Dean accepted the commission and is located in a small city nearby.

Early the next morning.

He said goodbye to Neil and drove to the place where the two agreed yesterday to wait.

The two agreed to meet at this location at eight o'clock.

But I don't know why, until 8:10, Dean didn't see Harpy's figure, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

He doesn't like punctual guys.

Just as he was about to take out his phone and make a call to Harpy.

"Didi~"

The whistle of a black sedan interrupted Dean's movements.

A familiar head protruded from the driver's seat window: "Boss Dean, this commission, it is estimated that you will have to go by yourself." ”

It was Harry.

Harry, who has a blue nose and swollen face, to be exact.

Dean realized something was wrong: "Did you guys fight? ”

Harry subconsciously touched his swollen cheeks, a little embarrassed: "That's it, Harpy's guy, I don't know what nerves I had yesterday, when we were drinking together, he kept staring at a woman, and it turned out that the woman's boyfriend was a member of a small gang, and finally we were forced to fight, and Harpy's little brother was kicked and estimated to lie in the hospital for a few days." ”

Dean rolled his eyes.

He was trying to find someone to help, and it happened.

Harry hesitated, "By the way, Boss Dean, why did Harpy say that his unusual behavior yesterday was the only way to become a good detective?" ”

He was curious about what Dean had taught Harpy yesterday that had led him to become an idiot.

Dean: "..."

God testifies that he could just try to develop the habit of observation and analysis, but he didn't make him look at a woman in a bar like a fool.

Say goodbye to Harry speechlessly.

Dean had to go on the journey alone.

Harpy, this little brother, he is not going to accept it.

This kind of upright idiot is easy to pull down the IQ of the team.

...

The entrusted town of Carlo, which is not far from the urban area of Los Angeles, is only more than 80 miles, and belongs to an independent town, but because of its proximity to the city of Los Angeles, the population is constantly siphoned out, and there are only two or three thousand people.

In the afternoon, Dean arrived in the small town of Caro.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs.

There are schools and hospitals here, but they look old, the houses are far apart, the streets are wide, there are not a few pedestrians on the road, only some middle-aged and elderly people, sitting on their own lawns and basking in the sun.

According to the address, Dean came to the client's house that he had contacted in advance.

"Hello, I'm Detective Dean, hired by Detective Smith to take over the commission for your son." , Dean looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a tired expression and identified himself.

"Thank God you're finally here."

The man moved out of the way, waited for Dean to sit down, and hurried to the refrigerator to get water.

Looking at the man's back, Dean's mind began to recall the information he had seen.

He is the client, named Fadilli, a middle-aged white man who owns a fried chicken fast-food restaurant.

A few days ago.

Fadilli's son's middle school teacher, who was killed in his own home, happened to meet Fadili's son who was about to run away when the town police arrived.

Although no evidence of Fadilli's son's criminal process was found at the entire scene, it was difficult to explain that Fadili's son appeared at the teacher's house at that time for no reason.

So, the town police arrested Fadili's son and took him back to the police station.

I have to add here.

Fadilly's son, named Tiger, is only fifteen years old this year, tall and thin, just from the photo, it gives people the impression of being taciturn, and his temperament is slightly gloomy.

This may also be one of the reasons why the town police regard him as the first suspect.

In addition, the middle school teacher who Tiger was killed was a female teacher.

The victim's female teacher's name is Toli, only 26 years old this year, judging from the photos on the information, Toli not only looks good, has a plump figure, and has the unique charm of a mature and plump woman, especially the other party's full lips, which have their own style.

Judging from the information alone, it is subconsciously speculated that the fifteen-year-old boy Tiger may have some kind of chaotic relationship with his teacher Tory, which led to this fate.

As for the truth, it will be up to Dean to meet Tiger before he can make a judgment.

...

"Mr. Dean, water."

The client, Fadili, handed a bottle of ice water to Dean.

"Thank you."

Dean took the water, put it aside, and said seriously: "Mr. Fadili, this kind of eucalyptus, the longer it is from eucalyptus, the fewer useful clues can be found, so let's go straight to the topic, can you tell us more about your son's eucalyptus situation from your point of view?" ”

"Yes."

