Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 114 114. Interstate Case, Casino Broker
At seven o'clock in the morning, the sky was gray.

A faint white light shines through the glass windows in the conference room, illuminating the ashtrays full of cigarette butts on the table.

The police officer who had stayed up all night looked sluggish, Kruger was yawning all day long under the blanket, Carl smoked around the meeting room with a cigarette in his mouth, Holden stared at the tree shape on the whiteboard with his bloodshot eyes. picture…

Someone pushed open the door of the conference room.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone, let's have some breakfast."

Dean and Ruster took out the hamburgers, coffee, toast, donuts... and put a lot of them in front of everyone.

"How do you know what I like." Kruger grabbed the donut with a serious excess of calories and sugar and took a big bite. The cream splashed all over, and the irritability on the rough face of the tough guy suddenly turned into satisfaction.

Holden took a sip of the hot coffee, a trace of blood appeared on his glistening face,
"The clues are analyzed, and we have a few discoveries." Carl stubbed out the cigarette butt, took a bite of the hot dog, and stroked the sparse and shiny Mediterranean Sea with his other hand.

"Many hotel staff have seen this man pestering Grace, but it is a pity that no one knows his identity information, and Grace never revealed it."

"In addition, Grace is very popular in the hotel and has never had any disputes with colleagues or guests. Everyone feels sorry for her resignation. Some people spontaneously organized a search for her whereabouts after hearing that she was missing."

Karl threw several confessions to the two,
"At present, it seems that this group of former colleagues has little to do with Grace's disappearance."

Holden continued, "We searched all the surveillance cameras in the neighborhood where Grace frequented, and found her in the surveillance video of a gas station..."

A few blurry photos were placed in front of the two of them.

In the photo, a woman is sitting in the driver's seat of a Ford F-150, with red hair, heavy makeup, and a blue smock on the upper body.

"Where is Grace going?" Rust held up the photo,

"I-15 highway." Holden wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth, "Leaving Las Vegas, headed southwest to Los Angeles."

"And the time was around 8 o'clock in the morning the day before yesterday. That is to say, she prepared breakfast for you and changed into work clothes. After leaving home, she drove directly onto the highway."

Ruster's face was dumbfounded,
"Gris would have told me in advance if she was going on a long trip. She was forced to do it, right? The scar-faced man was also threatening her in the car?"

"There are no other passengers." Holden posted a few photos with regret, showing the situation in the car from multiple angles—there was only one person in the driver's seat, "Grace left Russ completely voluntarily. Vegas, no signs of abduction or threats."

Ruster was silent.

Dean rubbed his temple vigorously, how the progress of this case is different from what he imagined.

Holden asked, "Last, think again, did Grace ever mention to you that she was going to California to visit some relative or friend?"

Ruster cupped his face in his hands, rubbed it red, shook his head,

"As far as I remember, there is no acquaintance in California at all, and she has no reason to go there. And in the past ten years, Grace has never left me alone and traveled far alone."

Dean patted him on the shoulder, then turned to the police officer, "There is no video of Grace's return trip?"

Holden shook his head with a serious face, "There is no return record. So Grace has 100% left Las Vegas, that is, she has left the scope of our LVPD investigation. We can no longer track her whereabouts unimpeded. "

"What do you mean?" Rust was taken aback, "You guys want to suspend the investigation?"

"Listen to me," Carl next to him knocked on the round table and explained, "Each police station has its own jurisdiction, and our LVPD can only deal with cases that occurred in downtown Las Vegas. If the disappearance occurred in the jurisdiction outside, but still within the state of Nevada, then we need to coordinate with our brothers in the police department in that area."

"However, Grace got on the highway and didn't belong to any local police station. She could only use the power of the Nevada State Police and the Highway Patrol to track down her."

"Well, the bureau has already contacted the patrol team to track down the whereabouts of this F-150, and news will come back in a day or two."

"So we're just going to have to wait?" Ruster understood now that the incident on the highway was on the state trooper patrol.

"It seems to be the case at the moment, but there is a worse situation," Carl looked at Rust with his hands on his hips, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, "Grace drove into California, and this case became a transgression case." state case."

"The laws of each state in the United States are different, and the state police are independent of each other. Therefore, local police basically cannot enforce laws across states. We cannot go directly to California to find people."

Dean and Ruster's expressions became ugly.

Carr continued, "We can only apply to the FBI, which has law enforcement powers across the country, and ask them to send someone to California to investigate."

"Isn't Holden the FBI?" Dean said.

"Then he has to apply to the higher authorities first, otherwise he can only investigate in a private capacity and cannot obtain the support of the local police station."

Carl shook his head,

"In addition, our country has tens of thousands of cases of disappearance every year, and the police resources are limited, so applications have to wait for a few days."

The whole office fell into dead silence.

"Can't go to California, the fbi has to apply again, why is it so troublesome?" Last lowered his head and muttered to himself, with absurd and hopeless expression on his face.

Will Grace be one of tens of thousands of unaccounted for every year?

Dean looked at Carl,

"Even if Grace was safe at first, you may become unsafe if you delay like this!"

"No way, you have to pay attention to the rules in everything." Carl turned his head and thought for a while, straightened his face, and showed a rare sincere expression, "But we will help you keep an eye on this case in Las Vegas and urge over there , I will notify you immediately of any progress."

Dean could only sigh, and no longer insisted. The guys in Carl's team worked tirelessly to help him find someone because of affection, not obligation.

"Gris' destination is unknown." Dean pondered, "Let's investigate Scarface first, and find out what happened between him and Grace, and maybe we can understand where Grace went."

