Chapter 466
Luke didn’t completely take his word for it, what he had to figure out now was whether the other party had real or fake injuries.
And was the injury really as bad as he said?
“What hospital did you see for the gunshot wound? Why were you discharged so soon?”
William Moses Jr. spread his hands and stammered, “A small, nameless clinic.”
Luke raised an eyebrow, “A shady clinic?”
William Moses Jr. didn’t say anything, equating it with acquiescence.
“Getting shot is no small thing, why would you go to a black clinic for treatment?”
“Because I don’t want to get into trouble.”
“Get in trouble for what?”
“Come on, everyone understands.”
“I don’t understand, so you better make it clearer.”
William Moses Jr. pinched his forehead with his hand and after a moment said, “That clinic was closer to where I was was injured and I was sent there close by.”
This reason obviously couldn’t convince Luke, big hospitals could reimburse the medical expenses, black clinics didn’t have this kind of discount.
Suffering from a gunshot wound and not daring to go to a big hospital for treatment only shows that the other party has a criminal record, once hospitalized because of a gunshot wound, even if the injured person himself does not report to the police, the hospital will help to report to the police.
Seemingly afraid that Luke does not believe, William Moses Jr. added: “I did not do anything illegal ……
Well, I did do wrong in the past, but I’ve corrected myself.
I’m just not used to having contact with the police, that’s all.”
Luke wouldn’t believe his bullshit, in Luke’s opinion the biggest possibility that he didn’t dare to report to the police even though he had received a gunshot wound was that he was worried that his drug dealing would be found out by the police.
At that time, even if they caught the murderer, he might go into the prison and jail together.
Since Luke guessed the reason, he didn’t chase after him, in order to facilitate the interrogation, Luke was ready to put the drug trafficking matter to the back to say.
“Do you want to find the person who attacked you?”
William Moses Jr. gritted his teeth and said, “In my dreams.”
“OK, then we have a common goal, describe your encounter with the shooting, as well as the exact time and place.”
William Moses Jr. showed a reminiscent look, “Recently, I’ve encountered some annoying things, and I’m very depressed.
On the night of March 1, I went to Winola’s Bar to drink, and when I drank too much and got drunk, I might forget some unpleasant things.
It was just after 11:00 p.m. when I came out of the bar, ready to cross the street to the parking lot on the other side.” William Moses Jr. couldn’t help but touch the bandage on his shoulder as he spoke, “Suddenly, a car pulled up on the side of the road, and I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.
The car window came down and I saw a man, no, rather I saw a revolver in one hand.
I was startled and sobered up.
I tried to duck, but it was too late.
The other person fired straight away, one bullet hit me in the shoulder and I rushed to turn and run away, another bullet strike cut across my cheek ……
She fired two more shots in quick succession, but they didn’t hit me, her marksmanship sucked.
I then ran away, ran to an angle where she couldn’t easily shoot, and pulled out my pistol to fire back.
She then drove off.”
“How many shots did the other guy fire in total?”
“Six shots.”
“How many shots did you fire?”
“I can’t remember, I was drunk and shot, my consciousness was a little unclear, just to the point of instinctively fighting back.”
“Did you call the police afterward?”
“No.”
“Were there any witnesses at the time?”
“It was already after eleven o’clock at night, basically no one could be seen on the street, and no one dared to come over after the gunshot, and it wasn’t until a while after the gunshot had passed that someone came out of the bar.”
Luke asked, “Did you see what the shooter looked like?”
William Moses Jr. shook his head, “It was dark, I just saw her arm and was wearing a red blouse, most likely a female.”
“Can you confirm it was a female?”
William Moses Jr. thought for a moment, “I can’t, it was a very short period of time, only a split second, and my eyes were drawn to the gun in her hand, it was a black revolver, I remember it clearly.”
“What kind of car was the shooter driving?”
“A white Honda sedan.”
“What was the license plate number?”
William Moses Jr. shook his head, “It’s obscured, I can’t see it.”
“How did you get to that black clinic?”
“I was hurt and lying on the floor begging for help. The men from the bar heard the commotion and took me to that clinic.”
“You went to the bar alone?”
“Yes.”
“What was the name of the man who took you to the clinic?”
