"Who gave it to you?"
"If I tell you, can you not search my house?"
"No, whoever touched that money would need to undergo a thorough investigation, and if you're unwilling to cooperate with the police, then I'll let the FBI handle the search.
Then you'll see how nice the LAPD can be."
Audval Wells seemed to know he couldn't avoid it further, said helplessly, "Give me some time to let my wife and daughter leave first, then you can search."
"You have five minutes, and you must stay in my sight. They can take nothing but their personal clothes, and their bags need to be searched as usual."
"My God, how am I supposed to explain this to the kids?"
Luke glanced at his watch, "That's your problem.
In five minutes, the area will be surrounded by police cars."
"Can my wife drive away?"
"The car will be searched too. Of course, if they don't mind, I can have a police car escort them."
"You really are a..." Audval Wells's face turned ashen.
Luke shook his watch, "You've got 4 minutes and 30 seconds left."
Audval Wells hurried to his family, whispered a few instructions, his two daughters looked puzzled, seemingly asking something.
But Audval Wells's wife's face changed drastically, and she quickly left the yard with the two girls.
Luke watched the woman, feeling something about her behavior was off.
A normal woman wouldn't leave easily, she would at least ask three questions: Why are they leaving? Who is that man? Why can't they drive?
But this woman asked nothing, simply took her children and left, which meant she was prepared.
Even if Audval Wells wasn't the murderer, he wouldn't be clean.
Several police cars entered the Sepulveda community, and Audval Wells's expression shifted slightly, and he finally believed Luke's words, "Captain Lee, thank you for letting me save face in front of my family.
Luke smiled, not particularly concerned, "Can we sit down and talk?"
Luke and Audval Wells sat in the yard talking, while other officers prepared to enter the house for the search.
Luke got straight to the point, "Is there anyone else in your house?"
"Do you have bombs in your room, garage, or car?"
Audval Wells visibly hesitated, "No."
"Your wife and daughters are still under police surveillance, it's best not to lie about this, or it could become serious. If an explosion happens during the search, your whole family could be categorized as terrorists.
You know what that would mean."
"I swear, there are no bombs anywhere in this yard. I'm a businessman, not a desperado, I wouldn't do such a foolish thing."
"Raymond, start the search."
Under Raymond's lead, the police began searching Audval Wells's home.
Audval Wells pinched his forehead, "Oh God, why did I get involved in this mess?"
"That's a question for you. Where did that money come from?"
"I... want an immunity deal."
"What crime did you commit?"
"No, no immunity deal."
"It's very fair, you've received illicit funds, and if you can't explain the source, we will investigate you as if you were a robber.
Moreover, a reminder, a robber used a bomb and killed an FBI agent, and a few others were injured.
If you are not willing to cooperate with the police, they have a reason to get involved."
"Don't hand me over to the FBI, I really have nothing to do with this case. Someone owed me money, and this was him paying it back."
"How much did he owe you? How much did he pay back?"
"He borrowed eighty thousand US dollars and paid back a hundred thousand dollars."
"When did he borrow it?"
"You charge quite the interest; in another half year, the interest would exceed the principal."
"We agreed on this beforehand. It's quite fair."
"So, you're a usurer?"
"No, I was just helping a friend."
Luke didn't believe his story. If it really was a friend, he wouldn't charge such high interest. If it wasn't a friend, what right did he have to lend money?
You know that if a robber dares to rob a bank, it proves the robber is not easy to provoke. If Audval Wells had no strong backing, the robber wouldn't dare to take such a risk to repay him by robbing a bank.
However, whether Audval Wells is a usurer or not doesn't matter much to Luke. He was more interested in finding the whereabouts of the robber.
"Name the friend who paid back the money."
"You dared to lend money to him, which means you know him well enough. I need all his information."
The police completed their search at Audval Wells's home but didn't find any other clues related to the bank robbery.
Luke transferred Audval Wells to the Economic Crime Division for investigation.
At the last yacht party, Luke and the captain of the first team of the Economic Crime Division, Harvey Simmons, had a good chat. Now with a fresh suspect, it was perfect to return a favor."
After Luke called Harvey Simmons, he quickly came with his team to take Audval Wells away.
Luke then focused the investigation on capturing the robber Andres Towns."