Chapter 323: Murder and Little Pepper for a monthly ticket) 5600 words for a guarantee
Since the location of the murder was not within the jurisdiction of Bureau 21, Kim and Hailey were not qualified to take over the case.
Soon, a pair of police detectives, one old, one young, one black and one white, came to the scene and took over the case. The old black policeman seemed to be very famous. When he appeared, all the police present greeted him, even Hailey.
No exception, Jin was a little shy and did not come forward, but it could be seen from her facial expression that she also knew this black police detective.
Kay inquired curiously and found out that the black police detective was also a famous figure in Chicago. His name was William Somerset, a criminal police officer in the Chicago Police Department and a homicide expert. He had been a police officer for 42 years.
Over the years, his crime detection rate has been the highest among the entire Chicago Police Department. However, this legend is coming to an end. He is old. In the past two years, everyone knows that William no longer has the drive he had when he was young.
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He muddles along at first, but most people can understand him.
He is 65 years old and should have retired a long time ago. The police profession also relies on youth. In his previous life, like Kai, who was a front-line detective in the criminal investigation team, there were young people in their thirties, and those in their forties were all old comrades.
The older you get, the harder it is to handle the workload. The fact that William is still working on the front line at the age of 65 is a legend in itself.
But people who are really familiar with William know that there is actually still gas in William's gas tank. His decades of regular life have made his physical condition not bad, but his heart is tired. Over the years, he has been almost every day
He worked hard every minute, but he also saw and felt too much misfortune, which made him feel extremely tired.
No one can understand how he feels. He once worked diligently to bring criminals to justice as much as possible, but in the end he found that everything he did could not change the city at all. William once said this: "
In this city, when a woman encounters a robbery, she has to call for help, because someone will help you, but for help, residents are afraid of getting into trouble."
This sentence is also the reason why William wants to leave the police station. Because the people here have lost their original "concept of humanity". Everyone has become numb, and the police are just staff who deal with numb corpses. Whenever there is a case
Now, when it comes to illegal things, the police seem to be the ones who deal with the aftermath. Their work cannot improve society, nor can they change people.
This is such a tragedy. William feels that what he has insisted on and fought for in his life has become worthless...
"Hi Kim, how are you doing?"
After William greeted others, he actually said hello to Jin. This old black policeman could actually remember the names of everyone present. Jin was also a little flattered to see the police legend greeting him.
But the white policeman next to William was a little impatient. He was the complete opposite of William.
William is black and he is white. William is a little old man with a kind face. But he is a powerful and tall man. William always has a friendly smile, but he always looks impatient with a frown.
"Hello, Kai. I know you. The case you handled last time in Bureau 21 was really great. I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't expect it to be like this." William obviously knew Kai's deeds, but
For some reasons, William did not say much about Kai's great achievements.
This is not because the Chicago police are jealous of being able to hide Kai's record. On the contrary, it is to protect Kai in a sense. For police officers, especially those on the front line, being famous is not a good thing, especially someone like Kai.
, police officers with human lives in their hands. Their information is kept strictly confidential to prevent revenge from some people with a grudge.
"Hello, I've heard about you too, William." For an old man who has been working on the front line for forty years, Kai needs to maintain respect no matter what.
"Okay, let's talk about the case. The police department doesn't pay us just to chat." Unexpectedly, the white policeman had no intention of letting them continue chatting.
His attitude made everyone present frown.
But William had a good attitude. He didn't care what the young man said, but took the initiative to introduce himself to him.
"His name is David Mills, and he's here to replace me."
Kai nodded as a greeting and then gave a brief description of the case.
Both William and Mills listened very seriously. Mills even took out a small notebook and wrote down all the important points. Seeing his serious attitude, Kai felt a lot better about him. For Kai
, a policeman’s behavior is almost nothing. Anyway, policemen are not social butterflies, so it’s good if they can handle cases seriously.