“I don’t know, I was about to die from the pain, I couldn’t be bothered to ask, and now that I think about it I feel guilty, I should have asked, he was a good man.
If it wasn’t for him, I might have died.”
“Describe the man’s appearance?”
“It was a white man, that’s all I remember, it was dark and my wounds hurt too much to care what he looked like, but I remember his voice.
If you find him, I can recognize him.”
“What kind of car did you take to the clinic?”
“My own car.”
“Tell me exactly where the clinic is located and the names of the doctor and nurse who operated on you.”
William Moses Jr. shook his head, “They have nothing to do with this, I don’t want to involve anyone.”
“You are already involved.”
“OK, so do I need to call a lawyer?
I’m the victim and I’m being interrogated by you like you’re a suspect, maybe calling a lawyer would be more convenient.”
“Say what? Say how you bought drugs from Harry Szabo? Say that’s why you were too afraid to call the police after being shot and had to go to a shady clinic to treat your gunshot wound.”
William Moses Jr. blanched, “I didn’t, you’re slandering.”
“Slander?” Luke smirked, “And why do you think we found your house?
Don’t think that just because Harry Saber is dead, no one knows what you’ve done.
Nke Dumart is still alive and he identified you as the one who bought the drugs from Harry Sabo for two hundred thousand dollars.”
“He’s lying! I never bought drugs!” William Moses, Jr. stood up and shouted a rebuttal.
Mrs. Moses stepped in front of her son and defended, “I know my son, he would never touch drugs, you must be mistaken.
And, I will never allow you to take him out of my house.”
“I will not take him.” Luke stepped aside, took out his cell phone and dialed David’s number, since William Moses Jr. was suspected of drug trafficking, it would be more appropriate to hand him over to the Department of Anti-Triad and Narcotics Control.
After making the call, Luke sat down on the opposite sofa and stared at William Moses Jr.
William Moses Jr, on the other hand, revealed an angry look, “What exactly do you want?”
“To formally introduce myself, I am the captain of Squadron One of the Robbery and Murder Division, Luke Lee.
The matter of your drug trafficking is out of my hands, and I can stop asking questions.
I’m here to investigate the murder of Harry Szabo, and you were originally a subject of my suspicion as well.”
William Moses Jr. grunted, “Do you think I can kill him in this condition?”
“Don’t be resistant, think of it another way, isn’t it too much of a coincidence that you were attacked on the night of March 1st and Harry Sabo was killed on the night of March 2nd?”
William Moses Jr. thought briefly, “You suspect the same people attacked us.”
Luke nodded, “That’s a possibility.
So, you don’t want to catch the shooter who attacked you?”
William Moses Jr. stared at Luke for several moments before slowly saying, “What do you want me to do?”
“I just want to know in more detail what happened when you were shot.”
“OK, go ahead and ask.”
“I want to know the name and full address of your treatment clinic.”
William Moses Jr. sighed softly, “107 Kamala Street, Torak Community Clinic ……”
Half an hour later, David arrived at the scene with his men.
David told his men to go into the house and arrest the men while he and Luke stood outside in the yard chatting, “Any progress on the case of Harry Szabo’s murder?”
Luke pointed in the direction of the house, “Not at the moment, but, by the way, I arrested a drug dealer for you, this guy is the unlucky guy who was going to buy drugs from Harry Sabo and got robbed together.”
David bristled, “Just a minor character.
We’re just about to catch Edel Irving’s handler, the gang that makes the drugs.
In order to avoid leakage of information, we are not going to move them for the time being, and when we catch the system gang, then we will eliminate them all together.”
Luke handed him a cigarette, “So you guys are going to make a big move?”
“Yes, Jones has had his eye on the big fish for a long time, that’s why I sent Harry to contact the drug dealers, he wouldn’t miss such a great opportunity.”
“That’s just as well, do me a favor by the way.”
David took a drag on his cigarette, “What?”
“According to my guess, the people who killed Harry Sabo and the ones who robbed the drugs and the stolen money are most likely the same group of people, and this group of people who robbed the drugs will definitely make sales.
Will you keep an eye out for me and see if anyone is selling similar drugs?”
“OK, I’ll keep an eye out for you.”
At this moment, Mrs. Moses’ voice rang out from the courtyard, “My son was injured, he’s the victim, why are you arresting him?
