Chapter 296 Commissioned Case

This time there was finally no accident.

Dean took his new little brother Happy and drove to the office of Smith Detective Agency in Los Angeles. The address was on a prime floor of a commercial building. The facade was not big, but the decoration was classic and heavy. After looking at the charges, Not cheap.

To a certain extent, the facade is indeed a filter for good quality and poor quality.

"Boss Dean, should I go in too?"

Shameless Happy, who was acting very nervous at the moment, was wandering behind Dean. His originally straight back was subconsciously hunched over, full of unconfidence.

Not long ago, when his business was not going well, he tried to come here to learn something useful. As a result, people looked down on him as a half-hearted person who even worked for free.

Happy only received humiliation, which was beyond words.

"Have some confidence, man."

Dean stopped and gave Happy, his little brother, the first sage word for life: "Happy, do you know how to make your bad life start to get better?"

"Three principles!"

Happy's eyes widened and he said excitedly: "Boss Dean, you say it, I'll listen!"

The chance to change your destiny may be just in a moment.

And Dean, who has always been praised by Harry, his good brother, is undoubtedly such a successful person in Happy's eyes, who can give him guidance in the direction of life.

"Persevere! Shameless! Persistence is shameless!"

Dean shrugged: "If you can learn these three things, then 90% of the things in the world will not be difficult for you. Let's go, we have to do serious things."

Looking at Dean's leaving figure, Happy touched his face.

Of the three things the boss said, it seemed like I was only shameless!

He seemed to understand why his life was in a mess even though he had good hacking skills.

It turns out that I am still too reserved.

"FK, just be embarrassed if you're embarrassed. As long as I'm shameless, there's nothing to be nervous about!"

this moment.

Happy, who was still a little nervous at first, suddenly felt that his heart had become extremely powerful. He was no longer worried about whether the people inside would ridicule him like last time, and quickly followed him.

"Hello, sir, do you have an appointment?"

At the beautiful front desk, seeing Dean in casual clothes, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, I have an appointment. Check it out, Dean. I'm a consultant for Smith Detective Agency. I came here today to take on some cases." Dean showed a sunny smile.

Hearing that Dean was the consultant of Smith Detective Agency, the receptionist looked at Dean with big bright eyes that were almost twitching: "Consultant Dean, please sit down first, I will ask Mr. Ariel for your instructions."

After that, she walked backstage.

Dean turned to look at Happy: "Look, isn't it easy?"

Happy curled his lips: "That's not fair, this woman didn't even verify your identity, boss!"

He couldn't help feeling a little sour when he thought about the last time he came here.

What hurt him even more was that he realized something: the front desk didn't seem to have any impression of him at all. Before leaving just now, he even gave himself a friendly look.

The other party doesn’t even remember that there is someone like him, FK!

Not long after.

The front desk followed a middle-aged black man back here.

"I'm Ariel, the person in charge here." The middle-aged black man glanced at Dean and Happy with his keen eyes, and confidently placed his hand in front of Dean, with scrutiny in his eyes: "You OK, Mr. Dean!"

"Hello!"

Dean held Ariel's hand and smiled: "If I'm not wrong, Mr. Ariel, you grew up in the Commonwealth and have more than ten years of military experience. Your right leg was injured. It should have been an explosion." This accident has left you with very unpleasant memories, which has caused you to like to eat desserts, habitually stay up late and have insomnia, and can only rely on women to fall asleep. Just an hour ago, you just had an affair with a passionate person. Madam, a brutal battle has ended.”

Ariel's pupils contracted violently.

All right!

A trace of respect and apology appeared on his dark face: "Mr. Dean, the way you greet me is very special."

Dean let go and shrugged: "Sorry, I saw doubt in your eyes. I think this way of greeting will help our subsequent communication."

"Yes, you are right." Ariel smiled bitterly: "Mr. Dean, you are indeed the special consultant of Smith Detective Agency. You are better than many detectives I know. Please follow me."

Ariel's office is large and luxuriously decorated. On the front wall is an ancient rifle. Under the gun is a photo of him wearing military uniform and his comrades.

The beauty at the front desk brought two drinks and placed them in front of Dean and Happy. Before leaving, she quietly gave Dean a phone call gesture.

Happy on the side saw clearly that there was a note beside the drink the woman gave Dean.

