Chapter 177 Story Five
Indeed... the character of this Sheriff Pahn seems to be a little different from what he shows in the scene. According to his irritable personality and often violently enforce the law, how could he tolerate a third-rate detective who is careless and has no ambition to interfere in his case...
"Very good, this is a suspicious point... and the bastard on the opposite side is unaware of it~" Yurenjun thought to himself, and there was no emotion on his face.
The story continues...
The camera was still facing Sheriff Paine at the table in the tavern. He had just finished drinking a glass of strong wine, and the spicy throat made him twist his facial features together.
The perspective continued to go further... It turned out that there was another person sitting next to Parn's table...
He was over 40 years old, but the skin on his face made him look at least 10 years older than his actual age. His hair was so dry that he should have cut it casually in front of the mirror. The cotton coat was full of wrinkles and had not been washed for a long time. There were countless layers of dust stacked on it, covering the surface of the clothes, making it look a little shiny.
It was obvious that this was also a homeless man. At this moment, there was a bottle of wine and a cup in front of him. But the cup was obviously not in line with this person's aura. He held the bottle and inserted it directly into his mouth. Judging from the depth, the mouth of the bottle should have almost penetrated into his throat... "Gudong~Gudong~" a clear sound of swallowing. Then he pulled the bottle out of the mouth with satisfaction, and when he left his lips, he made a "pop" sound of breaking sound... Of course, he had to be accompanied by a "burp".
Pahn glanced at the guy lightly and said, "It's already great that you can sit here. Please don't make such disgusting noises~"
The homeless man's face was flushed, his eyes were blurred, and he felt a sense of happiness that ordinary people could not understand: "Sir... hiccup... I am the only witness. Look... are you again..." He shook his fingers, which obviously meant to say the word "money".
However, Sheriff Parn is undoubtedly the kind of old fried dough sticks lingering in the streets and alleys. It is naturally no problem to deal with such people who are on the ground. So he sighed helplessly and said to the other party in a serious tone: "Listen, you have been wandering in this neighborhood for a long time. You should know my character. Either take what you deserve and be a good boy... or I dare to use my money for the rest of my life to bet, you will regret what you just said..."
"Uh...I understand~" the homeless man spread his hands in disappointment and said, "You are the boss and you have the final say."
Just then, there was a sound of the door being pushed open from the camera, and both of them looked over the sound, and then Sheriff Paine waved.
Soon, Mr. Andrew walked into the camera staggeringly.
"Who is this?" He asked rudely, then sat down at the table, his hair was still messy and he looked sleepy. He grabbed the bottle of wine in front of Sheriff Parn and poured himself a glass...
Under such impolite behavior, Sheriff Parn said nothing, but shrugged his shoulder helplessly, and replied calmly: "You can also see that this man is a homeless man. His name is not important. I didn't ask in detail. What's important is... He saw a man walking out of the alley yesterday morning. That man is probably the murderer."
"Ah?" Andrew was slightly stunned. When he heard the news, he seemed to make him a little more awake: "How did you know that that person is the murderer?"
The homeless man snatched the conversation at this time: "Because I walked into that alley immediately, and then... I saw the body!"
Andrew thought for a moment, and soon returned to his lazy expression. He took a sip of the wine in his glass and asked, "Oh? When did you see this scene... it was... what time."
"Let me think about it..." The tramp recalled: "It's about 3 a.m.."
Andrew put down his wine glass absent-mindedly... "So that's it. The person who walked out of an alley with corpses in the early morning... If you say that, it's really a big suspicion." But as he said, he changed his subject: "But what I care more about is that you saw the corpse at that time, why didn't you call the police?" He squinted his eyes and stared at the other party and asked.
This is indeed worth asking. I have also said before that the first person to call the police was a waiter who came out of the bar, and the homeless man found the body much earlier than the waiter.
And the homeless man... he seemed to have been waiting for this question for a long time, and answered quickly and naturally: "At that time, I thought it would be better to have less than anything, so I didn't call the police."
After hearing this, Andrew pointed to Sheriff Parn sitting opposite him with his chin: "It seems that you have discovered your conscience again?"
The homeless man nodded, "Yes, I went back and thought about it. If I pretended not to see it, it might be more troublesome in the future, so I'd better make some contribution to this society."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheriff Parn took the conversation: "At 7 o'clock this morning, he came to the police station to report the case. Since I was responsible for the case, I brought him out." He pressed his voice and said, "No one knows about this!"
Andrew's eyes lit up slightly: "You mean no one knows that he saw the suspect? ... I only know this clue?"
"Yes...! Only you know, I paid him for this!" the sheriff said seriously: "So if you mess it up again this time, you can't blame me!"
He is the only one who knows such an important witness... This is undoubtedly a huge advantage. A murder case is not a trivial matter. If he can end the case before the police find out the murderer, it will definitely be a big help to the police station. Generally, such private detectives with the ability to solve cases will be named in the local police station and maintain a long-term cooperation with them. In the future, all major and small cases will definitely contact detectives. Of course, the amount of oil will not be less.
But strangely... After hearing what Sheriff Parn said, she did not speak immediately, but seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking... "Well, okay, I understand, let's continue to ask about the case."
As he said that, he turned his head and turned his attention to the homeless man. During this period, the homeless man obviously didn't care much about the conversation between him and the sheriff, and had been drinking on his own...
"Hi~ I said." Andrew made a sound to interrupt the homeless man's "self-drunk" drinking behavior: "If it's really like you said, I'm a little curious, at that time... why are you still wandering on the street?"
The homeless man pulled out the bottle from his throat a little reluctantly: "Himmer...I didn't hang out, I just got up and pee."
Andrew nodded: "Then why do you have to go to that alley after you pee, instead of continuing to go back to sleep."
The homeless man stared at his drunken eyes: "I saw that man's panic, so I was curious, so I went in and took a look."
After hearing the other party's answer, Andrew thought for a moment, and felt that this seemed reasonable and well-founded, so he continued to ask: "Oh... well, then you can talk about the person's appearance now, the more detailed the better."
The homeless man should have been drunk and a little dizzy at this time, so he shook his head hard and then looked thoughtful: "A man, in a beige windbreaker, was not tall, walked out of the alley in a panic... It seemed that he was carrying something in his hand."
"What?" Hearing this, Andrew naturally asked.
The homeless man frowned hard, but it seemed that he did not make himself more awake... and said in a daze: "Ah... to be honest, I didn't see clearly either. But looking at the appearance of the corpse, it might be a knife."
Chapter completed!