Chapter 306 Entry Point

Theresa explains: "Sometimes the gunshots don't sound like we think they are. You know, gunshots on TV are one thing, real gunshots sometimes sound like firecrackers, sometimes like a sharp pop or like a car backfire. Did you hear the sound of their ship's engine after it stopped?";

"Nope. Tolstoy said.

Sean asked, "So, you heard the engine stop, were you still watching TV at the time?"

"Yes, but I didn't turn on my voice, I sat very close to the TV. Tolstoy replied.

"With your back to the window?", Sean asked.

"Yes. Tolstoy was a little unhappy with Sean's entanglement.

"Then you watched TV for another ten minutes, and then why did you stand up and stop watching?" asked Sean.

"Here's a stupid talk show, what's the San Francisco Hotel stuff. Tolstoy said.

"So you're going to talk to Tom next door?", Sean asked.

"I'd like to borrow a power strip. Tolstoy explained: "After coming to Barty's house through the gap in the fence, I suddenly saw the upright bodies of Tom and Viddy. ”；

Theresa asked, "How far were you from the body at the time?";

"Less than four or five meters!. Tolstoy said.

"Are you sure?" asked Theresa.

"Yes. I was standing on the edge of the arch, and they were facing the glass sliding door, and we were four or five meters apart. Tolstoy said.

"And how do you know it's the Bartys?" asked Theresa.

"I didn't know at first. I was a little dumbfounded, you know? I stared at the corpse, and then suddenly it dawned on me. Tolstoy said.

"How do you know they're dead?", Theresa asked.

"It wasn't clear at first, but I saw a hole in Tom's forehead. Like his third eye. They didn't move. Tolstoy said.

Sean deduced that it might only be five seconds. Sean then asked him to cooperate with him and walked Barty's house for a few and five seconds, trying to make him remember if he had seen or heard anything unusual at the time. Is there anything I forgot to say, but I didn't find anything. Sean even asked him if he had smelled gunpowder at the time, but Tolstoy firmly denied it, and compared to what he had told the local police officer at the beginning, it was really not much, not a lot.

Sean said, "You didn't hear the car or the boat, so how did the killer flee the scene?";

"Well, there's a lot of people here who are walking, biking or running. No one pays attention to other people's things. Tolstoy said.

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Sean shifted the general direction of the struggle and asked, "Do the Barty couple have many friends?"

Tolstoy said, "Quite a lot. They often have picnics outside the house and always invite some guests over. ”；

Theresa asked, "Do they often go out on a boat late at night?";

"Sometimes. I can always hear the engine when they go out. Sometimes they come back late. Tolstoy said.

"How late?" asked Sean.

"It's about two or three o'clock in the morning. Tolstoy said, "I guess it was night fishing." ”；

Fishing in such boats is certainly possible, but the Bartys' boat is not a yacht dedicated to fishing, and Sean is sure Tolstoy knew this. But through guò observed, Sean also found out. Tolstoy belonged to the old school, because the old school always felt that it was not right to speak ill of the dead, unless they had to.

After that, Sean and Theresa went around in circles asking questions, including the habits of Barty and his wife, whether there was a car for the living, and so on.

Until 7:35 a.m. Tolstoy said: "They were such a beautiful couple. ”

Sean understood the meaning of the other party's words and asked, "Do you think Tom has a girlfriend?"

"Well, that's not what I meant. Tolstoy said.

"Does Vidi have a boyfriend?", Sean asked, staring into the other's eyes.

"Well......" Tolstoy hesitated.

"Tom has a boyfriend to visit her when he's not home, right?" asked Sean.

"Well, I didn't say he was Vidi's boyfriend. Tolstoy said.

"Tell us about it!" Sean said.

Tolstoy followed the statement, but the content was not very useful to Sean. One day in June, he said, Tom was at work, only Vidi was at home, and a handsome, well-dressed bearded gentleman came in a mid-range white sports car and left an hour later. It's quite interesting, but it's not enough evidence of the thrilling affair that leads to the love killing. Also, on a Saturday a few weeks ago, Tom was out on a boat, and a man was parked in the driveway in a green jeep, and in the backyard, Vidi was basking in a narrow bikini, and the man went into the backyard, took off his shirt, and lay down next to Judy for a while.

Tolstoy stated: "I don't think it's good that her husband is not at home. I mean, she was half-naked, and the lad took off his shirt and lay down next to her, and they chatted for a while, and then the man got up and walked away before her husband came back. So what the hell is going on?".

Then, Tolstoy said: "When they first moved in two years ago, we invited them to dinner. Soon after, they invited us to a barbecue picnic and we haven't had much contact since. ”

Sean asked, "Do you know their friend's name?";

"I don't know, I think it's all their colleagues in Sunshine Island. They're a bunch of weirdos, that's how I see them. Don't mind!" Tolstoy said.

