The town itself has problems.
At first glance, you might think that some supernatural force is at work, and this kind of thing is not uncommon for players like Hua Qiong and Zhiji Nanxun.
But that’s not actually the case.
The town of Dasco, located next to the town of Taim, is actually extremely mysterious. This is because most of the people in Taim have lived in Taim since they were young, and they don’t care about the world outside Taim at all. Only Marshall, the sheriff, has been to Dasco once.
Only Morning, who was always away on business, often left the town of Thame.
So here comes the question.
Is Morning the only businessman in Taim Town
Of course not.
This information was obtained by Hua Qiong through communication with Annie after Hua Qiong had communicated with his confidant Nanxun: There is no doubt that Morning was not the first person from Taim Town to go out to do business, but at the same time, he was the only businessman who survived to this day.
The reason is simple.
"Horse thieves are very prevalent in this area. After all, it is the western desert of the Lighthouse Country. In addition, the Lighthouse Country does not ban guns, and the bigwigs in New York seem to have more important things to do. In short, basically no one cares about this area. We can only rely on the sheriffs of each town."
"In some relatively wealthy towns, more sheriffs can be summoned and equipped with better weapons. In their jurisdictions, horse thieves dare not mess around. But in some poor small places, such as our Taim Town, horse thieves will have no scruples at all."
Anne's explanation was very straightforward.
He also told the two of them a brand new piece of news.
Horse thief.
Because of the existence of horse thieves, the poorer and smaller the town, the more dangerous it was in this land and it was easy for it to be robbed by those fierce horse thieves. The reason why Tam Town did not fall to that point was actually largely because of Sheriff Marshall.
There is a reason why this sheriff has been in office for more than ten years.
Maybe he's not very good at solving crimes.
But he is a very sharp shooter and is good at training people, so the brothers under him are very good. Maybe their weapons and equipment are not very good due to lack of money, but their quality and ability are definitely excellent in the sheriff's team. Ordinary horse thieves really dare not mess with him.
"I still admit that he is good at this... I also know that Taimu Town cannot do without him, and what he said before was just an angry remark."
"I also know why he accommodated Morning. After all, as the largest businessman in town, Morning has a group of people under him, and they are a fresh force to deal with horse thieves."
“Hey.”
At this point, Anne sighed helplessly. Of course, Marshall was not listening at this time, otherwise Anne would not have been able to speak her mind.
After comforting the depressed Anne, Hua Qiong and her friend Nanxun found Marshall, who was leaning against a big tree with a bored look on his face.
"Sheriff Marshall."
"... .Ladies."
"Could you please take us to Dasco Town next?"
"To the town of Dusco?"
Marshall was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Are you two ladies going to question those who proved that Morning was not present? In that case, there is no need to go to Dasco Town specifically. The police station has a line to contact the Dasco Police Station. All we have to do is make a phone call."
"That's even better."
It's hard to find a confidant. He smiled and said, "By the way, what time is it now, Officer Marshall? We don't have watches."
"What time is it?"
Marshall blinked, then rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch, then said, "It's seven forty-six in the evening. Any questions?"
"No." Zhiji Nanxun shook his head: "I just want to know."
"Okay, since we can connect directly to Dasco Town, why don't we go to the police station right away? Will the police station there be open at this time?"
"certainly."
Marshall raised his head and said, "When the horse thieves attack, they don't care what time it is. So as sheriffs protecting the town, our job is also around the clock."
"I see."
Hua Qiong nodded. The question about how hard it is to find a confidant made a guess in her mind gradually become clear.
It turned out to be a problem of Dasco Town.
time... ..
(If that's the case, it's a technique that looks perfect but is actually very simple.)
(That’s outrageous.)
(As expected, the more perfect something is, the bigger its flaws are.)
Following Marshall down the mountain road, we finally arrived at the police station we had seen in the afternoon. And just as Marshall said, at this time in the entire town of Taim, only the police station had people on duty, and the lights in the police station were always on, like a lighthouse.
The police officer guarding the door immediately stood up and saluted when he saw Marshall:
"Sir!"
"fine."
Marshall waved his hand and said, "Please help me get through to Dasco Town. I want to talk to Ralph about the murder case again."
Ralph is the sheriff of the neighboring town of Dusco.
He is even Marshall's descendant.
The connection was made very quickly. It took only a few minutes. With a ding, a hearty laugh came from this old-fashioned telephone, which was basically a museum exhibit in the era when Hua Qiong and his confidants were hard to find. "Captain Marshall, going to bed too late is not good for your health."
"I'm still strong, Ralph, stop talking nonsense."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Marshall's unpleasant response made the laughter on the phone even louder. As both of them were sheriffs of the same small town, it was obvious that Marshall and Ralph had a good relationship. Because of this, this kind of communication between brothers made Marshall subconsciously overlook a key issue.
But Hua Qiong and his confidant Nanxun noticed it.
For a moment, Hua Qiong and Zhiji Nanxun quickly exchanged glances, and then Hua Qiong took the initiative to step forward and gestured to Marshall, who wanted to chat with Ralph.
“… … .”
"Ralph, let's get down to business first. I have something to ask you."
"Sir, can you please ask?"
"... I'm not asking, she's a detective from New York. She's a noble, so watch your words."
"Oh?"
Perhaps it was because Ralph was younger. After hearing Marshall's words, he was not restrained at all. Instead, he whistled. After Hua Qiong answered the phone, his attitude did not change much: "A detective lady from a noble family? Just ask any questions you have. I will tell you what I know!"
"Is it something related to Mo Ning?"
"I have also heard about Chief Marshall's case and have a general understanding of the situation. However, from my personal point of view, I think Morning is unlikely to be the murderer. After all, he was indeed here at 10:30 pm and invited many people over. He is a nice guy."
"Sheriff Ralph."
Hua Qiong chuckled: "You misunderstood, in fact, I just want to ask two simple questions."
"What?"
"First, have you ever been to Taim Town?"
"Well, no, after all, I am the sheriff. As sheriffs, we cannot leave the town casually. Chief Marshall came once when I took over, and he just said a few words and left. At other times, we mainly communicated through phone calls..."
"Very good." Hua Qiong nodded and continued, "Second, what time is it now?"
"What time is it?"
This question is quite simple and has nothing to do with the case.
So Ralph just paused for a moment, perhaps looking at the clock, and then his voice came from the phone:
"About twelve to seven at night."
"What's wrong?"
“… ... ... ... ... ..”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Qiong and Zhiji Nanxun immediately showed expressions of understanding.
Marshall opened his mouth in astonishment.
Then the old sheriff, who had spent almost his entire life in Thame, turned his head sharply and looked at the clock on the wall of the police station. At this time, the hour and minute hands on the clock...
... ..it was parked exactly at the 8:07pm position.