"It seems you've understood," Luke said, smiling as he pushed him into the police car.
"I want a lawyer, I won't say anything before my lawyer comes."
Luke hummed, "Nobody can save you this time, not even Dumbledore."
Robbery and Murder Department, First Interrogation Room.
Boris was leaning back in the chair, his lawyer sitting beside him.
Before Luke could speak, Port the lawyer countered, "Why have you arrested my client again? Just because he was dancing at a bar?"
Little Black laughed, "You should have seen it, he danced quite well, and the bow tie in his neck was also very nice."
Boris didn't speak, he just looked gloomily at Little Black.
Luke said, "Since we've caught you a second time, it proves we have gathered sufficient evidence. I'll give you the chance to confess voluntarily. If you are willing to admit to murdering Courtney, we can drop the charge of desecrating the corpse."
Boris said indifferently, "I didn't kill anyone."
Luke presented a surveillance video screenshot, a photo of Boris strangling Courtney. Upon seeing this photo, both the lawyer and Boris's faces turned very ugly.
Port in a low voice said, "Detective Chief, I would like to speak to Boris alone."
"OK, as usual, five minutes. I hope you can persuade him," Luke replied.
Luke and Little Black left the interrogation room.
Port pointed at the photo and asked, "What's this?"
After five minutes, they returned.
Lawyer Port took the initiative, "Detective Chief Luke, if we can reach a consensus on dropping the charges, Boris is willing to confess."
"What sort of consensus?"
Luke laughed, "Are you joking? I can see his underwear crystal clear.
You only get one chance. When I present that photo, there will be no more plea bargain.
What you can strive for now is your attitude to pleading guilty.
Leaving a good impression on the police, prosecution, and judge is the only thing you can aspire to now."
Boris glared at Luke, his eyes almost spitting fire.
Port whispered in a low voice, "Boris, he's right, you have no other choice now.
Bang! Boris pounded the table with his fist.
Little Black grinned broadly, "Looks like our Green Arrow is angry."
"I'm not the Green Arrow, I killed Courtney, and she deserved to die.
Spending my money, paving the way for her entertainment career with my money, yet how did she treat me?
A slutty, stinking woman," Boris spat out through clenched teeth.
Boris seemed somewhat crazed, but Little Black started to see him in a more favorable light.
Luke said, "Boris, describe your crime process."
"Don't you already see it clearly? Is it necessary for me to spell it out?"
"You're right, the evidence we have now is enough to put you on the electric chair. Is it not necessary to follow procedures, should we just strap you into the chair? What do you think, Lawyer Port?"
Port reminded, "Boris, watch your tone. Your attitude toward confession will determine whether you'll end up in the electric chair or not. Be smart."
Boris recalled, "That night, I went to Courtney's house, saw the men's slippers in the hallway, and we had a huge argument.
She wouldn't admit it, crying and wailing that I was wronging her, saying that she took out the shoes to help me clean them.
Her acting was great, really convincing… and yes, she was truly sexy.
I was enchanted by her once again.
Latter, we began playing poker, and it felt wonderful. I even thought, if she really had an affair but was willing to come back to me, it wouldn't be unforgivable.
It was at this moment that she suddenly called out another man's name, Peter.
I felt a surge of anger shoot to my forehead." Boris's hands involuntarily made the motion of strangling someone, "It wasn't long before she stopped moving, and I knew I had killed someone, that I had made a grave mistake.
At first, I thought of running away.
But I knew the police might track me down.
I had a motive and had been to Courtney's place, so it was very likely the police would peg me as the murderer of Courtney.
Therefore, I had to prepare for both possibilities.
Best if the police couldn't trace it to me.
But if they did, how might I exonerate myself?
In the end, I settled on a detailed plan.
Focus on the lesser issue.
Admit to a lesser crime, so even if the police found me suspicious, knew I had a motive, and had been to Courtney's community, it would still make sense.
I began to stage the scene, stabbing Courtney in the chest with a fruit knife.
If the police investigated, I would say that I killed her with a knife, when the confession and physical evidence conflicted, and the police wouldn't be able to convict.
Then, I opened the wardrobe doors, creating the illusion that someone was hiding in the wardrobe to make the scene look more complicated.
Finally, I hung Courtney up like the plot of the novel about the vanished lover, linking it to the case where the male protagonist was buried alive, all in all, to throw the police off my trail.
But I had not anticipated the idiot who had installed surveillance in Courtney's place.
If I find him, I will…"
Port's attorney hurriedly reminded, "Boris, mind your behavior."
Boris took a deep breath and continued, "That guy Peter blackmailed me, making me perform a striptease at a gay bar. I wanted to report him to the police, his actions are criminal too.
He's a pervert, and he should be in prison."
The case was successfully solved.
Colleagues also congratulated Luke, as it was his detection of Peter's anomalies that led step by step to uncovering the truth.
But Luke couldn't be happy. Boris had anticipated his deductions, which annoyed him.
He thought with his past life's experience as a police officer and now having the Detective System, he would be quite amazing.
Yet he had been outplayed by the opposition.
At the same time, he felt fortunate to have obtained the 'Observation Card', which had enhanced his observation, allowing him to notice the issues with the dashcam in Peter's car. Otherwise, the case might have remained unsolved.
From this perspective, there was still room for improvement in Luke's investigative abilities.
A familiar voice echoed in his mind, "Congratulations host on solving the 'Actor Murder Case,' successfully capturing 1 suspect, reward is 30 lottery draws."
Although this case wasn't highly dangerous, it was quite complex, so a reward of thirty lottery draws was reasonable.
The lottery interface appeared in his mind.
After 30 draws, he won two Observation Cards, one Profile Card, and 27,000 US Dollars.
The Profile Card was a new type of learning card, allowing the learning of Crime Profiling Skill.
Luke was somewhat surprised, recognizing it as quite an impressive skill.