Robbery and Murder Division chat group.

Luke voiced, "The ninth bottle of mineral water suspected of containing cyanide resulted in one death and one injury. The injured are now out of danger. Marcus and I made a note for her.

According to her, she and the deceased were friends, and they made an appointment to climb a mountain together. Later, they had sex. One drank mineral water, and the other washed himself with mineral water, resulting in the death of both parties and the injury of the other.

She claimed that she bought this bottle of mineral water at Shanyuan Supermarket, and bought two bottles in total, and another bottle of mineral water is still at home."

Susan voiced, "I am still at the crime scene. The forensic doctor has completed the preliminary autopsy. The deceased Ronnie did die from cyanide poisoning. The time of death was around seven o'clock in the morning.

The deceased had exercised strenuously before his death, so the toxin spread quickly in the body, and the victim was poisoned in a very short time.

No defensive wounds or binding bruises were found on the victim.

In addition, the technical team also completed an on-site investigation and found that the mineral water bottles found on site contained cyanide and belonged to the same batch number as the mineral water bottles found in the subway.

Fingerprints of three people were found on the mineral water bottle, two of which belong to the deceased and the injured, and the identity of the other set of fingerprints is unknown."

Jackson speculated, "Could the other set of fingerprints be those of the poisoner?"

The deputy team complained, "Why do we have to chat in the group to discuss the case? Can't we meet in person to discuss the case?"

Luke said, "Because this way we can share clues as quickly as possible, I'm going to go to Shanyuan Supermarket to investigate later and have no plans to go back to the police station."

Lieutenant, you have to keep pace with the times."

"Are you calling me old in disguise?"

"I don't."

"That's what you mean."

Susan interrupted the two of them, "OK, let's get back to the topic. What Jackson said makes sense. We should find the fingerprints belonging to the third person in the mineral water as soon as possible. This is likely to be a breakthrough in the case."

The deputy said, "Would you like to remind Red to hold a press conference? If the injured woman did not lie, there should be more than one place where mineral water containing cyanide is released. In order to prevent more citizens from being poisoned, I think it should be widely publicized.

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"I'll suggest it."

Susan had suggested it before, but the top brass of the police department had their own considerations. There was a time lag in holding a press conference. By the time the press conference was over, all the drinks that were supposed to be drank had been consumed, so it was not certain whether it would be effective.

But the mineral water company of this brand will definitely have objections, and may even sue lapd for reputation infringement and demand sky-high compensation. Who wants to make a fuss about nothing?

But now it is different. There is a new place where toxic mineral water is released. Uncontrollable factors have increased. No one knows whether there are other places where toxic mineral water is released. At this time, it is necessary to publicize it widely.

Susan began to assign tasks in the group.

"Deputy team, Jackson, you go to Jennifer's house to investigate and be sure to find another bottle of mineral water.

Matthew, you are responsible for investigating the source of cyanide. Cyanide is contraband in the United States and is difficult for ordinary people to obtain.

Raymond, Jenny, you two should contact the family members of the deceased to identify the body, ask about his relationship with the injured person before his death, and see if there is any conflict between the two.

Luke, Marcus, you two go to Shanyuan Supermarket to investigate and confirm the source of the poisonous mineral water."

"Okay, Captain."

Everyone replied and split up.

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On the way, Xiao Hei couldn't help but ask, "Luke, do you think the injured woman Jennifer Jinbo is suspicious?

She bought the mineral water. She was only injured, but the person with her died.

Is it possible that he is using a bitter meat trick?"

Luke thought for a while, "It is theoretically possible, but there is no relevant evidence yet, and no motive for her crime has been found. Let's see if Raymond and Jenny find anything."

In an open poisoning case like this, there is no direct contact between the murderer and the deceased, and there is no interest in the case, making the investigation extremely difficult.

Luke has been thinking about the connection between the two sites where poisonous mineral water was released.

metro station?

supermarket?

Which is the first source?

Could it be that someone bought mineral water in the supermarket and put it in the subway station? This person was really doing charity, but it was a pity that he bought poisonous mineral water.

There is also a possibility that the poisoner deliberately used two poisoning sites in order to avoid the police targeting the area, spreading the police force, expanding the scope, and making the investigation more difficult.