Fadili rubbed his puffy face with both hands, and after organizing his words, he suppressed his anger and said: "The matter is actually very simple, Teacher Tori invited my son Tiger to come over on the day she was killed, and by the time Tiger arrived, Tori was already dead, he was scared and called the police. ”

Dean interrupted him: "You mean, your son, was invited by Torrey to come over, and he also called the police?" ”

The commission information is relatively simple.

This point is not mentioned in the information.

But if that's the case, in the absence of evidence, it's unlikely that the small-town police will directly regard Tiger as the first suspect.

After all, it's not the fifties or sixties, and the town of Caro is a small place, and everyone looks down and doesn't look up, they are all acquaintances, and this situation is unreasonable.

Fadili nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I can be sure that the call to the police was indeed made by Tiger, but he was still young, and he was very scared to stay there, and finally wanted to leave secretly, but he happened to bump into the town police officer who came to him, and he also ran away." ”

Dean: "..."

"It's not a normal reaction, but what about afterward?"

Fadili nodded bitterly:

"Yes, Tiger is too timid.

Because he ran away uncharacteristically, and no useful evidence was found at the scene, the bastards took Tiger and took a polygraph on him.

As a result, Tiger did not pass, so Tiger became the first suspect.

The town is not big.

Teacher Tori was killed, the impact was very bad, and after some interrogation, Tiger was directly accused by the county prosecutor of being a first-degree murderer, but I swear, Tiger is so cowardly, he will never kill anyone! ”

Dean ignored Fadilly's promise.

Human nature is a complex thing.

Especially in some cases, honest and timid people, once they get impulsive, are far more cruel and impulsive than ordinary people.

However, he noticed several key points about Fadilli's words: the police did not find useful evidence at the scene, and Tiger's polygraph did not pass...

One can guess.

During the interrogation, Tiger also had a big problem.

Whether this kid is a murderer or not, he is hiding.

...

Dean continued to chat with Fadili, and after seeing that he could no longer get any more useful information, he got up and said, "Okay, Mr. Fadili, I can't give you an answer right now before I meet Tiger, can you arrange it?" ”

Tiger has been convicted by the local prosecutor.

He was hired by Tiger's father as a detective, and without Fadilly's support, Dean would not have been able to meet Tiger.

"I'll arrange it."

Fadilli also knew that if he wanted to clear his son's name, he could only do everything he could to help Dean as the last straw.

Half an hour later.

A police car arrives at Fadili's house and picks up Dean and Fadili.

The one who drove to pick them up was a female policeman, who looked not very old, average-looking, and had a mediocre figure, but her neat ponytail gave people an impression of vitality.

Road.

The policewoman had been secretly looking at the handsome and tall Dean with her peripheral vision, and when she was about to arrive at the detention center, she finally couldn't help the surging heart of her youth, and said to Fadili who was sitting in the co-pilot: "Mr. Fadilly, is this the detective you hired?" ”

The two clearly knew each other.

Fadilli nodded and introduced, "Nelly, Mr. Dean, is a special advisor to the Smith Detective Agency, and he will definitely help Tiger get his innocence back!" ”

In fact, Fadilly, as the owner of a fried chicken restaurant in a small town, did not know the status of the Smith Detective Agency at all, and only learned that this detective agency was very powerful and could help his son only after being introduced by the lawyer.

Nellie also apparently hadn't heard of the reputation of the Smith Detective Agency.

She just wanted to strike up a conversation with Dean: "Hello Dean. ”

"Hello, I'm sorry for you." Dean smiled back as a scumbag.

Next.

His actions will be accompanied by Nellie, a good first impression, which will help the scale of the next action, so sacrificing himself a little is also a righteous act of professional ethics.

It can only be said that Fadili was lucky to meet a detective with integrity and professional ethics like him.

Simple chat process.

Dean understands that the town police station has only six regular police officers, and most of them usually deal with some trivial things in the town, and there are also many volunteer 'auxiliary police' (auxiliary police' to assist in special situations.

As for the prosecutor ..

There is no prosecutor in the town, and Tiger's eucalyptus is reported to the higher department of Caro Town, which is actually Los Angeles County, for processing.

The county magistrate is not as good as the current management.

This kind of process of eucalyptus in a small town is more troublesome.

This is also the main reason why Dean was able to contact Tiger as a detective.

