Chapter 559 Traces

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Xiao Hei swaggered into the yard of Thomas Colley's house and shouted, "Mr. Colley, our operation is over.

You can safely go back to the courtyard to drink coffee.

By the way, your structural diagram of the house sucks. "

Thomas Colley opened the door, looked at Xiao Hei and then at the police car, waved, with a smile on his face, but did not answer.

"lapd!"

"Police, don't move!"

At this moment, several police officers rushed out from both sides of the door and immediately pushed Thomas Colley to the ground.

Later, Raymond led people to rush into the house and search it.

Luke also walked into the yard of Thomas Colley's house, glanced at Thomas Colley who was being searched, and then looked in the direction of the house.

He suspected that another suspect, Walda Baker, was also hiding inside.

"Safety!"

"No suspicious persons were found."

Soon, Raymond led people to search Thomas Colley's home, but found no trace of another suspect, Walda Baker.

Luke was somewhat disappointed. He walked up to Thomas Colley and asked, "What's your name?"

"Thomas Colley, I told you.

What's wrong with you? Why are you arresting me? "

"You are suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Milia Cooney."

"You are slandering, I am not."

"Where is Walda Beck?"

"I don't know Walda Baker at all, this is a complete frame-up." Thomas Colley showed an angry look, "Let me guess, you didn't catch the suspect, so you wanted to arrest me as a scapegoat.

Come on, I just helped you, you can't do this to me. "

"Stop making excuses. The kidnapped hostage Milia Cooney has recognized you."

Thomas Colley smiled, “Don’t try to scare me.

I won't admit anything I haven't done. "

"I didn't scare you. If she didn't recognize you, do you think we would arrest you directly?"

The smile on Thomas Colley's face froze a little, "OK, tell me, how did she recognize me?"

"You admitted your involvement in the kidnapping of Miria Cooney."

"No, I don't admit it, I'm just curious. If the hostage you mentioned really saw the kidnapper's face, why didn't the kidnapper kill her."

"She didn't see your face, but she recognized your voice."

"I don't remember talking to anyone named Milia Cooney."

"Do you want me to ask her to come over and identify her again?"

Thomas Colley shook his head, “No need.

I never did it at all, so why do I look like a criminal?

Besides, people's voices are all the same, so the recognition is not very high. Maybe I just have a similar voice to her kidnapper.

I've never heard of someone being convicted just by the sound of their voice.

What do you think? sir. "

At this moment, Raymond came over and said softly, "Captain, we searched Thomas Colley's house, but found no trace of Walda Baker, nor any items suspected of committing crimes.

However, I found a prepaid mobile phone in the drawer of Thomas Colley's house. There was no call record, but only a mobile phone number was recorded in the address book. "

Luke took the phone and clicked on the address book. He felt that the number seemed familiar and pressed the dial button.

After a while, the phone was connected, and a nervous voice sounded on the phone, "Hello, I'm Lydia Cooney."

Yes, this mobile phone number is the prepaid mobile phone that the kidnapper Walda Baker left for the mother of the kidnapped hostage.

“I’m Luke from the Robbery and Murder Division.

Ms. Lydia Cooney, you don’t have to worry, your daughter has been successfully rescued. "

"Thank you, Miss Jenny has informed me, and I'm on my way there."

"Okay, then I'll hang up."

"Thank you again, Captain Li."

Luke hung up the phone and asked Thomas Colley, "How do you explain this?"

Thomas Colley snorted, "Is it illegal to have a prepaid cell phone? If a cell phone alone can convict someone, then there are too many guilty people in the world."

“You’re right, it’s not illegal to own a prepaid phone.

But the only number recorded in this mobile phone was the mobile phone left by the kidnappers to the hostage's family.

And this mobile phone is in your drawer at home. How do you explain it? "

Thomas Colley looked a little ugly, lowered his head and said nothing.

Luke continued to advise, "Come on, don't take chances anymore.

With the identification of the hostages and the kidnapper's mobile phone found in your home, it is enough to open an investigation against you.

Do you think when it comes to court, will the jury believe your words or those of the hostages? "

Thomas Colley slowly raised his head, showing an angry look, "Fuck!

It must have been that bastard Walder Baker who entered the phone number, what an idiot. Thomas Colley had a look of remorse on his face, "This was a mistake. I should have thrown away this phone long ago. It would have been safe that way." "

Luke doesn't think so. Some things will leave traces as long as they are done.

A person would be careless when cooking in the kitchen, let alone a series of major criminal cases. It was only a matter of time before Thomas Colley was convicted.

"You admitted to being involved in the kidnapping of Milia Cooney?"

Thomas Coley took a deep breath, "I'm just an accomplice, helping out. Walda Baker is the main culprit, and I was completely bewitched by him."

"Did you kill Rochelle Horn?"

Thomas Coley shook his head, "I don't know who Rochelle Horn is."

Luke could see traces of lying on his face.

"Did you do the arson together?"

"It was Walda Baker who did it. I just helped him take care of Miria Cooney, that's all."

Luke could see traces of lying on his face again.

It was obvious that this guy was going to evade the main issue and put the blame on Walda Baker.

"Where is Walda Baker?"

"I don't know."

Lie.

Luke shook his finger, "I don't like people who lie. Tell me where Walda Baker is.

If you help us catch Walda Baker, I can turn you into a tainted witness."

Thomas Coley thought for a while, "That guy ran away. He was so cunning that he asked me to stay here to look after Miria Cooney.

That bastard killed me."

"Where did he run to?"

"I don't know."

"How did he run away?"

"I don't know."

Luke stared at the other person and found that he had been lying. Obviously, he should know the whereabouts of Walda Baker.

Luke had promised to help him become a tainted witness. Why didn't he want to say it?

