Chapter 107: Orphans of the Fog Capital (59)
Since Kelly had a tryst with her lover in the early morning of October 17th, Zhou Daoan has taken care of Kelly a lot more meticulously!
It can be said to be meticulous, or it can be said to be too cautious.
Kelly didn't know why Zhou Daoan was so nervous about herself - the black wig and the dating dress were put into the box by him, and then he barely left except for going to the toilet and taking a shower. In the past, Zhou Daoan didn't necessarily follow Kelly to buy something upstairs or take a breath, but since this time, he has accompanied Kelly everywhere - and only during the day. At night, Zhou Daoan didn't let Kelly go out.
If it weren't for getting along for a while, Kelly would have accepted Zhou Daoan's "care" a little, and this kind of restraint would definitely make her angry.
Now, even the door of the small apartment cannot be closed, but can only be concealed.
Kelly once thought that Zhou Daoan had a "meaning" for herself. But after deliberately "going light" several times, Kelly was glad and disappointed to find that the other party did not have the idea of "going further".
So she can only boil it down to the last time she saw the high-ranking Earl of Chester, the other party told "Stephen" to take care of herself, which put a lot of pressure on "Stephen".
However, under such care, Kelly's body became healthier and healthier, and her belly grew bigger day by day, which did not make her feel any discomfort. She didn't know what to do at all, and over time, she went with Zhou Daoan.
Time flickered, and more than 20 days passed.
Entering November, the weather in the foggy capital has completely cooled down. For several days, the foggy sky was very gloomy, and the fog seemed to melt away in the morning, and it could last until the afternoon.
During this time, Kelly could clearly feel Zhou Daoan's nervousness. Sometimes when she gets up to go to the toilet at night, she can see Zhou Daoan sitting on the sofa, looking at her in the dark with bright eyes. Every time I asked him why he didn't sleep, he said that he was just a light sleeper and woke up after a little movement.
November 5, 6, 7...... November 9......
Although I don't understand why Zhou Daoan is so nervous, the days go by day by day, and nothing unusual happens. Until November 10......
That morning, Kelly slept until 8 o'clock, and only got up from her instinctive hunger. At the small dining table in the living room, Zhou Daoan had already prepared breakfast for her.
She is less than 1 month away from her due date, and during this time, she has become more lazy, her temper has improved, and she has begun to think about the birth of the child next month.
"Hey, Stephen, good morning." Kelly wore her hair loose and said hello to Zhou Daoan, who was drinking strong coffee at the table, then sat down with a relaxed smile and said, "Last night, I dreamed about the birth of the child...... It's a cute boy with eyes like Albert, but other places like me...... I thought, if it's really a boy when I give birth next month, I'll use your name and give the baby a middle name! ”
With that, Kelly grinned.
Yes, if it weren't for Zhou Daoan's care during this time, she would probably have been in a physical condition. She was even thinking that after the child was born, she still wanted Zhou Daoan to continue to stay, be her personal doctor, and help take care of the child by the way......
Hearing this, Zhou Daoan turned his gaze. One glance at Kelly, then a smile -
"I'm afraid that the child's father will not agree...... You know, the Count's children, every name is 'predetermined'......"
"Then I don't care, can't there be a 'Stephen' in such a long name? Don't worry, I'm going to do it......" Kelly exclaimed, deliberately exaggerated.
Zhou Daoan smiled, regarded as receiving Kelly's love, and looked back at the newspaper in his hand.
This is the "Times", one of the three major newspapers in the fog capital, a copy costs three pennies (equivalent to twenty or thirty yuan a copy now, yes, the newspapers of that era were really expensive), and Zhou Daoan bought it when he went to the street to buy ingredients this morning.
Because the main page of today's newspaper published a news that countless people in Wudu will pay attention to-
"The real culprit of the suspected serial murder case was arrested, and the police issued a statement".
At first glance, this title seems to be a little unreasonable, and it is suspected and the real murderer, but the report explains it in detail-
"This newspaper has a special report: Since August, a series of vicious homicides have occurred in the St. Mary's Cathedral area of Dongwudu, and four people have been killed so far. The murderers were brutal and brutally tortured each victim. In addition, the murderer also sent letters to the public twice to provoke the police, which can be described as shocking the whole country.
