Chapter 177: Story V
Truly...... The character of this Sergeant Parn seems to be a little different from what he showed in the camera, according to his temperament of being irritable and often violently enforcing the law, how can he tolerate a third-rate detective who is a fool and has no motivation at all to meddle in his own case......
"Very well, that's a doubt...... And the bastard on the other side doesn't know anything," Yuren-kun thought to himself, and his face didn't show any emotion.
Story continues......
The camera is still on Sheriff Parn at the tavern table, who has just eaten a glass of spirits, and the spicy throat makes him twist his facial features together.
The perspective continues to zoom out...... It turned out that there was another person sitting at Parn's table......
Over 40 years old, but the skin on his face makes him look at least 10 years older than his actual age, his hair is frizzy, he should have cut it in front of the mirror at will, the cotton coat is full of wrinkles, he has not washed it for a long time, and the dust has been piled up in countless layers, which has covered the surface of the clothes, making it look a little shiny.
Obviously, this is also a homeless man, and at this moment, he also has a bottle of wine and a glass in front of him. But the glass obviously does not fit this aura, I saw him holding the wine bottle, directly into his mouth, look at the depth, the bottle mouth should be about to poke into the throat...... "coo dong dong" for a very clear swallowing sound, and then he was satisfied to pull the wine bottle out of his mouth, leaving his lips with a disgusting "poof" breaking sound...... And, of course, a "wine burp".
Pahn glanced at the benevolent brother lightly and said, "It's good that you can sit here, please don't make such a disgusting noise."
The homeless man's face was flushed, his eyes were misty, and there was a hint of happiness that ordinary people couldn't understand: "Sir...... Belch...... I'm the only eyewitness, you see...... Isn't it ...... again?" he shook his finger, which obviously meant to say the word "money" again.
However, Sheriff Parn is undoubtedly the kind of old fritters that wander in the streets and alleys, and it is naturally easy to deal with this kind of person who sits on the ground and starts the price, so he sighed helplessly, and said to the other party in a serious tone: "Listen, you have been wandering around this neighborhood for a long time, you should know my personality, or take what you deserve and be a good boy...... Either I'll bet with the money I've spent the rest of my life on drinks, and you'll regret what you just said......"
"Uh...... I understand" The homeless man spread his hands stupidly, indicating "You are the big guy, you have the final say".
At that moment, there was the sound of the door being pushed open from outside the camera, and the two people at the table followed the sound, and then Sergeant Parn waved his hand.
Soon, Mr. Andrew staggered into the camera.
"Who is this?" He asked very rudely, and then sat down at the table, his hair still disheveled, and his eyes were sleepy, and he grabbed the bottle in front of Sheriff Parn, and poured himself a glass......
Sheriff Parn didn't say anything under this very impolite behavior, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and replied calmly: "You can also see that this person is a homeless man, his name, what he has done before doesn't matter, I didn't ask in detail, the important thing is ...... Yesterday morning, he saw a man walking out of that alley. That person, nine times out of ten, is the murderer. ”
"Huh?" Andrew was slightly stunned, and when he heard the news, he seemed to sober up a little: "How do you know that person is the murderer?" ”
The homeless man then grabbed the conversation: "Because I went into that alley immediately after, and then ...... I saw the corpses! ”
Andrew thought for a moment, then quickly regained his lazy look, took a sip of the wine in his glass, and asked, "Oh? When you see this...... What time is it? ”
"Let me think about it......" the homeless man recalled, "around 3 a.m." ”
Andrew absentmindedly put down his glass...... "I see, the man who came out of an alley with a corpse in the early hours of the morning...... If you say that, there is indeed a big suspicion. But as he spoke, he changed his words: "But what I'm more concerned about is that you saw the body at the time, why didn't you call the police?" He asked, squinting at the other man.
This is indeed worth asking, as I said before, the first person to call the police was the waiter who came out of the bar, and this homeless man found the body obviously much earlier than the waiter.
And what about the homeless...... As if he had been waiting for this question for a long time, he replied quickly and naturally: "At that time, it was better to think more than less, so I didn't call the police." ”
After hearing this, Andrew pointed to Sheriff Parn, who was sitting opposite, with his chin: "Then it seems that you have found a conscience again?" ”
The homeless man nodded, "Yes, I went back and thought about it, if I pretend not to see it like this, it may be more troublesome in the future, so let's make some contributions to this society." ”
As soon as the words fell. Sergeant Parn took over: "At 7 o'clock this morning, he came to the police station to report the case, and since I was in charge of the case, he ...... I took him out. He muffled his voice and said, "No one knows about it!" ”
Andrew's eyes lit up slightly: "You mean no one knows he saw that suspect?" ...... This clue is only known to me? ”
"Yes......! Only you know, I paid him for it! The sheriff said very seriously: "So if you mess up again this time, you can't blame me!" ”
He is the only one who knows about such an important eyewitness...... This is undoubtedly a big advantage, homicide is not a trivial matter, if he can end the case before the police find out the murderer, it must be a great favor to the police station, generally this kind of private detective with the ability to solve the case will be registered in the local police station, and maintain a long-term cooperation with it, in the future various large and small cases will definitely contact the detective, of course, the oil and water will not be less.
But strangely...... After Andrew listened to Sheriff Parn's words, he didn't say anything immediately, but seemed to hesitate for a moment before he spoke...... "Well, okay, I know, let's continue to ask about the case." ”
As he spoke, he turned his head and turned his gaze to the homeless man, who had been drinking to himself all this time apparently not caring much about the conversation between him and the sheriff......
"Hey, I said." Andrew interrupted the homeless man's "self-indulgent" drinking behavior: "If it's really like what you said, I'm a little curious, that time ...... Why are you still wandering the streets? ”
The homeless man pulled out the wine bottle from his throat a little reluctantly: "Hiccup...... I didn't hang out, I just got up and went pee. ”
Andrew nodded: "Then why did you go to that alley after peeing, instead of continuing to go back to sleep." ”
The homeless man stared at his eyes with some alcohol: "I saw that person in a panic, so I was curious, so I went in and took a look." ”
After listening to the other party's answer, Andrew thought for a while, and felt that it seemed to be quite reasonable, so he continued to ask, "Oh...... Okay, so now tell me what that person looks like, the more detailed the better. ”
The homeless man should have been a little dizzy at this time, so he shook his head vigorously, and then put on a thinking look: "A man, beige trench coat, not tall, came out of the alley in a panic...... In his hand, he seems to be carrying something. ”
"What's that?" Hearing this, Andrew naturally wanted to ask.
The homeless man furrowed his brow, but he didn't seem to make himself any more conscious...... He said in a daze, "Ah...... To be honest, I didn't see it clearly. But looking at the appearance of that corpse, it may be a knife. ”
When Andrew heard this, he seemed to think of something, so he didn't continue to ask...... "The murder weapon?" Is it a knife? He muttered in a voice that only he could hear, not knowing what was going on in his head. The camera focused on his thoughtful eyes, quickly zooming in, until he fell into his pupils, and the picture was pitch black......