Chapter 1281 Competition between fashion magazines
After a "hard" communication, Jack realized that he seemed to be regarded as a trick of picking up girls because of the phone call just now.
I thought that he had met a strange man who pretended to be a spy to play a middle-aged housewife not long ago, but he didn't take it much, but was amused and laughed at the girl's repeated emphasis on the fact that he already had a boyfriend.
Fortunately, the facts are more eloquent than words. After Jack took her into the 12th branch of NYPD, and seeing this guy greeting the police inside with familiarity, Andy let go of the last bit of suspicion in his heart.
Although judging people by appearance is a derogatory term, it is a problem that most people have more or less. People with good looks can always gain certain privileges in all aspects, and of course they will also have corresponding worries.
Just like when Jack entered "The Overpass" before, girls with good looks like Andy would naturally be the focus of the audience, and then all kinds of pretentious guys rushed to come up to chat with him.
Donuts and coffee are the best gifts for the police officers who are working. Although Jack didn't have time to make a small cake today, he just bought some on the way, but it also made everyone overjoyed. Even Cassel couldn't help but take one.
As someone expected, NYPD's investigation had already made a name for itself. Through the search for the surrounding area of the crime, a female seamstress provided important clues.
The female seamstress said that when she got off night shift the night before, she noticed that there was a man wandering around the entrance of the alley at the crime scene, and recognized it at a glance that it was the guy on the sketch portrait provided by Grace.
For her professional sensitivity, she also accurately described the other person's clothes: "The dark suit is of good texture and is made of blended wool; she also wore a striped tie with a special style, with dark red and dark blue stripes, embroidered with a golden triangle pattern."
Kassel, who often goes to major clubs (clubs), almost without thinking, judged that this is the member tie of the Carlton Club because he has the same one.
So Beckett decisively chose the latter between wasting time applying for a search warrant and asking his dear writer's boyfriend to find an acquaintance.
Kassel did not disappoint. After spending a ticket, he successfully asked the man in the sketch portrait from a club employee.
Marcus Conway - a partner of a well-known law firm and legal counsel to the magazine to which the fashion publication "Elegant Woman".
And previously said that "Skybridge" and "The Metropolis" are the top three fashion magazines in New York, and this one ranks third.
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The Elegant Woman Magazine, well-dressed, middle-aged man, who was about 40 years old and had half of his hair, received a group of four people in an open office, Beckett and Cassel, Jack and Andy.
"No matter whether you are NYPD or FBI, murder charges are worthy of careful consideration." After listening to Beckett explaining his purpose, Marcus Conway, a lawyer, immediately showed a vigilant expression.
It was not the first time Beckett has dealt with a suspect who was an attorney, and he retorted without hesitation, "I am just stating the facts.
We have witnesses who saw you threaten Ella Hayes, and another witness has seen you appear near her killing site, and the time coincides with the time of her killing.
You have an obligation to clarify this matter, what do you think? Mr. Conway. "
Without waiting for Marcus Conway to answer, a woman who seemed a few years younger than Miranda, the editor-in-chief of "Skybridge", walked straight into the office, "I heard that the police came here, what happened, Marcus?" ”
“What are you? "Beckett looked at the other person, but Jack noticed Andy secretly hid behind him, obviously recognizing the other person.
"I am Golia Robbins, editor-in-chief of "Elegant Women". "Her eyes swept across everyone, and when she saw Andy, her eyes twitched, as if she had recognized her. "They regarded me as the murderer of Ella Hayes. "Marcus Conway looked unfair. Golia Robbins seemed to have heard some joke, "Ha, this is such a big misunderstanding. ”
"It sounds like you all know Ella Hayes. Can you tell the story?" Although Beckett used a question, his tone was unquestionable.
Jack was thinking about whether to call Chris and asked him to simply buy the magazine and pretend to be a big one, but the other party gave in.
The female editor winked at Marcus Conway, nodded slightly to tell the truth, and the latter spoke reluctantly, "We approached Ella before and wanted to hire her to work for us."
Cassel was unceremonious and translated him, "What do you mean, do you want to obtain some confidential internal information about "Sky Bridge" through her?"
"We will not admit this statement." The lawyer decisively denied, "Besides, she rejected me in a very fierce way." "But the statement we got was that your attitude was not very friendly at the time, and this was not a kind attitude of asking for help." Jack, who had been watching coldly, suddenly interrupted.
He could see that the female editor seemed to be afraid of Andy. Although he didn't know the reason, it did not prevent him from seizing the opportunity to ask questions at this time.
"This is a highly competitive industry, and any information is crucial. I admit that I was a little anxious at that time, but that was because of it."
Marcus Conway stopped in time, glanced at Golia Robbins beside him and emphasized, "I can guarantee that after she rejected me with such obvious extreme words, I calmly accepted my failure and never contacted her again."
But this statement obviously did not satisfy Beckett. She also turned to look at the editor-in-chief, "What do you want to know through Ella? Fashion trend information for next season?"
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This is Kassel's previous idea of thinking, of course this is just a casual statement.
Golia Robbins hesitated for a moment, looked at Andy, who was pretending to be transparent behind Jack, and hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Maybe you have heard that an emerging technology company called Shangri-La bought "Sky Bridge" and its magazine last month."
Beckett and Kassel looked at each other, looking at Jack with a little surprise.
Of course they know who "Shangri-La" belongs to, and it is no exaggeration to say that Jack can be regarded as half of Kassel's boss, and someone just signed a long-term contract to repay him.
Jack shrugged at the two of them, indicating that he had just learned about this. "In today's digital age, it is no exaggeration for us traditional magazines to say that it is difficult, but it is obvious that the SBL APP, owned by Shangri-La, holds the current traffic password. We heard that they have a plan to build Miranda's Baby Magazine into a truly leading European and American fashion." "What plan?" Kassel asked subconsciously.
"That's exactly what we want to know, because we're also trying to do a network business, but we haven't achieved satisfactory gains," Goria Robbins replied with a sigh.
(This chapter ends)