"Who first found out?"

Chang Wei faced a large group of residents, his face was solemn and serious: "Please come out and tell me." ”

The old woman carrying the basket, Mrs. Green, who had dealt with her several times before, hesitated to take a step: "Chang, it could be me." ”

"Mrs. Green." Chang Wei nodded and said, "Can you elaborate on it?" ”

"Of course." The old woman said, "I came to pray in the morning, and when I left and came home after praying, I remembered that my handbag was in the church, so I came back to get it." Unexpectedly... When I got here, there was smoke billowing inside, and I shouted loudly, and Lyle heard it first..."

"Then Mrs. Green," Chang Wei said, "was there a cry for help in there at that time?" Is Father Kirkins in there? ”

Mrs. Green shook her head: "I didn't hear the cry for help, and I don't know if the priest was inside." ”

At this time, Samantha came over with the water pipe: "Sheriff, you can start putting out the fire." ”

"Okay." Chang Wei nodded, waved his hand to Mrs. Green, and then said to the residents, "Everyone disperse, pay attention to safety." ”

Then he said to Samantha, "Open the water valve." ”

Samantha quickly walked towards the water valve, while Chang Wei picked up the water pipe and aimed it at the flaming church.

The fire in the church has already started, and the jets of water sprayed from the water pipes will be difficult to suppress the fire for a while. Fortunately, the church is a single building, and there are no other houses nearby, which is a good thing, no matter how big the fire is, it will burn down the church at most, and it will not affect the innocent.

The fire was extinguished here, and after a while, Linda and Jules also hurried over. Together with Samantha, the two found two more water pipes and worked with Chang Wei to extinguish the fire.

The fire at the church attracted more and more residents, and by the time the fire was suppressed, there were almost more than 100 people. There are not only residents, but even some tourists.

People are pointing fingers and talking about it.

The three water pipes rushed and extinguished all the fireworks, Samantha quickly turned off the water valve, Chang Wei threw down the water pipes, and walked into the church with Linda and the others, which burned to the point that only the frame structure remained.

"Here! Often! ”

The four split their search, and Samantha soon found a charred corpse in a burned, clumped mass in the rubble.

Chang Wei, Linda and Jules hurriedly went over, Chang Wei didn't shy away from anything, grabbed the charred corpse and walked out of the ruins of the church.

When people saw the charred corpse like a child in Chang Wei's hand, they couldn't help but let out bursts of screams and exclamations. The Juilliard reporter also took a picture of Titicaca with her camera at this time.

Chang Wei didn't care about this, he put down the charred corpse, found a stick, and observed while fiddling.

After a while, Linda and the others all came out and shook their heads at Chang Wei, indicating that there was only this charred corpse and nothing else.

"Can you confirm your identity?"

Jules Dao.

Chang Wei nodded, the stick in his hand pushed aside the arms of the charred corpse tightly in his arms, and clicked on the molten metal on the charred corpse's chest: "It's Father Kirkins." This is his cross, which has melted, of sterling silver. ”

Samantha said, "Many believers also wear crosses. ”

Chang Wei said: "Kirkins's cross is very large, you see this molten silver, it is by no means the kind of small cross that ordinary believers usually wear. ”

As he spoke, he flicked open the neck of the charred corpse again, and a thin chain was sandwiched inside, and the copper border of the chain was inlaid with a lens, all of which had been burned out of shape: "This is a pair of glasses, Father Kirkins's glasses. His ears were burned, the chain could not be hung up, and he fell in his neck. ”

Linda suddenly said, "That's right, Father Kirkins has a pair of glasses like this. ”

Two notable features identified the charred corpse were the priest of the church, the coroner of the mill, one of the four survivors of Duke's mouth, and the presiding officer of the warehouse factory, Liszt Martin Curkins.

The three policewomen glanced at each other, and then looked at Chang Wei in unison.

Chang Wei nodded lightly, and whispered to Linda and Jules, "You go to the warehouse factory immediately." Kirkins didn't die in the fire, he was burned like this after he died. The murderer is someone else. Over there, it may not be quiet. ”

Linda and Jules perked up and nodded in unison: "Let's go over." ”

"Be careful." Chang Wei admonished.

Reporter Julia walked over and pointed her simple microphone at Chang Wei: "Sheriff Chang Wei, has the identity of this corpse been confirmed?" Was a church fire an accident or man-made? What are your thoughts on this? ”

Chang Wei smiled: "Reporter Julia is very dedicated." ”

"Of course." Julia showed no signs of weakness.

Chang Wei said: "Your eyes are very beautiful. ”

"Thank you." Julia said, "I also think the golden contacts are beautiful. ”

"The contact lenses are indeed beautiful, and they match your hair color very well." Chang Wei smiled and said, "The identity of this corpse is Father Kirkins. At the moment I think the church fire should have been an accident. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the church and said, "As far as I can see, the church fire started in the backyard. And where the church stores propane, it's in the backyard. It was supposed to be a fire caused by a propane leak. Father Kirkins' body was found in his bedroom location, where he may have been resting at the time, so unfortunately, it was a cup. ”

Julia nodded: "So Sergeant Chang thinks propane is a safety hazard?" ”

Chang Wei smiled, and then said seriously: "No, I think kitchen knives, fruit knives, stairs in front of the door, vehicles on the road, mobile phones, etc., are all safety hazards." And firearms, alcohol, and swearing. Knives can kill, guns can kill, if you accidentally fall down the stairs, it can also be fatal, vehicles on the road will get into accidents, mobile phones will explode, you will go crazy when you drink, you will have conflicts when you swear, and of course, there are journalists, who like to provoke, which are all major safety hazards. ”

Samantha couldn't hold back a laugh. Julia's face darkened: "Okay, what Mr. Sheriff said makes a lot of sense. But there's no denying that propane is a safety hazard, right? ”

"That's right. So I had to remind the whole town to be aware of the propane process. Chang Wei said.

"That's all."

"Or else?" Chang Wei turned off her microphone, turned to Jules and said, "Get the body back to the police station first." The church burned down, and the morgue had to be replaced. ”

Samantha nodded.

Chang Wei didn't let Samantha touch the corpse, took the body bag, lifted it and threw it into the trunk of the police car.

Then he walked in front of all the melon-eating people and clapped his hands: "Everyone be quiet and listen to me." ”

"The church caught fire, and the initial observed cause was propane." "We have been using propane in the mill town for many years, and there have been very few accidents caused by propane, and this church fire is the most serious. So we must know that propane has potential safety hazards, but at the same time, we must also know that as long as it is used safely, the hidden dangers can be eliminated. Just like the knives and guns we usually use, be careful and be fine. So you don't have to worry about it, remember this lesson, be careful in the future, there will be no problems. ”