On the south side of the bus station courtyard, there are former employee dormitories, and the infrastructure is still in good condition. Before the police arrived, Zach and Benjamin washed the smell of rotting corpses off their bodies. Watching a group of policemen with pale faces covering their mouths and rushing towards them, they understandingly pointed out the location of the toilet.
Coulson and Zach met twice, of course, the first time was through the peephole in Room O, and then they were buried by the Charming Eye. The second time was just as someone next to Mr. Herman, and I didn’t make much of an impression. He didn't know Zach's name until now. Coulson took the notebook and asked what happened.
Zach said briefly. They were friends of Lola Patton and came as volunteers to help her clean up the bus stop. Then after entering the warehouse, he discovered the scene inside, and just missed someone escaping the scene. Because teenagers and children make up the majority here, they only showed the situation to the only male teacher and expressed that they wanted to call the police. Then they dispersed the teenagers and returned their children, and stayed here to wait for the police to arrive.
"Well, your decision is wise. But I still have a question. Why did you specify Lance when you called the police?" Coulson was very confused about this, although it was a good thing.
"Mr. Herman spoke highly of Detective Lance." Zach replied with the respect a citizen should have for the police. "Oh, Connor Herman's funeral was at our Grand Home. Held.”
"Oh." Coulson responded softly, raising his eyebrows in understanding. Of course, he will not thank this Grande guy, even if he is already happy!
"Okay, that's enough." Coulson waved to the 'brothers'. From the interview, he already knew that they did not see the appearance of the escaped person, and they still needed to interview the high school boys who happened to be on the west side of the warehouse.
Although it was unnecessary because of James's presence, Coulson didn't know about their relationship, so he symbolically left Grande's contact information and let the two leave.
Like ordinary people, Zach and Benjamin thanked the detective, got back in their van, and drove to the Grand House.
Detective Coulson watched the two people leave and couldn't hide the smile on his face. He stood between the old buses that had been cleaned by the students and punched the air excitedly! It’s been a week! The 'suicide case' he was investigating finally made progress!
Coulson ran into the main control room, went straight to the warehouse, and whistled at a group of police officers who were walking out with painful expressions on their faces with a happy face!
James was standing in front of the bus whose shell was being dismantled. He was slapped behind him by his partner and almost fell into a pile of corpses!
"Hey! Lance! We are so lucky!" Coulson's voice was loud, completely ignoring the blank looks of the policemen around him who were taking photos and collecting evidence.
James stabilized his body and came back from his daze, his eyes still a little confused, "What are you?"
"These!" Coulson put his hands forward, "This is the place! The place where the suicide was kidnapped! Look at these! What did you see!"
The confusion in James's eyes dissipated and turned gloomy. He really didn't understand what Coulson was happy about. James spit out two words: "Corpse."
"Yes! Corpses! Lots and lots of corpses!" If possible, Coulson really wanted to stand on the pile of corpses and spin around in circles! "look here!"
Coulson pulled James to the other side of the bus. Next to a pile of naked bodies in various postures, a sack was flattened and placed on the ground. There was an unknown blood mark on the cloth that looked like a book from heaven. Next to the sack, a naked man was still curled up with his legs crossed, lying on his side.
Unlike those corpses that had obviously been lying around for a while, this man's body still retained the freshness of a newly minted corpse.
Coulson put on white rubber gloves, squatted down, held down the man's shoulders, and with a little force, turned the man's body to the front. Then he pulled away the arms and legs that were holding him, and the body was completely unfolded in front of the policemen's eyes.
"Look here!" Coulson's gloved fingers pressed directly on the left chest of the male corpse. The neat scratches formed a slanted cross. Coulson looked at James excitedly: "You know this Does it mean something?!"
Of course James knew what this meant, the vampires had passed, and so had the Windrush couple, but could he
This is the contract half way through Papa Midnight!
If it goes well, this type of wound will disappear, leaving only a mark on the heart! Then this guy will be resurrected miraculously and live among the crowd like an ordinary person! It’s just that his wish will come true that he will be exceptionally lucky! In the end, he was 'persuaded' by Gale and his wife and stabbed him twice in the heart! When his soul goes to hell, he becomes a corpse again!
James, can you? !
Therefore, at this time, James could only say with a sullen face, "What does it mean."
Coulson raised his voice with satisfaction: "Cult! Don't you see? This is a cult!"
Please understand Detective Coulson's out-of-the-box thinking. Do you still remember how Coulson reasoned about 'David'? A killer who wants to spread his crime style through telecommunications... (Volume I, Chapter 23)
What made James really helpless was that the policemen in the warehouse all had expressions of "So that's it"!
And we know that Detective Coulson truly captured the essence of Papa Midnight.
When Zach and Benjamin return to the Grand House, Laura remains by Alice's side. Because they didn't know what happened, the two girls used their imaginations to comfort each other, but it seemed like they were frightening each other! The only thing Alice is sure of is that no one will die, but like James, she can't.
Seeing the two Grande brothers returning, both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Alice was okay, but Laura was pestering Benjamin and insisted on asking what happened before she would leave.
In fact, Laura doesn’t have to worry. Maybe tomorrow, people from the police station will collect evidence from the person responsible for this event, but they will not reveal more details out of the protection of minors. Benjamin didn’t want to add any psychological burden to Laura, so he refused her question on the grounds that the Barton Police Department required that no more questions be asked.
"Laura, tell me the names of the boys at the west door of the warehouse today." Zach was not as gentle as Benjamin, so he directly used the Charming Eyes.
After a brief moment of confusion, Laura named a few names.
Zach curled his lips, so be it, Laura's social circle fits her surname 'Barton' very well, the only exception is probably 'Grand'.
In this regard, Zach no longer has to worry about the danger of those children. He can leave it to James. James will definitely pass on the news that the police have touched them.