Chapter 325
Through the cell phone number given by Mrs. Hanni, Luke quickly identified Franco Toure.
Name, Franco Toure
Gender, male
Skin color, white
Address, 130 Virgil neighborhood.
Social Security number, 623-53-7342.
Criminal record, molestation, burglary
Luke couldn’t believe that Mr. and Mrs. Haney were comfortable leaving their daughter in the hands of such a man.
Using cell phone location, police quickly pinpointed the location of Franco Toure.
The Zapallo Motel.
The cell phone’s location was at this motel, and Luke rushed to the vicinity of the motel with his men.
Black looked at the motel not far away, “Doesn’t he have an RV? Why did he run to the motel again?”
“In a moment, you can ask him yourself.”
Luke began to set up the arrest, Ramon took the patrolmen around the motel and Luke led the men in to make the arrest.
Jackson walked up to the front desk of the motel and asked Franco Toure if he had a room, and learned that Franco Toure did have a room at the motel this afternoon, in room 205.
Luke then led the men to room 205, where the windows were curtained and the room was lit so that they could not see inside.
Luke asked the hotel attendant to help call the door.
“Knock knock ……”
No one in the room responded.
“Hello, room service.”
Still no response.
Instead of just breaking down the door, Luke asked over the intercom, “Ramon, did you find the RV?”
“No, no similar RVs have been found anywhere around the hotel.”
“I see.” Luke called the attendant aside again, “Are you sure the people in the house didn’t leave?”
The attendant shook his head, “I don’t know, I can only confirm that he hasn’t checked out.”
“Give me the room card and go ahead.”
“YES, Sir.”
Luke got his room card and gave a gesture of action to the crowd before swiping open the door to the room.
Black led the charge into the room, “LAPD!”
“No one found.”
“No one in the restroom either!”
Luke put away his pistol and began to search the room, there were leftover lunch boxes on the coffee table, the bed was a bit messy, and two pairs of disposable slippers were scattered on the floor.
Luke checked the bathroom and found water on the floor and toiletries, like someone had taken a shower.
Jenny found a cell phone from under the coffee table, “Captain, Franco Toure intentionally left his cell phone at the hotel, he should have known we were coming.”
Jackson was puzzled, “This doesn’t make sense, how did he know we were coming to arrest him? It’s hard to believe that he rented this hotel just to make us fall for it.”
Xiao Hei said, “He rented this room at five in the afternoon, it should be earlier than the time we decided to arrest him.
But I can’t figure out why he rented the motel if he has an RV.”
Luke said, “I’ve used RVs, and they are indeed quite comfortable to travel in, but there are some drawbacks; most RVs have very cramped bathrooms that hold very little water, and bathing can be very inconvenient.
Most people shower before applauding for love, they should be using this place as a place to shower and applaud for love.”
Kuro sighed, “So, that pervert really did go after Tayana Hanny.
But why did he run off early, did someone leak the news early?”
Luke instructed, “Jenny, contact the Technical Division and find out if anyone has contacted Franco Toure in the meantime.”
Jenny asked rhetorically, “Captain, do you want the tech team to come over?”
“Have them send someone to survey the scene.”
“YES, Sir.”
Luke’s eyes scanned the hotel and finally landed on the messy bed, a bed where, in his experience, some story should have taken place.
Luke thought about the last time he and Daisy had been photographed in a hotel.
“Turn off the lights and check the house for miniature cameras.”
At Luke’s reminder, the crowd began to search the room.
The team searched all corners of the room carefully and did not find any suspected places to install cameras.
Jenny came into the room from outside and said, “Captain, just as you guessed, twenty minutes before we came to the motel, Franco Toure received a call on his cell phone.
As for the caller …… we just met.”
Luke guessed, “Mrs. Haney?”
Jenny shook her head, “No, it was her husband, Clemen Hanni.”
Blackie revealed a puzzled look, “The victim’s father called the suspect who may have kidnapped his daughter, giving the suspect time to escape with his own daughter, what kind of operation is this?
This case is becoming more and more puzzling.”
Jackson sighed, “I really feel sorry for Tayana Haney, why did she meet such irresponsible parents.”
Luke thought briefly and redirected the investigation, with Ramon in charge of tracking the suspicious RV.
Luke returned to Tayana Hanny’s house with the others.
Half an hour later.
Luke once again returned to the Virgil neighborhood with his men.
“Knock knock ……” Jenny knocked on the door of Tayana Hanni’s house again.
A few moments later, Mrs. Hanny opened the door and asked, “Officer, did you find my daughter?”
Jenny said coldly, “That should be asked of your husband.”
