Bedroom on the second floor of the villa.
The ex-wife of the deceased Paul Blake was named Iona. She was a young white woman who was dressed very violently... coolly.
When Roan and Lacey walked upstairs, she was smoking a Lady's cigarette, holding her daughter in her arms and talking quietly.
"Hello, Ms. Iona."
Luo An and Lacey took out their golden FBI badges to identify themselves, and then began to ask about the relevant content.
"I didn't expect this to happen."
Iona opened her mouth and blew out a puff of smoke, kicked Erlang's legs, hugged her daughter and said:
"My daughter has gone through too much during this time. First I cheated and got divorced, and then her father died. This was really difficult for her."
Because Iona was wearing too cool clothes, when the other party crossed her legs, Lacey could even see her center point and what looked like panties.
In addition, Iona herself was not bad looking, so when Lacey took out a small notebook to record her words, her eyes would always wander uncontrollably.
After patting Lacey's arm hard, Luo An was actually a little speechless. This was the first time he saw a woman cheating on him, and she said it so confidently.
But this is the Federation. How can Iona enjoy her freedom? Luo An briefly chatted with her and then turned his attention to the daughter in her arms, Keli.
"I was sleeping."
Keli's mood has obviously not recovered. Keli didn't know how to answer Luo An's questions. She just kept repeating everything that happened that night:
“Uncle Kelton pulled me up from the bed and asked me to hide under the bed, and then I saw Uncle Kelton fighting with a black man holding a knife.
I seem to have seen that black man before. He was the one who renovated the house. My father had a quarrel with him before because when my father was working outside, he took photos of that man eating and selling leaves while he was renovating.
After the uncle fell, the black man took off his pants, waved the knife a few times and left.
When there was no movement in the room, I crawled out from under the bed and called the police. "
Keli said that what she said when she called the police were a few words that her father had taught her before:
A white girl, 10 years old, lives in a wealthy area of a high-end community. Someone wants to kill her, please help.
Sure enough, the NYPD arrived at the villa in less than three minutes.
"..."x2
Keli's last words were a bit too funny, and Lacey opened her mouth not knowing what to say.
Also, Keli said the murderer was a black man, but black serial killers... are so rare.
Next to him, Luo An rubbed his temples. He couldn't tell whether the murderer was a black man or not. Keli's words were somewhat inconsistent, and the lights were not turned on at the time of the crime.
But Luo An noticed another important point in Keli’s words:
"Keli, you just said that when your father was working outside, you took photos of unruly workers working at your house?"
The security system has not been renovated and the cameras have not been set up. Where did Paul Blake take the photos?
Keli raised her head, with some confusion on her face, and Luo An had no choice but to turn his eyes to Iona.
"Paul likes to have hidden cameras in his home."
Iona exhaled a puff of smoke again and said coldly:
"He is a control freak and likes the feeling of monitoring others all the time."
Iona said that she was indeed wrong for cheating, but was Paul Blake not wrong?
"OK, OK."
Hearing Iona's words, Luo An's eyes lit up. He ignored the emotional conflict between the two and stood up directly and asked:
"Where does Paul usually install his hidden cameras?"
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Investigation Team No. 5, office area.
A somewhat dark surveillance video is playing on Mona's computer.
"This is video from the hidden camera on the clock in Paul Blake's living room!"
Luo An clapped his hands and motioned for all the agents to come and watch.
The time on the surveillance camera was 12:46 last night. A man wearing black clothes, black pants, and a black hood pried open the back door of Paul Blake's villa and slowly walked in.
The murderer never appears in subsequent scenes because both victims were assassinated upstairs.
After a while, the murderer walked down the stairs and fled quickly along the same route, holding a bloody sharp knife in his hand.
"It seems that this is the murderer we are looking for, and the murder weapon was taken away by him."
Luo An nodded with satisfaction, and then asked:
"How about it, can you do face recognition?"
"can not do this."
Mona shook her head and tapped the keyboard a few times to zoom in on the video. Only then did the detectives realize that the murderer was wearing a black hood, and the video was blurry, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
"All right."
Luo An straightened up, put his hands on his hips, and continued:
"So, does anyone else have any good news for me?"
"The report from the Trace Inspection Department has come out."
Ryder next to him raised the folder in his hand:
"According to the autopsy report, the three victims had the same stab wound marks, and the murderer's knife-wielding habits were also the same, so it can be determined that the murderer of the three murders was the same person."
"So now it's 100% certain that this is a serial murder case, but it's not good news."
Luo An picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, then turned to look at William and other technical agents:
"What about you? Do you have any good news?"
"certainly!"
William chuckled, picked up a few pieces of paper from the table and said:
"As you requested, we worked with Mona to dig into the situation of the three people, and found that they had all called the same person multiple times recently.
According to the investigation, the owner of this phone number is Magdalena, a 57-year-old mother who specializes in providing high-end prostitutes for wealthy men. "
Taking the paper handed over by William, there was a photo of Magdalena inside. Although she was 57 years old, she still had charm and a good figure.
Under the photo, there are also Magdalena's life mottos, one of which is "A woman's body is an asset. Since it is an asset, it must be well maintained and sold at a good price."
At the same time, Magdalena also despises those women in the streets and alleys, who have no economic sense at all, saying that since they are just spreading their legs, why not improve themselves to make more money.
"..."
Luo An scratched his head and didn't know what to think of Magdalena's words.
But thinking that this is the Federation and the breath of freedom is everywhere, Magdalena's thoughts are nothing.
Shaking the paper in his hand, Luo An continued to ask:
"So, what you are saying is that the murderer may be related to the women under Magdalena?"
Mona shook her shoulders:
“We couldn’t find any specific information about the women who served under Magdalena.
However, it is said that most of the women under Magdalena work part-time. They have their own lives and have their own boyfriends on weekdays.
What if a boyfriend discovers the other side of his girlfriend, and then these three victims have all been served by that woman..."
“The fires of jealousy and rage are enough to set a man on fire completely.”
Luo An nodded, and just as he was about to ask someone to bring Magdalena back for questioning, August suddenly looked gloomy, pushed open the door of the No. 5 Investigation Team office area and walked in:
"Everyone, the NYPD just discovered a new victim."
"What?"xN
(End of chapter)
