Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Screams of Matilla Manor (Part II)
Wicks: "You... What are you talking about? How could I be a murderer? β
Hitbels: "I ask you, where did the second button on your suit go?" β
Wicks: "It's... This is the other day, after the company employee accidentally bumped into me, he ripped off the ......"
Chris: "And how do you explain the dirt stains on your shoes?" β
Wicks: "What's the explanation for this, this manor is surrounded by dirt floors, what's so strange about mud stains sticking to my shoes?" β
Sheriff: "Guys, ...... of you?"
Max: "Don't worry, sheriff, the case has been solved. β
Hitbels: "Dry dirt only sticks to the soles of people's shoes, not to the sides of shoes, because you've walked on wet dirt. It just so happened that we found messy footprints in the place behind the barn where the stone bricks were placed, and although there were many footprints there, we couldn't tell whose ones they were, but there were similar dirt stains on the victim's shoes, and based on how dry the soil was, we concluded that the dirt had only been stained last night. β
Wicks: "W-what does that mean?" β
Chris: "As the owner of a small business, your image is very important, wearing shoes with mud stains to work in the company? And, since you're going to talk about a big deal next, the person you're going to meet next must also be important, and you haven't changed your shoes at all, and the suit with a button missing, it's clear that you're lying! You're just in a hurry to get out of the crime scene!! β
Wicks: "Damn, since you think I'm a murderer, then I ask you, why don't you have my fingerprints?" β
Hitbels: "People like you must have gloves in your pockets. But alas... This also becomes evidence of your crime! β
Wicks: "What? β
Chris: "According to Ms. Maria's testimony, the stone brick that slapped the victim's head was not originally outside the barn, but inside the barn!" Because this stone brick has been on the barn land for a long time, there is a lot of dirt on one side of the stone brick, and we did not find any dirt stains on the victim's head, which means that the murderer held the side of the hand stained with mud, attacked the victim, knocked him unconscious, and then hung the unconscious victim to kill. β
Hitbels: "We found a button in the victim's pocket, and there was a lot of clothing fiber on it, and if you were innocent, then you wouldn't mind if we compared the fiber of your suit with that button." β
Wicks: "I... I...... I plead guilty......"
In the face of all the evidence, Weeks finally fell to his knees and confessed his guilt
Wicks: "I did come to the manor yesterday in the hope that he would agree to sell it to me, and I said I would give him another manor, but he never agreed. β
Hodgton: "Just for this? But aren't you friends with my cousin who talk about everything? And you both know each other very well, so why ...... just because of this little thing"
Wicks: "It's because I know too much that your cousin knows that I'm doing fake accounts." β
Everyone: "Fake accounts? β
Wix: "Although I am in the real estate business, there are a lot of land that I sell that are not in my name, so I tried to cheat and deceive the owners of the original land, and buy their land at a low price, and then sell it to other people at a high price, back and forth, which made my business prosperous. However, the news of this black account was discovered by Telida. Out of a good friend's relationship, he promised to help me keep it a secret, and he hoped that I would never do anything to deceive others again. And when I went to him yesterday and talked to him in detail about the exchange of manors, he always disagreed, and threatened that if I dared to touch the attention of his manor, he would report the news of my black account to the Zelmandrak Empire, and I quarreled with him for a while, but after all, he did all manual work in the manor, and pushed me to the ground at once. On the one hand, it is a good opportunity for me to climb to the clouds, on the other hand, I have been carried away by more than 10 years of friendship, and I am carried away by reputation, thinking that keeping Telleda is always a threat to me anyway, if I can shut him up forever, not only can the business be negotiated, but also the biggest threat can be erased, that is, at this time, I suddenly found that I have a stone brick in my hand...... When I came back to my senses, I found that Taylorda had fallen in front of me, and I was holding the stone brick stained with his blood in my hand, and I was terrified. Although I checked on him at the time and found that he was still breathing, but he was in a coma, but I thought that I had no way out, and he would report the news of my black account and my attack on him anyway, so I had no choice but to let him go. β
Sheriff: "Go back to the police station and talk slowly, come on, handcuff him." β
Two officers: "Yes." β
Wicks: "Tell Maria and say I'm sorry." β
After the two officers handcuffed Wicks, they took him to the police car
Shivat: "Alas, I didn't expect that the owner of a business would do such a thing. β
Hitbels: "By the way, and you. β
Shivat: "Me? What's wrong with me? β
Hitbels: "It's nothing, I just want to tell you, quit your habit of gambling as soon as possible, lose nine out of ten, and don't gamble to win." Sooner or later, the Empire will find out about those gambling establishments, and if you are discovered, you will be punished no less than him. β
Shivat: "I see, sir. β
Irina: "Alas, it's a pity for Maria, how can he support a family on his own after losing his husband, and he has a 1-year-old child......"
