Chapter 40: Many Things
A police car is parked in front of an old building.
Of course, the two police officers who came by car were no longer there. They were in the second-floor unit of the building at this time, and there were several forensic witnesses with them.
There is no doubt that there is nothing wrong with this homicide. According to common sense, this kind of murder scene should have been equipped with at least several times the manpower it is now.
But apparently this time, there are more forensic officers who are searching for evidence than there are police officers who maintain order and look for clues - as for the so-called maintenance of order, in fact, it is just a cordon downstairs, and there is no one to guard.
This is not because the police officers who maintain order in the city are slacking off or doing nothing — even though the city has always been civilized with poor security, the truth is that last night there was not only a major hostage-taking incident, but even the president of the Senate was assassinated on his way home. At the same time, the local chief José was shot dead by bandits in the theater, and now the entire police system has become extremely chaotic, and a large number of people have been withdrawn.
For a variety of reasons, only two police officers arrived.
"Mrs. Riley, repeat, you are the owner of this house, right?" said a police officer, who was holding a voice recorder to Mrs. Riley.
Mrs. Riley said, "Yes, this house was left to me by my husband, and there are currently four tenants. ”
On the other side, the second police officer was questioning Arnold, the tenant of the unit where the murder had occurred.
Of course, the questioning here is much more careful, and the police officer not only opened the voice recorder, but even took a small notebook to jot down clues that were considered important.
"Are you sure you didn't know the deceased?" the officer asked.
"No, I've never seen this woman. Arnold shook his head.
The police officer snorted coldly: "You said you don't know this deceased, so why did she appear in your house? It's not high, but you can climb in from the outside. Let's even assume that the female deceased is a thief...... But the most valuable thing in your room should be the only air conditioner in the bedroom, right?"
"Listen to me, officer, I really don't know this woman, let alone how she got into my house. Arnold hurriedly said at this time: "I was at school all night, and I only left this morning...... The doorman, the doorman can testify to me!"
"Did I ask you this?" the officer snorted, "What are you doing in such a hurry to explain?"
"I'm ......" Arnold swallowed, subconsciously leaned on his black-rimmed glasses, and didn't dare to speak.
From the outside, Arnold is not at all the kind of college student with a flying personality and catches up with trends, but like a nerd.
At this moment, the communicator on the officer's shoulder rang.
He listened quietly for a moment before looking at Arnold again and said, "Through the ID card left by the deceased, we found the personal information of the deceased. Guess who this woman is?"
Arnold was curious: "Who is it?"
"Her name is Livia, she used to be a ****, she has been arrested, and she should still be in this profession now. The officer stared at Arnold's eyes and suddenly said, "Sir, do you usually have the habit of soliciting/soliciting prostitutes?"
Arnold was stunned for a moment, and then said with a rather excited expression: "What do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I have killed someone? Mrs. Riley was also present at the time, and we all saw with our own eyes that someone climbed down the stairs from my house and escaped, it was a woman!"
"Quiet!" the officer snorted coldly, "You only need to answer the questions I asked, and there is no need to say anything superfluous! Answer me, do you have the habit of recruiting/soliciting prostitutes!"
Perhaps the other party's momentum was too strong, Arnold's face turned white, and he hurriedly said, "No." ”
At that moment, another police officer, who had taken notes with Mrs. Riley, approached, and the two men began to talk in a whisper.
Then the latecomer looked at Arnold and narrowed his eyes, "You say, you don't know the deceased?, then why did your landlady, Mrs. Riley, tell me how many times she saw a woman come out of your house?"
"Impossible!" Arnold shook his head, "I really don't know this woman......"
"Really?" the officer sneered, "Actually, it's very easy to prove whether this woman has been here before." There is surveillance footage from the nearby streets, and we can investigate the previous records. At the same time, there are many shops downstairs, so many people, if this woman really came several times, she would always find someone who had an impression of her...... Do you say?"
Arnold's face changed slightly at this time.
"You're lying!" the officer snorted.
Arnold's face turned pale for a moment, and then he hesitated: "Officer...... I do have something to hide, but can you just talk about a few of us?"
After exchanging glances, the two officers brought Arnold out, "Okay, if you're smart, you should know and tell us the truth!"
"Officer, I swear, I really don't know this woman. Arnold swallowed his saliva at this time, and then hesitated: "But I want to ...... I probably know why she was in my house. ”
"Don't you know? You probably do?" the officer said, "Boy, are you playing with us?"
Arnold hurriedly shook his palm, "No, no, no, please listen to me." I...... I actually have an older brother who might know this woman?"
"Your brother?" the two officers frowned.
Arnold sighed and said, "Yes, my brother...... We are twin brothers. It's true, and you should be able to check the records of this. My brother's name is Haley......"
The police quickly investigated, and because of the information provided by Arnold, the information about Haley was quickly verified.
Looking at a simple information about Hailey on the mobile phone, as well as Hailey's ID photo sent by the headquarters, the police compared Arnold's appearance at this time again, and then frowned: "It's really twins...... You mean, this dead man was brought back by your brother?"
"Perhaps, I'm just guessing. Arnold sighed and said, "I don't have a good relationship with my brother, the last time he came to my house, it was two months ago. But a strange thing happened at the time, and that was that a spare key to my house was missing. I didn't think much of it at the time...... But now that I think about it, I'm afraid my brother secretly took it at the time. ”
The officer wondered, "Even if he took it, then why did he bring this woman here, and why did you and Mrs. Riley see another woman fleeing?"
