Chapter 265

Since ancient times, people’s hearts were the most difficult to guess.

Luke understood this saying a long time ago and roughly guessed Kim Soo Hye’s motive.

Kim Soo Hye was in a better condition than her cousin Lee Sun Mi when she was young and had always helped her own cousin.

There was some affection between the two.

But the world is full of changes and so are the relationships between people.

With Kim Soo Hye’s help, Lee Sun Mi has established herself in Los Angeles, found a good husband, and her days are getting better and richer.

On the contrary, Kim Soo Hye’s days are still in the same place and she even divorced her husband.

Before arraigning Kim Soo Hye, Luke did some research on her situation as well.

Kim Soo Hye’s financial situation was actually okay, she and her ex-husband were divorced, but she was able to get a monthly alimony payment, even if she didn’t go out to work, she was able to ensure a basic living.

People are afraid of comparison.

Seeing their own life is muddled, the cousin’s life is getting more and more prosperous, but also became the boss of a supermarket, the identity and situation of the two people are also unknowingly transformed.

In the past, all aspects of the cousin is not as good as their own, but now everything is better than their own, Jin Xiu Hui heart inevitably produce a gap.

It would be fine if they didn’t see each other, but they both live in the Korean community and see each other a lot, and this feeling of disparity comes to mind every day.

After a long time, it is easy to have psychological problems.

To summarize in one sentence, it’s not that Kim Soo Hwi doesn’t want her cousin to be well, she just doesn’t want her cousin to be better off than she is.

The really hard to detect poisoning cases are random poisoning cases, where there is no grudge, no interest, and the poisoner doesn’t know who will be poisoned.

This kind of case is the hardest to find clues.

The red wine poisoning case, which is not a random poisoning case, is by definition not difficult to detect.

This is because such purposeful poisoning cases are often accompanied by interests and grudges.

For example, ask the victim with whom there is a conflict, or with whom there is a conflict of interest, the person who can gain benefits will have the motive to commit the crime, may be the suspected poisoner.

Summarized as, to the detriment of others.

And the difficulty with this case is that Kim Soo-hye had no conflict with her cousin, nor did she have a conflict of interest.

To put it bluntly, she doesn’t have a clear motive to gain practical benefits from this poisoning case.

Even if Luke told Lee Sun Mi that Kim Soo Hye poisoned the supermarket in Gangnam, the other party might not believe him.

Kim Soo Hye belongs to the category of detriment.

It doesn’t matter if I don’t get the benefit, as long as you have a loss and you’re unhappy, I’m happy.

This kind of mentality is horrible and should not be done.

But it is not uncommon.

It’s just that a lot of people exist in the thinking stage.

The person who really suffers at this stage is you, and the other person doesn’t realize it.

And Kim Soo Hye did.

The result is that both people suffer.

After figuring out the other person’s motive, the whole case became clear.

Luke continued the interrogation, “Describe your crime carefully.”

Kim Soo Hye wiped her nose with a tissue, “You already guessed it just now.”

“You need to tell it yourself.”

“Phew……,” Kim Soo Hye let out a long sigh, “I really don’t want to reminisce.”

“You have to.” The red wine poisoning case was just an appetizer, what really mattered was the Vixen brand mineral water poisoning case.

Both poisoning cases happened in Mountain Source Supermarket, and the time was close, the means were similar, so Luke’s experience speculated that it couldn’t be a coincidence, and there must be some kind of connection.

It was even likely that it was the same poisoner.

Therefore, the battle of attack had just begun.

“Can I have a cup of coffee?”

Luke nodded.

Blackie poured a cup of coffee and handed it to Kim Soo Hye.

“Thanks.” Kim Soo Hye picked up the coffee cup and took a sip before slowly saying, “I bought red wine at the Wiggins Supermarket beforehand and put the laxative into the red wine.

I was conflicted during that time and kept hesitating to do it.

I also knew there were certain risks and thought about backing out.

One day I was notified that there would be a power outage around the supermarket on August 3rd, and I knew that the cameras at the Gangnam Supermarket would be out as well, and that this was an opportunity.

That bad thought prevailed again.” Kim Soo Hye showed a remorseful look and wiped her eyes again, wiping her tears.

“After eleven o’clock that night, I brought three bottles of poisonous red wine in my backpack to Gangnam Supermarket……. After that, I left.

I originally thought that no one would know and no one would see it.

But the next day there was an accident, Jiangnan Supermarket was burglarized, I was also confused at that time, I did not expect things to turn out like this.

I also had some regrets …… at that time Early knowing that it was this result, why did I take the risk of poisoning.

