Chapter Eighty-Six: The Screams of Matilla Manor (Part II)
At 13 o'clock in the afternoon, the four suspects had been called to the scene, and in the meantime, Hitbels and others had analyzed the scene, and Ms. Maria explained the occupations of the four men and the requests they had made
Shivat: "What's the matter, sheriff, that brought us here?" ”
Wicks: "yes, I still have something to do, and there's a meeting at 2 o'clock." ”
Hodgton: "Just, Sheriff, what the hell is going on?" ”
Sheriff: "The manor of this estate, Taylorda, was killed yesterday at 4:30 p.m., and died in that barn. ”
Four: "What?!" ”
Irina: "That's... What about Mary? Where is she? ”
Sheriff: "Lady Maria is in her room right now, and she's very depressed right now. ”
Shivat: "Sheriff, you called us, could it be ......"
Finnick: "That's right, we suspect that one of the four of you killed the victim last night. ”
Wicks: "Who are you?" ”
Chris: "Investigator Conse, we've been asked to help with the investigation. ”
Hodchton: "Sir, why do you want to be suspicious of us?" We are friends with the victim, so how can we harm him? ”
Max: "Well, we'll judge later, if you're innocent, after the inquiry and investigation, you can naturally go back." Now, we will check each of you one by one, and we ask for your cooperation. ”
Four: "Understood." ”
Chris and the others took out the victim's handbook, as well as the confession that Ms. Maria said earlier, checked it, and prepared to start interrogating the four suspects one by one
Hitbels: "Shivat, 37 years old, worked as an employee in a small company, has worked for more than ten years, but has not been promoted, the reason is because of the habit of gambling, once because of gambling debts of 200,000, 1 year to pay off all debts, but the problem of gambling has not changed, and his wife and children have returned to their parents' home. Because in the bazaar, you met the victim for the first time at the stall set up by the victim and had a good conversation with him, so the two became friends and were invited to the manor from time to time, and you often frequented the victim's stall. But recently committed a gambling addiction, and because of this debt of 1000, because the hand is a little tight, and the salary will be paid in 10 days, so I mentioned to the victim that I want to borrow 500 first to alleviate the urgency, and when the salary is paid, I will repay the money borrowed by the victim with interest. Isn't that so? ”
Shivat: "How so... It's a bit hard to quit, and sometimes I just can't control myself. And indeed, I offered to borrow 500 from Telida, because I didn't have much money at that time, so I wanted to borrow 500, and after these ten days, I immediately repaid the money I had in debt and the money I borrowed from him as soon as my salary was paid. ”
Chris: "Where were you yesterday at 4:30? ”
Shivat: "I came to the estate at 4:15 a.m., and I hoped that Taylor would lend me it, but he said he still had to think about it, so I went straight back, and went to the bar at about 4:45 a.m., and drank alone. ”
Max: "In other words, you didn't have an alibi for those 30 minutes?" ”
Shivat: "Don't doubt me, sir, though the city is relatively close to here, I have always walked back on foot, and I walked 30 minutes from here to the bar, and the bartender can attest to where I was at 4:45." ”
Finnick: "We'll find out later, but it's not enough to dispel your suspicions right now." ”
Shivat's alibi was vague, so he was still on the list of suspects, and then Hitbels and others went to question a second suspect
Hitbels: "Wicks, 33 years old, unmarried. is engaged in real estate business in the city, and you introduced him to the victim's manor and stalls. You and the victim have known each other since they were 12 years old, and both of them have great ambitions, you want to become a real estate tycoon, and his dream is to be able to run his own estate and live a leisurely life. A few days ago, a well-known person in the real estate industry approached you and wanted to buy Matilla Manor at a high price of 4 million, and this is the best chance for you to be famous in the real estate industry. Therefore, you proposed to the victim to give the victim a new manor and give them 3 million as compensation, but the victim refused. ”
Wicks: "That's right. Although it cost them 2 million just to give them a new estate, and then give them 3 million in compensation, although this is a loss-making business, but I can do business with famous people in the real estate industry, and I will be famous in the real estate industry in the future, and I will be able to earn back this loss soon. ”
Chris: "Where were you at the time of the crime?" ”
Wix: "I was alone in my office last night, looking at the recent real estate transactions and trying to get Taylorda to agree to a deal with me. ”
Max: "That is, you didn't have any witnesses at the time who could confirm your alibi. ”
Wicks: "Yes. ”
Hitbels: "Next...... Hodgton, 29, temporarily unemployed, was the victim's distant cousin. I quit my job one year ago because of a quarrel with my boss, but now I am unemployed, I can't find another job, and my savings are about to bottom out because I have to pay rent and make ends meet. He once told the victim that he hoped to run the estate together until he found a new job. ”
Hodgton: "I was so angry that I got into a fight with my boss. I lost my job and I had no source of income, so I wanted to work with my cousin for a while, at least so that I could barely live until I found a new job, and then I would leave, but my cousin said that he was already having a hard time now, and if there was one more, I was afraid that they would also be in an embarrassing situation, so he didn't agree with me. ”
Chris: "Where were you at the time of the incident?" ”
Hodgton: "I was interviewing at different units that afternoon, but I didn't get it, and I went back to my house at 4:20. ”
Max: "No alibi after 4:20? Strange ......"
