Chapter 278 Afterbirth
Inside the box of the Feiteng Theater, Byron, whose crime was exposed by the detective, knelt on the ground on the spot, his emotions controlled, his fists clenched, and he loudly explained his motives for the crime to the police around him.
According to Byron, he was originally a playboy who flirted with women all day long. Relying on his wealth, he kept changing girlfriends and often went to nightclubs for sex.
At a performance, Byron fell in love with Adele, a dancer, but even with his status and wealth, it was still difficult to get close to Adele. So Byron thought of starting with the other dancers around Adele, and gradually learn about Adele's preferences through them, and then make a move on Adele. Byron said that the target he chose was Maria.
By becoming Maria's financial sponsor, Byron hooked up with Maria. Under Byron's tactics, Maria, who was also a playboy by nature, fell in love with him. The two often met in private, including this time when they met in the bathroom during the break of the performance, all of which were arranged in advance.
Byron originally wanted to use Maria as a springboard to get close to Adele, but he didn't expect that Maria actually grabbed him and wouldn't let him go. When Byron wanted to abandon Maria, she started to hold on to him and demanded to marry Byron. She threatened that if he didn't agree, she would reveal all kinds of things about Byron. Byron and Maria had a quarrel in the bathroom because of these conflicts, and finally Byron killed Maria under the control of his emotions.
"It's all that bitch's fault... If she hadn't been so persistent, I wouldn't have done it. It's all her fault... She told me we were just playing around, but she insisted on talking about marriage. It's all her fault. If she hadn't forced me to do it, I wouldn't have done it. I wouldn't have done it either..."
Kneeling on the ground, Byron murmured tremblingly, while beside him, Douglas and a group of policemen watched it all silently.
This was a typical murder of passion! Including Douglas, the police on the scene defined the case in front of them as a crime. They had seen similar cases before.
"Playing with lust will eventually lead to lust. Each of us should follow the teachings of the Virgin Mary, be loyal to each other, and respect love and marriage."
Seeing this scene in front of him, Ed gave a summary answer, and Douglas beside him nodded after listening.
"Ah...Brother Ed, you are right. People like you who like to play with other people's feelings are bound to get yourself involved sooner or later. I didn't expect that you are not only good at investigating cases, but also have research on the scriptures." After listening to Ed's words, Douglas on the side immediately affirmed and patted Ed on the shoulder. His tone was much more intimate than before, which made Dorothy feel a little uncomfortable.
"Brother Duede is up... This officer's attitude changes pretty quickly."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, officer. As a detective, it's normal for you to know a little bit about everything." Ed said, then he looked at Byron in front of him and spoke again.
"Well, now there is another question, Mr. Byron, after you killed Miss Maria, why did you use the bloody method to frame Miss Adele?"
After Ed finished asking the question, he stared silently at Byron who was kneeling on the ground. Byron was silent for a while, and then he spoke again.
"Yes, it was out of hatred... After I killed Maria, I realized that Adele was getting further away from me. I killed someone for her, and she didn't even know I existed... I really loved her, but she even looked at me straight in the eye. I might never get her true love in this life. This feeling made me feel like my heart was being eaten by ants.
"So, I started to hate her. I wanted to pull her down and give her the title of a murderer so that she wouldn't be so dazzling! Let her pay the price for ignoring me!"
Byron spoke excitedly, and he told a story of love and hate with rich emotions, which made the police on the scene sigh with emotion after listening to it.
"Humph, you love-crazy bastard, even if this is the first time I've seen someone like you, get him in the car!"
As soon as Douglas shouted, the surrounding policemen rushed forward, picked up Byron and took him away. After seeing Byron being escorted out of the box, Douglas turned around and looked at Ed with a smile on his face.
"Haha, brother Ed, I didn't expect you to solve this case within the stipulated time. Your observation and reasoning abilities really opened my eyes." Douglas boasted to Ed that this important case was solved so quickly, and he had a share of the credit, regardless of whether they, the police officers, played a major role in this case.
"It's nothing. I was able to solve the case so smoothly thanks to the trust and cooperation that the police officer gave you."
With a smile, Ed responded to Douglas, and from then on Douglas and Ed started chatting, during which he kept making gestures to Ed, which was a big change from his previous attitude.
"Yes, now we should escort the prisoner back to the police station. Since the real murderer has been arrested, there is no need to block the news now. Brother Ed, you can look forward to tomorrow's newspaper."
After Douglas spoke a few words to Ed, he got up and left. After sending the police away, Dorothy forced Ed to leave the place immediately. After a while, he came to a familiar door, opened the door, and entered Adele's room. At this moment, she was sitting on the sofa, smiling at Ed who had just walked in.
"Oh, the great detective is back. Thank you for clearing my name." Adele looked at Ed and said. After looking him over, she continued to speak.
"I never thought that you are not only a great detective, Mr. Ed, but you are also good at writing scripts and acting. If you can't continue your detective work in the future, you can come to me. I think you can become an excellent screenwriter or actor."
Adele said this, and Ed raised his eyebrows slightly when listening to her words, and then said.
"It seems that Miss Adele, you are very clear about the situation over there..."
"Of course, this is my territory after all. I saw all the tricks you guys played just now.
"I have to say, the criminal you manipulated was played very well, an emotional lunatic... a very interesting character. His last line really moved me, and I almost took it seriously. If there really was someone who had such strong feelings for me, I would definitely respond, don't you think? Detective first~"
With a playful look, Adele looked at Ed and said teasingly, as if hinting that Ed had similar feelings in his heart, but Ed responded indifferently.
"With Miss Adele's charm, I think there are many people who have this idea. I just put myself in their shoes and thought about their situation a little bit, so I can act like this. Empathy is one of the necessary abilities for a detective."
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