Chapter 63 The Little Girl is in Danger

Harris glanced at Luke unhappily and said:

"I've placed all my chips on you. How long will it take to solve the case?"

Luke shrugged and said:

"I need to look at the files and also go on a field trip."

Harris nodded and said:

"Go quickly. The sooner this case is solved the better. It's attracting too much attention right now."

Luke thought for a moment and said:

"Just give the media a perfunctory response. These guys are of no help at all, and sometimes they even give the criminals more information."

Harris nodded and said:

"I'll have everyone in the system cooperate with you, except for those guys, of course. The SWAT team can be used."

Luke knew that Harris's work during this period was not in vain, because the only troublemakers now were the field agents under Collins.

But these people are not a united group; they are just being held together by Collins and his people.

Harris's method is fine, all that's left is time.

Luke didn't say anything more to Harris and went out to ask Collins for the case files.

Seeing Collins's sour face, Luke didn't plan to say more to him. He knew that Collins would not tell him any useful information.

Luke took the file back to his desk. When he passed by his secretary Erica, Luke smiled and said to her:

“The coffee is terrible.”

Erica shrugged and said:

"I can't help it. Funds are limited."

Luke gave Erica a charming smile and said:

"Please take some time to buy a coffee machine. You can choose the coffee beans yourself and I will reimburse you for the cost."

"Wow, Luke, you're so handsome. Do you need a maid in your basement?"

Seeing this, Luke quickly left this little fangirl...if he kept talking to her, it would be 404...

Returning to his desk, Luke began to look through the files.

The entire process from parking the car to taking Shirley away took the kidnappers less than a minute.

Moreover, the local police and Collins have ruled out the possibility that the crime was committed by an acquaintance.

Even polygraphs were used in the interrogation of Shirley's stepfather Carl and biological father Kane, but there was still no progress.

Luke was still positive about their preliminary work, which ruled out most possibilities.

Then it is basically certain that these two people are familiar with Simi Valley.

But not a local, maybe someone who has lived in Simi Valley for a period of time.

After thinking about it, Luke decided to go to the crime scene to take a look.

So he said hello to Harris, drove the extremely cool Dodge Ram, and headed to the town of Simi Valley.

Go directly to the Simi Valley Police Station.

After stating his identity and purpose, Luke was received by the sheriff here.

This time they did not reject the FBI's intervention, but instead cooperated very well.

Now that this case has received a lot of attention from the media, it has become a hot potato for the police station in their small town.

It is difficult for small town police departments in the United States to solve difficult cases because they do not have as much manpower and resources as the more professional FBI.

The sheriff showed Luke some of the investigation files and told him about many suspicious points, but nothing was found.

Luke mainly looked at the testimonies of witnesses and the information of those who were investigated by the police and had motives for committing the crime.

Generally speaking, if a child has been missing for such a long time, there is a high probability that he or she has been murdered.

But Shirley's mother Terry insisted that Shirley was still alive.

There are now missing person notices for Shirley everywhere in the town, with Shirley's favorite color pink.

Pink ribbons are hung on the trees along the roadside in the town.

The whole town is in grief, and these are spontaneous condolences from the residents of the town.

Luke spent the whole day looking at the files, but even with his brain working at high speed he couldn't find anything wrong.

As the sun gradually set, Luke realized that the town police station had gone off duty.

After refusing the town sheriff's invitation to have a drink, Luke drove slowly back.

Along the way, Luke was thinking about the direction of solving the case.

Then I saw several police cars parked up ahead. They were the California State Police Highway Patrol.

Luke stopped the car and wanted to take a look, so he could change his mind and see what was happening ahead.

After showing his ID, the patrol officer on duty said to Luke:

"You've come just in time. We received a call that someone was firing shots nearby, accompanied by explosions."

Following the direction he pointed, Luke saw two cars.

One is an ordinary hatchback, and the other is a Dodge Vegas SUV (which Luke designed based on the Chevrolet Suburban).

A big hole was blown in the trunk of the car in front and all the glass was shattered.

The car was parked on the dirt road on the side of the road, and there was a forest twenty meters to the side.

Luke looked around and found the butt of an arrow nearby.

It looked like it was blown off.

Luke also saw two people's footprints.

One big and one small, extending towards the woods.

Luke greeted the patrolmen, drew his pistol, and followed the footsteps into the woods.

With the Eye of Insight turned on, all the traces Luke wanted to track were clearly visible.

Luke sped up and rushed out in an instant.

The bonus of Daji's body skills is very terrifying now. This Daji means to escape with ease. Do you think the speed of escape can be slow?

Luke soon heard the sound of fighting ahead, so he stopped, hid his body, and slowly approached the direction where the sound came from.

Soon he heard the voice of a grown man and a little girl.

"Let me go, bastard..."

"Don't struggle in vain. Now that you have escaped, come back with me..."

Luke quietly approached and saw an adult man kneeling on the back of a little girl, with her hands tied behind her back.

The little girl struggled violently on the ground, but facing an adult man, her struggle seemed so powerless.

Seeing this, Luke was a little confused.

There were yellow question marks above the heads of the little girl on the ground and the man who caught him.

This shows that according to the system, neither of these two people is a bad person.

If you can’t figure it out, just forget about it. You have to save this little girl first.

So Luke came out of the bushes with his gun and yelled:

"FBI, put your hands up."

Luke's appearance stunned both of them.

They didn't expect that an FBI agent would suddenly jump out of the bushes in this remote forest.

Seeing that the man did not move, Luke continued to shout:

"Put your hands up so I can see them or I'll shoot."

The man saw that Luke had stopped moving and was aiming steadily at him, so he slowly let go of the girl's hand.

The little girl jumped up from the ground and ran to Luke.

Seeing that she had no obvious injuries, Luke said:

"Don't be afraid, I'm the FBI."

Then he pointed at the man and said:

"Put your hands on your head and lie on the ground with your back to me."

The man said:

"Don't be nervous, I'm also a law enforcement officer."

But Luke didn't waste time talking to him and continued to let him lie down with his head in his hands.

Seeing that Luke refused to listen, the man had no choice but to lie down.

Luke took out handcuffs, handcuffed his hands behind his back, and was about to handcuff his other hand when the man suddenly turned around and attacked Luke with his elbow.