"Please forgive me and Sass for being... rude, but we all belong to the same team and should share information, right?" Cora was silent for a while, and finally spoke again.
"No, Mrs. Cora, you misunderstood. It's not that we don't want to tell you, but we can't be sure until we see the report of Mr. and Mrs. John!" Hill flashed his eyes and explained with a smile, "Since you Persist, then let's talk about some of our guesses. Of course, my reasons and Qin Lun's may not be the same."
Hill looked at Michelle who was driving, and took out the victim's three "copper coins" from his pocket.
"The cultural background of the world of Nars is somewhat similar to ours. According to some religious legends of the Earth Federation, after death, the soul needs to cross the River Styx to reach the afterlife. There is a ferryman in the River Styx, but it It is not a free transfer of souls. So, the relatives of the deceased will put a coin in the mouth of the deceased, so that they can travel safely!"
"Do you think there are similar myths and legends in the world of Nars?" Cora asked curiously.
"Yes, I checked these 'copper coins' and just found out that they are not ordinary currency, but the bones of a creature that is part of the frontal bone of a troll. If a troll dies, the frontal part of the skull is A coin-like hole will appear."
Hill picked up two of the three "copper coins" and handed one to Qin Lun and Cora, "Check the myths and legends of the world of Nars, and you will find that the God of Redemption was originally a troll Sassoon Full. The God of Redemption forgives the sins of the world and escorts them to the world after death with this skull coin as the price. This thing is also a kind of enchanting material, which can be brought into the Broken Starry Sky, let us each have one!"
"But... I don't understand, what does this have to do with whether the murderer in the two cases is the same person?" Cora asked even more puzzled, rubbing the coin on the skull.
"The murderer in the villa case put the skull coin into the victim's mouth, indicating that he hoped that the deceased could be redeemed after death. He was full of hypocritical pity, just like a very principled killer!" Qin Lun looked at Hill narrowly. Blinked.
"Sometimes, the murderer's behavior will reflect his own psychological state. The victim's couple had their eyes gouged out and their abdomen cut open, and they were put in a specific position to hug their daughter. Except for a broken neck, the little girl had no trauma, which shows that the murderer did not want She suffered too much. During the murder, the murderer imagined the little girl as himself, and hoped that he could also have such a happy family."
Speaking of this, Qin Lun looked at Hill with a smile, "The eyes of the couple were gouged out, which shows that the murderer was ashamed of his actions and did not want the victim's soul to look at him. Skull coins were put into the mouths of the three people. He hoped that the three of them would be redeemed and not leave any resentment towards him. As for the victim’s lost internal organs, I’m afraid they were taken away and eaten by the murderer. This is an ogre with a tragic childhood and a bit of religious paranoia.”
Facing Qin Lun's mocking eyes, Hill turned his head expressionlessly, and counterattacked without showing any weakness: "We haven't seen the case files of John and his wife, and we don't know the information about the other murderer for the time being. However, Police Maloof The chief once said that John and his wife died in a miserable state. They were almost torn to pieces, and their flesh and blood were trampled and mixed into the soil. This should be a beast with no respect for life and no principle, worse than the ogre in the villa case Even more brutal and inhumane!"
"Hmph!" Qin Lun snorted coldly, turned his head away and stopped talking.
"Oh, well, I see, a principled hypocritical ogre, an inhuman executioner!" Cora felt something wrong between the two, and twisted her body uneasily.
The three returned to the police station in a strange atmosphere. Michel followed the instructions of Sergeant Maloof and called them the file on the murder of John and his wife.
The bloody photos and on-site records verified Hill and Qin Lun's guess. The murderer who killed John and his wife was as cruel as a wild beast. It almost tore John and his wife into pieces. The situation at the scene and the murder in the villa are two different styles.
Perhaps Sheriff Maloof was also aware of this at the time, so he chose to compromise and let them watch the case materials and participate in the investigation of the case in some form.
"Look at the corpses in the photos, did you find anything?" Cora pointed to the photos with bright eyes. The female policewoman in Esmila felt like a newcomer to work along the way. With a little discovery, I can't wait to show my ability.
"The incisions on these corpses are neat, not caused by the minions of wild beasts. Judging from the broken section of the bones, it should be a thick-backed machete, or a heavy weapon such as a mountain axe." Qin Lun glanced at it and said immediately.
Qin Lun himself is a doctor who is proficient in anatomy, and John and his wife are human beings, so his judgment is almost as good as that of a professional forensic doctor.
"Beasts that can use tools, or intelligent creatures that have lost their intelligence!" Hill dropped the photo and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, there's nothing to see, we should go back and discuss it!"
