Chapter Ninety-Five: No Bail
"Wow, what are you going to do, stand back!" The middle-aged plainclothes detective was startled by Xiao Yao's expression and movements, stretched forward his left hand and made a stop gesture, and his right hand had already touched his lower back. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as the middle-aged plainclothes detective moved, the two uniformed policemen immediately bowed slightly, put their hands on the guns hanging on their waists, and made an attack posture of pulling out their guns at any time.
"Calm down, don't rush to pull out your gun!" Tim Haggis was startled by the action of the three cops. He immediately held his badge and inserted it between Xiao Yao and the three policemen, and said to the middle-aged police detective, "I'm FBI agent Tim Haggis, he is an eyewitness under our protection, and I promise that he will not attack you." His mission was to protect Xiao Yao, and even if he didn't face the escaped robber Mary, he couldn't let Xiao Yao be pointed at gunpoint by three excited policemen.
The three cops looked at Tim Haggis' FBI agent badge before their expressions relaxed, straightened up again, and removed their hands from their guns.
Tim Haggis breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Xiao Yao and persuaded: "Yang, don't get excited, the police take people away just to investigate, and only the court has the power to convict people! Don't hinder the police from performing their official duties!"
"Investigation?" Xiao Yao said, pointing to a uniformed policeman, "The handcuffs are all on display, is this just an investigation?"
"It's really not as simple as an investigation. The middle-aged detective said, "We now have a lot of evidence, almost enough to prosecute Tiyana Sun, so we have to take her today." ”
"What evidence?" Xiao Yao immediately asked excitedly.
"Young man, who are you, and what is your relationship with her?" said the middle-aged police detective, "It is impossible to disclose the details of the case under investigation to unrelated people." ”
"He is from Huaxia, his name is Xiao Yao, and he subdued two robbers on the plane yesterday, and we are worried that he will be retaliated against by the escaped robbers, so we have taken certain protective measures against him. He's the boyfriend of the suspect you're going to arrest. Tim Haggis raised his badge and said to the middle-aged detective, "So, can you tell us about it?"
To be honest, Tim Haggis is also very curious about this case, and through most of today's observation and contact, he feels that Sun Tingting at least does not look like a person who can kill people.
"Two robbers were subdued on the plane?" The middle-aged detective frowned, and then said, "Is it the case of the kidnapping of prisoners on the plane at JFK Airport yesterday, and he is the Chinese kung fu kid who saved the passengers on the plane?" "The New York Police Department was also involved in last night's case, although the case was finally handed over to the FBI, but some of the circumstances of the case had already spread in the police department.
"Yes. Tim Haggis nodded.
"The robbers in uniform on the plane?, protected by FBI agents?" Zhou Jingyi and Sarmien glanced at each other in surprise. This Xiao Yao's experience is really exciting.
"Okay," the middle-aged detective nodded, "for the sake of you being a colleague, and for the sake of saving the lives of many people on the plane, I can tell you something." Early this morning, we received a call to the police that a body had been found in the performance hall of the Chambers School of Music, and the victim was Laura Shim, a violin student at the Chambers School of Music..."
"Laura is dead?!" Sun Tingting covered her mouth in surprise and shouted.
The middle-aged detective glanced at Sun Tingting and continued: "The forensic doctor judged that it was murder, and the time of death was last night. After a search at the scene, we found the murder weapon in the trash can outside the back door of the concert hall, on which was the exclusive belongings of Tiana Sun, with her personal mark on it and her fingerprints. At the same time, we also have eyewitnesses who testify to seeing her near the concert hall around 9 o'clock last night. Also, she and the deceased are currently competing for a chance to perform in a solo violin concert next month, and they have a conflict of interest. The physical evidence, the human witnesses, the motive, all have them, so she is now the number one suspect in this case, and we are investigating her as an arrest. ”
"Jan, you've got to get them to do their job. Tim Haggis turned back and squeezed Xiao Yao's shoulder and said, "It sounds like the evidence is very strong, and we don't have any reason to stop the police from taking your girlfriend away." ”
"Wow~ I thought Kim and Samion dared to make out with Yang in front of Jan's girlfriend ruthlessly enough, it turned out that Jan's genuine girlfriend was an even more ruthless character, and she even dared to kill. A former Riptide member in the rehearsal room muttered quietly. Knowing the relationship between Zhou Jingyi, Samin, Sun Tingting and Xiao Yao is not only Paul and TJ, but also the former "Torrent" members in the dance studio.
