Elsa nodded. "That's true, but his young wife, Margaret Haley Johnson, came to the police department and asked us to solve the case as soon as possible."
Luke chuckled. "What's her background? She wants us to avenge a gang leader? And as soon as possible? Doesn't she know how many enemies her husband has? "
Elsa had a strange expression on her face. "It's possible that she really doesn't know."
Luke was stunned. "What's going on?"
Elsa said, "Based on the intelligence I've gathered, she really believes that her husband, William, is in a legitimate real estate business. Also, she's an art student at USC, and she's only 21. "
Luke was lost for words. "… Are you trying to say that a 45-year-old gangster and a 21-year-old art student are in pure love?"
Elsa shrugged. "Who knows? There are all kinds of weird things in this world."
Luke continued flipping through the case file. "Then, where should we start?"
Since Dustin had asked them to investigate the case casually, they didn't need to worry too much. Luke felt that they could call it a day if they didn't find any leads.
As for the widow of William Johnson's college student?
She didn't care! Although William had left her a fortune, she couldn't make a big deal out of it.
The boss of WD36 was also very rich. Could he complain to the media that LAPD didn't care about his men's deaths?
Of course not! That was because the media, the general public, and even the rich, as long as they knew their backgrounds and styles, would only gloat and applaud the scumbags' deaths.
Nobody would sympathize with those gangsters!
Elsa shrugged. "Let's go to USC. We'll have to meet the widow anyway. She's a little … innocent, but she's not a bad person. If she really blows things up, we don't care, but it's very likely that she'll be targeted by other gangsters. In the end, it's hard to say whether she'll disappear after handing over all her assets or become a plaything for some gang boss. "
Luke nodded to show that he understood.
Was it so easy to be a gang leader's woman?
If it was a capable woman, she might be able to take over her husband's position and take control of a gang.
But the art student's widow would only become a target for other gangs, along with all her assets.
Wealth obtained through violent means, of course, others could also use violent means to snatch it. This was the rule between gangs.
For example, it would be very difficult for gangsters to use violence to steal the patents that Luke was working on.
That was because Luke had too much evidence to prove that he was the legal owner, and the judge wouldn't believe gangsters. As long as there was any doubt, they would support a law-abiding inventor like Luke, not gangsters.
As for William Johnson's wealth, most of it was held through some hidden channels. In order to avoid the police and the IRS, other gangsters only needed to take over these hidden channels to obtain the wealth.
If the widow didn't know how to restrain herself and made a big fuss about it, she would definitely die very quickly.
Now that Luke couldn't take Elsa's car anymore, they each drove their own cars to USC.
Not long after, Luke looked at his surroundings and mumbled to himself, "I came here to observe for half a day yesterday, but I'm here again today." Hmm, this place is fated with me!
After entering USC, Elsa found a studio. "She's an oil painter. She usually attends classes here."
Luke opened the door and saw a naked female model in the room, followed by seven or eight young people who were focused on painting. Only a middle-aged man in his forties looked at them and frowned.
Luke looked more like a student, but Elsa looked like an adult who had stepped into society. He was very unhappy that she had come over and opened the door to his studio.
Elsa flashed her badge, and the man's expression became even more awful. He quickly left the room.
After he left, he closed the door and asked, "Who are you? What do you want? "
Elsa said, "Agent Elsa, LAPD's Major Crimes Division. This is Agent Luke. We're here for Margaret Haley Johnson. "
The man said, "This is a school. If you want to see her, come back after class." He was about to return to the classroom.
Elsa narrowed her eyes. "Is class very important?"
The man was stumped. "Of course, this is a university."
"Can a dead person go to university?" asked Elsa.
The man's expression was ugly. "Are you threatening me?"
Elsa sneered. "You're of no importance at all. Didn't you hear our self-introductions? We are the Key Case Investigation Unit (Note: Robbery and Homicide Unit). "
The man raised his chin. "So what if we're from the Major Crimes Division? You're not in charge here. "
Luke couldn't stand the man's sluggishness. Had he become an idiot after studying painting?
"You must be a teacher, right? The Major Crimes Division isn't a big deal, but we deal with criminal cases, such as murders, shootings, and kidnappings. Do you think we're here to talk to unrelated people? "said Luke.
The man's expression changed, but he didn't say anything.
Luke continued, "We take on a serious criminal case every day or two. We eat fast food most of the time and work overtime every day. So, can you do us a favor and call someone to save us some time? "
The man's expression changed for a moment, but he finally decided to go in and call someone.
He wasn't really an idiot.
Luke had made it very clear that he was here for a serious criminal case, and he wasn't involved. Yet, he had asked the two detectives, who were pressed for time, to wait for a student to finish her painting. That wasn't the way to pretend.
Margaret wasn't a great painter who could sell a painting for hundreds of thousands of dollars. She was only here to practice.
He had been demonstrating his absolute authority in the classroom, but his target this time wasn't the right one.
Elsa glanced at Luke and said, "Next time, you'll be in charge of threatening and persuading people."
Luke nodded, but he asked, "Don't you like dealing with dishonest guys?"
Elsa chuckled and didn't say anything, but she recalled what Dustin had said.
Delegate the tasks to your trusted subordinates! That was how a leader should do things.
She could get used to it in advance, and Luke would grow up faster, killing two birds with one stone.
In less than a minute, Marguerite came out, and as usual, Elsa went up to talk to her.
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