Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Robbery and Murder Department.

Squad meeting room.

Susan pushed up her glasses and asked seriously, "Luke, how did the interrogation go?"

"Not well, he won't confess."

Susan had guessed this possibility but still couldn't help asking, "Does anyone have a way to pry open Markway's mouth?"

The deputy said, "The poisoning case led to five deaths and one injury. The harm is too great and the charges too severe. Even if he confessed voluntarily, he would be sentenced to death.

If he does not confess, there is still a chance to fight in court, albeit slim, there is still a glimmer of hope.

So, it's not surprising that Markway made this choice."

Susan pressed on, "Deputy, with your experience, what do you think we should do?"

"Actually, getting him to confess voluntarily isn't entirely impossible.

I think there are three ways. The first is if someone he cares about is also involved in this case. To avoid getting that person involved, he might confess voluntarily.

The second way is to use reverse psychology. Many suspects who have committed serious crimes are indifferent to life and death; sometimes what they fight for is just a breath. As long as we find his weak spot, even if he knows it's reverse psychology, he might still resist to the end.

The third method is to reform him, which I am not very good at." After speaking, the deputy took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat,

"If these three methods are ineffective on the suspect, then we can only proceed to court.

What we need to do is to collect as much incriminating evidence against the suspect as possible."

Luke agreed with the deputy's ideas and after thinking it over, said, "During the interrogation, I've been observing Markway and, I feel, these three methods won't be very effective on him.

I'm not confident that I can get him to confess." Luke shifted gears and looked toward Vincent, "Deputy, perhaps you could try?"

"Tonight I will review your interrogation records and study them, and we will interrogate Markway again tomorrow." The deputy did not decline.

Having been a police officer for so many years, aside from the money, he genuinely enjoyed the job.

Susan said, "The poisoning case involves several victims, and the entire case is quite complex. Since Markway refuses to confess, we have to analyze the process ourselves and piece the whole case together.

Luke, you have the most comprehensive understanding of the entire case; please analyze it."

Luke did not hesitate and organized his thoughts, "The focal point of everyone's attention is the mineral water poisoning case. However, before the mineral water poisoning incident, there was also a wine poisoning case at Shanyuan Supermarket.

These two cases are connected, so I think we should start with the wine poisoning case.

The initial point of the case was Jiangnan Supermarket. The female owner of Jiangnan Supermarket, Li Shanmei, migrated to Los Angeles years ago with the help of her cousin Jin Xiuhui, who helped her significantly during the initial period.

After a decade of development, Li Shanmei's days had become increasingly better, with a harmonious marital relationship and affluent economic conditions.

However, Jin Xiuhui's days were not as good as before, and this reversal of situations between the cousins made Jin Xiuhui feel lost and resentful.

Over time, this psychological dissonance made Jin Xiuhui harbor a grudge against Li Shanmei. She did not want her cousin to have a better life than hers.

On the evening of August 3, there was a power outage at Jiangnan Supermarket, disabling the surveillance cameras.

Jin Xiuhui placed several bottles of poisoned wine that she had prepared earlier into Jiangnan Supermarket, hoping to ruin the supermarket through this act.

After she left the supermarket, a group of thieves also took advantage of the power outage to rob the Jiangnan Supermarket and sold the stolen goods to Shanyuan Supermarket, including three bottles of poisoned wine.

Three customers bought the poisoned wine from Shanyuan Supermarket, and after drinking it, they suffered from stomach pains, with two of them claiming compensation from Shanyuan Supermarket.

One customer did not claim compensation from Shanyuan Supermarket.

This customer was the boyfriend of the poisoner Markway, Moses.

It was after Moses drank this poisoned wine that Markway was inspired and planned the subsequent mineral water poisoning case.

The actual target of Markway was Darcy, who frequently bought Wilson brand mineral water from Shanyuan Supermarket.

Markway, as Darcy's agent, was very familiar with Darcy's habits.

Darcy, a stand-up comedian, often bought mineral water to keep in his dressing room because he would get thirsty during performances.

Markway took advantage of this in his murder plot.

He first bought Wilson brand mineral water, then poisoned it using tools, and placed it for sale in Shanyuan Supermarket."

As Luke spoke to this point, he paused and took a sip of green tea.

Jackson seized the opportunity to ask, "There is one thing I don't understand. Even if Markway poisoned the mineral water in Shanyuan Supermarket, how could he be sure that Darcy would definitely buy the poisoned water?

There is a lot of mineral water in Shanyuan Supermarket, but only two bottles were found to be poisoned; that probability is very low."

Luke put down his teacup, "It's not two bottles, Markway only placed one bottle of poisoned mineral water in Shanyuan Supermarket. That bottle was bought by a female victim who was hiking.

Another batch of mineral water was distributed by the youth Tom in the subway station; his purpose was to create a diversion, leading the police to think this was a random poisoning incident.

The bottle Darcy drank was secretly placed there by Markway.

Being Darcy's agent, it was not difficult for him to do this.

This is also why Markway chose to poison the water in Shanyuan Supermarket.

Darcy frequently shopped there, including buying Wilson brand mineral water."