The campfire outside the house was still burning, and Noah was there guarding the homeless Leon. There was nothing inhibited, Leon was eating there, very honest and focused. A few steps away, Du, Lisa, Dixon, and Mild got together for a small democratic meeting.

"What do you think?"

Dixon, "I think what he said was true. It must have been one of the homeless men who did it. The time and place are very suitable. ”

Mild didn't speak, and Lisa looked at herself silently. Du Pingping took out his mobile phone and showed a message to everyone.

"This is the result of what I just asked Lisa to send this guy's fingerprints to the lab and returned." This guy is not a murderer, the information he said is basically true, Leon, a native of Golden Bay, went bankrupt about 5 years ago, his wife divorced him with children, and he used to be a witness to the police, and then disappeared. Although I don't know what happened after leaving Jinwan, the previous information was basically true. ”

Mild, "In that case, you think what this guy says is true. ”

"No, it's the opposite! When I simulated the crime scene in the old house where the crime occurred, I felt that this murderer was an extremely cold-blooded guy. It can be said that killing people does not blink an eye. But based on the guys described by this guy Leon, I don't think in terms of personality does not fit the basic characteristics of the murderer. ”

Lisa, "What then, don't chase down?"

Du Ping looked at Dixon and Mild, and it was obvious that they both had the idea of continuing to chase. Although everyone in this small group still basically respects Du Pingping's authority, Du Pingping knows that in fact, he does not have much of a restraining effect on them. And although this clue may not point to the murder here in Red Maple Town, it is likely to be a murder in another place. And cases like this committed by marginal people are generally difficult to detect. There may be two or three such cases in one of the FBI's old case files, which have not yet been solved.

"No, since it's a clue, whether it's true or not, we need to confirm it." And even if it's not the person we're looking for, it's very likely that it's a suspect in another case. So we still can't let go of this clue. ”

Du Ping looked at Lisa, and Lisa nodded, indicating that she understood what Du Ping meant.

"My plan is that I'm going to go back, and I'm going to use the lab resources to look into some old cases. I think that people like the murderer of the Hongfeng Town Murder Case can't have committed crimes before, and I think we should check the old cases in the past, and there may be clues. ”

Du Ping looked at Dixon.

Dixon, "Whether it's true or not, I'm going to try it." In the past year or so, it has not been once or twice that Mild and I have found the wrong thing, but as long as the direction is correct, sooner or later we will find the murderer. ”

Du fair, "Okay! Lisa, you're with them." I went back immediately, back to town, I connected to the Internet, and asked Peggy to send me the information. I need an office to do some necessary research. ”

Du Pingping always felt that there was a problem with violent torture like Dixon's. Although he got the answer he wanted, it could also be because of the violent torture, and the homeless man was just trying to give a Dixon the answer he wanted, so there could be a huge problem with the content inside.

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After that, Du Ping and Noah returned to Red Maple Town. It was a road that did not go straight through the forest. Although the distance may have been much farther than in the forest, the two actually arrived in only half a day due to horseback riding. After finding an office with Internet access, Noah returned to the train yard overnight.

Connecting his tablet to the Internet, Du quickly connected to the alternative fat Peggy New in the Washington lab, a giant face who was eating a burger in front of the monitor. In the monitor, Peggy's face, which was not small, looked even fatter and weirder.

Du Fair, "Peggy." ”

Peggy, "Hey, handsome, how can I help you?"

"Yes, I need to look up some cases. ”

Peggy, "What kind of case?"

"I've worked out some screening conditions, you can help me screen them." ”

Peggy, "No problem, your elf Peggy will be there for you right away." Tell me, my master, what are your requirements?"

Du Pingping, "In homicide cases, before the victim died, the murderer lived with him for a period of time, and the murderer did not deal with the scene, but his personal information did not exist in the police database, aged 35-45 years old, Caucasian. The killers will leave the scene by March 19. ……”

Peggy, "Okay, the magic elf Peggy's spell is about to kick in, please be patient and wait for the result." ”

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A remote forest hut, a wooden house left over from the kind of people who come here to camp in the summer. At this time, firewood was burning in the favorite fireplace of the Tang people, and two men who were more down-and-out than hillbillies were lying lazily on the ground near the fire, a floor covered with a worn carpet.

The door opened suddenly, and an older man with a huge scar on his face walked in, bringing with him the cold air, which was already a little cold. The two men on the ground immediately turned their gazes to the man who had come in at the same time, and no one spoke, but they both stood up from their original lying positions. The man with the huge scar on his face smiled brightly, revealing a mouthful of dark yellow crooked teeth.

