It might be the Sunday relationship, it might be the 'angel', it might be Sibella's conversation. Zach always had a feeling that something else would happen today.
And we know that every time Zach has this premonition, it comes true. This time, there will be no exception.
afternoon.
When Zach heard the siren, the first people to appear in Grandry were the neighbor Poch Quinn's wife and children, Moon and Andrew, "Sibella is dead."
"What?" Zach blinked.
"I don't know what the situation is, but Boqi said that the police have talked to him and will come to you next. It seems that the police are looking back at what they did before Sibella died."
"Wait a minute." If someone dies suddenly and a case needs to be handled by the police, the police will look back at the deceased's schedule. This is normal, but why "Have the police looked for Bochi? Why have they looked for Bochi?"
"Oh, because Sibella went to the nursing home for a psychological evaluation a few days ago." Moon reminded Zach, "You know, she went there after notifying you on the phone to use vampire blood to create a republican alien race, and she was still in the nursing home. You stayed there for a day, while you and your Zmich followers were killing wizards in the Tower of Babel..."
"Uh, thank you." Zach already knew the timeline. "Thanks for the notice. It's time for you to go back. You can't stay here when the police come."
"Yeah." The neighbor who sent the message left the Grande. After waiting for half a minute, the police cars running parallel to each other drove into the Grande.
Zach looked at the police car that stopped together and gave up his choice - both cars were familiar to Zach, one was James' car and the other was Coulson's car. Although no one has told Zach the details of the case yet, Zach has already guessed that the location of the case should be at the junction of the North and South Districts. The police in the two districts still have differences on the location of the case.
The person who got out of James' car was Wes. Relying on his youth, he moved faster and stood in front of Zach before Detective Coulson. "While James is on vacation, I drive his car."
It was a waste of the opportunity Wes had to explain boring things. Detective Coulson followed closely and glanced at the living area employees who had already noticed him. They were more sensible than Weiss, "Mr. Grande, can we go to the office to talk?"
Zach nodded and gave way without participating in the competition between the two detectives. Anyway, these two people were extremely familiar with Grande's structure. He followed the two of them upstairs.
After entering the office, Zach looked at the two acquaintances sitting together and said, "How can I help you, Detective?" He was very polite.
Coulson handed Zach a piece of information first, "Sibella Corden, does Mr. Grand know this name?"
"I know." Zach opened the file and then closed it immediately. Seeing Sibera lying in a pool of blood was not a comfortable experience. "She came to Grande today." Zach said now If you are sure you can tell the detective.
Zach was actually recalling the case when James and Coulson were partners. The reason for recalling these is that Zach wanted to confirm whether Coulson and Sibella had any intersection.
We may center on Zach, see all kinds of people or things in Barton, and feel that Zach's personal social network is complicated and troublesome. But we must not take this abnormal social relationship as common sense. We need to be clear that many people in Zach’s network have no intersection with each other.
Of course, Zach only recalled it this way because of Coulson's relationship, so Wes had no scruples in this regard.
This is probably the reason why Wes remains silent now - Wes is also afraid of saying something to Zach that he shouldn't say and attracting the attention of Detective Coulson.
"Yes, we have information in this regard." Detective Coulson seemed to be thinking about his words, "Sir, could you please tell me the reason why Sibella came to visit Grande?"
"Ahem." Wes made a pose of a thinker on his seat.
This is an obvious reminder, but... a reminder of what? Zack needs more information than 'ahem' to figure out what Wes is trying to say!
It doesn't matter, Zach won't be troubled by such a small thing. With an impatient expression, he pushed back the information that Coulson had just handed him, "We are all acquaintances, let's just skip some unnecessary police procedures." This was of course intentional, "Someone died, troublesome A case was born." Pointing to police detectives from two different jurisdictions, "And I can help you." In three sentences, Zach turned the person he was being questioned by the police into a provider of help. The fourth sentence, "You have to admit that there are some things that James Lance is better than you. He never talks about those bullshit rules and procedures to me. He just says what he has to say."
If the two detectives were still worried about something in the first three sentences, the fourth sentence would definitely resonate with them.
Wes was the first to make a move. Wes looked helpless as Coulson took the lead and leaned forward, "Zach, did the deceased (Sibella) come to Grandry to arrange the funeral?"
"If so." Zach was observing Coulson's expression, "You need a search warrant before I can tell you. This is required by law."
Coulson's helpless face turned into irritation, "I told you!" He said it to Weiss, seemingly complaining.
