Los Angeles Detective

Inside a commercial police car.

Luke looked at Volod Russell on the opposite side. There was no fear or anxiety on the other side's face. He looked out of the window from time to time. Luke followed his line of sight, and it was the location where the forest park was on fire.

Luke asked, "Wolod Russell, what was the cause of your arson?"

Volod Russell didn't answer, as if he didn't hear, still staring out of the window.

Potter pushed Volod Russell on the shoulder, "Hey, our captain is asking you, why set fire?"

Volod Russell asked, "Why did you eat?"

"Because I'm hungry."

"Why drink water?"

"When you're thirsty, you naturally want to drink water. Does this have anything to do with your arson?"

"Of course." Volod Russell looked at Luke and Potter and said seriously, "Eating and drinking are your biological instincts, and arson is mine.

There is no reason, just an instinct. "

Volod Russell spoke naturally, and Luke saw no sign of lying on his face.

Luke whispered into Potter, "Is this guy sane?"

"Uh... when he was arrested last time, his mind should be normal." Potter's tone was a little uncertain.

Luke stared at each other, pondered for a moment, "Describe how you set the fire?"

Volod Russell glanced out of the window, "I don't like the dark, not since I was a child, so I usually go to bed very early.

However, I suffered from insomnia last night, and I was so depressed that I couldn't sleep anyway.

Later, I went out for a stroll and entered Mojaro Forest Park.

The trees in Mojaro Forest Park are very dense, and the surroundings are very dark. I smoked a cigarette, and that was the only light from the fire.

The light of the fire is very small, and it may be swallowed up by the darkness at any time...

Soon, that cigarette will run out, and I know I have to make a choice, light or darkness.

In the end, I chose Bright! ’ Volod Russell looked out the window, speaking to himself as well as to Luke, ‘Don’t you think it’s beautiful? "

Luke asked, "What time did you light the fire?"

"I don't remember exactly. It should be less than nine o'clock, maybe around eight fifty."

"What time do you usually go to bed?"

"Go to bed when it gets dark, around eight o'clock."

"You go out for a walk because you can't sleep?"

"Yes."

"What time did you leave home?"

Volod Russell thought for a while, "I don't remember exactly, it might have been eight past ten, but it shouldn't be more than eight twenty."

"Where do you live?"

"The Ibarra community."

Luke checked the community on his cell phone.

"Are you walking when you go out for a stroll?"

"Sometimes it's walking, but last night I wanted to go for a drive, so I drove out."

"I checked just now. It takes 20 minutes to drive from Ibara Community to Mogaro Forest Park, but you left home at 8:00 and lit the fire around 8:50. Don't you think it's too late? ?”

Volod Russell shrugged. "I think it's just right."

"Where did you light the fire in the park?"

"In the valley."

"It takes 20 minutes to drive from the community where you live to Mogaro Forest Park, which is where we are now, and it takes at least ten minutes to enter the valley from here. Considering that it is night, the time may be different. longer.

Do you still think there is enough time? "

Volod Russell licked his lips and continued, "I often come to Mogaroo Forest Park and am very familiar with it. This time is enough for me."

"OK." Luke stared at him and asked, "Which car did you drive when you came to Mogaro Forest Park?"

"A dark blue pickup truck."

"number plate?"

"Hxeb328."

Just as Luke wrote down the car number, there was a knock on the door outside.

Luke opened the car door, and Jackson stood beside the car and glanced into the car, "Captain, I have something to report."

After Luke got out of the car, he walked aside and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Preliminary autopsy results are out."

"What was found was a male body. The body was not burned to death, nor was it suffocated by smoke, but was burned after death. Because the body was charred, the specific cause of death and time of death need further testing."

"What about the identity of the deceased?"

"The items related to the corpse were all burnt, and the identity of the deceased cannot be confirmed for the time being."

Luke sighed, "I see."

Jackson looked at the commercial vehicle, "Captain, is this guy an arsonist?"

Luke didn't answer, turned back to the business car, and asked Volod Russell, "You just said that you set the fire out of instinct?"

"Yes, I have loved light since I was a child."

Luke turned on the phone and took out the photo of the charred body, "Is this what you call the light?"

Volod Russell glanced at it, and quickly turned his head aside, "It has nothing to do with me. If you want to blame it, you can blame this poor man for running slowly. It is better to say that he is stupid than burnt to death."

"Did you set him on fire because you wanted to burn him to death?"

"No, I don't know him at all.

I even confessed to arson, no need to lie about it. "

"No matter what the reason is, he was burned to death by you. You are a murderer."

