Chapter 53: Coincidence
Lydia still had the whiskey glass in her hand. She toasted to Jack www.biquge.info said, "Congratulations! ”
This kind of congratulations was not what Jack wanted, especially from Lydia, which made him feel harsh. He didn't pick up, just rubbed his hands awkwardly, looking like he didn't know how to speak.
I don't know if it's because she has become outspoken after drinking, or because she knows Jack's temper too thoroughly, but when she saw him like this, Lydia immediately frowned, and asked in an empathetic but impatient tone, "What else?" Say whatever you want! ”
Lydia's tone wasn't friendly, but Jack breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Hannah, who had been sitting silent, and said, "There are some things that are not easy to ask at the funeral. It's a ...... related to Hannah."
"Hannah?" Lydia frowned.
Hannah on the side was also very surprised, not knowing what Jack wanted to know. Out of a woman's intuition, or rather a thief's heart, she subconsciously thought that Jack wanted to ask James and Marilyn about her experience with her on the day of the accident.
Sure enough, Jack said, "These days, we've pretty much figured out Ahmed Muhammad's route to Midwood. ”
He took out a map and put it on the coffee table, pointed to one of the roads marked with red markers, and said, "You see, he entered Midwood through this road." ”
Hannah saw that this was indeed the path she and Zongheng had taken to meet the two bad cops.
"On that day, it was supposed to be Ned and Billy's turn to patrol here." "But it was in the afternoon that the two officers, along with their police car, mysteriously disappeared on the road, leaving it unguarded, allowing Ahmed Mohammed to drive straight into the main city of Midwood without warning." ”
"What does this have to do with Hannah?" Lydia asked.
Of course it has something to do with Hannah. Hearing what Jack said, Hannah immediately thought of a series of cause and effect - if she and Nemo hadn't killed the two policemen, they would have spotted Ahmad Muhammad in time to enter Midwood. If Ahmad Mohammed was found, the Midwood police would have been able to stop him in time to prevent him from breaking into a Walmart supermarket. If Ahmad hadn't broken into a Walmart supermarket, the police wouldn't have exchanged gunfire with him inside the supermarket. If the police hadn't exchanged gunfire with Ahmed Mohammed, James and Marilyn wouldn't have died......
Thinking about it like this, Hannah instantly felt that she had sinned heavily, as if the person who killed her parents was herself.
Zongheng watched and listened quietly. What Hannah thought, he thought of. But he won't take the blame on himself. In his mind, if it weren't for the two policemen's own evil thoughts, the next series of events would not have happened. Therefore, the deaths of James and Marilyn can only be regarded as a coincidence. Even if you want to blame someone, you can only blame those two perverted policemen, how can you blame him and Hannah?
Seeing that Hannah's expression was a little sluggish, afraid that she would show her feet, he immediately sat down beside her, and quietly held her hand, suggesting that she should not be afraid, and that he was supporting her by her side.
It was at this time that Jack continued: "We found some wheel prints on the roadside grass on this road. According to the results, there are only a handful of cars in Midwood that match these wheel print characteristics. James' car is one of them. According to the investigation, James did not drive himself that day, and the person who used the car was Hannah. We investigated the surveillance in the city and found out that Hannah took Nemo to Yuri's gun shop, and later went out of town with Yuri and went to the suburbs. Yuri's testimony also said that Hannah and Nemo had gone with them to a suburban farm that day to practice their guns, and when they left, they were driving in the right direction of the road. ”
Hannah was terrified to hear this, but luckily she had a side around her to support her. Fortunately, she is a doctor of psychiatry and knows how to control micro-expressions to hide her emotions, otherwise, she will have to show her feet on the spot.
Jack stared at Hannah and asked, "Hannah, did you pass this road that day?" ”
Now that the wheel prints have been found, Hannah knows that if she denies it, it will arouse suspicion. Therefore, she settled down and simply admitted generously: "Yes, I am indeed on this path." ”
"So, why did you stop here?" Jack pointed to a point on the map.
"Since you've looked for Yuri, did he tell you what gun he took out that day, and what did Nemo do with it?" Hannah asked rhetorically. She knew that she couldn't be too submissive, and only by resisting moderately could she not make people think that she was a thief.
