Harvey Street.

The deputy team led people to the crime scene.

After getting out of the car, he observed the situation around the scene, but did not see the expected warning cordon. Was it removed?

No, it's more like it was destroyed artificially.

Who is so bold?

The deputy captain felt angry in his heart.

The location marked with a white pen and the location of the victim were also artificially destroyed. The deputy's face became gloomy. The old man himself was not a good-tempered man. When he came, he asked the relevant personnel of the patrol branch because this street was relatively remote.

Detours are allowed and the site is required to be kept for 18 hours.

People from the Robbery and Murder Department were able to learn more about the case based on the location marked on the scene, but now less than 12 hours later, the scene was vandalized. The deputy team was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

The deputy team member ordered the team members to search the surrounding surveillance cameras, visit and investigate, and look for witnesses from last night or those who damaged the scene.

The deputy took out a box of chewing gum from his pocket, threw two pieces into his mouth, chewed the gum, and observed the scene.

The location of the two vehicles and the location of the deceased were marked with white pen at the scene. The deputy team was experienced and could infer the location of the murderer from the fact that the deceased was shot in the back.

The deputy team searched in the direction of the murderer, which was not far from the victim, only about ten meters away. The murderer fired four shots and was hit twice, which showed that his marksmanship was not very good.

There were no surveillance cameras around the scene, and no suspicious items were found on the ground. Even though it was estimated that they had been taken away by people from the patrol department last night, the deputy team did not give up and continued to search forward, entering a small alley.

He walked dozens of meters along the alley and found a few scattered cigarette butts near the wall. It was not far from the crime scene. Police cars and suspect vehicles could also be seen. The deputy team took out a transparent plastic bag and put the cigarette butts in it.

Go in.

The deputy carried the bag and walked to the entrance of the alley. Xiao Hei came over and said, "Deputy, we caught the guy who broke the cordon." As he spoke, Xiao Hei pointed to a Mexican man not far away, "That's that guy.

, he is the owner of a roadside restaurant."

"How did you catch him?"

Xiao Hei curled his lips and said, "An eyewitness saw it when we visited, and he was the owner of the hardware store next door."

"What a good neighbor." The deputy team member said and handed the plastic bag in his hand to Xiao Hei, "I found this in the alley next to it and handed it over to the technical team for processing."

"Okay, deputy team."

The deputy walked up to the arrested Mexican restaurant owner and asked, "What's your name?"

The Mexican boss has a big belly, the right side of his mustache is slightly raised, and he has a thick accent, "Reilly Santos."

Seeing his appearance, the deputy felt even more unhappy and slapped him with a big hat, "Did you kill that patrolman?"

"No, my restaurant was closed at that time and I wasn't here at all."

"Then where are you?"

"I am at home."

"Who can prove it?"

"My father, wife, and daughter can all prove that it is impossible for me to kill the police."

"Then what's your relationship with the murderer?"

Reilly Santos said dissatisfied, “I have nothing to do with the murderer, and I don’t know the murderer.

Why do you ask? Is this slander?"

The deputy team asked, "If you had nothing to do with the case, why did you destroy the scene?

You are obstructing the police investigation and indirectly helping the murderer.

Therefore, I have reason to suspect that you are related to the case, and may even be the murderer's accomplice."

Reilly Santos was anxious, “You can’t accuse me so unfairly!

I am innocent and have nothing to do with the case of killing a police officer, and I did not intend to damage the scene. It was an accident."

"But is it true that you broke the cordon? Why did you do that? If I can't give a reasonable explanation, I can only arrest you in accordance with the law."

Reilly Santos pointed to his restaurant and said with some annoyance, "I am in business, and this cordon is right in front of my restaurant. It not only affects my purchase of goods, but also affects my business.

I thought your police had already investigated it, so they removed the cordon.

It will be noon soon. If the customers see the police cordon in front of the restaurant, no one will patronize my restaurant, so I have no choice but to do this."

The deputy hummed, "Is this your reason?"

"Yes."

The deputy nodded, "Put him into the police car and take him back to the station."

Reilly Santos shouted, "What I said is true. I have nothing to do with the murder of the patrolman. I only removed the cordon because it affected business."

Don’t take me back to the police station, please.”

This reason made the deputy team even more angry. He deliberately destroyed the cordon just to increase the passenger flow? He couldn't wait all day long?

The deputy captain waved his hand and made up his mind to teach him a lesson to improve his memory.

…

Robbery and Murder Division, 1st Squadron Office.