Mere guessing is useless,

Evidence, the most important thing now is to find relevant evidence.

Shanyuan Supermarket is located near the Korean community, and the number of Asians on the road has increased significantly.

Xiao Hei parked the car in front of the supermarket, and Luke and Xiao Hei got out of the car one after another.

Today is a sunny day, the sun is very dazzling, Luke wears sunglasses to observe the surrounding situation.

Xiao Hei also glanced at them and said with a smile, "Oh, these girls are all dressed up very fashionably."

"Korean girls are really good." Luke pulled his sunglasses down and took a few glances at his big white legs.

Xiao Hei spread his hands, "I just said that their clothes are very fashionable, and I want to buy Julian a set too."

Luke smiled and said, "I'll take you to the Japanese community another day. The clothes there are also very fashionable."

"I really meant the clothes."

"I look at the girl, you look at the clothes, there is no conflict." Xiao Hei suddenly became serious, which made Luke feel a little uncomfortable. Is it too much?

Shanyuan Supermarket is located near a Korean community. The pedestrians here are mainly Koreans and whites, with not many blacks.

Luke and Xiao Hei walked into the supermarket. The size of the supermarket was not too big, about 300 square meters. The store employees were both white and Korean, and the number of customers in the supermarket was about half and half.

Luke and Xiao Hei walked around the supermarket. There was a wide variety of food, including foods that white people like to eat, as well as kimchi that Koreans like. More importantly, there was also Weissen brand mineral water.

This is the purpose of Luke's visit.

Luke took out a bottle of Wesson mineral water from the cold drink box and walked to the checkout counter to pay.

A white female cashier glanced at Luke and said, "Sir, do you only want a bottle of mineral water?"

"That's right."

The white female cashier picked up the mineral water bottle and scanned it, "0.2 US dollars. In addition, our supermarket has an event, a box of 24 bottles only costs 4 US dollars."

Luke asked, "Where's the 12-bottle case?"

"There is no activity for the 12 bottles at the moment."

"Are many people buying this kind of mineral water?"

“It’s okay, but most of them are bought by the box, which is more cost-effective.”

"Is your boss here?"

The white female cashier looked at Luke warily, "What do you want?"

Luke showed his police badge and said, "lapd, I want to see your boss. Also, from now on, Weisen brand mineral water is not allowed to be sold to outsiders."

"Why?"

"Now is not the time to explain, just do as I say, do you understand?"

"Wait a moment, I'll call the boss."

Soon a white man came over and said, "I am the boss here, who is the lapd?"

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

"Robbery and Murder Department? Why did my supermarket provoke your department?" The white man showed a puzzled look and waved his hand, "E on, come to my office to talk. This is not the place to talk."

The three of them entered the office behind the supermarket. The office was a bit messy. "Sorry, I was a little late settling the accounts last night. I didn't have time to clean up." The white man simply tidied up and pointed to a two-seater black sofa.

"Please take a seat.

Let me introduce myself, my name is Osmond Simpson, and I am the owner of this supermarket."

"You usually manage the supermarket yourself?"

"Yes, I tried to hire a professional manager before, but it was a mess. A supermarket of my size must be run by myself, otherwise it will be difficult to make a profit. There are too many ways to do it." Osmond sighed,

Patting his heart, he said, "I will never open a supermarket again in my next life. I'm too tired."

Police officers, what can I do to you?"

Luke took out a photo of the injured woman, Jennifer, and asked, "Do you know her?"

Osment picked up the photo and looked at it, "No, I don't recognize it. Is there any problem?"

"This lady claimed that she came to your supermarket yesterday to buy something. Do you still have any impression?"

"No, there are too many customers in the supermarket, at least hundreds of them every day. It's hard for me to have an impression of every customer. What's wrong with her?"

"She bought two bottles of Weisen brand mineral water from your supermarket and took one of them for a run up the mountain this morning. She shared a bottle of mineral water with a male friend, resulting in one death and one injury. We found

Mineral water contains cyanide, a highly toxic component.

Therefore, this brand of mineral water will not be sold to outsiders for the time being, and customers who have purchased this brand of mineral water will also be notified not to continue drinking it.
To be continued...