The next morning.
Robbery and Murder Departnt, Squad One, eting Room.
At nine o'five in the morning, Susan punctually called to order a case summary eting.
Little Black glanced around, "Where are Raymond and Jenny? Why aren't they here?"
Susan said, "They've gone to track down the murderer's whereabouts."
"Wow … what did I miss?" Little Black asked, surprised.
Last night, in order to avoid any impropriety, Little Black had not participated in the arrest and interrogation of Pari.
Luke had also not attended the interrogation of Pari.
Both of them had left work earlier.
The interrogation of Pari had been handled by the deputy squad leader and David.
Raymond, Matthew, and Jenny were instead investigating the murderer's whereabouts.
Susan spoke up, "Deputy leader, tell us about the progress made during yesterday's interrogation."
The deputy cleared his throat and spoke, "We reached a plea agreent with Pari Jones, dropping the charges of obstructing law enforcent against her and only charging her with possession of stolen goods.
Moreover, she agreed not to further investigate or report on the homicides related to Dracula Bar.
The relevant evidence was also turned over to the police."
Little Black spread his hands, "Is that it?"
The deputy countered, "What else would you have us do? Do you really think a business card could send her to prison?
Be more realistic.
Luke, you caught her, what do you think?
"I have no objections," Luke said indifferently.
The police investigation into Pari Jones was not aid at putting her in jail, but rather to prove that her investigative activities on the Dracula Bar homicides were illegal and hampering the police investigation to so extent.
That way, the police could properly confiscate the footage obtained by her through illegal ans.
In plain terms, they didn't want the sensational news of a vampire killing making it into the press.
From the results, the police's goals were achieved.
Little Black inquired, "Did Pari Jones know that the business card was stolen?"
The deputy countered, "Would you print soone else's business card?"
"Why would I print soone else's business card?"
The deputy said, "Exactly, since it belonged to the deceased, it must have been obtained from the cri scene; as a reporter, she obviously wouldn't be unaware of such a simple fact.
The police weren't wrong to arrest her at all."
Little Black said, "What about the charge of obstructing law enforcent? Did Pari Jones warn Michael not to give the video to the police?"
The deputy chuckled, "You don't look very smart."
Little Black rolled his eyes, "You annoying old fool."
The deputy countered, "Why are you insulting ?"
"You started it."
The deputy explained, "I was rely comnting on your appearance."
Little Black said, "I think you were insulting ."
The deputy snapped his fingers, "See? The sa sentence can take on different anings from different perspectives."
He looked towards Luke and repeated the phrase, "You don't look very smart."
Luke smiled, "There's nobody here smarter than ."
The deputy looked at Little Black, "The sa sentence produces different effects when directed at different people.
You get angry, while Luke is indifferent.
The sa words, even from one person, can have such an effect, let alone when two people are involved in a dispute."
The deputy shrugged and continued,
"In actual investigations, suspects always try to provide statents that are beneficial to them. Where there's evidence, it obviously prevails, but so details are hard to judge.
Whoever cooperates with the police, the police tends to favor their testimony.
They are smart, they all understood my point, and they each reached a plea deal.
A plea deal that is advantageous for the police.
And that's enough."
Susan clapped her hands, "Reid would really appreciate your efficiency, it saved the departnt quite a bit in overti and expenses." Then, Susan shifted gears, "Let's now talk about leads on the murderer."
Matthew spoke up, "After they arrested soone last night at the TV station, Raymond and I started checking the surveillance videos related to the murder. The murderer always had his back to the dashcams during the cri.
We reviewed the bar's lobby surveillance, but due to poor lighting and angles, the footage was not very clear. We could only determine that the suspect is a Caucasian male.
Identified by height, clothing, gestures, and shoes.
We checked the surrounding area's surveillance.
The murderer fled from the scene imdiately after committing the cri, and through roadside surveillance, we found that he got into a cab.
Raymond and Jenny are now investigating the drivers who were pulling fares in the area at that ti, and we expect to hear from them soon."
David added, "I also watched the surveillance video of the murder. The murderer jumped out directly from the back door of the bar, overpowered the victim, and bit them. What was his motive?"
Little Black suggested, "Could it have been a prank?"
After a mont, Luke responded, "It's unlikely to be a prank. The victim's neck wound, though not fatal, was also not negligible—he lost quite a bit of blood.
That doesn't seem like just a prank."
Little Black broached an old topic, "Could it really be ..."
Though Little Black didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood what he was hinting at.
David scoffed, "Bullshit, I don't believe in such nonsense."
Luke ntioned, "I've heard of a condition called 'vampirism syndro,' also known as porphyria.
It's a blood disorder characterized by photosensitive dermatitis, abdominal pain, and neuropsychiatric disturbances.
Patients with this disease fear sunlight exposure, and many live in relatively dark places."
Little Black's eyes widened inquiringly, "Do these patients need to drink blood for treatnt?"
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