The next morning, the Police Detective Bureau.

Luke and Xiao Hei returned to the team on time.

At 9:05 in the morning, Susan held a case summary meeting on time.

Susan pointed to the character tree diagram on the whiteboard, "Yesterday, Raymond and I investigated the situation of the suspect Pike.

He has an alibi between 10 pm and 2 am on July 10, which can temporarily rule out suspicion.

Tell us about the progress of your investigation."

Jenny said, "Yesterday I had a video call with Lisa's biological mother. Her and Lisa's statements were basically consistent, and I went to the coffee shop where they were at that time to investigate.

They stayed in the coffee shop between 3pm and 5pm on July 7th.

Lisa's biological mother returned to New York on July 9th, so there was no time to commit the crime on July 10th.

My investigation is just the above."

The deputy team continued, "Yesterday, we re-examined the alibi of Mr. and Mrs. Cage and ruled out the possibility of them committing the crime.

In addition, Matthew checked the fund flows in the couple's accounts and found no abnormal large-amount fund transactions."

After saying that, the deputy team member spread his hands and said, "This means that all the clues for our investigation have been cut off, and the case has reached a bottleneck."

Xiao Hei raised his hand, "Hey, guys, don't jump to conclusions so early, we have something discovered here."

Jackson didn't believe it, "Didn't you guys take a vacation yesterday? What can you find out?"

"Yes, Luke and I were on vacation yesterday.

So, Luke asked me to have dinner at a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in the evening.

The French blue lobster in that restaurant is huge, tender and juicy, and tastes great." Xiao Hei described it with a look of enjoyment.

The deputy team leader couldn't stand listening anymore, "Stop! What does your going to eat at a three-star Michelin restaurant have to do with this case?"

"Vice Captain, don't worry, listen to me slowly. It's a French restaurant, it's really great, and the price is very expensive.

Luke and I were sitting at the table, and the atmosphere, the feeling..."

The deputy team member interrupted again, "Who's treating me?"

Xiao Hei pointed at Luke, "Of course it's him."

The deputy team member curled his lips, "I don't believe Luke would treat you to a French meal with three Michelin stars. Stop talking nonsense and talk about the key points."

"Whether you believe it or not, that's a fact." Xiao Hei took out a piece of fine cotton cloth, "Do you think this looks familiar?"

Jenny recognized it at a glance, "This square towel is the same as the cotton cloth that was blocked in the mouth of the deceased."

“Bingou, you guessed it right.

While we were dining, Luke discovered that the hand towel in the restaurant was the same as the hand towel in the deceased's mouth, and then we called the surveillance camera, and guess what we saw?"

The deputy team member was dissatisfied, "Marcus, David has been away for too long, and you have forgotten what it feels like to be beaten.

Luke, let me tell you, I'm afraid I won't be able to help but beat him."

"Nono, I can speak faster.

We found the deceased Nancy in the restaurant surveillance video. She went to the restaurant to dine alone at noon on July 9. She was not coerced or kidnapped. She sat there alone and ate a French meal.

The meal cost nearly $1,500, and I gave the waiter a $100 tip."

Jackson didn't believe it, "Where did she get so much money? We went to the beauty salon to investigate. Her monthly salary plus commission is only about US$4,000."

Xiao Hei chuckled, "Rookie, learn a little bit, this is the key to the problem."

Jackson asked, "What's the key?"

Jackson is a good flatterer, but the deputy team didn't give Xiao Hei a chance to pretend to be sexy, and quickly answered, "Nancy committed suicide to cheat the insurance."

The deputy team member made the point, and Xiao Hei was a little discouraged, "Yes, this is the common conclusion of Luke and me."

Luke didn't say a word, he just played the video of Nancy appearing in the restaurant on the projector, which was more powerful than anything he could say.

The deputy combed his hair with a comb, "Actually, I thought of this possibility after all the clues were lost, and what Luke found in the restaurant provided favorable evidence for this speculation.

But this evidence alone is not enough to determine the case.

Not only do we need more evidence, we also need to find the motive for her suicide.

Money is one aspect, but it shouldn't be the fundamental reason.

Suicide is easy to say, but people have a desire to survive, and suicide requires great courage.

Unless they are in a desperate situation, no one will commit suicide to cheat their insurance.

Therefore, we now not only need to find more incriminating evidence, but also find the reason why she committed suicide and defrauded her bail."

The deputy team chatted with each other.

Xiao Hei looked unhappy, this white-haired old man could pretend better than himself.

Why didn't you say anything just now?

When I say it, you say it too.

Are you waiting for me here?

The old guy is really bad.

After determining the direction of the investigation, everyone used Daniel's Restaurant Center as the node to investigate separately.

…

Inside a black Ford Explorer.

Xiao Hei said while driving, "Why do I feel that the deputy team is targeting me?"

Luke said indifferently, "He is not targeting you alone, but everyone."

"Listen to what you said, I'm much better. Where are we going now?"

"Go to Boamen Hospital and find Nancy's family doctor." In Luke's view, when a person has health problems, he is most likely to commit suicide and cheat insurance.

Half an hour later, the two drove to the hospital.

Boamen Hospital is not large in scale, with only three floors, yellow walls and blue glass. The corridor is a bit dark as soon as you enter the door. The lights are on in broad daylight. The walls are also yellow, and the doors of each ward are brown.

Yes, no one can be seen.

It's more like a hotel than a hospital.

Nancy's family doctor is in Clinic 205.

"Dong dong..."

"Please come in."

Luke and Blackie knocked on the door and walked in.

"Hello, is this Dr. Chad Clare?"

A white doctor put on his glasses and looked at Luke and Xiao Hei, "It's me, do you have an appointment?"

Xiao Hei showed his police ID, "I am Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Deputy Luke.

We are investigating a case and would like to ask for your assistance."

"What case? Do you need to go to the hospital to investigate?"

"Do you know Nancy Cole?"

"Yes, I'm her family doctor. What's wrong?"

"She's dead."

Chad looked surprised, "How could it happen so fast?"

Xiao Hei asked, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean so fast? You knew she would die."

"Yes, she came for a physical examination some time ago. She had cancer and her condition was very bad. I suggested her treatment.

But she had difficulty accepting it, was very sad, and resisted treatment."

"Is there any chance of her being cured?"

"Of course, there is still a chance with treatment, but it is difficult to say that it is completely cured. Even if it is temporarily controlled, it may spread again in the future, and the situation is more complicated.

But based on the speed of her disease progression, she shouldn't die so soon. How did she die?"

"She was burned to death."

"I'm sorry... Is this why you came?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't help you.

I was only her attending doctor, but she did not come back for a follow-up check. I called her, but she refused treatment."

"Why?"
To be continued...