Weir Street.

A black Volvo sedan passed quickly by the roadside.

The window of the cab was open, and Val's left arm was leaning on the window. While driving, his eyes occasionally glanced at the street on the left.

As we enter mid-December, the Christmas atmosphere becomes more intense, and stores begin to promote holiday gifts.

The supermarket where Val works is also busier than usual, and many people have already started preparing holiday items.

Val drove the car into the parking lot and happened to meet a Latino colleague with yellow hair. The other person looked at Val's car and said, "Oh, you are finally willing to replace that classic car. This car looks much better."

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Val smiled and said, "Yes, this car has a lot of space in the back."

"What does the space in the back seat have to do with driving? Colleague Huang Mao was confused. Cars are for driving, and you don't sit in the back seat?

Val got out of the car and patted him on the shoulder, "I won't always be single."

Colleague Huang Mao: "..."

Val is very satisfied with his new car. Although it is a second-hand car, there is no problem with its performance. He feels that he is at least five minutes faster than usual today, and his whole mood is different.

After entering the supermarket, Val changed into work clothes, held a morning meeting, cleaned, adjusted prices, and replenished goods. He was busy for nearly an hour before officially opening the store.

After this period of time, Val gradually adapted to this job, gained a stable income, paid off his previous credit card debt, and his current living situation has also been greatly improved.

He put a large bag of Christmas hats on the shelf. These days were a good time for sales. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.

"Luke, you have the day off?"

"Yes, I'll take advantage of the break to buy some Christmas gifts. Once I get busy, I won't have time at all."

"OK, whatever you want to buy, I will be your guide."

"Buy some food, a Christmas tree, decorations, and gifts."

“See our ‘new’ car?”

"I took a look when I was passing by the parking lot and it was pretty good."

After Luke finished speaking, he walked to the shelf selling Christmas trees. The Christmas trees were packed in boxes and needed to be assembled by yourself.

Luke put four boxes of Christmas trees in his shopping cart.

Val asked in confusion, "Why did you buy so many?"

"Grandpa's house, mom's house, my house, and our office also need one. After all, it's the holidays, and having something like this creates a festive atmosphere."

Val nodded, "That's right."

Luke started shopping, and as he continued to buy, he realized that one shopping cart was not enough, so Val pushed another shopping cart to help him load things.

After checking out, the two put their items in the car, and the trunk was filled to the brim.

After bidding farewell to Val, Luke drove back home. As soon as he entered the community, his cell phone rang.

Luke pressed the answer button and said, "Director, what do you want from me?"

"Luke, a murder was discovered this morning. I assigned it to the first squadron to investigate. Can you return to the team?"

"No problem, send me the address."

Luke returned home, put the gifts in the house, and drove straight to the crime scene.

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Downtown Los Angeles.

Kasli Apartments.

Several police cars were parked near the apartment, and two police officers stood at the door of the apartment.

Luke showed his police badge and asked, "Which floor is the crime scene on?"

"Third floor, sir."

This is an older apartment building with only three floors and no elevator.

At this time, a cordon was set up in Room 309 on the easternmost side of the third floor, and many police officers stood at the door.

"team leader."

"Captain Li." After seeing Luke, everyone greeted him one after another.

The deputy was holding his hands behind his back and communicating in a low voice with a police officer. He frowned slightly when he saw Luke, "Reid informed you?"

Luke joked, "Well, it sounds like he is trying to usurp the throne."

The deputy captain waved his hand, "Come on, I'm just an old man who wants to live up to the captain's addiction."

"Don't worry, you will have a chance." Luke made up his mind to take a good vacation to spend Christmas with his family. Even if there is a case then, he will push it to the deputy team, so that he can have a good time as captain.

Of course, before Christmas, he still had to investigate the case carefully. He should be busy when he should be busy and be free when he should be free. Only in this way would he be confident.

The deputy team pointed to the door of the apartment, "This morning, the neighbor of the apartment found that the door of the deceased's house was unlocked, opened the door and found the body of the deceased.

No items identifying the deceased were found at the scene."

"Was the deceased the homeowner?"

"No, the homeowner is a white man, and the deceased is an Asian woman."

Luke asked, "Have you contacted the landlord?"

"We found the owner's phone number, but it didn't get through. I will send someone to keep an eye on it.

I’ll let you know when I get in touch.”

"Where's the reporter?"

"Going out to do errands."

"Get in touch, I want to see him later." After Luke finished speaking, he walked into the apartment where the deceased was.

The apartment was not large, like a large room. When you entered the door, you could see a large bed. Lying on the bed was a naked female body, with her legs hanging down beside the bed, her eyes wide open, and an obvious strangulation mark on her neck.

mark.

Luke walked in and took a look. She was an Asian woman with black hair, petite body, and good proportions. She had a bloody letter 'H' carved between her chest and abdomen.

There were scattered clothes around the body, including stockings, underwear, eye masks, kimonos, tissues, etc.

The technical team and forensic scientists have also arrived at the scene and have been conducting surveys around the body.

Luke tried his best to avoid them and searched other places in the house. There was not much furniture in the house, just a bed, wardrobe, dresser, and TV.

There are a lot of clothes in the closet, including black silk stockings, stewardess uniforms, police uniforms, nurse uniforms, leather whips, etc.

There are cosmetics on the top of the dressing table. When I open the drawer, there is Geometric Durex inside. There are several used Durex in the trash can next to the bed.

Luke went to the bathroom to check again. There were only some toiletries and toiletries, bathrobes, and a pair of men's slippers.

Luke asked Mary from the technical team, "Did you find anything?"

Mary sighed, "I found too many hairs everywhere, with different colors, textures, lengths, and shapes...

I can only say that a lot of people have been here.”

"Did you find any blood?"

"No."

"Are there any clues to the identity of the deceased?"

"Not yet, but we should find something when we finish dealing with the hair and the Durex in the trash can."

"Thank you." After Luke finished speaking, he walked to the medical examiner Sheila, "What was the cause of death?"

Sheila stood up and gestured, "The murderer should have stood behind the deceased, strangled the victim's neck with a rope, and suffocated him to death.

The time of death was approximately between ten o'clock last night and two o'clock in the morning.

The deceased was between 30 and 35 years old, 1.6cm tall, Asian, and had played poker before his death."

"Where's the murder weapon?"

Sheila pointed to the belt next to the kimono, "If my guess is correct, it should be that one. Of course, further identification needs to be done before drawing a conclusion."

Luke pointed to the letter 'H' on the deceased's belly, "Where's this?"

Forensic doctor Sheila said, "It was carved after death. The wound is very smooth. It should be the use of a sharp tool such as a dagger."

But no similar tools were found at the site."

Xiao Hei asked, "Why did the murderer carve letters on the belly of the deceased? What does this letter mean?"

Silla shrugged, “I don’t know either.

However, some perverts like to leave some 'marks' on the dead, just like puppies peeing."

Xiao Hei pointed to his head, "So, the murderer may be the pervert with problems here."

"Then you won't know until you catch her." Sheila finished her sentence and continued to dispose of the body.

Luke glanced around the apartment and saw almost no living items. It was more like a temporary place to stay.

The deputy shouted at the door of the apartment, "Captain, is the reporter here?"

Luke walked out of the apartment and saw a black man standing at the door. He was about 1.8 meters tall with a crew cut. He glanced into the apartment from time to time and said, "Sir, you are looking for me."
To be continued...