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"You mean to say that John and his wife were killed by a madman, not a mysterious phenomenon! But in this way, there is no way to explain the disappearance of the three children!" Seth looked surprised Looking at Qin Lun and the others intently, seeing that his wife did not refute his opinion, he frowned immediately.
"Perhaps the death of the Johns and the disappearance of the three children are two different things!" Hansen shrugged uncertainly.
"You guys have done a good job, this is the end of the intelligence collection! In any case, we need to go to the Crystal Lake camping area to see. Only by going to the scene can we understand what happened to the family!" Seth stood up and pulled As Cora walked out, "Gentlemen, see you tomorrow!"
After the Sass and his wife returned to their room, Qin Lun and the others were slightly silent.
"Okay, they're all gone, do you two have anything else to say?" Hansen looked at Hill and Qin Lun, pouted.
"No, Hansen, what we just said is the whole situation. This incident...is weird!" Hill frowned, stood up and walked around the room, "I always feel that something is wrong, but... I said don't come out!"
"Does it feel too simple! John and his wife were killed by lunatics, and their children were taken away by the murderer, or rescued by others." Qin Lun walked to the window, looking at the sunset outside the window, his eyes flickered slightly, " No matter what secrets there are in this incident, it seems too easy, right? It seems that compared with the tasks that the apostles need to participate in, they are not at the same level at all!"
"That's right, that's how it feels!" Hill's eyes lit up, and he nodded cautiously, "The death of John and his wife is not weird enough, and the damage caused on the scene is still within the scope of manpower. No matter what took away the three children Things, it seems that there is no need for a team of apostles to rescue them, and the crisis in the entire Crystal Lake City is almost the same!"
"Did you guys forget that this is just a guide mission, maybe after this matter is resolved, the main mission will be introduced!" Hansen rolled his eyes and said angrily, "It's too much to do missions with you guys." Hard work, there will always be so many conspiracy theories!"
"Hansen, Hill, maybe we thought about the wrong direction of the mission!" Qin Lun pulled the curtain suddenly, turned around and said softly, "I mean, don't you feel that the world of Nars itself is very weird?"
"Qin Lun, what aspect are you referring to?" Hansen and Hill looked at each other and asked warily.
"Look at this room, look at the streets outside, look at everything we saw in Crystal Lake City. Have you ever seen traces of magic? Have you seen a magic item?" Qin Lun's eyes flashed a gleam , "You need to know this world... but it is a world of demons in the stage of popularization of the magic net!"
Hansen's pupils shrank, but Hill didn't show surprise, but his face slowly became serious.
"Have you noticed it too? It seems that we should exchange ideas with each other..." Hill said slowly.
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"Hey, dear, what's the matter? Are you unhappy going out with those two earthlings today?" Seth held his wife's cheeks and said apologetically, "Sorry, Broken Starry Sky arranged for me The identity of the plot is not suitable, otherwise I would not let you go with them alone!"
"No, Seth, I just think...we should treat them with more respect, today's case..." Cora frowns, faltering.
"Oh, by the way, today's case!" Seth said with a big smile, "Honey, your performance today is really good. If the Crystal Lake City Police Department hired you, I'm afraid this case would have been solved long ago. Really. Knowing what those centaurs are for, such a simple case..."
"Seth, Seth... shut up, stop laughing!" Cora stared at her husband with an ugly face.
"What's wrong, honey?" Seth scratched his head in embarrassment.
He used to be a patrolman, responsible for city patrols and violent assaults, and Cora was the real murder detective. Although the two are colleagues, they work in different ways, and he has always been proud of his wife's intelligence.
"Today's case...is not my fault!" Cora sighed, and told Seth about the day's experience in detail.
"This... Maybe, maybe they are just lucky!" After hearing his wife's narration, Seth's eyes widened in disbelief.
"No, it's not luck, Seth! That kind of observation, that sharpness, that analytical judgment... I mean, I never thought of it! Even the serious crime unit I was in once required days of case analysis Only by working together can we draw those conclusions!" Cora stared at her husband and said seriously, "Sass, those two people are not ordinary people, absolutely not like what they said, one is a pastor and the other is a doctor!"
"I don't understand, and I don't believe it!" Seth swept all the things on the table to the ground with a gloomy face, and growled in a low voice, "They're just people from Earth, just people from Earth!"
"Sass, don't be like this. In fact, you understand in your heart that we are not racist. There are no racists in Esmira. We... we just need faith, new faith!" Cora hugged her husband from behind , tears streaming down his face.
"No, Cora, no..." Seth hugged his head in pain, and knelt down in front of the table.