Hitbels: "Finally, Irina......"
Irina: "Sir, I'll tell you myself. I used to be in a relationship with Teleda for a while, but then we broke up peacefully, and I know Maria because Maria was introduced to Teleda later, and even though we had broken up at that time, he was still an honest person. ”
Finnick: "After the breakup, you still introduce the victim to someone?" Are you trying to provoke him sincerely or do you have other plans? ”
Irina: "Sir, don't frame me. Yes, I broke up with him, but when I was dating, I was sticking to him upside down, and then I couldn't stand him and broke up with him like this. The purpose of introducing him to someone is to make him forget the past between us as soon as possible, and I want to enter my new life as soon as possible. It's just that I didn't expect that the more he mixed up, the better, and invited me to the manor from time to time. Out of curiosity, I asked him why, and he said that it was to repay me for being so kind to him in the first place, and now I am making amends. It's just that I never asked him for anything. ”
Chris: "At the time of the crime, did you have an alibi, or any witnesses?" ”
Irina: "I was preparing dinner and the TV in the living room was on all the time so the neighbors could hear me. ”
Max: "That's not enough evidence of your alibi. ”
Hitbels: "We'll have to sort out the clues now, and I hope you'll wait a little longer." ”
After Hitbels and the others had found out the confessions of everyone, they stepped aside and began to sort out the clues they had collected and analyze the case
Max: "A friend who borrowed money in debt, a real estate tycoon with a plot, a distant cousin with a disillusioned career, and an ex he knew before he became a teenager, all of whom had a relationship with the victim, and their requests were all denied. ”
Chris: "Although the last suspect said that he didn't make a request, as a predecessor, seeing that the victim is now so developed, he may have made some requests in private. ”
Finnick: "Moreover, none of the four have an alibi, and the scope of the murderer has not narrowed down at all. ”
Hitbels: "No, it's smaller than you think. ”
Three: "What? ”
Hitbels: "However, we don't have evidence yet. According to the forensic examination, although the victim's blood was detected on the stone bricks, there were no other people's fingerprints on them except the fingerprints of the victim and the victim's wife, and no fingerprints were found on the ropes. Although we know the modus operandi, there is no conclusive evidence. ”
Investigator: "Several, there's something new. ”
Chris: "What's new?" ”
Searcher: "We searched the whole body of the deceased, and found that between the fingernails of the deceased, the fibers of part of the clothes were found, and in the pockets of the deceased's jacket, ... This one. ”
Finnick: "It's not ......"
Hitbels: "Final evidence of conviction!" ”
Meanwhile, the sheriff's side ......
Shivat: "Sheriff, is there an end?" I've got to get back to work soon. ”
Wicks: "Yes, sheriff, the meeting is about to start, and if I don't go back sooner, the business will collapse this time, and I will lose a lot of money." ”
Sheriff: "Please wait a little longer, just a little longer, and we'll be able to investigate soon." ”
Hodgton: "Then call us when you find out, I'll have to go back and get a job." ”
Hitbels: "You can't go yet. ”
Irina: "Why can't you go?" Why? ”
Chris: "Because, the real culprit has been found." That's right, the owner of the real estate company, Mr. Wicks! ”
Everyone: "What?!" ”