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"James!" He didn't want to get out of the car before, but now it's Wes who wants to chase James. This partnership is really a 'good' combination. "Wait for me!" He threw his hands and pushed the car door, chasing James who had already walked away. scholar.
"Someone is dead! Hurry up!" Without looking back, James spotted a unit building and entered directly.
"Uh..." Wes was very speechless, "Now you remember our mission? Tsk, can you wait for me!" Wes has never been used to the working condition of clothes that block the police badge. We know, ordinary police officers The police badges are all exposed on the police uniforms, and it is clear at a glance that the police detectives are either covered by the coat or kept in the pocket. They will only show it when needed and flash it in front of others. How many people find this action attractive
A lot, but not Wes. While chasing James into the unit building, he buttoned his police badge on his coat, so that when James waved his police badge outside later, he would not be able to keep up. In the South District, he almost never showed off his police badge. Everyone Everyone knows that he is a policeman. Old Mel (South District second-hand store) proudly confirmed this. Wes did not need this action, "And the person is dead! If you hurry up now, the person will not come back to life!"
Yes, the two police detectives came to handle the case after taking a small detour to Kozier's apartment. It's no big deal, it's just that a republican was killed in his own home...
The winding stairs of the unit building, the scenery, well... everyone should feel familiar. It's not that the interiors of the buildings in the southeast are similar, but we have been here before, with Zach, and also with James. Yes, I've been here with Chapman, haha, Chapman is here.
The floor had been cordoned off by the police. Chapman glanced at James coming up from behind the cordon, and also saw Wes, James' new partner, following closely behind.
Chapman didn't say anything that would cause embarrassment. He nodded and gave way. "In addition to the information already in the report, the landlord of this apartment is inside, accompanied by his leader." Report the situation to the police detective who is actually handling the case. ? No, a reminder, "They're in there. You should prepare."
James glanced at Chapman with a slight twitch of his eyes, probably as a thank you for the reminder, and then looked at Weiss, a little gloomily, "This is why we didn't accept help from someone there just now!"
Let me explain here that when James and Wes left, Zach asked insincerely if he wanted help with James' case. Although others' freedom here was restricted, he didn't mind protecting James. Patton's great work of public order took a bit of a risk. The lack of sincerity is reflected in Zach’s raised eyebrows and the curved corners of his mouth. Understand, who is the great one. So naturally, I was rejected.
At that time, Wes didn't express an opinion, but James was a little speechless. Now, he knows the reason. Probably because he heard James' voice, Madison walked out of the apartment. The 'landlord's leader' glanced at James, walked back, and faced the young landlord Brian who was standing in the corner, "Detective Come, tell the detective again how you discovered it, and we can leave." He said it in a very calm and comforting tone, and then gave James a confirming look, and the person speaking changed, "We There’s no need to stay here anymore, right?”
James didn't look at Madison and walked straight towards Brian. They both knew each other clearly, but he still showed off the police badge on his waist and pretended not to know him, "Are you the landlord of this apartment, Brian?"
Let’s explain this case. It's more interesting than ordinary murder as everyone thinks.
The first is the location of the case, the southeast. I don't think anyone realizes what that means, and think back to when did the police care about murders in the Southeast
Where did Chapman choose to 'suicide' and why did he choose it? In the previous gang purges, how many people died or disappeared, and what was the attitude of the police
Now that one person is dead, two homicide detectives with a bright future and aura are sent to investigate the case. Now you realize something interesting.
The reason that led to the change in the attitude of the police was that the person who died next was a Republican. Well... Theoretically speaking, the race is a republic, the nationality is already a federal citizen, a federal citizen who immigrated legally.
The federation does not provide those who choose to become legal citizens of this country with the personal protection that a country should provide to its own people. Add something interesting.
The last bit of fun is that this used to be Brian's home.
Everyone still remembers that Brian wants to sell his house in the southeast. The result will be revealed now. He didn't actually sell his home, he rented it out. It's quite sensible. At a time when the real estate market in the southeast is inexplicably booming among immigrant republicans, being able to collect rent for a long time is ultimately more cost-effective than a one-time bombing. Who doesn't want more benefits, but if no murder happens, it would be perfect.
