Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Luke pointed at the Caucasian officer, "What's your name?"

"Sinder."

"Your full name." Luke, whose rank was much higher than the other's, quickly took the initiative.

"Sinder Morton."

"You just said that you learned about the case through other channels, what channels?"

"Uh... the hotel staff, sir."

"Which hotel staff member?"

"Hotel manager Aly Pierce."

"Did you two know each other beforehand?"

"No, sir."

Luke stared at him, clearly noticing signs of lying, "Are you familiar with the Robbery and Murder Department?"

"Yes, sir.

The Robbery and Murder Department is mainly in charge of investigating some major criminal cases, such as robbery, murder, kidnapping, assault cases, etc."

"That's right, I've dealt with many criminals, some of whom love to lie.

I can tell at a glance who is lying, and I usually give them one more chance.

And it's also their last chance." Luke changed the subject, "Where were we?"

"Hotel manager Aly Pierce."

"Right, do you know him?" Luke repeated his earlier question.

Sinder hesitated for a moment, a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead, "Yes, sir."

The same question, a different answer.

"What's your relationship to him?"

"I often patrol this area and have handled a few cases at the hotel. That's how we got to know each other, nothing more."

"What did he say to you just now?"

Sinder glanced at hotel manager Aly Pierce, "Sir, may I refrain from answering?"

"Of course, what's your badge number?"

Officer Sinder swallowed nervously, choosing to answer the first question, "Sir, Manager Pierce denies that the hotel installed cameras in the rooms.

He thinks it might have been a previous guest, hoping the police can mediate and resolve the issue quickly."

"Sinder, I'm a police officer too.

From your attitude just now, I can clearly sense you have a certain bias. That's not right, do you understand?"

"Sorry, sir.

I'll pay attention to it in the future and make sure it doesn't happen again."

"Good, since you already know about the alarm, start checking whether there are cameras installed in the room." Luke stepped aside, resuming his role as the victim in the case.

Aly Pierce at the side was dumbfounded, who the hell is the police here?

Why are two patrol officers being questioned instead?

Seeing this situation, Aly Pierce had a bad feeling.

The situation might get out of control.

His original plan was to resolve this incident at the lowest cost, but now it seemed he had messed with the wrong person and screwed up.

Aly Pierce gestured to a hotel service employee to keep watch and hurried out to make a phone call and report the situation.

...

Sinder and the Black officer exchanged glances, having no choice but to follow Luke's orders and dismantle the socket, feeling a certain sense of submission.

One reason was because Luke's position and rank were higher than his, and even if they weren't from the same department, it wouldn't be hard to deal with him.

Moreover, as Luke had just pointed out, his attitude did indeed show some bias, which although not a violation, would be obvious to any internal personnel reviewing the body-cam footage.

Plainly speaking, he was in the wrong.

Under this dual pressure, he didn't dare to contradict Luke.

Thinking more deeply, the Robbery and Murder Department itself is one of the most important units of the LAPD, and for Luke to become captain at such a young age, it would be naive to think he doesn't have backing.

He's untouchable.

Sinder and the Black officer quickly dismantled the socket and presented it to Luke like a trophy, "Sir, it really is a camera."

"Well done, you've earned a commendation."

Sinder forced a smile, "Sir, you are incredible, to spot a camera hidden in such a small socket hole."

"Just a little trick," Luke shifted the topic, "How do you plan to handle this case?"

"Did you offend anyone?"

"No."

"What about that beautiful lady?"

"She didn't either."

Sinder hesitated slightly, "Sir, what do you think we should investigate?"

"I'm the victim in this case, it's not appropriate for me to interfere."

"I know the Robbery and Murder Department handles major criminal cases, and you might not be interested in such a small case, but to prevent more hotel guests from being spied on, I would like to ask for some investigative advice."

Luke laughed, this guy was quite the slick operator, "The suspect who placed the camera might not have been targeting the two of us.

It's possible they were targeting other guests or it could have been random espionage."

This means that other rooms in the hotel might also have cameras, and other guests might be getting filmed without their knowledge.

You must put a stop to this criminal activity.

Declare martial law throughout the hotel, search every room, and ensure the safety and privacy of all guests."

