Luke nodded, "The timing matches, and the V mark makes sense."
Since the case of real estate tycoon Gary Sane's son's kidnapping is handled by the FBI, let Anthony worry about that. I only need to investigate the case of Bruce Redman's daughter's kidnapping.
Luke asked, "What clues have been found in the case of Bruce Redman's daughter's kidnapping?"
The deputy team said, "On March 12th, Bruce Redman received a ransom call from the kidnappers, claiming his daughter had been kidnapped and demanding 5,000 ounces of gold to ransom her. As exchanging gold takes time, the transaction time and place were not specified.
After that, Bruce Redman called the police.
After we took over the case, we began investigating the situation of Bruce Redman's daughter.
Bruce Redman's daughter is named Isa Redman, a university student who went to a classmate's house for a party on the night of March 11th.
She then texted her parents, saying she wouldn't come home but would stay at the school dormitory.
At that time, Isa Redman's parents didn't think much of it until they received the ransom call the next day.
Afterwards, we went to the school to verify, and found that Isa Redman never returned to school that night."
The deputy glanced at his notes and continued, "Also, according to Isa Redman's father, he called his daughter at 11:30 p.m. on the 11th, but she didn't answer. Instead, she replied with a text message, 'Dad, I've returned to the dorm, just took a shower, it's late, so I won't call back. Good night. Love you.'
So I suspect Isa Redman was kidnapped before 11:30 p.m. on the 11th."
Luke said, "So Isa Redman might have been kidnapped after attending the party at her classmate's house."
"That's right." The deputy continued, "We asked people who attended the party that night. According to them, the party ended at 11:30, but surveillance shows Isa Redman left her classmate's house at 11:00, and no one saw her afterward.
We also questioned and investigated some party attendees, but no one knew where she went."
Luke thought for a moment and said, "What about the community road surveillance?"
The deputy shrugged, "We investigated cars that matched the conditions for the crime from the night of March 11th to the early morning of the 12th, but we've yet to find any suspicious vehicles.
Plus, Isa Redman went to the party in a classmate's car, she didn't drive her own."
Little Black said, "Gary Sane's son, the real estate tycoon, was kidnapped on a yacht while they were also having a party.
Isa Redman was kidnapped at a party too, which means these two cases have another common point."
The deputy shook his head, "What kind of common point is that? Those rich kids are either partying or on their way to a party. I'm not surprised at all."
Luke asked, "Have you questioned everyone at the party?"
Reid said, "At first, we were worried about news leaking, so we selectively contacted party attendees. But as the investigation stalled, we had to expand the questioning range. Everyone from the party, about a dozen people, has been questioned. They all claimed not to have seen Isa Redman after eleven and no one took her away."
Luke said, "Bring over the party attendees' transcripts, and also the video where she appears in the surveillance."
Matthew said, "I've got the surveillance video."
Jackson said, "Captain, I'll have all the transcripts on your desk within ten minutes."
"Thanks." Luke stood up, ready to have a cup of coffee and start working.
He then checked each party attendee's transcript in detail, but didn't find any valuable clues.
He began reviewing the surveillance related to Isa Redman, which consisted of two parts: one in the public area of the hall and another at the door.
The door surveillance showed Isa Redman attending the party around eight in the evening, along with quite a few classmates.
She left the house alone at eleven, but the surveillance at the door was limited in range, unable to see where she went. She didn't return after leaving the house.
Then, Luke started examining the public area surveillance in the hall, where the main party was held. About a dozen people attended, all in their early twenties, gathered in groups chatting and drinking.
Luke observed Isa Redman's figure in the surveillance video while paying attention to others' reactions to her.
Luke noticed an Asian young man constantly watching Isa Redman discreetly. They didn't interact much, but the Asian young man's gaze followed Isa Redman wherever she went.
Luke called Little Black and Jackson over, pointing to the Asian man on the screen, "Who is he?"
Little Black said, "He's Park Jaeyoung, a Korean exchange student. Port and I took his statement. He claimed the last time he saw Isa Redman was around eleven, and he didn't see her anymore after that."
Luke jotted down the name and continued viewing the surveillance.
In the surveillance, Luke saw Isa Redman chatting with another short-haired white girl.