Wes ignored Coulson and continued to tell Zach, "We know your relationship with the deceased." This should be what Wes tried to remind Zach just now, "Alice Grande was raped by you and Benjamin's father." Before the elder Grande was officially adopted, he once lived in Sibella's house, which is in the Alice file of the city government."
"Oh." Zach raised his eyebrows. Thanks to Wes for reminding him, he really forgot about this when he recalled it just now.
Weiss continued, "We know that the deceased and Grande had a special personal relationship, but this personal relationship is not important now. What is important is Sibella's schedule these days." Weiss was quite kind. See He glanced at Coulson and handed the conversation over to Coulson.
Coulson shook his head, probably too happy with the feeling of being given a charity opportunity. He picked up the information returned by Zach and turned to the back. "The deceased Sibella has visited the nursing home in the South District in the past few days. Glen De Funeral Home, and Benjamin’s Outdoor Equipment Rental Store (Zunmen Office). Then at noon today, on the way back to Paisiying, the bus driver forced the bus driver to stop, and got off the bus at the junction of the North and South Districts." Turn to At the front, looking at the death photo that Zach had just seen, "He was found dead on the side of the road by a bus driver who passed by later."
Coulson closed the file and looked at Weiss, "The Southern District Police Department determined that it was suicide because we found the death tool on the body." A photo extracted from the file was handed to Zach again. When Zach looked at it, Coulson said in a tone that he didn't know how to evaluate, "A traditional Indian style sacrificial dagger. Pai Siying is preparing for the carnival recently. The deceased Sibella is one of the planners of the carnival. This dagger will be used in the carnival." One of the items on display in the cultural exhibition." When Zach returned the photo, "It has been sent to the North District Police Station for inspection. Apart from the deceased himself, there are no traces of use by a second person. It was a suicide."
Oh, Sibella committed suicide.
But immediately, Wes glared at Detective Coulson, "This is not a suicide." As a homicide detective, Wes was very suitable to say this, "The exhibits that will be displayed at the Paisine Carnival, except In addition to contributions from the Indian residents living in Pais, most of it came from donations in the will of the late Mrs. Queen."
Mrs. Queen, in this case, was brought up. Zach looked at Wes, not sure where this was going.
"The North District Police Department has been receiving reports from the Paisin Carnival Management Committee..." Wes's face wrinkled and he looked at Zach seriously, "Yes, this committee exists and is registered with the city government!" Well, that's an answer. He made a point that made Zach confused, and then continued, "We have been receiving alarm calls from the committee, and their collections have been being destroyed by some malicious elements. Some members have also received malicious threats, Sibei There are death threat letters at La's home." Weiss looked a little unhappy, "But after several investigations, the North District Police Department has not caught the suspect." Weiss shook his head, "We at the North District Police Department believe that The group of malicious men attacked the deceased. Sibella was murdered."
After Zach listened, he had a question, "Why would someone intimidate the... uh, committee that preserves Indian culture?"
The answer was Coulson, "What's the reason? Some people can't see that the land prices in Paisiying have gone up because of the carnival last year. Paisiing focuses on Indian culture, so those people naturally attack it."
This was quite a joking statement, but to Zach's surprise, Wes actually agreed, "Zach, more and more federal westerners are coming to Barton!"
That’s the point, isn’t it!
Zach opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Coulson jumped in first, "I said you people from the west are sick!" The people Coulson was talking about should be North District Director Darcy, and Weiss, who is considered half a Westerner, said, "I have also heard about social discrimination in the West. Indians have no status and no money, right? But I'm sorry, we in Barton don't have such boring social rules. All the citizens living here , as long as they are legal citizens, they are all equal!"
"Detective." Zach raised his hand and gestured to Coulson, "I have been to Vega in the West, and I have experienced the oppression of Indians in the Western society." In fact, Zach has never seen Indians in the West. Living conditions, but that’s the point, isn’t it? Zach has been in Vega City for so long, but he hasn’t seen an Indian! "I think Detective Weiss has a point."
Coulson was still shaking his head. It seemed that the middle-aged man still had the characteristic of not wanting the murder case to be established. "It makes sense, right? Barton is becoming more and more attractive as a city, and more and more people from all over the federation are Come to Barton! And then these people live in Barton with their own opinions! These people just have some stubborn social prejudices and can't see some things! So what?"
how? Weiss looked at Coulson with a wrinkled face, "Someone died, or a very important figure in Patton's Indian cultural circle was murdered!"
"Murder is just your conclusion, isn't it?" Coulson was not ready to back away, "You just said that she had been receiving threats before her death, and then she had some psychological pressure and came to the nursing home in the South District for psychological evaluation..."