Sinder Morton displayed a troubled expression, "Will the hotel agree to this?"

"It's just a suggestion," Luke said with a pun.

Morton said, "I understand, I will report the situation here to the commander."

...

Morton stepped out of the room and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "What bad luck."

Aly Pierce hurried over, "Officer Morton, what's the situation?"

Morton glanced at Aly Pierce, his face growing even more displeased, and turned off the body cam he wore, "Manager Pearce, I was almost killed because of you, I can't help with this matter."

"Did you find the cameras?"

"Two of them, one aimed at the bed, and another in the bathroom. Your hotel has really outdone itself, not just Captain Lee, but I would be furious too."

"What does the police plan to do now?"

"Captain Lee thinks this might be random filming, and other rooms in the hotel might also have cameras.

He suggests declaring martial law throughout the hotel, searching every room, and ensuring the safety and privacy of all guests."

"No no no, this is absolutely out of the question, our hotel would definitely suffer a huge loss if we followed this approach."

Morton shook his head, "That's not something I can decide."

"Isn't this case under your precinct's jurisdiction? Surely Robbery and Murder Department doesn't need to get involved."

"That would be the case usually, but since he is the victim of the case, if he is dissatisfied with the outcome, our superiors would also be in a difficult position.

Moreover, if the case remains unsolved for too long, the Robbery and Murder Department might take over the case as well.

You'd better pray for good luck," Morton shook his head, preparing to step aside to report to the commander.

Aly Pierce grabbed his shoulder, "Officer Morton, what do you think I should do?"

"I can't involve myself in this matter."

"I was just hoping you could give me some advice."

"From our interaction just now, I feel that he isn't unreasonable, it's your attitude that's the problem.

If the hotel wants to resolve this issue quickly, you must first make amends with him.

Everything is easy to discuss as long as he doesn't get involved."

...

In the hotel room.

Luke and Daisy stood on the balcony.

Daisy spoke softly, "Suggesting to declare martial law throughout the hotel and search every room, you really play hardball, don't you?"

"Previously, I wanted to handle it quietly, but Pearce and Morton's attitudes made me realize, the more you try to appease, the more they think you are easy to talk to, easy to bully.

So, I might as well make a big deal out of it.

I didn't contact the TV station directly, I still left some leeway."

Daisy thought for a moment, "The Four Seasons Hotel is wealthy and powerful, the hotel's upper management might know quite a few important people, aren't you worried it might affect you?"

Luke smiled indifferently, what impact could there be, at worst it's giving a tip-off to Chief Frank, he wasn't worried at all.

Just like the episodes in 'Journey to the West', everyone knows that the pilgrimage to the West is decreed by the Buddha, but why do those monsters dare to make trouble, and most of these demons are disciples of the deities.

When Sun Wukong can't beat these demons, he goes to complain to the deities, asking them to personally subdue their own disciples.

The deities just make a show of it, and after the disciples go back, they continue as they were, how could they bear to be harsh.

Consider it from another angle, if the disciples didn't go out and make trouble, how could the various deities gain Sun Wukong's favor.

And how could they demonstrate their capabilities and value?

Combining this with Luke's own situation, being too mature for one's age isn't always a good thing either; being a bit of a thorn from time to time does no real harm.

As long as Frank makes a call, he'll comply.

Luke was pleased.

Frank earned favors, demonstrated his own value, killing two birds with one stone.

Daisy asked, "Do you think this case can be traced to the perpetrator?"

"Such cases mainly depend on the intensity of the investigation," Luke thought of how he nearly became part of a live broadcast poker game and felt a burning anger inside.

The best outcome would be if the precinct patrol could find the suspect; if they couldn't, he wasn't going to let it go easily either.

Just then, Aly Pierce walked into the room, forcing a smile on his face, "Captain Lee, could I talk to you for a moment?"

"Talk about what?"

"I'd like to discuss the matter of compensation with you?"

"I'm not interested in changing rooms."

"You can make any compensation demands you have."

"I don't want to talk to you."

Aly Pierce took a deep breath, "Uhh... if you're willing, you could talk with our hotel president."

Seeming slightly sincere, Luke glanced at Daisy, seeking her opinion.

In this area, she was more skilled.

And more ruthless.