Chapter 1775
Chapter 1775
"Just because of these reasons, so many lives were harmed. Not only did he lose his life, but he also brought pain to so many innocent families. What's the point of this?" Hearing the reasons, Adrienne felt her heart trembling.
She wanted to know badly why her parents were killed in such a cruel way. They didn't even have a complete corpse. Why was the murderer so heinous?
"Not every murderer has a purpose in mind while committing a crime. I've been handling cases for many years and I've seen many people commit murder on impulse. In the end, they ruined other people's family and their own family." Quill patted Adrienne's shoulder and comforted her, "Adrienne, no matter what, people who are alive have to live well for those who are wronged."
"Sergeant Scott, I've figured out a lot of things. You don't need to comfort me." Adrienne was clear- headed. She would live a good life but she also had to catch her parents' murderer.
If she could not catch the murderer, the murderer might continue to commit crimes...
Such a vicious murderer could not be out wandering in public.
"Adrienne, you are a smart person. It's best if you have thought it through..." As Quill was speaking, a police officer rushed out of the office and informed in a hurry, "Sergeant Scott, we just received a call saying that a homicide has happened in Liley Park."
Quill was so furious that he stamped his feet and cursed, "I... I... Those motherf*ckers can't even let me catch a break. Is killing people that easy?"
Adrienne's face sank and her fists clenched. "Sergeant Scott, I'll go and get prepared."
"Okay." Quill turned to his subordinates and commanded, "Everyone, get ready. We'll set off immediately."
Liley Park was a well- known park in Paramount Area. It was usually crowded and there were more crowds on holidays. There was a tragic murder right on the lawn, which was a popular kite-flying site.
Quill learned that it was the two cleaning staff in the park who reported the crime. That day, they came to the park to clean before dawn as usual. After cleaning for more than one hour, they discovered the corpse when dawn broke. At that time, the two cleaning staff were scared out of their wits and did not call the police immediately.
They called the person in charge of the cleaning company and were then instructed to call the police.
Quill ordered his men to pull up a cordon at the park entrance. No one was allowed to enter the park for the time being.
When Quill finished dealing with these things, the forensic team also had a preliminary result.
The victim was a man, around 40 years old and about 1.75 meters tall. The preliminary prediction of the time of death was about 2 a.m. the night before. According to the condition of the corpse, this was the primary crime scene.
After listening to Adrienne's report, Quill nodded and said, "Adrienne, thank you for your hard work."
Adrienne did not respond; her eyes were fixed on the body on the ground. Quill stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. "Adrienne, is there anything else?"
Adrienne's eyes were still fixed on the deceased and she answered without raising her head, "I seem to have seen the victim somewhere before."
Quill raised his voice and asked, "You've seen him before? Then do you know who he is?"
Adrienne shook her head. "I think I've seen him, but when I tried hard to think about it, I can't recall where I've seen him."
Quill's hope was shattered again. He responded, "Stop recalling then. There are many people in the world. It's not surprising that occasionally, you will come across a familiar face."
"No..." Adrienne retracted her gaze and turned to Quill. "I am not familiar with the face of the victim, but with the body shape and the black long-sleeved T-shirt on him."
Quill would not notice it if it weren't for Adrienne. He replied, "The weather has been hot, few people would wear a long-sleeved T-shirt. Adrienne, you are indeed the disciple of Zelson. Your observation is better than ours."
"That's right, it's because of the long sleeves, but that is not the only reason..." While speaking, something flashed across Adrienne's mind. "Murder, the murderer..."
"What murderer?" Quill was confused. "Is it possible that you know who the murderer is?"
Adrienne was so excited that she grabbed Quill and exclaimed, "Sergeant Scott, could you please contact Jarred Leopold, the sergeant of the Western Suburb Criminal Police Team? Ask him if he found any clues about the murderer two nights ago when the rain poured heavily."
"There was a murder case in the western suburb? Why haven't I heard of it?" Logically speaking, whenever a murder case occurred in the city, it would be reported in the public security system. But why didn't he hear about this case, yet Adrienne knew about it?
Adrienne also did not believe it. "Haven't you heard of it?"
"Yeah, I haven't heard of it." Quill realized that something didn't add up. Thus, he added, "Maybe the report got delayed, that used to happen. Or maybe I've been busy with Lewis's case and forgot to check the emails and announcements."
It should better be as he said. Adrienne was not willing to be pessimistic, but her mind was inclined to think of bad assumptions. "Sergeant Scott, are you going to make the call?"
"It's just a call. It's not a big deal. It's possible to help us solve the case. Why won't I call?" Quill took out his mobile phone and called Jarred. "Jarred, I heard that there was a murder case in the western suburb when it rained two days ago."
Adrienne did not know what Jarred answered and she heard Quill saying, "I understand now. You said that Dr. Carter is a witness. Well, I also have news to share. There was a murder case which happened here last night. Dr. Carter judged through the body shape and the clothes of the deceased that the deceased is likely to be the murderer of the murder case that night. Do you want to send someone to meet us to deal with this matter?"
Jarred responded and Quill spoke again, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
After that, Quill hung up the phone and looked back at Adrienne. "Adrienne, I'm sorry to tell you that you can't work on this case from now on. NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.
Adrienne did not expect such a result. "Why?"
Quill sighed. "You said that the deceased was likely to be the murderer of the murder case on that rainy night, and you were the only witness that night. In other words, before finding the real murderer, you are also suspected of murder. Hence, I have to let the others work on this case. The initial autopsy report you just gave me is ineffective too. I have to get another forensic doctor to examine the corpse."
Adrienne understood the protocols but she still couldn't give up. "Sergeant Scott..."
Quill assured her, "Adrienne, it's not that I don't trust you. We are both law enforcers. Hence, we should set an example."
Adrienne felt that she was getting more confused but she had a feeling that she was getting a better understanding of it at the same time.