Mysteries in the Darkness Chapter 9

Dexter is in the prime of life, but he has been drinking for a long time, and he looks a bit premature. The fat on his cheeks has relaxed to the point of being level with his chin. At first glance, he looks like a Shar Pei plotting to subvert all mankind.

He leaned forward and while observing the detained Quinn, he held a cigarette and puffed out a cloud of mist, spraying out a partial area of Nantianmen.

Quinn was so thin that he almost looked pitiful and childish. Even when he was alone, his whole body was still tense. His eyes, which were almost out of their sockets, seemed to be unable to stay in one spot for long, floating around in the sky and on the earth.

Dexter tilted his head and stared at him, and said to the person next to him: "So, they brought the person back to the city bureau in despair?"

Standing next to him was the person in charge of the criminal investigation team of the branch. This person had no sense of presence when handling the case. His command basically relied on following the trend, and his conclusions basically relied on leadership. He was like a megaphone that passed from person to person. He picked up an ashtray from the side and stepped forward to take Dexter's cigarette butt: "This is what Reece reported."

"I didn't expect this. I really didn't expect this. It's just not true. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?" Dexter laughed. He lost sight of his teeth and became a turned serf singing Shar-Pei, "No wonder the fortune teller said that although I have had obstacles this year, I can always meet noble people and turn bad luck into good luck. The peace charm I asked for for 30,000 yuan is of some use. That Reece, in addition to failing to succeed and failing, It might actually be of some use."

The person next to me asked respectfully: "Wang Bureau, what do you think we should do now?"

"Elliot reached out too quickly." Dexter stretched out his hand to tuck the sparse hair on his head. "Otherwise, just because the major suspects are relatives of the municipal bureau leaders, they would be able to get out from under my nose."

As he spoke, he turned around a few times and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, let them do it. Elliot is not afraid of others scolding them for engaging in malpractice for personal gain, so what am I afraid of? Now that a second suspect has appeared, it just means that this case is bigger than ours." It's much more complicated than I imagined. It was originally a case of murder and body dumping - it was all because of the misleading testimonies of nearby people that disrupted the direction of the investigation. The noise they heard had nothing to do with the case, Chengguang Mansion or anything. It doesn't matter if it's anywhere else, as long as it's not the 'Western District', they can check it. We fully support the work of the municipal bureau."

"Bureau Wang is brave and careful," the head of the criminal investigation team of the branch laughed and flattered him, and then said, "You should introduce me to the place where you can find talismans later. It's really clever."

"It's easy to say, you can give me my name when you get there. I can give you a lot of benefits." Dexter reached out and patted his subordinate on the shoulder, "Human, when you reach this age, you will find a lot of things that you don't believe. Things like getting promoted and making a fortune. It all depends on fate --- By the way, the family of the deceased will be arriving soon, and they will be sent to the city bureau together. "

After he finished speaking, he walked out and suddenly remembered something. He looked back at Quinn and said meaningfully: "Look at this kid, he looks inconspicuous at first glance. In fact, if you look closely, you will see that his face is really auspicious. He is very lucky." It's a bit like the heaven is full and the earth is round. "

The subordinate next to him didn't know why.

"So," Dexter smiled, "He has a great destiny!"

While the entire Huashi District Bureau was studying theology, there was a heavy low pressure in the Yancheng City Bureau.

Sterling came out of the interrogation room. He was so tired that he leaned against the wall and let out a sigh of relief. It was said that Zhang Donglai had a fever when he was a child and burned out his brain. When he grew up, he became an out-and-out idiot. He had to forgive him eight times a minute. Only then can he continue talking------This is the good-tempered Sterling. If it were someone else, he would have turned the table over.

Elliot was waiting for him at the door, holding a USB flash drive in his hand and turning it around unconsciously between his fingers. Reece, who was observing the interrogation, seemed a little afraid of him and kept a certain distance from him.

Elliot raised his eyes: "How is it?"

"Zhang Donglai said that he might have drank some wine that day and saw a young man from society pestering his sister. He thought he was a gangster and impulsively went over and beat the person. Afterwards, he couldn't remember which young man from society he beat. He was shown a photo of the deceased. , he only said that it looked familiar, but he was not sure, and according to him, he had never apologized to anyone, nor had he given anyone a mobile phone - I think the latter sentence is true, and the boy didn't realize it now. What's wrong with hitting someone by yourself?" Sterling pinched the bridge of his nose, "By the way, was Casper here just now?"

"Already gone," Elliot responded, then thought of something and glared at Sterling again, "That little ba5tard is getting more and more arrogant. You are used to it."

Sterling: ...

He always thought this complaint sounded strange.

Elliot stretched out his hand and threw the USB flash drive in his hand to him: "Go check it out. There may be something useful in it."

Sterling took it inexplicably: "What is this?"

