Chapter Seven: A Family
David walks the few steps with Lui to his car, Lui explaining that he walked from the club to the station after Ohm took his car to his place. Lui pleads Ohm's innocence, fussing over minor details the forensic team can worry about later, once David has his hands on the murder weapon. Lui and David climb into his car, Lui giving David directions to his home.
"You understand I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't at the very least, question Ryan, yes?" David stops Lui, annoyed with his fussing. "I will take into account the fingerprints belong to him because he is the owner of the implement, but at the moment he's going to be our prime suspect."
Lui pales at that, sinking further into the worn leather passenger seat of David's car. "I... we're a family at the club, okay? I know that sounds weird and gross, but we really are. Ohm and Evan are both really young, for this line of work, and I worry about them. Especially now that there's a murderer running around."
David raises an eyebrow, turning down the street as Lui tells him. "Are they teenagers or something? You're no older yourself." He inquires. Most would call David nosy, but being a detective for so long will do that to a man.
Lui giggles, childishly, and shakes his head. "No sir. Ohm and Evan are both in their twenties. I'm thirty-three."
David chokes on his spit at that. "Thirty-three? You look twenty!" He scoffs, shocked.
Lui smiles, he's good at smiling, David decides, before listening to what he has to say. "No, I'm sure I'm thirty-three. Thanks for the compliment though, sir." He winks, then David decides Lui is a flirt, and a tactical one at that. David guesses that most strippers are but- he doesn't want to stereotype them. David is pulled from his thoughts by Lui's soft voice. "This driveway coming up on the right, the one with the blue car."
David pulls into the driveway, shutting off his car as he and Lui climb out. It's a nice house, but David suspects no less. Lui's work can't pay cheap. He follows Lui up the steps, raising an eyebrow when Lui knocks on his own door. Two knocks. Pause. Five knocks. Pause. One knock.
David is about to open his mouth to ask but then the lock is turned and Ohm opens the door in his regular clothing, addressing Lui and not David. Scared, David thinks, poor thing. Ohm steps from the doorway and Lui follows, waving David in next.
"Ryan, right?" David asks, trying to be kind. "How are you holding up?"
Ohm sighs, shrugging. "I, I'm really sorry I didn't say earlier. But Tyler was lurking around and- I can't lose that job."
Lui gives David a motherly look, as if he's warning David to be kind and tread lightly. David writes a note in the back of his mind, Lui is protective and honestly, quite an interesting individual David would like to find out more about.
David chuckles softly. "It's alright, Ryan. Can you tell me when you misplaced the baton?" He asks, pulling out his notepad. Lui seems to zone in on it, like it's a loaded gun.
Ryan looks to Lui nervously, wiggling his toes in his socks. "Can we... sit down, or something? Please?"
Lui nods, patting Ohm's shoulder. He gives David a warm smile, taking a few steps into the house. "Right this way detective. Would you like anything to drink?"
David raises an eyebrow, following Lui and Ohm through the archway and into the living room. "No thank you."
Ryan and Lui sit on the couch and David sits in the chair across, waiting for this supposed intel. Not only that, but he'd love get the damn murder weapon, considering it is his only lead. David hates himself for it, but small talk was never his strong point so he returns to where they left off in the hall. "Ryan, the baton?"
Ryan clears his throat and crosses his legs, nodding. "Yeah uh, I went back stage to get it but it wasn't there... I didn't have time to look until it was time for me to perform so I just got on stage without it. I looked for it after but I couldn't find it, and this morning... I found the body and I told Lui and Lui grabbed the baton and then told Tyler and Evan, he started to freak out and then the police showed up, I, I didn't do it, I swear, I hate blood."
Lui steps in, lightning the mood with a giggle. "Trust me, I took off my heels after a full shift, my toes were bleeding, and Ohm lost it."
"Alright. And where is the weapon now?"
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