The Death List Novel - Chapter 187

Chapter 187 The Merits of the Case

“Agent Castro, I don’t understand why your Marseille police department is interested in the Louis case.” The centaur expressionlessly stretched out his hand and touched Qin Lun, leading everyone out of the room.

“Sheriff Malloff, we asked John’s relatives. They weren’t originally here for a vacation. They were just planning to camp at the mountain forest on the border between the two states. We suspect that the Crystal Lake campsite wasn’t the first scene of the crime. Perhaps it was the murderer’s dump site!” Qin Lun said without hesitation.

Before coming here, Kora had already instructed Qin Lun on these questions so that he wouldn’t be overwhelmed by Malloff’s question.

“Beautiful answer!” Ma Luofu’s hooves scratched the ground and he turned to look at Qin Lun. “You know … there are fragments of Mr. and Mrs. John everywhere. Some of them have even been mixed with mud. No police officer who has seen the scene of the crime will think that it’s just a dump site.”

“Sheriff, we haven’t seen it before!” Qin Lun turned around and looked at his two companions. He spread out his hands and said, “If you can let us see the report and photos of the crime scene, I think we can draw our own conclusions!”

“Shall I show you the scene report? Then I’ll let you interfere in my case?” Malov narrowed his eyes and shook his finger. “Young man, I don’t think so. Go back to Marseille, I won’t let you interfere in this case!”

“Forget it, I knew it wouldn’t be that easy. Looks like we need to think of another way!” Cora winked at the two of them.

At the beginning of her plan, she felt that this trip would be in vain. As a policeman, she was well aware that two separate jurisdictions did not share case information so easily. If they are genuine police, they can also be coordinated through the upper echelons of the state police. Unfortunately, they weren’t real police officers, so it was impossible for them to obtain the assistance of the Marseille State Police.

“No, don’t worry!” Qin Lun turned around and looked at the villa. His eyes lit up and he walked towards a police officer who was recording the scene.

“Hey, do you know the identity of the victim?” Qin Lun asked the policeman with a smile.

“Oh, yes! However, we still need to wait for the final confirmation of the body pattern!” The policeman raised his head to look at them and answered cautiously.

“Perhaps we can provide you with the medical records of the residents of Marseille and help you speed up!” Qin Lun opened his mouth and kindly suggested, “You know, the sooner we can identify the victim, the sooner we can catch the murderer!”

“No need, sir. Although they are residents of Marseille, we can still find their identities from the registration forms of the villas!” The policeman grinned, a strange smile on his face, as if he was mocking Qin Lun for overestimating himself. “Sir, if the Crystal Lake Police Department can catch the murderer independently, I won’t have to trouble you!”

Cora had always frowned and was very dissatisfied with Qin Lun’s decision. However, when he heard the officer’s words, his eyes immediately lit up, as if he understood something.

“Thank you, Officer!” Qin Lun cunningly rolled his eyes and immediately left this somewhat inexplicable junior police officer behind. He turned around and stopped Sergeant Malloff who was about to drive away.

“Hey, get out of my way! If you really want to interfere in this case, ask your Marshal to call me. Otherwise, don’t waste my time.” Ma Luofu stuck his head out of the window and looked at Qin Lun angrily.

“Mrs. Cora, I remember you said that the procedure of handling cases in this country is very similar to the federal system of Planet Esmila, right?” Qin Lun asked softly on the guild channel.

“Yes, I’ve said it before. If the victims come from neighboring state capitals at the same time and the other state police are unwilling to provide information on the progress of the case, we can submit it to the Federal Judiciary under the Federal Security Act. However, in that case, the state police on both sides will no longer be able to take over the case!” Cora said excitedly.

Qin Lun confirmed Kora’s words and immediately repeated what she had said on the guild channel in front of Malloff.

“I believe that this result is definitely not what Sheriff Malloff wants!” Hill, who had never been able to interrupt, laughed happily.

“Damn it!” ‘”Agent Castro, I think we need to talk alone!” Malloff frowned and cursed as he endured his anger to get out of the car again.

Ten minutes later, Qin Lun smiled and walked towards Hill and Cora.

“He agreed to let us have a look at the reports and photographs of Mr. and Mrs. John, but ordered us not to interfere in the case! Otherwise, he swore he would complain to our superiors!”

“Haha, we only need that information. As for whether or not to interfere, I’m afraid he won’t count!” Hill smiled, not caring about Sheriff Malloff’s warning at all.

Since Broken Starry Sky had given Qin Lun and the others storyline identities, they would definitely have an electronic identity record in the Marseille State Police Department. Ordinary telephone inquiries were unlikely to reveal them. However, when they found out that Qin Lun and the others were involved in the case, Chief Marloff complained to the higher-ups of the Marseille State Police. At that time, even if his fake identity was exposed, it was no longer important.

“Qin Lun, you should have asked the centaur to investigate the crime scene of the villa, right?” Cora asked in a good mood and smiled at Qin Lun for the first time.

