Chapter 645 Lies

Luke picked up the phone and the contact displayed on the screen was Sharon Frank.

Luke pressed the answer button and put it to his ear to listen. A woman's voice came from the other side of the phone, "Thank God, Ellie, you finally answered the phone.

If you don't answer the phone again, I'm going to call the police, haha.

Are you feeling better?

Seeing that you didn't come today, I have already asked for leave for you, so you don't have to worry about the old woman talking to you alone."

Luke didn't reply.

The other end of the phone said, "Ellie, did you hear me?"

"Sorry, I'm not Ellie Bergman."

The girl asked in surprise, "Who are you? Why are you holding Ellie's cell phone?"

"I'm a police officer."

"Police? What happened? Why is Ellie's phone in your hand?"

"Ellie Bergman is dead."

"God, are you kidding me?

Give Ellie your phone quickly and stop this nasty prank, it’s not funny at all.”

"I'm serious, are you friends with Ellie Bergman?"

"Yes, we are classmates and have a very close relationship."

"Are you at school now?"

"Yes."

"Is Ellie sick?"

"Yesterday, we made an appointment to play together.

At night, we went to see her and she said she felt unwell."

"What time did you go to her house in the evening?"

"Probably around nine o'clock."

"Besides you, is there anyone else?"

"Marissa Hawking, she is also our classmate, but she is not in the same class."

"Are you all in school now?"

"Yes."

"I will go to your school later and ask some questions about Ellie Bergman. Do you want me to contact your guardian?"

"No, I will tell them." Sharon Frank sighed and choked, "I still can't believe it... Ellie is really dead?"

"I'm very sorry about this, too." Luke finished and hung up the phone.

Xiao Hei asked, "Why not let them go to the police station to talk?"

Luke asked, "Do you think her parents would be willing to let her go to the police station to assist in the investigation?

And I don’t just go to school to talk to her.”

The footprints Luke found next to the window sill were very suspicious. According to analysis, the owner of the footprints was a male between 15 and 18 years old, and this person was probably a classmate or friend of Ellie Bergman at Malaboa Middle School.

The probability of studying is very high.

After the technical team members arrived at the scene, Luke gave some instructions and then rushed to Malaboa Middle School with Xiao Hei.

Ten minutes later, Luke and Xiao Hei drove to Maraboa Middle School.

Raymond and Jenny also rushed over to meet them.

Luke was no stranger to this school. He had investigated a campus murder case here before, and he had made quite a splash.

Xiaohei chatted with the guard for a few words, and the four of them walked into the campus smoothly.

Compared with last time, the school had significantly more cameras and security personnel this time. After entering the campus, the four Lukes were investigated again.

Luke didn't care. If the school's security was in place, unnecessary trouble could be avoided.

"Hi, Luke."

As soon as Luke walked downstairs, he heard a familiar voice.

A little fat man carrying a blue schoolbag walked towards me.

"Oh, isn't this my dear brother?" Luke looked at the little fat man. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt that his face had become thinner.

"Hey, Detective Marcus, can you lend me your partner for a few minutes?"

"Of course, you guys talk." Xiao Hei responded with a smile and said to Luke, "We'll wait for you in front."

Luke nodded, "What happens to my dear brother?"

"Uh... the day you invited me to watch the football match..." The little fat man hesitated, hesitating to speak.

"What's wrong?" Luke glanced at his watch, "If you're not in a hurry, we can talk about it tonight. I still have work to do."

"I said, did you invite Maggie to watch the football game with you that night?"

Luke was a little surprised, "How did you know Maggie was at the game?"

"I just know." The little fat man didn't want to say that he saw it on TV.

"It's been a few days, and you're still calm." Luke smiled, "I was a little upset when you rejected me that day, so I didn't bother to invite anyone else, so I went alone.

Before the game started, I saw Maggie having an argument with someone, so I went over to help.

Then, when she knew you weren't here, there happened to be an empty seat, so she sat down."

"Wait, who did Maggie have a conflict with? A man or a woman?"

"It was nothing serious. She had a dispute with her aunt. After the show, she followed her aunt home."

"aunt?

Why didn’t I know she had an aunt?”

Luke shrugged, "I didn't ask.

Maybe her aunt came to Los Angeles just after you broke up."

The little fat man was a little disappointed, "Yeah, we really haven't contacted each other for a long time."

Luke said, "I invited you. If you were at the game that day, you two would be the ones sitting together."

"Yes, you invited me, but you invited me to go see Laker Girls together."

Luke smiled and said, "The Lakers girl that night was really good, I should probably go there again.

Do you want to come together?"

The little fat man waved his hand, "I don't want to talk about this now, I'm not in the mood."

"OK, then you'd better study hard and fulfill my mother's dream of being admitted to the Ivy League as soon as possible."

"You'd better kill me." The little fat man snorted and asked, "What are you doing in our school?"

"You are such a good brother of mine. Only now do you remember to care about me." Luke joked.

"Actually, I know even if you don't tell me, you must be here to investigate the case. Who died this time?

teacher?

student?

Could it be the principal?

Oh my god, this is big news."

Luke snorted, "This is none of your business. You should think more about your own achievements."

Luke was about to leave when he was stopped by the little fat man again, "Hi, brother."

"What's up?"

"If, and I mean if, you invited Maggie to watch an NBA game, do you think she would go?"

"I'm so busy, why would I invite her to watch the game?"

"For example, if I go that night, maybe the two of us can have a good chat."

"I don't want to get involved in the feelings of you little brats. Please spare me, brother, please."

"This may be related to my happiness for the rest of my life. Do you want to stand by and watch? My dear brother."

"Are you sure it's the second half of your life, not the lower body?" Luke waved his hand and left.

The little fat man shouted, "You are the one who likes watching Lakers girls, not me."
To be continued...