The person who came in was none other than Dixon, who was continuing to follow, and he began to introduce himself.

Dixon, "My name is Dixon, I'm from Red Maple Town, I've been looking for a guy who killed a family of four a year and a half ago, do you know who it is?"

Homeless A, "I'm sorry, we can't help you." ”

Dixon, "No, that's too early. I'm sure you can help me. ”

Tramp B, "We are sorry that something like that happened. We really can't help you much, though. ”

Dixon, "Well, it's a pity! I forgot to tell you that I brought a friend with me, and I believe you know him." ”

Dixon looked at the door, and another figure walked in at the door, it was the homeless Leon. He was looking at the two men in the room in embarrassment.

Leon, "Hey, friends, I miss you guys. ”

Tramp A, "Lyon!"

Tramp B, "I didn't expect you to dare to appear in front of us!"

The two homeless men made angry noises one after the other, but instead of frightening their former friend, the homeless Leon, seemed to relax more. Leon smiled, as if he had thought of something happy.

Leon, "I know you don't welcome me before you, but you see it too! ”

Tramp A, "Then you pray for your good luck!"

Tramp A pulled a dagger from his waist and slowly walked towards Leon. However, in the course of the journey, Dixon, who was already sitting on a wooden chair at the side of the table, did not know that he had taken out a long-handled shotgun from there, set it up in the air, and pointed it here.

Dixon, "The way you meet each other is very welcoming! But, I'm sorry! I had to interrupt your warm reunion." Shall we continue with our previous topic?"

Tramp B, "Leon is just a mean, nasty thing! Everything he says is a lie." ”

Dixon, "Don't jump to conclusions, okay? Let's listen to his story, a very interesting story, and I'm sure you'll love it!"

The barrel of the gun shook, signaling that he was serious, and the two homeless men looked at each other, so they had to sit back to their original places one by one.

Dixon looked at Leon and motioned for him to start. Leon smiled and sat down on the wooden chair opposite the two homeless men.

Leon, "Do you remember the last time we met? It was also this season, and I, you, and the quark brothers, by a beautiful fire, with wine and meat. It was a perfect meeting, we all drank a little too much, and then, what did we all talk about? By the way, you ......."

Leon pointed his finger at one of the homeless men, "What do you mean by boasting that you killed a woman in the summer? Isn't that right?"

"By the way, and your ......," Leon pointed to the other homeless man, "and said that he killed two of them." On the banks of the Mississippi River, an elderly couple who were kind enough to give you a ride killed the man just because you liked his watch. Then, he threw it directly into the river......"

Tramp A, "That's just drunken bragging! Not really." ”

Dixon, "It's okay! I'm a person who likes to tell stories the most." Even if it's bragging, I won't mind. Can you tell me about these two stories? I'm interested. ”

Tramp B, "Psychotic!"

Tramp B shouted, and the two homeless men seemed to have a tacit understanding, one rushing to the window and the other to the door, trying to escape. But unfortunately, the two big feet kicked the two people back into the room one after the other and fell to the ground. Then two more figures appeared in the window and doorway of their choice, a young man with a pistol and an old woman with two guns, standing there with the cold muzzle of the gun.

Dixon, "What a pity! I was hoping for a light-hearted, enjoyable exchange of stories, but things went to my favorite rhythm. I'm sorry, Ms. Lisa?"

Dixon walked over, first gave them a violent kick respectively, then looked apologetically at Lisa, who had walked in from outside the house, and then took out two ropes, stepped on a homeless man with his foot, and began to tie them up skillfully, and the bondage technique of a cowboy to a livestock was very, very strong.

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Red Maple Town Police Station, Du Fair's room. The lights were still bright, and Du Ping sat quietly, studying the information that Peggy had sent from afar. Since there is no whiteboard or blackboard that is common in metropolitan police stations, Du Pingping actually writes with a marker pen on the mirror in this room.

The door opened, and Sergeant Wood, with a cane, walked in, holding a tray. Du Ping didn't find out.

What Du Pingping is doing now is actually denying and starting over in the direction of the original tracking, except for himself, there is actually no one who really supports it. But a feeling and a belief still made Du Ping suddenly return on the road to normalcy and return to Hongfeng Town. So the pressure was huge, and while Old Wood was proceeding, Du Ping was still frowning as Peggy watched a series of unsolved events from the Washington laboratory.

Tongguo is a large country, and it may have been a country of immigrants since ancient times, and there are many crimes and unsolved incidents here. Although the conditions given by Du Pingping have been relatively harsh, Peggy still screened out many cases for Du Pingping. Then there is Du Pingping's work, and Du Pingping selects the cases that he is really interested in from the remaining cases.

