"Oh, that's terrible. ”

The medical examiner exclaimed by pinching the scarlet, sticky paste between his thumb and forefinger.

"Martin's brains?" asked Eric, covering his mouth.

"That's right, sir. It's still fresh. The forensic doctor's expression was as pity as if he had seen a rotten jam, as if it had been edible not so long ago.

Even though Eric had seen a lot of corpses, he wasn't good at looking at things that were bursting out of his skull. So for this disgusting forensic doctor who made bad jokes, he could only try to keep a smile and keep his distance from the other party.

No wonder colleagues affectionately call the forensic doctor an old pervert.

By this time, most of the officers' bodies had been removed, except for Martin's, and all that remained on the ground were blood stains and freshly painted chalk marks. Half of the officers from the Pylos Police Station are here. Everyone did their job, and everything was going on in an orderly manner. Although a large part of the reason is the relationship between the presence of the top superintendent of the Pelos Police Station. One is that he can stabilize people's hearts, and the other is that everyone does not want to act panicked in front of the supreme governor and affect their good future.

Eric squinted at the tall, muscular middle-aged man who was not far away and was observing the tall and sturdy structures of a nearby building.

Chief of Police of the Pelos Police Station - Sergeant Porto. Eric had a relationship with him when he joined the company, but they haven't seen each other much since then. Porto's status in the police station is what the Duke is to Pylos. The fact that this case can bring the sheriff to the police is not unexpected.

Assault on the police in the streets. There are few worse cases than this.

In the carriage, Weiss was shot in the center of the eyebrows of her corpse, and the death was tragic. Eric looked at the nurse who had been fighting fiercely with him not long ago, and felt really sorry for her. Even if it is a sinner, it is still a living life after all, and no one has the right to deprive it of it!

Eric tugged down at the brim.

Although this place has been designated as a quarantine area, paper can't contain the fire, and the news will flow out sooner or later. At that point, the residents of Pyros are likely to be disillusioned with the police station and fall into a state of security panic. In order to avoid this serious consequence, the only way to solve the case as soon as possible is to solve it.

It is worth mentioning that there was an error in the previous report of the police officers, and not all the police officers were killed. There's a little police officer named Jerry who doesn't die. He hid in the back of the carriage and pretended to be dead, and was in good health except for a shot in the arm. He was spotted by police officers who arrived at the scene, and Jerry, who survived, described the whole thing almost clearly.

He himself has been taken to the hospital, and here are the testimonies recorded by other police officers:

The magic lamp on the street corner goes out—the gun shoots the cart horse down—and a second shot later, Martin is shot in the head—and all the officers fall to the ground under bullet after bullet. Jerry jumped out of the carriage and took cover for it. But Jerry was shot in the arm, and two police officers who were locked in the carriage and were responsible for controlling the prisoners were shot and killed. Time seemed to slow down after that, with a few scattered gunshots, and Jerry didn't know where the bullets had gone. After some time, the prisoner was shot and killed. After that, there was no movement.

This information is critical.

According to the officers, Inspector Martin has a first-class level of business, especially his ability to distinguish the enemy's position by listening to the sound of gunfire. After the first shot hit the horse, he could quite well judge the position of the enemy. Eric doesn't believe that a high-security Inspector Martin would be distracted or misjudged. And he was still unprepared, most likely because something unexpected happened. For example, it is strange that the location of the enemy cannot be distinguished......

"Eric. What do you think?"

With a thick chest, Porto walked over to Eric with a heroic stride.

Eric didn't believe that Porto, as the sheriff of the Pelos Agency, couldn't see the slightest bit of fame. But since the other party asked, it didn't hurt to tell him: "Sir, I think the other party originally wanted to rob the prisoner." ”

"Oh, how can I see it? The key to the carriage door was on Jerry Mav, and the prisoner did not come near him to take the key away to free his companion. And, what do you mean by 'original'?"

"First of all, the death of Inspector Martin and the officers shows that the man was extremely skilled. If he just wanted to kill the prisoners in the first place, there was no need to kill the police officers. He only needs one bullet to solve the whole problem. So I think he killed the police officer to create the conditions for the prisoner to be taken alive. Of course, if he insists on explaining, it cannot be ruled out that he naturally hates the police and wants to kill all the police officers to vent his anger. But this possibility is not worth mentioning.

