"She felt betrayed and disgusted, which is why she insisted on divorcing."

"Do you know the name of the woman who sold the silver?"

"No, that's not something I should ask."

"Anything else?"

"That's all."

"Does Gelina have a new partner?"

"No, although Gelina has a temper, she's not the kind to mess around. She likes a simple life and avoids trouble...

That's all I know.

I swear, I really had nothing to do with Gelina's death."

"Does your girlfriend know about these things?"

"Yes, she knows I've always pretended to be gay, and I only show my true self in front of her. She's the sanctuary of my soul. We even considered eloping to Las Vegas to get married, haha."

"Can I talk to her?"

"Of course, but she's not very courageous, I hope you won't frighten her."

Afterward, Victor got into the car. Luke spoke with Victor's girlfriend, and their statements were essentially consistent.

Victor's pretense of being gay was not meant to deceive the police but was a long-term persona he used, so his suspicion was significantly reduced.

After the talk, Luke and Jackson prepared to leave.

Victor got out of the car and approached them, "Captain Lee, Detective Jackson, could I ask you for a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Could you not keep my being fake gay a secret? I don't want others to know."

"We won't actively spread the word. As long as you haven't lied, we won't have much to do with each other in the future. You have nothing to worry about."

"Thank you, I really appreciate it."

Luke sternly said, "If you remember any new clues, contact me. Don't hide anything this time."

"I will remember."

Luke advised the man and then got into the police car.

Jackson started the car and asked, "Captain, where are we heading now?"

...

The Soma community.

Near Helson Swiney's house.

Luke had Jackson park the car a bit away and glanced at the time—it was already 10:50 PM.

Based on Victor's latest statements, Helson Swiney's suspicion had increased again.

Firstly, Helson wanted children, and when Gelina got pregnant, she not only didn't tell him but also secretly had an abortion. This could have caused Helson Swiney's dissatisfaction and retaliation.

Secondly, Helson Swiney had dealings with the silver seller, and the first headless female body was that of the silver seller.

From this perspective, Helson was connected to both victims.

Based on these two reasons, Luke wanted to record another statement from Helson.

"Jackson, check your equipment, we're going to see Helson again."

"Shouldn't we wait for backup?" Jackson had become much more cautious after their last encounter.

"Backup will be here soon, let's go talk to Helson first.

Don't worry, agents like Michael Arthur are rare; otherwise, Los Angeles would be in chaos.

Not all agents are as strong as him; he's among the top in the field, so don't be scared by him."

"I know, I was just asking."

"Good, get out and ring the bell."

"Yes, sir."

They got out of the car. Luke surveyed around the house, saw no suspicious activity, and gestured that it was safe.

Jackson approached the door, "Knock knock."

There was no movement inside.

"Knock knock." Jackson knocked again, still silence, "Could he be sleeping?"

"Knock knock knock."

Jackson knocked harder, still no response.

Luke took out his pistol, adopting a cautious stance.

If the person wasn't at home, he might have fled.

If he deliberately ignored the police while at home, that also indicated suspicion.

Luke listened carefully at the door, hearing nothing, his nose twitched as he faintly smelled something odd.

"Do you smell anything?"

Jackson also sniffed at the door, "It smells like natural gas."

With that comment, Luke too thought it smelled the same,

"Back off."

The two quickly retreated outside to the yard and returned to the police car.

Jackson felt slightly safer, noting that the leaking gas was like a ticking time bomb,

"Captain, what do we do now?"

"Call 911, evacuate the neighbors."Luke didn't want to take risks with the situation inside the house unclear.

"Yes, sir."

"First, drive the police car farther away."

Jackson "..."

...

Luke and Jackson went door to door to evacuate the neighbors.

Most residents cooperated and moved to safer areas, while some appeared unfazed.

Luke didn't bother arguing; he had notified them, and it was their choice what to do next.

Soon, the police, fire trucks, and ambulances arrived on the scene.

The neighbors who initially didn't care also hurriedly left.

The firefighters approached the house door, took out their equipment, and began measuring, "Beep beep beep…"

The device sounded an alarm.

The firefighters quickly evacuated the yard and notified the gas company to temporarily shut down the gas line.

Afterward, they cautiously unlocked the door, and a strong smell of natural gas wafted out.

It was still dangerous to enter the house, but considering there might be people inside, they could no longer wait.

The firefighters, wearing oxygen masks, entered the house to search for survivors.

Minutes later, a firefighter carried out a man in his thirties, a Caucasian male.

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