Thriller Paradise Chapter 33: The truth (part 2)

"To sum up, Mr. Patton, or... Mr. John Lovecraft’s motives for committing the crime are clearly revealed. M" Feng Bujue looked at Jack and Nancy and said: "Your brother, his disposition, ability, and experience are better than you two and Dennis combined. In his twenties, he was already an extraordinary thief. After ten years in prison. After his career, he undoubtedly became a tougher person.

Today he is forbearing, persevering, and not revealing. When such a person is determined to kill, his execution power is amazing. Most people have to prepare and hesitate for at least a few days, and he can do it immediately.

So... Mr. Barton had already acted before he got off the branch. He immediately cut out a piece of iron wire tied to the branch (the method of tying iron wire is commonly used in garden design to make the tree grow in a predetermined shape) with the cutting pliers, which is the murder weapon, and took it back to the house. . "

Feng Bujue leaned back in his chair and raised his head. "After the shooting incident, Patton looked at the time Dennis was alone in the room and knocked on the door to visit. Dennis didn't know that the previous threatening conversation had been overheard. He thinks that Patton is still in the dark. But Patton naturally pretended to be ignorant, saying only that he entered the house to do some chores, such as deworming the bonsai in the corner of the house."

"In this case... Even if Mr. Button entered the house with gloves on his hands, Dennis wouldn't be surprised." Scofield continued. This police detective who accompanied Jue Ge's investigation and reasoning throughout the process still has a certain detection ability, at least he has not forgotten these details in the case.

"Very correct, detective." Feng Bujue nodded, "So, there was... Dennis smoking a cigarette in the sand chair, and Barton was busy in the blind spot of his sight. Then... the next scene It was a murder." He looked at Button, "Just like you stood up silently. Trying to get close to me... At the time of the case, you approached Dennis quietly and quickly from behind and took out your pocket. Strangled him to death by his murder weapon.

It was all going well, but when you were about to escape, someone knocked on the door of the room.

Ms. Odetta was worried that the focus of her husband's quarrel with Dennis was due to herself, so she wanted to talk to the latter. She didn't know that in the guest room in front of her, there happened to be a murder. "

"Huh..." Feng Bujue sneered, and continued to say to Barton, "As I have always emphasized. You are not a mortal, Mr. Barton, you are very powerful. Ordinary people are likely to be Abandoned tone, but you... are as calm as you are, and have a plan to make a living.

The door of the guest room was locked at the time. You are not worried that Odetta will spot you. You just need to keep quiet and escape through the window calmly. But for you, it's not enough...Since there is a murder, there must be a murderer. And Mrs. Odetta is a perfect scapegoat.

She has motives and the ability to commit crimes. The key is...when the murder occurred. She has indeed been to the scene. "

Feng Bujue tilted his head and smiled: "I remember every sentence of your words, Mr. Barton..." He repeated, "'I'm about the same age as Master Dennis. Actually I understand him. If I did, too. A rich father who wants to marry a stepmother who is five or six years younger than me, I will object.'" He smiled again. "Obviously, you have something to say. You came to this mansion eight years ago, and Mrs. Odetta married into Lovecraft's family seven years ago. I think... you back then, and Dennis’ attitude must be the same. You both strongly oppose the marriage of your father and Odetta, but one is in the light and the other is in the dark.

There is no doubt that you want Colston’s legacy more than Dennis, don’t you? Because he owes you, his innocence killed your mother, and his alienation and denial of you made you go astray. Even though you finally came to this home many years later, you still act as a gardener, not as the owner.

Then...at least after his death, let him use his family property to repay it.

Now that Dennis is dead, if Mrs. Odetta betrayed the murder... Then in a few years, when Colston kicks his feet, the contents of the will will be made public... You John Lovecraft You can inherit most of his family business and become the head of this family. "

"What a dangerous guy..." When Scofield heard this, he couldn't help turning his head and staring at Patton's face muttering.

Feng Bujue turned his head and said to everyone, "So...Mr. Patton didn't plan to escape through the window, but because there was someone outside the door, he temporarily took care of it. He locked the window with wire and arranged it into a secret room. It is to keep the back hand. Because he knows that a case like this, with the police force of a local town, is difficult to solve in a short period of time. As long as you confuse the audience for the time being, there will be opportunities to lay the blame afterwards. For example, with a key. , Thrown in the corner of Mrs. Odetta’s room... it’s a breeze for him."

Jue Ge paused, and then continued, "After killing people, Patton dealt with the murder weapon and quickly returned to the villa. When replaced by someone else, 80% would return to his room, fidgeting and waiting for the corpse to be discovered. . But he... came to my room as quickly as possible and wittyly performed a rather interesting performance in front of me.

That remark was half-truth and half-false, quite deceptive. The only thing I didn't understand at the time was... what's the point of him coming to tell me this? Is it really for me as an outsider to persuade this family not to do stupid things?

But shortly after the case, I understood his intentions... Barton, before the body was discovered, subtly instilled in my mind a point of view, "If anyone will kill Dennis, it must be Ou Mrs. Dita'. He is indeed very smart, because when he made up the conversation between Kolston and Dennis, he said as if Dennis was going to kill Odita. The actual situation is the opposite, but it seems logical. "

"Heh..." Feng Bujue sneered, then turned his gaze to Button, "Because I said in the corridor,'I'm also a detective anyway,' you made such a move after committing the crime. Your thoughts are...even if your rhetoric is not misleading. Anyway, when the corpse is discovered, you are staying with me as a detective. Psychologically, it is very likely that I will exclude you directly. Outside the suspect."

