East End 2nd Block, Kohler Restaurant

Sean certainly knew something about this restaurant, which was famous in the East End for its affordability and deliciousness, and was fortunate to have arrived early enough to find an ideal location by the window.

While waiting for the delicious food, look out the window, after all, this is different from the stability of the South District, the East District is close to the Sea of Conquest, where a large number of fishermen, unemployed poor people and pirates sneak ashore to sell stolen goods, so in the mixed environment here, theft, bloodshed, and street girls are the most common phenomena in the East District.

Smelling the delicious steak brought by the waiter, Sean withdrew his gaze and carefully watched his wallet, after all, in just a few minutes of waiting for the meal, he had seen several thefts from the window.

"Mr. Morrison?"

While Sean was quietly enjoying his meal, an unfamiliar male voice suddenly came into his ears.

Looking up, I saw a man in a black police uniform, with the epaulettes of a third-class police inspector on his shoulders, a rugged square face, and a smile cracking at the corners of his mouth.

"Hello Mr. Inspector, I'm Sean Morrison, who are you?" Although Sean had no impression of this man, he still put down the knife and fork in his hand out of etiquette, and asked politely.

"Really, you?" said the police man, who first showed some happiness, or rather a flattering expression, then patted his smooth forehead and said, "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Rudy Kerr, Sergeant of the Second Squad of the Southern Police Department, and now under Chief Vivien. ”

Hearing the name of the burgundy long-haired shadow, how could Sean not react, no matter how much the events of that day had already spread, Vivian's subordinates knew that it was not a strange thing, what really made Sean strange, this man who called himself Rudy seemed to know himself.

"May I be seated, Inspector Kerr seems to know me?"

"That's right, I took you to the hospital that day. ”

"Thank you very much, Inspector Kerr. After all, he was the man who saved himself, and Sean couldn't help but say with a few sincere smiles on his face: "By the way, I don't know how your case in the East District is investigating?"

"Not to mention, the murderer was like a ghost, and there was not even a single hair left at the scene except for a puddle of seawater. Rudy's face showed embarrassment, sat on the stool next to Sean, and said: "Mr. Morrison, don't you know that in just one night, that bastard killed three people in a row in different places, and the director was so anxious that he didn't close his eyes all night. ”

Kill three people in one night?

Different locations?

Sean immediately frowned when he heard this, and asked Rudy, "Is there anything strange at the scene or does the victim have any special injuries?"

"This..."

Seeing that Sean's questions were classified information, Rudy's face became a little hesitant, on the one hand, it was the discipline of his own police force, and on the other hand, the man who asked the question was suspected of being his boss's boyfriend, and he really didn't know whether to say it or not.

However, his entanglement did not last long, and a tired female voice came from behind, "There is no special place at the scene except for a large amount of unexplained seawater, the murderer's methods are very professional, they are all one-hit kills, the murder weapon is suspected to be a short dagger commonly used by sailors, and Sheriff Rudy, I asked you to order food first, not to chat." ”

Hearing this familiar voice, the knowledgeable Rudy got up and left with a strange smile on his face, and while making room, the funny sheriff gave Sean a big thumbs up before leaving, and led the police officers who followed Vivien to the next table to wait for dinner.

Of course, Sean understood the meaning of Rudy's ambiguous smile, and there was no displeasure on his face, but put on a warm smile and greeted the burgundy figure: "Good afternoon, Vivien." ”

"I'm bad right now, Sean. ”

Vivien sat beside Sean unladylikely, and said in a coquettish tone that even she didn't notice.

"Do you need me to help you investigate the case?"

"Nonsense, otherwise what would I be looking for you. Saying that, Vivien unceremoniously ate the vegetable salad that originally belonged to Sean.

Looking at this rude eldest lady, Sean couldn't help but joke with a dumb smile: "It seems that we can only meet by chance today." ”

"Chance encounter?" Vivian, who was chewing vegetables in her mouth, puffed out her cheeks and asked sharply, "Then why are you coming to the East End, this is not a serious place, be careful that I arrest you according to the style." ”

"I'm just here for a maid, what's in your head. ”

"Then you can help me investigate the case first, and I'll accompany you to find the maid after the incident, isn't it fair?"

Fair?

Okay.

You say fair is fair, Sean looked at Vivian with a fair and just look, of course he didn't dare to say what was in his heart, so he had to keep smiling and nodding in agreement: "No problem, let's go to the scene after lunch." ”

Of course, Vivian has no opinion on this, and after eating the salad for a while, she couldn't help but put her eyes on Sean's steak, and now she hasn't made a move for the time being out of shyness, but the length of time depends on Vivian's hunger, and the waiter will bring a new lunch at this moment to completely relieve Sean's steak crisis.

