"I am Deputy Chief Reid from the police department; the media friends here should be quite familiar with me."

"I'll get straight to the point, the reason we have called this press conference today is to announce the results of the investigation into the decapitated female body case."

"The decapitated female body case involved four victims, three of whom were female, and one was a male victim."

"The three female victims all had their heads brutally severed. As of now, the police have recovered their torsos, and we urge the families to come forward and identify them as soon as possible."

"The male victim was not decapitated, his death was staged as a natural gas suicide, but it was actually murder."

"The real culprit's name is Henry Rogers; he has been apprehended by the police and has admitted to his crimes.""

As Reid finished speaking, the expressions of the reporters varied. This was different from the information they had known beforehand, and also different from what they had reported in the news before."

Especially for Pari Jones, the instigator, she didn't expect another real culprit named Henry Rogers to emerge, making her previous reports a mockery."

Pari Jones hesitated for a moment but held her tongue. Given that the police had organized a press conference, they must have solid evidence; questioning them on the spot would be equivalent to slapping her own face."

Pari Jones had her reservations, but the other reporters didn't care."

An Asian female reporter asked, "Chief Reid, I heard earlier that the murderer was Helson Swiney, who is also the husband of one of the victims. He committed suicide for fear of being arrested by the police.

Why has it now changed to murder?

Moreover, his characteristics and cause of death don't match those of the other three victims. Why are they considered to have been killed by the same murderer; can you explain why?""

"Good question, it stumped me, haha." Reid laughed and pointed to Luke beside him, "For professional matters, we need to consult a professional.

Let me introduce you, this is Luke Lee, the acting captain of the Robbery and Murder Department's first team, and my right-hand man.

I think you all are familiar with him; he will answer the following questions.""

Luke stepped up to the podium, "Er, I'm not very used to facing the media. Feel free to ask any questions directly.""

The Asian female reporter spoke again, "Captain Lee, could you answer my earlier question?""

"Of course, as you previously mentioned, Helson Swiney's gender, characteristics, and cause of death are different from the other three victims.

This is because their reasons for being murdered were different.

The murderer killed the three women to satisfy a certain pathological need.

He killed Helson Swiney, forced him to write a confession, and staged it as a suicide in order to pin his own crimes on Swiney.

This let the police believe that Swiney was the murderer, allowing the real culprit to escape justice.""

The Asian female reporter continued, "There was a report at one time that described Helson Swiney as the real culprit of the beheaded female body case. Was this information leaked by the police?""

"No, I never disclose case details to any reporter privately. I treat all media equally and only announce investigation progress at press conferences.

Why such rumors were spread, I am also baffled.

Moreover, I hope that our media friends will report the news based on an objective and factual spirit, rather than broadcasting unverified false news for ratings.""

The Asian female reporter said, "Thank you for your explanation. I have no further questions for now.""

"You're welcome. Are there any other reporters who have questions...""

Meanwhile, Pari Jones had already quietly left the crowd.

Her face turned very ugly: why had this happened?

Could it be that Luke was deliberately deceiving her?

No, that's not right, Luke had never told her any insider details or information regarding the case.

This information was clearly purchased by her.

Could it be that the cowboy bartender had lied?

But why would he do that?

What good would it do him?

Could it be…Luke and the cowboy bartender were conspiring to deceive her?

But how would Luke know she was tracking him? And how would he know she'd ask the cowboy bartender for information?

Suddenly, Pari Jones felt a chill.

Could it be that Luke had anticipated all her actions?

This was too…

Pari Jones couldn't describe it.

She calmed down, thought it through, and seemed somewhat relieved.

Who was Luke?

The captain of the Robbery and Murder Department's first team.

A police elite.

His expertise was in tracking, investigating, gathering evidence, and uncovering conspiracies.

Although she was an excellent reporter, she definitely couldn't match him in this regard; no one was more professional than him."

Pari Jones felt annoyed and completely gave up on the idea of extracting information from Luke; taking advantage of him was really not that easy."

Every time she got involved with him, she ended up on the losing end."

Pari Jones sighed softly and decided to worry about the current problem first; she was ready to face the scolding, but the priority was to keep her job."

..."

After the press conference ended."

Luke and Reid returned to the detective bureau together."

"Chief, did I not slip up anywhere?""

"You spoke very well and explained things clearly. Additionally, now that we've held the press conference, we need to expedite the closure of the case.""

"I understand.""

"If you don't understand something, you can ask me or the deputy captain. The old man may have a bad temper, but he's got a good heart.""

"I know, the deputy captain has been a big help during this time.

Besides, once the closure procedures are finished, I plan to take a few days off. I've been under a lot of stress lately and need to relax a bit.""

"Just make sure your work is in order before you do." Reid said this and then seeming to remember something, "By the way, clear your schedule on Saturday.""

"What's happening?""

"I'm planning a deep-sea fishing trip, and you should join.""

"Sure, I've been looking forward to some fun at sea; there's no better way to relax.

But what's the theme this time?""

Luke guessed that deep-sea fishing, apart from expanding social networks and meeting like-minded friends, sometimes had special reasons behind it.

Like the last time he was invited to deep-sea fishing was because of Jackson."

"A welcome party.""

"Whose welcome party?""

Reid extended his right hand, pointing at Luke, "Yours.""

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