Chapter 561

Out of Rohrer Horn’s house, Xiao Hei carried a heavy traveling bag, “Thomas Collie still has a trace of conscience, at least he didn’t cheat Rohrer Horn, and left a sum of money for Rohrer Horn’s family.

Of course, I’m not advocating this kind of behavior from Roher Horn, I just have some pity for what happened to him ……”

Luke got into the co-pilot’s seat and was also thinking about this matter, only, he and Blackie were thinking about it from different perspectives.

Blacky was thinking about the Roher Horn family.

Luke, on the other hand, was thinking about Thomas Colley.

Thomas Colley had once said that he was in a similar situation as Roher Horn, and that he also went to Kalman Pharmaceuticals to test drugs because he had to support his family after losing his job.

This shows that he was also a responsible person.

Rohrer Horn exchanged his death trying to give his family two hundred thousand dollars and compensation from Kalman Pharmaceuticals as a way to ensure his family’s livelihood, and he was fulfilling his responsibility before he left.

And that two hundred thousand dollars was provided by Thomas Coley.

Thomas Coley was able to help Roher Horn with his worries, what about his worries? He wouldn’t worry that it would be more difficult for his family to live after his death.

He had said before that he had even mortgaged his house to come up with the two hundred thousand dollars.

Luke felt that there was something wrong here.

Since Thomas Coley was the same person as Roher Horn, it was only right that he must have also left his family a sum of money to ensure their future livelihood when he learned that he might be arrested.

And where did he get the money from?

After returning to the Detective Bureau, Luke gathered his team members to arrange tasks.

There were three main aspects to the task, the first aspect was to investigate whether Thomas Coley had really worked as a drug tester at Kalman Pharmaceuticals.

The second aspect was to investigate Thomas Coley’s financial situation.

The third aspect was to investigate Thomas Coley’s family situation.

Eight o’clock in the evening.

A Mercedes G500 parked near Kalman Pharmaceuticals.

In the driver’s side, Luke lit a cigarette and took a drag.

He drove here to meet Fred Kramer, the head of research and development at Kalman Pharmaceuticals.

The reason why he didn’t go directly to Kalman Pharmaceuticals was because Luke came here with a personal purpose.

Luke had taken the stolen money from Christian Horn’s home, which was in accordance with the law, but Christian Horn was unemployed and had to raise two children, so the family was really in difficulty, and Luke didn’t want them to go on a desperate path.

Luke asked Fred Kramer to meet with him today, because he wanted to pull the strings as a private person, if both sides have the intention, then let Fred Kramer go and talk to Christian Horn, and both sides will get what they want.

If there was no intention, Luke was doing the best he could.

He didn’t mind helping others when it didn’t affect his own interests, but if things were too troublesome, he didn’t bother.

Overall, Luke is a kind person, but …… kindness is limited.

A black Porsche parked on the side of the road, a middle-aged man walked down from the car, it was Fred Kramer.

Fred Kramer walked towards the Mercedes, knocked on the passenger’s glass and opened the door, “Captain Lee.”

“Supervisor Fred Kramer, get in the car and talk.”

Fred Kramer sat in the car and looked at Luke on the side, “Captain Lee, why don’t you go directly to Kalman Corporation to talk?”

Luke described today’s events briefly.

Fred Kramer asked rhetorically, “Captain Lee, you want me to subsidize Christian Horn’s family?”

“Not you, but your company.

Of course, this is just a private suggestion, I don’t represent the police department.”

“Money is not a problem, but that false whistle-blowing letter written by her husband has already caused huge losses to our company, and the company executives may not agree.”

“The only one who can minimize the impact of that whistleblower letter now is Christian Horn.

You are a smart person, you should be able to figure this out.” Luke wouldn’t be foolish enough to say at this time, I’m looking at Christian Horn’s family’s pity and want to facilitate the cooperation between you, but rather, I want to consider the issue from Kalman Pharmaceuticals’ point of view.

Of course, the result is still the same.

Fred Kramer rubbed his hands together with a hint of anticipation, “Can she stand up for our company?”

“That will require you to negotiate on your own.”

“How much does she want?”

“I don’t know.” Luke shrugged, “I’ve been in charge of investigating this case, and I know that your company didn’t do any illegal human experiments, and Rohelle Horn’s death has nothing to do with your company, it’s someone who deliberately threw dirty water on your company.

I just think Christian Horn can help your company, that’s all.”

“Thank you, Captain Lee, I’ll keep your help to our company in mind.” Fred Kramer patted his chest, the recent string of events had messed him up and left him a little breathless.