"What did you say?" Xiao Yao's ears were very good, and he turned to glare at the low-muttering team member with red eyes, as if he was about to rush over and beat someone.
"Sean, you idiot, it's not funny to make this kind of joke at this time!" Zhou Jingyi hurriedly reprimanded the team member who spoke loudly.
"Young man, you did a great job last night, I appreciate it," the middle-aged detective said to Xiao Yao again, "but I have work to do now, so please get out of the way." After hearing that Xiao Yao was the one who subdued the gangsters on the plane last night, the middle-aged detective was also a lot more polite to Xiao Yao.
"Brother Bayi, I didn't kill anyone," Sun Tingting put her hand on Xiao Yao's shoulder and comforted softly, "I believe the police will be able to find out." Although Sun Tingting's heart is now full of surprise, fear, panic and other emotions, she doesn't want Xiao Yao to have any conflict with the police for herself, so she still calms down and persuades Xiao Yao in a gentle and calm voice as much as possible.
was said by Sun Tingting's gentle and calm voice, Xiao Yao also calmed down a lot.
"Mr. Detective, I apologize to you for what I just did. Xiao Yao turned back to the middle-aged police detective and said, "But can you please not let her be handcuffed? Look at her appearance, she is just a student of the conservatory, a weak girl, she will not run away, and it is impossible for her to run away from your hands." Xiao Yao really couldn't imagine what Sun Tingting would look like in handcuffs, so he asked the middle-aged detective in a very low profile.
"Okay," the middle-aged detective thought about it for a moment, then nodded, and waved his hand to the two uniformed officers behind him. Sun Tingting's appearance and her performance just now, the middle-aged police detective actually saw it in his eyes, and now even he had a trace of doubt in his heart.
Xiao Yao looked at it, and then let it go to the side. Sun Tingting also walked in front of the three policemen by herself.
"Let's go," the two uniformed policemen stopped to the left and right of Sun Tingting, and the middle-aged detective greeted and left with the three of them.
"Tim, let's go to the police station with us. Sun Tingting was taken away, and Xiao Yao naturally didn't have the heart to stay longer.
"No problem," Tim nodded, reminding Xiao Yao, "but the most important thing now is to find a good lawyer for your girlfriend." ”
"That's right, lawyer!" Xiao Yao slapped his forehead and immediately looked at Paul and the others, "You know each other well in New York, do you know any good lawyers?"
"There are lawyers I know," Paul said immediately, "but most of the people we work with in our studio are business lawyers who are proficient in contract law and enterprise law, and they are not big-name lawyers. ”
"I know who to turn to. Xiao Yao took out the phone and found the number while saying to Paul and the others, "Guys, I have to follow Tiana to the police station, and I'll see you later when I'm free." As he spoke, Xiao Yao turned around and ran out, putting the dialed phone to his ear as he ran, "Hey, Keith, I'm in trouble, can you introduce me to a barrister who is now in New York and specializes in criminal cases?"
As soon as Xiao Yao ran, Tim Haggis naturally immediately followed.
"Wait, we'll go too. Zhou Jingyi and Saramien also ran with Tim Haggis.
"Hey, what are you going to do?" TJ screamed, and when he saw that the two girls had run away without looking back, he couldn't help but look at Paul and said, "Shall we go too?"
"It's a police station, not a park. Jan went for Tiana, Kim and Sarmyon went for Jang, what are we going to do?" Paul said with a blank look, "We can't help if we go, so let's wait for news." It would be nice to call Jan later to ask about the situation. By the way, I don't know if Yang changed his number after coming to the United States, but he still played it for Kim. ”
Keith's connections are really not covered, although he does not need a criminal lawyer himself, but he knows a senior partner of a well-known New York law firm. After listening to Xiao Yao's brief explanation of the situation, he immediately said that he would immediately contact the lawyer friend and ask him to send a lawyer who is good at criminal cases to help.
After thanking Keith on the phone and promising to thank him with a bottle of good Chinese wine and a rock song, Xiao Yao hung up the phone and rushed to the street outside, and just caught up with the three policemen and Sun Tingting who came out first.
Seeing that Sun Tingting was about to get into the police car, Xiao Yao hurriedly shouted to Sun Tingting: "Duo'er, don't talk nonsense when you go, I'll help you find a lawyer." Wait until the lawyer arrives before you speak!"
