Chapter 15: The True Lies
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"You have to be cautious in answering questions."
Sitting behind a desk in one of the LAPD offices, Murphy was still thinking about the advice he had told his lawyer on the phone, "Beware of the language traps in the police's words." β
When leaving the TV station, Murphy unsurprisingly met the police, and he offered to help the other party, so he came to the Los Angeles County Police Department.
The current situation is completely in Murphy's imagination, and he is not panicked at all when he comes to assist in the investigation, not to mention that he is fully prepared.
After waiting for a long time, the door was pushed open from the outside, and two detectives, a man and a woman, whom Murphy knew, walked in, put down their clips and pens, and sat on the opposite side of the table, both of them with unpleasant expressions, as if they were preparing to interrogate prisoners.
Murphy was calm enough, his lawyer was on his way to arrive, and the reporters sent by Channel Six Carla Firth to wait for the news were just outside the police station.
At the end of the day, he's just a freelancer who shoots news videos, not a lawbreaker.
"Your rights have been read to you before." The male detective was the first to speak, "And you came here of your own free will, right?" β
"That's right." Murphy nodded slightly, "Exactly. β
"You know it's going to be videotaped, too?"
Hearing this, Murphy looked at the camera in the opposite corner and said in a deliberately joking tone, "Of course! I saw the camera, and it was a wide-angle shot. β
The male detective seemed to be stimulated by these words, stopped turning over Wen JiΓ n's hand, changed to a precarious sitting position, and said, "Why are you showing up at Beverly Hills and Mores Pizzeria tonight?" Also called the police? β
He looked directly into Murphy's eyes, as if trying to see through it.
"I'm a freelance journalist, and my main locations are Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills."
The other party's eyes jumped obviously, what Murphy said was the basic facts, he knew that if he wanted to pass the test, most of what he said must be true and able to stand the test, "I went out of the city center tonight, and I went to the West Hollywood area first, and when I was waiting for the news in a middle-class community over there, I suddenly noticed a car on the side of the road, and someone was staring at me. β
Murphy seemed to be stating the facts, "At first, I didn't pay much attention, but after driving around the middle-class community for a while, I noticed that the car and the person suddenly followed me, and I felt that something was wrong and dumped them." β
The two detectives were expressionless.
"As I was about to leave that neighborhood, I saw the car again from afar." Murphy's tone was flat, "I wonder why the other party is following me, so I followed from a distance, and after walking not too far, the car got on the outskirts of Beverly Hills, and I looked at them a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen them." β
The female detective glanced at the male detective and saw the same suspicion in the other party's gaze as herself.
"I wasn't very good at driving, and I was so far away from them to avoid being found out, and when I entered Ronald Avenue, I lost them." Murphy always builds on most of the truth, mixing in a lie, "I'm curious as to why that car was following me, but I still have work to do, so I'm going to give up the search for the truth." β
He coughed lightly, "What I didn't expect was that I was walking straight down Ronald Avenue and saw the car again at the intersection of Seventh Street, and the two people happened to get out of the car and enter the pizzeria." β
"You're sure they're murderers?" The male detective asked.
"No, no, I just feel a little bit alike." Murphy shook his head, then added, "But when one of them entered the dining room, I saw the gun under his clothes, and I was sure it was them!" β
The female detective suddenly spoke, "You said before that you didn't see their faces clearly. β
"I really didn't see their faces," Murphy said, spreading his hands, "and I couldn't see it in the dark, but I could remember the size of a person, and judge by the size and the way they walked, plus the ...... they were carrying Gun! β
Murphy shrugged, "I'm sure you know that many people can judge a person by their size and gait, so I took out my phone and immediately called the police." β
The male detective showed a bit of mockery on his face, "This is your story?" β
"It's a fact!" Murphy said undoubtedly, "That's why I took the initiative to come here and report the situation to you!" β
He added, "I guess those two people probably saw the news video I took, tracked me down, and were going to do something to me." β
Murphy sits here, honestly like a newborn child.
"It's exciting." The male detective made no secret of the mockery on his face, "Do you want to know what I think about this?" β
"Of course." Murphy nodded and said, "Please." β
"I think you withheld the information, I think you saw the two men who committed the crime on Beale Road." The male detective stood up and said condescendingly, "You also saw the car, and then hid it and didn't report it, in order to get the footage you want to shoot." β
He stared at Murphy, "Is that so?" β
"It's a great story, but unfortunately it's not true." Murphy did not shy away from looking at the male police detective, "I am a responsible Los Angeles citizen, and I would not do such a thing." It's also against my work ethic. β
The male detective leaned over, "You are equivalent to murder!" β
"You have a colleague who has been seriously injured, and I understand why you think that, but that's not true." Murphy was still calm, "I didn't do it, and my work ethic wouldn't allow me to do something like that." β
"Don't try to fool me." The male detective's love xΓΉ was a little excited.
