Chapter 526: The Disappearing Corpse (3)
Anchorage Police Department.
In a small living room with a small area, two people sat facing each other-
Lynley and Inspector Jim.
The two once had a relationship, when in the "Mountain Temple Secret Room Murder Case", Lin Lei defeated Wise Glory and won the title of "Detective", and the witness was Inspector Jim.
And Inspector Jim himself is a detective of the third level of detective.
Lin Lei had already exchanged pleasantries with Inspector Jim, and at this moment Inspector Jim was filling out a formβa registration form for Lin Lei's promotion from "Detective" to "Senior Detective".
As the examiner of the detective promotion assessment, Superintendent Jim originally called Lynley to come to Anchorage in order to solve a murder case as the content of the exam.
However, due to heavy snow and road closures, Lin Lei was delayed for several days by mistake - on the other hand, the Anchorage case was a serial murder case, and Inspector Jim found some clues. In line with the principle that the case waits for no one, Inspector Jim stepped in and quickly solved the case.
It is said that Lin Lei naturally lost his qualifications for promotion, and he never thought that the "Blizzard Villa Murder Case" that Lin Lei solved in Cook Hill Villa was far more tortuous and bizarre than Anchorage's case, and it was not a grade at all in terms of difficulty coefficient, coupled with the "operation" of the Mingda Group behind Qiao Yan, and finally Inspector Jim determined that Lin Lei passed the assessment and was successfully promoted to "senior detective".
In the future, on formal occasions, I will call Lin Lei "Senior Detective Lin" or "Senior Detective Lin" - well, this is really a bit tongue-twisting, or Detective Lin......
After completing the relevant procedures, Inspector Jim and Lin Lei chatted.
Lin Lei had a cup of espresso in front of him, and Superintendent Jim had a cup of English black tea in front of him.
"Lin, about your colleague Lu Yun...... I deeply regret it, and I hope that you will be happy with your condolences. Inspector Jim knew about the relationship between Lu Yun and Lin Lei and expressed his concern.
Lin Lei bowed slightly, and said slowly: "Inspector Jim, the matter about the crash of the plane that Officer Lu was riding in is not that simple, I suspect that there is a huge conspiracy hidden behind it. β
Inspector Jim was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What conspiracy?"
Lin Lei was silent for a moment before he spoke: "I have an opponent who is the leader of a well-known transnational criminal group in the Golden Triangle region, and I suspect ......."
Inspector Jim is a smart man, and as soon as Lin Lei said it, he immediately thought of three ......
After a moment of thought, Inspector Jim said calmly, "Lin, I trust your judgment. It's just that it's too difficult to snatch a person from a flying plane, unless the crew is an insider. I'll go back and arrange for someone to secretly investigate the crashed plane and that airline, and I'll let you know if there's any situation. β
Inspector Jim called Lin Lei "Lin", which is a relatively intimate title, far closer than calling Lin Lei's name and "Detective Lin".
Lin Lei immediately stood up, bowed to Inspector Jim, and thanked him: "Thank you, Inspector Jim, I am waiting for your good news." β
With Lin Lei's identity, he can't find out many things - even if he finds the airline, most of them can't find anything.
But Inspector Jim is different, with his status in the police and political circles of the United States, it is not difficult to investigate an airline.
People who understand this kind of thing naturally understand it - it's like a police officer from a police station who goes to check on Ma Yun, what can he find?
It is estimated that he will not even see Ma Yun's face......
Lin Lei is investigating in the United States, and his name is not right, I am afraid that he is not even as good as the police at the police station......
Of course, this analogy is a slight exaggeration, but the truth is that it is not necessary to repeat it.
With today's aviation technology, if an aircraft is out of position on the radar, the ground crew can definitely detect it. There is no sign that the plane Lu Yun was on was hijacked, and the hijacking was also the plane of the Mi Guoyan, so this matter is too big, even if it is Mr. Jin, he will never be able to handle it.
Lin Lei speculated that Mr. Jin must have taken Lu Yun away in a very ingenious way, and only then disguised himself as the crash site.
What kind of way or method, Lin Lei has not thought of it for the time being-but no matter what, there will definitely be Mr. Jin's people on the plane, whether it is passengers or crew members.
This matter is urgent, the more urgent Lu Yun is, the more dangerous it is, so it is the best policy for Inspector Jim to investigate slowly.
