At the entrance of the church, a gray-haired priest was seen talking to several people in black dresses, as if a funeral had just been held in the church.

Caroline stepped forward and showed her police card: "Hello Father, we are detectives of the Serious Crime Division. ”

Seeing this, the priest hurriedly said goodbye to the men, and asked with a kind face: "Hello officers, is there anything I can do to help you?" ”

Wang Su nodded to the priest: "How long have you been in this church?" ”

The priest thought for a moment and replied, "It's been almost 14 years...... I've been here since the church was built. ”

"Do you remember when you first came to this church, did you notice anything out of the ordinary? Like what... Found suspicious clothing, bloodstains, household garbage, or a dagger or something? ”

The priest shook his head repeatedly: "No, no." I remember when I came to take over the church, I checked it all around and found nothing but a small amount of renovation rubbish in the corners. ”

Wang Su pointed to the sky: "The bell tower has also been checked?" ”

"After checking, the place above the bell tower is not big, it is clean, and nothing is found." Speaking of this, the priest seemed to think of something and gasped, "14 years ago? Could it be... You're here to investigate the murder of the Nelsons? ”

Wang Su nodded: "Yes." Please take us to the staircase that leads to the bell tower. ”

"No problem, please come with me." "When I first came here, I heard about what happened at Nelson's house, and it was terrible. ”

Wang Su walked and said, "Heh, yes." Don't worry too much, this is Miami. ”

The priest sighed and muttered, "Yes...... Miami... Sin City...... God's mercy pales in the face here......"

Wang Su laughed and said, "Is God's mercy?? Oh, it seems that the priests in Miami have a heavy burden on their shoulders! ”

The priest smiled awkwardly, opened a small wooden door in the corner of the church, and said, "This is the stairwell leading to the top of the bell tower, please take care of yourself, I also have to send off a few families of believers who have just held a funeral, if you need any help, please feel free to come to me." ”

"Thank you, Father Yes."

Soon the sound of the messy footsteps of the three of them was heard in the narrow stairwell, and I don't know how many steps they had climbed, and by the time they reached the top of the bell tower, all three of them were out of breath.

The top of the bell tower was as small as the priest said, about the size of an ordinary resident's bedroom. I saw a large circular clock inlaid on a floor-to-ceiling stained glass window, and the sunlight poured in through the stained glass, reflecting the ground in a colorful way.

"It's so small, I didn't find anything special. It's been cleaned quite cleanly. Caroline turned her head to look around.

And Wang Su stared back at the ceiling in a daze.

"Hey!" Caroline pushed Wang Su angrily, "Talking to you, why do you keep tilting your head up, you have a nosebleed?" ”

"Hmm... Aluminum gusset ceiling ......" Wang Su muttered to himself on his back.

"Suspended ceilings?" Caroline also looked up, "The aluminum gusset ceiling will not fall dust, and it is easy to wipe and clean, and it is also convenient to install ceiling downlights, which is a decorative material that is often used." Is there anything strange about this? ”

Wang Su shook his head: "From the outside, the top of the bell tower is a towering dome, and there are several dormer windows, that is... There should be a stuffy top layer on top of this... The stuffy top floor must have manholes, otherwise workers will not be able to enter to repair the roof. ”

"Stuffy top?" Caroline scratched her head.

At this point, Kevin explains: "The so-called stuffy top floor refers to the space between the pitched roof or dome and the top floor, which is very common in single-family buildings, and in layman's terms, it is similar to what we usually call an attic. ”

"Oh......" Caroline nodded blankly, "but where did the manhole come from?" I didn't see it. ”

Wang said firmly: "There must be, this is common sense in architectural design!" The manhole should be covered by this aluminum gusset ceiling. Well... Fortunately, the aluminum gusset is very easy to disassemble, just remove a few pieces and take a look. ”

Caroline turned her head to look around the small bell tower and said, "There is nothing here, not even a stool, how can this reach the ceiling?" ”

Wang Su didn't reply, silently walked up to Caroline's side and squatted down.

Caroline was stunned and asked blankly, "What are you doing here?" ”

Wang Su pointed to his shoulder: "Come, ride on my shoulder, use your Swiss Army knife to pry the gap between the aluminum buckles, it is easy to take it off." ”

"Ride... Ride on your shoulder? Caroline's face turned red.

"Yes, Kevin, I can't carry him, I have to carry you. Why don't you let Kevin carry me? ”

Kevin laughed, "You dodge, you're taller than me, I can't afford it." ”

Caroline squirmed for a long time, but she was still embarrassed to ride on Wang Su's shoulder, Wang Su shouted impatiently: "I said you hurry up, my blood is boiling, my feet are numb, do you want Kevin to carry you?" ”

Caroline bit her lip and stamped her foot: "That... That's not the same... You're all men......"

"Oh my God!" Wang Su sighed helplessly, "I said it's really rare to see such a shy girl as you in Miami!" Aren't you usually very aggressive, what do you think, this is for work, hurry up and feed!! ”

At Wang Su's urging, Caroline had to endure the great embarrassment and rode on his shoulder with a red face. Wang Su held her legs, took a deep breath and stood up.

"Good fellow...... Not... I didn't expect you to look small, but you're quite heavy! ”

Caroline's face flushed and shouted, "Shut up!!" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up and quickly pry the aluminum gusset. Huh... I said, don't fart at this time. ”

"Shut up !!" Caroline grabbed Wang Su's messy hair, fluttered her legs and screamed, "Wang Su, why are you so cheap!" So cheap!! I'm going crazy!! ”

"Ahh Ahhhh......h Pain and pain...... Let go ......"

Kevin covered his mouth and turned away, convulsing all over, using all his strength to hold the smile in his stomach.

"Humph! No matter how cheap it is, it will make you bald! ”

Caroline blew the hair off her hand and pulled out a Swiss Army knife.

Soon, the first gusset was pried off, and when I took it down, I saw that there was nothing on the unpainted floor slab inside the ceiling.

"Unload a few more pieces!" Wang Su shouted.

"Oh oh..."

After the first aluminum gusset is removed, the next action is much faster. Caroline reached in and patted it, and the adjacent gusset immediately fell to the ground.

Finally, after the fifth gusset was removed, a 50 cm square white iron cover was revealed!!

Caroline excitedly shouted, "See!! But there's a small copper lock on it, and it can't be opened! ”

Wang Su put down Caroline, looked up at the white iron cover and raised the corners of his mouth: "This is the manhole." ”

"But how do you open the lock?" Caroline asked, looking up.

Wang Su looked at Kevin: "I remember, your police car should always have steel shears, right?" ”

"Yes." Kevin nodded.

"Then go down and ask the priest if he knows about the existence of this manhole. If you know, ask him for the key; If you don't know, go straight to the police car and pick up the rebar shears. ”

“OK！” Kevin turned and went downstairs.

"Wait!" Wang Su stopped Kevin again, "Go find a telescopic ladder again, you can't climb into the manhole without a ladder." ”

“OK！”

There was a hurried descent from the stairwell.