Los Angeles Detective

evening.

Office of the Robbery and Murder Division.

There was about an hour before get off work, and Luke called everyone into a meeting.

"Everyone, how is the investigation of the Worcester Company going?"

Jackson said, "After returning to the police station from Georgina Corley's house, I collected all the information that Worcester and Company could collect.

This is an investment company that mainly invests in technology, beauty, and fitness industries, but it has not found any intersection between this company and Kalman Pharmaceuticals. "

Luke asked, "Has this company invested in other pharmaceutical companies?"

"No."

Jenny said, "I went to Kallman Pharmaceuticals with Raymond because Fred Kramer, the head of research and development, was shot. .

We first confirmed the identity of Thomas Curley. Kallman Pharmaceuticals consulted a large number of files, and finally found the list of drug testers ten years ago. There is indeed Thomas Curley's information on it. He tried a treatment Drugs for lung disease do not have much effect on the liver.

In addition, we also asked about Worcester Corporation.

He has never heard of this company, and the two parties have no business intersection. "

Luke asked, "What do you think now?"

Jenny said, "Is there a problem with our previous speculation, or some preconceived ideas.

It is likely that Georgina Corley was promoted on her own merits and has no direct relationship with her ex-husband Thomas Corley.

It was Thomas Corley who saw the ability of his ex-wife and knew that he would be fine without his daughter.

Only then will he take revenge on Kallman Pharmaceuticals without any worries. "

The deputy team nodded, "That's a good idea.

Captain, what do you think? "

"I still feel like Thomas Curley is hiding something.

There should be others involved in the three cases against Kallman Pharmaceuticals. Luke thought about it carefully, "Well, since Worcester can't find out the problem.

Then continue to investigate Kalman Pharmaceuticals, if this company loses a lot because of the failure of developing new drugs, who will benefit. "

"Yes, sir."

"Jenny, what does the hospital say? When will the shooting suspect Ricardo Solu be recorded?"

Jenny replied, "According to Ricardo Solu's attending physician, Ricardo Solu's gunshot wound is no longer serious, but he has been complaining that he is not feeling well, and he has undergone multiple examinations today.

If the test results are all right, you can have a normal interview tomorrow morning. "

The deputy snorted, "I know this bastard all too well, he's just stalling.

Don't worry about the damn test results, go directly to the hospital for interrogation tomorrow morning. "

...

next morning.

Garrett Hospital.

Luke found Ricardo Solu's attending doctor, asked him about Ricardo Solu's condition, and learned that his injury was stable.

Afterwards, Luke took Xiao Hei into Ricardo Solu's ward.

In the ward, Ricardo Solu's left hand was handcuffed on the hospital bed, and his right hand was bandaged.

When he saw Luke, he protested, "Hey, my right hand was shot and my left hand was still handcuffed on the hospital bed. How do you let me eat and drink?"

Xiao Hei joked, "Your angry voice doesn't sound like you're hungry or thirsty."

"I want to pee."

Xiao Hei smiled, "I will suggest the nurse to find you a large diaper, I believe you will like it."

"I just want you to uncuff it."

"Why don't you just say you want to run away."

Ricardo Solu looked at his injured arm, "Where can I escape like this, I just want to live comfortably."

Luke walked over and opened the handcuffs for Ricardo Solu, "As long as you are willing to assist the police in the investigation, we can also give you some preferential treatment."

Ricardo Solu glanced at Luke, "Of course, I am willing to assist you in the investigation."

Luke stared at his expression, "Very well, tell me, who told you to kill Fred Kramer?"

Ricardo Solu shook his head, "I don't know."

"You really don't know?"

"Yes."

When Ricardo Solu was just arrested, Luke also asked him this question, and he said he didn't know at that time.

Because Ricardo Solu had just been arrested at that time, he was very panicked and nervous. In addition, he suffered a gunshot wound, the pain was unbearable, and his face was distorted. Luke couldn't tell if he was lying.

But today is different, his injury has basically stabilized, and his emotions have also stabilized. Luke can see the traces of lying on his face.

"Why did you kill Fred Cramer?"

"I don't know, I'm just a driver."

Luke pulled out a picture of Thomas Corley. "Do you know him?"

"do not know."

"What about him?"

"I don't know either."

This time, Luke didn't see any signs of lying on his face.

In other words, Ricardo Solu didn't know much about this matter, he was just a hired killer.

