Chapter Eight Hundred and Eighty Nine

Dustin slowly ate two pieces of barbecued pork, weighed it for a while, then wiped his mouth and hands with a tissue, turned around and said, "Based on my long-term friendship with Brad, I'm sure it wasn't his own intentions. , but it must have been a request from someone he could not refuse."

Luke and the two exchanged eye contact and knew it in their hearts.

Brad is the first deputy commissioner of the NYPD and the same level as the NYPD's sheriff.

His immediate superior is only the Commissioner.

If he goes further, the only people who can directly instruct him are the city councillors and mayors, the bigwigs in New York's political circles.

Jin Bing's power has swelled to such a point? Both Luke were a little surprised.

The power goes from the dark side to the bright side, and the difference is really big.

It's no wonder that Kim has also been rock solid in the face of multiple federal and local law enforcement investigations.

His community of interests is not only those gang members, but also official alliances.

Think about the huge gang members in Los Angeles, none of them have such a big deal, and Jin really deserves the name of the leader.

Dustin poured a cup of coffee, walked back and sat down again.

Looking at Luke's expression, he said, "Just be clear about this."

Having said this, he sighed: "This is New York."

The three fell into silence for a while, with some emotion in their hearts: The center of the world is really not easy to mix.

In the past, Director Brad, who was basically able to protect his subordinates in Los Angeles, had to be a speaker for others within a month of Gao Sheng's arrival here, and only he could experience this feeling.

But considering that the first deputy commissioner vowed to return to New York, Luke didn't bother to sympathize with him, maybe this is the life people dream of.

After a moment of silence, he still asked the question: "Walter doesn't know about this situation?"

Dustin: "He should know a little bit about it, but he's John McClain's boss."

Luke nodded.

"Can you bring such a subordinate, do you think his temper will be very smooth?" Dustin smiled: "Walter really thought that I took his place because of my relationship,

But he didn't know that he never had the chance to be the director. Neither his boss nor his opponent wanted him to be promoted, but he was at a loss. "

Having said this, he paused before continuing: "Some people know that I don't like to cause trouble as much as he does, and that's why I'm sitting here. If I really can solve the case, I can be the director, then now It should be John McClain in this seat."

Luke sweated.

There's nothing wrong with this logic.

Taking credit for solving the case alone, John McLean is qualified to be a NYPD sheriff, but now he has finally been promoted back to the sergeant, and his first promotion to the sheriff was Eight years ago.

"Do your best to protect Walter while you're safe," Dustin said. "I don't want to give medals to my family members when I get to New York."

Luke expressed his understanding, and the two said goodbye and went out.

On the way home, Luke's cell phone rang, and Christina over there just said, "Molly's parents have just arrived and are talking to her."

Luke: "We'll be right over here."

The distribution car turned around and galloped towards the Metropolitan Hospital.

Twenty minutes later, Luke and the two went outside the ward and knocked gently on the door.

After a while, the door was opened, and it was a slightly squat middle-aged man who opened the door.

Seeing Luke and Selena, he looked at them suspiciously: "What's the matter with you?"

Luke and Selena took out their police badges and gestured: "Can we talk over there?"

The middle-aged man looked at the ward, but came out, took the door behind him and followed Luke to the side: "The two detectives are here for Molly's business, right?"

Luke nodded: "Mr. Richard Johnson, my name is Luke, this is my partner Selena, we talked on the phone in the morning."

When the middle-aged Richard heard the words, he immediately stretched out his hands excitedly: "Thank you, thank you for saving Molly."

Luke didn't interrupt the other party's thanks. Although he wanted to inquire about Molly's situation at home now, he also understood the other party's excitement to find the missing daughter.

After a while, he said, "Mr. Johnson, let's get down to business."

Richard: "Just call me Richard, Detective Luke."

Luke nodded: "That's it, Molly's disappearance is a little suspicious, so I want to ask her about her previous situation."

Richard looked excited: "She has been very lively since she was a child, she loves sports, and has a good heart. In addition to being the main force of the school diving team, she is also a member of the student council. When she has a break, she will participate in various community volunteer services. She Just a little angel, I can't think of anyone who would hurt her."

Luke nodded: "Richard, sometimes bad guys always catch us off guard. We can't stop what has happened, but I prefer to find this person so that he won't hurt more innocent girls, right?"

Richard panted quickly, like a red-eyed bull: "If I knew who he was, I would have blasted his head with a gun."

Luke was silent for a moment before he said, "Richard, you need to concentrate. Think about whether Molly met any weird people or encountered anything unusual before she disappeared."

Richard looked at his calm expression, and finally suppressed his anger and tried to remember.

But after talking for more than 20 minutes, Richard didn't have many clues here.

Of course, this conversation is not useless, it at least gave Luke an intuitive understanding of Molly's past.

To a certain extent, this eliminates many possibilities.

For example, that "he" is an acquaintance, or the possibility of attacking Molly through an acquaintance is very small.

Given how much Richard loves his daughter, Molly's friends of the opposite sex will hear a little bit of wind.

But Molly was not out of the ordinary before coming to New York to play.

This point, Richard has repeatedly confirmed in her classmates and teammates.

The problem with Molly's source of life during this time was the large sum of money she took out from the ATM herself.

The card from which the money was withdrawn belonged to Molly herself. The card contained her own scholarships, bonuses for participating in competitions, etc. The amount was about 12,000 US dollars.

Richard runs a seafood business in Massachusetts, including a top seller such as Maine lobster.

Also, Molly, an underage high school student, would have such a large amount of money alone.

Molly herself keeps herself clean, and although her family conditions are good, she does not have the habit of profligacy.

Richard first called the police at the NYPD because it was unusual for Molly, who disappeared suddenly, to withdraw this large sum of money. He suspected that his daughter had been kidnapped and forced her to withdraw the money.

As a result, the bank's surveillance showed that Molly went to withdraw the money alone during the day, and there were no people around her who coerced her.