Previously, Luke had helped him retrieve part of the research and development data of the new antihypertensive drug, and now he had brought a chance to salvage the company’s reputation, which was undoubtedly a blessing in disguise for him and Kalman Pharmaceuticals.

At this moment, a black Ford sedan came from behind, reduced speed, parked not far from the Mercedes-Benz, only two lanes of traffic in between.

Luke twisted his head to look at, only to see that the right side of the black Ford sedan glass are down, he instinctively touched to his gun Nighthawk 1911.

The next moment, two guns a Glock and an AR-15 stuck out of the right front and rear windows of the Ford sedan and fired at the Mercedes.

“Bang Bang ……”

“Get out of the car!”

Almost at the same time, Luke opened the car door and jumped down directly from the driver’s side.

Staying in the car at this time could only be used as a living target by the gunman.

Just as Luke got out of the car, a voice rang out, “Bullet avoidance card activated and used!”

Hearing this voice, Luke didn’t hide anymore and directly crouched beside the car, shooting at the Ford’s gunman.

“Bang!”

With just one shot, Luke hit a gunman holding an AR-15 in the head, blood spurting out, not even needing to refill his shot.

“Bang!”

Luke fired two more shots in a row at the gunman holding a Glock pistol on the passenger side.

Because of the cover of the car body, Luke didn’t see if he hit the other party, but the shots from the Glock pistol stopped.

Then the Ford sedan started the car violently and fled quickly.

Luke aimed at the driver’s side of the car and used another accuracy card to fire two shots.

“Bang, bang!”

The car violently turned sharply to the right, and the whole body rolled over on its side.

“Boom!” The crashed into a row of stone piers.

Luke replaced the magazine, ran over with the gun, and shouted, “LAPD,” into the Ford sedan!

Open the doors, climb out of the car, and don’t make any unnecessary movements!”

Luke looked around the Ford sedan, there were a total of three people inside the car, the unlucky guy in the backseat was the first one to get his head blown off, and was already hopeless.

The gunman on the passenger side had been shot in the chest, his body was red with blood, odds were he wasn’t going to make it either.

The driver’s door slowly opened and a hooded man climbed out of the car, “Don’t shoot, I’m just the driver, I’m unarmed.”

Luke pointed his gun at the other man and commanded, “Hands on your head, on the ground!”

“My arm is hurt, it hurts really bad, there’s no way to bend my arm ……”

“Ah ……”

Before the hooded man could finish his words, he let out a scream.

Luke put his knee on his back, directly donned his hands and put on the handcuffs, “Shut up!”

The hooded man was in cold sweat from the pain, “Gently, my arms are going to break.”

“Hey little girl, you’re not as soft as you think you are.” Luke taunted, getting him on his knees and searching him, making sure he was unarmed before removing his hood.

It was a young, dark-haired, white man in his mid-thirties with a hard face and a scar just below the corner of his mouth.

Luke sized up the man, not recognizing the other man, “What’s your name?”

“Ricardo Solu.”

“Who are you?”

“I’m just a driver, tricked into driving by them.”

“Who are your targets?”

“I don’t know, I’m really just a driver.”

“Fuck you driver, think I’m three years old?” Luke pressed his right hand against his opponent’s wound.

“Ahhh……” Ricardo Solu let out a miserable scream from his mouth once again.

“HELP……

I’m hurt!”

A voice calling for help came from the side of the Mercedes.

Hearing this voice, Luke was in no hurry instead, it was good to be able to call for help.

Luke escorted Ricardo Solu to the side of the Mercedes, took off Ricardo Solu’s pants and made him kneel on the ground with his hands on his head.

Ricardo Solu glared at Luke, a look of shame on his face.

“Much smoother to look at.” Luke grinned, loving the way he was furious and couldn’t do anything about it.

At this moment, Fred Kramer sat on the ground with his back against the tires, his left hand covering his right shoulder, his right hand covering his left thigh, breathing heavily, “Captain Lee, I’ve been shot, I’m bleeding a lot.”

Luke walked closer and knelt down, checking his injuries, “Did you call 911?”

Fred Kramer looked at the cell phone that had fallen to the floor, “Yes, I’ve called it.”

“Good.” Luke checked both of his gunshot wounds and reassured him, “Don’t worry, neither hit anything vital, it’s not life threatening.”

Luke took out the first aid kit from the trunk and gave Fred Kramer a simple bandage, instructing, “Hold the wound and don’t move, the ambulance will be here soon.”

“Thanks, I’m feeling much better.”

“Call me if you need me.” Luke stood up and walked next to Ricardo Solu again, “Hey, you know what? I’m not a patient man.

