In a black Ford Explorer, Xiao Hei complained while driving,

"This couple has a problem.

They do not adopt children out of love at all, but treat foster care as a business.

If they had acted responsibly, Quenier probably wouldn't have died.

Let's look at what they did. We called to inquire, but they deliberately concealed Quinnier's whereabouts.

We came to investigate and they didn't even know anything about Quinnier's current situation.

Don’t know where Quinnier lives, don’t know what he does, don’t know what he goes through?

Didn't even know he was dead.

All they care about is the grant!

I want to report them."

Luke didn't answer. Things like this are more complicated.

Mr. and Mrs. Yagot must be responsible, but foster care is originally about living under someone else's roof.

Luke secretly asked Carter that he thought the Yagots were very nice, and Luke didn't look at him like he was lying.

Maybe every child has a different definition of good, but Carter is quite satisfied with his current life.

Assume that Xiaohei and the others will report the Yagots. The Yagots will lose their qualifications to foster children, and Carter and the Asian girl will also be sent back to the foster care center to wait for adoption by a new foster family.

Their destiny will also change.

Luke and Blackie will also be responsible.

The cause and effect Luke talks about is not metaphysical cause and effect, but real life.

Just like Jaden, Xiao Hei has already intervened in Jaden's life. The more he helps Jaden, the deeper his involvement becomes.

In the same way, if Carter and the Asian girl were sent back to the foster care center because of their reports, and if the foster home to which they were rearranged was not as good as the Yagots, then Luke and Xiao Hei would also be responsible.

This is what Luke is talking about.

If this happens, he will feel guilty.

Therefore, it is important to grasp this scale.

It's definitely not possible to just sit back and do nothing. Quenier is already dead, so some attention should be paid to prevent similar things from happening again.

However, it is not appropriate to directly cancel the foster care qualifications of Mr. and Mrs. Yagot.

Luke feels that the best way is to suggest to the relevant departments to conduct an audit of the Yagot couple, let professionals intervene in this matter, and conduct a period of focused observation of the Yagot couple to see if this family is suitable.

Continue to foster children.

Among them, the opinions of Carter and the Asian girl are the most important.

Judging from Luke's experience, it is not certain whether Carter and the Asian girl will be returned to the foster care center, but it should be difficult for the Yagots to adopt new foster children.

The car drove into the Yalbo community, and Luke found a police patrol car parked in front of a house. When he walked in, he saw that it was the house of Derrick Yasuo they were looking for.

The two got out of the car, and Luke showed his police badge and asked a patrol officer, "What happened here?"

A white patrolman came over, pointed at a white man with a big beard and said, "We received a call that someone was shooting in the community.

The caller was Mr. Brown, who claimed that the child he was fostering at home had been shot.

According to him, the person who shot the gun was lapd."

"Are you sure it was lapd who fired the shot?"

"No, when we came over, the children and the person who called himself lapd had already left."

"I'm Deputy Captain Luke of the Robbery and Murder Division, and I want to talk to the person who reported the crime."

"OK, please do as you please."

Luke walked to the door and asked the bearded white man, "Are you Mr. Brown, the reporter?"

"Yes, who are you?"

Luke showed his police badge and said, "Deputy Captain Luke of the Robbery and Murder Division, what happened here?"

"Two laps came to see my child Derrick. Although Derrick is a little naughty, he is not essentially bad. He may be frightened.

He jumped downstairs from the back window, and the two lapds asked Derrick to stop.

Derrick didn't listen and ran away.

Those two lapds opened fire!" The bearded man showed an angry look,

"God, how could they do that? Derrick was still a child. He didn't do anything dangerous, didn't hurt anyone, he just ran away.

Why did they shoot?

They are committing murder!

I’m going to sue them!”

Luke confirmed, "Are you sure Derrick did not pose a threat to the two people calling themselves lapd?"

"I'm sure that Derrick has no weapons and just ran with his head down without even looking back. How can he pose any threat to them."

"Are you sure they are lapds?"

"I can not."

"Have you seen them before?"

"No."

"Where did they go?"

"One went after Derrick, and the other drove after him. I wanted to stop him, but they threatened me with a gun.

Let me not move!

I really tried to stop it but...

I can not do anything!

I can only watch them treat my child like that." The bearded man showed an annoyed look, "This is lapd!

We pay so much tax every year so that you can catch criminals, not shoot innocent people."

"Mr. Brown, please don't get excited yet. The police will not shoot at innocent people indiscriminately when their own safety is not threatened.

We will investigate this matter clearly, and if they are lapds and if there are any violations in their practices, the relevant departments will impose sanctions on them."

"Now I just want to find Derrick and ensure his safety."

"Are you talking about Derrick Yasuo?"

"How did you know?"

"We are also here to find him."

"Are you in the same group as the two lapds who shot?"

"Can you describe the characteristics of those two people?"

"Two black men. One has a gold chain around his neck and the other has an earring in his left ear. Do you recognize them?"

Luke recalled, "No, we don't have these two people in our department.

Judging from the current situation, Derrick either has other cases involved and is approached by police officers from other departments.

Or someone is pretending to be lapd."

"Why pretend to be lapd? What trouble did Derrick get into?"

Luke confirmed, "Do you know where Derrick is now?"

"I don't know. This child is relatively independent and sometimes stays at friends' houses. I don't know where he will go.

I panicked just now.

If I were calmer, I might be able to do better."

"You've done a great job." Luke was not comforting, but telling the truth.

In that case, whether the two people are police officers from other departments or suspects pretending to be LapDs, as long as a gun is used, it will be very dangerous.

If Brown did something dangerous, he might be shot.

Then, what Luke saw was not Mr. Brown standing.

Luke arranged to cordon off the scene and contacted the technical team to investigate the scene.

Brown seemed to sense that Luke was different from the previous two policemen. His attitude was much better than before, and he actively invited Luke and the two of them into the living room, "Deputy Luke, please sit down."

Are you here to see Derrick too?"

"Yes, we want to know something about him."

"Why are you looking for him?"
To be continued...