William was also very serious, but as he listened, his expression changed. He is a real veteran detective and has a natural sense of the follow-up development of many cases.
"Trouble..."
"Indeed. The murderer obviously has his own purpose. This is not a simple murder case."
"Why do you say that?" Mills asked immediately.
Kai glanced at Mills, and then said, "The murderer did not simply want to kill the victim. If he just wanted to kill the victim, one shot would solve the problem. There is no need to go to such trouble, and there is no need to leave a mark at the scene.
"When Kai said this, he also pointed to the words on the back of the refrigerator.
"It's more like he was expressing something, and the victim was just a tool for him to express his point of view! From this point of view, I even doubt that the murderer and the victim themselves have no emotional connection."
This kind of case is the most difficult to handle, because once there is no connection between the murderer and the victim, it means that the investigators cannot detect the case from the victim's interpersonal relationship. In almost 90% of homicide cases,
All occur within the victim's interpersonal network.
After thinking about it, Kai threw out another theory.
"Gluttony, what can you think of, don't think too much, what is your first reaction?"
"Seven deadly sins..." William said in a low voice.
"That's right! If...that means there will be another murder." At this point, Kai felt a little heavy. Don't forget, Susie's mother had contact with the victim before she disappeared! Now!
The innkeeper is dead, what about Maria?
More importantly, there is one more crime among the seven deadly sins——!
And Maria's career...Maria's disappearance at this critical point can't help but make Kai think.
Kai didn't stay at the scene for long. After all, this was someone else's case and he couldn't always stay there.
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Back at the hotel, as soon as Kai opened up about himself, Susie ran out of the room opposite. Seeing the expectant expression on Susie's face, Kai really didn't know what kind of expression he should give her.
Seeing Kai looking a little embarrassed, Susie said nothing and just returned to the room disappointed.
Ever since Maria disappeared, Susie has become like this, extremely silent. She used to like to pester Kai, but now, she talks to Kai at most three times a day, and Kai usually does the talking, while she remains silent. Kai is very
He was worried about her mental state, afraid that she would become the same as before again. But he didn't have any good solution.
Kai also arranged for Kim and Hailey to enlighten her, but it turned out that... it was of no use.
And just when Kay was in trouble, William and Mills also got into a quarrel.
William doesn't want to take this case. He will retire in a few days. He also doesn't want Mills to take this case because he is too young. His fiery and impatient personality is his Achilles' heel. Mills
He was very disappointed. When he learned that he was going to take over the role of police legend William, he was very excited. Because William has always been a benchmark in the industry. Although Mills has a bad temper, he still has reservations about the social chaos he has seen.
He has a strong sense of justice and hopes to do his best to improve people's sins and dark sides.
Now he is very disappointed to see that William, a benchmark in the industry, is beginning to be timid about crime. He and his wife Tracy moved from Springfield to Chicago, not just to hang out here. At first, Tracy did not agree to come here.
It was a chaotic city, but Mills believed that only here could he take on some important cases, so after his persuasion, Tracy agreed.
What William is doing now makes Mills feel like he has been deceived.
The two broke up unhappy.
Mills returned home and found that his wife was preparing dinner. Mills had just arrived in Chicago and was in a bit of a hurry, so he did not have time to look for a house, so the place they live in now is not a good one. It is next to the Chicago subway. Every time
A train passed by and the whole house shook.
But Tracy never complained. On the contrary, she was very optimistic and said that this way they would not need an alarm clock.
Seeing Tracey's busy figure, Mills immediately softened and was no longer as aggressive as he was at work.
"Hey, Tracey, what day is it today? It's so rich?" Mills asked a little surprised when he saw the steak that Tracey brought out. Although Mills looked like this, he clearly remembered their various anniversaries.
Chu. Today is by no means an anniversary. Could it be the day of holding hands for the first time? Mills thought about it and found that it was very close, but they had never celebrated this day before. What happened today?
