Jackson noted down something in his notebook and asked, "Since you are friends, you should be able to recognize her voice."

"Although we're friends, we don't meet that often; most of the time we just play games together."

"Computer games?"

"Yes."

Little Black probed further, "When was the last time you saw her?"

Jamie Robinson did not directly answer, "What does that have to do with the case?"

"You just need to answer. Think carefully before you speak, lying will be very unfavorable for you."

Jamie Robinson's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and after hesitating for a long time, he said, "Last night, I went to her place."

"Why did you go to her place?"

"Sorry, I lied just now.

Captain Li let me listen to the alarm recording, and I thought the voice sounded like Suri Madic, but I couldn't be certain.

So, I wanted to go to her place and ask her about it."

"If that's the case, why didn't you call the police? We hinted at you when you first came, but you still didn't voluntarily reveal Suri Madic—why is that?"

"She refused to admit it, and I wasn't sure, so I didn't say anything."

Little Black said, "That's not what Suri Madic claims. According to her, you were very aware that she made a false alarm."

"She's lying; I didn't know."

"Do you have any evidence?"

"No."

"How do you usually communicate?"

"Mostly through the computer."

"Then it's easy. Follow me to the police car.

Jackson, take his computer tower; we'll figure this out back at the station."

"Don't touch my computer."

"Why not?"

"The computer is expensive, plus there are important files on it, I'm afraid they'll get damaged."

"We'll take good care of it, don't worry."

...

The Detective Bureau.

Last night, Luke and his team caught Suri Madic, and there wasn't much mystery left in the case.

So, Luke handed the case over to Little Black and Jackson, letting them take charge of investigating the aftermath and whether there were any other people involved.

He himself had become somewhat idle.

This morning, he held a meeting to arrange some work.

Around ten o'clock, he snuck off to the gym to exercise. After working out for an hour and taking a shower, he strolled through the chief's office and then went to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

Afterward, he took a break for over an hour.

At three in the afternoon, Luke stepped out of his office holding a cup of coffee.

"Marcus, how's the investigation going?"

Little Black was brimming with confidence, "Captain, we have essentially unraveled the cause and effect of the case, and we're just about to report to you."

Luke sat in his previous office chair, "Then tell me the details of the case; it's about time to close it."

"Ahem…" Little Black cleared his throat and said,

"This morning, we brought Jamie Robinson back to the station. His statement differed somewhat from Suri Madic's, so we took their statements separately and cross-checked them.

After that, we investigated their computer communication records and basically figured out the reason behind the false alarm."

Little Black walked to the whiteboard and wrote down a name, "Jamie Robinson and Suri Madic both like to play online games, and that's how they met.

A few days ago, Suri Madic and other friends were playing a game called 'Persian Miracle'. She and her friends made a bet that the loser of the game had to do something thrilling.

As a result, Suri Madic lost.

Under her friends' encouragement, she chose to make a false alarm.

In the process, due to nervousness, Suri Madic mistakenly gave out Jamie Robinson's address.

Jamie Robinson's computer did not have the game called 'Persian Miracle'; the two of them met in a shooting game, and he supposedly did not know about the false alarm beforehand.

Later, the captain let him listen to the alarm recording, and he recognized Suri Madic's voice.

However, he chose not to inform the police and instead secretly met with Suri Madic Jamie Robinson that night.

Although he was unaware beforehand, he chose to cover for Suri Madic afterward.

The basic situation of the case is as thus."

Luke nodded, "Yes, we can close the case now."

"These jerks are really bored, to raise a false alarm just for thrills," the deputy team leader snorted. "They really should be thrown into the African savannah to starve for a while.

People like them should never be let off easily, or else more will follow their example and raise false alarms.

Wasting resources is one thing, but more importantly, people who really need police help might not be able to get it."

"The deputy team leader makes sense," said Luke. "I'll communicate with the Assistant District Attorney to give them a harsh lesson."

Matthew spoke with a grave tone, "Guys, I found something on Jamie Robinson's computer."

"Matthew, it's already over," Black reminded him.

"Not yet," Matthew said. "I think he should be charged with another crime.

Captain, you should come take a look."

Luke walked over and looked at Matthew's computer, somewhat surprised.

On the screen, a man and a woman were playing poker in an intense scene, but as Luke watched, his brow furrowed.

Playing poker is not a big deal, but the problem was that woman, no, it should be said, a black girl, who seemed to be only about twelve or thirteen years old.

"This was found on Jamie Robinson's computer?"

"Yes, this bastard actually likes to watch this stuff, Captain, don't you think he should be charged with another crime?"

"I will," Luke nodded.

In Los Angeles, adult content is legal but not when it involves children.

There are differences here compared to China, like some who find other people's kids cute and save photos of the kids bathing or have pictures on their phones of children urinating.

In China that might just be a joke, nothing serious.

In Los Angeles, that joke becomes a big deal, it's against the law.

Videos like this one of minors playing poker are an even bigger problem.

The other team members also gathered to look at the screen, each frowning.

The deputy team leader couldn't refrain from cursing, "Fuck, only perverts would like to watch this kind of stuff."

Black gritted his teeth, "If I catch the man in the video, I'll definitely castrate him."

Jackson frowned and pointed at the girl on the screen, "I think I recognize her!"

"She does look familiar," Jenny said thoughtfully. "Seems like she is the victim of a kidnapping case—Olive Browning."

Luke carefully examined the girl in the video, without any recollection, "What case is that, why don't I remember it?"

Black explained, "I remember now, it happened three months ago, you were in Las Vegas at the time.

Squad two was in charge of the investigation. After the kidnapper demanded a ransom, and due to a shortage of hands, we also got involved in the stakeout and attempted arrest.

But the kidnapper never showed up to get the ransom, nor did he make any further calls.

At the time, we all thought the girl had been killed, so naturally, no one brought it up because it was depressing."

Black took a deep breath and continued, "The Las Vegas shooting case happened next, with nearly a thousand casualties. The attention for this kidnapping was overshadowed, and even the media stopped reporting on it."

Matthew went through some operations on the computer and pointed at the screen, "I've pulled up the missing person file for Liv Browning."

Name: Liv Browning

Age: 13

Gender: Female

Skin color: Black

Missing since: July 9th

Missing from: Los Angeles

...

In the top right corner of the file, there was a photo of the girl, very similar to the one in the video.

"Bang!"

The deputy team leader slammed his fist on the table, puffing his cheeks and glaring, "We're definitely not going to let these animals off."

"Previously everyone thought the kidnapper had killed the hostage," Jackson said. "But now it seems Olive Browning might still be alive.

We still have a chance to save her.

A chance to make things right."

Black said, "That's right, last time Captain, you were saving tourists in Las Vegas.

This time with you here, we'll definitely be able to save this girl."

Raymond also looked angry, "Captain, we should do something."

It was rare for Team One to be so unanimous in opinion, and Luke nodded, "Jackson, take Jamie Robinson to the interrogation room. We need to find out where the video came from, and maybe we can find a clue to Olive Browning."

"Yes, sir."

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