Chapter XXIII Objectives
Then there was a second twist in the behavior of the aliens. James scratched his hand pointing at the clue wall across a blank area, pointing to the side with the 'David' picture pinned to it.
Detective Cowson's clue wall is divided into two sections, the first is the part that James has just analyzed, and the victims are all prostitutes and women, and the second is completely around 'David'.
David's picture is surrounded by information, social connections, work authority, and property statements...... At the bottom is a mutilated photograph of a corpse, with two letters tattooed on the buttocks, 'D, M' and a line next to Coulson: 'The identity of the real David'.
The blank space between the two blocks means that Detective Cousson is also thinking about the connection between the two. At the bottom of the clue wall, Cousson wrote the following words: 'The victim is dealt with in exactly the same way, is it a copy, or is it just the same person who committed the crime?'
Underneath this line, there are traces of Curson's messy alterations, and it seems that Curson has reached a dead end in the connection between these two things!
But what is admirable is that next to David's work authority information, Corson made a reasoning that the unstable telephone line incident that would last for more than a week was contacted by David. However, Cowson's conclusion is somewhat speechless: 'The suspect has committed a series of murders, and his methods of committing the crime, the method of disposing of the corpse, have developed a definite personal style, and the distorted mentality wants to show such results, so this style sign is disseminated through guò means of communication......
James looked at Cowson's conclusion, and if he hadn't met Zach and Benjamin, maybe he would have come to the same conclusion, but now it seems that Coulson was only a small part right.
"After completing what you call the 'test', the Aliens have determined that there are no other alien forces in Barton City, so they have chosen a target and started spreading the word! James looked at the clue wall, frowned, and said, "That's when I first came to Barton City and was attacked. It's too fast, there's no time to connect!"
Zach was still looking at the previous block, "No. The campaign that targeted David was supposed to take place in the days when Louise was hiding. Zach pointed to the bodies that had been found, "You see, all the bodies found are the people who have disappeared in the past half month, that is, the collateral injuries caused by the actions carried out against Louise, and his test was completed half a month ago. ”
Zach returned to the cluttered desk, rummaged through the police transcripts, and after a moment, nodded understandingly. Zar smiled and asked Kim, "Kim, why would you spy on Louise with Corson?"
"First, she's the only one who has clearly seen the Xenomorph but is still alive, and Corson hopes to find clues from her. Jin said flatly: "Second, I am giving my own clan a favor and helping him watch this woman." ”
"Did you hear that?" Zach returned to the clue wall, "The aliens have become arrogant after completing the test, and they are no longer careful to hide themselves, and there is no news about the events of half a month ago. Half a month later, his movements were noticeably rougher, and God punished the arrogant, so he met the cautious Louise. His weirdness is noticed by Louise. Louise's two escapes and subsequent dodging make him realize that his 'style' is exposed, so he starts looking for help. So he took the place of David and began to spread rumors. ”
"And I was the first 'helper' to come. Jin seemed to think of something funny, and laughed dryly twice, and then returned to calm again.
"With social disabilities, he has no friends, no relatives, and he can control telecommunications and contact with the outside world at work, and David is the perfect target. Zach moved to James' side, "Then, he picked up the news of your transfer. ”
James grimaced: "I have no relatives or friends in Barton City, and my social connections are clean, and no one knows me!
"Exactly. Zach patted Kim on the shoulder: "It's not easy to replace the identity of a human, maybe David has been living as usual for a while after being targeted, and in a few days, there are two Davids in Barton City at the same time, and the aliens need to learn his habits." Zach looked at the photo of Fitz, the only one in David's social relationships labeled 'colleague and friend', and Colson's profile also marked 'social barrier': "When he confirmed that his replacement would not arouse suspicion, David was truly removed." ”
James's face became even more gloomy: "And I, my life in Barton City does not need to be 'habitual' at all. James looked at Kim, "One of the targets of the aliens is the first choice, to move the population!"
Jin nodded expressionlessly: "I really like your identity, rich, no one knows." ”
It seemed to be complimenting, but James hated the feeling, "Then why didn't you kill me?"