I was also worried that I would be seen, but after ten days or so there has been no movement, I am also relieved.

Until you find Jiangnan supermarket ……

I am really so stupid, why should I do this kind of thing, not only is it not good for me, but I am also worried all day long.

I regretted to death, oooh ……”

With this confession, the red wine poisoning case is nine out of ten.

Luke listened carefully, noted down the highlights in his notebook, and continued his questioning, the

“Tell us about the second poisoning case?”

Kim Soo Hye asked back, “What second poisoning case?”

“There have been two poisoning cases at the Mountain Source Supermarket, the first was the poisoning of Kafira brand red wine and the second was the poisoning of Vixen brand mineral water.

Describe why and how you committed the second crime.”

“No, I did not poison the Mountain Source supermarket, not once. I have nothing to do with the Vixen mineral water poisoning case.” Kim Soo Hye denied.

Luke stared at the other party’s expression, “The two cases happened in the same place, at a similar time, with similar modus operandi, if you say it has nothing to do with you, do you think the jury will believe it?”

“I really didn’t do it.

I’ve seen that news, but it really has nothing to do with me, I’ve already admitted to the Kafira brand wine poisoning case, you can’t throw more dirt on me, I really had nothing to do with the mineral water poisoning case.”

“Have you ever bought Vixen brand mineral water?”

“No.”

“Have you ever gone to a subway station to drop poisoned mineral water?”

“No.”

“Do you have any idea who poisoned the Vixen mineral water?”

“No.”

Luke asked several questions one after another and did not see any sign of lying in the other party’s expression.

Could it be that the other party really had nothing to do with the Vixen brand mineral water poisoning case?

Could it be that his own speculation was wrong, and that the two poisoning cases just happened to occur in the same place, at a similar time, and with similar methods.

Coincidence is not impossible, but the probability is really low.

With many coincidences, it was just impossible to see the deeper connections and patterns.

Luke took a moment to think, assuming that his speculation was right and these two poisoning cases were indeed related, and assuming that Kim Soo Hwi hadn’t lied either and that she had nothing to do with the mineral water poisoning case.

Then where is the point of connection between these two cases?

Shan Yuan Supermarket.

Luke suddenly thought of something and coldly asked, “You said earlier that you put three bottles of poisoned red wine in Gangnam Supermarket?”

“Yes.”

“Did you leave any fingerprints?”

“No, I did it all with gloves on.”

This was problematic, according to Rocky, he stole a total of two cases of Kafira red wine from Jiangnan Supermarket, and Osmond, the owner of Shan Yuan Supermarket, also acquired two cases of Kafira red wine, there were six bottles in a case, totaling twelve bottles.

Among them, Shan Yuan Supermarket sold six bottles of red wine, and there were still six bottles of red wine left in the warehouse, and Luke had someone appraise it, and the remaining six bottles of red wine had not been poisoned, and there were no traces of destroying the encapsulation.

If Kim Soo Hye hadn’t lied, Mountain Source Supermarket should have sold three bottles of poisoned red wine, but only two customers came to the door.

Why didn’t the other person who bought the red wine show up?

Luke guessed that there were two possibilities, the first one drank it and got a bad stomach, but didn’t think it was the red wine and thought it was unclean food.

The second possibility, the red wine hadn’t been drunk.

This is the normal possibility, there is another abnormal possibility.

The third victim of red wine poisoning, for some special reason did not look for Mountain Source Supermarket to claim compensation.

Luke continued to speculate boldly.

This victim was related to the red wine poisoning case, and was also a customer of Mountain Source Supermarket. In addition, he was able to speculate on the way and method of poisoning through the bottle of poisoned red wine.

The time, place and method are all right.

He fit the conditions of the poisoner.

Afterwards, Luke began to check the surveillance of Mountain Source Supermarket, looking for other customers who had purchased Kafira brand red wine.

After a thorough search, there were a total of four people who had purchased Kafira brand red wine.

Among them, two poisoned customers were excluded for the time being, and there were two other customers.

One of them was a black man in his thirties, who bought a lot of daily necessities in addition to the wine.

The other was a Korean woman in her mid-twenties who bought only a bottle of red wine.

Luke zoomed in on the facial images of the two customers and hadn’t seen either of them, nor were they involved.

Luke and the team checked the video of the Mountain Source supermarket again, and did not find anything unusual about these two people.

Could he have guessed wrong?

After work.

Luke was invited to Blackie’s house for dinner.

Originally, he thought that if he caught Kim Soo Hye, the poisoning case would be solved, but who knew that there would be another twist.

However, the appointment was already made last night and Blackie told Julian in advance, so it was not good to change it.

