Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth
Chapter 897 - 417: Who Are You
"Woo woo..."
An NYPD-marked police car stopped by the street.
Two Asian patrol officers got out of the car and shouted to the onlookers, "Who called the police?"
"It was me," said a Chinese man in his thirties.
The Asian officers asked, "Did you see a body?"
"Yes, it's over there." The Chinese man pointed to a trash can among the crowd.
"NYPD, make way." The Asian officer pushed through the crowd and walked to the trash can to check, frowning slightly, he pressed his walkie-talkie and said,
"This is team 3C4, we've arrived at the reported location and found a male body, calling for backup, over."
The other Asian officer waved, signaling the crowd to step back, and took out a police line from the car to secure the scene.
Soon, several police cars arrived at the scene, trying to disperse the surrounding crowd.
Li Zhaonian stood not far away, still in a daze.
Yao Xin, being timid, didn't dare to get close, pulled her husband's arm, and said, "Let's go, I know what you're worried about.
When I first heard about the dead person, I had bad thoughts and got scared too.
Seeing the leg sticking out of the trash can, I knew it wasn't, a false alarm."
Yao Xin tugged her husband to leave, noticing he was still absent-minded, "Zhaonian, what's wrong with you? Scared by the dead? With your small courage, you still want to get closer."
"Do you know who I saw?"
"Who?"
"Zhang Qilong."
Yao Xin was also a bit surprised, a bald man's image emerged in her mind, "Really? Didn't he came to the store for a free meal just a couple of days ago?"
"No mistake, it's him." Li Zhaonian's tone was determined.
"Did he offend someone?
He's with He Sheng Hall, it looks like Chinatown is going to be messed up, business will be even harder."
Hearing his wife's words, Li Zhaonian instead let out a sigh of relief. Yes, Zhang Qilong was a gang member, it's common for him to clash and fight, he had offended countless people.
Worrying in vain.
Thinking of this, Li Zhaonian's steps became a bit lighter.
He walked to the store entrance, saw people sitting inside, and was about to greet them, only to find they were family.
Li Zhaofeng looked at the returning couple, "Where did you go? Not even watching over the store."
"There was a dead person over there, so we went to take a look." Yao Xin responded, then greeted, "You all sit, I'll go pour some tea."
The chubby kid showed a curious look, "Uncle, we heard someone shouting murder just now too.
I wanted to see, but my dad and brother wouldn't let me.
How did the person die? Was it a man or a woman?"
Li Zhaofeng said, "Why do you need to know as a child? Aren't you afraid of not being able to sleep at night?"
Luke replied, "I won't be sleeping with you at night."
Li Zhaonian "..."
This 'kid' probably weighs more than I do.
Li Zhaofeng shifted the topic, "Any news from Will?"
"No, we're both worried." Li Zhaonian finally spoke softly.
Though it was a false alarm, he was still scared.
Thinking back, it's quite silly, how could parents outwit their children.
Li Zhaofeng suggested, "It's quite upsetting not to come home during the New Year.
Have you asked the people who are close to Will?"
Li Zhaonian said, "Will's friends and classmates have been asked, they all said they hadn't seen him."
Yao Xin came out holding a teapot, "This child, who knows where he's gone, it's been two days with no news, even when he was in a bad mood before, he was never unreachable."
Luke asked, "How did you contact Will's friends and classmates?"
Li Zhaonian said, "Called them."
"Uncle, since they are close to Will, they are likely to speak favorably of him, their words can't be fully trusted."
Yao Xin's face lit up, "Right, we should visit them."
"Do you know where they all live?" Li Zhaonian felt a headache, children are debts.
Although Li Zhaonian and his wife invited Luke and his family to eat before leaving, they were distressed about not finding Will, so the three didn't have the heart to stay and cause trouble.
That night, after Luke took a shower, he dialed into a video call with Orty on the bed, but it was switched to a voice call by the other party, "Hi, beauty, why not have the video on?"
"Afraid to scare you," Orty's crisp voice came from the phone.
"I'm just looking for something exciting."
The video turned on, showing a white facial mask, but an exquisite cheekbone could still be seen, "Like it?"
Luke chuckled, "Pan the camera down a bit."
"Is this down enough?" Orty aimed the camera at her feet, very tender, very delicate, with red nail polish applied.
Luke complimented, "I like this color, suits you well."
Orty rolled her eyes, "Anything you need? I can't talk much now, this mask is very expensive, I don't want to waste it."
"Just wanted to tell you that I'm in New York.
Do you want any gifts?
I'll bring something back for you."
"Why did you suddenly go to New York?"
"To spend the Chinese New Year with my dad."
"Sounds nice.
I don't need anything for now.
But, thank you for thinking of me."
"OK, see you in Los Angeles."
Orty slightly shook the camera around her chest, an alluring cleavage flashed, and playfully said, "Good night."
The video ended, and Luke's smile faded.
This voice and video call seemed flirty, but he deliberately revealed that he was in New York.
Although this trip to New York was to visit family, it made Luke feel a bit uneasy, he couldn't utilize many LAPD resources here, Anthony hadn't replied, even if he did, Luke could only use the FBI identity, not command too many FBI resources.