One o'clock in the morning.

Team members returned to the office one after another.

Susan gathered everyone in the conference room for a meeting.

She took a sip of coffee to refresh herself, "Everyone, report on your investigation progress.

Raymond, you go first."

"We investigated Abu Gela's situation. He was Lucas's stand-in and had physical features that closely resembled Lucas's," Raymond began, presenting a file on the projector,

Deceased, Abu Gela

Phone number, 626 843 3123

Date of birth, May 2, 1988

Address, 132 Harvey Street

Social Security number, 623-52-7767

Occupation, actor

Raymond continued, "The victim wasn't a local from Los Angeles; we have contacted his parents and asked them to come to the police station to identify the body."

Susan added, "I have notified the forensic doctor. Once Abu Gela's parents arrive, we'll carry out a DNA test on them. I will follow up on this matter and confirm the victim's true identity.

Let's hear about the interrogation."

Luke organized his thoughts, "We took a statement from Lucas; he refused to admit any involvement in Abu Gela's death.

In his own words, they only used Abu Gela's death to create hype and achieve film sales success.

The person behind the scenes is the director, Bell Gru.

Additionally, he revealed that the producer Rossi Bill was also involved."

The deputy team leader continued, "Our side has a similar situation. Inosa Soster confessed to deceiving the police, deliberately misidentifying Abu Gela's body as Lucas.

The objective was to create a media effect, aid the film's promotion, and also hope her husband would gain public attention and regain popularity.

She also admitted to being instigated—and even threatened—by director Bell Gru.

In her words, if they didn't agree, Bell Gru might possibly blackball Lucas.

Moreover, according to director Bell Gru, the producer tacitly consented to the matter.

In short, the couple's testimonies mirror each other; they are either telling the truth or they have conspired in their accounts."

Luke added, "We proposed to check Lucas for any scars; he agreed.

After Marcus's examination, Lucas did not have any bite marks. He probably isn't the killer of Abu Gela, at least he didn't do it himself."

The deputy team leader mentioned, "We also suggested a female officer examine Inosa Soster, but she refused. Based on my experience, once they realize what's happening, they'll definitely hire a lawyer to arrange bail.

If we can't find new leads, we won't be able to detain them for long."

Susan concluded, "From the current situation, aside from Lucas and his wife, director Bell and producer Rossi are also suspected of fabricating evidence; at the very least, the two are informed parties."

Luke supplemented, "The assistant director was the one who reported the crime, the first to discover the body, and the first to identify Lucas. I feel he also harbors some suspicion and is possibly an accomplice."

Jenny asked, "Why is it the charge of fabricating evidence rather than murder?"

Luke explained, "Currently, there is no evidence that they are the murderers of Abu Gela. We can investigate covertly, but can't officially summon them on that excuse."

I think for the sake of the investigation, we can temporarily treat it as two separate cases.

The first case is the murder of Abu Gela.

The second case is using Abu Gela's body to fake Lucas's death.

While both cases might be the work of the same group or individual, without sufficient evidence, the opposition will cling to a hope of escaping detection.

We might as well split the cases and simplify the complex case. As long as one case is admitted, during interrogation, they might accidentally expose clues about the other case.

If their testimonies contain logical inconsistencies, it would prove they lied in this respect, and we can track down leads from there."

Susan nodded, "That's a good idea. From the evidence we have, Bell and Rossi are both implicated in the perjury case, but there's no evidence to suggest their connection with Abu Gela's death.

Even if we question them about the murder, they certainly won't confess.

So we'll start by investigating the clues to the perjury case and pin down one of their crimes. Once we have them in custody, we have grounds for further investigation, and the specifics of the investigation are within manageable limits."

The deputy team leader proposed, "I suggest we summon director Bell and producer Rossi overnight to prevent them from conspiring."

Susan inquired with concern, "Deputy team leader, can you handle an all-night case review?"

"I know my own limits; if I get tired, I'll find a place to rest."

Susan didn't say more and promptly delegated tasks, "Luke and Marcus, you're in charge of summoning director Bell.

Raymond and Jenny, you're tasked with summoning producer Rossi."

…

Two o'clock in the morning.

Bell's house.

Bell was an old bachelor who had never married and usually lived alone, employing a maid to clean on schedule.

The second floor had been converted into a home theater, with decoration and equipment costing tens of thousands of US Dollars.

At that moment, the theater was screening the movie 'Fierce Combat', with Bell Gru as the sole audience member.

He watched attentively, as if it were his first time seeing the film.

This movie was significant to him, being the highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed of his career.

It was also with this film that he had finally made a name for himself.

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