Fadili is just an ordinary fried chicken shop owner, and he doesn't have such a big network.

Dean guessed that Fadili was able to arrange for himself to meet his son so quickly, and that it should have been the permission of the town's administrator and sheriff.

After all, no town mayor or sheriff wants a fifteen-year-old boy to kill his teacher in a small town under his jurisdiction, and it will appear on the news.

...

The detention center in the town is not large.

The policewoman Nellie and the guards said hello briefly, and Dean met the key person in the commission - Tiger in a small room.

Dean needs to talk to Tiger alone.

The real Tiger is the same as in the profile photo, tall and thin, but his eyes are dull a lot, obviously the experience of this period of time has had a great impact on this fifteen-year-old boy.

"Hello, Tiger."

Dean looked at the dull-eyed and unresponsive teenager and stretched out his palm: "My name is Dean, and I am a detective invited by your father to help you, I can help you, but it requires your cooperation." ”

Hear help.

Tiger's dull eyes finally had a little more agility.

He looked up and shook Dean's hand excitedly, "Can you really help me?"

Dean nodded confidently: "As long as you can cooperate with me, of course it's no problem!" ”

After a simple appeasement.

Tiger's state is finally a lot normal.

He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Mr. Detective, I swear, I really didn't kill Teacher Torrey, whatever you want to know, I will cooperate with you!" ”

Dean swept the corners of Tiger's eyebrows.

As he spoke, the corners of Tiger's eyebrows twitched, which was the result of his weakness reflected in his face.

This guy, there's a problem.

Didn't the local police slander Tiger?

Dean remained silent, but took the words back into his mouth and began to ask about Tiger's school life.

For study life.

Tiger was a little silent, and it was obviously not some good memory.

But for the sake of freedom.

He still told Dean some of his school routines based on Dean's questions.

During the chat inquiry.

Dean had been observing Tiger's facial expressions.

He noticed that when facing his detailed question, Tiger's eyes turned downward, interrupting eye contact with himself, which was actually because Tiger was reminiscing.

He's reminiscing about his daily routine, making sure to give Dean a true answer.

This shows that what Tiger said is true.

That's some bad memories.

Being bullied but not knowing how to resist may be the reason why fifteen-year-old Tiger has a gloomy temperament.

See the foreshadowing is almost the same.

Dean looked into Tiger's eyes and suddenly asked, "Tiger, why did you end up at Teacher Tory's house?" ”

Tiger was stunned for a moment, then looked at Dean in a daze, was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Teacher Torri said that something was looking for me, but when I went over, the door of the room was open, I saw the teacher lying in a pool of blood, I was very scared, I ran out, I saw a phone booth in the middle, so I called the police, went back to the house, and wanted to wait for the police to come, but..."

The corners of his eyebrows slanted, he lowered his head again, held his head in his hands, his tone was painful, and his body trembled uncontrollably: "However, I really didn't kill Teacher Torrey, I saw blood all over the ground, I was scared, I was afraid that the murderer would come back, so I wanted to leave again, but I happened to run into the police who rushed over!" ”

Dean looked at the trembling and helpless Tiger and shook his head slightly.

This guy has some truth and some falsehood in his words.

When answering why he appeared at Tory's house, Tiger was stunned, without the slightest recollection of his previous answer to school life, and expressed it clearly without pause, indicating that this was a statement he had prepared a long time ago.

Later words.

Dean wasn't sure if what Tiger said was true or not.

He could only see that Tiger was really sad about the death of the female teacher Tory, but whether Toli's death had anything to do with Tiger was because under the hidden sadness, it was really difficult to analyze.

"Okay, Tiger, thank you for your cooperation, but you need to rest now, and I'll try to get to the bottom of the eucalyptus before the process is over."

Dean patted Tiger, wanting to take the opportunity to see the true expression on Tiger's face under his lowered head.

But this guy keeps his head down...

This is not an interrogation after all.

Dean couldn't have used some of the same tactics as he had done with prisoners before.

In desperation.

He nodded with the guards who had been watching it, and left the small room.

...

After going out.

Dean took a deep breath.

Rested for so long.

I took over the eucalyptus again, and I felt fulfilled again.

I just hope this eucalyptus is not so boring!