Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

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Robbery and Murder Department, Interrogation Room.

After returning to the station, Luke directly interrogated Sherda Karl.

Sherda Karl glared resentfully at Luke and the others, "You ruined my party."

Luke chuckled, "You're right, I'm considering bringing everyone from the park to jail so you can continue the party there."

"You can't do this to me!"

"Then what should we do to you, shout your name like those idiots?"

"Haha..." Little Black was amused.

Sherda Karl showed an angry expression, "Why did you arrest me? You better give me a reasonable explanation, or my lawyer will definitely sue you."

"Do you know Latifa Gallo?"

Sherda Karl pouted, "I do know someone named Latifa Gallo, but I'm not sure if we're talking about the same person."

Luke took out a photo of Latifa Gallo, "Recognize her?"

"Yes, when I was serving my sentence in prison, she was a prison guard."

"It seems that something unpleasant happened between you two in prison, so you sought revenge."

"No, we got along well, I didn't retaliate against her."

"Have you met recently?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"The afternoon before yesterday."

"Where did you meet?"

"That's my personal business, why should I tell you? Just because Latifa Gallo and I are friends?"

Luke took out a video screenshot, "Is this black Chevrolet your car?"

"Yes."

"The afternoon before yesterday, this car was at Latifa Gallo's house."

Sherda Karl shrugged, "So what? I just went to visit her."

"Are you two that close?"

"She's a very hospitable person, if you don't believe me, you can ask her."

"You killed Latifa Gallo, and now there's no one to testify, of course you can say whatever you want."

"What? What did you say? Latifa Gallo is dead!"

Luke said, "Don't pretend to be innocent, I know you did it."

"No, I didn't kill her.

You're trying to trick me...

She's not dead at all, right?"

Luke took out a photo of Latifa Gallo from the morgue and placed it in front of Sherda Karl, "Let me help you remember."

Sherda Karl's mouth dropped open, "Oh my God, she's really dead!"

"Your acting is good, but that doesn't prove your innocence.

Why did you kill her?"

"I didn't kill her!"

"Then why did you go to her house?"

"I... I'm in some financial trouble recently and wanted to borrow some money from her."

Little Black smirked, "An ex-con borrowing money from a prison guard, that's the funniest thing I've heard this year."

"I admit I've made mistakes in the past, but I've changed now, and Latifa Gallo and I are good friends.

I'm going through a tough time, and she offered to help me out."

Little Black asked, "How much did she lend you?"

"Twenty thousand US Dollars."

"Wow, that's not a small amount."

"I know, so I'm really grateful to her."

Little Black mocked, "Grateful enough to invite your rowdy pals to party and chant your name."

"Hey, I'm not the kind of person you think I am.

Why are you so determined to see me as a villain? If you've already decided that I'm a bad person, nothing I say will change that."

Luke stared at his face, "When did you tell Latifa Gallo you wanted to borrow money?"

"It was the afternoon before yesterday."

"Did you have her permission to go to her house?"

"Of course, I wouldn't just break into someone's house."

"How did you get her permission? Or rather, how did you two communicate?"

"Cell phone."

"What's your phone number?"

"310 376 2523."

"When did you contact her, who initiated the call? How many times did you contact each other?"

Hearing Luke's questioning, Sherda Karl's forehead was covered in fine sweat, and he said nervously, "I don't remember."

"That's okay, we can check the call logs.

If what you say is true, it will prove your friendship.

If it's false, it shows you're lying, you broke in illegally, tied up Latifa Gallo with a rope, cruelly killed her, and ransacked her home."

"I didn't, you're framing me."

Luke pressed the intercom on the interrogation table and ordered, "Raymond, apply for a search warrant and look for evidence of murder and theft at Sherda Karl's home."

"Yes, sir."

Luke looked again at Sherda Karl, "As far as I know, not only was twenty thousand US Dollars stolen from Latifa Gallo's house, but also her jewelry.

She might lend money, but she would absolutely not give her jewelry to someone else.

Have you seen her jewelry?"

For a long time, Sherda Karl lowered his head, revealing a remorseful expression, "I... I didn't kill her."

Luke said coldly, "You said a bunch of nonsense earlier, constantly lying, do you think I would still believe you?"

"I'm telling the truth, she was fine when I left, I swear to God."

Luke stared at him seriously, "If you want to prove you didn't kill, explain everything in detail.

Don't lie, don't challenge the police's patience with your pitiful intelligence.

If you tell one lie, all your testimonies will be rejected."

Sherda Karl tightly closed his thick lips, his black face filled with anger.

Luke said, "My colleagues have already gone to search your house. Even if you say nothing, once we find the evidence, we can convict you."

Sherda Karl rubbed his cheeks with his hands, "I... I'm in a lot of financial trouble recently.

I've been out for a while, but... lots of things have changed.

I'm out of place with everything around me, and no one is taking me along to make money. My former henchmen have joined others, everyone avoids me, as if I have a contagious disease.

I can't even pay this month's rent, so I wanted to make some money, to show those waiting to mock me that I'm still the same as before.

No, I'm even more fierce now."

Sherda Karl pinched his forehead and sighed deeply, "The afternoon before yesterday, I drove to a bank area, wanting to make some quick cash.

Turns out, I saw an unexpected person, Mbak Eta.

This white-skinned pig used to serve time with me in prison, we fought a lot." Sherda Karl pointed to his forehead,

"This scar was left by him, I hate this bastard. So I chose him as my target, both to get money and revenge.

I drove after him, but never found a suitable chance to make a move, followed him to a motel.

There, I saw another unexpected person, Latifa Gallo.

Yes, I'd never forget this woman, sharp, sour-faced, always talking about rules, as if Los Angeles was hers.

In prison, she often targeted me." Sherda Karl had a mocking expression, "This world is amazing, why are those two together...

I knew something must be up with these two.

Remembering in prison, every conflict I had with Mbak Eta, Latifa Gallo would always target me.

I understood, Latifa Gallo and Mbak Eta were in cahoots, secretly connected.

The money Mbak Eta withdrew must have been for Latifa Gallo.

The angrier I got, I vowed to teach them a lesson." Sherda Karl clenched his fists, his eyes and nostrils wide open, "Around three o'clock, Latifa Gallo came out of the motel.

Her hair was down, I knew, these bastards must have gotten it on.

Then, I followed Latifa Gallo back to her house, jumped through the window into her house, and held her at gunpoint.

I tied her hands and robbed her belongings, including those twenty thousand US Dollars.

I warned her not to call the police, or I would expose her deals with Mbak Eta and she'd definitely end up in prison.

I knew what happens to prison guards in jail, she was doomed.

So, I believed she wouldn't call the police."

Luke listened to this flawed criminal method, not sure whether to call him reckless or simple-minded, "Even if Latifa Gallo didn't dare call the police, weren't you afraid her family would?"

"I didn't use handcuffs, just tied her with a rope, she should have been able to get out of it once I left." Sherda Karl touched his chin with his right hand, "Listen, I did take the twenty thousand US Dollars and some jewelry, but I didn't kill her."