Looking at the suspected footprint on the wardrobe, Luke subconsciously used the "identification card."

A prompt sounded in his mind, "The footprint is too shallow, less than one-fifth of the shoe print is present, unable to identify valid data."

Having no other recourse, Luke asked the investigation team to collect the suspected shoe print.

Although it might not be useful, it was still a piece of evidence that could prove someone could have hidden in the wardrobe.

The physical evidence and the body were taken back to the police station.

The deputy led the team to make inquiries in the surrounding area, but the houses in the upscale community were spaced apart, and the soundproofing was quite good, so the neighbors could not provide any valuable clues.

In the afternoon, Susan reassigned tasks, "Raymond and Jenny are responsible for collecting surveillance from around the area.

Matthew will investigate the deceased's communication devices to see if there are any suspicious contacts.

Luke and Xiao Hei will contact the original author of the missing lover."

Everyone set off on their tasks.

...

The original author of The Missing Lover, Romit Bull, was not far from the neighborhood.

It was just a few minutes' drive.

Luke and his companion got out of the car and observed the surroundings before walking up to the door and pressing the doorbell.

"Ding dong..."

Shortly after, a man's voice came from the door, "This is the home of Romit Bull, who are you looking for?"

"I'm here to see Romit Bull."

"If you want an autograph, you'll have to wait for the signing event."

Luke showed his badge, "LAPD."

"Creek…". The door opened, and a man in his thirties, a middle-aged black man, stood at the door, "Please come in, Mr. Romit Bull has been waiting for you guys."

Xiao Hei muttered to Luke's ear, "This sounds familiar, usually in movies, this type of character is the final big boss."

Luke laughed, "Congratulations, you solved the case before meeting the person."

"Yeah, please call me Detective Marcus."

Luke asked the black man, "What should I call you?"

"I am Mr. Romit's assistant, Wright Cave."

Under the guidance of the black assistant, Luke and his companion entered the living room, "Please wait, I will inform Mr. Romit."

The black assistant asked them to sit down and went inside the room.

Romit Bull's house was larger, Xiao Hei firmly sat on the leather sofa, "It's nice to have money."

Soon, an old white man came out, looking about seventy years old, with silver-gray hair and wearing black-framed glasses, "Hi, it's been a long time since I've seen friends from the Los Angeles Police Department. Those old guys I knew must have retired by now."

Luke stood up, politely saying, "Hello, Mr. Romit Bull, I am Detective Chief Luke."

"Hello, Detective Chief, please have a seat." Romit Bull directed his black assistant, "Wright, bring a pot of Italian hand-ground coffee." Then he said to Luke and Xiao Hei, "Believe me, it tastes amazing, you must try it."

Luke asked, "Mr. Romit, how did you know we would come to visit?"

"I guessed. The main people from the crew have been called to the police station for questioning, so it's normal for you to come to me. I don't mind this, I like dealing with the police.

In my writing career, the LAPD has provided me with a lot of inspiration.

Of course, I've also made numerous donations to you guys."

Xiao Hei asked subconsciously, "Do you know Deputy Chief Vincent?"

Romit thought for a moment, "I don't recall."

Luke brought the conversation back on track, "Do you know Abu Gela?"

"Yes, Lucas's stand-in, I've met him, but we hardly ever talked.

I don't like dealing with people much, and I don't often go to the set. I occasionally talk with Bell, and I heard that he got caught too.

He's too obsessed, always wanting to make a movie that surpasses 'Special Ops Glory.'"

"Are you familiar with Lucas?"

"Not very familiar, we talked a few times. I heard he was also caught, and the charges against him are not minor. Poor guy, his acting career is probably over now.

I don't really like him and his wife; they are somewhat pretentious."

"Do you know about Lucas faking his own death?"

"Young man, don't try to trick me, I didn't know at first, but I heard about it after Lucas was caught.

I find this matter quite interesting. It's great material, and often reality is more absurd than fiction, which needs to be logical. ///

If your logic doesn't hold, readers will complain. ///

But life doesn't need logic."

"Mr. Romit, what made you think of writing this novel?"

"I wrote this novel many years ago, at that time I had another identity: a journalist.

I interviewed a lot of people, and this novel is adapted from the real experience of one of the interviewees."

Luke looked curious, "Which character in your book is based on the interviewee?"

"The protagonist."

"He's not dead?"

"I don't know if he's dead now, but he was alive and well back then."

"Could you tell me about his experience?"

Romit Bull thought for a moment, "His experience is quite similar to what I described, but the difference is, he embezzled the boss's money. Knowing the boss might kill him, he acted first and buried the boss alive."

"Wow..." Luke was somewhat surprised, "I was indeed a bit surprised by that ending."

"But he was too anxious, his foundation unstable, too radical, and before long, the DEA caught him, and he was put in prison. I interviewed him in prison. ///

But considering artistic creation, I chose to kill him off to make the story more aesthetically pleasing. I have many female fans, and they absolutely love it."

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