At eight o’clock in the evening, Luke and Blackie arrived at Blackie’s house.

Luke looked at the light in the window, “Marcus, how do you feel now?”

“Uh …… how do I put it?

Not too bad.

I used to come home cold and quiet, but now there’s more of a homey feeling, kind of like when I used to live with my mom.

There’s less freedom, but it’s cozy.

I kinda enjoy this feeling.”

“Good.” As a partner, Luke was considered one of the people who knew Blackie the best and was able to see how much he had given and changed.

Black opened the door and called out, “Hey baby, we’re home.”

Julian came out of the kitchen with a red apron around his body, exchanged cheek kisses with Blacky, and looked over at Luke to greet him, “Lieutenant Luke, I’m glad you could make it.

It’s not the first time we’ve met, and we’ve heard Marcus talk about you often, but it’s the first time we’ve met as friends.”

“That’s right, even though we haven’t seen each other much, we’ve heard Marcus talk about you so often that it feels like we’re already familiar friends, just call me Luke.”

Black patted Luke on the shoulder and turned to Julian, “You don’t have to be so polite, Luke is my partner, just be casual.”

Luke handed over a bottle of red wine, “Julian, this is for you.”

“Thanks.” Julian took the red wine and looked at it, “vsite, this brand of red wine is good, I like it.”

Blacky gave a yay sign and whispered, “My credit.”

“OK, you guys sit for a while, dinner will be ready soon.” Julian said and returned to his work in the kitchen.

Luke sat down on the couch and glanced at Julian, who was busy in the kitchen, “Marcus, you’re in a good position in the family.”

“Of course, Julian knows I work hard and always lets me rest when I get home, she’s a very considerate woman.”

“Does she still work?”

“No, I made her quit her job, I can afford her.

When two people live together, conflicts are inevitable.

If both people work, after a hard day outside, they will be physically and mentally exhausted, and it’s easy to come home and fight over small things, I don’t want that.” Xiao Hei lowered his voice, “And she’s emotionally unstable now that she’s pregnant.

There are all kinds of people in the restaurant, and it’s inevitable that she will encounter some more troublesome customers.

It’s easy to generate some negative energy.

So the best thing to do is for her to quit her job, although her income will be less, it will be easier for everyone.

The atmosphere of life will also be different.”

“Your approach is right.” Luke agreed.

“Gentlemen, dinner is ready, could you help me set the table?”

“Sure, I’d love to.” Blackie scurried up from the couch and butted into the kitchen.

Luke followed to help in the dining room.

After setting the table and opening the red wine, the three of them sat down at the dining room table and dinner officially began.

Julian raised his red wine glass, “Luke, thank you …… so much if it wasn’t for you, Marcus and I might not be as sweet as we are now.

I really appreciate it.”

Luke waved his hand, “No, it’s not you who should thank me, it’s Marcus who should thank me.

If it wasn’t for me, Marcus wouldn’t have been such a great companion.”

Blacky picked up his glass as well, “Man, you’re right, I’ll toast you as well.”

Luke also picked up the red wine in front of him, “Cheers!”

The three shared a drink.

Julian pointed to the dishes on the table, “I heard Marcus say you like lamb, so I made lamb chops.

Over here, there’s also salmon, macaroni and cheese, vegetable salad, fried potato croquettes, and mushroom soup.”

Luke smiled, “Thank you, it’s scrumptious.”

“I’ve done very little cooking before, and it’s the first time I’ve formally invited a friend over for dinner.

Please try some.” Julian said and used a communal clip to give Luke a piece of lamb chop.

Luke wasn’t polite and sliced a piece straight into his mouth, “Mmm, it tastes good.”

“I’m glad you like it, to be honest, I’m not very confident in my cooking …… skills.”

“I haven’t eaten the others yet, but this fried lamb chop is really good.”

Luke tasted the rest of the dishes, and truth be told, the rest was pretty average.

The salmon was fried old, the macaroni was a bit mushy, the vegetable salad was a bit mushy, some of the potatoes were mushy, and the mushroom soup tasted like it was half-baked.

It was also the lamb that was not too bad to eat, mainly because it was easier to make, and as long as the quality of the lamb was good, it wasn’t too bad in any way.

While Julian went to the kitchen to get something, Blackie squeezed his eyebrows and said, “There’s still a lot of food, eat more, don’t be polite.”

Luke chucked away the last piece of lamb chops as well, “I still like lamb chops, you eat more of the others.”

Xiao Hei cried out, obviously, he didn’t think Julian’s cooking skills were that good either.

Cooking skills had to be practiced.

Luke decided that he wouldn’t come back to Xiao Hei’s house for dinner anytime soon, and would come back to dine when Julian’s cooking skills were honed.