Volod Russell sighed, "I'm sorry too... I just like fire and I don't want to kill anyone."

Luke said to Potter, "Look at him."

"Yes, sir."

Luke got out of the business car and recalled the conversation between the two. He didn't see any obvious signs of lying on the other side, but there were contradictions in his confession.

Firstly, the time for committing the crime was relatively short, and secondly, the corpse was not burned to death, but burned after death.

So who was the murderer who killed that corpse?

Luke thought it wasn't Volod Russell.

He even admitted the crime of arson. If it was really the murderer who killed the corpse, there is no need to lie.

Later, Luke found the deputy team and asked him to investigate the whereabouts of Volod Russell last night to determine whether the other party had the time and motive for arson.

Luke himself continued to stare at the scene.

The fire lasted for another three hours, and it was not until five o'clock in the morning that the sky turned pale, and the firefighters finally put out the fire.

During the period, because the fire was too large, two firefighters were injured and sent to the hospital for treatment.

eight o'clock in the morning.

Luke led a team into Mogaro Forest Park to search and investigate the cause of the fire.

The originally lush Mojaro Forest Park has now become bare, with dark trees everywhere, and the road under the feet is very muddy. It is very strenuous to walk on the black mud.

Xiao Hei shook his head and sighed, "That bastard burned half of the park bare because of his perverted habit. He should be sent to the electric chair."

Jackson sniffed hard, "I smell a burning smell."

Xiao Hei sniffed hard, "There's a burnt smell everywhere, I can't smell any difference."

Jackson didn't speak, and walked forward quickly. He saw a charred black object next to a burned tree. Jackson moved it with a stick, and frowned, "It looks like a wild boar."

Xiao Hei also came over, "Wow, it's really a roast wild boar, your nose is almost as big as a police dog's."

A look of unbearable expression appeared on Jackson's face, "Poor little guy, it must have been in pain and helpless."

Xiao Hei shook his head, "You are not God, it is impossible to save every pig."

Jackson sighed, "I don't want to talk to you right now, no sympathy guy."

"No, I'm not a person without sympathy, I've always been kind, but my sympathy won't be applied to a pig.

I don't think it is any different from the pig on the dinner table.

Of course, maybe the pork on the table will be more fragrant, who knows. "

With his hands on his hips, Jackson asked back, "Then do you still want to take a bite?"

"Hey, stop arguing." Luke interrupted the two, pointing forward, "Go and see what that is?"

Xiao Hei made a face at Jackson, turned around and walked towards the direction Luke was pointing at. Before he got close, he stopped, even took two steps back, and shouted, "Fuck, what is this? hell...

It seems to be a person! "

Luke also came over and saw a scorched black object. After careful identification, it was indeed a humanoid object. "Call the forensic and technical team over."

Soon, the forensic and technical teams rushed to the scene. After forensic identification, it was indeed a charred corpse.

Twenty minutes later, Raymond also found a body on the other side of the valley.

After surveying the scene, the police left Mogaro Forest Park with the two newly discovered bodies.

Xiao Hei sniffed the clothes on his body, "I feel like I stink all over."

Jackson shrugged, "It's always a novel way of thinking about things, and now the focus is on a fire that killed three people.

And because the bodies were all charred, we couldn't even identify the dead.

Don't you think that's the point? "

The deputy came over holding his nose, and said with a smile, "Marcus is right, you two really stink!"

Xiao Hei added, "I'm just smoky with the burnt smell, and this rookie is bad breath."

After a brief wash, Luke changed his clothes and shoes from the car, and asked, "Deputy team, how's the investigation going?"

"We found Volod Russell's home and I spoke to Volod Russell's wife.

According to her, Volod Russell didn't leave home after eight o'clock last night. He hurried out after seeing the fire reported on the TV news.

It must have been about half past nine.

Judging from the description of Volod Russell's wife, Volod Russell did not have the time to commit the crime. "

Xiao Hei said, "Could it be that Volod Russell's wife lied in order to protect him?"

The deputy team continued, "I also guessed this possibility.

We then checked the surveillance and found Volod Russell driving a dark blue pickup with the license plate Hxeb328.

The car left the community at 9:32 p.m. and arrived near Mogaro Forest Park at around 9:55 p.m.

And road surveillance also captured footage of Volod Russell driving a car.

This guy lied, he wasn't an arsonist at all. "

Jackson spread his hands, "Arson is a felony, since he didn't do it, why did he plead guilty?"

The deputy team rubbed his chin with his right hand, "Based on my experience, this guy is probably a scapegoat."