I will report you ……
You bastards, don’t trample my lawn ……”
With Mrs. Moses screaming and cursing, William Moses Jr. was escorted into the police car anyway, “Mom, don’t worry, I haven’t done anything illegal, a lawyer will prove my innocence.”
“Baby, I believe you, I’ll get you the best lawyer …….”
This mother and son parting scene made Luke feel like the bad guy instead, said hello to David, got in his car and left.
Luke distilled three important clues from the conversation he had just had; the bar, the clinic, and the suspect vehicle.
According to William Moses Jr, he was shot outside the bar, which should belong to the first scene of the crime.
Luke then led a team to the Winola Bar.
Luke sent someone inside the bar to find out what was going on, while he himself stood on the side of the road to check it out.
William Moses Jr. was also escorted over by Luke to identify the scene.
After William Moses Jr.’s identification, the exact spot where the shooting took place was found, and Luke also found stains on the ground that looked suspiciously like blood.
It’s just that three days have passed since William Moses Jr. was attacked, and many of the clues have disappeared.
Afterward, Luke rushes back to the clinic where William Moses Jr. was treated for his gunshot wound.
107 Kamala Street, Torak Community Clinic.
The head of the clinic was also a doctor, an old white man around sixty years old, Dougie Creevey.
Upon questioning, the doctor at the clinic also admitted to treating William Moses, Jr. for a gunshot wound on March 1, that William Moses, Jr.’s shoulder was more severely injured, that his right hand would be somewhat affected, and that his cheek had been scratched by a bullet, which could leave a scar.
However, the doctor did not admit that he was a black clinic, but only said that he saw that William Moses Jr.’s injuries were too serious for him to move, so he helped him to be treated nearby.
Also, William Moses Jr. claimed that his family had called the police and that’s why the clinic didn’t call the police.
That, didn’t sound like too much of a problem, but Luke knew he was definitely lying.
As to how to deal with this black clinic, Luke had two options, the first option was to take public action, according to the rules this clinic would definitely have to close down, and the owner would also take some legal responsibility.
The second option, Luke can turn a blind eye, as an exchange if there is a need to use the time of Dougie Creevey, the other party to provide information to Luke.
The old white man thought twice and chose the second option, even if there is trouble in the future, it is still better than closing the store and going to jail now.
Luke left the clinic and returned directly to the Robbery and Murder Division.
Luke wasn’t very satisfied with this walk-through investigation.
Mainly because three days had passed since William Moses Jr. was attacked, there weren’t many valuable clues that could be gained, and sometimes it depended on luck.
However, Luke also had a comprehensive understanding of the case of William Moses Jr. being shot.
First of all, both William Moses Jr. and Harry Szabo were shot, William Moses Jr. was shot on the night of March 1, and Harry Szabo was shot on the night of March 2, and from the point here the two cases might be related in some way.
In addition to this, Luke compares more details of the two shootings.
First, the pistols used by the shooters were different; the one that attacked William Moses Jr. was a revolver, and the one that shot Harry Szabo was an automatic pistol.
Second is the difference in the description of the killers; the one who attacked William Moses Jr. was likely a woman, while the one who shot Harry Szabo was two men.
The third is the difference in specialization; William Moses Jr. was very close to his assailants, but the assailants did not succeed in killing William Moses Jr. while the two murderers who killed Harry Szabo were much more specialized.
Through all the above indications, as well as the investigation of the two crime scenes, Luke felt that the one who shot William Moses Jr. and the one who shot Harry Saber should not be the same group of people.
These were most likely two cases that occurred at a similar time.
However, Luke always felt that there were other connections between the two cases, but he just couldn’t figure it out for a while ……
Luke scrutinized the profiles of William Moses Jr. and Harry Saber again.
The direct connection between the two was that drug deal, and the person who robbed the drugs was the gunman who killed Harry Sabo.
There were only three people who knew when and where the drug deal took place, the buyer, William Moses Jr. and the seller, Harry Sabo and Nke Dumart.
It’s likely that one of those three was the mole.
Only the available evidence didn’t allow him to determine who the mole was?
Luke analyzed the situation more carefully and felt that the most likely mole was instead Harry Sabo, who had been shot and killed ……