The following morning.

Detective Bureau.

Robbery-Murder Division.

At nine-five, Susan held a case summarization meeting on time.

Susan got right to the point: “Matthew, tell us what you’ve found out.”

Matthew flipped through the file, “Uh …… Yesterday, Lieutenant Luke rechecked the surveillance of the Mountain Source Supermarket and found two other customers who had purchased Kafira red wine.

One of the customers, a black man in his thirties, drove in and we saw his license plate number on the surveillance outside the supermarket.

The license plate number was used to find out his identifying information.”

Name, Moses Boyeka

Gender, male

Race, African-American

Height, 183cm

Weight, 155 pounds.

License plate number, 7leb27*.

Address, 1004 Camoy Street.

Matthew puts up the profile of the suspicious person and continues.

“This morning, I found out that Moses’ family’s IP has a shopping record in a black market website called ‘Evolution’.

I obtained the chat logs through some technical means and found that the item he purchased was none other than cyanide.

The purchase was made on August 14th.”

Jackson asked, “What’s a black market site?”

Matthew explained, “Black market sites can offer anonymous buying and selling, which includes buying and selling illegal or potentially dangerous items, and ‘Evolution’ is one of those black market sites.

This site can also be paid for using Bitcoin, making it a perfect medium of exchange for users who wish to conceal their true identities.”

Blackie said, “This guy has purchased poisoned red wine, and has also been to the poisoning site, and has also purchased cyanide online, so I think he’s highly suspicious.

But then again, this guy is pretty good looking.”

Luke raised an eyebrow, “Man, you have a novel focus, that’s not like the usual you.”

The lieutenant laughed, “Haha …… Is that premarital phobia?”

“No, I’m just saying it off the top of my head.” Xiao Hei hurriedly explained, “You guys don’t think anything.”

“Slap ……”

Susan slapped her palm and interrupted the crowd, “Since this guy has a record of purchasing cyanide, whether he’s a poisoner or not, we can’t let him off the hook.

I’ll apply for an arrest warrant, you guys get ready to move.”

Half an hour later.

1004 Kamoy Street.

Near Moses Boyeka’s house.

This time, Luke was in charge of leading the team, and before the arrest, he made some arrangements, the front and back doors, and around the house were guarded to prevent the suspect from escaping.

Afterwards, Luke and Blacky were in charge of knocking on the door.

“Knock knock ……” Blackie knocked on the door and took two steps back.

“Who’s out there?”

“Knock knock ……” Blackie didn’t answer and continued to knock on the door.

“Cluck ……”

Moments later, the door opened.

A handsome black man stood in the doorway, with exposed shoulders, a pink apron around his body, and a strong scent of perfume.

The black man shook his head, “Two handsome men, who are you looking for?”

Blackie asked, “Are you Moses Boyeka?”

“Yes, who are you? Why are you knocking on my door early in the morning, I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”

Blackie sized up the other man, “Why are you wearing a pink apron?”

“Is there a California law that says men can’t wear pink aprons?” Moses blinked his big eyes and spun in place, “Besides, don’t you think I go well with this color?”

“Even buy Karma’s, besides the apron, you’re only wearing a panty underneath, it’s still lace, and it’s actually the same style as my girlfriend!” Blackie’s mouth opened wide in an incredulous look.

Luke was glad he wore sunglasses, so wise.

“Hey, who the hell are you guys? Why are you randomly critiquing people, if you keep being so rude, I’ll have my boyfriend come and beat you up.”

Kuro bristled, “Sure enough, boyfriend.”

Moses stretched out his finger to point at Blacky, “What do you mean? What do you mean by fruitful? Are you discriminating against me?”

Blacky hurriedly denied it, “No, I’m not, I support homosexuality.”

Moses looked at Luke again.

“Your freedom.” Luke didn’t bother messing with this kind of person, he might get all worked up.

“Very well, now tell us who the hell you are? What are you doing here?”

Black flashed his badge, “LAPD, we’re investigating a criminal case and would like to ask you a few questions.”

Moses covered his face with both hands and exclaimed in an exaggerated manner, “Even buy Karma, you guys are actually cops!”

Just then, a voice came out of the house, “Hey baby, why do you keep standing in the doorway? I don’t want you to be seen naked.

Your sexy ass can only be at me alone, oye.”

Blackie “……”

Luke had the urge to curse.

A white middle-aged man walked out in a robe and spoke with a strong odor of alcohol, “What are you guys?”

Luke looked over at the white man and instantly recognized the other man.

He was Markway Sarkozy, the manager of the gassed stand-up comedian Darci.