"The guys haven't received any news about Scarface." Carl stared into Dean's eyes. "And according to the surveillance video, he didn't appear in Grace's car. The suspicion of him committing the crime is actually not that great."

"I understand." Dean said perfunctorily, looking at the progress of the investigation. After this discussion, the progress jumped from 20.00% to 30.00%.

Progress has been rather slow.

……

The exhausted police officers leaned against the table to rest, and Holden led the two out of the meeting room
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. I have some personal connections in police stations across California. I will check for you."

"I knew you were different from that old stubborn Carl." Dean patted him on the chest, and Ruster was also grateful,

"I have to take a nap and start working again, you two don't act rashly understand?"

……

"Dean, let's drive to the I-15 highway to look for it?" After exiting the gate of the police station, Rust couldn't help suggesting,
"No need, there are already high-speed patrols taking this route, our efficiency is definitely not as good as theirs." Dean shook his head,
"Then go find a local private loan company now?"

The two discussed leaving the police station, but they didn't go far when they saw a familiar figure striding towards them.

The big Indian man in his newly bought blue suit, with a big smile on his fierce face, said bluntly,

"You two, I have great news for you! One of Andre's friends provided important clues. This scar-faced man is called Tegan Fran, and he often goes in and out of a 'Casino Royale' on Stewart Avenue in the old town. He Worked for this casino, was responsible for attracting customers and collecting debts."

"What kind of friend are you, you can check it faster than LVPD!"

Dean relaxed, looked at the system,

Investigation progress 30.00% jumped to 30.00% [-]
And a logical line in his mind connected in series.

Teigen works for the casino.

Teigen pestered Grace several times and hired someone to beat her son as a threat.

But Grace was extremely short of money, and even sold the jewelry collected at home.

Combining these facts, Dean came to a conclusion,
"Gris owed money to the casino because of gambling, and Tegan pestered her to collect the debt!"

The investigation progress suddenly jumped, from 30.00% to [-]%!
"Grace has left early and late for the past month, presumably working for Teigen to pay off her debts."

"Is this the reason why I drove to California alone?" Dean looked at the frowning Rust and made an inference.
"Impossible!" Rust shook his head firmly, "Gris is not addicted to gambling, let alone be in debt."

Rust clenched his hands and said comfortingly, "Her colleagues and I can attest that she never enters a casino!"

……

"Last, this is the casino city of Las Vegas, where the world is rich and rich, and the desire and passion for adventure is beating like a heart all the time." Paque sighed with the expression of someone who had come here.

"Thousands of casinos are located in every corner, like the second mouth of a peerless beauty. As long as you don't control your curiosity and go in once, there will be a second time, a third time, until you fall completely."

"No, Grace never believed in these games of chance."

"But what if it's for your college tuition? She won't enter the casino to take a risk? Do you understand? Sometimes a sudden thought can make people fall into the abyss."

Ruster's face turned pale, his lips moved and he couldn't refute,

"I've seen countless unlucky people. At first, I just planned to gamble a few times and make a small profit to try my luck. In the end, I lost my eyes and lost my fortune." Paque's tone was a little serious, "And the casinos are not Clean, there are a lot of dirty methods for slaughtering fat sheep. If you accidentally fall into their tricks, your life will be ruined."

"I received news that this Tegan started with black and clean hands, and several disappearance cases that have not been followed are inextricably related to him."

"Look for the police, we'll notify the police immediately," Ruster turned around anxiously, "Go to Casino Royale to arrest him and find out Grace's whereabouts!"

"Naive!" Pagui looked distrustful when he heard the police, "Anyone who can open a casino, even if it's just a small casino, has extraordinary energy behind it."

"This guy is so shady, but he has been safe and sound." Paqui looked at the two with blazing eyes, and said the words to them loudly, "Do you think no one is protecting him? No one is helping him. ?”

"In Las Vegas, casinos are money, and money can do everything."

"Even the police buildings are built on money."

Dean nodded approvingly. His uncle asked his friend to find out the whereabouts of the scar-faced man after half a day.

The dignified LVPD police found nothing. Is it really slow to investigate, or is someone inside acting as a hindrance?
……

Dean looked at the dazed Ruster, "The existing monitoring evidence shows that Grace drove away from Las Vegas alone, and has nothing to do with Teigen."

"Even if the police came to him to confront him, he could still pay a well-known lawyer to clean himself up and even turn black and white."

Dean thought about what happened to him in the shopping mall. Gru Stone kidnapped a child in broad daylight, but was acquitted. He was almost sent to prison by him as a brave man.

His relatives, Leighton Stone's family, were even more unscrupulous. Relying on their power and money, they hid in the big city of Las Vegas for so many years, raised a nocturnal species, and killed countless people.

No shit!

The bottom line of this world is lower than I imagined!

……

As soon as this idea sprouted, it became more and more luxuriant and strong in Dean's heart.

……

Ruster looked up at the dark sky, and fell into entanglement and confusion, "Grace went to California, and the disappearance case became an interstate case, and it became very troublesome to find her."

"Tegan Fran, who has something to do with her disappearance, has a deep background,"

"If we don't call the police, what can we do?"

……

A cold light flashed in Dean's eyes, and he looked up at Paque.

The other party was actually looking at him, his eyes were as sharp as an arrow, as if piercing through his thoughts in an instant, he grinned, showing a fierce and tacit smile.

……

"Last, what are you willing to give for Grace?"

"She is my only family member in the world, she must not have any accidents, and I am willing to give everything for her."

"Even if you break the bottom line and violate the rules you have been honestly following in your past life?"

"I am willing!" Luster clenched his fists and shouted,
"So tonight, let's get this Tegan Fran back."

(End of this chapter)