Chapter 114: Sensation in Ouzhou
The road in front of the cemetery was filled with all kinds of carriages and cars.
Across the street, there was a group of blonde, blue-eyed girls pushing a flower cart and selling white flowers.
Paul stood on the side of the road in a daze, unable to find any trace of the murderer.
Impossible! As a famous detective in Fog City, no one has ever been able to commit a crime in front of him and escape.
He closed his eyes and listened quietly.
He heard the neighing of horses, the hawking of vendors, and... the sound of car doors opening.
He turned his head sharply and checked the parked vehicles one by one.
He quickly pulled the door of each car and leaned against the window to look inside.
Two girls carrying flower baskets came forward and asked, "Sir, would you like to buy some flowers?"
"Go away!" Bol yelled and continued checking.
The crowd had already poured out, and just as Paul pulled a car door, the owner of the car had already arrived.
The old man frowned angrily, "Who are you? What's your problem?"
what'syouproblem, in Chinese it is equivalent to asking someone who behaves abnormally, what's your problem?
Paul reluctantly withdrew his hand and took a step back. "I'm sorry, I'm a detective, so..."
The old man glared at him and said, "I'm already seventy years old and I have a limp in one leg. Do you think I look like a murderer?"
"No, no, no." Boll denied it again and again, but he still didn't give up.
The sound came from this direction. This is the only car in this row of cars that I haven't seen yet.
While the old man was starting the car, he suddenly opened the back door and looked at the back seat.
"Oh, Fuck!" The old man couldn't bear it anymore, took out the crutch in the car, limped out of the car, and hit Boll on the face.
Bol raised his arms to protect his head and apologized awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Could it be that my intuition was wrong?
Could it be that the murderer had already left? Impossible. This place was remote, far from the town. Wouldn't it be more conspicuous if the murderer ran on the road?
Boll stood there again, looking at the vehicles leaving one after another, at a loss.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped on the float again.
He strode over and the flower girls greeted him with a smile, but he swept all the bouquets to the ground.
The girls exclaimed, and soon some of the guests who had left the party came over to accuse him, "What are you doing? You are so rude to the girls!"
Boll had no time to explain to them. He pointed at the cabinet door under the float and roared, "Isn't this a good place to hide the murderer? Don't interfere with my investigation. I will prove it to you!"
As Boll said this, he overturned the float, held his gun nervously, and then kicked open the cabinet door.
There was nothing inside except flower pots and bouquets, and Paul's embarrassed expression froze on his face.
The girls picked up the flowers on the ground and cried, "Oh, my flowers! These are planted by my grandmother."
Someone came to help them lift up the float, someone picked up the flowers on the ground and left some change.
Boll was upset by their crying, so he took out his wallet and threw a wad of banknotes on the float, "Sorry, it was a misunderstanding."
Boll left in a hurry, and the crowd gradually dispersed.
Lan Qin looked around and patted A Lian who was crying with her hands covering her face. "Get up, there's no one here."
A-Lian spread her fingers apart and peeked over. "Is there really no one here? I was so scared that my contact lenses fell off due to crying. I didn't even dare to take my hands off."
These girls were members of an assassination team in disguise. They wore wigs, colored contact lenses, heavy makeup, and spoke fluent English. No one noticed that they were a group of oriental girls.
Their mission was to support and interfere. As soon as Zhu Jiumei and Meng Hu came out, they threw bows and arrows into their flower baskets. Then Lanqin and Huirong carried the baskets and went around selling flowers.
Bol could never have imagined that while he was looking for clues everywhere, he actually found someone dangling a basket containing the tools used to commit the crime right in front of him.
The girls applied a common sense: people are most likely to ignore things that are obvious in front of them.
Boll overturned the entire float, returned empty-handed, and even lost money.
Zhu Jiumei and Meng Hu wedged themselves under the car and hitchhiked.
When the old man drove to the wilderness and stopped to urinate, the two men got out quietly and rolled into the ditch on the side of the road.
When everything calmed down, Zhu Jiumei patted the dirt off her body and said, "Let's go home."
Meng Hu held his chest and said, "I was so scared. I almost thought I would have to raise pigs in the future."
The first mission was successfully completed, and the public assassination of Fred indeed caused widespread social discussion.
The photo of Fred being shot by an arrow was published on the front page of many newspapers.
The police had to hold a press conference and offer a huge reward to find the murderer.
Charlotte, Luo Jiu and others were summoned to the police station one after another, but they all had evidence of their alibi and could not be convicted anyway.
According to the law of limited inheritance, after Fred's death, the next heir in line will be Grant's cousin Snow.
Snow was far away in Telamu County. He took a train to Linchuan County to inherit the inheritance.
But just an hour before the train arrived, he was blindfolded, a gun was pointed at his head, and he was asked if he was willing to give up his inheritance.
Snow was just an ordinary farmer who had not received much education, but he also knew which was more important, money or life.
He immediately nodded and agreed to give up the inheritance. The mysterious man left him a sum of money and reminded him to make a statement in the newspaper, otherwise they would meet again.
Snow got off the train and immediately bought a return ticket. He did not dare to stay for a moment and fled back to Telamu County and made an urgent statement in the newspaper.
Then there is the next heir, and the next heir.
There were only two outcomes for them: either publish an announcement in the newspaper to give up the inheritance, or die on the way to Linchuan County.
The killer was very skilled in his crimes and never left any evidence. He only left a piece of cloth on the body that read: "You don't deserve it."
In just one month, seven heirs on the Grant inheritance list died in succession. The bizarre Grant inheritance case quickly became a major case that shocked the entire Ouzhou.
It has become a common occurrence for Charlotte to go in and out of the police station.
This night was particularly different, and Detective Boll and Chief Clason were questioning together.
Boll: "Miss Charlotte, who do you think the murderer is?"
Charlotte smiled and shook her head. "How should I know? Detective Boll, isn't solving crimes your specialty?"
Boll sneered, "The murderer's crime time always coincides with the time you go out for public activities. Don't you think this is too coincidental?"
Charlotte was helpless, “My stepmother Kayla has been very weak since giving birth, and I need to go out frequently to buy medicine for her.
My sister Alice is a one-month-old baby. She has a cold, a fever and a stomachache, so I need to take her to the hospital to see a doctor frequently. Isn’t this normal?
My father passed away and I am in a bad mood. My friends often invite me out for parties. Is this illegal?
Fortunately, there are these coincidences. If you doubt me, I can't provide any witnesses.
Are you also asking: Why didn’t I have an alibi at that time? Isn’t that just a coincidence? "
Boll gritted his teeth and said, “Miss Charlotte, you’d better cooperate. At present, you are still the most suspicious candidate.
Even if you didn't do it, can't you think of who was helping you?"
Charlotte stroked her chin and thought for a moment, "I can only think of one person."
Paul's eyes lit up, "Who?"
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