Chapter 531: Capsizing in the Gutter?
Because most of the women who have suffered misfortune will wash their bodies as soon as possible, erase the traces of "dirty" on their bodies, and even dispose of the clothes at that time, which brings great trouble to the evidence collection work.
On the other hand, perhaps because of the prejudices of some police officers, or simply because there are too many similar cases, such cases are like having a bicycle stolen in Seris, and if they are not particularly important or "special" victims, they simply do not get enough attention.
Although it may be strange to say this, it may be a blessing in misfortune for Luo Concubine, who insisted on walking out of Central Park, appearing in front of the public and in front of the two FBI.
At the same time, although the social status of Luo Concubine and her father is not top-notch, it is also much higher than the ordinary middle class, which is why Dana Moge acquiesced to the fact that her two subordinates did not do their jobs.
It may feel realistic, but it's also reality.
Since there was no progress on Beckett's side for the time being, Jack and Hannah left the federal building and went directly to the CSI laboratory.
Hannah was here for the first time, looking around like a curious baby, and the two of them circled around the lab for most of the time before they found Mike Taylor in a lab where he was busy in front of a liquid chromatograph.
Jack took two large white coats off the hanger and handed one to Hannah, and after the two of them changed into them, they walked into the lab.
"Welcome, thank you for that steak yesterday, it tasted good." Mike Taylor, who saw the two, thanked them first, and then said.
"But I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you with the news here, something has gone wrong with the suspect's bodily fluids we've extracted."
Jack and Hannah were both slightly stunned, what else could go wrong?
"We were not able to extract enough DNA from the body fluids, the suspect was suffering from a physiological disease, and his tadpoles were missing genetic material.
Also, I just ruled out the suspicion of the steakhouse guy, which I found on the stains on Lotine's clothes. ”
As he spoke, he placed a walnut on the table.
"Uh, you found walnuts in the stain?" Hannah's face was full of bewilderment.
"It's walnut powder, and it's used to clean sculptures." Mike Taylor gave two FBI science about the use of walnut powder.
Rainwater is usually weakly acidic and can corrode stone sculptures, so when cleaning these sculptures, a weak alkaline walnut powder is used to neutralize the acidity of the rainwater.
"We didn't see the statue along the way yesterday, which means that the walnut powder was not actively contaminated by Luo Concubine, but was transferred to her when the suspect violated her." Jack understood what Mike Taylor meant.
"That's right, and I just found out that a team of workers cleaned the statue on the south side of the park yesterday, which is a major breakthrough." Mike Taylor had a smile on his face.
Hannah smiled wryly at the same time, "Then, find those cleaners, there is no DNA to compare, there is no way at all." ”
Jack smiled and touched her on the shoulder, "On the bright side, although we can't get evidence, we can at least rule out some suspicions." ”
Leaving the lab, Jack and Hannah went to the hospital, where CSI would collect samples of the workers' body fluids, but even if they found a suspect with azoospermia, they lacked enough evidence to bring him to court, and now they could only hope to find some evidence from the victim.
However, today seems to be destined to be a day of bad luck, and the two meet Stella in the hospital, who also came here to get some clues, but looking at her face, it is obvious that there is nothing to be gained.
As you guessed, in order to attend the reception on time, Concubine Luo got off work from the publishing house early, went home to take a shower, changed into a beautiful evening dress, and went out to hail a taxi.
But because of the traffic jam, she asked the taxi driver to get off the bus near Central Park, trying to go straight through the park to the opposite side, but unfortunately encountered.
But she refuses to remember what happened after that, and given her current mental state, I can't help it."
Stella looked a little depressed, she sympathized with the girl's misfortune and was anxious that the case was not progressing, Hannah was no better than her, and Jack didn't know how to comfort the two kind girls with sad faces.
Just as they were about to leave the hospital together, Luo Concubine's father stopped in front of the three of them, and the poor middle-aged man had been guarding outside the ward, and when he saw the three of them, he couldn't help but show a begging look in his eyes.
"She said she didn't remember anything, was that normal?"
"Considering that your daughter has been hit on the head, it is normal to have short-term amnesia, and there are many ways for the human body to protect itself, and shielding the memory of misfortune is also one of them."
Jack tried to be as tactful as possible.
"Did you find any suspicions?" Mr. Peacock asked eagerly.
"We're still investigating, and the police will." Before Stella could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the other party's blunt tone.
"I don't want to hear these official answers." Immediately, he seemed to subconsciously notice that there was something wrong with his attitude, and his tone softened again, and he folded his palms together and pleaded.
"Please, I'm her father, I don't want to know the details of the case through the media."
Jack looked left and right, stepped forward and grabbed his arm, and came to a corner where no one would pass by, "First of all, please trust the professionalism of the NYPD, at least the professionalism of Detective Becket and CSI, who are doing their best to investigate, and no one will disclose the details of the case to the media at will."
This is my assurance as an FBI. Secondly, we have ruled out a suspect and the case is ongoing, what you should do now is to stay by your daughter's side and help her get out of her pain as soon as possible. ”
Mr. Peacock stared at the three of them for a long time, his eyes gradually turning red, and finally leaned against the wall weakly, and slowly sat down on the ground, hiding his whole face in his palms, and his voice was full of tears.
"I raised my daughter alone, and in her mind, I have always been her omnipotent father, and I have always thought so, but now, I can't do anything, I can only watch her like this."
"I don't think so." At this time, Hannah, who had not spoken, squatted down and said seriously to the sad father, "Concubine Luo is a strong girl, and I tested her injuries with Stella last night.
Your daughter almost died last night, she tried to resist, her whole body was bruised, and even her nails were smoothed, but in the end she got back on her feet and walked out of the park, I don't know what kind of will made her stick to the drinking party, but I knew that her only thought at that time was to find you and see her father again. ”
Jack reached out to lift the grieving father from the ground and helped him straighten his clothes, "Trust us, we'll do our best to catch the murderer, and the only thing you have to do now is stay by your daughter's side." ”
On the third day, worse news came from the CSI lab, the four cleaners had normal body fluids, and the suspicion was ruled out.
Jack feels a little big, the ghost place has to be monitored or not, there are no eyewitnesses at the scene, and the suspects who can be found so far have been ruled out of suspicion, could it be that without the help of BAU's friends, he actually wants to make a mistake in this kind of small case?
(End of chapter)