"I invited two important guests today, so it must be rich." Tracy said casually while busy without even raising her head.
"who?"
Mills asked casually while playing with his two dogs. He actually didn't want Tracy to stay at home all day. They had been in love since high school, and they were separated in the middle. He went to join the army and Tracy went to
They were in college. But the distance did not affect their relationship. When Tracey graduated and Mills retired, they got married, and everything went smoothly. Mills never asked Tracey to stay at home and be a full-time housewife.
Come on, Tracy graduated from a prestigious school and can have a better future. There is no need to stay at home and serve a poor policeman like him.
But Tracy told him that she liked this kind of life.
Mills knew that Tracey was worried about him. She was worried that he would not have a hot meal when he came home, and that no one would greet him when he came home. She also wanted Mills to understand that she would always wait for him to come home.
"Pepper is here!"
"She came to Chicago? Isn't she in Los Angeles?" Pepper is Mills's college classmate. Talking about the two of them, Mills also feels that the world is really amazing. There are two people so similar in this world. Pepper is from Connecticut.
Tracy is from Illinois, and the two didn’t even know each other existed until they met at Yale University and became classmates and roommates!
However, after graduation, Tracy chose family, while Pepper went to Los Angeles to pursue her career. It is said that Pepper has now become the secretary to the president of the famous Stark Industries.
"It is said that Stark Industries is going to hold an industrial expo in the old factory area of Chicago. Pepper is here to inspect and make preparations."
When Mills heard this, although he didn't show it on his face, he couldn't help but feel a burst of unspeakable guilt in his heart. Pepper and Tracy's conditions are almost exactly the same. They are both outstanding graduates from prestigious schools, the same height, and the same appearance.
, Pepper now has a smooth career and is high-spirited. But for him, Tracy...
"Are you listening to what I'm saying?"
Tracy kept talking, but there was no response for a long time, so she shouted loudly.
"What?"
"I said, I also invited William!"
"who?"
"Your partner, William!"
"Why invite him?"
"Because he is your partner! Mills! You need to have a good relationship with your colleagues. I hope that when you are at work, someone can take care of you on my behalf! Is this reason enough?" Tracy didn't even leave the kitchen.
The reasons are stated in it.
The most important reason why Tracey wanted to stay with Mills was Mills' temper. He was kind and had a sense of justice. But his temper was too irritable, and he always had bad relationships because of work matters and at the same time. For example, before
In Springfield City, because of a case, he not only beat up his colleagues, but also scolded his boss. If it weren't for his outstanding professional ability, he would have been kicked out of the police station long ago, but even so,
He also spent three years on the bench in the police station.
It wasn't until one of his comrades learned about his situation and helped him move to Chicago that he got rid of his previous predicament.
"But, dear..."
"Listen, idiot, except for work, you have to listen to me in everything, as you promised!" Tracy knew that Mills was not very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. That's why she made a three-part agreement with Mills, otherwise she would not agree.
Moved to Chicago.
"Okay, idiot." He never breaks his promise to her. This is the only thing he can give her.
…
Soon an old black man and an attractive workplace beauty knocked on the door of Mills' house.
There is no need to say any more words for small talk, you can't escape those words.
"Pepper, this is William, he is a colleague of Mills. William, this is Pepper, my college classmate and roommate!"
"College classmates? Aren't you sisters?"
William is very humorous, and he is not the type who pretends to be humorous. On the contrary, he has a rigorous style, is mature in his work, and speaks very seriously. But somehow, he has a natural sense of humor. This is not a surprising sentence,
Paired with his expression and tone, it's particularly interesting.
The two girls were amused, but Mills looked confused. He couldn't figure out what the point of the joke was.
Pepper is a very capable woman, she doesn't mince words or mince words, and she is very good at interpersonal communication. Without her and William's help, the dinner party, which was originally a little stiff because of Mills's temper, immediately became lively.