“What do you mean?” Mrs. Haney gave a puzzled look.
Luke asked, “Ma’am, where is Clement Hanney?”
“In the parlor.”
“I want to see him.”
Mrs. Haney stepped aside, “Please come in.
Captain Lee, what is going on, is my daughter in danger?”
“You should ask your husband, maybe he knows better.”
“What happened to my husband?”
“Like I said, you should ask him.” Luke was running around empty with his crew and was holding a fire in his heart.
Mrs. Haney looked over at her husband, “Clement, what did you do?”
Clement Haney gave an innocent look, “I didn’t do anything.”
Jenny said, “Liar, on our way to free Tayana Hanni, you called Franco Toure, and by the time we arrived on the scene Franco Toure had already escaped with your daughter.
Now your daughter is missing again.”
“God!” Mrs. Haney slapped her forehead, “Clemen, were you just calling Franco Toure?”
Clemen Haney sighed and sat on his butt on the couch, “I did call him.”
Luke questioned, “Why did you call him? You didn’t realize he could have kidnapped your daughter?”
Clemen Haney was unimpressed, “He won’t, the last time my daughter went missing, he was the one who retrieved her.
Moreover, my daughter loves him, and it’s not the first time he’s taken my daughter out, and there’s never been any danger.
I’m just calling to ask him to bring my daughter back, that’s all.”
Luke looked at the other man as if he was looking at an idiot, “You’re a man too, you should know that it’s in a man’s nature to be horny, aren’t you worried that he’ll hurt your daughter.”
“He won’t.”
“Why are you so sure?”
“I just know it.”
“Give me a reason, and one that convinces me, or I’ll take you back to the station.”
Clemen Haney loudly questioned, “What gives you the right to take me back to the police station, we didn’t call the police, my daughter was just hanging out with her friends, what gives you the right to take me away like a criminal.”
“We are here today to investigate, not just because of your daughter, there are other girls who had the same experience with your daughter, and those daughters are still being held captive by the kidnappers to shoot colored videos.
And the fact that you tipped off the suspects gives me reason to suspect that you’re involved in this case.
It makes sense that I’m going to take you back to the station to investigate.”
Seeing the two officers walking towards him with handcuffs, Clemen Hanni revealed a look of awe and involuntarily took a few steps back, “Hey, hey, it’s not what you guys think, please listen to my explanation.”
“Give me a reason not to arrest you.”
“I know Franco Toure, there’s no way he would hurt my daughter.”
“Why?”
Clemen Haney looked complicated, as if he wanted to say something.
Luke turned to Mrs. Haney, who was off to the side, and said, “Ma’am, I need to talk to your husband alone.”
“I know.” Mrs. Haney responded, looking aside at her husband.
“Clemen, I believe in Franco Toure as well, but the most important thing right now is to find Tayana Hanni.”
“I understand.” Clemen Hanni nodded and watched his wife go upstairs.
Luke squared his shoulders and said, “Why do you trust Franco Toure so much?”
Clement-Hanni whispered, “He was victimized in his childhood.”
“That’s not a good enough reason with me.”
Clement Haney lowered his voice again, “He doesn’t like women, so he wouldn’t hurt my daughter.”
Luke laughed, “How do you know he doesn’t like women? Maybe he’s lying to you.”
“He’s not lying to me, he’s gay,” Clemen Haney sounded certain.
“Or maybe he’s faking it.”
“He’s not.”
Luke rubbed his chin, “What is your relationship with Franco Toure?
I’ll keep your secret.”
Clemen Haney shook his head in disbelief.
“I can find out even if you don’t tell me, and I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to keep it a secret when there are more people investigating.”
Clemen Hanny scratched his forehead hard and bit his lip, “He’s my lover.”
Luke “……”
“Sir, please keep my secret.”
“Does your wife know?”
“No.”
“When did you guys start?”
“It’s been over a year.”
Luke went along with his analysis, “You thought he was gay and wouldn’t have unhealthy thoughts about your daughter, and so as not to hurt your feelings for each other, you called him to alert him to the fact that he was sending your daughter back.”
“Yes.”
“Did you say the police were looking for your daughter?”
“Said that.”
“Did you tell him about the video?”
“No, I just said the police were checking on my daughter’s last disappearance and didn’t say much more.”
Luke said, “Then did you know that there is an orientation called bisexuality.”
Clemen Haney looked slightly changed and said to himself, “No, he wouldn’t lie to me, he loves my daughter because he loves me, he takes care of Tayana like a father, he wouldn’t hurt her.”
Luke cried a little, “Then tell me, where is Tayana Haney now?”
