Chapter 378: The Poker Organization's Industrial Chain, a Loan Shark That Can Never Be Repaid
The corpse was a famous model.
The clue that Sheriff Walker trotted in and mentioned undoubtedly attracted the attention of everyone present.
Compared to obtaining relevant information about the poker organization by questioning members of the underground gang, it is obviously more efficient to dig out the identity of the deceased.
Su Ming had actually already anticipated the result that the deceased was a model.
Because, when observing the condition of the corpse earlier, the first thing that could be confirmed was... the economic situation of the deceased was not bad. At least the clothes and jewelry he wore were not luxuries that ordinary people could afford.
Secondly, even in the United States where people are generally tall, the height of the deceased is relatively prominent among women.
The most important thing is...all the details of her body shape and frame are obviously carefully maintained. She is the kind of woman who is good at body management and has sufficient self-control.
Combine this with this.
In Su Ming's guess, the female victim whose face was peeled off was most likely a celebrity or model.
The reason for peeling off the face, in addition to being a scapegoat, is most likely to prevent the identity of the deceased from being identified immediately and causing other troubles.
Now...Sheriff Walker's words undoubtedly further verified and confirmed this inference.
now.
Su Ming looked at Sheriff Walker who was jogging and still panting, raised his head and spoke.
"Sheriff Walker."
"Have the identities of the other two male bodies been determined? Are the other bodies the security personnel who appeared in the Queen's Casino?"
Regarding Su Ming's question.
Sheriff Walker immediately showed an embarrassed expression, wiped the sweat that had fallen from his fast running, and quickly answered.
"No, I haven't checked it out yet."
"Captain Su Ming, the body was brought back less than two hours ago. It's impossible to do the DNA test and comparison so quickly."
"Because that was the only female corpse among so many victims, I took her for DNA testing first, just to find useful clues in time."
"As for the other bodies, it will probably take some time before the results come out."
Hear this answer.
Su Ming nodded without surprise. There was no need to say more about the efficiency of the US police.
It is indeed extremely difficult to be able to screen and determine the identity of a corpse in such a short time.
Think of this.
Su Ming no longer worried about the identities of the other corpses, and immediately continued speaking.
"Sheriff Walker."
"You just said that the deceased was once a famous model in New York. Does this mean that... after a certain point in time, the deceased suddenly gave up the modeling industry?"
Sheriff Walker showed an expression of emotion and answered without hesitation.
"Yes."
"The deceased woman's name was Ellie. Three years ago, she became popular in the fashion industry due to an unexpected opportunity. She received invitations to walk in fashion shows from various big brands one after another, and her appearance fees continued to increase."
"Because of her outstanding posture and appearance, as well as her top-notch steps and temperament when walking on the catwalk, she is hailed as the future world supermodel."
"But about half a year ago, Ellie suddenly held a press conference and announced that she would retire from the modeling industry and would not appear in public in the future."
"This incident also caused quite a stir in the American fashion industry at the time."
"Because, if things had gone smoothly, Ellie would have most likely become a world-famous model in the future. But she just quit the fashion industry. Don't you think it's a pity?"
"Even many luxury goods companies have extended olive branches to Ellie because of this incident, hoping to recruit her to be a professional model for various high-end clothes and bags."
"I never expected that such a promising celebrity would actually..."
Before Sheriff Walker could finish.
Su Ming waved his hand, interrupting his subsequent words, and spoke with a frown.
"Wait a minute, Sheriff Walker."
"Recall carefully the exact time when this deceased named Ellie withdrew from the fashion industry. Was it before or after the accident with Morgan Jr.?"
As soon as these words came out.
Sheriff Walker couldn't help but pause, then thought carefully for a moment and answered affirmatively.
"Before the accident, I was sure I would remember this correctly."
"After watching that video, I memorized the time when Master Morgan got into trouble."
"And, although I don't remember clearly that Ellie quit the fashion industry, at least... I still have a general impression of it, so there should be no problem in judging the order of their arrival."
"Master Morgan's murder definitely happened after Ally retired from the fashion industry."
"But it seems that... the interval between these two events was quite long, I remember, about twenty days?"
Su Ming did not answer immediately.
Instead, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and entered the search term into the browser.
After a few seconds.
He waved the phone screen in front of Sheriff Walker and shook his head helplessly.
"Sheriff Walker, it seems your memory is not very good."
"Although the deceased, Ellie, held a press conference and announced her retirement from the fashion industry before Morgan Jr. was murdered."
"But the interval was not as long as one might think. Just five days later, someone captured the murder of little Morgan on camera."
"At present, we can be sure of one thing. Ellie, the former famous model, must have mastered some important clues and information about the poker organization, which is why she was killed at this time."
"Then the question is... what will this important clue be? Besides, the time when she quit the fashion industry was too close to the time when Morgan Jr. got into trouble."
"Is there any connection or coincidence here?"
Speaking of this.
Lan Jing, who was standing nearby, adjusted her black-framed glasses and continued the conversation quite seriously.
"From a psychological point of view, the deceased named Ellie was able to stand out by chance, and later became more and more famous, actively participating in various fashion shows."
"Judging from her personality...she is definitely a very strong-willed person who focuses on her career development. She is not the kind of woman who would give up her career easily."
"Being in the spotlight can bring her an unimaginable sense of vanity, which is like poison for a strong woman and is difficult to quit."
"Under normal circumstances, such people would not quit so suddenly. For an industry where they have already achieved success, it is very likely that they had to quit because of some reasons or were subjected to some special coercion."
This moment.
His face was full of astonishment. He did not expect Su Ming and the others to deduce so quickly. Sheriff Walker, who was almost unable to keep up with their thoughts, suddenly seemed to have thought of something and immediately raised his hand.
"Wait, wait."
"Captain Su Ming, I suddenly remembered a piece of news. It seems that after Ellie retired from the fashion industry, several paparazzi revealed that..."
"Ellie frequently visits various casinos. She may have been forced to quit the fashion industry because of loan sharking."
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