And this case is just the perfect entry point.

Moreover, this case involves the Southeast Asian Gambling King; if he can be caught, Luke could score big, so why not?

Both the first and second floors of the villa showed signs of being searched, suggesting the suspect was looking for something.

The townhouses are closely spaced, with less soundproofing than villas with detached yards, yet the victim was coerced before death, and no one heard anything, indicating that the suspect was very professional, making the likelihood of leaving fingerprints very slim.

Another aspect is the motive for the murder. According to Negan, the deceased was an accountant and one of the only two people who had contact with Gambling King Zhou Tiansheng. Many forces are now searching for Zhou Tiansheng's whereabouts, hoping to obtain his hidden fortune.

So, it's quite possible that the deceased was coerced for the same reason.

Find Zhou Tiansheng and gain his fortune.

Luke walked around the house but couldn't find many valuable clues.

He returned to the first-floor living room and focused on the floor, more precisely on the set of bloody shoe prints.

Luke directly used a footprint identification card.

A set of data appeared in his mind.

[Shoes, turtle-back sole boots

Gender, male

Height, 170-175 CM

Weight, 55-65 kilograms

Age, between 33 and 38.

Right leg disability.]

Michael Jett was covertly watching Luke out of the corner of his eye, feeling a faint sense of crisis. What exactly was Negan's intention?

Dissatisfaction with his own abilities?

Wanting to find someone to give a push, to make himself work harder.

Or was he overthinking it, and it was just about taking this case seriously by getting him a helper?

He's still the acting team leader, and it would be awkward if he ended up being removed from the position entirely.

Anyway, he decided to test Luke's capability.

lapd, does that laid-back city of Los Angeles have as many homicide cases as New York?

Or as many psychos as New York?

With these thoughts, Michael Jett inexplicably gained some confidence.

"Consultant Li, you've been staring at those footprints for a while; have you found any clues?"

Negan and several other agents also looked over.

Luke stood up, aware that as a newcomer and with a different law enforcement department, he needed to show some skills to win respect, "I have indeed found some clues.

This set of shoe prints appeared at the crime scene, even if they weren't left by the murderer, they could very well belong to a witness.

From this set of footprints, we can also analyze some characteristics of the owner.

For example, the owner of the footprints should be male, approximately 170-175 CM tall, weighing around 55-65 kilograms, between the ages of 33 to 38 years old, and likely has an injury or congenital defect in the right leg."

Michael Jett widened his eyes at the shoe prints on the floor, "Just from these few shoe prints, you can deduce the owner's gender, age, weight, and physical disability, on what basis?"

The white woman said, "Consultant Li, do you have other sources of information?"

Negan snorted, "Hey, this is New York. If he has other sources of information, I'd be the first to get rid of you all."

Luke explained, "China has a criminal investigation technique called footprint identification, which can deduce a suspect's physical characteristics from their shoe prints; I happen to have learned some.

We can quickly identify suspect characteristics and narrow down the investigation scope."

The white woman was also a bit surprised, "To be able to determine so much from just a footprint, that's incredible."

Negan nodded, "Indeed, China has this criminal investigation technique. Many years ago, I was fortunate to witness it; it's very impressive and is difficult to analyze solely with instruments; it relies more on subjective experience and judgment.

So it cannot be used as conclusive evidence, but it can be referenced or used as a clue in investigations." After speaking, Negan was also slightly puzzled, as he had reviewed Luke's background and knew he hadn't been to China, so where did he learn footprint identification?

It's not just Negan who has doubts; other agents also carried a bit of skepticism.

Is it really that remarkable?

Sounds quite impressive, but is it reliable?