Chapter 271 Secret Recordings and Murder Weapon
Looking Jennifer in the eye, Luke said calmly, âPlease cooperate with us while we work on this case. What you do with your employees is none of our business. Miss Perry, youâre rich and you probably know a lot of people, but you canât reduce the negative impact this incident can have if the truth gets out. If that happens, you donât believe that you can keep what happened here a secret from the media, do you?â
Struggling with herself, Jennifer finally said in a low voice, âCan you promise me...â She didnât really know what she wanted to say.
Luke smiled. âMiss Perry, you donât have a choice. Itâll be a huge problem for you if this case isnât resolved quickly. You may still run into problems after the case is resolved, but those will at least be easier to handle.â
In any case, Jennifer wasnât an idiot. After all, an idiot wouldnât have been able to become a top national star.
She finally nodded and said, âThen Iâll go in with you.â
Luke thought for a moment before he agreed. He wasnât worried that she might cause trouble.
On the contrary, this star might reveal some more interesting information during the investigation.
After the three of them went in, Luke asked Selina to search the rooms.
Very soon, she found a lot of... sex toys in the maidsâ rooms.
Some of them were electric, and some were manual. They were also made of different materials.
Selina gave Luke a weird look, and Luke gestured for her to continue.
Very quickly, at a hint from Luke, Selina found a hidden compartment under Millisâs bed. There were a lot of videotapes inside the space.
Jenniferâs face looked quite ugly since there had to be a reason why those videotapes had been so carefully hidden.
Luke glanced at Jennifer but didnât say anything.
He took out an evidence bag and put all the videotapes inside.
âMiss Perry, can we go to your room?â asked Luke.
Jennifer quickly refused. âYour search warrant doesnât include my room.â
Luke nodded. âIf thatâs the case, weâll do it here. Selina, close the door.â
After the door was shut, Luke put on gloves and picked out the videotapes that had âMEâ on them. Then, he chose the most recent videotape and inserted it into the VCR in the room. A moment later, the TV started playing the recording
Selina, who was staring at the screen, was utterly shocked.
Luke was silent.
He had muted the TV earlier, so the room was utterly silent.
Ten seconds later, he replaced the videotape with another one that had âALLâ on it.
Jennifer blushed so hard she looked like she was going to explode. âWhat... What do you want?â
Luke pressed the stop button, took out the videotape, and turned off the TV. He turned around and looked at the star serenely. âItâs very simple: I want you to help me resolve this case as fast as possible. As for these videotapes, itâs possible that they arenât related to this case, right?â
Jennifer was unconvinced. âThen give them to me now.â
Luke waved his hand. âForgive me, but I canât return them to you until weâve cracked the case. After all, this is proof that you might have a motive to kill them.â
Jennifer gnashed her teeth. âIf you take them away, how do I know that you wonât copy them?â
Luke said, âItâs very simple. Weâll close both cases today, so I wonât have to take the videotapes away.â
Jennifer said in disbelief, âWhat? How is that possible?â
The smile on Lukeâs face disappeared, and he looked at her calmly. âMiss Perry, do you really not know anything? I want you to confess everything that you know. You have nothing to hide now, right?â He waved the videotape in his hand.
Jennifer was both embarrassed and slightly angry. After a long while, she finally sighed. âFine, what do you want to know?â
Luke said, âDo the security guards know about your relationship with the two maids? Tell me, even if you only have suspicions.â
Jennifer quickly shook her head. âThatâs impossible. We only do it in secret... Thatâs why I forbid the security guards from entering the house at night.â
Luke asked, âDid you ask Millis to record the videos?â
Jennifer gnashed her teeth. âNo way, Iâm not an idiot. She recorded them secretly. Exactly what did she want?â
Luke said, âMaybe to keep the videotapes as souvenirs, or maybe to threaten you with them someday. Anyway, Millis recorded the videos without your knowledge?â.
Jennifer nodded regretfully. âYes.â
Luke asked again, âWhat about Manny? Did you notice anything abnormal about her?â Jennifer said, âNot really, except that...â She paused in embarrassment.
Luke raised his hand, telling her to continue.
She could only lower her head and say in a soft voice, âExcept... Except that they fought for my affections every now and then.â
Selina was completely dumbfounded by the conversation.
What the star had done was a real eye-opener for her.
Luke nodded and asked, âWhat do you think of Thomson, the head of security?â.
Jennifer was confused. âHuh? I think heâs been doing a good job.â
Luke almost laughed, but he managed to hold back. âWhat about that Morgan?â
Jennifer thought for a moment before she shook her head. âHeâs nothing special.â
Luke was lost for words. âLetâs go. Miss Perry, you can come with us if you donât trust us.â
Jennifer asked, âHuh? Where to?âLuke said, âTo search the security guardsâ rooms. After all, theyâre all suspects now, arenât they?â
Ten minutes later, Luke and the forensic scientists left the security guardsâ dorm with an evidence bag.
Jennifer was outside the dorm with Selina, who was holding the bag that contained the videotapes. Seeing Luke as well as the item inside the evidence bag, Jennifer blushed again. âWhat... What are you doing?â
Luke said mysteriously, âThis is the murder weapon.â Both Jennifer and Selina exclaimed, âWhat?â
Clearly, neither of them was convinced that the item could be a murder weapon.
With a strange smile on his face, Luke said, âAlthough itâs designed to satisfy the ladies, who says that it canât be used to fracture Millisâs skull?â
Jennifer and Selina were both shocked.
They had never considered such an unbelievable possibility.