“I ……” Clemen Hanni paused in speech for a moment.
“Click ……”
Suddenly, the door to the room opened from the outside.
A twelve or thirteen year old white girl walked into the living room carrying a pink backpack.
“Dad, who are they?”
“Tayana, you’re back!”
Clemen Hanni revealed a look of surprise and looked at Luke who was at the side: “Captain Lee, I told you, Franco Toure is a good man and will not harm my daughter.”
At this point, the police officers present were all a bit surprised.
Luke thought briefly and probably understood.
Clemen Hanni did not say anything about the video, Franco Toure was not aware of the seriousness of the matter, and only thought that the police had come to check on the disappearance of Tayana Hanni in June, and that was why Tayana Hanni had been sent back.
Luke looked at Tayana Haney and confirmed that it was the same person as on the video, “You’re Tayana Haney?”
“Yes, what are you?”
“I’m Luke Lee, Squadron Leader 1 of the Robbery and Murder Division. We’d like to find out more about the case of your disappearance in June.”
Tayana Haney said, “Isn’t it in the past? What’s there to know.”
“Just asking a few questions, you don’t have to be nervous.”
Just then, Mrs. Hanni seemed to have heard a commotion and hurried down the stairs, “Tayana, is that you?
My daughter, you’re finally back.”
Mrs. Hanni hugged her daughter, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Tayana Haney acted calm.
Luke said, “Tayana Haney, can I ask you a few questions?”
“I wasn’t kidnapped, I just went for a walk.Sir, you can leave now.”
“Who are you going for a walkabout with?”
“Mr. Toure.”
“Where did you all go?”
“We drove to camp.”
“Did you guys ever go to the Zapallo Motel?”
“Went.”
“Go there for what?”
Tayana Haney thought for a moment and said, “There was only one bed in the motorhome, so Mr. Toure got a room at the motel and let me stay at the motel while he stayed in the motorhome.
But then he had an emergency and couldn’t take me anymore, so he sent me home.”
“Where is he now?”
“I don’t know, he called a cab for me and we got separated halfway.”
“Did you take a shower at the hotel?”
“Washed.”
“Did he take a bath?”
“Washed.”
“What did you do after the shower?”
“Watching TV.”
“Did he undress you?”
“No.”
“Did he force you to do anything you didn’t want to do?”
“No.” Tayana Haney’s eyes reddened a little, “I’m a little tired, I’m going to bed.”
“Tayana, can you tell us a little bit about what happened when you disappeared?”
“There’s not much to tell, I just ran away from home, spent the money and came back.”
“Why did you run away from home?”
“Bad mood.”
“I heard that it was Franco Toure who sent you back?”
“Yes.”
“Was he by your side the whole time you were missing?”
Tayana Haney replied, “No. I spent the money and called him for help and he picked me up.”
It was obvious to Luke that Tayana Haney’s answer felt like a memorization.
Clemen Haney patted his daughter’s shoulder, “Captain Lee, my daughter has made it very clear that things don’t want to be what you think.”
“What about the video?” Luke looked at Mr. and Mrs. Hanny, “Don’t you couples want to know why your daughters would shoot that kind of video?”
Hearing Luke’s words, both Mr. and Mrs. Hanny’s faces changed.
Luke knew that Tayana Haney was lying, and wanted to burst her lies, he could only take out some favorable evidence, “Tayana Haney, were you ever victimized by strange men during the time you were missing?”
“No.”
“Don’t be afraid, be brave and speak up, the LAPD will protect you.”
Tayana Hanni shook her head, “No.”
It was indeed a bit cruel to let a little girl watch a video of herself being bullied, but if Luke didn’t take the initiative to reveal this scar, Tayana Hanni’s nightmare would still continue.
Luke pulled out his tablet and played the video of Tayana Hanni and the strange man clapping for love.
“Oooh ……” after seeing the video, Tayana Hanni sat on the floor and cried helplessly.
Mrs. Hanni also hugged her daughter, “Tayana, don’t be afraid, mommy will protect you.”
Clemen Hanni also came over and hugged his wife and daughter, “Baby, don’t be afraid, what happened?
Be brave and say it.”
Tayana Haney choked back a sob, “No, I can’t tell!”
Luke smoothly inquired, “Why can’t you say it?”
“If I tell, Dad and Mom will be killed! I don’t want to lose you guys.”
“We’re the police, we’ll keep you and your parents safe, no one can hurt you.”
“It’s no use, you guys can’t protect.
You are no match for the aliens.”
“Aliens?”
“That’s right, I’m a tester chosen by the aliens!”