In the office of the Director of the Serious Crimes Division, James is working on a case report.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

A man about James' age pushed the door open, and James looked up and immediately smiled, and got up to greet him.

"My God, David?? Old man, we gotta have... I think about it, I haven't seen it in 3 years, right?? Why did you have time to come to me today? ”

David grabbed James' hand: "Hahaha, old classmate, long time no see!" I know you're busy, so I'm going to see you. ”

"Please be seated!" Saying that, James picked up the phone and told the assistant to pour coffee and come in, "Today happens to be the weekend, why don't you go to my house for dinner later, and we can have a good chat?" I think Nancy will be glad to see you. ”

The man's name was David. Martinez, James' best classmate in high school, is now the dean of education at an art school in Miami.

At this time, the assistant came in with a cup of coffee, and David thanked him, picked up the coffee and took a sip, and then sighed lightly.

"Hey, hey, David, what's wrong with you?" James sensed that David's mood was a little unpleasant, "What happened to you, old man?" Is there anything I can do to help? ”

"Here, authentic Cuban goods." David took out two cigars from his arms and threw one at James, "James, you are the director of the Serious Crimes Division, and I... There are really some things I want to react to with you. ”

"Oh? Is it part of my job? ”

David slowly lit his cigar, took two puffs and nodded, "It's okay......"

"We have been in a relationship for many years, you kid can speak up if you have something to say! I'll help if I can. ”

David smiled and nodded.

It turned out that David's art college had a female student who was quite talented in painting, named Chloe. Nelson was a student that David had high hopes for.

But Chloe hadn't been to school for a long time recently, and David was relieved to find out that Chloe was hospitalized in the hospital and was suffering from depression.

Under David's questioning, Chloe told him about the depression in her heart.

It turns out that Chloe has been living with her aunt since she was 6 years old, and her biological parents were murdered in the house 14 years ago.

The police have not given Chloe an explanation for this 14-year-old case until now, and every time Chloe asks questions, the police station answers the same sentence.

"We are still working on this case, and our police will not give up, please be patient."

As Chloe grew older, she became more and more unacceptable to the outcome of her parents' murder case, and when she went to the police station for a recent question, she lost control of her emotions in the face of a cold reply, and made a fuss at the police station, resulting in three days of detention.

Since then, she has been depressed all day, often locked in her room, and her mental health has deteriorated.

On a sleepless morning, Chloe pushed open a window and jumped from the second floor, breaking her left leg and still being treated in hospital. At the same time, she was also diagnosed with moderate depression.

Hearing this, James nodded and asked with a serious expression, "David, what can I do for Chloe?" ”

David frowned and tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "What I want to ask is, why is this murder case, which has not been solved for 14 years, still in the Eastern District Bureau and not transferred to your Serious Crime Division?" Is it because the case isn't serious enough? Old man, two lives, 14 years undetected, isn't that serious enough?? ”

"Is there such a thing??" James's face instantly sank, and he picked up the landline phone on the table, "David, don't worry, I'll find out the situation first." ”

David sighed and nodded.

"Hey, I'm James, the Director of the Serious Crimes Division. Hawke, please transfer to your Eastern District Director. In order to show his sincerity in paying attention to the matter, James deliberately pressed the hands-free button so that David could also hear the passage.

"Hello Director James, I'm the head of the Eastern Police Division, Derek Brown. Jones, what do you command? The call was quickly connected, and the tone of the other party seemed cautious.

But it's also normal. The rank of the chief of the police sub-station is Captain; And James's rank is Deputy Chief, which is the level of deputy chief of the Municipal Police Department, which is 3 levels higher than Derek.

"Derek, let me ask you, do you have a 14-year-old case about a couple who were murdered in a house."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then he whispered, "What do you mean... The Nelson case? ”

"That's right! Since your sub-bureau has not solved the case for 14 years, why don't you submit this case to the Serious Crimes Division? Have you, as the head of the substation, forgotten the ordinance? If there is no significant progress in a homicide case for more than six months, it must be transferred to the Serious Crimes Division!! ”

"Please... Please listen to my explanation of Director James. Derek's voice sounded panicked, "I only took office last year, and I did notice this case when I handed over to my former director, and I asked the same questions as you. Former Director Payton talked to me for a long time about this. ”

James immediately shouted, "What is there to talk about! Since you have found out, you should immediately submit it to the Serious Crime Division!! ”

"Yes, I thought so at the time! But Peyton seems to have something unspeakable, only saying that if this case cannot be solved, it will damage the face of our Eastern District Bureau, and it is better to press us to continue the investigation. Peyton: He's been my boss for decades, and I... I don't want to listen to his ......."

"!!" James slapped the table vigorously, "The national homicide detection rate is less than 40 percent, and according to what you say, police stations across the country should suppress unsolvable cases and not report them to higher units!?? ”

"I ......" Derek on the other end of the line gasped for air, seemingly unable to organize words because he was nervous.

James continued to roar: "You immediately ask the police officer in charge of this case to come to the Serious Crime Division with the case file and hand it over to me personally!" From now on, this case will be handed over to our Serious Crimes Division!! ”

"It's... Yes, yes, I'm sending the agent who is now in charge of this case to you. ”

Hanging up the phone, James spread his hands to David: "Old man, don't be angry, this is indeed a mistake in our work." But don't worry, after the handover of this case is completed, I will immediately arrange for the elite forces to carry out the investigation. ”

David hung his head and whispered, "If this case is not solved, I think... Chloe's heart knot cannot be untied, according to the doctor...... Her condition has a tendency to develop towards severe depression, and it cannot be ruled out that she will commit suicide twice......"

James was embarrassed and said, "This... David, you see, this case has stumped their Eastern District Bureau for 14 years, and I guess it's still very difficult. Even now that it's been transferred to our Serious Crimes Division, it can... But I can't guarantee that it will break. After all... In cases of premeditated homicide like this, less than 40 percent of the cases are solved nationwide. ”

"I understand, I understand......"

David lowered his head and sipped his coffee, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly looked up and asked, "I heard... Your Serious Crimes Division often works with a young expert, and I've heard that the expert is particularly efficient and quick in solving cases, can you please bring him in......

"Oh my God! David, you're really well-informed, where did you get all this information? ”

David smiled, "Old man, I don't just have an acquaintance of you in your serious crime department, but also a neighbor of mine. I heard from a neighbor that your Serious Crime Division solved a 35-year-old murder of a college girl in the woods some time ago, and I heard that the young expert took less than 40 minutes to locate the murderer...... God, that's amazing......"

James shook his head and smiled, and said, "Okay old man, since this Chloe is your most important student, then I'll try to see if I can ask him to help, um... All I can say try is him... It's weird, and it's not always like you'll promise me. ”

With that, James called Caroline in.

"Caroline, you go to find Wang Su, and you said that there was a murder case from 14 years ago and you want to ask him to help take a look."

Caroline scratched her head and thought for a moment, then asked, "Why did you ask me to contact him, didn't you contact him personally before?" ”

James covered his face: "I don't want to talk to that weird guy, you know, he can choke people to death with a word, I'm afraid my heart can't bear it when I'm old...... You're both young people, and you're already familiar with him, so I guess you're more successful than me in asking him for help. ”

Caroline looked at David in embarrassment, and said, "But... Yes, but James, I'll tell you bad news, Wang has been speeding up his recent ...... It seems to be missing......"

"Huh??" A look of disappointment instantly crawled all over David's face.