Compare to the treatment I received last time.

Happy was amazed in his heart, maybe this is the legendary way of relying on one's face to make a living!

Sit back down.

Ariel clasped his hands together and regained his confidence on his face: "Consultant Dean, the headquarters said that you want to select some suitable cases. What are your requirements for the cases?"

"Outside of Los Angeles County, preferably homicide, private or police commission, either way."

Dean lowered his head and crumpled the note from the front desk into a small ball.

I don't know why.

After he determined Neil's position in his heart, he couldn't get too excited about other women.

Yariel realized that Dean came here just as a transit station for taking cases, not to rely on him.

He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem, I'll go ask for you now."

As he said, Yariel walked to the empty space of the bookshelf in the corner, pushed open a hidden door that matched the wall decoration, and disappeared into the office.

After he left.

Happy, who was full of questions, finally couldn't help but look at Dean: "Boss Dean, did you investigate the black man before you came?"

Dean raised his head and pointed at his eyes: "This is what I saw. If you want to be a good detective, you have to learn to observe everything you see and form an instinctive analysis in your mind."

Happy opened his mouth: "Boss, you mean, you only took a look at that Ariel just now, and you analyzed so much information about him?"

Dean nodded:

"When he came out, he deliberately took big steps and accelerated the frequency, but the spacing between his steps was the same, and he couldn't hide the disharmony of his body, which shows that he was affected. He has been injured and served in the army for many years.

The old clothes on Yariel show that he has lived in England for many years. Considering the situation there, he was probably born in the Commonwealth.

As for his years of military service, you need to understand the system there.

Yariel smells of women's perfume and his hair is not completely dry, which means he has just taken a shower. Normal contact does not require a shower.

In addition, when Yariel spoke, there was residual candy between his teeth. This situation rarely occurs in a middle-aged man who has served in the army for many years. This shows that he regards candy as a substitute to divert his anxiety. "

His simple analysis brought Happy's sudden enlightenment and admiration.

Happy's eyes were full of admiration: "Boss Dean, Harry said how powerful you are before, but I never had an intuitive feeling. Now I know that the guy's cultural level is too low and he can't express one tenth of your true level at all."

Don't say it, this kid is worthy of being Harry's good brother. They both studied in the Kua Kua God Church.

Dean was not moved by Happy's admiration.

There is no way, he is so strong, as long as he makes a slight move, he will emit a dazzling light, attracting the admiring eyes of the people around him.

Hey, maybe this is the aura of a king.

After confirming that Dean is really a big shot, Happy can't suppress his desire to learn: "Boss Dean, how can I exercise my observation ability?"

Dean thought about it and said:

"A very simple way.

When you are free, you can go to some restaurants or fast food restaurants with more traffic, observe those customers, and analyze their occupations and personalities through external manifestations such as clothing and behavior.

If you have companions.

You can also analyze the relationship between them, and then approach them to make sure whether your analysis is correct. If not, reflect on the reasons and record them.

At the beginning, it may feel a little difficult, but after you record a thousand or ten thousand customers, this observation ability will become your instinct, and it will be very accurate."

These are the real learning experiences that Dean has fed back to his mind after his various abilities have been upgraded.

As long as Happy does what he says, he can make a living in the detective industry easily. As for how far he can go, it depends on his talent and opportunities.

He is really lucky to meet Dean and follow Dean through Harry's relationship.

While talking.

Ariel, who disappeared, returned to the office with a few documents.

"Counselor Dean, these are the cases nearby that meet your requirements. You can take a look at the introduction. After confirming, I will give you the detailed information of the corresponding case."

Ariel handed over a few documents.

Dean took it and found that it was just a simple description of the case, similar to the background introduction.

Several cases include murders of couples, murders caused by the inheritance of rich people, and missing investigations. These cases are either in the state of gathering dust in the archives or have been closed by the police. The clients are the families of the criminals in the case or the families of the victims.

This is the same as Dean guessed.

Generally, murder cases appear in detective agencies, basically these two situations.

This kind of case, I don't think I'll get much experience points, I can only use it as a way to kill time.

Pick and choose.

Dean finally left a case about a student murdering a teacher: "Mr. Yariel, please give me the details of this case and the contact information of the client, I'll take it."