The two chatted for a while, and there was a slight knock outside the office door.
"COMING!" SUPERINTENDENT JIM FROWNED SLIGHTLY, AS IF HE WAS A LITTLE DISSATISFIED THAT HIS CHAT WITH LIN LEI WAS INTERRUPTED.
Soon a middle-aged policeman walked into the room and said to Inspector Jim with a sad face: "Inspector Jim, regarding the murder of Claude's wife, Sheriff Henry asked if Claude's house could be demolished......"
Superintendent Jim's brows immediately tightened deeply, and he asked in a deep voice, "Still haven't found the body of Claude's wife, Alice?"
Then the policeman nodded and replied, "Yes." Just now Sheriff Henry called and said that he had dug three feet into the ground, and still did not find the body. β
Inspector Jim pulled a cigar out of his pocket and lit it.
After taking two deep breaths, Superintendent Jim spoke, "I really can't spare time to investigate this case, Moses Go's drug lord has recently infiltrated New York, and the situation is very serious......"
After a pause, Inspector Jim continued: "It's not impossible to demolish the house, if you can find the body, that's the best, if you can't find it, it's still a trivial matter to lose money, the key is to be too ......."
I don't know if the policeman understands what Inspector Jim said, but Lin Lei understands it anyway - it's too embarrassing!
In just a few words, Lin Lei probably knew that this was a homicide case, and it seemed that the police could not find the body of the victim. The hidden message behind it is that the police are very sure that the man named Claude killed his wife.
This kind of case is a headache......
Inspector Jim seemed a little hesitant, and said to himself, "Henry, has you watched too many detective TV series? The kind of bridge where the corpse is built into the wall is already rotten, and it is okay to deceive TV viewers, but in reality, it is extremely rare for people to choose to do this, because if they do that, it is too easy to be exposed......"
Although Lin Lei didn't know the facts of the case, he generally knew that it seemed that the sheriff named Henry suspected that the murderer had built the body into the wall.
Hmm-
This modus operandi is not uncommon, but it is more likely to appear in detective TV dramas - as Inspector Jim said, it is extremely unlikely that it will happen in reality.
First of all, you must meet the condition that the time to hide the body is the same time as the house is built.
If this is not the case, then you break the ground and tear down the wall to build the wall, and the difference between the new wall and the original wall of the house is obvious, and experienced people can see it at a glance.
There is no need to repeat this, except for the melon-eating masses who don't understand construction at all, let alone professionals, even if they catch a few renovation workers from the street, they can also distinguish the difference between the newly built wall and the old wall.
After thinking for a moment, Superintendent Jim shook his head slightly, and said to the policeman who came in to report: "I flew back to New York at three o'clock in the afternoon, and I didn't have time to go to the scene to see it. You tell Henry to put off the demolition of the house, and to scrutinize any other possible hiding places without demolishing the house. In addition, a team of police officers will be sent to monitor Claude 24 hours a day, and if the case cannot be solved, then we will talk about it, and I will come here to guide the case when I catch the drug king of Moses. β
Claude's murder of his wife and the arrest of Moses Co., Ltd., the latter is obviously heavier, and it is reasonable that Inspector Jim is too busy to deal with it.
There are so many murder cases in the whole country in a year, it is impossible to find Inspector Jim for every one, right?
Lin Lei knows very well the ability of Inspector Jim, how can anyone who can win the title of "Great Detective" be general?
"Inspector Jim, if you don't mind, why don't you let me try?"
Just when Inspector Jim felt that it was extremely difficult, Lin Lei suddenly spoke.
Inspector Jim's eyes lit up immediately, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, Lin, I actually forgot about you!
After saying three "OK" on his face, Inspector Jim said to the policeman, "You tell Henry, I asked Detective Lin to guide the solution of this case, and Detective Lin is an elite ICPO police officer who has just obtained the 'Senior Detective'......"
The policeman replied with a loud voice, and glanced at Lin Lei secretly.
"Uh, Lin, you take a look at the case file first, I'm going to the airport soon, I'll treat you to coffee next time we meet!" Inspector Jim said with a smile.
Lin Lei knew that the cup of espresso in front of him was specially bought by Inspector Jim from a nearby coffee shop, after all, this is a police station, and coffee is just ordinary coffee.
Lin Lei smiled and said to Inspector Jim: "Inspector Jim, don't worry, I'll look at the file of this case, and then I'll do my best......"