Old Wood came to Du's table and placed the tray in the open space on the table. It was found that Du Ping didn't notice his coming-in, and kept looking at a document with a frown.

Old Wood, "Du Fair!"

No one answered.

Old Wood, "Du Fair!"

Still no one answered.

Old Wood shook his head, walked out of the room, and closed the door.

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In the open space outside the cabin, under two large trees, two bonfires were being lit, and two homeless men were each hanging from one fire. Leon below, who was still very interested in helping Noah add wood. Next to the fire, Dixon took out a box of cigarettes from his arms, knocked out two, and handed them to Mild, who pulled one out of it and put it in his mouth, and Dixon bit the last one out of his mouth, and then threw the cigarette case into one of the fires.

Dixon, "What do you think?"

Mild, "Things are going well. These two guys have to explain it sooner. The biggest thing I've learned in the past year and a half is patience. Dixon, what are you worried about? Could it be that the brunette kid's words made you doubt yourself?"

Dixon, "How come! The cowboy in the south, even if he dies, is a chicken~ up! What I'm worried about is, don't let things go too fast, don't tell me that they will confess before I have finished venting the hatred in my heart!

Dixon's words caused Mild to fall into a deep confusion, and he kept looking at the two fires, not knowing what was in his mind. Lisa in the room is sending information such as the fingerprints of the two homeless men to Peggy in the laboratory through an unstable wireless signal.

Lisa, "Peggy, these two guys, help me check if I have any previous criminal records." According to his accomplices, they used to brag about killing people, one was a female college student camping in the forest, and the other was killing an old couple fishing by the Mi River. Check it out, there is no such case. ”

Peggy, "Yes, my great Queen!

Lisa, "Things seem to be going well, but Du Fair thinks it's not right. So it's back to Red Maple Town. Now I don't know, the current situation is right, you know our industry, the most afraid is not to delay time, but to go in the wrong direction!"

Peggy, "Your Great Highness, please believe in yourself! I am your most loyal devotee. ”

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At a small railway station 50 kilometers outside Hongfeng Town, Du Pingping stood lonely in the wooden corridor under this small railway station with only a small wooden house with a luggage in his hand, and the light rain was falling gently and softly outside. Sheriff Wood stood beside Du Fair.

Old Wood, "Du Fair, are you really going to leave and go to that Natad City? I heard that old Dick is going well!"

"Sheriff Wood, I also hope my guess is wrong. But you've also been to the scene, is that murderer an ordinary murderer? In the murder case in Red Maple Town, only the little boy was killed by him from behind, or was it because the little boy's sister had been protecting him until he died. The others were killed by him from the front, and in the process of killing, he even enjoyed the joy of the process. It doesn't matter if it's a woman, a little girl, or a husband, he slowly kills his opponent while enjoying the struggle, pain, and hatred of the other party. I don't think it's an ordinary crime, and I don't think it's just a separate case. Every mature crime needs its own growth history. So I hope I'm both wrong and I'm right. Now that I've found a clue, maybe it's wrong. But I believe that such a person cannot commit only one case, he will continue to commit crimes and murders. Sheriff, if you were me, what would you choose?"

Old Wood hurriedly hugged Du Fair.

Old Wood, "Du Fair, since you think you're right, just stick to it." If you can't believe in your heart, then don't be a cowboy!"

The old train slowly moves in and the old train slowly moves out. On the train platform, only Old Wood was left alone with a cane.

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In the early morning, the two homeless men, who had been hung by Dixon all night on the fire, still refused to admit what they had said before, except for constantly begging for mercy, they kept scolding.

After pouring the remaining cup of coffee into the burning fire, Dixon poured himself a cup of coffee that had long since faded to taste. Then Dixon came to the young Noah, and the two chatted leisurely and coldly, as if they were looking at two domestic animals that could be killed at any time.

Dixon, "What do you think?"

Noah, "They must have some secret that they can't tell, that's why they hold on for so long." And I think it's a big secret, and I'm very interested in the outcome of this interrogation. ”

Dixon, "Haha...... Ha ha...... , sure enough, it was Wood's man, who was born with an incomparable sensitivity to criminals. So what are you going to do?"

Noah, "I'm not in a hurry! only the potatoes that are cooked slowly will be more delicious." I'm also going to get some sleep. ”

Dixon rubbed Noah's head as if satisfied, "Do what you want!"

Noah, "Yes, Uncle Defireson!"

A few new sticks were added to the burning fire, and Noah walked into the next hut, and soon there was a steady and even snoring sound.