"Huh..." Button sighed deeply, "I want to come now and come to you... What a huge mistake." He smiled bitterly, "I underestimate you..."

"Judging from your life experience, you must have a high self-esteem, an ordinary detective...you wouldn't put it in your eyes." Feng Bujue raised a corner of his mouth and smiled. "Use this so-called detective to achieve your goals in turn...this kind of ironic and interesting thing, I will try it too."

Speaking of this, Brother Jue stood up and stretched, "Actually, if you change your day or form to commit suicide or accident, you may be done." He yawned. "I really want to say to you,'Let's keep up the work in the future', but you have a first-degree murder. It's a second-rate murder. Even if you don't receive the death penalty, you won't have a chance to come out in this life... I can only send my heartfelt wishes , I wish you a successful escape from prison one day."

"Uh...Mr. Feng, our police can be there, and the words "successful escape" are clearly stated..." Scofield persuaded, wiping his sweat.

"As soon as I say jailbreak, you will take the trouble..." Feng Bujue said, "Is this forcing me to complain about your name (Schofield, or e1d)..."

After Feng Bujue said this casually, he walked towards Button without warning. He leaned over and whispered in his ear.

Except for Button, no one heard what Jue said. After speaking, Feng Bujue turned and walked towards the door, and laughed as he walked... a malicious smile...

"Where are you going?" Jack asked.

"I'll go to the toilet. Can't it?" Feng Bujue leaned over and replied arrogantly, "If I come back, someone else wants to arrest me for theft. Put me in handcuffs again. ".

Of course, Brother Jue didn't really go to the bathroom, he heard the system prompt. Prepare to find a place where no one is going to send it.

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It's another late autumn, and the gray wasteland has not left the slightest green, empty and bare under the sky.

In this place where forest valleys and chaotic hills intersect, roads and telephone poles seem out of place.

My name is Schofield, Greg Schofield, the sheriff in a remote town.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on the ground soothingly, illuminating my way forward. Driving in such a landscape can always evoke some memories.

A few years ago at this time, I went to the Lovecraft mansion in this mountain to deal with a murder case.

There was a detective who cracked the puzzle and found out the real culprit in less than half a day.

The strange thing is that I mistakenly identified him as another well-known detective at the time, but when I saw the photo of that famous detective in the newspaper afterwards, it turned out that they were not the same person...

Later, reports of this murder did not appear in any mainstream media. Even Dennis Lovecraft's obituary was not published in any newspaper. Want to come... It was some big shots who kept things low-key down.

In April of the following year, John Button, or John Lovecraft, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court. And his father, Master Colston, died suddenly in a hotel room two weeks before the sentence was pronounced.

The cause of death is still a mystery...

In the end, 80% of Lovecraft's property was divided equally between the second son Jack and the third daughter Nancy. I heard that Jack used his money to open a very large record company in the United States. Their advertising slogan is intriguing-it is their responsibility to support young and dreamy musicians.

The remaining 20% ​​of the property, as well as the real estate, were inherited by Colston's third wife, Mrs. Odetta. The lady donated the property in the mountains to the government after her husband died. It is said that she has now moved to settle near a winery in southeastern France.

And the butler Henderson, family doctor Powell, maid Oliver, Martha, including the lawyer who handled the will, who have served in the Lovecraft family for many years, all received no money. Obviously, my judgment of Colston's "very humane" is wrong, he is a selfish, hypocritical bastard. Fortunately, his daughter did not uphold his bad qualities. One month after the death of her father, Miss Nancy took the initiative to give these people a due severance payment by way of gift.

As for the weird detective...I never saw him again. The back of him walking out of the restaurant that day is still vivid, but he seems to have disappeared at the corner outside the door and never returned.

Afterwards, I also tried to inquire about this person, but found nothing. He seems to be a ghost and does not exist in this world at all...

On this land before my eyes, there have been many tales of strange things. Perhaps... he is one of them.

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March 1986, Asaridu, Lane City No. 1 Detention Center.

One gloomy afternoon, Patton was taken to the interview room by a prison guard wearing a prison uniform, handcuffs and fetters. Opposite the glass in front of him, sitting a woman in luxurious clothes.

The two each picked up their own phone and were silent for a few seconds. Then, Button first spoke: "Long time no see, Carol."

Carol didn't respond. She wore a large hat with a low brim and a veil in front of the brim.

"It seems that you have checked it out...huh...you should understand now~IndoMTL.com~why I said'you will thank me'." Patton sneered, "In a sense, he and Colston really looks like it. I investigated him several years ago, and I knew at the time that he would kill you, a miserable woman, and use the inherited property from you to fly with his lover. "Barton said in a deep voice, "Even if it wasn't for myself...Killing that kind of man, I don't regret it at all."

"What you explained..." Carol's voice was also very cold. She was already a walking dead, "Someone has already done it, and there will be a result soon."

"Heh...thank you." Button laughed.

"Is it really necessary to do this?" Carol asked, "He is still your father, and given his physical condition, he wouldn't be able to live for a few years, right?"

"This has nothing to do with you." Patton said this, and suddenly laughed, "You are a very good person, Carol. There are some things that people like you will never understand... …" He paused, "But there are some people who are not so kind, and they will say,'Since you can no longer enjoy his property as compensation, why not let him pay something else'."

Barton said, hung up the microphone, and laughed frantically. (To be continued...)