Chapter Ninety-Four: A New Partner
"How. Do you still have any questions?" Caitlyn handed the gun back to Bailey.
"Maybe it's just a prank. Bailey took the gun, but still refused to admit that it was a murder.
"Judging from the time of Mifia's child's accident and the time when the glacier froze, the time to set this trap should be around two or three o'clock in the morning on the day of the child's accident. As the town's chief police officer, who do you think would run to the glacier in the early hours of the morning to dig a trap like this?" laughed Eric.
"But, how can you be sure that this trap is for Miffy's child? Bailey asked.
"It's a valuable question. Caitlin smiled. If Bailey knew their identities, knew the story of the Smiling Legion, knew about the invitation of the fool, and knew about Cher's assassination, maybe he wouldn't be so confused.
"When you scooped up Miffy's child, was there anything else but the child himself?" asked Eric.
"Duck, a yellow duck doll. Bailey recalled.
"And what about the doll?" Eric continued.
"Return、Give it back to Miffy Asia too. Bailey said nervously.
"That's not surprising. Miffy's children were very fond of yellow duck dolls, so Miffy made him many of them, which could fill a small basket. What if someone threw the doll into the trap while Miffy's children were playing?Even if the doll was returned to Miffy's after the accident, would one more and one less of these dolls in a basket attract the attention of a grieving mother?" Eric asked, but he still didn't tell Bailey that Soros asked Miffy to erase all traces of the child, perhaps in order to eliminate this important murder clue by the way.
"But why Miffy's child?" asked Bailey, with his eyes wide open, "and don't forget, it's an ignorant child who died!"
"Bailey, all I can tell you now is that the drowning of Mrs. Miffy's child is very much connected to the death of Thomas's family. Eric said apologetically, because telling Bailey the ins and outs of everything at this time would undoubtedly push him into the abyss of death.
"I have to report to Mayor Soros. Come with me. Bailey's grim face turned back, but seeing Eric and Caitlyn's indifference, he scolded, "Are you frozen by this damn ice?"
"Of course not. Eric said with a frown.
"What's that!" Bailey asked the two of them angrily.
"We just feel that Mayor Soros is too busy to bother him with such trivial things. Caitlin smiled.
"A trifle?" Bailey waved his hands angrily, "Two murders, four lives, you think it's a trifle?"
"We mean, if even the murder has to be solved by Mayor Soros, Bailey, what's the use of you as the sheriff of the town?" Caitlyn showed off her skills at observing people's hearts - compared to the inhabitants of other towns, the brutal, rugged, and mindless police officer in front of him still retains a more independent sense of self, especially since he still has a strong self-identification with being a police officer.
"What's more, Mayor Soros's 'global warming' rhetoric — doesn't it need to be more explicitly verified?" said Eric with a laugh.
"You don't suspect that Mayor Soros did it. Bailey could hear the malice towards Soros in Eric's tone.
"Everyone is suspicious now, but suspicion does not represent the truth. Caitlin played the round for Eric.
Bailey looked Eric and Caitlyn up and down with his eyes, as if he was discerning the truth from the falsehood of their words.
"How's it going, Grand Officer Bailey. Don't you want to be the hero of a small town who solves two murders in a row?" enticed Eric.
"Alright!" Bailey gritted his teeth, "If I let me know that your mouths are full of lies, I will definitely let you receive sanctions." ”
"I've seen the spirit of tomorrow's heroes in the town. Eric put his arm around Bailey's shoulders and complimented.
"And what's next?" Bailey couldn't decide.
"Where is the body of Mrs. Miffy's child?" asked Eric, "didn't you say that it was buried? Where is it?, or if there are any photographs?" ”
Bailey thought for a moment and replied, "Of course I know where the cemetery is, and everyone in the town is buried there. But it would have been cruel to Miffy to know too much that we had disturbed her child's sleep. ”
"But, if you want to know what the child looked like when he was alive, I have a picture of it. Bailey guessed Eric's intentions.
"Didn't you say that Soros erased all traces of the child?" Eric took the opportunity to tease the big police officer in front of him, who had become their "accomplice".
"Hmm-" Bailey looked a little distracted, "this is the file for the registration of the case. I don't think Mayor Soros said that. ”
When they arrived at Bailey's police station, Eric and Caitlyn were a little crying and laughing. The town's so-called police station is actually Bailey's residence. But Bailey took great pains to hang a large police badge at the door. As soon as I entered the door, I saw his "magnificent" desk—a computer, several folders, a small national flag, a wine tray, and a map of the town on the wall behind the desk.
"Do you have any opinions?" Bailey saw the disrespectful expressions of the two, "these devices are all equipped by Mayor Soros, and all utility bills are waived for this residence. ”
"Well, yes, yes. Eric smiled as he looked at the office that had been converted into a living room.
"Well, this is the case file of Mrs. Miffy's child. Bailey took a small notebook from his desk and tossed it to Eric.
Eric flipped through it and saw that the so-called case file was actually a handwritten record by Bailey, with a photo of the child attached to it. Eric handed the notebook to Caitlin, who flipped it open and frowned, the drowning child in this photo was exactly the same as Cher they met in the snow.
"Miffy's only one child?" Caitlyn couldn't help but wonder after seeing the picture.
"That's right. Bailey scoffed, "You don't think that the child who drowned is Miffy's lost child, and his real child is still alive." ”
Eric secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, if this guy had seen Cher, he wouldn't say that.