Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Leonard Hogan glared at Luke and the others, answering irrelevantly, "He won't let you go.

You will all be punished by the Lord, haha..."

Hearing his response, Luke realized that the man wasn't in his right mind, making communication difficult.

Two paramedics arrived and lifted Leonard Hogan onto a stretcher.

Amir, standing by, said, "This guy should be sent to a mental hospital."

Upon hearing this, Leonard Hogan struggled to sit up from the stretcher, "You are the clowns. He knows your sins and will not spare you.

I swear."

Leonard Hogan and victim Filippo Carter were both carried into the police car, leaving the basement quiet.

Luke looked at the filth on the floor, frowned, and said, "I'm going upstairs to check it out."

"I'm going with him." Amir followed along.

Returning to the first floor, Luke began searching the house, finding that there was only one room on the first floor, a study. The layout was simple: a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf. Luke pulled a book from the shelf, its cover marked with a blood stain symbol.

Luke flipped through the book. The content inside was similar to the Bible but had some variations, with certain doctrines appearing more extreme.

Not particularly interested, and finding no other clues or items, Luke left the study.

Amir stayed behind to study the books on the bookshelf.

Luke went up to the second floor. There were two bedrooms and a storage room filled with various items, including clothes, a fan, a chainsaw, black bags, and gloves.

Of the two bedrooms, one showed signs of occupancy, while the other had a locked door.

Luke retrieved a tool and broke the lock, then entered the bedroom.

As soon as the door opened, a pungent odor filled the air.

On a table were several large glass jars, three of which contained liquid. One jar held two arms, another two legs, and the last one had the head of a white male, none other than Bellam Solo, the victim from the previous night.

"Finally found you."

With these dismembered remains found, the criminal could directly be charged.

Luke called for the forensic doctor and the evidence technicians to collect evidence and examine the body remains.

Afterward, Luke met Michael in the first-floor lobby.

Michael asked, "Did you find any clues about the gold?"

"No." Luke shrugged.

"Me neither," Michael murmured, stroking his chin. "The importance of the body remains is no less than the gold. Given that we've found the body remains, there should be no reason we can't find the gold."

Luke speculated, "Could it be that the suspect obtained the gold and directly sent it to a goldsmith for melting?"

Michael frowned, "The value of that gold is very high. How could the suspect ensure that the goldsmith wouldn't secretly keep it, especially considering this gold was originally ill-gotten?"

Luke said, "Perhaps the person melting the gold is trustworthy.

For example, he might also be a follower of the Eternal Sect."

Michael said, "Louise, check the list of Eternal Sect followers to see if there's anyone related to the gold industry."

"Understood."

After Louise left, Michael asked, "Why do you think Leonard Hogan chose Filippo as his target?"

Luke had been pondering this issue, "Firstly, Filippo is a young, sturdy guy.

Secondly, Leonard Hogan and Filippo had met each other but didn't realize it...

However, these are just basic conditions. The specific reason might only be known to Leonard Hogan himself."

"You're right. Since Leonard Hogan has been caught, we'll eventually get him to talk.

The priority now is to find the gold." Michael winked.

Luke smiled, "Looking forward to your good news."

Michael retorted, "Where are you going?"

"To sleep."

...

After lunch, Luke returned to his father's house and took a good nap.

When he woke up, it was already after seven in the evening.

Li Zhaofeng had prepared dinner. After eating, Luke contacted Michael to inquire about the case's progress.

However, there was little progress in the investigation; the gold was still missing, and suspect Leonard Hogan was hospitalized due to injuries, making interrogation temporarily impossible.

The forensic and evidence department's results were also not ready, so everything had to wait until the next day.

Luke decided not to go to the FBI office, watched a movie with his dad, drank a few glasses of red wine, and continued to sleep.

...

New York, Crito Hospital.

Michael arranged to meet Luke at the hospital entrance.

Luke didn't drive but took the subway, experiencing the feeling of being a New York commuter.

By the time Luke arrived at the hospital, Michael was already there, talking to a white, thirty-something female doctor in the hospital lobby.

"Over here." Michael saw Luke, gestured him over, and introduced, "This is Dr. Ogla Kowan, the attending doctor of suspect Leonard Hogan.

This is FBI criminal investigation consultant Li."

"Hello, Dr. Kowan."

"Good morning." The female doctor nodded and gestured, "Please follow me. Leonard Hogan's ward is on the third floor."

As the doctor led the way, Luke softly asked, "Are the assessment results out?"

Michael replied, "Yes, those two body remains belong to the two female victims, and the bottles are covered with the suspect's fingerprints. Unless his lord truly descends, he can't escape."