CHAPTER XXIII
In the dimly lit murderous mansion, this inexplicable sound and inexplicable white figure are really seeping!
Caroline subconsciously touched her waist.
"Don't be nervous, don't pull out your gun." At this time, the corners of Wang Su's mouth raised a smile, and his expression looked relaxed again, "If there is a ghost, the gun will not be used, right?" ”
"You... You still have the heart to scare me!! What the hell is that! You see, it looks like a pair of glowing eyes!! ”
"I understand why the fat man who walked the dog said that he often heard the cry of a woman in the middle of the night." Wang Su smiled and pointed to the blurry white figure on the stairs, "It's the ...... it's making trouble."
As he spoke, Wang Su took out a small flashlight from his pocket and shone it on the white figure.
"Huh!?" Caroline turned from surprise to delight, "It's a big white cat!" ”
I saw a white decorative low cabinet at the corner of the spacious staircase, and a big white fat cat squatting on the cabinet.
The white cat under the light of the flashlight stared at the two cautiously, and from time to time bared his teeth and made a threatening sound of "he~he~", Wang Su suddenly stomped his feet, and the white cat swooped back upstairs, and then there was a rush of running sound upstairs.
Listening to this movement, there seem to be a few cats upstairs.
Caroline let out a long breath and patted her chest: "It's a cat......"
Wang Su smiled: "You must know that cats often shout in the middle of the night during the courtship season, and the sound does sound very similar to the cry of a woman or child, and this is another murder scene, no wonder the residents in the community think about mysterious things......
At this time, the torrential rain outside the house suddenly stopped, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually disappeared with the distant thunder, and the light inside the house was brightened again.
This is a typical tropical oceanic climate, where heavy rains come and go quickly, as if you are in a hurry to get off work.
Looking out the window at the sunlight pouring in again, Caroline's big eyes were filled with smiles, and the strange feeling that had been hanging over her heart completely disappeared.
"I said Detective ...... Blood," Wang turned his head and looked at Caroline expressionlessly.
"Huh? What's up? ”
"Now... Can you let go of your hands? ”
"Ah......h
Wang Su looked at the red handprint on his arm, smiled helplessly, and followed up the stairs.
Up there is a spacious living room with a bedroom on either side and doors open. Caroline looked over and saw that the smaller bedroom was obviously a children's room, and there were several dusty stuffed animals crooked on a small bed, presumably the victim's daughter's room.
The bedding on a double bed in the bedroom directly opposite the children's room was gone, and a human figure outlined in red chalk remained on the white mattress.
It was the room where the female head of household was killed.
Wang Su didn't seem interested in this, just stood in front of the window of the living room and looked out, as if admiring this rich area that had been washed away by the rainstorm.
"What are you looking at?" Caroline also leaned over and looked out the window as she went.
Wang Su touched his chin and muttered, "Where is it...... The murderer must be hiding in a location where he can monitor the house at all times, recording the victim's outing, returning home and daily routines, and then choosing the best time to commit the crime......"
Caroline asked, "Could it be hidden in the house opposite or nearby?" Or moved into the community as a tenant in advance? ”
"No way. At that time, the police registered and checked the information of residents in the entire community, including tenants. It is impossible for the murderer to enter the community early as a tenant, because then his landlord becomes a witness, and he will also leave information about his appearance and identity. Even if the identity information is fake, it is still a kind of clue left behind, and the killer who thinks that the murderer as a profession will not make such a low-level mistake. ”
"Oh......" Caroline nodded in her head, trying to digest Wang Su's speculation in her mind.
Suddenly, a towering bell tower diagonally in front of two rows of houses caught Wang Su's attention.
"That's... Church?? Wang Su stared at the cross at the top of the bell tower.
"Should... It's the church in this neighborhood......" Caroline also followed Wang Su's gaze, "The supporting facilities in the rich residential area are generally perfect, and it is not strange to have a church." ”
"Hmm... That's a good location......" Wang Su stared at the church and muttered to himself, "The view of the bell tower is higher than here... Glance...... And this oblique angle allows you to observe the front and rear doors of this house at the same time......"
"Do you think the murderer might have been hiding in that bell tower at the time?" Carolyn asked.
"I don't know......"
As he spoke, Wang Su took out his mobile phone and called Hannah.
"Hey, Wang Su?" The call was quickly picked up by Hannah.
Wang Su squinted at the bell tower of the church and asked, "Let me ask you, did the detectives from your Eastern District Bureau go in to inspect the church in the community where the crime occurred?" ”
"Wait, I'll turn over the case ......"
……
"Found it! Records show that detectives and police officers inspected every house in the community and surveyed all residents to ask if they had seen any suspicious strangers during the time of the crime. Even the same church was inspected at the time, but nothing unusual was found. ”
A trace of disappointment slipped through Wang Su's eyes: "Is it... That... Have you checked the bell tower of the church? ”
"Records show that all accessible areas, including the bell tower, have been inspected. I remember... The church wasn't very big, so it shouldn't have been missed during the inspection. ”
"Hmm... Did you talk to the clergy in the church back then? ”
There was the sound of turning pages on the phone, and Hannah quickly replied, "No." At that time, the church had just been built, and the clergy had not yet taken place. According to the community management at the time, due to the completion of the new renovation of the church, it was planned to be vacant for at least a month to dissipate harmful gases before it was put into use. ”
Wang Su's eyes lit up: "That is to say... Was the church empty at the time of the crime? ”
"Hmm...... The case file records that during the day, a few workers are occasionally putting the finishing touches on the renovation of the church, and at night there is no one inside. ”
“OK! I know! ”
Wang Su hung up the phone, turned around and hurried downstairs.
"Where are you going?" Caroline followed closely behind.
"Go to church!"
As soon as I walked out the door, I was bumping into Kevin and rushed back.
"Wang Su, I went to the community service center to ask, and the monitoring position near here has not changed in 14 years, but the camera has been replaced. I also checked the surveillance footage in their office, which showed that the house had basically no blind spots, and all directions were within the camera's range. ”
"Really?" Wang Su frowned.
Kevin nodded, "Yes." This is quite strange, no matter where the murderer came from, if he wants to enter this residence, he will inevitably appear in the surveillance video! I just asked Hannah again, and she was sure that when she checked the surveillance footage in the neighborhood that year, she didn't find any suspicious figures in the three days before and after the time of the crime. ”
Wang Su gasped, wrinkled his brows and asked, "Hannah said that the surveillance video data of the three months before and after the main entrance and exit of the community has been preserved, but what about the video data of the internal roads in the community?" Have you saved it? ”
Kevin shrugged: "I just asked the same question, Hannah said to save it, but there are a lot of cameras in the community, and if you want to check the content of the 15 days before and after one by one, it will be too much work, and it will take at least a few months." ”
Wang Su scratched his head and waved his big hand: "Let's not talk about this first, go to the church and have a look!" ”
"Teach... Church? Kevin quickly followed.