Jennifer Perry is only 27 years old this year, which is the prime of a woman's life.
Her career has been going smoothly and her net worth has been rising steadily. Last year, her annual income ranked among the top five female celebrities in the world. Her net worth is estimated to be nearly 200 million US dollars. She is definitely a winner in life and a wealthy woman.
Now, faced with the tragic situation in the living room before, she did not look horrified, but rather confused and puzzled.
Luke motioned for her to sit down, carefully avoiding the mess on the ground, and went to the maid who was placed on the sofa. He checked her for a moment and shook his head.
The woman was seriously injured. The blow to her head had shattered her skull. It was unknown whether she could survive.
He also had no ability to save the woman.
He knew about battlefield first aid, but he was not an expert in brain science, so he only checked for a moment and then withdrew his hand.
He first called the police station and asked them to send someone to support him. He looked at a male security guard standing by and asked, "Did you find out she was injured?"
The male security guard nodded quickly: "Yes, I came in and found her..."
Luke waved his hand: "What's your name and what do you do?"
Male security guard: "My name is Thomson Morris, and I'm the security supervisor here."
"What's her name? What does she do?" Luke pointed at the maid on the sofa.
"Manny Scott. She's the maid here," Thomson replied.
Luke nodded: "Don't move for now."
As he spoke, he walked around the living room and frowned deeply.
The reason why he shouted loudly as soon as he came in was because there were five security guards at the scene, plus the owner Jennifer, all surrounding the maid.
This is a group of people destroying the scene crazily.
He was sure that most of the clues had been lost at the scene.
Not only were these people present, but they were clearly trying to rescue Manny, and blood was all over the living room.
Look at the things around and on Manny, there are tissues, towels, blankets, and a first aid kit.
Various bloody items were thrown everywhere, and everyone had varying amounts of blood on their bodies.
No one knew what these people were thinking. They were coming and going at the crime scene and rummaging through things everywhere.
Perhaps they performed all these actions with the intention of saving lives.
Unfortunately, these actions were useless. Ordinary first aid measures were completely ineffective for Manny's injuries, and the crime scene was left in a mess.
If the forensics department comes, they will probably curse at him! Luke looked at the messy bloody footprints on the ground and couldn't help but cover his head.
From what he saw, the bloody footprints of the six people in the house were all over the living room, with over a hundred of them. This would definitely drive the forensic personnel crazy.
"Thomson, tell me what happened when you found Manny." Luke said.
Security Chief Thomson spoke quickly.
The situation was very simple. He used the intercom system in the living room to tell Jennifer that Luke and the other man were coming. After getting her consent, he suddenly heard Manny's scream.
When he rushed to the back door of the living room, he found Manny lying on the ground, so he shouted for help.
Several security guards rushed back and helped carry Manny back to the sofa in the living room.
Thomson then remembered Luke and the other man, and quickly opened the door to let them in.
Luke: ... You have the nerve to call those people's actions helping? They are more like making things worse.
That large group of people, apart from entering the house and severely damaging the crime scene, did not play any role at all. By the way, they also increased the number of suspects from two to six.
Thank you for your quick response! Luke complained in his heart: If this were a forensic drama, you would definitely be the murderer! This was all a trick you used to sabotage the scene.
Although he complained in his heart, Luke didn't take it seriously.
Having been a detective for a long time, he knows that the worst thing about investigating a case is preconceived ideas.
Other detectives have no choice but to trust their intuition and investigate. But he is different. He has a keen sense of smell.
Although the smell in the room was extremely complicated at the moment, with six people walking around in the room, and the smell was as annoying as a ball of wool mixed together, he could still try.
The easiest scent line is Jennifer's, her scent comes down upstairs alone and moves the least.
The second is Manny who was attacked. The smell of these two can be eliminated first.
Judging from Manny's injuries, it is highly unlikely that Jennifer is the murderer, and the five security guards are more likely suspects.
Luke: "Don't move for now. Thomson, if you feel tired, you can sit on the sofa next to me and don't disturb me."
After saying that, he walked around the mess of bloodstains and footprints on the ground and began to check the scene.
When he and Selena came in just now, they noticed the situation inside and did not step into the tragic scene, so they could move around freely.
The murderer might be a real puzzle to others, but Luke has a ready-made clue - the murder weapon.
Based on the description of security chief Thompson and the speed with which Luke arrived at the scene, it was impossible for the murderer to completely dispose of the murder weapon.
The murder weapon must have Manny's blood and the murderer's smell on it.
After carefully observing for a moment, Luke's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
He walked over to Selina by the window and looked at her inquiringly, only for her to shake her head slightly.
He knew that this meant that none of the security guards outside showed any abnormality.
However, he had an idea of who the murderer was.
In a case that seems difficult to find the murderer quickly, with his keen sense of smell, he can directly identify someone.
The most difficult problem of the direction of the case has been solved, and the remaining work is just to work hard to find evidence.
Twenty minutes later, the forensic department arrived.
Luke stopped them and whispered a few words to the leading forensic officer, who nodded slightly.
The two forensics personnel were separated, one handling the inside of the house and the other handling the outside of the house.
Everyone must take off their bloody clothes and shoes, as they are all evidence.
Then these people will leave the villa and wait for the forensic personnel to complete the on-site investigation.
The big star Jennifer was no exception. Accompanied by Selena, she first changed her shoes, then changed her clothes, and sat in the garden in the backyard.
Luke re-entered the room himself and pointed to the leading forensic officer under a cabinet at the back door.
Seeing his movements, the forensic officer bent down, shone a small flashlight, reached out and slowly took out a telescopic baton from the gap between the cabinet and the floor. There were obvious bloodstains on the baton.
He didn't look at it any more and put it in the evidence bag.
Luke went up the stairs to the second floor. He walked to a room, slowly opened the half-open door, and took a deep breath.
That's right, this is Jennifer's bedroom. There is only the smell of her and two other women here, one of whom is the maid Manny.
His nose twitched and his face looked strange, but he did not walk into the room.