Luke took out his mobile phone and clicked on a photo. The photo showed a piece of torn cotton cloth with the same cloud pattern printed on it, and the words "Despicable people should not live in this world" with blood stains on it.

The hand towels provided in the restaurant are very similar in texture and cloud pattern to the cotton cloth found in the mouth of the deceased Nancy.

Luke guessed that the murderer might have been to this restaurant, or had some connection with the restaurant.

Luke sent the name and address of the restaurant to Xiao Hei, and wrote, "We'll be here within twenty minutes. We won't wait if it's overdue."

Daisy on the side handed over the menu, "I've ordered it, what do you want to eat?"

Luke took the menu and glanced at the waiter next to him, "Do you have any recommendations?"

The waitress said, "I recommend the baked snails to you. They were just flown in from France."

Luke had eaten baked snails before, but he didn't really like them.

The waitress was very experienced and seemed to notice that Luke was not very interested in this dish, so she continued to recommend, "You can try the caviar, which is flown in from the country of the furry bears."

I don't know whether it was because of the hand towel or the dishes she recommended did not suit his taste, but Luke had no idea of ​​eating anymore.

Luke put down the menu and pointed to the hand towels on the side, "The hand towels in your restaurant are very beautiful. Can they be bought elsewhere?"

The waitress smiled and said, "No, this is specially made in our restaurant. If you like it, you can take it away as a souvenir."

"I know, let's order these first."

"Okay sir." The waitress nodded and left holding the menu.

Daisy noticed Luke's strange behavior and said, "What's wrong? This restaurant doesn't suit your taste."

"A case I'm investigating may have something to do with this restaurant."

Daisy asked softly, "Is the problem serious?"

"No, I guess the murderer may have eaten in this restaurant and sent a message to his colleagues. He will probably arrive soon."

Daisy took a sip of water and said, "It seems the murderer has good taste."

"Sorry, I can't have dinner with you this time. I'll make up for it next time."

Daisy leaned closer to the table, "Is this my revenge for leaving in Las Vegas last time?"

Luke smiled and said, "I was discovered by you."

"We're even, and I don't feel so guilty anymore."

This restaurant serves food quite quickly.

Not long after, the waiter brought out the first dish, pan-fried scallops with foie gras.

Daisy took a bite and nodded, "It tastes pretty good. Do you want to try it?"

"No." Luke frowned slightly, his attitude very firm.

Daisy licked her lips and seemed to have thought of something, "Is that murderer cruel?"

"It's better not to know too much."

Daisy said, "Actually, chefs cook animals in various ways, which is very cruel to animals. It's better to think about it."

Luke thought to himself, that's because you didn't see the actual scene. Humans and animals are different after all.

As soon as the second course was served, Xiao Hei rushed to the restaurant in a hurry.

Luke was a little surprised, "Why are you so fast?"

"I have rejected you once, how can I make you wait a second time?

Besides, I have been paying attention to this restaurant for a long time. I heard that the food is great." Xiao Hei looked expectantly and looked at Daisy next to him.

"Wow, Miss Miller is here too, I won't disturb you."

"No, please sit down." Daisy pointed to the seat next to her.

Luke said nothing and handed the hand towel to Xiao Hei.

"Thank you." Xiao Hei took it and wiped it on, feeling something was wrong in the atmosphere, "Are you really not bothering you?

Is this a blue lobster? Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen such a big one.”

Luke said, "I asked you to come, but I didn't say I wanted to treat you to dinner."

"Then why did you ask me to come?" Xiao Hei looked at Daisy with a question mark on his face, then approached Luke and asked in a low voice,

"It's not like you didn't bring enough money. Let me help pay the bill. This restaurant is very expensive, and I didn't bring that much cash when I came."

Luke pointed to the hand towel and said, "Look carefully."

He didn't mean to show off, but he felt that Xiao Hei's observation skills were a bit weak, and as a partner, Luke had the obligation to train him.

Xiao Hei picked up the hand towel and looked at it for a while, "Have you used it?"

Luke "..."

Daisy also smiled, "You're right, he did use it."

Xiao Hei waved his hand and said to Daisy, "It doesn't matter. We are the best partners and have a very close relationship. We are the best in the entire police detective department."

Daisy nodded, "I can see that you two really match each other."

After all, he was his partner, and Luke didn't want him to be embarrassed in front of Daisy, so he showed him the photos on his phone.

Xiao Hei opened his mouth wide, "I bought it, this hand towel is the same as the one in the deceased's mouth!"

Now it was Daisy's turn to be upset, "Did the murderer put the handkerchief into the deceased's mouth?"

"Yes, she was burned to death. To be precise, she was scorched."

Daisy “…”

Luke reminded Xiao Hei, "That's all." He then comforted Daisy, "Don't take it too seriously, there are differences between humans and animals."

Daisy pressed her forehead and said, "Call the waiter for me and see if the remaining dishes can be canceled?"

Luke called the waiter over.

The waitress smiled and asked, "Sir, what do you need?"

"Cancel the remaining dishes on our table."

“Is our food not to your liking?”

"personal reasons."

"Okay, I'll cancel it for you right now." The waitress operated on the tablet, "Sir, do you need anything else?"

"Check out. Also, please invite the person in charge of your restaurant to come over. I have some other things I want to talk to him about."

"Is it about the food?"

"no."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Not long after, the waiter came over with the bill, Luke paid and paid the tip.

Luke sends Daisy out of the restaurant.

Xiao Hei asked, "Did I mess up?"

"No, you helped me save money."

A man in a black suit came over and said, "Sir, I am Alex Mitchell, the restaurant manager. I heard from the waiter that you have something to do with me."

Xiaohei showed his police badge, "I am Detective Marcus from the Robbery and Murder Division, and this is Deputy Luke."

"What's the matter with you two?"

Luke picked up the hand towel on the table and asked, "Can I buy this kind of hand towel elsewhere besides your restaurant?"

"No, this is custom-made for our restaurant. Is there anything wrong with this hand towel?"

Luke showed him the photo on his phone, "Are these the hand towels from your restaurant?"

Alex looked carefully and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yes or no?"

"Yes."

"We are investigating a homicide case. Before killing the victim, in order to prevent the victim from calling for help, the murderer stuffed the hand towel from your restaurant into the victim's mouth."

"This is terrible!" Alex took a breath and realized the seriousness of the problem, "Deputy Luke, I swear to God, this matter has nothing to do with our restaurant."

Luke got straight to the point, "We need to check the surveillance."

"Do you have a search warrant?"

"If necessary, we will apply.

However, your restaurant may be temporarily closed during the investigation."

"No, no search warrant is needed. I'll take you to the monitoring room."

The so-called control room is the manager's office.
To be continued...