Sean and Theresa continued to talk similar to Tolstoy, who was quite talkative, and five minutes later, Tolstoy asked the first question, saying, "What did the Bartys do?

"No, they're stealing vaccines that are worth a lot of money, and they want to get rich. Sean replied without hesitation.

"Yes? The house next door to them is still rented. You know what?," Tolstoy said.

"Yes. Sean said.

"That house is expensive for them to rent. Tolstoy said with a smile.

"How do you know?" asked Theresa.

"I know the owner, a young man named Jason Brown, who is an architect. He bought the land from our friend Rommel's house. Jason Brown bought it expensive, and after the house was finished, it was rented to Barty and the others, and the rent was too high. Tolstoy said.

Theresa said, "Mr. Tolstoy." I would venture to ask, what do you think of someone saying that Mr. and Mrs. Barty smuggled drugs by boat?"

Tolstoy replied without hesitation: "It is not surprising that they often go out in the middle of the night." ”；

Sean asked, "That bearded man, have you seen any suspicious people in his yard or at the door?";

"Well, to be honest, I haven't seen it. Tolstoy thought for a moment and said, "Most of the people they associate with are decent people. I drank a lot of wine, and the garbage can was full of bottles. Some people drink too much and make noise, but they never put on those big speakers. ”；

"Do you have the key to their house?" asked Sean suddenly.

Tolstoy looked a little surprised for a moment, and then after a while he said, "I have the key, I'm always at home, so I'll help them look at the house." ”；

"And what?" asked Theresa.

"Well, probably last week," Tolstoy said, "I saw a lock-fixing car parked there." When the man with the key was gone, I went to try the key and found that it wouldn't open the door. I thought Tom would give me a new key, but he never looked for me. You know, he has the keys to my house. So I called Jason Brown and asked, you know the homeowner is supposed to have the key, but he said he couldn't figure out how to change the locks either. I thought, it's none of my business, but since Barty and his wife asked me to take care of the house, I should have the key. I wonder if they hid something in the room now. ”；

Theresa nodded and said, "Mr. Tolstoy, we ask you to help us solve the case, so don't leak today's conversation to anyone except Sheriff Donovan? Call us for something, you know?";

"Okay. Tolstoy said.

"Has anyone sailed to visit Mr. and Mrs. Barty?" asked Sean.

"I sometimes see boats parked on their docks. Tolstoy thought for a moment and said.

"Do you know whose ship it is?" asked Sean again.

"I don't know. At one point there was a speedboat that looked quite like their boat, but it was certainly not, with a different name. Tolstoy said.

"Do you see the name of the ship?", Sean asked.

"I sometimes like to look through a telescope. Tolstoy said.

"What's the name of the ship?" asked Sean.

"I can't remember, but it's certainly not their ship. Tolstoy said.

"Is there anyone on board?" asked Theresa......

"No, I only happened to see the boat, not anyone getting on or off. Tolstoy said.

"When did you see the boat?" asked Theresa.

"I want to think about it...... It was about June, early summer. Tolstoy said.

"Were Mr. and Mrs. Barty at home then?" asked Sean.

"I don't know. Tolstoy said: "I used my binoculars to see who would leave the house, but I didn't see them coming out, and then I heard the sound of the motor, and the boat went away." ”；

Hearing this, Sean deduced that Tolstoy had also peeked into Barty's house with binoculars, so he asked, "If I ask you to show you pictures of several people, will you be able to recognize whether they have been to Barty's house or not?"

"Probably. Tolstoy said.

Sean nodded, he understood that the average person who meddles with his neighbors can sometimes be useful witnesses, and sometimes they are like cheap surveillance video cameras, paying attention to trivial and even obscuring things.

Sean and Theresa spent another half hour interrogating, but they gained less and less. In fact, it is incredibly that, as the topic became dull, Tolstoy fell asleep in the middle of the conversation, and he snored loudly.

Sean and Theresa glanced at each other, and before going out again, Theresa woke up Tolstoy, who had just fallen asleep. And put a business card on the ground and said, "Thank you, excuse me." If you remember anything else, please call me. Anything will do";

"Okay. Tolstoy said.

"Remember!" said Theresa, "We are detectives investigating the case, and Sheriff Donovan is assisting us in solving the case." Don't tell anyone else about this case. ”。

Tolstoy nodded.

Sean said, "We want to walk around your house, can we?";

"Absolutely. Tolstoy said.

The two said goodbye to Tolstoy. Sean said, "I'm sorry for boredom you." ”

"It's my nap time, so I'm asleep. Tolstoy also said apologetically.