Sheriff: "Although Weeks has been arrested and imprisoned, his assets will be available until they are frozen, and we will use them to help Ms. Maria, not enough to feed her, but enough for her to raise her own children." β
Hodgton: "Then I'll stay for the time being and accompany my cousin, after all, I've just been widowed and my cousin needs to be taken care of." β
Irina: "I'm here too, we were so warmly welcomed by Taylorda, and all we can do now is help Maria get out of the shadows and start a new life as soon as possible." β
Shivat: "Let me do Taylda's previous work at the manor, and I can make amends." β
Sheriff: "Alright, then we'll go back first." β
Chris: "It's almost time for us to go back. Sheriff, there's one more thing..."
Sheriff: "Don't tell you, don't worry, I've always kept this in mind." You helped us solve this case without asking for anything in return, and all we can do is listen to all your requests. β
Chris: "Thank you, Sheriff. β
The three police cars immediately drove in the direction of the city, and Chris and the others also returned to Mutdalo, it was already 6 o'clock in the night, so everyone still carefully avoided the guards patrolling at night and returned to the shield base
Hitbels: "Sir, mission accomplished. However, this is just an ordinary murder, and has nothing to do with the rebellious forces of the Zelmandrak Empire. β
Tiandao: "That's good. Put all the 'Hawkeye' cameras on D4 and assemble on D3 an hour later. β
Four: "Yes! β
After putting the 'Eagle Eye' pinhole camera in the D4 image analysis room, Hitbels and others went to the B1 restaurant, where they had not eaten for almost a day and needed to replenish their energy and hydration. When they were almost replenished, they moved around for a while before heading to D3
Tiandao: "It's all here, it's good." Let me start with it, now the Dark Shield Bureau has officially opened the 'experience upgrade' system, and the experience points required for upgrading from level 1 to level 9 are 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 16000, 32000, the higher the level, the higher the basic experience value of the mission received, but in the same way, the further you go, the more points will be deducted from the review, but the increased points will always be fixed. Since this is the first mission, there is no penalty for deducting points for the time being, but there are bonus points. β
Max: "Sir, if we have any shortcomings this time, I hope you can point them out directly. β
Fali Anmo: "Don't worry, wait for the chief to finish speaking." β
Tiandao: "It's okay, it's good to want to know your own shortcomings." This mission, the basic experience value is 80, we found through the video, the main one to solve the case is XT, and the others play a supporting role, so XT adds an additional 20 experience, Chris adds 10 points, Max and Fennick add 5 points each. The reason is very simple, XT has already judged who the murderer is from the confessions of all the suspects, and Chris also understood the cause and effect of the incident later. Max and Finnick, as investigators investigating the situation in the barn, didn't find any traces of any movement on a piece of dirt, and you didn't notice until the two of them solved the case, so you both got a low score. β
Finnick: "Sir, you've been so kind to us that we've acknowledged our shortcomings, but why do you give us extra points?" This is clear and shows that we are not qualified investigators......"
Tiandao: "Of course you are not, because... You are hunters of our Dark Shield yourself, not investigators, and although there are some details that you have not discovered, the speed with which you investigated the environment of the barn, and the integrity of the environment as a whole, are very fast. As I said, you don't deduct points for the first mission, and the reason you add points is speed and carefulness. β
Farianmo: "You have completed the mission this time perfectly, all the increased experience data has been entered into the database, and there are no more missions that need to be dispatched today, so you can enter the free time." Tomorrow at noon, it's still the four of you, come to D3 and get ready for the next mission. β
Chris: "Is there another big case?" β
Tiandao: "In Lausanne City, there was a serial murder case, and it was committed by a gang, and the Sky Eagle Force has intervened in the investigation, but these murderers have been hiding in the dark, so the gods need us to pull them out of the darkness!" This time it's a covert operation mission.,The base experience value is 200.,But this time we'll deduct experience points according to the action.,And if there's an accident.,For example, a civilian is injured or killed.,Damage to official business.γPeople's stalls, etc.,These will be counted on your head.,And these murderers must be captured alive.,If any of you accidentally kills a suspect.,150 experience points will be deducted directly.,Understand? β
Four: "Clear. β
Tiandao: "Tomorrow at 12:30 noon, gather here on time." Now, disbanded on the spot! β