"What is your relationship with Walda Baker?"

"We are just ordinary bad friends. We met in the casino and drank together in the bar a few times. I was short of money recently, so he said he would introduce me to a job.

I didn't want to do it at first, but he threatened me.

He said I knew about it and would kill me if I didn't do it."

"Are you close to Walda Baker?"

"It's just so-so, just acquaintances."

If the relationship between the two parties was just so-so, Thomas Colley would have no need to hide Walda Baker's whereabouts.

Luke suddenly thought of a possibility, "When was the last time you saw Walda Baker?"

"Last night."

"Where?"

Thomas Coley pointed to house 406, "Right there."

"Did he say he was leaving?"

"No."

"When did you find out he had left?"

"I went to the house early this morning and found no one inside. I thought he had just gone out, so I waited in the yard. But I didn't wait for Thomas Coley to come back, but for the police.

When I saw you, I almost peed myself.

God bless you, I have a strong bladder."

Luke felt that the other party was still lying. The other party tried to cover up Walda Baker's whereabouts, probably to avoid more guilt, so he asked tentatively, "Is Walda Baker dead?"

Thomas Coley's eyelids jumped, and he looked at Luke in astonishment.

There's a chance.

Luke continued to ask, "Did you kill him?"

Thomas Coley swallowed, "I didn't, you are framing me."

Luke saw signs of panic and lying on his face, "Sure enough, you killed him."

"I said I didn't, don't try to put all these messy charges on me."

"Where did you bury his body?"

"Are you crazy?" Thomas Coley shook his head, "I'll tell you again, Walda Baker is the mastermind of the kidnapping case, you can catch him if you have the ability, don't put dirty water on my head."

Luke became more and more certain that Walda Baker might have been killed by him.

He was not in a hurry, Walda Baker couldn't run away anyway, "Why did you kidnap Milia Cooney?"

"Walda Baker asked me to do this."

"Why did you listen to him?"

"He promised to give me $200,000 after the matter was completed, but the bastard ran away.

Believe me, I want to catch this bastard more than you do."

Luke shook his head. This guy didn't say a word of truth and kept evading responsibility.

However, Luke also judged some clues he wanted through micro-expression analysis.

When answering questions, this guy was either false or evasive, shifting the blame to Walda Baker, and also lied that Walda Baker had escaped.

As long as the police can't catch Walda Baker, they can't see through his lies. Then, as an accomplice, as long as he pleads guilty, he can also get a lenient sentence.

According to Luke's experience, this guy is Walda Baker's superior and mastermind. He has been hiding behind Walda Baker. After achieving his goal, he killed Walda Baker and created the illusion that the other party escaped, so that Walda Baker would take the blame for him.

If Luke hadn't seen through his lies, he would probably have been at large, and Walda Baker, who the police had been tracking hard, would have become a dead body.

Luke called his men back and said, "Walda Baker may have been killed by Thomas Colley. What we need to do now is to find Walda Baker's body.

Marcus, you are responsible for searching Thomas Colley's house.

Raymond, you take people to search House 406."

"Okay, Captain."

Thomas Colley was a little anxious, "Hey, what are you doing? Why are you digging my lawn? You have no right to do this!"

Xiao Hei smiled, "Hearing you say that, I am more motivated."

Xiao Hei started digging the hole harder and muttered, "You know what? I hate it when other people's yards are prettier than ours.

Whenever this happens, my mother will call me, you lazy idiot, hurry up and weed in the yard, don’t forget to water my flowers.

Why did I give birth to you, a lazy idiot..."

The desire to destroy the lawn made Xiao Hei very motivated, and he quickly dug all over the yard, but no suspicious objects were found.

Not long after, Raymond also came over and said, "Captain, no suspicious objects were found around House 406."

Thomas Colley shouted, “I said I didn’t kill him.

That guy got away, you should be posting a wanted warrant instead of digging around like a gopher. "

"You don't need to teach me." After Luke finished speaking, he turned to Raymond and ordered, "Take Thomas Colley back to the police station."

"Okay, Captain."

After Thomas Corley was taken away, Luke was lost in thought, where was Walda Baker?

Luke's eyes fell on the garage of house No. 406.

The garage had been searched earlier and contained a black Chevrolet sedan, but no one was there.

Luke called the loan shark boss Ronnie Prada over and pointed at the black Chevrolet sedan, "Is this your car?"

Ronnie Prada circled the black Chevrolet sedan and said, "It's mine.

Captain Li, did you let that bastard Walder Baker escape again? "

Luke didn't answer, but asked, "Has there been any change in this car?"

Ronnie Prada walked around the car and took a closer look, "It's clean. That Walda Baker guy is so lazy that he won't wash the car for several months.

The last time I saw this car, there were still mud spots on the bodywork above the tires, but it's much cleaner now. "

"Are there any other changes? For example, are there any new damages or additions, or are there any missing items."

Ronnie Prada opened the car door and checked it carefully inside and out, "I haven't used this car for a long time, and I don't see any other changes."

Luke changed the topic, "I remember you said at the police station that your friend's friend met Walda Baker yesterday afternoon."

"Yes."

"Has anyone else seen this black Chevrolet sedan driving back into the neighborhood this morning?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Can."

Luke nodded, "Okay, you go first, and then come and take away the car after the investigation of the case is completed."

Ronnie Prada glanced at the black Chevrolet car with complicated eyes, then turned and left.

Luke fell into thinking again. According to Ronnie Prada, Walda Baker should not have died yesterday afternoon, so he was probably killed at night. Then, it would be impossible for Walda Baker to drive out in the Chevrolet car in the morning. .

In other words, it was likely Thomas Colley who was driving the black Chevrolet sedan in and out of the community early this morning.

Luke speculated that this guy probably drove out to dump the body.

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