"No."

"Barbara Danbur?" (the severely injured person in the hallway on the third floor)

"Uh, she seems to be Chad Clays' girlfriend."

Luke noted in his notebook, "Thank you, the clue you've provided is very helpful."

"By the way, did you see the two of them when the shooting occurred?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Good, thank you for your cooperation." Luke stood up, looking towards Bowen's father, "Mr. Pilton, thank you as well, and also, please don't shoot in residential areas anymore."

"Okay."

Luke seemingly asked in passing, "Bowen, did you want to learn shooting because of the shooting incident, or was it your father worrying about safety and wanting to teach you proactively?"

Bowen said, "I wanted to learn."

After that, Luke and his group left the house.

Bowen and his father saw Luke and his party out of the house.

Anthony returned the revolver to Bowen's father and looked at Bowen on the side, "Now that your father agrees, will you start seeing Fannie?"

Bowen thought for a moment, "I don't know yet, she's more mature than I thought. Maybe when I go to school, I might take the initiative to talk with her to figure out her thoughts."

Anthony stared at him, "You no longer have the chance."

"Why?" Bowen managed a smile, "Do you want to compete with me?"

"Fannie is dead."

Bowen's smile faded, "Are you joking?"

"Although I like to joke, I never joke about such matters.

Not only is Fannie dead, but Chad, who you had a conflict with, and his girlfriend, Barbara, have both been shot. Three out of the four victims were people you know; that's why the FBI wanted to talk to you."

Bowen's father stepped in front of his son and glared at Anthony, "What do you mean? What are you implying? Make yourself clear."

Luke stepped between them, "Mr. Pilton, this is just routine questioning.

Anthony, you go back to the car."

Anthony gave Bowen a look, "You can't fool me, we'll meet again."

Bowen's father shouted, "Get out of my house, I don't care who you are. If you dare to threaten my son again, I won't be polite."

Luke tried to mediate, but the attitude of father and son had changed, their resistance was strong, and it was useless to say more at this point. He also got into the car and left.

Once in the car, Luke questioned, "Anthony, didn't we agree that I would lead this inquiry? Why did you provoke Bowen and his father?"

"My colleague died."

"I know, I'm very upset too, but provoking them serves no purpose. Without sufficient evidence, Bowen is unlikely to admit anything. It only exposes the police's intentions prematurely."

Anthony said, "If Bowen is not the murderer, there is no harm done in exposing anything.

If Bowen is the murderer, he's been on alert since we found him. I don't think it makes a difference."

"You're right, it doesn't make a difference regarding Bowen, but it does with his father. We want to question Bowen, and his guardian needs to be present. If Bowen's father becomes resistant, it will bring certain difficulties to the interrogation."

Anthony glanced back at Luke, "You're quite the talker, but I had my reasons for doing that."

"What reasons?"

"Have you ever heard of microexpressions?"

"Of course."

"Human emotions affect their expressions, and even when trying hard to restrain them, there will be subtle changes. The greater the emotional fluctuations inside, the bigger the changes in expression.

That's why I gave Bowen and his father a heavy blow.

I was observing Bowen's expressions all the while, and his face showed fear, not surprise.

Keep in mind that Chad Clays has been bullying him, and now hearing of his death, he might have been surprised or even felt a mix of fright and delight, but I only saw fear on his face, no surprise.

This indicates he must have known about this beforehand."

Luke recalled the reactions of Bowen and his father, "What was his father's emotion at the time?"

"Anger." Anthony analyzed, "His father's response was normal, it's very likely he didn't know his son was the gunman in the shooting."

Luke asked curiously, "How accurate is your microexpression judgment?"

"It depends, and it varies from person to person."

"Be more specific."

"If the suspect is unprepared, the effectiveness is better, but if the suspect is already prepared, even having simulated the FBI interrogation scenario, it might only be moderately effective.

Against experienced criminals or individuals with extensive experience and strong mental resilience, the effectiveness isn't as high."

Black was also interested in microexpressions, "How accurate is it with ordinary people?"

"If it's someone naïve and inexperienced, without preparation beforehand, the accuracy could be around eighty to ninety percent. Just like earlier, I knew that kid was lying."

"What if it's against an experienced criminal with high intelligence who is prepared?"

Anthony thought for a moment, "Fifty-fifty."

Luke "..."

Black "..."

Anthony spread his hands, "What's with those expressions? Not everyone involved in a case is going to be a deeply cunning person.

Most case clues and evidence come from the mouths of accomplices. Investigations generally progress from easy to difficult, and getting evidence from an accomplice can still lead to the conviction of the main perpetrator.

The sooner a detective picks up on issues, the easier it is to solve the case.

It's a very practical skill."

Black seemed somewhat tempted, "Is it difficult to learn microexpressions?"

"It varies from person to person."

"Can you teach me some techniques?"

Anthony laughed, "If you quit your job at the Los Angeles Police Department, I might consider it."

Black "..."

Then, Anthony looked towards the back seat, "Luke, have you found anything? Don't tell me you've been inquiring for so long without any gain."

Luke thought for a moment, "I also think there is something wrong with Bowen."

"Such as?"

"I felt something was off from the beginning. Why would father and son practice shooting in a garage?

Nowadays bullets use smokeless powder, but there will still be a 'gunpowder residue reaction'. Residue from the powder will escape from the end of the gun's barrel, leaving particles on the fingers, arms, and clothing.

Originally, I wanted to take Bowen for a gunpowder test after the questioning, but now it's pointless.

Even if we detect gunpowder residue on him, he could claim it's from recently practicing shooting."

Anthony shrugged, "Standard procedure."

Luke also took out a bullet from his pocket, "This is what I found near Bowen's house.

It could be a stray bullet from shooting; their marksmanship is even worse than Marcus'."

Black: "..."

Anthony was noncommittal, "Well, that's a little surprise."

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