The conversation between Saint and Taylor was put on hold. Sissi stood on the front porch of the sea view villa with a sullen face, watching the butt of the car getting further and further away until it completely disappeared.
The seats in the car were switched, and Mike was thrown into the passenger seat. In the back seat, Zach sat on the east side to avoid the sun, and Tyler and Wes sat next to each other.
Although Wes's expression was always unnatural, he still explained in detail the clues that the police knew.
The clues mainly focus on old Mel. Yesterday was Saturday, and Teddy stayed at his friend Nathan's house to 'do homework' as usual on weekends. When Teddy left, Nathan's parents notified Mel Sr. to report. But because everyone was familiar with each other, and there was no one in the South District who didn't know the fat boy Teddy, so neither party felt the need to pick him up.
But even with Teddy's short legs, the journey of about 20 minutes at most was delayed for more than an hour. Old Mel began to worry, but at this time it had nothing to do with the disappearance. Old Mel just hit a few I called and asked the people around me if they had seen the fat, naughty kid sneaking away to play.
According to the residential branch of the South District, Old Mel's phone has covered a wide enough area! But even if the replies he got were all negative, Mel's worries were more about the more realistic thing that his grandson would be beaten by his mother if he didn't come back.
Old Mel's worries about reality are not necessarily related to whether anyone will come to his house for dinner. Wes, who wandered into Old Mel's house for dinner as scheduled, used his police intuition to amplify his worries.
Wes had a good reason. A fat boy everyone knew wouldn't disappear without a trace.
The disappearance was really raised, and Wes took advantage of the few rights he had to call the police for Mel Sr., who suddenly became seriously worried. The search really began at that time.
The only clue the police had was the Nathan family who finally confirmed Teddy's departure. adults. All Nathan's parents could give the police was the exact time Teddy left their home. Instead, Nathan, who was also a child, gave clues to the beach.
"He said they had been discussing going to the beach, but their parents never allowed them to go to such a dangerous place." Wes's expression was a little downcast, "Nathan, that child, was completely unaware that his friend had disappeared. When When we asked him, he was still losing his temper. If Teddy went alone, we would break up with him."
Wes shook his head, "When the adults realized the seriousness of the matter and taught him a lesson, he reacted and started crying uncontrollably."
He seems to be another bratty boy. But now is not the time to lament these things, the current goal is to visit Nathan's house again.
"The other person is a child." Did you think Taylor would say anything about the Holy Mother? Not at all. "So you made a stupid mistake."
Taylor is not a beautiful woman in the general sense. Although she is young, her skin is obviously overexposed to the sun, and only a very light makeup covers her fine blemishes. When he is not smiling, his stiff face makes people want to avoid him unconsciously. Like it is now.
"Crying is a child's cheapest weapon." Taylor said with a cold face and shook his head, "To gain attention, gain sympathy, and escape responsibility, this cheap weapon is the most practical thing."
Wes frowned, but his ex-soldier instincts wouldn't allow him to contradict the woman.
"You didn't ask that Nathan at all. Why the beach." Taylor glanced at Wes, "You are a soldier. You should know better than those policemen. You should not be swayed by the other person's emotions! It's still such a cheap weapon! You Far more advanced than that! Since it is an interrogation, we have to..."
Taylor suddenly stopped talking, and then this not-so-pretty woman became beautiful because she smiled, and she smiled a little shyly. "Sorry, I'm used to it. It's not an interrogation, just a question, haha."
Taylor, whose personality was briefly exposed, stopped talking and quietly leaned on his seat and kept smiling.
But she's right. It doesn't matter if the police were swayed by a child. Or is it a deliberate ignorance of the severity of the situation? After all, a child's willfulness in wanting to go to the beach is not comparable to being missing.
As a result, the police searched the beach as the only clue and found Teddy's belongings, proving that the beach clue was correct. However, if we completely put aside the subjective impression of children in people's minds and only regard Teddy as a victim, the beach is the scene of the murder. Who is the only person who knows the murder scene? is a suspect.
So let me ask the question, why did the victim go to the scene of the murder in the first place. Is it just because the victim is willful and playful? Who confirmed this? A suspect who used the cheapest weapon to influence the emotions of a group of adults
Having said that, please completely put aside your subjective impressions. The police didn't do it, Taylor did.
Taylor has lived up to her word, using her expertise to find new clues among the only ones available. Just asking again, I definitely can't leave it to her. She has already been exposed. A former military internal auditor who can say that children's cries are weapons and now a demon hunter in the academy, Taylor's 'interrogation' may be It will make the other person cry harder.
Zach tilted his head, leaned forward and looked past Wes, who was beginning to think about what to ask later, smiled at Taylor, and suddenly changed the subject.
"Taylor, you really impress me." The vampire raised his eyebrows, "I'm just curious, did you use your original major to treat Kyle?" Zach narrowed his eyes, "I don't want to care about what has become It’s a fact, but I’m still curious about how my enchanting pupil was lifted.”
"Let me put it this way." Taylor still maintained a smile, and leaned forward slightly, looking at Zach. "I have used all my majors, whether it is a soldier or a demon hunter. The most impressive thing is I am right. So, I seized the opportunity and came to the city of Barton, hoping to get to know you, the owner of the funeral home in the easternmost city."
"It's really my honor." Zach's smile remained unchanged, he leaned back and looked out the window as the car slowly stopped, "Are you here?"
"We're here." Wes raised his upper body, crossed his arms over Zach, opened the car door, turned his head and glanced at Taylor, who was about to get out of the car, frowned, and said in an unnatural tone, "You can stay in the car, if you have any questions, Looking for you." Then he looked at Zach, his tone was much more relaxed, "Please stay with me."
Zach nodded with a smile, got out of the car sideways, replenished some snacks, tidied up his appearance, and stood behind Wes, "You are a police officer, you go first."
Wes smiled vaguely, nodded, and walked onto the front porch of Nathan's house. (..)