"I never wanted to deceive you." Murphy looked at him, "You know what I'm saying is true. β
"I think your words are all lies!" The male detective pressed his hands on the table and leaned over to oppress Murphy with his momentum, "You unscrupulous liar who will do anything to achieve your own ends!" β
Murphy looked at him without blinking.
The detective said again, "You took these pictures and sold them all!" β
"I'm a journalist." Murphy said of course, "This is my duty, and my duty is to tell me that I can't ignore this kind of news, let alone let the public miss this kind of news, they have the right to know the news." β
"You ......" one of the male detective's hands was raised, "we'll make you pay ......"
The female detective hurriedly pulled him, and the male detective subconsciously looked at the camera behind him and swallowed half of the unspoken words back into his stomach.
Murphy sat across from them very calmly.
The two detectives are not fools either, knowing that they have encountered a tough opponent, a person who is thoughtful and steady, and is very difficult to deal with.
On top of that, they can't produce any evidence that the other side is lying.
In Los Angeles, there are surveillance footage on many main roads, and the videos and pictures they can retrieve show that the black Ford sedan is driving on the same route as the guy on the other side.
Fox Channel 6 was staring at the police station, and they couldn't have done much without evidence, and the reporters from Channel 6 were just outside the police station, hoping that they would do something excessive.
Not long after, Murphy's lawyer Robert rushed to the police station, Murphy as a person who took the initiative to assist in the investigation, Robert did not make much effort, and completed the formalities with the police, and when the sky was completely bright, Murphy had already walked out of the police station with his lawyer.
"Thank you, Robert."
In the parking lot in front of the police station, Murphy shook Robert's hand and said goodbye, "This incident has made me realize the importance of a professional like you, and as a witness, I almost suffered from the injustice of the police. β
"I'll protest to the police." Robert shook Murphy's hand and reminded, "If there's any trouble in the future, remember to call me as soon as possible." β
Murphy nodded slightly, "I will." β
In order to avoid the tragedy of his predecessor, it is not for nothing that Murphy did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire a well-known lawyer like Robert after he had a stable income.
If you want to have a relatively stable and decent life in this country, it is essential to have your own lawyer.
As soon as he got into his car, Murphy's mobile phone rang, and he didn't look at it, he picked it up directly, "Hello, this is Murphy Stanton." β
"Murphy, it's me, Kara." On the opposite side was a slightly tired female voice, "How is it, have the police embarrassed you?" β
"A little." Murphy replied calmly, "But I've settled it." β
Perhaps it was the video provided in the last two days that really increased the ratings, and Kara on the other end of the phone rarely showed concern, "Don't let your guard down, especially don't do anything that makes the police feel sensitive recently." β
Murphy nodded, "I know, it's too late for me to hide from them." β
So many things have happened in the past two days, Murphy knows very well that he must be on the blacklist of the Los Angeles police, the other party has no evidence in this matter, and there is nothing he can do about it, but if they catch the sore feet, they will inevitably settle the old accounts together.
Hanging up the phone with Carla, Murphy went through the recent events to make sure there were no omissions, and then started the car and drove out of the parking lot.
In the eyes of many people, it is definitely not worth it, but Murphy does not regret it at all, the process of any capital condensation is never smooth sailing, it is always full of hardships, and a small person like him, who has almost no sense of zΓ i, must use some extraordinary means to obtain a lot of start-up capital.
Besides, this is the United States, and it's not the other side of the Pacific that gave birth to him.
Murphy never had the feelings of a universal saint.
Back at home, Murphy did not rest, but endured exhaustion and sleepiness, went to the bank first, and cashed a check for $30,000 and a check for $100,000 into his bank account.
With the money in hand, Murphy also knew that he still had to deal with the tax office, and he had already offended the LAPDs, but he didn't want to provoke the tax office, which was a hundred times more difficult.
This aspect of the matter can be handled by a lawyer, and it is still far from the tax season, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.
In addition to these, Murphy met with lawyer Robert several times in the following days, asking the other party to ask the LAPD for a $100,000 bounty.
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