, Mills also temporarily put aside his prejudice against William.
"Did you grow up in Minnesota?" During the chat, Pepper suddenly learned that William grew up in Minnesota, which surprised her.
"Yeah. But I don't like it there. There, people's discrimination against black people is almost obvious. My parents fled from the south to the north, wanting to find a place to live without discrimination. But they obviously made the wrong choice.
It’s a place where I never felt friendly or warm in my childhood and youth. What? Are you from Minnesota too?”
"Oh...I'm sorry."
"It's okay, that was more than forty years ago. Tell me, why are you so surprised?"
"I'm not from Minnesota. I was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but I went through high school in Minnesota. My dad is in the insurance industry and was transferred to Minnesota that year because of work."
Connecticut is one of the safest and richest states in the United States, and it is also the region with the most prosperous insurance industry in the United States. It is not unusual for Pepper's father to be engaged in the insurance industry.
"Then where did you go to high school?"
"City of Wyndham."
"Well, it's a nice town, and the surrounding farms are beautiful."
…
The four people chatted more and more happily, and the atmosphere reached its highest point after a subway drove over.
Mills was deceived. Every time his real estate agent took him to see the house, he only let them stay for five minutes, so Mills had no idea that the subway would pass by them and make the house feel like an earthquake.
.
This made William laugh, and then the two girls laughed too. Mills saw everyone laughing and laughed too.
…
After dinner, the ladies continued chatting and the men talked about work.
But before they could chat for a while, a phone call came over.
Another murder occurred in their jurisdiction. The men had to go on an emergency mission.
The party could only end here. Mills planned to send Pepper to the hotel first, and then they went to the venue. But Pepper obviously didn't have enough time with his old classmates, so he asked Tracy, who was alone at home, to go to the hotel with him to meet a lady.
night of.
Mills wholeheartedly agrees with this!
He originally didn't want Tracy to stay at home.
So it became like, first send the two ladies to the hotel together, and then they go to the scene.
At the same time, Jin also called Kai and told him that another murder had occurred. Chicago is a big city, very big. There are murders here every day. Logically speaking, this kind of thing has nothing to do with Kai. But Jin was on the phone
Li told Kai that a word written in blood appeared at the scene of the murder.
‘greed’ greedy!
Kai got up immediately and planned to rush to the scene of the crime.
Just when he came to the door of the hotel, he happened to meet Mills and others sending Pepper and Tracy to the hotel.
Pepper booked the same hotel as Kai.
Mills and the others did not expect to meet Kai here. As soon as they saw Kai's appearance, they knew that Kai had also received the news. So after saying hello, they naturally talked about the case. Before that, Kai noticed that Mill
There were two women who looked exactly the same next to Si, but he didn't pay attention.
"Are you...Adam?" But he was recognized.
Kai turned back to look at the workplace beauty who spoke out. He was thinking, or rather he was looking through Adam's memory, trying to find her information.
"By the way, I remember Kay, you work near Wyndham City, right? Pepper once studied at Sam High School in Wyndham City." William felt that Pepper was a little embarrassed, so he immediately assisted. After all, Kai's expression showed that,
He didn't even remember who Pepper was.
Pepper, Sam's High School, these two keywords are enough for Kai to search Adam's memory.
"Pepper?"
Pepper's full name is eerotts, and eer means chili pepper. In addition, as a transfer student, in order to prevent being bullied, Pepper had a more fiery personality when he was in school, so he got this nickname.
Of course, this is not the point. There is a reason why Pepper was able to recognize ‘Adam’ whose appearance changed greatly in the first place. That is, Adam is Pepper’s first love!
Adam was a handsome young man back then, and he was also a top student, football quarterback, and the school's darling. Pepper was also a popular figure, so the two naturally came together. But Adam was a devout believer and had no regard for chastity.
It's relatively heavy, so it's really a pure first love between them, and they gave each other their first kiss.