Zach raised his eyebrows but did not interrupt, because now Zach knew that he was about to hear what the two detectives said to Porky Quinn.
"... You have heard before that the nursing home rejected Sibella's application for admission to the hospital for recuperation... "
reject? Zach didn't show any emotion, but he remembered that Pochi said, 'Sibella is not a patient in a sanatorium.' Of course, Pochi's context at that time was that the souls of those wizards were not patients in the sanatorium, so Zach was asked not to ask him if he was looking for someone.
"... Then the deceased, who had nowhere to relieve his stress, was still under threats and work pressure after returning home." Coulson said with a confident look, as if this was Sibella's mental journey during her lifetime, "So she decided to commit suicide to relieve herself. She came to Grande Funeral Home, with which she had a personal relationship, to arrange her own funeral to satisfy her final fantasy of welcoming death gracefully." Coulson suddenly looked at Zach, "All we need is Grande's The owner, our Mr. Zachary Grande, confirmed to us that the deceased had indeed prepared a funeral in advance, and my reasoning was correct, case closed, it was a suicide!"
Huh, it turns out this is Coulson's purpose.
Zach didn't respond immediately, and it was too late. Wes: "Then is there any part in your reasoning that she also went to Benjamin's Outdoor Products Store?" Although Wes's tone was a bit arrogant, his meaning was still quite objective. "Is she going to inquire about a place where Benjamin can meet his death gracefully? After all, who wants to have their body lying on the street being watched by a whole bus of passengers?"
Coulson folded his arms and leaned against the back of the chair and stopped talking.
Zack thought for a moment, "Wes, can I talk to Detective Coulson, alone?"
"Zach..." Wes saw Zach's eyes, gave up saying anything, stood up and left the office.
"Detective Coulson. Be honest with me." Zack spoke after the office door was closed by Wes, "Why do you want this case to be a suicide? I can tell you right now that Sibella didn't talk to me about anything. Regarding the funeral, your reasoning is childish and extremely irresponsible. You are not such a detective." Zack saw that Coulson's face looked unnatural, so he added, "But if your reasons are enough to convince me, I As long as I cooperate with your reasoning, I am even willing to help you convince Benjamin that Sibella did go to Benjamin to consult on a suitable place to commit suicide."
Detective Coulson took a deep breath and let out a long breath. It was not relaxing, but on the contrary, it was heavy, "Because of Darcy."
What the hell? Zach answered without any preparation, "What does Director Darcy have to do with this case?" Because Coulson just complained about people from the West
"We don't want to deal with this case at all." Coulson answered, "After the case occurred, our Southern District Police Department directly sent the case to the North District Police Department." Coulson looked at Zach, "We are very busy now. Busy expanding the South District Police Station." This is what Zach knows, preparing for the future development of the South District. Hehe, the resources that the Southern District Police Department now has were obtained with Zach's help. "So if there is any disputed case in the jurisdiction, we can't wait for the North District Police Department to investigate it!" These words are sincere, but they are coming soon. , "But after the handover was completed, Darcy suddenly stopped and forced the case into the hands of our Southern District Police Station."
Do you want Zach to guess? Guess, Darcy heard that the deceased was the wizard Sibella. This was a hot potato that a inheritor from the west dared not touch, but Darcy cowardly threw it to the Southern District Police Station.
Zach asks, "What about Wes?" The truth is Wes is here, investigating the case.
"Huh." Coulson rolled his eyes, "As I said just now, the test results of the murder weapon are enough for us to conclude that the case is a suicide. We have just sent the case report and are preparing to close the case. This Weiss The detective airborne. I have no idea what Darcy in the North District is planning." Coulson's face was suddenly full of malice. It's understandable. With the death of Detective Levine and the current betrayal, Coulson It's strange to have a slight affection for Darcy, "But since the North District Police Department is led by a guy like this, then don't expect me to back down!"
So the fact is that Coulson used his personal emotions, which led to naive reasoning in the case.
Zach pursed his lips and didn't reply, "I'll talk to Wes, alone."
Coulson stood up without saying much. He opened the door and called Weiss. Like Weiss, he closed the door.
Zach's first question was, "Are you sick?" Uh, so direct, Zach also lost his self-cultivation, "Sibella is probably enjoying non-human life happily somewhere now, and decided the case is Will murder do any good to the North District Police Department and Darcy?"
Wes's face was filled with a bitter frown, "Sibella is enjoying an inhuman life. But not somewhere, in my house! I was not ordered to come here by the North District Police Department, I was ordered by Sibella Forced to come!"
Oh, dear wizard Sibella, what do you want to do? (To be continued)