"I thought you were going to die. Kim replied, "It's an oversight, and everyone is negligent sometimes." ”
Therefore, James is alive now, it is just a momentary negligence on the part of Kim, no, it is James's luck that is too good.
An alien who doesn't like the taste of humans attacks him when he first enters Barton City, and this unlikely event allows him to escape into the woods on Barton's border with a serious injury. On the night of the full moon when Benjamin transformed, he was so weak that Benjamin, who had the wolf body, disdained to attack. And the 'Kozil' logo that was still intact after being attacked and left in the woods for a week made the vampires who had just replenished the food interested in him and saved him......
Heaven is definitely favoring some people, and James should be proud of God's favor for him......
"Hmph. James snorted coldly, his eyes fell on Fitz's photo, on the annotated information, Curson wrote down the whole process of Fitz's discovery of David's body, the absence of the 'Dungeons & Dragons' game night, this is the negligence of David the Alien!
Zach put everything back in place and said lightly, "Now that we know the whole thing, all we need is to catch this guy." Benjamin, did you make a note of his scent?"
After entering Coulson's studio, Benjamin finds the evidence that Coulson has collected from David's house and begins to remember the scent of the alien David.
Benjamin nodded: "I made a note of it, you can go." ”
"Make sure you make a note of his original taste, not just David's taste. Kim reminded, "I can't guarantee that he'll still act in David's form." ”
Benjamin frowned, "What do you mean? Didn't you say that the case wasn't made public?
Jin touched his face, and all of the shapeshifter's movements and expressions were stiff, making one wonder if he was not used to human body structures: "I sue him, his identity is revealed. ”
"You, what did you sue him?!" James was furious again!
Zach sighed, "When?"
"In the morning, when Cowson was at David's house to survey the scene, I called him. We met once around noon, and that's it. King replied, "This is when I wanted to have a good relationship with him before I knew that Barton City had you." ”
Zach nodded, as long as Kim's current loyalty was here, the vampire didn't care what happened before this: "What did you sue him." ”
"The first time I only sued him, his identity may have been exposed, and we will conduct a secret investigation. The second time, I sued him that his identity had been completely revealed, and that Fitz and Cousson were together. ”
Benjamin thought for a moment, "So the only people who know about this now are Detective Corson and Fitz, us and Cologne, who ordered the investigation not to be made public. Benjamin scratched his beard, "Curson and Cologne, who will he target next?"
"Wait!" James glared at Benjamin in surprise, "The next target? Isn't it Fitz, who discovered his identity? Why is it Curson and Director Cologne?"
Zach shook his head in disappointment: "Detective Lance, the prisoner is an alien, not a human. You need to think from his point of view!"
James's eyes widened, but his mind was racing. Yes, he realized that he had asked a stupid question, that the 'human' was a shape-shifter who could change his appearance! And the whole investigation of the case was carried out in secret, which meant that the easiest way to make this qiē disappear was to replace Detective Cousson who was conducting the investigation, or to replace the Cologne Commissioner who ordered the investigation!
As for that Fitz, no one cares!
Zach frowned, "I don't want Barton City to become a paradise for aliens, it looks like I need to talk to Anthony." ”
Of course, Zach didn't forget about the rumors. For the Barton Police Department, the disappearance and death of prostitutes and women has reached a dead end, and David's identity can be abandoned at any time, and Detective Corson's investigation will also enter a dead end. The only two who remain suspicious are Corson and Cologne, and perhaps now, there are other aliens who have infiltrated Barton City, and under the arrangement of 'David', they have begun to observe the living habits of the two!
Benjamin sighed, "Yes, it does. I also needed a more complete sample to identify the scent, and Anthony wanted to give us access to the corpses. ”
"Can aliens smell different?" James sadly found that the problem was now completely beyond his ability to handle.
"Yes. Benjamin nodded, "Do you think a normal person can stand the rate of eating at the same time? A set that can be constantly changing and adapting to a new body. One set is their original organ, and that's their only identity. ”
James shook his head wordlessly.