"I don't know, but I guess it's the surveillance inside and outside Chengguang Mansion." Elliot glanced at the irritable Zhang Donglai through the surveillance camera, "I've met his sister, she's a pretty normal girl. You call her to confirm what Zhang Donglai said. If it's not reliable, I'll go tell Director Zhang."

However, the second time Elliot went to the director's office, he did not see the old director himself.

A stocky man raised his head and nodded to Elliot pleasantly: "Coming?"

This man was about the same age as Rowan. There was an old scar on his right eyebrow, which stretched from his forehead to his eyelids. However, he did not look fierce. He still looked very kind.

Elliot was a little surprised: "Bureau Lu?"

Director Lu’s name is Lu Youliang. He is Director Zhang’s deputy. He is a veteran criminal policeman. In the era when various technologies were immature, he participated in solving many major cases and arrested countless vicious criminals. He is one of the legends of the Yancheng Bureau. No matter how serious people are, they have to restrain themselves when they are in front of him.

"Well, if you have anything to do, please tell me for the time being. Lao Zhang has avoided suspicion. You guys really shouldn't have brought the person back. If anyone is suspected, take him away and investigate on the spot. You can bring him back. What do you mean? Are you trying to protect yourself, or is there no silver in this place?" Director Lu sighed, stretched out his hand and tapped Elliot, "Elliot, you are good at everything, but sometimes you are too evil. He's too young and too tactful."

Elliot remained calm. He glanced outside, scanning the empty corridor, and then cautiously returned and closed the door: "Uncle Lu."

Director Lu was stunned.

"There is a criminal police officer from the branch downstairs, named Reece." Elliot lowered his voice very low. "When he first reported the case to us, he said, 'We cannot rule out the possibility that it is not the first scene.' At that time, I I think this sounds a bit unnatural, because whether it is the first scene or not, we have to judge based on the forensic and physical evidence. When there are no obvious characteristics, the evidence collection has not yet ended. Very few people discuss whether this is a scene or not. Throw the body away. Dexter also reacted and immediately scolded him in front of me. I didn't take it too seriously, but I just felt that this Reece's way of thinking might be different from ordinary people. "

Bureau Lu said in a deep voice, "I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Bureau Zhang asked me to investigate Dexter," Elliot said. "I just received a report from an informant, suspecting that Dexter is colluding with the drug gang in Huacheng District."

Director Lu frowned: "The Flower District is advanced in drug control."

"Yeah, don't you wonder how they can find so many accurate informants?" Elliot said quickly, "The informant said that they have an 'officially licensed' drug trafficking network and have not joined this Organized, once they step into the jurisdiction of the Flower City District, they will be found out immediately. "

Director Lu: "Where's the evidence?"

"We are collecting," Elliot said. "Speaking of this murder case, yesterday we unexpectedly got testimonies from nearby people. They said that around nine o'clock, they heard someone arguing near the crime site. After that, Dexter quickly arrested a person suspected of being involved in the crime. The boy who appeared at the scene was very thin, his eyes were wandering, his speech was incoherent, he was always afraid, and his testimony was full of loopholes, but no matter how the trial was conducted, he insisted that he had not seen anyone else at the crime scene------Now we There is indeed evidence, and it is suspected that the deceased may have been dumped after death. Then the question arises. If the quarrel heard by nearby residents has nothing to do with this murder case, why did the young man who was regarded as a suspect initially do it? Don't you dare to tell the truth? Why did Detective Reece hint to us that it was not the first scene? Is it possible that he knew from the beginning that no murder occurred there? "

Bureau Lu couldn't help but stood up and turned around a few times.

"Uncle Lu," Elliot said, "there are many and mixed clues here, and many things are very ambiguous. I suspect that these two cases are intertwined. Sterling and Reece found Zhang Donglai by coincidence. If I didn't bring him back immediately, Dexter might have used the situation to force Bureau Zhang and us to stop intervening. The kid who was arrested earlier might die of a drug overdose in the branch tomorrow morning, and all his testimony would be valid. It all boils down to the gibberish caused by drug abuse. The murder suspect is an arrogant rich second generation. "

Director Lu asked: "What are you going to do?"

"Temporarily, Zhang Donglai has been listed as a key suspect," Elliot said. "As long as we ostensibly divert our attention from the West District of the Flower Market and unravel these two intertwined cases, Dexter will probably follow suit and hand over the murder case to us. "

The Criminal Investigation Brigade worked overtime to check the surveillance video provided by Casper. It was already late at night when Elliot returned home. As soon as he opened the door, he heard a "meow" sound and a Chinese pastoral cat poked its head out.

Elliot stretched out his feet and gently pulled it into the house: "Meow, what, meow? I haven't eaten it yet... huh?"

He found a new package in the mailbox at the door. When he picked it up and looked at it, he saw a familiar block letter written on it: "Recipient, Elliot."

Elliot opened the package. Inside was a sealed evidence bag containing several cigarette butts.