American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1285 New clues

"I checked the call records of that landline phone. The number Ella dialed at the time belonged to the Tianqiao magazine. However, since the call was transferred through the switchboard, we still don't know who she called."

Esposito spread his hands to show that he had tried his best.

"That's not a problem. The key tone when dialing the semicolon is very clear. Let Alice go to the apartment and use the landline to analyze which numbers the beeping sounds at the beginning correspond to."

Jack then gestured to Hannah and Jiejie, "Are you interested in visiting the magazine "Tianqiao"?"

Asking the girls this kind of invitation is like asking a New York guy if he wants to go to a Yankee or Mets practice (New York's famous baseball teams). It's almost impossible to get a no.
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Alice was extremely efficient. Almost at the same time when Jack and everyone else arrived downstairs at the publishing house, the name corresponding to the extension number was sent over.

"Armando Montoya, the IT maintenance technician for "Trail Bridge", his office is on the 20th floor." Jack said as he walked into the elevator first.

Cassel hesitated for a moment and pressed the button for the elevator next to him. "Then I'll take them to the office on the 22nd floor first."

Including the writers who came to join in the fun, there were a total of five people who came to "Tianqiao" this time. Except for Beckett and Jack, who was barely assisting in the investigation, the other three were just there to watch the fun.

But considering that the entire publishing house changed owners last month, Jiejie and Hannah, as small shareholders of the "Shangri-La Group", may not have any power, but given their relationship with Jack, it is not excessive to call her "boss lady".

And it didn't seem to be a big deal for the "boss ladies" to come and inspect the group's newly purchased properties.

So everyone split into two teams. Jack and Beckett went to talk to the IT technician, while Jiejie and Hannah went to visit the magazine headquarters on the 22nd floor with Cassel.

An IT technician named Armando Montoya was probably the guy who least looked like he was working in this industry, because he didn't wear a plaid shirt and even wore contact lenses.

I can only say that he is worthy of working for a fashion magazine. Both his clothing and hairstyle are different from the stereotype of IT guys.

"Yes, that's right, Ella and I are friends, in fact she is the only person I can call a friend here, you know, in a place like this, most people will ignore me.

But Ella is different, she is a nice person, at least she respects me.”

In his heart, Jack silently labeled the other party a dog-licker. He pulled two chairs and sat down opposite him with Beckett. "Tell us, what did she need your help with the night before she was murdered?"

Although his appearance is different from the stereotype of an IT guy, Armando Montoya, whose essence has not changed, still has a bit of sadness on his face. "She wants me to help her check the schedule records related to Miranda in the system."

"What do you mean?" Beckett said he didn't understand.

Montoya explained, "It's like this. Miranda missed several important meeting schedules in a row, but Ella was sure that she didn't make any mistakes. Those schedules were entered into the system's schedule in a timely and accurate manner. She wanted to confirm whether those records had been tampered with."

Beckett's eyes lit up. Miranda seemed to have said before that the reason her two assistants, Ella and Grace, were fired was because she got the schedule wrong many times, causing her to miss several important meetings.

So she quickly asked, "So what's the result?"

"She guessed right. In the past few weeks, I found that several records had indeed been tampered with. The modification time was in the middle of the night, but by the time I found out and notified her, it was too late. She was fired by Miranda the next morning." Montoya felt quite guilty. It sounded like there was a new clue, and Jack couldn't help but perk up, "So did you find out who modified the schedule?"

Montoya then seemed to feel even more guilty, "My level is not good enough. I only found out that the intruding IP came from outside the magazine. I really tried my best.

After I told Ella about these circumstances, she said she would find the person who framed her and make him pay the price, but the next day I heard that she was killed, so I am not sure."

Beckett raised his hand to interrupt his subsequent rambling. "This isn't your fault, but if you want to do something for Ella, just give us the IP address and keep it secret for now."

After forwarding the received IP address to Alice, all that was left was to wait, so Jack and Beckett entered the elevator again and came to the 22nd floor where Miranda's office was located.

"I don't understand why anyone would need to use this method against an assistant of a fashion magazine?" When the elevator door opened, Beckett was still frowning and thinking about the possible reasons.

"I don't know, but if Ella was still looking for the mastermind behind this incident after being fired, and found him, then what happened afterwards might be the reason for her death."

Jack was very gentlemanly and let the lady first. After following her out of the elevator, he saw Miranda, who was very pleased with herself, leading Jiejie and Hannah to visit the rooms filled with all kinds of fashions.

"What happened?" Jack walked to Cassel calmly and poked him with his elbow.

Mr. Writer was watching the fun with his arms folded. He shrugged and said, "I don't know the details. I just know that after they chatted for a while, Hannah called Chris and asked him to replace the guy in charge of "Tianqiao", and then what you see now happened."

It does sound like Hannah's vigorous and decisive work style. Jack is usually only responsible for making suggestions and will not take the initiative to interfere with Chris's management of the group.

Hannah, the rich lady, has always been a loyal user of major fashion brands. Except for those used for COSPLAY, the rest of her wardrobe is filled with high-end goods that Jack can't even name.

Seeing Jack and Beckett appear, Miranda greeted them with a warm smile that was not flattering, but definitely different from her usual condescending attitude. "Mr. Tawole, I didn't expect that you are..."

"You should call me Agent Tawalla. Of course, Jack's words are better because everyone calls me that." Jack interrupted her with a smile.

Jack had anticipated this scene when he asked Frank Reagan to verify this man's alibi.

The director knew something about his relationship with the Shangri-La Group, and Jack didn't ask for anything to be kept secret, so it was reasonable for him to tip off his old lover.

So the arrival of Hannah and Jiejie at this time may have just brought this scene forward.

Even if he is a "working emperor" who can compete with capital, he is still a "working man" in the final analysis. Miranda treats "Tianqiao" magazine as her own child, but she only symbolically owns some internal shares that are not allowed to be transferred.

Although Hannah and Jiejie's visit as members of the Shangri-La Group's board of directors was a bit abrupt, after a conversation, they directly removed the professional managers who were under their control.

Although she was surprised, how could the old and experienced Miranda be so stupid as to continue to put on such a superior attitude in front of everyone?

(End of this chapter)