After a tense and exciting lunch, Vivian rudely patted her stomach without a trace of undulation, and said to Sean, "When you're full, hurry up and follow me to investigate the case." ”

"Miss Vivien, don't you know that for a gentleman or lady, lunch time should be strictly limited to twenty to thirty minutes?"

"You look like a gentleman. ”

Vivien grabbed Sean, who was still pretending to be a gentleman, and dragged him out of the restaurant without caring about the eyes of others, and led Rudy, who was smiling all the way, and the rest of the police officers to the nearest crime location.

East District 3rd Block, 1329 N.

Eventually, Sean is dragged by Vivien to a townhouse, the one on the left, to be precise.

Vivian motioned for the remaining police officers to change shifts and rest, and then entered the scene with her, and at the same time opened and closed the corners of her mouth and said: "The victim was found this morning, and the body is still at the scene for the time being." ”

Sean nodded, didn't answer, touched his chin and began to observe his surroundings.

The third block is a relatively stable residential area in the East District, which shows that the victim has a little social status in the East District, so it is more convenient to explore the identity and background of the deceased, because the status in the East District is nothing more than two points - money and fists.

After entering the door, there were no traces of prying on the doors and windows, there was no trace of a fight in the room, there was even an unfinished cup of black tea on the coffee table, and the deceased was kneeling in the living room, his hands were buckled behind his back with ropes, and there was a narrow wound on his neck.

In addition to the large amount of seawater with a fishy smell in the whole scene, only the dark red blood at the feet of the deceased remained.

"Now, did you find anything?"

"Not too much. Sean subconsciously picked up a cigarette and continued: "First of all, the deceased has a certain social status in the East District, and checking his identity can help us understand his interpersonal relationships, and secondly, the doors and windows at the scene are intact, and it is possible that an acquaintance committed the crime, but there is only a cup of tea on the coffee table, which means that the deceased does not know the murderer's 'visit', which can only show that the murderer has either been hiding in the deceased's house, or he did not come in through the door or window." ”

Vivian, who understood the hidden meaning of Sean's second half of the sentence, subconsciously trembled, and was about to speak, but found that Sean, who was behind the victim at this time, squatted down with interest to observe the way the murderer was tied up.

"Did Vivien's murderer use this method to bind the dead when he committed the murder?"

Hearing this, Vivien put the question in her heart for the time being, and also came to Sean's side, looked at this special knotting method, and said: "That's right, Sheriff Rudy said that this is a kind of sailor's knot commonly used by sailors, what is it called..."

"Slipknot, the kind that gets tighter and tighter the more you struggle. ”

"Yes. Vivien didn't feel a little displeased with Sean's sudden interjection, "You don't want to talk about the murderer as a sailor, Detective Sean, do you know how many sailors there are in the East End?"

"Well, that's right, the murderer was indeed a sailor... Wait until I'm done. Seeing Vivien glaring at her disgruntled pale golden eyes, Sean had to interrupt his words and comfort, "Why don't you think it's a vengeful sailor ghost?"

Wraiths?

Vivien seemed to be startled by the word Sean, but then she calmed down, and immediately raised her fist and threatened: "Sean, can't you be serious, you won't blame all the unreasonable things on the ghost because of what happened to Mr. Terry?"

Saying that, Vivien tilted her head and thought for a moment before adding, "Why don't you think someone deliberately arranged the scene like this, after all, a sailor's knot alone doesn't tell the story." ”

"You're right," Sean was surprised by Vivien's sudden brainstorm, "So tell me, how did the murderer set up such a perfect scene, and how he could also set up three murders in a row in just one night?"

"Can't you set up the scene first, and then kill someone and drag it home?"

Hearing this, Sean couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "If everyone is like you, you police and we will all face unemployment." ”

For a normal murderer, the best way to evade police investigation is to dispose of the victim's body secretly, whether it is okay to throw the body into the river at will, after all, for the current police efficiency, just looking for the identity of the deceased is enough for them to collapse, how can it be noticeable to put the body back into the room.

Vivian, who reacted immediately, still muttered dissatisfiedly, "Isn't that good?" ”

"yes, I think so too, Vivien, you said we're both unemployed, we can run a farm..."

Listening to Sean, who was getting more and more outrageous, Vivian couldn't help but blush, and interrupted with a 'bah': "No, my dad will support me, and you put your mind on the case for me." ”