Sean and Theresa walked across the side yard and saw the gap in the hedge. Through the fence, you can see the back of Barty's house. Looking to the left through the fence, you can see the harbor, where there is a blue and white boat parked, and Theresa said, "It's the harbor police boat, and Donovan sent divers into the water to look for those two little bullets in the mud and algae, and there is a good chance of finding them." ”；

Sean understood that the murder had been discovered less than twenty-four hours and that the on-site protection would not be removed until the next morning. So he and Theresa did not go back to Barty's house, lest they have to sign again, and they walked along the hedge of Tolstoy's house, which grew shorter and shorter as it got closer to the sea, and that they could look out over it about ten meters from the water. They continued to the point where the embankment of Tolstoy's house was level with the harbor, and on the left was the old floating dock of Tolstoy's house. On the right is the pier of Barty's house. The husband and wife's boat was no longer there.

Seeing this, Theresa said, "It may be that the Maritime Police Department has taken the boat away, and the forensic experts will inspect the ship." ”

From where they stood, they could see the flag in the courtyard of Barty's house, with pirate flags flying on it, and two triangular signal flags attached to the beams. Sean said, "Can you draw those two pennants?";

"Of course. Theresa pulled out her notebook and pen. sketched out the two pennants and said, "Do you think they are related to the case?some kind of signal?";

"They were meant to be semaphore. Sean said.

"I think they're just for decoration, but we'll look into it. Theresa said.

"Let's go back to the crime scene. Sean said.

The two left the Tolstoy's house and walked to the dock of Barty's house. Sean said, "We're doing it once, so let's say I'm Tom and you're Viddy, and we're leaving Sunshine Isle at noon, and it's about 5:30 and we're home." I'll turn off the engine, you get off the boat first and go to the tether, and I'll carry the box to the dock, right!";

"Yes. Theresa nodded

"I climbed up to the dock and we started walking forward with the handles of the boxes. Sean said as he simulated, walking side by side with Theresa. Then Sean said, "We looked up at the room, and if someone was on any of the three floors on the floor, we could see it, right?";

"Yes," said Theresa, "let's say somebody is there, but we know these people, so we keep going." ”；

"Okay, but you think the guy will come down to the dock to do a favor, and out of due courtesy, we'll go ahead anyway. Sean said.

The two men continued to walk side by side on the second deck, and Theresa said, "Somewhere, we found the sliding glass door open, and the door was open to worry us, maybe stop or go back because the door wasn't supposed to be open. ”；

"Unless they know in advance that someone is waiting for them at home. Sean said.

"Yes. Theresa said, "And that man must have the key to the new lock." ”；

The two men continued towards the house, going up to the top floor of the floor, stopping more than a meter away from the two chalk-drawn bodies, Theresa facing Viddy's place and Sean facing Tom's. Then Sean opened his mouth and said, "Barty and his wife walked forward more than a meter, and they died in a minute or less, and then they saw something." ”；

Sean stared at the outline of the chalk drawing of the corpse, then looked at the house in front of him, the left and right sides of the glass door, and then said, "They continued to walk towards the house five or six meters ahead, and there was no sign that they wanted to escape. They still walked side by side, there was no hiding place around except the house in front of them, and no one could shoot their target in the head from such a distance from the house. They must have known the killer or were not wary of it. ”；

Theresa nodded, looking out into the harbor in the distance.

Sean continued: "If you were in the house, the bullet might have gotten into somewhere, and the killer might not be able to erase the bullet marks, so he chose to shoot the head in the head at close range with a large-caliber pistol, and the bullet fell directly into the harbor through the exit." ”；

Theresa nodded again and said, "Maybe that's the case." This speculation has changed the possible image of the murderer. He is not a drug addict or a killer with an unregistered handgun, he does not have a gun of unknown origin, but a good citizen with a registered handgun. Do you want to say that?";

Sean replied, "Only then can I explain what I found in the field." ”

"So you want a list of people who have registered weapons locally. Theresa asked.

"Yes. "Large-caliber, registered, not an illegal prohibited weapon, probably an automatic pistol rather than a revolver, because it is impossible for a revolver not to make a sound," Sean said. Let's start with that. ”；

"Okay!". Theresa said yes and looked at her watch, which showed that it was seven o'clock in the morning, fifty-eight minutes. He said, "Let's hurry up! Go to the prefectural police station!"

The two men then walked out and got into the black jeep of the Investigation Bureau, Sean twisted the key, started the car, and headed towards the county police station, five minutes later, the car stopped at the door of the police station, they did not call Donovan beforehand, this is because Sean stopped Theresa, he doesn't look like a good person now, even the beautiful detective Donovan, who has been observed with the black detective system. (To be continued) RQ

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