Chapter 651 The truth

In a black Dodge car, Xiao Hei was sitting in the passenger seat and Jackson was driving.

Xiao Hei looked at his phone and pointed to the road ahead, "Hey, turn right at the traffic light ahead."

Jackson frowned slightly, "That's not the direction to Volt Street."

"I know." Xiao Hei glanced at his watch, "It's time for dinner, why don't we have dinner first and then investigate."

Jackson glanced at him, "Are you serious?"

"Of course, I don't want to go hungry to investigate the case."

"There's a convenience store in front, we can go buy a sandwich."

"No, I want to eat a real dinner so that I can have the motivation to continue working."

Jackson said, "I prefer to finish work first and then eat."

"Don't be stupid, when the work is over, all the restaurants will be closed.

Moreover, Sharon Frank drove in the early morning that night, so if we investigate later, it will be closer to the time of the crime."

Jackson was finally convinced, "OK, which restaurant do you want to go to?"

"Haha, that's right." Xiao Hei directed, "Turn right ahead and keep driving. There is a great Turkish restaurant. Their barbecue is excellent and the pancakes are freshly baked.

I like it very much.”

…

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Near Dolson's Bar.

A black SUV drove over, the passenger compartment window opened, and Luke looked outside. On the right side of the road was Dolson's Bar, and on the left was the parking lot where three girlfriends left their cars.

When the car drove to the entrance of the parking lot, the railing automatically lifted and the car drove in.

After the car stopped, Luke got out of the car and took a look. The parking lot was large and there were street lights around it. It was not very bright, but he could basically see the road conditions clearly.

The police officers also got out of the car one after another.

The deputy team member looked around and commented, "This is a very suitable place for committing crimes. As long as you hide behind the car, it will be difficult to find."

Porter looked at the bar opposite, "There are a lot of bad people here. When they are drunk, they can do anything."

Luke arranged the task and said, "Potter, take someone to check the surveillance around the parking lot."

"Deputy team, please take people to visit the surrounding area and see if you can learn about the situation on the night of the crime."

Luke himself walked towards where the blue Tesla was parked on the night of the incident...

It's around eight o'clock in the evening.

Xiaohei and Jackson finished their meal and continued driving to Volt Street.

Xiao Hei burped, "How is the barbecue in this restaurant? Isn't it great?"

Jackson shrugged, "It's just an ordinary barbecue. I don't know why you have to wait so long?"

"I know you are anxious to investigate the case, don't worry, there is still plenty of time."

Jackson glanced at his watch, "Don't you want to finish investigating the case and go home early?"

"Don't be stupid. The captain and the deputy have taken people to investigate near the bar. If we finish the investigation too early, we will have to support them."

Jackson frowned, "So you are messing around."

"No, I think there is something wrong with your understanding. I am just allocating my time reasonably.

Only when you are full can you work more efficiently, understand?"

"Yeah, now that you're full, can we work well?"

"Of course." Xiao Hei snapped his fingers and pointed at Jackson, "I will supervise you carefully, rookie."

During the conversation, the car drove into Volt Avenue, Jackson slowed down, and Xiao Hei became serious, observing the situation on both sides of the road.

At this time, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, night had fallen, the street lights were dim, and there were almost no pedestrians visible on both sides of the road.

In downtown Los Angeles, day and night are completely different worlds.

Jackson slowed down and drove around the suspicious road twice, but still found nothing.

Xiao Hei glanced at his watch. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. "Wait, there is no point in walking around like this. Pull over and park."

Jackson stopped the car and sighed, "Most of the shops on the roadside are closed, let alone people, not even a dog."

"Hey, rookie, don't be so absolute. There are still a lot of homeless people living on the roadside. Don't discriminate against them."

"You know, that's not what I want to say.

The captain just said that the suspect's car stayed in this neighborhood for a long time, but no one knows what Sharon Frank did." Jackson complained and analyzed, "I thought about it carefully while eating.

I think there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that after Sharon Frank sent Marissa Hawking and Lacey Wayne to the Angelite community, she waited for Lacey Wayne to drive to pick up the body and dump it, but she just stayed in this neighborhood.

For a while, I didn't do anything else.

The second possibility is that Sharon Frank met with other people here while Marissa Hawking and Lacey Wayne were away. This person may very well be the fourth suspect we are looking for.

I think the second one is probably bigger.

Only in this way can our investigation tonight be meaningful."

"Then what else is there to say? Just continue the investigation according to the second scenario." Xiao Hei looked out of the car, "There is no surveillance around here. If you want to find witnesses, you can only find those homeless people."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Jackson pulled the handbrake and prepared to get out of the car.

"Wait, did you see that store with the lights on? Drive over."

Jackson looked into the distance, "That seems to be a convenience store. Are you hungry again?"

"Those homeless people are not easy to deal with. If you want to get valuable clues from them, you have to prepare some small gifts in advance."

"OK." Jackson started the car again and drove to the convenience store, "Bring me a cup of coffee."

"If you want to drink it, get out of the car and buy it. If your butt doesn't move, you may get hemorrhoids, haha."

Xiao Hei smiled and got out of the car.

Jackson followed him into the convenience store with a helpless look.

The convenience store was brightly lit, forming a sharp contrast with the outside. There was a Mexican man standing behind the counter on the left, looking at Xiao Hei with a scrutinizing gaze.

Xiao Hei walked to the shelf on the right and picked up a handful of beer and put it on the counter. Jackson also selected two bottled coffees.

"How much?"

The Mexican clerk looked at it and said, "Twenty dollars."

"What?" Xiao Hei thought he heard wrongly.

"Twenty dollars."

"Why is it so expensive?"

The Mexican clerk shrugged, "Because this is the only convenience store open at night on this street. Do you want to buy it?"

Xiao Hei was stunned for a moment and seemed to have thought of something, "Your store is also open in the early morning?"

"24 hours."

"Have you been working the night shift?"

"Yes, I have other jobs during the day."

"If someone came to the store to buy something a few days ago, would you still remember it?"

"I'm not sure. After all, I meet too many people every day and it's impossible to remember everyone."

Xiao Hei took out a photo of Sharon Frank and said, "Have you seen this girl around the early morning of November 16th?"

The Mexican clerk glanced at her and said with a strange expression, "Yes, I remember her."

"Didn't you just say you weren't sure? Why did you recognize it all at once now?"

"Because she left a deep impression on me." The Mexican clerk smiled and continued, "You are right, that girl came in the early morning, and few female customers came to the door at that time.

She walked around the store and picked up a cucumber from the fresh produce section.

At that time, I didn’t think much about it. After all, cucumbers were on sale at that time and were relatively affordable.

But she walked over to the counter and got another box of condoms."

Jackson looked surprised and confirmed, "Cucumbers and condoms."

"That's right.

If I wasn't on duty that day, I would definitely ask her, 'Hey, beauty, do you need any help? I'll be happy to help.'" The Mexican clerk raised his eyebrows and showed a smirk.

Xiao Hei smiled and said, "OK, I think we found the fourth suspect."
To be continued...