Chapter 358
“I’m just getting paid to do this.” The Latino man in the baseball cap gave a pained look and prayed, “I’m bleeding a lot, I’m dying, can you call 911 for me?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll stop the bleeding.” Luke hadn’t hit the other guy in the vitals and wouldn’t die anytime soon.
“What’s your name?”
“Randy.”
“Full name.”
“Randy Silva.”
“What’s your relationship to Parley Jones?”
“We’re not related, like I said, I just get paid to do things.”
“Taking money from whom and for what?”
“It was Kuka who hired me to get a piece of information from you.”
“What information?”
“It’s the same information you were going to give to Parley Jones, and I don’t know the contents of the information.”
“What is your relationship with Parley Jones?”
“That information originally belonged to Kuka, it was stolen by Pari Jones and her associates, and Kuka hired us to retrieve it.”
Luke said, “Do you believe yourself with such a lame reason?”
“It doesn’t matter if I believe it or not, what matters is that he’ll pay me.
I saw through it a long time ago, the more I know, the quicker I die, I’m just getting paid to do it.”
“Did you blow up the Vaughan Jiu-Jitsu Club?”
“No, I had nothing to do with it.”
“Did Kuka do it?”
“I don’t know, I wouldn’t make a fool of myself by asking such a thing.”
“Was it your accomplice that stopped the police car tonight and that the police opened fire?”
“No, I have absolutely no idea.”
Luke kept his eyes on the other man, seeing no obvious signs of lying.
Three possibilities, the first, he lied and Luke just didn’t see it.
Second possibility, the explosion and the stopping of the police car were not the same people as them.
The third possibility, he was just a nobody and wasn’t involved and wasn’t aware of the other actions.
Of the above three possibilities, Luke felt that the third was the most likely.
Then the priority now was to find Kuka.
“Where is Kuka?”
“At Parley Jones’ house.”
“Going to her house for what?”
“He asked Pari Jones for information, but Pari Jones refused to give it, he suspected that the other party had hidden the information in the house, so he went to search the house.”
“Where was Parley Jones?”
“With Kuka.”
“Suppose, after you get the information from me, what will you do next?”
“Kuka told us to rendezvous at Parley Jones’ house to confirm the authenticity of the information.”
“What about me?”
“Bring it back together.”
“How many of you are there in total, and how many people does Kuka have with him right now?”
“There are four in total, and Kuka has a henchman with him.”
“What’s the status of Parley Jones now?”
“The woman has a tough mouth, and Kuka taught her a lesson before she was honest about meeting you.
But Kuka didn’t kill her, at least not until he got the information.” Randy Silva cried out somewhat weakly, “I’m in pain, I’m bleeding all over, help me, please.”
“Don’t worry, you won’t die.” Luke glanced at his watch, the two had been chatting for a while, it was reasonable to assume that the surrounding patrols should be arriving soon.
This time, the speed of the police was a little slower than the usual speed of the police, but thinking about the location of the bar, it was normal.
This was a black neighborhood, and there weren’t many police officers on patrol originally.
Luke continued to inquire, “How did you and Kuka meet?”
“We met at the bar, he’s also Latino, and we got to know each other after talking.”
“Do you have Kuka’s contact information?”
“Yes, I have his cell phone number.”
“How many?”
“It’s stored in my cell phone, but he had everyone turn it off before the operation and separate the card from the machine.”
“Describe what he looks like?”
“He’s a Latino, mid-thirties, medium build, with a mustache around his mouth and a black jacket over it.”
“What about his other henchman?”
“That one I don’t recognize, Kuka brought him in himself.
About thirty years old, a black man, taller, he wore earrings in his ears and had short hair.”
Time being of the essence, Luke didn’t do a forensic sketch, but simply made a note of the two men.
He then contacted the members of the 1st Squadron to tell everyone about Parley Jones.
“Whoops ……”
The sirens finally sounded.
Luke handed the injured Randy Silva over to the patrolman and drove to Parley Jones’ house.
Pari Jones, this bitch was not a good person, actually used the trick of woe, even if she was justifiably desperate for survival, she did threaten Luke’s safety.
Whether it was active or passive, it was a fact that she had almost made Luke get hurt, and had even threatened Luke’s life.
That was a score that had to be settled.
But we can’t let this bitch die now, through the conversation with the suspect Randy Silva just now, Pari Jones should indeed possess something important, otherwise, the suspect named Kuka wouldn’t have taken such a big risk to kidnap two people.
That something was probably related to Natasha’s death, and it would help a lot in getting to the bottom of the facts and solving the case.
Soon, Luke drove to meet up with the rest of the team and parked in a vacant lot about a mile away from Parley Jones’ neighborhood.
Luke got out of the car and lit a cigarette.
The rest of the team got out as well and walked over one by one.
Those involved in this operation were Ramon, Jenny, Blackie, Porter, Jackson, and the lieutenant had gone home to sleep.
That was Luke’s intention, in case he wanted to catch up on his sleep tomorrow, someone on the team had to run the show.
Blacky walked over and looked Luke up and down, concerned, “Captain, you’re not hurt, are you?”
“Fine, just a bullet through the jacket.
I really like this jacket, looks like I have to find the chief to reimburse me tomorrow.”
Hearing Luke joke, Blackie was relieved and followed up with, “What’s the status of Parley Jones?”
“According to the other suspect, she was taught a lesson but won’t die for a while.”
“So, she didn’t set you up on purpose, but was controlled and tried to use that to get rescued.”
Luke said, “That’s the most likely from what’s available.”
Jenny came over as well and tugged on the bullet hole in Luke’s blouse with her hand, “Whatever the reason, it doesn’t change the fact that he almost got the captain hurt.
If it had been anyone else of us there, we might have been hospitalized.
I don’t like this woman.”
Black sighed, feeling a little embarrassed by his situation, Parley Jones and his previous relationship aside, the news of asking Luke to meet him was still relayed by him, if Luke was injured, then he would be the guilty party.
Even if Luke didn’t blame, he himself would feel guilty.
“Captain, what do we do now?”
“From what we see now, Pari Jones has some important information related to the case in her hands, and the suspect called ‘Kuka’ kidnapped her to get the information.
What we need to do now is to find to catch Kuka and find the information.” Luke stubbed out his cigarette and continued.
“According to the other suspect, their rendezvous was at Parley Jones’ house, and Kuka was at Parley Jones’ house with one of his men to keep an eye on her.
Of course, the accuracy of this information needs to be verified.
That’s why we still have to make some preparations before arresting Kuka.”
Luke had already formulated an arrest plan on the way here and said, “First, we’ll patrol the neighborhood of Pari Jones’ house in a civilian car to check if there are any stalking vehicles.
When it is determined that there are no suspicious vehicles and people around, then further determine whether Kuka is hiding in Parry Jones’ house.
After these two conditions are clear, then carry out the arrest, and the action should be carefully concealed to prevent the suspect from tearing the ticket when he finds out.
Any questions?”
“No.” The crowd spoke in unison.
“Good.” Luke glanced at his watch, “Pack up your gear and move in five minutes.”
“YES, Sir.”