America: The Gear-Up Detective

Chapter 98 Arrest

noon.

Rod randomly ordered a cheeseburger combo at a burger joint near the police station.

Slurping the empty Coke straw, Rod returned to his office.

I had barely sat down and hadn't even had a chance to relax when my computer sent me an email notification.

It was an email from Leila containing a test report.

Rhodes opened the email.

The results of the toxicology tests conducted on the pleural effusion and liver samples from the two bodies are in.

"Hey, Jose, did Dr. Murphy mention what antidepressant she prescribed for Kim Yu-lin?"

Rod looked at the contents of the email and asked Jose, who was not far away.

Jose, holding a coffee in one hand and chewing on something in his mouth, shook his head after hearing Rod's question.

"No, that doesn't comply with the rules. Murphy didn't say anything."

"Now we know," Rod said thoughtfully.

Forensic examination reports showed that both children had traces of nortriptyline in their bodies.

Nortriptyline is a classic antidepressant, belonging to the tricyclic antidepressant class (TCA); its main function is to help relieve various symptoms of depression.

Although this drug has a sedative and sleep-inducing effect, its application range is relatively narrow, and the boundary between the safe dose and the lethal dose is very blurry. Even a slight overdose may lead to serious toxic reactions.

It is important to note that children should not take these medications, as it may lead to drowsiness, seizures, or even cardiac arrest.

The concentration detected in the forensic report was far below the lethal dose.

Jose also came over, looking at the report. "Since Jin Yulin chose to let the two children suffocate to death, why did she still feed them norstatin?"

Hank chimed in, "Is it possible that the two children accidentally ingested it?"

Rod thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I have a feeling that Jin Yulin wanted to use the anti-parallel compound to kill the two children, but failed, so she chose suffocation instead?"

Before the group could reach a conclusion, Connor stormed into the office again.

"Guys, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has sent us all the surveillance footage we need for the period when Jin Yulin left. We're in for a lot of work now!"

Connor distributed a large amount of surveillance video data to the group.

The video is roughly divided into three parts: a video of Jin Yulin changing cars at her parents' place and leaving, a video of her dumping the body at the northwest corner of San Pedro Bay, and a video of her leaving Los Angeles from an unknown location.

By connecting the timelines of these three parts, we can understand the complete timeline of Jin Yulin's life.

Due to the long time elapsed since the incident and the large number of vehicles involved, this task was extremely time-consuming.

Rod initially thought the police's Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system would be able to capture and recognize license plates autonomously, but he didn't expect the system's error rate to be so high.

The principle of automatic license plate recognition system is that AI cameras installed by some technology companies at intersections or important traffic sections automatically capture images of passing vehicles and compare them in real time with the vehicles recorded in the database. Once a match is found, the data is immediately uploaded to the police center.

This system sounds perfect, but it has major problems in practical applications. For example, the system will confuse certain letters or numbers, recognizing 6 and 9 as 8, and 0 as Q. It also cannot recognize license plates that are obscured or simply altered.

In terms of efficiency, it is actually not as good as the human eye.

Therefore, after trying several times, the group found that the results were not ideal, so they had to take matters into their own hands.

Rhodes then spent the entire afternoon watching surveillance videos.

Fortunately, Rhodes had the skill "Scan," which allowed him to fast-forward the surveillance video, greatly reducing his time.

between.

Near the end of the workday.

Rod watched the videos from several surveillance cameras, repeatedly checking them before shouting to the group still hunched over their computers, "Hey guys, I found it!"

Several people gathered around, and Rod began playing the video he had found.

First, there's the surveillance footage around Jin Yulin's parents' house.

The monitoring time shows "2023.2.27", which is 9:00 AM.

Jin Yulin arrived at her parents' house and began changing vehicles. In the footage of her leaving, two black suitcases can be clearly seen in the back seat of the Toyota.

Then at 11:28, Jin Yulin appeared at the port of San Pedro Bay. After circling around, she drove to the abandoned containers in the northwest corner.

Because there were no surveillance cameras in that area, Rhodes did not see the specific process of disposing of the body, but when she reappeared, the two black suitcases in the back seat had disappeared.

Upon seeing the surveillance video, Connor waved his hand excitedly and exclaimed, "With this, we can apply for an arrest warrant!"

Finally, around 2 PM, the surveillance footage showed Jin Yulin circling around for a long time before finally arriving at the Santa Monica Pier.

Monica Pier entered Highway 66 and headed east, disappearing from sight.

"She has already left Los Angeles; two months ago, she left California long ago."

She can even go anywhere in America!

Hank looked at the car disappearing from the surveillance video, his tone dejected.

Since no passport usage records were found for Jin Yulin, it is highly likely that she continued to drive herself for the past two months. Two months is enough time for her to drive to Alaska.

“We’ve done our best, haven’t we?” Connor patted Hank on the shoulder, then continued, “I’m contacting the LA Fugitive Task Force right now to launch a cross-state manhunt. We can’t let her get away with this.”

The Los Angeles Fugitive Task Force is a joint agency comprised of the FBI, LAPD, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Los Angeles County Probation Service.

Once LAPD detectives obtain an arrest warrant for a suspect, if the suspect has fled California and become a fugitive across state lines, the department will utilize this agency, which has existed for over twenty years, to conduct a cross-state manhunt.

This task force can obtain technical support from the FBI.

Jin Yulin's information and arrest warrant will be entered into the database of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) managed by the FBI. Law enforcement agencies across the United States can access the suspect's wanted notice in real time during any contact, such as traffic stops or security checks.

state.

Connor refused to believe that Kim Yu-lin could escape the clutches of the LAPD.

Connor then turned and left in a hurry, seemingly trying to finalize the arrest warrant and the application to the Los Angeles Special Operations Unit before leaving get off work.

Now that they know Jin Yulin has left Los Angeles, Rod and his team have basically completed their work. If the action group needs any help, they will naturally contact the Murder and Robbery Division.

The current task is to wait for the lawyer to review Dr. Murphy's files. At least all the clues the police have so far can prove Jin Yulin's criminal behavior, so there will be much less resistance during the lawyer's review.

After all, the level of scrutiny applied to an ordinary person is different from that applied to a murderer who could kill his two children.

The only thing that puzzled the members of Team Six was Jin Yulin's motive. Why? And what reason did she have to kill her two children?

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