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Chapter 70 Doubts abound【Please recommend for collection】

"He's lying."

After a brief questioning of the parents of the deceased, he walked out of the funeral church.

Detective Zhou turned his head and glanced at the sad Michael family in the church, then whispered.

"The mother of the deceased obviously knew something, but was stopped."

During Amanda's questioning process, Detective Zhou kept his eyes on Duncan's mother. He noticed that when the word 'nightmare' came out, the other party's reaction was obviously a little strange, obviously he should know something.

"There is also that priest named Merlin. The relationship between the family of the deceased and him is definitely not as simple as what the town sheriff said. Whether it is Michael or his wife, when faced with questions, they will always subconsciously look towards the priest. Looking in the direction, it seems to be confirming what you are afraid of?"

"Or on the contrary, they need the consolation of the priest not to be afraid of certain things."

"Or, both."

Amanda and Detective Zhou seem to have some differences in their views on the Michael family, but they agree on one thing.

That is, the parents of the deceased were indeed secretly hiding something.

"So, another case involving paranormal events?"

"Maybe……"

Frowning, Amanda said in an uncertain tone.

In the video, the death of the boy Duncan is certainly weird, but this alone cannot confirm whether all this is really related to supernatural power.

After all, in the United States, there are countless strange and bizarre deaths, and no one can guarantee whether these are caused by supernatural factors or just simple suicides.

……

"Well, officers, it looks like this is a normal suicide."

"There's nothing to investigate."

A few steps later, come out of the church.

The sheriff helped the belt on his waist, then looked at the two of them and said.

"You seem to want us to close the case?"

Looking at the town sheriff in front of him, Detective Zhou said with a cold face.

"I haven't, officer."

Facing Detective Zhou's questioning, the look in the town's sheriff's eyes drifted away subconsciously, and then he opened his mouth to explain.

"From now on, the FBI takes over this suicide case. I need you to cooperate with my investigation instead of continuing to raise questions."

"..."

Faced with Detective Zhou's aggressive attitude, the town sheriff's expression became a little ugly
He was silent for a while, and finally nodded to answer.

"As ordered, sir."

"I will accompany the family members of the deceased to the suicide scene to investigate whether there are any useful clues in the notebook. I will leave the town's investigation to you."

Looking blankly at the sheriff of the small town in front of him, Detective Zhou withdrew his oppressive gaze, turned his head and said something to Amanda at the side.

"Actually, Detective Zhou has always been like this, treating everything with, uh, inhuman..."

Looking away from the back of Detective Zhou, Amanda looked at the town sheriff in front of her and said a few words of comfort.

"So, if he said anything that made you uncomfortable, I can only apologize for that, Sheriff, and hope you don't take it too seriously."

"That's all right, sir."

Hearing Amanda's comfort, the expression on the town sheriff's face eased a little.

He glanced in the direction of the church in the small town, and then reminded him.

"The residents of Chunmu Town have always been unfriendly to outsiders, so if you want to investigate some issues, you need a little more patience."

"So, next, sir, what direction or clear goal do you want to investigate?"

"Which friends does Duncan have in the town?"

Recalling the words "we" to investigate the truth mentioned by the boy Duncan before his death in the video clip, Amanda gave her own answer after a little thought.

"friend?"

Hearing Amanda's question, the sheriff of the town froze for a moment, and then quickly gave his answer.

"If you're talking about friends, I know that Nancy's children used to play with him, and they have a good relationship, but it's strange, since that's the case, why didn't they come to this child's funeral..."

In front of the sheriff of the small town, Amanda lowered her head slightly to hide the faint smile on the corner of her mouth when she heard the doubtful tone in the other party's mouth.

Good cops, bad cops, old-fashioned but effective strategy.

……

"I heard that you and Duncan are friends?"

Elm Street, Springwood.

Amanda meets Nancy, one of the deceased Duncan's friends.

A girl with short blonde hair.

"Chunmu Town is just a small town. We were born in the small town and are similar in age, so we played together naturally."

Facing Amanda, Nancy's expression was a little reserved.

"Since that's the case, do you know who Duncan has had conflicts with recently?"

"No."

Shaking her head, Nancy raised her head and glanced in Amanda's direction, then lowered her head and answered in a low voice.

"Our relationship has always been good. Duncan doesn't like to fight with people very much. In fact, he often likes to be alone."

"In this case, why don't you go to Duncan's funeral and see him off for the last time?"

Hearing Amanda's inquiry, Nancy glanced in her direction unconsciously, and said in a low voice: "Actually, many people are still unwilling to accept the news of Duncan's suicide, and they are unwilling to go to see him in church. The last side, fear..."

"I'm sorry, Nancy, but Duncan is really dead, and I just got back from his funeral, and you have to accept that."

Hearing this, the sheriff of the small town standing behind Amanda suddenly spoke, comforting the girl Nancy in front of her.

"..."

Faced with the comfort of the town sheriff, Nancy raised her head and glanced at Amanda's position and lowered her head, with a sad look on her face.

On the opposite side, Amanda couldn't help raising her eyebrows when she noticed the girl frequently raised her head.

She originally thought that the reason why the girl was so reserved was because of her relationship.

However, at the moment, it seems that it is not because of this reason.

If not for her words, then?

Thinking of this, Amanda turned her head and glanced at the town sheriff standing behind her.

A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, and he spoke immediately.

"Sheriff, I wonder if you can go out for a while."

In front of Amanda's order, the town sheriff had a slightly hesitant expression on his face. He looked down at Nancy and Amanda in front of him.

"As ordered, sir."

Only then nodded, holding the belt on his waist, walked out of the room with a little reluctance.

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