The problem now is that he knows who the hire is, but won't say.

Luke thought for a while, and persuaded, "You are just a driver, and you didn't shoot that night. As long as you are willing to assist the police in investigating and identifying the mastermind behind the scenes, I will help you get a favorable plea agreement."

Ricardo Solu hesitated for a long time, pursed his lips, "I'm just a driver, the person who hired me has been killed by you, I really don't know who is behind the scenes."

Luke shook his head, "I know, you are not as simple as you say, and I also know that you know who is behind the scenes.

Why do you have to carry it yourself? The other party promised you some benefits. "

Ricardo Solu sneered, "It's no good, I just want to live."

Little underworld, "Hey, buddy, although I don't like you, as long as you assist us in our investigation, I will protect your safety."

"Maybe, but you can only protect me for a while, and if I go to prison, who will protect me?

Go out, I'm not feeling well. " Ricardo Solu turned his head aside and stopped talking.

Luke picked up the handcuffs and put them on Ricardo Solu again, "I still think this is more suitable for you."

Xiao Hei also joked, "Enjoy your last time, we will pick you up again in two days."

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

Luke asked back, "Can you pry him into talking?"

Xiao Hei thought for a while, "Not yet."

"Then wait until we get back to the police station."

...

Police Department.

After Luke returned to the police station, he went to the deputy chief's office to report the progress of the case to Reid. In addition, he felt that Ricardo Solu's injury had stabilized, and suggested that he be escorted back to the police station for trial as soon as possible.

It is inconvenient for the hospital to be crowded with people, this is their home field.

After leaving the deputy director's office, Luke went to have lunch.

In the United States, the meal at noon is relatively simple. Most people eat a hamburger or a sandwich, but Luke doesn't like to make ends meet, and eat something good as long as he has time.

After dinner, Luke went back to the office for a lunch break.

"Boom..."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Luke was awakened by a knock on the door.

He yawned, regained his energy for a moment, and said, "Come in."

Matthew pushed open the door of the office, "Captain, I found a clue."

Luke came out of the captain's office and asked, "What clue?"

Matthew replied, "I found out that a company is selling Kalman Pharmaceuticals stock aggressively."

The deputy team said, "Kalman Pharmaceuticals has such a big mess, the stock will definitely fall, and it is reasonable to sell the stock now."

"You are right. It is indeed reasonable to sell stocks now, but this company started to sell stocks on July 7. There was no incident at that time, and the stocks of Kallman Pharmaceuticals had not been affected." Matthew Dun paused, and continued,

"More importantly, this company did not actually buy the shares of Kallman Pharmaceuticals. Instead, it borrowed a large amount of shares of Kallman Pharmaceuticals from Merrill Lynch.

Then on July 7, it was sold at a price of US$100 per share, with a total value of about US$500 million. "

The deputy team turned on the computer, stared at the screen and said, "Now the stock price of Kallman Pharmaceuticals is 80 US dollars per share, if he buys the stock again now and returns it to Merrill Lynch, he can make a net profit of nearly 100 million US dollars.

According to my estimation, the stock price of Kallman Pharmaceuticals should not have reached its lowest point yet, and he still has some money to make. "

Xiao Hei was a little confused, "Wait, hasn't this company already sold its shares? Why is it still making money by re-purchasing them?"

Matthew explained, "Simply put, the company just borrowed 5 million shares of Kalman Pharmaceuticals from Merrill Lynch and sold them for $500 million.

When the stock price of Kallman Pharmaceuticals falls, he can repurchase 5 million shares and return them to Merrill Lynch.

The price difference is the company's profit.

Therefore, the harder the stock price of Kalman Pharmaceuticals fell, the more the company made the difference. "

Luke asked, "What's the name of the company?"

From the information found by Matthew, this company has a clear motive for committing the crime.

"Phuket Investment Company."

Luke pressed, "Is there any connection between this company and Worcester Corporation?"

Matthew gave a thumbs up, "You guessed it.

The chairman of Pratt Investments is Lennon Ochoa, and his wife's brother is a director of Worcester. "

The deputy team walked to the whiteboard and drew a tree diagram of the case, "The clue that Matthew found is very important.

If this Lennon Ochoa is the mastermind behind all the cases, his purpose is to short-sell Kallman Pharmaceuticals, and make a fortune after Kallman Pharmaceuticals plummets.