Brian had no expression at all. He glanced at James and then at Wes behind James. He said directly, "I don't want to talk to you. You hang out with the 'bad guys' and I don't believe you." It looked like Brian Ryan didn't want to pretend that he didn't know James. As for the bad guy in his mouth, it's naturally the vampire Zack. Don't forget that Brian hates Zach.
The corners of James' eyes twitched twice, but he had no objection. The detective didn't like to communicate with people who were mentally ill, so he looked at Wes and motioned for Wes to come on. He waved to Madison, looking for someone to talk to. The place.
The apartment was very small, as described before, and there were not many rooms. At Madison's signal, James entered the bathroom, and the two of them had already covered the entire space.
"The report says it was Brian who found the tenant dead."
Madison tilted her head, finding it difficult to avoid James's gaze in the narrow space, "Yes, this man's rent is one day late, and he came to collect the rent."
"But he didn't call the police. You did."
"Can you blame him?" Madison said with a hint of ridicule, "Your Northern District Police Department has never proven itself to be a trustworthy law enforcer in the Southeast. Hmm, let alone him." Brian's mother When he disappeared, calling the police was also one of Brian's options, and we all know how that ended.
James could counter the sarcasm with an emphatic, "You, call the police."
Madison reacted for a while before understanding what James was expressing, and continued sarcastically, "Otherwise, I'm a human, and I don't eat corpses. Do you want me to find an alien to solve the problem? Go to Skoll or ' General'…”
When did James miss it? Oh, an opportunity to express the differences between alien races and humans. Now is the right opportunity, isn't it? As the third type of alien, a human alien is indeed incompetent, but this guy knows a lot of people, as many as Zach
"I'd better save the trouble and go find the ghoul, and then all the trouble will be gone." Madison tilted her mouth, "Humph. I should have found someone from a different race, to save the trouble with your attitude."
James was ridiculed by himself. After all, he was a policeman who came to handle the case, wasn't he? His aversion to foreign races conflicted with his instinct as a policeman, and someone died. This was a fact. If Madison hadn't called the police, the cause and effect of the matter would no longer be meaningful. It would have been just another case of aliens disappearing from the world. The police would not have known that such a case was happening in the southeast.
Curling his lips, James turned his head and listened to the conversation outside. Brian was describing to Wes how he found the body. Quite boring, just like the case report. I don't know how many times Brian has repeated this, and his tone is nothing to worry about except a little impatience.
"How long have you been here?" James began to ask.
"All morning." Madison continued his sarcasm, "You are very efficient. Several waves of police have come. I hope you two detectives are the last wave."
James frowned, "Are you in a hurry?"
"In fact, I have. Do you know that Grande is having a funeral?" Madison's tone, hey, really didn't give James any face, "Grande is a customer of the mill, and Grande will take over and execute it at the Church of the Holy Child." Ceremony." Yes, the business that Madison gave to Louise before when she was paralyzed, "I have to go back to the South District to take over the work after the ceremony. And you stopped me here, with the only employee I can use... " Madison knew that James knew that Mill had lost Lyon, "So, detective, please do it as quickly as you can."
"Someone died!" James became gloomy, "Have some moral sense!"
"Sorry, I'm a person in the funeral industry. This is our morality. The deceased needs to rest in peace, and you are here." Pointing to the bathroom, in addition to the arrival of police detectives, there were also some mobile police officers, such as Chapman. , doing some survey work. "It is unethical to delay the routine work of the police without any progress."
"We are making progress!" James was a little irritated. "The autopsy has made a preliminary determination. The time of death..."
"Last night at midnight." Madison answered directly. "When Chapman came, Wander was with him. I took a quick look and confirmed it." Madison crossed his arms and looked at James, "You police still have What's the progress?" This is a provocation.
"The cause of death!" James glared at Madison, "It was massive bleeding caused by puncture wounds on the limbs..."
