Which country, which industry doesn't have a gray chain of interest?

...

Albo Biological Company's blood station.

A black man wearing a large gold chain walked into the blood station, looked around, and leisurely made his way to the reception desk.

The receptionist, a middle-aged Caucasian woman, glanced at the black man, her eyes fixed on his thick gold chain; she felt he didn't look like he was there to sell blood, "What do you need?"

"I need to see your station manager."

"Our station manager isn't here, do you have business with him?"

"I just called him, and he asked me to come."

The Caucasian receptionist counter-asked, "Are you Garcia Roger?"

"I prefer to be called 'Blood Man' Garcia."

The Caucasian woman shrugged, "Room at the end of the left corridor, he's waiting for you."

Garcia's nickname sounded intimidating and he indeed ran a blood station, but it was small scale, no match for a large company like Albo Biological.

"Knock knock."

"Come in."

Garcia pushed the door open and said to the Caucasian man behind the desk, "Hey, Pato, glad to see you."

"Garcia, do you need something?" The Caucasian man didn't get up and looked at him indifferently, asking.

Garcia pursed his lips, slightly dissatisfied, "Is this how you treat a friend?"

Pato smiled, "You know very well we're not on the same page, can't really call it friendship."

"I let you in as a courtesy. What do you want?"

"OK, very realistic. Since you think we're not friends, I'll make it simple." Garcia sat in the chair across the desk and crossed his legs, "You've got trouble.

I thought we were friends; I wanted to help you out."

Pato laughed, not too concerned, "What trouble? I'm not aware of any trouble?"

"I have a friend in the Robbery and Murder Department, they're investigating a murder case involving a large quantity of blood plasma, and after their investigation, it's likely that the blood plasma came from Albo Biological Company's blood station, and they're applying for a search warrant."

Garcia glanced at his Rolex, "I guess they could be here within an hour. I'm telling you this because I consider you a friend.

But it seems like you don't need my help, so there's nothing more to say." Garcia stood up, ready to leave.

"Wait, are you serious?"

"Do you not know what you've done?"

Pato quickly stopped him, "Uh... Garcia, thanks for the heads-up, please sit, let's talk this through."

"What's there to talk about?"

"I need your help, I don't want to be involved in a murder case, it would be troublesome, you understand."

"We're not friends, why should I help you."

"Maybe not before, but definitely in the future. Help me now, and I'll help you later.

This matter will count as a favor I owe you, I'll repay you for this."

"That sounds not too bad." Garcia sat down again by the desk, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"No search warrant, I also don't want to be involved in the murder case."

"But you're already involved."

Pato looked outside the door and whispered, "I just wanted to make a quick buck, I really have nothing to do with the so-called murder case. Can you help me?"

"I can try to plead for you with the head of the Robbery and Murder Department, but I can't guarantee he'll listen. Before that, you need to show some sincerity."

"What kind of sincerity?"

"The man involved in the murder case is Jarvis Loka, he sold blood at your blood station, and you secretly sold the blood to the real murderer.

Whoever bought his blood might be the real murderer.

You need to tell me who bought the plasma, then I can help you plead."

Pato hesitated for a moment, "Just a name, no search warrant, no police."

"I'll try to arrange it."

"Garcia, thank you. If you can help me through this, I'll really appreciate it."

Garcia patted his shoulder, "We're friends, no need for formalities."

"You're right, we're all friends."

...

Detective Bureau.

Robbery and Murder Department meeting room.

Susan gathered everyone, "Everyone's here, let's summarize the investigation progress."

Jenny was the first to speak, "Angela's father came to identify the body today, and Raymond and I took his statement.

Angela's parents divorced a long time ago, and Angela was raised by her father, or more precisely, by her grandmother.

Four years ago, Angela's grandmother passed away.

It was from that time that Angela began to get involved with vampire culture.

After that, it became uncontrollable.

Angela didn't have a very close relationship with her father.

We also asked him about some details of the case, but he basically didn't know much.

Some things even Jinmu knew better than he did."

The deputy chief continued, "We found Jinmu.

Since Angela's death, this guy has become popular, busy doing interviews all over the place.

Because he received numerous harassment calls, he changed his old SIM card.

We took his statement and asked him a few questions.

The first was about turning off the bar's surveillance; he claimed it was Angela who disliked the feeling of being watched and that it was Angela who requested the surveillance be turned off.

Since Angela is already dead, this point can't be verified for now.

As for Angela wanting to break the contract, he claimed he was unaware of it and said all his actions were for Angela, feeling quite aggrieved.

He admitted that Angela had a history of drug use, but he claimed to have helped Angela quit drugs, and didn't know about any current drug use by Angela."

Luke asked, "Is his statement credible?"

"We obtained his dental molds and sent them for examination in the forensics department; his dental prints do not match the killer's, so we can temporarily rule him out as a suspect.

I feel his statements are quite reliable," the deputy team leader pulled out a photo of Angela's arm,

"I asked him about this blood-colored pattern.

According to him, this mark was found in a book specifically describing vampires, and it's a pattern for a First Embrace ceremony.

About two years ago, Angela held a lottery event on her personal website where fans who won could receive a silver pendant, which was a kind of benefit for the fans.

The silver pendant bore the pattern of the First Embrace ceremony, with a total of 10 lucky fans winning it, and the prizes were not announced publicly, I suspect the murderer might be among these ten lucky fans.

We've got the list of winning fans and are checking it,"

Susan nodded, "It sounds like good progress. Luke, what's happening on your end?"

"We've found the owner of the plasma; he's not a fan of Angela and didn't attend the album release party that night. He went to the blood donation center to sell his blood because he was unemployed.

We traced the person who bought his plasma from the blood bank through this lead."Luke placed a document on the projector.

Name: Darcy Ross

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: March 2, 1994

Phone Number: 626 876 2578

Address: 202 Livewell Street

Social Security Number: 623-53-7342

"According to our investigation, this person has been purchasing plasma from the blood bank for a long time.

Just this year, he has purchased over a hundred liters of plasma," Luke switched to another document.

He purchased 10 liters of plasma in January.

He purchased 20 liters of plasma in February.

He purchased 25 liters of plasma in March.

He purchased 30 liters of plasma in April.

He purchased 10 liters of plasma in May.

Susan frowned, "Why would the suspect Darcy buy so much plasma? Does the blood bank manager know about this?"

"I don't know.

But with such an amount of plasma, Angela alone definitely couldn't use it all. Darcy might also be selling the plasma to others.

Vampire fans are a significant group among others.

Dracula Bar is also a gathering place for vampire fans; he might well be selling plasma there,

If our guess is right, then there could be a connection between the Dracula Bar murder case and Angela's murder case.

Darcy Ross could be a key figure in solving these cases, and might even be the murderer."Luke shifted the tone and suggested,

"Captain, if my conjecture is correct, we could consider merging the two cases for investigation, perhaps uncovering more similar leads."

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