Arnold shook his head, "How do I know this? I've already said it, I only came back from school early in the morning, I don't know what's going on here......!
"But what?" the officer asked.
Arnold frowned and said, "After hearing you tell you the identity of the deceased, I remembered the past. Once upon a time, when my parents were still alive, we were a family of four living in everything. My brother ...... Hailey was already very fond of looking for young ladies at that time, and would even bring them back home directly in order to save the cost of the hourly room. And the deceased happens to be a ****, so I have reason to believe that Haili is secretly bringing people up to do those things while I am not at home......"
The officer snorted coldly, "Since there is such an important clue, why didn't you say it at first?
Arnold seemed to be in a hurry, grabbing his hair in pain and crouching on the ground.
"Because...... Because I don't want people to know that I have such an older brother. Officer, if you find out about him, you should know, my brother...... What kind of person is Haley, who is a scumbag? Theft, drug abuse, fighting, wounding, illegal traffic jams, and jail time...... I think his file should be as thick as a dictionary! And what about me? Since I was a child, I have studied very hard and excelled in my studies, and I have worked hard to get into this prestigious university. In the eyes of others, I am a promising person...... I don't want people to know that I have such a twin brother......"
Unable to control his inner emotions, Arnold suddenly raised his head at this time and roared: "Can you feel that feeling? In this world, there is such a person, he looks exactly like you, but he has done all the bad things! Every day, I don't know how many people hate this face behind their backs! Every day, I don't know how many people are looking for this face to seek revenge! You ...... Can you feel that fear, can you understand the hatred in my heart?!"
"Recently, the department gave me an additional scholarship because of my good grades, and my supervisor also recommended me a very good internship company......" Arnold took off his glasses, covered his eyes, and cried a little: "What if...... If I let others know that Haley is my brother and that he might have something to do with the murder, then I'...... All my efforts have been ...... All ......"
With his shoulders twitching, this young man, who was only in his early twenties, squatted in front of the two police officers and cried silently.
The police officer who asked Arnold at the beginning shook his head, directly pulled out a pack of tissues, and patted Arnold on the shoulder: "Okay, about these things you said, we will carefully verify them after we go back." Of course, it's true that you didn't work with us in the first place...... However, forget it, we will not pursue this matter for the time being. ”
"Well, you know your brother...... I said Haley, do you know where he is, or how can you find him?" asked another officer.
Arnold wiped his eyes, brought his glasses back, shook his head, and said, "I don't know where he is." All along, he took the initiative to find me, and sometimes even if I avoided him, he was always able to find me. Seriously, where can't a person like him stay? Today in this woman's house, tomorrow in another woman's house, maybe the day after tomorrow in the casino, and then the day after tomorrow, maybe in prison. ”
The officer took notes and asked, "When was the last time he came to see you? Do you remember exactly when you said two years ago? Did he say anything to you at the time? Who did he mention?"
"It should be the end of October, around the twenty-fifth and sixth. Arnold frowned: "I don't remember what I said." At the time, I didn't want to talk to this guy at all, I just kept talking to him. ”
"No, I want to be careful, anything I can remember. The officer asked.
Arnold rubbed his forehead, and then hesitated: "By the way, he seems to have said that day, he will have money in two days, and he will buy me a big house then." ”
Arnold shook his head and sneered: "What kind of money can a person like him have? Even if he had, I'm afraid I don't know where it was thrown or robbed." I don't want this kind of money!"
The two officers later continued to ask Arnold a lot of questions, and then told him to keep in touch and be able to find him at any time, and did not drive away until it was almost evening.
Mrs. Riley didn't know what the police had said after taking Arnold away, so she asked with concern, "Arnold, are you okay? They didn't do anything to you, did they? Don't you don't speak, if they bully you, I'll sue them! These people eat for nothing!
"No, no, they just asked me for some details. Arnold shook his head and comforted, "They were very polite to me, just curious why the deceased were able to come in. ”
"yes, how did these two women get in? How strange?" Mrs. Riley suddenly looked at Arnold strangely, "You... Don't you really know?"
Arnold smiled bitterly, "If I could know, I wouldn't have such a headache...... Now they have also cordoned off the scene, and I don't even know where to live today. ”
Mrs. Riley nodded, and suddenly said, "It's a pity, the sewer pipe in my house just cracked today, but it stinks......! Why don't you go out for a while? It's okay, I'll reimburse you. ”
"No, I'll go back to school, there's a place to rest. Arnold looked at Mrs. Riley suddenly opened a little distance, and without saying anything, he lowered his head: "I...... I'll go back to school first. ”
"That'...... Oh well, you be careful. Mrs. Riley nodded, not holding back.
......
"SIR, DO WE REALLY BELIEVE THIS KID'S WORDS?"
In the police car that went away, a conversation between the two police officers began.
"There's nothing to believe or not to believe. The one who was asked said casually: "Let's go to the university and ask later, and then check Haley's details." In addition, the deceased's mobile phone is still there, go back and unlock it and see the last communication records...... In addition, let the forensic evidence give the results as soon as possible, and then we will do things according to the book. ”
"Okay. ”
The companion didn't say much, and now there was chaos in the system, and several factions had begun to take action, all trying to snatch the empty spot left by Jose's death.
At this time, the officer who was asked suddenly said, "There will be, right?"
"What?"
"Such two brothers. The elder brother is a villain, and the younger brother is a future social elite. ”
"That's a lot. He replied indifferently. 74
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