Tell me, who exactly is your target?”

Ricardo Solu shook his head, “Like I said, I’m just a driver, I don’t know anything.”

“So which car were you following, the Mercedes G500? or the Porsche?”

“I ……” Ricardo Solu stammered, still not answering.

“You know what? I love a man with a backbone.” Luke laughed and walked over to him with a piece of cotton cloth, holding it down on his arm in his hand, “Your arm is still bleeding, let me stop the bleeding.”

“Ah ……” Ricardo Solu once again ah ah ah screamed in pain, the cold sweat on his forehead was straight up, his face twisted, “Porsche, we’re following a Porsche.”

“Who was the target?”

“Fred Kramer.”

“Why did they kill Fred Kramer?”

“I don’t know, they just told me the target to follow, I was just in charge of the car, they wouldn’t let me have much access and I was too afraid to ask.”

“Who hired you?”

“Gord Simon.”

“Where was he?”

“He was sitting in the back of the car shooting, and has been killed by you.”

“So now it’s dead and you can blame it on a dead man all you want.

That’s a pretty smooth play, I don’t think it’s the first time you’ve done something like that.

Let me guess ……,” Luke stared at the other party and tried, “You’re the one in charge of this operation?”

“No No No, I swear, it’s my first time.

They originally had a regular driver, only the driver isn’t in L.A. right now, and I was brought in on short notice to help.

I didn’t want to do it, but I needed the money.”

“How much did they pay you?”

“Twenty thousand dollars, and thirty thousand more when it’s done.”

Luke looked aside to Fred Kramer and laughed, “Hear that? Your life is worth fifty thousand dollars alone.”

Fred Kramer endured the pain and flirted, “Asshole, you should ask them for half a million dollars, I’m totally worth it.”

Luke saw that the other man’s spirits were a little low, “Man, you need to buck up, the ambulance will be here soon.”

Fred Kramer was grateful, “Thank you, Captain Lee.

If you hadn’t happened to be here, I might have been sent to God by them.”

Compared to the words of thanks, Luke was more interested in getting some favors, his car was about to be beaten to a pulp, someone had to settle this score.

Thinking of this, Luke once again looked at Ricardo Solu, he always felt that the bastard wasn’t telling the truth: “Tell me something of value.”

“I’m sorry, I’m really a temporary find for them, I don’t know anything.” Ricardo Solu was now emotionally unstable, coupled with the pain caused by his injury, his expression was distorted.

It was difficult for Luke to analyze the micro-expressions to determine whether he was lying or not.

“Wooo……” two police cars drove over in the distance.

Ricardo Solu was relieved instead, he was worried that Luke would do something irrational to him in his anger.

Luke patted him on the cheek, “Man, I’ll see you again.”

It didn’t take long for an ambulance to arrive on the scene as well, and carried Fred Kramer to the ambulance to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

As for the two gunmen inside the Ford sedan, both had lost their vital signs.

Blackie also arrived at the scene and looked Luke up and down, “Captain, are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Xiao Hei looked at Luke’s Mercedes and widened his eyes, “Oh my god, how did this car get like this?

Did that group of killers come at you?”

“According to that injured driver, they were targeting Fred Kramer.” Blackie’s words also reminded Luke, could it be true that someone was trying to take himself out?

Fred Kramer was merely a shield?

Then, Luke shook his head again, this was unlikely because just now the suspect, Ricardo Solu, directly said Fred Kramer’s name.

However, no matter who the real target of the mastermind behind the assassination was, this assassination posed a danger to Luke, and even if it was for his own sake, Luke must catch the mastermind behind the assassination.

Later, Reed and the lieutenant arrived at the scene.

Reed inquired about Luke’s condition, and after learning that the other party was unharmed, he consoled him and told him to go home and rest first, while the Vice Squad took over the on-site investigation.

Luke didn’t have any problem with this, the old man was stubborn, but experienced and capable.

The gunfight just now was exciting, but after the excitement came exhaustion, he also wanted to go back and get a good night’s sleep so that he would have the energy to investigate the case tomorrow.

After getting Luke’s permission, the Mercedes was also transported back to the police station as evidence.

Blackie was ready to drive Luke home and sighed when he saw the devastated Mercedes G500 being towed away, “Too bad, I haven’t even driven it once yet.”

Luke said, “I remember you driving it.”

“No, I didn’t!”

“You absolutely did, you just forgot.”

“I didn’t, I have a good memory.”

Luke seriously recalled, “I remember one time ……”

Black waved as he drove, “I don’t ……”

In response to this boring topic, the two argued the whole way ……