Chapter 344 [The case of a six-year-old girl missing from her home in the villa area]

 Special Investigation Team, office area.

 Pushing open the office door, Luo An shook the folder in his hand:

“Everyone, Team Director Potente Byrne has sent us a new gift.”

"Wow."

Mona expressed her surprise expression expressionlessly. Michelle did not speak. Lacey put down the coffee cup in her hand, raised her head and asked:

 “What type of gift is it?”

 “The one that parents all over the world fear the most.”

 Luo An handed the folder to Mona:

 “A few hours ago, a 6-year-old girl disappeared from her home.”

 Lacie frowned when she heard this:

 “Doesn’t look like a human trafficker.”

 Human traffickers rarely go to other people’s homes to steal children.

 “Maybe it’s kidnapping for ransom.”

Roan patted Michelle on the arm and motioned for her and Mona to stay in the office to check the surveillance near the place where the child disappeared, as well as the information about the parents of the missing child.

 “Lacie, come with me to see the scene.”

"no problem!"

 Eastern Los Angeles, a certain villa area.

A white bald police chief took Luo An and Lacey into the villa and said as they walked:

“The intruder broke into the villa three hours ago, at around 2:20 p.m.”

 “A very cozy villa...but a very scary story.”

Luo An glanced around at the layout and decoration of the villa and asked:

 “Where did the intruder come in?”

"back door."

The bald sergeant led the two men towards the back door of the villa. At this time, the back door glass was broken near the door handle.

It is not difficult to see how the intruder entered the villa by breaking the glass, reaching inside and unscrewing the back door.

 “OK.”

Luo An walked forward and looked at the broken glass carefully. Lacey thought for a while and asked:

 “Does this villa have an alarm system?”

 “Indeed, it does, but unfortunately, it has no effect.”

The bald sergeant took Lacey to the second floor of the villa. At the stairwell of the second floor, Lacey saw the body of a chubby white woman.

“Samira Lee, 45 years old, is the family’s full-time nanny and has worked for the family for eight years.

Perhaps due to negligence or other reasons, the alarm system of the villa was not turned on. "

Lacey bent down and looked at the body of a woman with a bullet hole in her forehead on the floor, her expression was not very good:

“So, the intruder entered through the back door of the villa, went upstairs with a gun, killed the nanny, and then took away the child?”

 “Yeah.”

The bald sergeant nodded, led Lacey into the little girl's small room, pointed to a toy clock in the corner and said:

“This is a monitor. The child’s mother was shopping outside when the incident occurred. During the break, the child’s mother wanted to check on her daughter, but found that her daughter was not in the room, and no one answered the call to the nanny.

The mother of the child immediately called her neighbor for help because she was worried, and then the neighbor called the police. "

 “One will leave a psychological shadow on people.”

 Seeing the pink bedroom full of childlike innocence and warmth, Lacey frowned and pointed at the monitor:

 “Is there a video of this thing?”

The bald sergeant spread his hands and said helplessly:

 “No, it’s just real-time monitoring, no video recording.”

 “This is really bad news.”

On the other side, downstairs of the villa, Luo An waved his hand and called an agent from the Trace Inspection Section:

“Check the glass to see if there are any blood or other traces. Also, check the door handles to see if there are any fingerprints from the intruder.”

 The Trace Inspection Section detective nodded repeatedly:

"sure no problem."

"Thanks for your hard work."

 Leaving the back door and walking towards the living room of the villa, a female LAPD was sitting on the sofa, whispering to comfort a middle-aged white woman with long burgundy hair who was sobbing softly.

This woman is the mother of the missing little girl, Madalyn Allen. Seeing Luo An arrive, the female LAPD smiled at him and then left the living room of the villa.

Seeing Luo An’s FBI identity, Madalin immediately leaned forward and grabbed Luo An’s arm, and said excitedly:

"How is it? Did you find my daughter? Did you find any clues? Oh, god..."

"I'm sorry about your daughter, but please believe me, Ms. Allen, we will do our best to help find your daughter."

 Hush to soothe Madalyn - Allen sat back on the sofa. Seeing Lacey arriving and taking out a small notebook, Roan began to ask:

"Ms. Allen, we didn't see men's daily necessities in the villa. Are you and your daughter the only people living in this villa? Where is the father of the child?"

 “I divorced him and we separated peacefully.”

Madalene Allen explained while wiping away tears:

 “He works in another state of the Union and has his new girlfriend.

 I just called him and he is on his way back by plane. "

Luo An’s expression remained unchanged and he continued to ask:

"Have you had any quarrels over your children recently? Is it possible that it was him..."

 “No, absolutely impossible.”

Madalene Allen shook her head repeatedly:

“Our relationship has always been very good. The divorce was only due to work issues, and we are still good friends now.

And John is a good person, he is good to Carla and he is also good to Samira. He will never do such a thing. "

John is the name of her ex-husband, and Cara is the name of Madalyn Allen's lost daughter.

 Lacie next to her was silent for a few seconds and asked:

"Have you had any conflicts with anyone recently? Can you think of someone who would steal your daughter?"

“I have been working in a securities company, and there are only minor workplace conflicts between me and my colleagues, and they will never escalate to the level of family members.”

As he spoke, Madalyn Allen became excited again:

“Oh, God, I never thought this would happen to me…”

Upon seeing this, Lacey quickly pulled out a piece of toilet paper and comforted the other party in a low voice.

 After Madalyn Allen's mood gradually stabilized, Luo An said:

“In order to find you Carla as soon as possible, we need a copy of her DNA, so we need to take away some of her toothbrushes, combs, hair, etc.

By the way, we also need to monitor your mobile phone and the landline at your home. If the other party calls you to extort money..."

 “No problem, no problem, it’s all okay.”

Madalene Allen nodded repeatedly:

“As long as you can find my daughter, you can do anything.”

 “OK.”

Lacie continued to calm Madalyn Allen's emotions, and Luo An and the agents from the Trace Inspection Section greeted them twice and asked them to install surveillance equipment.

When everyone started to get busy, Luo An walked to the corner, took out his cell phone and called Mona:

“How’s it going, Mona, how are you doing with the surveillance in the nearby areas?”

 “Unfortunately, there are no clues.”

Michelle in the office area shook her head and said:

 “No suspicious vehicles were found in the surveillance.”

“Michelle, go ahead and check the list of sexual assault offenders in the nearby area.”

 Luo An’s expression did not change:

“Where are Kara’s parents? Is there anything unusual about their information?”

“Cara’s mother, Madalyn Allen, is a manager at a securities company in Los Angeles.

Cara’s father, John Rodriguez, is a partner in a chemical company in Ohio.

Both people are in good financial condition, and there is nothing unusual in the call records. "

 “A very wealthy couple.”

Luo An looked at the time and found that four hours had passed since Carla disappeared. He thought about it and said:

“Let’s monitor Madalyn Allen’s cell phone and phone number first. If the robber is after money, we must get the news as soon as possible.”

"no problem."

 (End of this chapter)