America, starting as a trainee police officer

Chapter 113 Not one will be spared!

"Are you the officer in charge of the Richard Ochoa murder case?"

At that moment, a policewoman blocked their way.

"No, he was just in charge of organizing and filing the evidence."

Lopez shook his head.

"Oh, the victim's widow is at the information desk and wants to speak with the officer in charge of the case."

"Wolf is in charge of this case."

"Hmm, I know, but I can't find anyone else. But I found you, so I'm leaving you here, okay?"

Li Wei didn't seem to have much of an opinion on this, and glanced at Lopez beside him.

"Why are you looking at me? Have you forgotten? You're in charge today."

Lopez smiled as he looked at Levi, wanting to see how he would decide.

"Then let's meet her."

"Great!" The policewoman was delighted to see that Li Wei was willing to take on the mess.

Front desk.

Li Wei chatted with the police officer sitting at the front desk next to him and confirmed who Mrs. Ochoa was.

They came before Mrs. Ochoa.

She is a middle-aged woman, and she takes good care of herself.

"Mrs. Ochoa?"

"I'm sorry, the detective in charge of your husband's case is unable to come. I'm the officer in charge of filing the case evidence. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Ochoa's face lit up with joy: "My memory is slowly fading—"

"Madam?" Li Wei was a little confused about what she was trying to say.

"My husband, my memory of Richard."

"An intruder broke into my home, and my husband was murdered in the bedroom. I wasn't in town at the time."

She took a deep breath.

"The detectives came and took everything. My husband's Bible, jewelry, clothes. Nothing was left."

Hearing this, Li Wei understood what she meant.

Unfortunately, normally he wouldn't be able to help her.

Anything at the crime scene could be potential evidence.

It is impossible to return the money to the family in advance during the investigation process.

"Madam, I understand what you mean, but unfortunately, I can't help you. These are standard procedures. Those items are evidence."

"These items mean more to me. They hold our memories. They're the only things Richard left me after his death. I beg you—return his belongings to me—even just one of them—"

Hearing this, Li Wei felt quite uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Ochoa, I—I'm so sorry—your husband's belongings have been seized according to law, and our police only have the right to return them after the trial—I can't do anything about it."

Put yourself in her shoes. It's only natural for someone whose husband has passed away to want something to remember their deceased loved one.

Everyone has relatives; not everyone comes from an orphanage.

Although Li Wei didn't have much contact with his family members throughout his life, he was still aware of their existence.

"What are you planning to do, rookie? Go patrol the streets and arrest a few criminals to relieve your stress?"

Lopez had been listening the whole time.

She felt even worse.

"No, the evidence at the murder scene is the real evidence. Her house is so big, not everything is in the bedroom."

Li Wei then discovered the key point and quickly returned to the evidence room to retrieve the archived documents that had just been submitted.

An hour later, he found a watch.

"Found it. This watch was found in the hallway. Strictly speaking, it's not evidence from the murder scene."

Li Wei was essentially playing a word game.

But Lopez didn't see anything wrong with it.

"Well done, rookie."

She gave Li Wei a positive review.

"Madam, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule. While filing your husband's belongings, I discovered an item that was not actually at the crime scene. According to the law, I can take the initiative to return this item to you."

Upon hearing this news, Mrs. Ochoa was overjoyed: "What item?"

"A broken watch."

As he spoke, Li Wei handed a plastic-sealed evidence bag to Mrs. Ochoa.

"No, it's not broken, it's just a cheap one."

Mrs. Ochoa took out her watch, tapped it twice with her fingers, and the watch, which had stopped, started ticking again.

A relieved smile appeared on her face.

"See? When we got married, we were dirt poor. We managed to earn a few dollars and bought this watch as a wedding anniversary gift for Richard. He's worn it every day ever since."

"Later, life got better, and I bought him a new watch, an expensive one. But—he only wore this one."

At this point, Mrs. Ochoa's face was full of nostalgia.

The value of a gift lies not in how much money it costs, but in how much sentiment it conveys.

"Officer, thank you for returning my watch."

After saying this, Mrs. Ochoa left the police station with her watch in her hand.

Standing behind Levi, Lopez watched this scene with satisfaction: "Shift change, rookie. No arrest record, not even a traffic ticket. A perfect day, isn't it?"

"Hmm, it's pretty perfect. I've passed another test, and I'm one step closer to becoming a real police officer."

night.

The police station parking lot.

A mobile bar run by a retired police officer.

Li Wei and the other three rookie police officers were celebrating their safe passage through the exam day.

"You didn't break your father's record, do you feel terrible?"

Lucy held her wine glass and looked at West across from her.

"Ah, I think that's irrelevant. The important thing is that I saved a citizen today."

Compared to Lucy and Nolan, Levi and West had a smooth day.

During the day, Nolan notes that a criminal who had been arrested escaped because he had left Bishop to guard him.

Although he was eventually caught, he later encountered a citizen who asked him for help. Because he only gave her a business card perfunctorily, the woman was almost killed by her ex-husband.

Lucy, while on patrol, verbally threatened an ordinary citizen, who then filed an administrative complaint against her.

Fortunately, this citizen later killed his neighbor, rendering his complaint against Lucy unfounded.

Zoe was very concerned about this matter.

Her exact words were: "Today's LAPD, especially in my jurisdiction, will not tolerate anyone who threatens citizens, not even a murderer."

If it weren't for the fact that Lucy was a first-time offender and that she had potential, Zoe might have really fired her on the spot.

For Zoe, firing a trainee officer was not as complicated as raising her hand to drink water.

"It's time to toast ourselves." At this moment, West raised the small wine glass in his hand.

"Respect yourself! No longer live in the shadow of being unable to surpass your father!"

"Respect yourself! No need to apply for a mall security guard job tomorrow morning!"

"To myself! —" Nolan looked at the wine glass in his hand, momentarily at a loss for words.

He looked at Li Wei beside him.

"Salute to myself! I hope to become a full-fledged police officer soon!"

With immunity to all poisons, I'm not afraid to waste the little golden bottle anymore! Karen, Fiona, Monica, and Effie—none of them will escape!

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