The case has attracted great official attention, and in the past three months, the police have been working overtime day and night in order to catch the killer as soon as possible. However, the murderer was very cunning and escaped again and again, so the top police have changed the top person in charge of the case, and the "Resident Vigilance Committee" has been organized in the civil society...... Finally, with the full cooperation of many parties, last night, there was a major breakthrough in this case!
Between 23 o'clock on November 9 and 1 a.m. on November 10, the St. Mary's Cathedral District Police Department finally arrested a suspect on Goldon Street. It is said that the suspect had left a 'manifesto' on the famous 'recruitment wall' on Goldston Street, and this morning, he came here again to prepare to commit the crime.
However, this time, the target of the suspect is the 'actor' that the police have arranged long ago. In fact, due to the vigorous patrols of the police during this period and the investigation of the Residents' Vigilance Committee, it has been difficult for the suspect to find a suitable opportunity to commit another crime. This time, the suspect believed that the flaw deliberately left by the police was a good opportunity to commit a crime, so he stepped on the trap.
At this point, the vicious serial murder case of St. Mary's Cathedral in Dongwudu has finally made substantial progress! The police chief, Sir Fred Ebolin, who was the leader, also gave an interview to the media after the successful arrest operation.
Here's what Sir Ebolin said—"
reported here, for some reason, there was not a picture of the arrest scene, on the contrary, only a photo of Fred's handsome speech, which was placed in the middle of the text.
Fred's speech was so detailed that the newspapers almost excerpted his exact words. To sum up, it is as follows:
First, Fred recounted the plan of action set up by the police, also known as "fishing". As for why he was able to accurately guess the location of the crime and mobilize a large number of police forces, Fred was vague, but Zhou Daoan understood that it was the other party's "foresight" talent that played a role.
Secondly, Fred emphasized that although the suspects arrested now are most likely to be the real murderers, everyone can only refer to each other as suspects until the judge finally convicts. This is not to popularize the law and correct the title, but because, the arrested suspects, it is estimated that there are some difficulties in convicting them in the future.
Why? Because the other party showed a kind of mental disorder during the quick interrogation after the arrest was completed. On the one hand, he confessed to the facts of the crime and accurately recounted the details of the previous four homicides. Even, according to his confession, the police found some organs-like things soaked in formalin at his residence (the exact location was withheld) that night, which was suspected to have been lost by the victim.
These are undoubtedly very important pieces of evidence, which can strongly point to the suspect as the real murderer.
On the other hand, the suspect showed considerable neuroticism, not only confused in the logic of his language, but also in his thinking that was unrealistic (again withholding specific words). This performance will make the judge more inclined to position him as a "mentally ill person" in future trials.
Is a crime committed by a mentally ill person? counts, but the corresponding punishment is different from ordinary people. Therefore, given the rather serious mental problems of the prisoner, it is unlikely that he will be put in prison in the future. The permanent confinement ward of a psychiatric hospital may be his most likely home.
Of course, in order to show persuasiveness, Fred also revealed several characteristics about the suspect at the end of his speech: a young man, an alien nation, with another layer of socially recognized superficial identity, skillful and related to his professional characteristics, and a rather serious shadow in his childhood, killing people to vent his anger, not to lust for money......
The general public may not be able to guess the true identity of the suspect based on this information. But Zhou Daoan, who knows the case, knows that these characteristics all point to the number one suspect that Fred has always identified - Aaron Kosminki.
Perhaps in order to avoid arousing hatred against the Semites, or perhaps to protect the people around the suspect, the police decided to hide the true information first.
This is also a way to take the overall situation into account, but it is obvious that there will be a considerable part of the people, which is unacceptable and understandable. They paid attention to the case and talked about it with relish, now that the police have solved the case, of course they should announce it to the world!
For this reason, Fred did not say anything to death, but reassured the public, on the one hand, they can pay attention to the follow-up trial, and on the other hand, they can rest assured that in the future, there will be no more such vicious homicides, so as to prove that the police arrested correctly.
So, the biggest serial murder of the century has been solved? The murderer was caught? In another world, a mystery that has not yet been solved, in this world, because of the appearance of Fred Ebolin, a magical key figure, and finally solved?
Zhou Daoan couldn't help but recall the movie with "Fred Ebolin" as the protagonist, although the murderer was not really caught in the end, but who the murderer was has been revealed. And this world, the ending is more perfect?
Zhou Daoan's face didn't show any fluctuations, he just closed the newspaper thoughtfully.