Yariel took the file and looked at it, frowning slightly: "Counselor Dean, I have to remind you that this case was found in a small town, the case is bad, it caused a great response in the local area, and it has been closed. If you investigate, it may lead to non-cooperation from the police and hostility from the locals."

Dean said indifferently: "I like challenges, and these commissions can be kept until now, and appear in front of me, I guess there are all kinds of troubles. In this case, I hope I can save a possibly innocent child, rather than dealing with those rich people who are fighting for the inheritance."

Ariel pursed his lips, with a surprised expression on his face: "Well, in fact, many detectives prefer to take on commissioned cases related to rich people. Mr. Dean, you really have a charitable heart."

After saying that, he re-entered the small hidden room with the documents he took out with an expression of surprise.

After he left, Dean turned to look at Happy, who had been the mascot: "That guy just lied. Do you know which sentence it was?"

"lie?"

Happy looked confused, and then his mind immediately thought of all kinds of overt and secret fights, bloody conspiracies and bloody plots. He said excitedly: "Boss Dean, are you saying that Ariel doesn't want you to choose that case? There is a conspiracy in it?"

He was a little excited.

I didn't expect that as soon as I followed Dean, a big boss, I would be able to live exciting things that I had never encountered in my previous boring life. If this was a movie, then Dean would be the protagonist, and I would be the important second actor next to the protagonist.

Don't tell me, I'm looking forward to it.

Seeing Happy's changing expression, Dean couldn't help but roll his eyes:

"Don't think too much.

There was nothing wrong with the case, except that Ariel lied.

In the process of detective investigation, it is inevitable to encounter various lies, so it is also important to determine whether others are telling the truth or lies.

Harry said that you really want to be a detective and begged me to teach you something useful, so when the time comes, I will teach you on the spot and give you a few words. "

Happy was a little disappointed when he heard that there was no conspiracy theory that he thought of: "Thank you, Boss Dean, but I don't know which part of Ariel's sentence just lied."

"The most direct way to identify lies is to look at the behavioral characteristics and facial expressions of the person speaking, such as surprise." Dean said, looking at Happy with a wicked smile: "Do you know what true surprise is?"

Happy frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "Sorry, I don't usually observe it."

Dean grinned and patted his shoulder: "If you want to study, come to my rental house with soap at night."

"Hiss~"

Happy gasped, his anus tightened, and he looked at Dean in horror, and then there was a tangled look on his face: "That."

"Your reaction just now was a real surprise." Dean leaned back and leaned on the sofa: "A real sudden reaction, such as surprise, surprise, etc., will not be reflected on the face for more than a second, but If a person looks surprised and surprised when he hears something while chatting with you for more than one second, then what he says next will definitely be a lie. "

Hearing this, Happy breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed.

It turns out that the one-on-one tutoring that Boss Dean mentioned was just an example.

He shook his head, suppressed his messy thoughts, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "So Ariel's last sentence just now was false, right, Boss Dean?"

Happy used to rely on hacking to make a living, so he is certainly not a stupid person.

Dean nodded: "Yes, he should have spent some time investigating me when he just went in to get the information."

"But..." Happy asked doubtfully: "Boss Dean, Ariel just praised you. Are you saying that he didn't want to praise you at all?"

Isn't this just a polite statement?

Dean shook his head and showed a weird smile that made Happy feel a little creepy: "I mean, Ariel knows that I have never been a charitable person!"

After saying that, he looked back at Ariel, who had just walked out of the darkroom and was standing there awkwardly. The weird smile on his face turned into amusement.

Ariel smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I'm investigating you, it's just a professional habit."

He realized that Dean had deliberately let him hear these words, and that the other party was warning him not to investigate him.

Think of the information you got from your own research.

When Ariel communicated with Dean again, he felt uncomfortable and fearful even Happy felt clearly.

In this weird atmosphere.

Dean walked out of the "Smith Detective Agency" office in Los Angeles with detailed information about the student's murder of the beautiful teacher and the client's contact number.

At Dean's request, Ariel prepared two copies of the document.

Dean handed one copy to Happy: "Happy, tonight, you can read the information carefully. Tomorrow we will go to the client's house for on-the-spot investigation."

Look at the car exhaust as Dean leaves.

Happy's lips twitched, but in the end he didn't say what was in his heart: Boss Dean, is the tutoring thing at night really true? ! !