Chapter 311： Closing the case?

"what?"

"Suicide?"

"You're not kidding me, George."

Cope was a little stunned after getting the news.

George silently looked at the photos on his mobile phone from Beckett's side: "What am I lying to you, look at the photos for yourself, I sent them to you."

Cope put down his phone and opened the picture he just received.

into the eye.

In a house, on the stairway leading to the second floor, an upper sling hangs vertically, and then a woman in pajamas hangs peacefully on it.

According to George's retelling of Beckett, Beckett recounted what the two patrolmen said.

After the two patrolmen knocked on the door, there was no movement. When they were about to leave, they suddenly heard what seemed to be a movement inside, and they found that the door was not locked.

When they opened the door and looked at the condescending, tongue-in-cheek Bussen Katz, who rolled his eyes at them, his soul was almost gone.

Buson Katz.

Anila Katz's mother.

but……

Cope frowned, "What's going on?"

George said: "There is a suicide note at the scene."

Can suicide without suicide note be called suicide?

In that suicide note, Buson Katz said that she did not expect Carrie Chester to be so persevering, that she would not give up asking her daughter's whereabouts, and even ran to New Orleans at her own expense, where the police officer on the New Orleans side. After calling her, she knew that paper couldn't hold fire anymore.

So, she committed suicide.

As for what happened, she also explained it clearly.

Because Anila Katz behaved very strangely some time ago, and the church that Bussen Katz joined was Dolan Church, which was responsible for eliminating witches. Therefore, Bussen Katz brought Anila Katz with him. Went to New Orleans, and then, after confirming that his daughter was an evil witch, took her life cruelly.

seem……

Busen Katz took the death of Anila Katz on himself.

but.

After Kopp hung up the phone, he re-entered the office and looked at Kaino: "Is there any news from the fingerprint comparison center?"

In Anila Katz's practice report, in addition to determining the time of death, Edward forensic doctor also extracted a not very clear fingerprint from the throat of the corpse.

Not Anila Katz's.

At this moment, the fingerprint database of New Orleans is running rapidly. As long as the owner of this fingerprint has a criminal record, even if it is drunk driving, the fingerprint can be found.

But this is the New Orleans Police Department, not the FBI.

The local police station has so many cases and so many resources. Just like the autopsy needs to be lined up, the fingerprint comparison center also needs to wait in line.

However.

"I have spoken to the people at the fingerprint comparison center and will help us as soon as possible. It should be able to get the results before Bussen Katz is brought to our side."

Detective Kaynor turned his head and replied to Cope, and then asked, "How about New York, when will people arrive?"

Cope smiled reluctantly.

"??"

"People are dead."

"..."

When Locke and Carrie, who had just come to the office with Detective Keno, heard this, they also turned their heads and looked at Cope: "What does it mean to be dead?"

Cope broke the news that Katz's mother, Bussen Katz, was found by the New York Patrol and left a suicide note at home.

After Locke heard it, he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

So, in fact, the Dolan Church did not choose to lie down, but chose to kill Busen Katz, disguised as Bussen Katz's suicide, and took all the guilt by the way?

Wonderful.

Locke raised his eyebrows, this method is better than forcible confrontation, and, I have to say, the idea of ​​​​this solution has a feeling of losing the car and keeping the handsome.

There are corpses, there are cases, but at the same time, there are also murderers who have left a suicide note and pleaded guilty.

If it hadn't been for another fingerprint detected on Anila Katz's body, according to the general plot, this case would probably have ended here.

but……

This is simply trying to cover up.

Cope looked at Detective Kaino's eyes and shook his head: "Whether it was suicide, the New York Police Department has more resources than us, and we should be able to draw a conclusion soon."

Even if it is suicide, the case is full of doubts.

at this time.

Copp's phone rang.

Line connected.

Cope frowned as he listened to Jim Lord's voice on the phone, and after a while, the expression on Cope's face changed to a look of surprise.

Locke was beside him, listening to Jim Lord's words on the phone, and frowned inadvertently.

without him.

Jim Lord said on the phone that after Locke and others left, last night, he spent the night asking the glasses otaku who was in charge of the monitoring, and finally found the culprit.

after an hour.

Still in the small town next to Lake Railay.

get off.

