When he learned that Mona's father was going to Los Angeles in a few months, the expression on Luo An's face remained unchanged, but deep inside he was already boiling.
Is Los Angeles such a good city?
Although he has lived two lifetimes, this is the first time for Luo An to meet the woman's elder. He understands the uneasiness in a man's heart when he meets his partner's elder for the first time.
Moreover, Mona's father is a CIA who has been performing missions abroad for many years... Luo An feels that although the possibility of the other party taking action is low, it is not impossible.
After Mona said this, she continued to chat briefly with Luo An, then turned and left the lounge.
Luo An followed closely and returned to his work station with Mona.
There is an old saying in the East that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will sink naturally when it reaches the bridge. Luo An thought about it, and finally decided to adapt to the situation when the time comes. Anyway, the other party will not directly draw the gun.
However, some information still needs to be inquired in advance, so Luo An began to gossip about Mona's father's personal situation.
Then Luo An learned that Mona's father was not from New York. He had been living in Chicago before marrying Mona's mother.
Chicago, the third largest city in the Union, is not only the capital of finance and technology, but is also more famous for its title of "Crime City".
This is a city where congressmen have called and proposed a ceasefire between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. in Chicago.
Luo An: "..."
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This week passed quickly. On Saturday and Sunday, Luo An and Mona watched movies and went shopping. In the evening, they did some actions to share feelings and sweat, so time came to Monday of the next week in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, a group of agents were chattering, while Luo An sat on a chair to clear his mind, still slowly accepting the reality of starting work life again.
Bang!
"Everyone! There's a new case!"
The door to the office area was pushed open with a bang, and August's iconic loud voice rang out again.
However, when the detectives turned their attention to August, they found that he was not holding the document in his hand as usual.
“Just now, a body was found in a garbage dump in the suburbs of New York.
Because that area belongs to the federal government, the NYPD called us. "
"OK."
Luo An picked up the coffee and took a sip, then stood up and headed to the crime scene with Mona.
The location of the crime was a bit far away from Manhattan Island, and it was a garbage dump itself, so the smell was magical and complex. Luo An and Mona sneezed twice as soon as they got off the car.
"Hello, I am Roan Greenwood from Investigation Team No. 5."
Showing the golden badge to the NYPD waiting at the scene, Luo An and Mona raised the cordon and walked into the crime scene and asked:
"What happened to the body? Has the identity been found out?"
"Hello, Deputy Team Leader Luo An."
The NYPD stretched out his hand and shook Luo An's hand. After hearing Luo An's question, he explained:
"Sorry, there is not one body, but two."
"What?"
Luo An frowned, and Mona showed a look of surprise on her face. She turned around and asked:
"But when you called, didn't you talk about a corpse?"
"Yeah."
The NYPD spread its hands, with a helpless expression on its face:
"But when we found the first body, we briefly checked the nearby garbage, and then found the second body in a cardboard box."
"All right."
Mona sighed after hearing this. At this time, she and Luo An had already walked to the side of the first corpse.
The NYPD begins with a brief introduction:
"The body was about 60 years old, a white female. She had no wallet, no bank card, and no information related to her identity."
The corpse had been covered with white cloth. Luo An bent down and lifted the white cloth. A corpse with a severely damaged face and a watermelon almost split in half appeared in front of him.
Mona next to her also saw this scene and cursed something starting with F in a low voice, then turned around and asked:
"Did you find the murder weapon?"
"No, there is too much garbage here, we can't find it."
The NYPD shook his head, then pointed at a black bag not far away:
"But we found a bloody disposable raincoat inside, which should have been left by the murderer."
Luo An nodded, covered the white cloth with Mona and walked towards the second corpse, and asked at the same time:
"Can you find out which junkyard truck brought these two bodies?"
"This dump is responsible for half of New York City's garbage, and nearly 150 garbage trucks come in and out every day."
NYPD followed Luo An and said:
“If it weren’t for the fact that the crusher in this garbage dump was a bit old and it would easily get stuck if the garbage was not broken up, forcing the workers at the garbage dump to break up the garbage manually, the two bodies might have been crushed directly. After the crusher is processed, there is no way we can find these two bodies."
"I hope the crew who found the body have a good night's sleep tonight."
Luo An said casually, then bent down and started to look at the second corpse.
The second corpse was that of a little boy, about six or seven years old. The body was somewhat mummified, and the signs of careful handling were very obvious.
Not only that, Luo An also discovered that the boy's ten fingers had also disappeared.
"What a bad day."
Luo An sighed, covered the second corpse with the white cloth again, then turned back to Mona and said:
"Call the people at the Trace Inspection Department."
"OK."
Mona nodded, and just as she took out her phone, Luo An suddenly thought of something and added:
"By the way, let's talk about the situation at the scene and ask them to send more people and drive a slightly larger car. I'm afraid they need to take back all the garbage near the two bodies."
Looking at the dense black packaging bags and various garbage near the two corpses, Mona grinned:
"OK, no problem."
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At 12 noon, the No. 5 investigation team office area.
"So, one homicide turned into two homicides?"
Lacey picked up the coffee and took a sip, with a surprised expression on her face.
"That's right."
Ryder nodded and continued:
"But one good thing is that Roan and Mona didn't find the third body in the dump."
"What great news."
Lacey was speechless, and then asked:
"What are Roan and Mona doing now?"
"Waiting for the forensic autopsy in the trace examination department, and looking for clues through the trash."
Ryder patted Lacey on the shoulder and smiled:
"But because there is too much garbage on site, they won't be able to finish it all in a while, so Luo An asked me and you to help."
Lacey: "..."
In the trace examination department, the forensic doctor has completed the preliminary examination of the two corpses:
"Corpse No. 1 had twelve puncture wounds on her left and right breasts, but the real cause of her death was pneumothorax."
Luo An stood aside and nodded:
"In other words, she choked to death on her own blood, right?"
"That's right."
The forensic doctor turned around and continued:
"No human fluids were found in the body's lower body, but there were lacerations inside and some small wooden thorns were found. In one of the garbage bags, we found a wooden table leg that met the requirements."
Mona looked to be in her 60s, but her skin was in good condition and her well-maintained body frowned. Luo An, who was standing next to her, had no expression on his face and asked:
"Have you found out the identity of this victim?"
(End of chapter)
