Legendary FBI Detective-Chapter 289: 【The Case of the Eight Juvenile Bodies】

In a certain district in the western part of Los Angeles.

Luo An drove the SUV of the Special Investigation Team to this place, following the directions given by Reesi over the phone, to a rather remote area.

Although this area was remote, the lights were bright at the moment, and the LAPD had already put up police tape.

"Hello, FBI Special Investigation Team."

Getting out of the car, Luo An pulled out his FBI gold badge to identify himself. The LAPD officer who stopped him suddenly showed surprise upon hearing Luo An's name and quickly extended his hand, loudly saying:

"Hello, Deputy Group Leader Greenwood!"

The LAPD patrol officer's voice was a bit loud, causing the LAPD officers nearby to turn their heads, and then each of them showed expressions of shock or astonishment when they saw Luo An.

The bank robbery had occurred earlier that day in the morning, when Luo An Greenwood entered the bank alone and successfully killed four robbers without sustaining any injuries. The news had already spread inside the LAPD police department.

Being law enforcement departments, every LAPD officer knew how difficult it was to accomplish such a feat. Setting aside the positions of different departments, most of the LAPD had considerable admiration for Luo An.

Moreover, inside the LAPD police department, there were some self-confident individuals who had submitted letters of recommendation to the Special Investigation Team.

"Hello."

Shaking hands with each LAPD officer who came up, Luo An had a smile on his face.

Suddenly, he had the illusion of having become a star.

Seeing Luo An intending to enter the scene, one LAPD officer quickly lifted the tape for him.

"Thank you."

Luo An thanked the officer with a smile and walked inside the police tape, then saw Reesi outside another police line.

Reesi stood next to a large rock by the seashore, on which sat a middle-aged Caucasian woman with cool attire, a good figure, and a pretty face.

But at the moment, this Caucasian woman buried her head in Reesi's stomach, her body shaking, sobbing softly.

After exchanging a glance and nod with Reesi, Luo An turned his attention to the scene, noticing there were four tents, with a fire pit and barbecue in the middle, clearly a camping site.

But at this moment, the eight white cloths near the campfire site caught everyone's attention, as they covered eight bodies.

"Hello, I am Chief Bill. Deputy Group Leader Greenwood, it's an honor to meet you."

"Hello, Chief Bill."

Extending his hand again to shake hands with the LAPD chief at the center of the scene, Luo An asked:

"What's the situation here?"

"Eight teenagers died while camping, death occurred no more than 4 hours ago."

Chief Bill sighed, looking at the white cloth under his feet, pointed towards Reesi and the Caucasian woman in the distance, and said:

"That is the sister of one of the girls and also the person who reported the incident."

"OK."

Luo An bent down, casually lifted one of the white cloths to check, and seeing no external injuries on the body, he inquired: freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"Has the cause of death been determined?"

"Most likely an overdose."

Chief Bill's face looked rather grim:

"Based on the identification on these victims, we found that these kids were all underage, and it's unknown who sold them the drugs."

Chief Bill had a daughter about the same age as these young victims. Recently, his daughter had been acting rebellious and hadn't spoken to him in a long time.

And with Los Angeles being a world-famous hedonistic society, with endless temptations - Chief Bill was almost worrying his hair white over his daughter.

Beside the bodies, upon hearing that the cause of death of these victims might be an overdose, Luo An's facial expression didn't change much.

Coming to Los Angeles, he found that, due to Hollywood and that crowd of stars, the drug problem in Los Angeles, compared to New York, was far beyond what could simply be described as an overflow. It was unfathomable to ordinary people.

Many bars or private parties even used the availability of marijuana and other drugs as a selling point.

Although the LAPD police department had always been fighting against drug crime, due to those wealthy stars, as well as the politicians and other rich people behind the wealthy stars, they were ultimately unable to effectively combat drug crime on a large scale.

"We'll leave this case to you guys."

Chief Bill stood aside, took a phone call, and after a brief conversation, came over and apologized to Luo An:

"Hollywood has had another incident; we are really short on manpower."

Due to the existence of Hollywood, Los Angeles has welcomed unprecedented prosperity.

But because of Hollywood, the workload of the LAPD officers has remained high among major cities within federal boundaries.

"No problem."

Luo An pulled out his phone and called the evidence examination division, asking them to send someone here as soon as possible, then pointed toward a distant highway and asked:

"Is there surveillance there?"

"Sorry, there isn't."

Chief Bill shook his head, indicating that this area was too remote to have any surveillance cameras.

Luo An wasn't disappointed; it was a casual inquiry. After a brief discussion with Chief Bill, he turned and walked toward the other end of the crime scene.

"Hello, ma'am, I am Deputy Group Leader Luo An Greenwood from the FBI Special Investigation Team."

Walking up to the large stone, Luo An clarified his identity:

"I'm also Reesi's supervisor."

The middle-aged Caucasian lady lifted her head and reached out to shake hands with Luo An:

"Hello, Deputy Group Leader Greenwood, I know you.

Just call me Vivian, I am Reesi's landlord."

It was only up close that Luo An realized Vivian's beauty far exceeded his expectations, in no way inferior to those female stars in Hollywood.

Especially considering Vivian was in her thirties this year, that mature charm was strikingly alluring.

Knowing Reesi's two-hour struggle, Luo An took a discreet glance at her and silently lamented that he might have underestimated Reesi; however, his expression remained unchanged, and he said with a solemn tone:

"My condolences for your sister's situation. May I ask you a few questions?"

"It's alright, go ahead."

Vivian pulled out a piece of paper to wipe tears from her face. Luo An didn't immediately ask, but instead, he looked over at Reesi.

Reesi immediately grasped Luo An's intentions and explained:

"After I finished booking the tables and chairs in the office tonight, I made dinner at home with Vivian.

After dinner, Vivian realized that her sister Tina hadn't come home, so she called her, but no one answered.

Tina said she was going to a classmate's gathering tonight and had left an address in advance, so I rushed over here with Vivian based on the address she left.

Then we saw the situation here."

Luo An nodded, then asked Vivian:

"Does Tina have a history of substance abuse?"

"No, she doesn't."

Vivian shook her head repeatedly:

"My parents have always paid close attention to Tina, she was raised well, she's a good kid, only sneaking an occasional drink."

Tina, as the younger sister, was just a teenager and not yet an adult, while Vivian, the older sister, was already in her thirties...

Silently admiring the vitality of their parents, Luo An continued to inquire:

"Has Tina exhibited any abnormal behavior or attitudes in her everyday life recently?"

Vivian continued to shake her head:

"Tina is a teenage girl, she certainly has her mood swings, but it's all very normal, nothing unusual."

After asking a few more questions and still getting nowhere, Luo An thought for a moment, then finally asked:

"Could you hand over Tina's phone to us? There might be some clues inside."

"No problem!"

Vivian nodded repeatedly and repeatedly requested that Luo An must help find the culprit who caused her sister's death.

It wasn't long before an agent from the evidence examination division arrived, and after consoling Vivian for a few moments, Luo An walked over to the scene, with Reesi suddenly following him and whispering to Luo An:

"Luo An, I know something about Tina, this girl…"