Luke, the deputy team and others returned to the office one after another.

Rhett also walked in with a takeout bag and placed it on an empty table, "Guys, I'm treating you to lunch today."

"Thank you." Luke took out a burrito from the bag, took a big bite, and ate it with relish.

There are burritos, burgers, and pizza in the takeout bags.

The others also chose their favorite food and started eating. It was almost one o'clock now. They had been investigating cases all morning and were already hungry.

Rhett got a Coke and a hamburger and ate them with everyone.

One burrito was not enough for Luke to eat. He finished the burrito quickly and took another piece of pizza, French fries, and Coke. After eating these, he was only 70% full. Fortunately, he was not hungry anymore. Let’s get some food first.

, let’s talk about it tonight.

After Rhett finished eating, he wiped his hands, looked at Luke and asked, "Is there any progress in the investigation this morning?"

Luke yawned, "I have been in the Southern Branch all morning this morning. I went to the night shift detective department, the identification department, and chatted with the deceased's partner, and finally went to the medical examiner's room to check on the deceased's body.

At the same time, I also contacted the family of the deceased to find out some information from them, but his family has not come yet.

When chatting with Timo Jansen, the partner of the deceased, Jackson and I both felt that the other party was hiding something, so I asked Raymond and Jenny to keep an eye on him to see what he would do next."

Red asked, "Staring at the dead man's partner? What's wrong with him? How did you find out?"

Luke used micro-expression analysis and immediately felt that the other party was hiding something, while Jackson relied on his experience as a patrol officer.

Luke winked at Jackson and motioned for him to speak.

Jackson said, "Chief, I have also been a patrol officer for a period of time, and I know the situation of the patrol department relatively well. The relationship between patrol police partners is very close. It can be said that it is a matter of life and death. It is even closer than the relationship between husband and wife.

Last night, the deceased and his partner chased a suspected illegal vehicle. They patrolled the streets all day long and had their own informants, channels, and colleagues to help them.

If they say they don't have any clues about the suspect in the red Honda, I won't believe it.

After that, the captain and I also looked at their law enforcement recorders, and the face of a female suspect was captured on the deceased's law enforcement recorders, which further solidified my guess.

I think Timo Janssen, the partner of the deceased, already has some clues, but he doesn't want to tell us, or maybe he has something up his sleeve.

Or he wants to investigate on his own, catch the two suspects with his own hands, and avenge his partner."

"Yes, the analysis makes sense." Rhett nodded, then looked at Vincent on the other side, "Deputy team, have you found anything there?"

"I captured an idiot who destroyed the cordon and the scene. In addition, I found a few cigarette butts in the alley of the crime scene. I suspect someone has been staying in the alley for a while." The deputy team walked to the projector and put it on

A map, "Here is the crime scene, the suspect vehicle, and the location of the deceased."

The alley where the cigarette butt was found is less than thirty meters away from the scene. If I were the murderer and wanted to attack the police, I would probably hide in the alley."

Rhett frowned and asked, "Do you think this is a premeditated murder?"

The deputy rubbed his chin, "I don't know, but killing a police officer is not a trivial matter. Logically speaking, you must think carefully before shooting."

Reid said, "If your analysis is correct and the murderer killed the patrol officer with premeditation, then the driver and passengers of the red Honda were probably accomplices and deliberately led the patrol policeman to the location where the murderer ambush."

Luke took advantage of the situation and said, "Assuming that the deputy team's guess is correct and killing police officers is not a trivial matter, then what is their purpose of doing this?"

Luke wrote the name of the deceased on the whiteboard and said to Matthew beside him, "Check the details of the deceased in the system to see if we have missed any information."

"yes, sir."

Luke ordered, "Jackson, play the content captured by the body camera of the deceased and his partner Timo Jansen, so that everyone can see the situation at that time and the appearance of the female suspect."

Jackson stood up and first played the content of Timo Jansen's law enforcement recorder. The scene began with him sitting in a police car chasing a red Honda. Then, the red Honda in front stopped, the driver's door opened, and a

The man jumped out of the cab and ran away.

The police car stopped, Timo Jansen got out of the police car and chased in the direction of the driver.

The driver was young, probably in his twenties. He ran very fast, and he was familiar with the terrain. It was difficult for Timo Jensen to catch up with him from behind.

The two ran across the opposite lane and entered a street without street lights. Timo Jensen took out his flashlight and continued to track, turned another corner, and ran forward for a certain distance.
To be continued...