The next morning, the Robbery and Murder Division office.

Luke walked into the office and said, "Guys, put down what you are doing and let's have a meeting."

Generally speaking, Susan would hold most of her meetings in the conference room, which is more formal.

Luke prefers to hold meetings in the office area, where everyone is more casual.

The deputy asked, "Captain, when are you going to interrogate Henry Rogers?"

"After the meeting." Luke glanced and didn't see Xiao Hei, "Where's Marcus?"

Jackson replied, "He went to wash his hands."

Luke smiled, "It's already been a whole night, why are you still washing?"

Jackson spread his hands and said, "He has to wash it every half an hour. He thinks it will make him feel better."

The deputy team member suggested, "He should be allowed to see a psychiatrist to avoid leaving a shadow."

"I will." Luke's tone became serious. Mental health is a big issue that cannot be ignored.

All joking aside, he still cares about Xiao Hei.

"Deputy team, Jackson and I will be responsible for interrogating Henry Rogers in a moment. You can lead the people to collect evidence for closing the case."

"OK."

The deputy team has rich experience and doesn't need Luke to give more instructions.

"Dong dong." The office door rang, and then the door opened from the outside, and Xiao Hei walked in with a white woman.

"Guys, who do you see coming?"

Luke looked up and saw a woman who was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. She said she was unfamiliar because she saw her for the first time, but she said she was familiar because she had seen her photos.

"Marta, why are you here?"

"I remember your voice, Officer Li?"

"It's me, let me formally introduce you, Captain Luke Lee of the 1st Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

This is Deputy Vincent, Detective Raymond, Detective Jenny, Detective Jackson, and Detective Matthew."

"Thank you for everything you have done for Lorna. I... bought some donuts on the way here... I hope you will like it..."

The deputy smiled and said, "Of course, there is no better gift than donuts."

"I'm glad you like it. I hope my arrival will not affect your investigation."

Luke said seriously, "Marta, I'm about to call you. We have captured Henry Rogers."

"My dear, have you found any evidence that he committed the crime?"

"Yes, both the person and the person gain the stolen goods."

"Uh... I have very complicated feelings, but I still want to say, thank you.

Lorna was my best friend...and she was killed by my husband.

I feel really bad and want to do something for her..." Marta's tears flowed down uncontrollably.

"Marta, I'm surprised you can return to Los Angeles.

You returned to Los Angeles without knowing that Henry Rogers had been arrested, and you were already helping Lorna in your own way.

It's not easy, I can feel your feelings for Lorna.

She'll understand too."

"Thank you, thank you for your understanding."

Luke motioned for Marta to sit down and handed her a pack of tissues, "Although Henry Rogers has been arrested, we have not yet interrogated him.

He is very smart and cunning, and may use various methods to evade legal sanctions.

I hope to know more about him before the trial."

"No problem, I will tell you everything I know."

Luke has investigated many cases, including suicide, murder for love, murder for profit, and vendetta. But this case is different from the past. Henry Rogers not only killed people, but also cut off the victim's head. He is a typical perverted murderer.

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Generally, murderers achieve their goals by killing people, but perverted murderers often destroy the victim's body to satisfy some morbid psychological needs.

This kind of morbid psychology is not formed in a day, and often involves tragic experiences. Understanding these is very important for the subsequent interrogation.

Luke asked someone to pour a cup of tea for Marta and asked, "Has Henry Rogers been violent before?"

"He is usually a nice person, but when he is drunk he will become very irritable, stare at you with very scary eyes, and sometimes he will hit people."

"When did he become like this?"

"We had a quarrel not long after we met. I can't remember the specific reason. After the quarrel, I went to stay at Rona's house temporarily. At that time, I felt that something was wrong with his mood. He grabbed my neck and asked loudly, why

Want to leave him?

It was very scary. I was so frightened that I cried and kept begging him to let me go.

He made me promise that I would never leave him again." Marta covered her eyes and regretted, "I should have left him then."

Xiao Hei asked in confusion, "Then why didn't you leave?

Henry Rogers has shown violent tendencies, and I can't understand why you continued to date him and even got married."

"I also thought about leaving him, but some of his... experiences made me soften. Now that I think about it, I feel ridiculous that I would actually feel sorry for a pervert. I am really an idiot with a brain problem."

"Can you tell me what experience made you soft-hearted?"

"Henry was originally born into a happy family of seven, with four older brothers and sisters, but the good times did not last long. When he was three years old, his father died unexpectedly. Her mother worked multiple jobs in order to support the family, including waitress and bartender.

, food truck drivers work almost 24/7 and are rarely with the children, forcing them to be placed in foster homes.

At first, Henry was very attached to his mother and cried and begged her not to leave him, but this was of no use. Henry was sent to a foster home, which made Henry begin to hate his mother.

When he was thirteen, his brothers and sisters had grown up, and his mother took him home, but he had lost the ability to be close to his mother, and her mother was no longer the image in his memory.

He began to give up on himself and was unwilling to go to school. Under his mother's constant nagging and preaching, Henry chose to leave.

He would rather stay with the homeless than return to the place he calls 'home'..." Marta sighed, "When I first heard about Henry's experience, I... was shocked.

, and I sympathize with him very much.

He also said that the reason for his anger was that he was worried about being abandoned again.

Just like when his mother abandoned him.

He was scared."

Xiao Hei took advantage of the situation and asked, "Did you believe his lies?"

"Yes, I was very stupid and young at the time. I was moved by what he said and even began to pity him.

I naively thought that I could change him, warm him, and help him regain the ability and courage to love.

And because of this reason, I forgave him again and again, which ultimately killed my friend. I should have left him. If I had left him earlier, maybe I wouldn't have killed Lorna.

My heart aches when I think of Lorna now. I couldn't have a better friend than her.

Not anymore."

Luke asked, "When did you decide to leave him?"

"After I learned about his unfortunate experience, I have been trying to tolerate him and change him, but I have been hurt by him again and again, but I have endured it.

I had a belief at that time that as long as I used love to influence him, I could heal his inner pain.

But I was wrong.

Some things cannot be changed.

The birth of the child was a turning point. She brought us a lot of happiness. I can also feel that Henry loves the child.

However, when he gets drunk and gets angry, he will ignore me and hurt not only me but also my children.

I tried to get him to stop drinking, but it didn't work.

Every once in a while, he would sneak away to drink, and then he would get very drunk and start cursing people. If I dared to resist, he would beat me.

I can bear it, but the child is still young. Seeing the child tremble under Henry's roar makes my heart hurt indescribably.

I know I can't do this anymore.

If a child grows up in such an environment...

I can't imagine it, I'm afraid she will become "Henry" too, and I will be responsible for my child's life.

Therefore, I chose to leave Henry. I would rather the child have no father than have a bad example for her.

I have the ability to raise my child. I now have a stable job and will be able to receive some benefits in the future. I will never send my child to a foster family and will let her grow up in a loving environment.

Lorna has also been urging me to leave Henry and pursue a new life.

I did it.
To be continued...