First, he found Thomas Curley and used Thomas Curley's hatred of Calman Pharmaceuticals to persuade him to short Calman Pharmaceuticals with him.

At the same time, in order to solve Thomas Corley's worries, he also arranged for Thomas Corley's ex-wife to work as an assistant to the president of his wife's younger brother's company, and increased his salary.

In this way, there is no interest relationship between the two on the surface. Even if Thomas Corley is arrested, it will not affect the lives of his ex-wife and daughter.

Instead, Thomas Corley's ex-wife and daughter are better off with Lennon Ochoa on their side.

Afterwards, Thomas Curley began to work hard for Lennon Ochoa, creating a series of cases against Calman Pharmaceuticals in order to discredit Calman Pharmaceuticals and cause the stock price to fall.

Judging from the current situation, their plan is still very successful. "

Luke nodded, "There is no problem with this speculation, but it is just speculation after all, and we still need evidence to prove it." Luke also walked to the whiteboard and pointed to Thomas Corley's name, "Thomas Corley Now that he is terminally ill, his only concern should be his wife and daughter, and now that his wife and daughter have been well arranged, he has nothing to worry about.

Even if our guess is correct, there is a high probability that he will carry it to the end. "

Xiao Hei suggested, "Can Thomas Corley's ex-wife and daughter be used as a breakthrough.

Earlier, we visited the wife of the deceased Rochel Horn, and after some patient persuasion, she also took the initiative to take out the stolen money of two hundred thousand dollars. "

Luke shook his head, "The situation of the two is different. Rochelle Horn directly left his wife with a sum of stolen money and a diary, which wrote his suicide thoughts. The stolen money was hidden in Rochelle Horn At home, even if Rochel Horn's wife didn't show it, we could search it.

But the situation of Thomas Corley's ex-wife was different. Thomas Corley's ex-wife didn't know what Thomas Corley had done. She thought that she was promoted to assistant to the president because of her ability to be appreciated by the president. She enjoyed it with peace of mind. With salary increase and treatment.

Moreover, this kind of benefit export is reasonable and legal. Even if we have a search warrant, we can't search anything. "

After hearing Luke's words, everyone was silent for a while. Although they may have guessed the real situation of the case and found the mastermind behind the scenes, the other party had already eliminated the hidden dangers in advance, and the police could not find any evidence or witnesses at all.

After a long time, the deputy team said, "Actually, I have encountered similar cases before. The big boss planned behind him, and once the incident happened, he let his subordinates take the blame.

There is a certain agreement between them, and only by breaking this agreement can the subordinates identify the big boss. "

Luke said, "The agreement between Thomas Curley and Lennon Ochoa is not hard to guess.

Thomas Curley worked for Lennon Ochoa, which caused the stock price of Kalman Pharmaceuticals to fall; Lennon Ochoa secretly took care of Thomas Curley's wife and daughter, and promoted Thomas Curley's ex-wife to be an assistant to the president.

Lennon Ochoa stands high enough that he has reasonable and legal ways to channel benefits to Thomas Corley's wife and daughter, and it's easy for him to do so.

It is very difficult for us to break this agreement. "

"You're right." The deputy captain held a small comb, brushed his thin white hair, and continued, "However, the agreement is only a verbal constraint.

In the face of interests, many people still choose to break the agreement. For example, the big boss no longer wants to take care of Thomas Corley's ex-wife and daughter.

Not everyone keeps their promises, and some big bosses will choose to kill their subordinates to eliminate hidden dangers directly. "

Jackson said, "Even if Lennon Ochoa wants to kill Thomas Corley, it is impossible now, and he will wait for him to go to prison. For us..."

"I know." The deputy team interrupted him, and continued, "This is not the point I want to express, what I want to say is that the person who committed the crime is not stupid, and they will also leave some behind to prevent being silenced.

If they are silenced, these left behind can become evidence to identify the mastermind behind the scenes.

And these evidences are generally left to close relatives or people he can trust. "

Luke recalled the scene of the meeting this morning, saying, "Thomas Corley's ex-wife and daughter are acting normally, they should not know.

I think that evidence should not be in their hands, at least not now. "

Jackson spread his hands, "I have investigated carefully, and Thomas Corley should have no other close relatives."

Luke suddenly thought of something, and said to Jenny beside him, "Contact Thomas Corley's lawyer and ask him to come to the police station."