"Originally" means that after the victory, the enemy was supposed to rescue his companion, but he suddenly encountered some unexpected situation and had to change his mind and shoot the prisoner in the carriage halfway through. I guess he wanted to prevent the prisoner from being sent to prison smoothly and give more information that was not good for him and them, and only to silence the prisoner forever. ”

Porto's eyes lit up.

"Your reasoning makes a lot of sense, and it fits perfectly with the clues of the moment. However, what circumstances can make him change his mind halfway? ”

"He found out that the prisoners had confessed all the information and betrayed them. And as far as I know, the prisoner didn't. Eric remembered the stubborn Vess. It was harder for her to spit out something than it was to ascend to the sky: "Or, someone appeared to obstruct him, leaving him in a situation where he could not take the prisoner away, so he had no choice but to kill the prisoner." ”

Porto's eyes narrowed, looking at Eric with relief on his face.

"Originally, I wanted to solve this case myself, but I didn't expect you to surprise me so much. Young Master Papitt really has a discerning eye. This case will be left to you with full authority, and you must solve the case as soon as possible. If there is anything needed, just ask. ”

"You've won a prize. It's my job to handle cases. Eric didn't have the slightest joy, anyway, whether the police station handed over the case to him or not, he was going to continue to investigate.

"Can you tell me one more thing, sir. Regarding the escort route...... "Eric wants to know one thing, and that is how the escort route decided by the police department and how did the other party know about it. I'm afraid that there is an insider in the police station who has confided this information.

Unexpectedly, before Eric finished asking, Portor smiled and shook his head: "I know what you're thinking." It's a pity. This route was decided by Martin and his immediate subordinates. And three of his immediate subordinates were all shot and killed in this case. ”

Rao was Eric, and he was also taken aback. He had long been convinced that this case was from the hand of "Crow". But it's too handy. There must be an inner ghost in those three direct families, and even the inner ghost will be killed together... It's really the biggest underground organization in Pelos.

The trail was cut off.

"I have other things to attend to, and I'll leave it to you, Rising Star of Tomorrow. ”

Porto, who was in a hurry, did not forget to call Eric by his nickname at the police station, and then rode off the scene with his guards.

Eric, who stayed where he was, pinched his nose, he didn't like the title. Because it sounded like a young, triumphant guy who thought he was a steady old detective.

Okay, where do you start with the steady old detective.

The scene has basically been surveyed, and since the killer was only shooting from a distance, there is nothing left but traces of the body. If you want to find more other clues, it seems that you still need to find the location where the murderer was when he attacked the police.

Thinking of this, Eric walked over to the disgusting medical examiner: "Tell me again about Martin's cause of death. ”

"He was shot in the right temporal part of his horse and rolled over and dismounted. Kill with one hit. ”

The perverted forensic doctor reported without raising his head.

Eric touched his chin, thought for a moment, and then said to the police officer next to him, "Go and bring Inspector Martin's horse." Then give me his height information and photos of the bullet marks. ”

His request was quickly met. At the time of the crime, the Detective's frightened horse did not run far, but returned to the scene of the crime shortly after, and lingered beside its dead owner.

"I'm exactly the same height—" muttered Eric after a moment's scrutiny, then put down the information in his hand, gently stroked the back of the thoroughbred horse, and then kicked his legs and turned over on the horse.

The police officer next to him broke out in a cold sweat. You should know that although a purebred horse that has been castrated is more docile, it is even more difficult for others to ride it once they recognize their owner, which means that it will take a long time to develop a relationship if they want to change owners. Jumping on a horse like Eric is nothing more than being thrown off the field by it.

Martin's horse was left on Eric's back.

The officer was so surprised that he guessed either that Eric was a skilled horse trainer or that he had a natural affinity for animals.

Unaware of the officer's slightest move, Eric drove his horse to about three feet to the right of Martin's corpse, placing the tip of his finger against his right temporal part to adjust the height of his hand.

"That's probably the way it looks. Figuring his hand, Eric opened his eyes, shifted his head, and looked in the direction of the end of his fingers, where he saw the window of a tall, dilapidated building. The window was open, and it looked like it had been open for a long time.

"Check it out there!"

Eric shouted, pointing to the window.