"Is this important?" Madison shook his head slightly with a mocking tone, "You may be interested. The 'General' sent someone up to take a look. The original words were, 'I always feel that there is an unpleasant smell somewhere. I saw the police running here, but I didn't know that someone was dead here.'" He continued to provoke, "You know, blood of the dead, vampires don't like the blood of the dead."
"What I want to say is that the deceased was tortured to death!" The emphasis here will be explained later.
"It's not important." Madison continued to shake his head, continue to taunt, and continue to provoke, "The deceased was tied to the bed. I thought your police had already taken photos. Hum, there is a dead person on the bed, this fact is enough. If I were you." He sighed, "Instead of waiting here for you police to slowly analyze this kind of thing, why not go downstairs and turn left to 'Skull'. There are a bunch of demons there who can tell you where the soul goes, and what do you want to know? , just ask."
With a wave of his hand, Madison was too lazy to continue talking to James, "Well, why do I waste time with you? I've already told Chapman this." It won't have any impact on the matter at this time, but it will It’s worth knowing why Madison has such an attitude towards James
Madison knows why Kate left Barton, but can't tell James. So Madison actually wanted to avoid James in his heart. Now that he was forced to live in the same room, it was naturally because of his bad attitude. He hoped that James would finish the matter soon and not bother him.
"You called the police!" James emphasized, gloomily not prepared to say more, "You shouldn't call the police if you find it troublesome!" He turned and left the bathroom, glanced at Wes who was still talking to Brian, and then looked at him again. Chapman does what ordinary police officers should do. James' eyes twitched, he clicked his tongue irritably, and walked towards the bedroom without saying hello to anyone.
Where the murder took place, blood stains were still clinging to the floor, and there was still a rich smell of blood in the air.
Remember when Zach first saw the photo on the file he said 'execution style murder'. It doesn’t matter how much Zach knows about this term, but the fact is that it is used to describe a murder in which the victim is completely unable to control his situation.
On the small double bed, there were still ropes stained red with blood on the railings at the top and bottom. James took out photos for comparison. The person bound with the big words in the photo overlapped with the bed in the real scene. The puncture wounds that had just been described on the limbs were soaked in dark red on the white sheets.
What made Zach make another execution judgment was that the Republican's head was not on his neck. Beheading was once a popular execution method, wasn't it
James changed the photo. This one was a close-up, focusing on the head placed on the bedside table. Of course, the head had been taken away, leaving only a stain of a color that would make people lose their appetite.
James just said that the cause of death was not beheading, but blood loss. This means that the police have made the judgment that the beheading occurred after the victim was dead. James originally planned to use this information that even Zach intuitively judged wrong to counter Madison's ridicule, but he didn't care.
Beheading is just a personal act, gesture, logo, and style that will not have any more impact on the victim's state of death. Detective, at least James now believes that this personal behavior will be the key to him solving the case. So holding up the photo for comparison, James squatted next to the bedside table and began to suppress the human instinct of rejection, approaching and observing the bedside table.
Another piece of evidence of police delays. James could see the complete scene with his own eyes, at least before the body was transported back to the police station. But, we all know what happened to James in the morning, don't we? Bureaucracy delayed our James' chance to arrive at the scene as soon as possible... No, it's not even bureaucracy, it was just the top brass of the police department arguing about what to do Just arranging James' work! James is a troublesome existence in his own right.
"Did you see anything?"
"No." James glanced at Wes who came in, "What did the landlord say?" James wanted to pretend not to know each other to the end, which was quite childish.
"It's nothing." Wes's face became a little strange. "He asked me if he could take away the cash here. The rent was not confiscated. The previous police did not allow him to touch the things here. He also asked me if the place would be cleaned up later. It’s the police department’s job, uh, no, will the city be responsible or should he handle it.”
Is there a problem? During natural disasters, it is the government that provides relief to the affected people. Murder can be considered a 'natural disaster', isn't it an irresistible factor? Who should blame this blood-stained apartment... What a real question.
James answered, with a frown on his face, "No! He can handle it himself!"
"That's what I answered." Weiss shook his head helplessly, "I am also a bad guy now." (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine. The biggest motivation. Please go to m.)