“Of course, Michelle will bring us in!” Qin Lun smiled and pointed at the centaur girl who was walking towards them.

When Michelle brought them into the villa again, the three of them happened to see Chief Marloff scolding the unlucky policeman. The centaur glared fiercely at Qin Lun. If he hadn’t been tricked by Qin Lun and the victim was a tourist from Marseille, he wouldn’t be in this situation.

Entering the victim’s bedroom, Michelle’s face turned pale and she immediately covered her mouth and rushed out of the room.

The bedroom’s eyes were bloodshot, and even the walls and ceiling were covered in spattered blood. The three victims were a couple and their six-year-old daughter.

The couple crossed their arms and held the baby girl in their arms. The three of them lay together on a spacious bed. The two adults each hugged their daughters inwardly, and their postures were like a sleeping family. Father and mother’s eyes had already been dug out, leaving behind only a pair of terrifying bloody holes.

Their cause of death was difficult to ascertain, because not only had their throats been dug out, but their stomachs had also been ripped open, their organs had disappeared, and their entire chest and abdomen had been emptied. On the other hand, the six-year-old girl’s body remained intact. Apart from her broken neck, there were no injuries to any other parts of her body.

Hill suddenly threw Qin Lun and Cora a glance. Their hearts skipped a beat, and they immediately took two steps forward to block the door. Hill quickly opened his father’s mouth with his right hand, which was wearing rubber gloves, and took out a copper coin.

The mother and the baby girl also had the same copper coins in their mouths. Hill nimbly stuffed the copper coins into his pocket and then signaled for his two companions to leave.

After investigating the scene, the three of them were brought back to the police station by Michelle again. They still needed to go there to call the scene report on the killing of the John and his wife.

“Qin Lun, how did you know that the family that was murdered in the villa was also a tourist from Marseille? Don’t tell me you guessed nonsense!” On the way back, Cora finally couldn’t help but ask on the guild channel.

Cora knew that asking Qin Lun questions would make her look stupid. However, as a policeman, she couldn’t help but have a habit of searching for the truth.

“Haha, that villa is far away from the city, at the edge of the forest in the scenic tourist area. What kind of building do you think it is?” Qin Lun asked with a smile.

“It should be a leisure villa used by the wealthy for holidays, or a rental villa provided by scenic spots for tourists.” Cora thought for a moment and said, “Of course, we know it’s the former now. But that doesn’t prove that the rich couple are from Marseilles. They could also be local millionaires in Louis.”

“That’s right. Just the type of villa isn’t enough. However, before we came here, Michelle said that this case could have been committed by the same murderer.” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up and he asked seriously, “You know, when we arrived at the scene, Malloff had just finished inspecting the scene. In other words, when we were at the police station, they had only just received a call from the police. So, on what basis did the people in the police station make such a guess in advance?”

“The location of the crime scene?” Cora bit her lips, her face still a little confused. “But, Michelle said, it’s a little far away from where the John couple were killed …”

“Far, it doesn’t mean anything! The same highway, its starting point and ending point are also very far away, but they are on the same route.” Hill smiled as he explained. Clearly, he had already understood Qin Lun’s intentions. “If the caller didn’t have any problems, it would be unlikely for them to explain the crime scene in detail. Before the police investigate, there would be some speculations. It could only be based on the location of the crime.”

“Our guide mission, ‘The Crystal Lake Mystery’, has already explained that Mr. and Mrs. John got lost halfway and accidentally entered the Crystal Lake camping area. They originally planned to camp in the woods along the border between the two states.” Qin Lun sighed and said, “Mr. and Mrs. John have three children. They are no longer reckless young men. If they knew that it was a restricted area sealed off by the state government, they would have driven away immediately so that nothing would happen to them while camping. So they must have thought that they were not lost and arrived at the expected campsite.”

“In other words, although they have arrived at the wrong place, the journey is about the same. It should be a road from Marseille to the Crystal Lake campsite!” ‘”The villa is on the edge of the Crystal Lake campsite, and when the police received the call, they subconsciously guessed that it was the same murderer. It proves that the villa and the John couple were killed on the same route. Although it is a bit far away, it is also the way to the Crystal Lake in Marseille!”

“Haha, if we contact the villa for vacation, then the family will most likely be tourists from Marseille!” Hill gave his final conclusion with a faint smile.

Kora looked at Kieran with a complicated expression. Kieran’s conjecture wasn’t that difficult. She had seen quite a few detectives who were good at reasoning in the Esmira police station where she had once worked.

But this man seemed to be even more powerful. He not only remembered what Michelle said casually. And at the time, it was almost conditioned to infer. Rather than reasoning, it was more like an instinct!

“In that case, as long as we find the murderer of the villa case, we will also find the clues to the mystery of the Crystal Lake!” Cora breathed a sigh of relief.

“No, these two cases are not the same murderer! (We are not looking for the same person!)” Qin Lun and Hill said in unison.

“Alright, whatever!” Cora looked at this and then at that and wrinkled her face in distress.