Jack was fooled and recalled, "It's Bartlet, right?" Listening to Yuri, Nemo's shooting talent is very high, and he is a genius. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Zongheng.
Zongheng smiled at him calmly, without the slightest nervousness on his face. He is a veteran of murder, how can he let the police see the real emotions and thoughts in his heart?
Jack didn't get a useful answer from his face, so he turned his gaze back to Hannah.
Hannah spread her hands, shrugged her shoulders, and said, "If you know, then you should understand how hard it was for me that day." That's Bartlet, it's rare for Eureken to take it out, but I can't even shoot a bullet, how would you react if you were replaced? ”
"Angry? Disappointed? ”
"It's not about being angry, it's about being disappointed and frustrated." "I was in a bad mood, so I parked on the side of the road and rested for a while. ”
Jack also knows Hannah's hobbies and personality very well, and when he hears her say this, he thinks that this is indeed Hannah's reaction. He took out a picture from his coat pocket and put it in front of Hannah, and asked, "So, have you seen this police car, and these two police officers?" ”
Hannah didn't answer immediately, but took the photo, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "Yes, they also questioned me and Nemo." ”
"Really?" Jack was overjoyed, "Can you tell me in detail what you have said and done with them?" ”
As he spoke, he pulled out a notebook and prepared to record it.
Hannah quickly organized the wording, saying, "I parked the car on the side of the road and rested in my seat for a while. I didn't look at the time, I don't know how long I rested. I only knew that I was in a daze, and I heard someone knocking on the car window. When I opened my eyes, I saw the two officers standing next to the car. They asked me why I parked my car here, and I told them I was driving tiring and needed a break. They reminded me that it wasn't safe to park my car there and told me to leave. ”
Hannah's statement is half-true, and Jack can't find an obvious loophole. He wrote down all these words, and then asked, "Then where were the two police officers when you left?" Did they drive away? ”
Hannah shook her head and said, "No." As we left, their car was parked in the bushes not far from us. ”
"Is it this bush?" Jack pulled out another photo.
Hannah glanced at it and said, "That's right! Here it is. I wondered why they had to park their cars there, and wondered if they were speeding for the sake of catching them. ”
Jack asked questions about whether the car was facing inside or out, and Hannah answered truthfully as it had been that day.
Last question, Jack asked, "I noticed that you went to a car wash on your way home that day and did a deep clean of your car inside and out, why is that?" ”
Before Hannah could reply, Lydia couldn't take it anymore and interrupted, "Jack Woolf! What exactly do you want to do? Do you suspect that the disappearance of your two subordinates has something to do with Hannah?! Are you crazy?! ”
Lydia's tone was very high, almost angry, and Jack was a little embarrassed by her yelling, and quickly defended: "No! No! I certainly didn't doubt what Hannah meant. But Hannah was one of the very few people who passed that road that day, and we had to consider all possibilities and inquire about them in detail. Lydia, you're the FBI, and you should understand this. ”
Lydia realized that she had overreacted. She waved her hand weakly and said, "Whatever you want!" Ask whatever you want! ”
"I've asked them all." Jack packed up his things and stood up, "Thank you, Hannah. Goodbye, Lydia. Goodbye, Ness, and Nemo. ”
After Jack left, none of the four people left in the living room had the heart to speak, let alone do things. Even the dinner is a takeaway.
While eating dinner, Hannah took advantage of Lydia and Ness's inattention and secretly said to Zongheng, "Don't lock the door at night, I'll come for you." ”
Knowing that she must be worried about the day's events, he glanced at Ness and Lydia, and when he saw that they weren't paying attention, he nodded quietly.
After dinner, the four of them hurried back to their respective rooms.
Zongheng didn't lock the door, and he didn't lie down early to sleep. He continued to read the book he hadn't finished during the day because Lydia had been interrupted.
At about eleven o'clock in the evening, the door to the study was pushed open.
Hannah slipped through the crack in the door in her light pajamas, quickly closed the door, and unlocked it.
"I just saw through the crack in the door that the light in Lydia's room was still on. But I just can't wait any longer. I have to talk to you. Hannah's face was terrible, and it was evident that she had been suppressing her emotions all day, and it was not until she came to this study that she had the courage to speak out loud.