066 Murderer
Rorschach walked over to the bar and asked Quatman for a whiskey, then took his glass and turned to look at the guests in the tavern, who occasionally raised his glass to him from time to time.
Mike Morris also saw Rorschach, and he waved his hand.
Rorschach nodded, but didn't walk over, he decided to observe, the last time he saw Mike Morris was at the "Harris Shooting Range", after Mike left the police station, he went directly to work at the shooting range, but he didn't expect that he also knew Arnold Pitt.
Suddenly, Rorschach saw that Mike would scratch his thighs from time to time, and this discovery made him wonder in his heart, and Rorschach remembered that Brian had been scratching his legs a lot these days, as if he had become like this since returning from the scene where Arno's body was found.
Rorschach walked over with a wine glass.
"Hi, Sheriff."
Mike saw Rorschach coming and hurriedly said hello.
"Hello Morris."
Rorschach sat across from him and asked with some curiosity, "Are you alright?" I see you've been scratching your legs all night? ”
"It's fine."
Mike quickly shook his head, "It's just a rash." ”
"A rash?"
Rorschach took a sip of whiskey, "It can't be something allergic, right?" ”
"Maybe......"
Mike suddenly stood up and said, "Sheriff, I still have something to do, let's go first." ”
"Goodbye."
Rorschach watched as Mike walked out of the tavern, drained the whiskey in one gulp, and then returned to the tavern attic to make a phone call to Brian.
During the call, Rorschach learned that Brian was setting up a cordon at the scene of the crime when he came across the branches and leaves of the poison sumac tree, which is mainly distributed in the swampy areas of southeastern Sam Country, and when exposed to this poisonous plant, a blister-like rash with severe itching will appear a few hours or a day or two later.
Rorschach remembers that when he first met Mike Morris at the "Harris Shooting Range", he did not appear to have a rash, and now he was scratching his legs at every turn, which only proves that the phenomenon appeared after that day. Could it be that he had been to the lake in the town park, and Arnold's death had something to do with Mike Morris? Or is he the murderer?
Although Rorschach didn't know how Mike did it, he had a feeling that the murderer should be Mike.
Putting down the phone, Rorschach began to think back to Arnold's gunshot wound, which he drew with a pencil on a blank piece of paper, staring at it.
For a long time, Rorschach's eyes narrowed, the corners of his mouth hooked, and now he finally understood the truth of the matter.
Grabbing his coat, Rorschach walked out of the attic, where he decided to head to the "Harris Shooting Range", where he wanted to make a final confirmation, and the case was finally clear.
As soon as he walked out of the attic, Rorschach saw Jessica, dressed in civilian clothes, standing and wandering down the stairs.
"Jessica."
Rorschach walked down the stairs.
"Are you okay?"
Jessica looked up at Rorschach.
"It's good."
Rorschach nodded and walked over to Jessica.
Jessica looked at him, sighed, and said:
"I'm sorry, I don't know if I'm supposed to comfort you, but I'm sure you're not the murderer."
"Thank you."
Rorschach smiled slightly, "I already know who killed Arnold Pitt." ”
"What?"
Jessica's eyes widened, obviously not expecting Rorschach to know who the killer was.
"Come with me."
Rorschach shook the car keys in his hand, "I still need to make sure, though." ”
The Mustang sedan drove down the street, and Jessica sat in the passenger seat, looking at Rorschach in bewilderment.
"Who the hell is it?"
Jessica frowned and asked, "You won't be stimulated by anything, will you?" Let's start thinking about it."
"Nope."
Rorschach smiled and explained, "The gunshot wound on Arnold's body was indeed shot by me. ”
"Impossible, right?"
"Yes."
Rorschach nodded, "I did shoot him, but I didn't know it at the time. ”
Jessica shook her head and said helplessly:
"Why can't I understand what you're saying?"
"It's a trap."
Rorschach exclaimed, "Very smart, wonderful trap, do you remember the contents of the case file?" ”
"Yes."
Jessica nodded.
"The killer was Mike Morris, who mesmerized Arno with drugs and then, at some point that day, killed Arno with a black garbage bag, causing Arno to suffocate to death. Then came the best part, he brought Arnold's body to the Harris shooting range, Mike Morris was the ranger, and he knew that I was going to be doing a target test at the shooting range at 4 p.m., so he hung the body behind the last wooden target of the target test......"
"That is, you did shoot Arnold."
"Yes."
Rorschach rejoiced, "Fortunately, Arnold died of suffocation, otherwise he would have been shot by me." ”
"Oh, my God."
Jessica looked at Rorschach in surprise, "How did you deduce that?" ”
"I just feel that the gunshot wound on Arnold's body is very familiar."
"Familiar? Do you remember what the bullet hole looked like 4 days ago? ”
"Yes."
Rorschach nodded, narrowing his eyes, as if recalling something, "That pattern is very special, two bullet holes form a large star, and there is a small star ring of 4 bullet holes for the right side. ”
"What's that?"
"One Flag ......"
Rorschach sighed, there is also a country similar to Huaxia in this world, but it is not his homeland.
"Oh my God."
Jessica looked at Rorschach in disbelief, "You still have the leisure to do this kind of thing during the shooting test?" ”
Rorschach smiled noncommittally and said:
"And guess where we're going next?"
"To the Harris Shooting Range?"
"Yes."
Rorschach nodded, "But we're going to go to the police station first, you help me get the file out, and then I'll go to the Harris Shooting Range." ”
……
Coming to the Harris Shooting Range, it was pitch black inside, and apparently the shooting range was closed.
Rorschach walked to the shooting range gate, took a wire from his pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and with the blessing of the "lockpicking" skill, he quickly opened the door.
Jessica was amazed.
"You even know how to pick a lock?"
Rorschach shrugged his shoulders and pulled the door open, beckoning Jessica to walk into the shooting range.
Coming to the shooting range office, relying on the "lockpicking" skill, he unlocked the door again.
With such a method, Jessica thinks that Rorschach was not undercover in a high-end theft group before, otherwise how could he have such skilled lockpicking skills.
Pushing open the door, Rorschach flipped the switch of the house light next to the wall, and the dark office suddenly became bright.
"What if Mike Morris throws away the target paper?"
Jessica followed Rorschach into the office and looked left and right.
"No, it won't."
Rorschach shook his head, "The target paper should be kept for at least two weeks to prevent anyone from questioning my grades." ”
"Okay."
Jessica shrugged, "I don't think anyone would question your grades." ”
"Who knows."
Rorschach smiled, found the iron cabinet containing the target paper results on the wall, opened the iron cabinet, and he and Jessica began to rummage through the target paper.
"Found it."
Jessica found the target paper with Rorschach's name written on it, she quickly pulled out the target paper, looked at the target paper, and let out an admiring voice, "Oh! Oh my God, 988 points? ”
"It's okay."
Rorschach shrugged.
"Are you alright?"
Jessica was speechless and said helplessly, "This is the highest score in the shooting range!" ”
The target paper was held up by Jessica, and Rorschach also held up the case file that Jessica took out from the police station, and the two were compared, and sure enough, the gunshot wound in Arnold Pitt was exactly the same as the bullet hole pattern on the target paper.
Jessica looked at the dossier, then at the target paper, and muttered:
"Now the truth is revealed."
"Yes."
Rorschach nodded from the side, "Mike Morris is the murderer." ”