Office area of Investigation Team No. 5.
After pondering for a moment, Luo An gestured to Mona to type out the girl's information and photos on the computer.
He prepares to give it to Philomena, asking if the girl is the sister Philomena is looking for.
If it weren't for her sister, there would be no need to tell Philomena about this case. Mona could just continue the investigation.
If it really is...
Seeing the eyes of Lacey and Mona, Luo An said expressionlessly:
"The news of the girl's death must be told to Philomena. After all, she is a relative of the girl."
Information on the computer shows that the girl’s body has not yet been claimed.
Even for the sake of the girl's funeral, they should tell Philomena the news.
A few minutes passed and Mona finished preparing the girl's information and photos. Luo An took the folder and tilted his head to look at Lacey.
Lacey patted her cheek, stood up and walked into the interrogation room with Luo An.
——
The girl was indeed Philomena's sister.
After hearing the news of her sister's death, Philomena sat in a chair for a long time, and finally covered her eyes with her hands, lowered her head and cried silently.
"it's all my fault……"
Hearing Philomena's words, Lacey hurriedly comforted her. After Philomena calmed down, she took out a piece of paper and handed it to her, and then asked in a low voice:
"Philo, what happened?"
Luo An was also a little confused about Philomena's reaction.
He just guessed that Philomena might subconsciously deny the matter after learning about her sister's death.
Yelling and even refusing to say who was behind the murder of Brent Hughes was part of his preparation.
Luo An also thought about the solution to this situation in advance.
But unexpectedly, Philomena seemed to have guessed the possibility that her sister was dead.
And she also blamed herself for all this.
"it's all my fault."
After hearing Lacey's question, Philomena was silent for a while, then repeated this sentence, and then whispered:
“He treated me much better after I helped him make some money.
One night a long time ago, after he finished messing with me, I came up with the idea of giving back some of the money I got to my family.
Not only did he agree, he allowed me to sit in front of him and chat with my parents on the phone. "
Speaking of this, the expression on Philomena's face was extremely complicated.
Philomena was very happy to hear the man's words. She hadn't called her parents for a long time and could only communicate through text messages every time.
Because the man was sitting right in front of Philomena, Philomena did not dare to tell her story on the phone.
She could only tell her parents that she was living a good life now, with good food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and she also made a lot of money, so she sent some back to subsidize the family.
But what Philomena didn't expect was that her cousin, who had just turned 18, happened to be a guest at her home that night.
After hearing her cousin say on the phone that she was working as a model in New York and that her daily life was colorful, the idea of joining her cousin suddenly came to her mind.
How could Philomena let her cousin jump into the fire pit, so she hurriedly hung up the phone.
"But I didn't expect that she would come to New York anyway."
Philomena covered her cheeks with her hands and said with a trembling voice:
"Three days ago, a strange call suddenly came to my mobile phone. When I picked up the call, I found that it was actually my cousin!"
The cousin on the other end of the phone was very anxious and told Philomena that she had come to New York but was deceived and was now being forced to sell her sex.
She secretly took the client's mobile phone while the client was exercising with a good sister, and ran to the bathroom to make a call to Philomena.
The cousin on the other end of the phone wanted Philomena to save her, but before Philomena could ask where her cousin was now, a man's curse suddenly came from the phone, and then the other end hung up the phone.
Philomena was very frightened and anxious to save people.
But she didn't know where her cousin was now and couldn't call the police. Secondly, she couldn't leave because she was always surrounded by surveillance personnel sent by men.
Until today, Philomena finally took advantage of an old Wall Street man to take a shower, successfully escaped from the surveillance personnel by jumping off the balcony like a gamble, and ran to the NYPD police station...
After listening to Philomena's narration, Lacey looked solemn and felt very complicated deep in her heart.
"Three days ago?"
Luo An, who was sitting next to him, didn't look very good either, but he discovered an important point.
The case of the female corpse in the deep pit at the seaside was discovered the day before yesterday, and Philomena's cousin called three days ago, and the body number was still ranked 21st out of 22.
Luo An held his chin in his hand and whispered to himself:
"Cousin Philomena was probably killed by the murderer shortly after making the phone call."
But Luo An did not tell Philomena this guess because he still had one most important question to ask:
"Philomena, who is the man you are talking about? What is his name?"
"His name is Salbato Cristo."
Upon hearing Luo An's inquiry, Philomena did not hesitate, immediately raised her head, gritted her teeth and said firmly:
"His father is an immigrant from Europe, and he himself has connections with many European-based gangs in New York.
Salbato-Christo’s apparent identity is the owner of a high-end jewelry store for rent! "
"OK."
After learning the identity of the man behind the murder of Brent Hughes, Luo An nodded decisively and stood up to leave the interrogation room.
Just as the door opened, Philomena looked at Luo An's back and begged loudly:
"Agent Luo An, I beg you, help catch the murderer of my cousin!"
Luo An paused when he heard this, did not answer, and still walked out of the interrogation room quickly.
When Philomena saw this, her body swayed, her face turned pale, and then she hurriedly turned her eyes to Lacey.
Philomena doesn't know much about the speed at which the FBI handles cases.
But the group of detectives in front of them could figure out the Brent Hughes case so quickly, and Philomena believed that they would also be able to quickly find the murderer of her cousin.
Seeing Philomena's eyes, Lacey's eyebrows twitched, but she also did not agree.
Although Lacey sympathized with the two Philomena sisters, that case was not something she could take on if she wanted to.
Lacey asked herself whether she could reach this level in the No. 5 Investigation Team.
The only person who has the power to choose whether to take over the case is Luo An, except for the leader Augustus in the No. 5 investigation team.
Augustus is the team leader, so he naturally has this power.
And Luo An is the specific leader in solving the case. He can not only solve the case, but also lead everyone to earn bonuses.
The agents of the No. 5 Investigation Team didn't say anything, but in fact, they already ranked Luo An as the deputy team in their hearts.
So Luo An naturally has the power to decide whether to take the case.
Thinking of this, Lacey pretended not to see the pleading look in Philomena's red eyes and followed Luo An out of the interrogation room.
"Mona!"
After walking out of the interrogation room, Luo An didn't waste any time and immediately asked Mona to investigate Salbato Cristo's current location, and then asked Lacey to apply for a search warrant.
"OK!"
After hearing Luo An's words, Mona immediately nodded in agreement, and her fingers started flying on the keyboard.
Lacey put the documents back at her workstation and was about to leave the office area to apply for a search warrant, but after hesitating for a few seconds, she still tilted her head to look at Luo An and asked in a low voice:
"Luo An, what do you think about the serial murder case at the beach?"
When Mona heard this, she paused typing on the keyboard and looked back at Luo An.
(End of chapter)