"Okay!" Sun Tingting nodded with a smile and sat in the police car.
"What were you talking about just now?" asked Sun Tingting, a middle-aged detective who followed Sun Tingting into the police car, frowning. Just now, Xiao Yao shouted in Chinese in a hurry, and Sun Tingting answered in Chinese, and the police detective couldn't understand it.
"He said he'd help me get a lawyer. Sun Tingting did not hide it, and replied frankly.
The police car roared away, and Xiao Yao and Tim Haggis who came out also got into Tim's car, ready to follow the police car to the police station.
"Wait!" Just as Tim started the car and was about to follow the police car in front, the door of the back seat of the car was opened, and Zhou Jingyi and Sarmien got directly into the back seat of the car.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Yao frowned and looked back at the two of them.
"Tiana is also our friend, so let's go and see it together. Zhou Jingyi replied as a matter of course.
"Alright, Tim, please drive, take them along. Xiao Yao didn't dwell on it at this time, and nodded to Tim Haggis.
When the car was still on the road, Xiao Yao's mobile phone rang again, Xiao Yao saw that it was an unfamiliar number, and he originally planned to hang up directly, but then he thought about the call he had made to Keith just now, and still picked it up.
Sure enough, a middle-aged woman's voice came from the phone, claiming to be a lawyer from a certain law firm, who was assigned by the boss to pick up his case, and asked him about his situation and meeting address on the phone.
Xiao Yao turned his head and asked Tim if he knew the three policemen and knew that they belonged to the police station. Tim didn't know the three cops, but he knew that the Chambers Institute of Music was located under the jurisdiction of New York City's Ninth Precinct, so he guessed that they were taking Sun Tingting back to the Ninth Precinct. So Xiao Yao directly invited the other party to meet with the Ninth Branch, and then talk about the specific situation.
The group reached the Ninth Precinct on their front and back feet. Sun Tingting was immediately taken to the interrogation room by the middle-aged police detective for questioning and making a record, Xiao Yao and the others could not enter the interrogation room, and after explaining their intentions, they who refused to leave were arranged by the police to wait for news in the visitor's lounge in the police station.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, a woman in her forties wearing a professional suit walked into the Ninth Precinct with a briefcase, Xiao Yao immediately opened the door of the lounge and greeted her, and asked directly, "Hello, is it Ms. Quinn? I'm Jan Xiao." ”
"Hello Mr. Shaw, I'm Veronica Quinn, your lawyer. The black-haired white woman held out her hand.
"No, it's not my lawyer, it's my girlfriend's. Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and shook her hand, and hurriedly said.
"I'm sorry, I think maybe my boss didn't make it clear. Veronica Quinn smiled, "But that's okay, I know I'm here to help you." What's wrong with your girlfriend, can you tell me?"
"My girlfriend was arrested on suspicion of murder, and the police said that the body of one of her classmates was found and suspected that she was the murderer. Xiao Yao said, "It was said that there were her fingerprints on the murder weapon, and someone saw her last night..."
"Wait," the female lawyer waved her hand to stop Xiao Yao and said, "I will find out the specific facts and evidence of the case with the police, now you just need to tell me what your girlfriend's name is, and has she been taken to this police station?"
"Yes," Xiao Yao nodded immediately, "she is from China, her Chinese name is Sun Tingting, and her English name at school is Tiana Sun, studying at Chambers Conservatory." I was brought here ten minutes ago, and I should have been in the interrogation room. ”
"Okay, I got it. The female lawyer nodded and said to Xiao Yao, "Leave the rest to me, you go back and wait for my news." Seeing Xiao Yao's anxious face, the female lawyer added, "Or you can just wait in the lounge here." ”
After speaking, the female lawyer immediately walked to the information desk of the police station to negotiate, and after showing a business card, a uniformed police officer soon came over and took her to the police station.
Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the lounge and sat down. Now he has no other way but to wait.
After about half an hour, the female lawyer named Veronica Quinn came out alone, pushed the door open and entered the lounge.
"Where's my girlfriend?" Xiao Yao immediately asked.
"Murder suspect, denied bail. The female lawyer shook her head, and then reassured Xiao Yao, "Don't worry, I'll tell you the specific situation first, and then we will discuss what to do next." ”