Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Luke extended his hand, "Pleasure to work with you."

...

After leaving the police station, Luke prepared to go for some late-night snacks.

He had been busy with a case all day and had only had a simple hamburger for lunch, so he was quite hungry.

It was already December, and the streets were beginning to feel the festive atmosphere of Christmas.

In the past, Luke rarely celebrated Christmas except to show his girlfriend a bit of affection which, most of the time, meant presenting a gift because young women love romance. The deliberate promotion by businesses made many girls fond of celebrating foreign festivals. If others were giving gifts and you weren't, it meant you weren't showing enough care.

This year was different. Luke was in Los Angeles, where the holiday atmosphere and its significance were different.

Luke chose a barbecue restaurant, ordered some skewers and a beer, and watched TV while eating his late-night meal.

The restaurant had two TVs, one broadcasting a football match and the other showing news.

There were quite a few football fans among the customers. Luke watched for a while too. He didn't know many football stars and wasn't particularly interested. The game was scoreless too, which didn't hold his interest.

The news on the other TV, on the other hand, caught his attention.

"Good evening, this is Mary with BSE News. I am about to report the latest developments in the case of the strong-armed robbery by football superstar Danny Carter.

After several days of investigation, the police have acquired some new leads, as the female victim's statement does not match some of the evidence.

The police have withdrawn charges against Danny Carter due to insufficient evidence.

Danny Carter was released without charge."

Luke smiled, "Finally, some good news. Now that Danny Carter has had the charges dropped, his commission is in the bag too."

...

The next morning at nine o'clock.

Robbery and Murder Department office.

The door to the captain's office opened and Luke walked in with a cup of coffee, "Guys, hold on, it's time for the morning meeting.

Jenny, any news from the FBI?"

"No."

"It seems their efficiency is not as fast as imagined," Luke said, taking a sip of coffee, then turned to Marcus and asked, "How is Pari Jones?"

Little Black sighed, "Those bastards are ruthless. Pari Jones's condition isn't good; she has been taken to the hospital for treatment.

On the way to the hospital, I took her statement.

According to her, Natasha and she were always investigating human-trafficking organizations, which are very extreme. Human-trafficking is only on the surface, and they engage in various crimes in secret.

There are two larger trafficking organizations, one named Bosta and the other named Gonsede.

Recently, Pari Jones had been collecting information on the Bosta organization.

Meanwhile, Natasha was investigating the Gonsede organization, and the two would sometimes exchange information."

Luke was familiar with the names of these two organizations. Among them, the material found at Pari Jones's place was about the 'Bosta' organization.

As for Gonsede, the information was provided by Carlos Sodi the night before. According to Carlos Sodi, Natasha was likely killed by the Gonsede organization.

Luke continued to inquire, "Any news about the delivery man and the gang who intercepted the police car?"

Jackson said, "We haven't found their whereabouts yet.

However, we re-confirmed the identity of the delivery man; he truly is an employee of UPS.

Why he delivered a bomb is still unclear."

Luke fell silent for a moment and then analyzed, "Looking at the current situation, it's likely that two organizations are involved in this incident.

One is Bosta.

And the other is Gonsede.

The Gonsede organization used the delivery man to plant the bomb that killed Natasha, which then triggered a series of chain reactions.

After Natasha's death, the Gonsede organization sent people to rob her home and take away the materials about the organization.

Later, when the police found the trail of the delivery man, Gonsede again sent people to intercept the police car, resulting in a shootout.

As for Carlos Sodi, he should be a member of the Bosta organization. He had been lurking around Natasha, and worried that things might escalate after her death, he sent Kuka to kidnap Pari Jones and destroy the investigative materials about the Bosta organization she had with her.

Pari Jones arranged to meet me before being kidnapped.

Out of self-preservation, she told the suspects that I had the materials, which led to me exchanging gunfire with two suspects and capturing two Bosta organization members.

Later, by lying in wait, we captured Kuka, thereby uncovering the true identity of Carlos Sodi."

Luke straightened out the case clues, and the truth behind Natasha's murder also emerged.