With a smile on his face, Jim Lord, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, came up after seeing Copp get out of the car: "Inspector Thornton."

Kopp shook hands with Jim Rhodes expressionlessly, and then said directly, "Where is the man?"

"In the confessional!"

While speaking, Jim Lord led the way in front, with a really distressing expression: "Inspector Thornton, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen."

According to Jim Lord, although they are the witch hunt group of the Dolan Church, this thing is actually the same as the honorary group, and they are more traditional than action.

After all, there are no witches in this world, and the Salem witch trials have been recognized by the world as a persecution of infidels by the Holy See.

Jim Lord said that now, at most, they are performing the so-called witch-burning or something to attract tourists and so on. I never imagined that one of them, when his brain was pumping, would actually do it. Something like this comes out.

soon.

In the church with the Dolan sign in town, with the arrival of Jim Lord, the inner door of the church was opened, and then a guy who was bound with hemp rope and looked bad was pushed out from the inside. .

Two police officers who came over stepped forward and brought the guy under control.

"Ian Mullen."

Jim Lord looked at the controlled Mullen full of grief and said to Cope next to him: "Last night, he already explained to us, Inspector Thornton, we are not a church like the California Sky Eye Organization, We are nothing more than a church of descendants of the Crusaders."

crusader……

Is his name good?

Locke glanced at Jim Lord, and, others couldn't see it, he could see it, and even Carrie next to him could see it.

The state of Ian Mullen, who is being controlled by two police officers, is not good.

In fact.

It's a miracle that Ian Mullen is still standing.

Death was gathering on Ian Mullen's head, and he seemed to be dying soon.

good guy.

Is there such a way of breaking the game?

Locke glanced at Jim Rhodes a few times. He is not omniscient and omnipotent. No one is. He dares to say that he is omniscient and omnipotent. He is either a lunatic or a big fool.

Anila Katz died at Lake Railay, and, surely, the witch trials.

but……

Who it was, Locke didn't know.

If this Ian Mullenfey said he did this, and frankly, it seemed that it was really coming to an end, and Jim Lord would be his attention, and then, completely The survivor who seized that silver lining and escaped from birth.

Locke regretted it a little.

However, because he has a good heart and thinks that every damned person has a chance to save, so he decides this one chance of survival. If he regrets it, then what is the difference between him and the executioner?

"Jingle Bell!"

"Hey."

Detective Kaino was at the fingerprint comparison center, looking at the results of the comparison, he was a little excited: "I found it, Copp, Ian Mullen, who was arrested for attempted kidnapping and arson five years ago, go to He was just released on bail a month ago."

Cope listened to Detective Kaynor's words, looked at Ian Mullen, who was caught between the two police officers, and said, "I see Hang up the phone.

Cope and the two officers nodded.

The two police officers immediately grabbed Ian Mullen and walked outside the church.

Cope glanced at Jim Rhodes, who squeezed out a smile and wrote about cooperation, smiled, turned around, and left without saying a word.

"Mr Broughton."

Jim Lord stopped Locke again, shook hands with Locke gratefully, and preemptively said: "Anila Katz is fortunate to have a friend like Mr. Broughton, and fortunately Mr. Broughton saw through the conspiracy, Otherwise, if there is such a mad murderer in my church, if it takes a long time, I am afraid... I will be speechless."

The expression is perfect.

The tone is the same.

but……

Too hypocritical and exaggerated.

Locke said with a smile: "Mr. Rhode's control is still very strong. Yesterday, we just left, and today, we handed over people. It's a good way."

Jim Lord's expression did not change, but he still had a full smile on his face: "In the church, we are all family members, and there are no secrets. If there is, then he is not our family."

Locke said, "So Bussen Katz is no longer your family?"

Jim Lord was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Locke smiled. Although Jim Rhodes felt that his performance was in place, there were still flaws: "It's nothing, goodbye, Mr. Rhodes."

Jim Rhodes has some regrets: "I heard that Mr. Broughton bought a ticket for tomorrow. It's a pity. I originally planned to invite Mr. Rhodes to participate in the witch trial at the end of the year."

Locke smiled slightly: "Okay, I can change it."

Jim Lord: "..." (To be continued)