"That's unrealistic.
I'm currently working on a very important case." Even if Luke didn't have a case on hand, it wasn't as if he could take on any case he wanted to.
Police officers aren't detectives; they can't arbitrarily choose cases. If they were to actively request to investigate a case just because there's a reward, the police system would be in chaos.
Orty said, "That's a pity, because it's not a small amount of money."
Luke asked, "Which departnt is responsible for this case at the mont?"
Orty replied, "The car was hijacked in the Southern District's jurisdiction, and apparently the Southern District was the first to arrive at the scene.
Additionally, I've heard that the FBI might also get involved in the investigation."
Since the FBI was also getting involved, Luke had no intention of getting mixed up in it. He raised his glass as a gesture, "Anyway, thank you.
And thank you for the dinner; I was very satisfied."
...
The next morning.
Luke arrived at the police station early, but instead of going to the Robbery and Murder Departnt, he first went to the tech team.
After waiting for half an hour and receiving the forensic results, Luke returned to the Robbery and Murder Departnt.
As soon as he entered the office, Luke called out, "Guys, eting ti."
Luke went over to the projector and put the forensic results onto the screen, "Yesterday, the tech team brought back the food and red wine that Mr. and Mrs. Gray had consud to the detective bureau for analysis, and found a substance in the wine that can cause unconsciousness.
Yesterday afternoon, Georgia Gray was taken to the hospital for examination. The tech team also got a sample of her blood, tested it for drugs, and found no substance that could cause unconsciousness in her blood."
Jenny said, "So Georgia Gray lied; she wasn't drugged. What exactly happened on the night of the 29th? Why did she pretend to be locked in a secret room?"
Jackson said, "I suspect it might have sothing to do with her husband, according to her statent, she had dinner with her husband on the evening of the 29th.
We previously speculated that she might have been drugged and locked up by her own husband;
If the drugging and imprisonnt were self-orchestrated, then her husband wouldn't be a suspect." At this point, Jackson boldly speculated, "Could it be that her husband was the one who was truly drugged, and she was the one who drugged him?"
Blackie said, "That makes sense, but to prove that, we need to find her husband first.
Our investigation thod hasn't really changed."
Jackson shook his head, "No, there is a difference.
If Mr. Gray has beco a victim, then he might have already t with foul play, and searching through a wanted order is no longer appropriate.
He might have already beco a corpse, and using thods ant for finding living people will never yield a corpse.
And if we can't find the body, we can't convict Georgia Gray."
Jenny frowned and said, "Since no drug substances were detected in Georgia Gray's body, it proves that she lied, and that should be considered evidence."
Luke had thought of that too, "It is indeed key evidence, but the greater significance of this evidence is to alert the police to the suspicious aspects of the case.
Although it can prove that Georgia Gray may have lied, it can't convict her, and the interrogation would reach a stalemate.
Therefore, until we find key evidence or Mr. Gray, I don't plan to alert her unexpectedly.
While we're keeping her puzzlent, we can investigate secretly."
The Deputy said, "What's the direction of the investigation then? Searching for Mr. Gray's body?"
Luke agreed that Mr. Gray had a large possibility of being a victim, "That's one main direction."
The Deputy said, "The Grays moved to the holiday ho on the 18th, and during this ti, they had little contact with the outside world.
Mr. Gray could have been victimized sowhere between the 18th and the 29th. The tifra is rather lengthy; it would be best to narrow down the ti of Mr. Gray's disappearance a bit more precisely."
Luke nodded and instructed, "Raymond, Jenny, contact the surrounding relations of the Grays, verify the last ti Mr. Gray was in contact with the outside world."
"Yes, sir."
Blackie said, "If Mr. Gray was really killed, his body might also have been buried. Should we look for a burial site around the resort, along with that missing Porsche Cayenne?"
Luke thought for a mont, "The task of finding the Porsche Cayenne is yours.
As for searching for a body near the resort, we can start with discrete visits to identify a few convenient burial spots, but be careful not to alert Georgia Gray for now."
Jackson said, "If Georgia Gray really killed her husband, could she also be the real killer of Kilo Jones?"
Luke said, "Georgia Gray might be the real killer of Kilo Jones, but she might have also killed her husband to avenge Kilo Jones."
Luke had already guessed that Georgia Gray was a key figure in this case, but he still couldn't figure out the reason behind the whole affair, "Deputy, do you have any progress on your side?"
"Yes, I t with the fiancée of the murdered officer Jens Hauley yesterday, the two of them were engaged and living together, and had a good relationship; they were planning to get married in the sumr of '23, but unfortunately...
I checked Jens Hauley's belongings at his ho and found a key in the drawer; this key wasn't for a door lock, nor did I find anything like a safe.
I then questioned his fiancée and learned that Jens Hauley had rented a warehouse.
I found that warehouse; inside, there were so furniture and miscellaneous items, and, on top of that, I found 200,000 US Dollars and so docunts."
Blackie exclaid, "What did you say? You found 200,000 US Dollars in the warehouse?"
"Yes."
Blackie grinned with his thick lips, "That's not normal, is it? Who would store so much cash in a warehouse? I sure wouldn't do sothing like that.
Unless that money was illegitimate."
Luke reminded, "Marcus, don't speak recklessly; beware of causing trouble for yourself."
Blackie patted his lips, "Sorry, I shouldn't rashly doubt my colleagues."
That said, Luke also secretly agreed with Blackie's words; who in their right mind would store 200,000 dollars in cash in a warehouse?
However, being suspicious in his heart was one thing; considering the identity of officer Jens Hauley, such words couldn't be spoken lightly.
"Deputy, you just ntioned finding so docunts; what were they?"
"They looked like the blueprint of so large venue, which seed familiar, but I couldn't think of it at the mont." The Deputy handed over the docunts.
Luke opened it and, indeed, it was a blueprint of a venue, with positions of security personnel, monitoring, infrared triggers marked on it...
Luke found the blueprint to be very familiar as he flipped through a few pages and finally rembered the place it reminded him of.
The Getty Museum.
This docunt was actually a blueprint of the Getty Museum, no, to be precise, it was a distribution map of the museum's security personnel and facilities.
Luke recalled his conversation with Orty last night; could Jens Hauley's death be related to the case of the museum's stolen paintings?
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