eye.

Considering that the kidnappers might call at any time, the four of them stayed in the office on duty.

Luke, Xiao Hei, and the deputy went home to sleep.

In the morning, Luke walked into the office with two bags of breakfast, "Guys, it's breakfast."

The deputy team asked, "Is there something to eat if you don't work overtime?"

"Of course, burgers, burritos, donuts, milk tea, coffee, French fries, you can take whatever you want." Luke waved his hand.

"Thank you." Susan took a cup of milk tea.

Luke had donuts in his left hand and sugar-free coffee in his right, "Captain, what happened last night?"

Susan took a sip of milk tea, "We checked the surveillance all night and found no suspicious persons. Instead, Matthew found a new clue."

Matthew just picked up the hamburger and took a bite, and said vaguely, "Let me fill my stomach first, I'm almost hungry."

After eating a hamburger, Matthew drank another cup of coffee before showing a satisfied expression, "Deputy Luke, thank you for your breakfast, I feel like I'm alive."

Luke raised his coffee cup as a sign.

Matthew took out a document from the table, "The captain asked me to investigate Amy Ma's communications, and I found that Amy Ma seldom communicates with the outside world, her mobile phone number is clean, and she has never registered with other software.

I feel this is not normal, I suspect that she may have another mobile phone number.

Sure enough, I investigated the network IP of Mr. Kenneth's house, and found that there is a chat software that often logs in and uses the WiFi of Mr. Kenneth's house.

For this reason, I specifically asked Mr. Kenneth. According to him, no outsiders use the WiFi in their home, and only he, Betty, and nanny Amy Ma know about it.

And he has never used that chat software, so I suspect that Amy Ma is probably using that chat software. "

Matthew said, putting a document on the projector, "This is a screenshot of a chat software, this chat software has a special name called 'WeChat'.

Maybe everyone has never heard of this chat software, but it is the top three chat software in the world in terms of user volume.

The main users are Chinese. I used it yesterday. This chat software is very interesting.

In addition to chatting, this software can also post Moments, where you can post some life videos and pictures.

Amy Ma is very active on this software and uses it almost every day.

And Amy Ma's account name is 'Mrs. Kenneth'.

There are a lot of photos of Kenneth's family in her circle of friends. In these photos, she is gorgeously dressed, wearing designer jewelry, having a designer leather bag on the table, and a wardrobe full of designer clothes.

In the circle of friends, she is no longer a nanny, but a wealthy and leisurely full-time wife.

In addition to her own life, she also posts about women and children.

Because they are all in Chinese, I just translated the general meaning. For example, as long as a pregnant woman comes to the United States to give birth, the child can obtain an identity.

The living environment here is superior, food is cheap, benefits are good, and competition is low.

The parents of the child can also obtain status through kinship, and she herself obtained a green card in the United States through this channel.

There are also some subsidies and fees that children can receive when they are young, probably in this category. "

Others can't understand Chinese, but Luke understands that this is not an introduction to his life, but a soft advertisement for the confinement center.

Just a short sentence, please contact if you are interested.

After seeing Amy Ma's wardrobe at the scene of the crime, Luke felt that it was difficult for her to afford these expenses based on the nanny's salary alone, so he guessed that she might have other sources of income.

Later, IRS investigator Shakira also provided a clue. More than a year ago, a confinement center gave money to Amy Ma, and then that confinement center closed down.

Amy Ma still maintains a high consumption, but has no clear source of income, and does not pay high income tax.

Judging from the contents of WeChat, Amy Ma's source of income is likely to be introducing customers to the confinement center in the United States, but the previous legitimate income has become a private transaction.

The name of the confinement center was also in the photo of Amy Ma's ad, and Luke felt compelled to investigate.

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