The famous detective in the comic world

Chapter 257 Beth's Death
"It was half a year ago, right?" He Nan wanted to confirm this.

"Yes……"

"Then, Mr. Tom." He Nan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Maybe you already understand, but there is one thing I have to clarify in advance... For a case with such a time span, there is a very high probability There is no evidence available online to convict the killer, so if you're looking to the courts to do you justice, that may not be realistic... just don't get your hopes up, okay?"

"This..." Hearing what He Nan said, he seemed to hesitate and feel chilled for a moment.

"... Please think clearly about this, we don't want your hope to come to nothing in the end." Looking at his appearance, He Nan also felt a little uncomfortable: "If you can't accept this kind of result, please talk to other detectives. , we can’t make unrealistic guarantees such as helping you send the murderer to prison.”

"...Well, although it's not what I expected...but I understand." Tom gritted his teeth: "But can you help me find the murderer?"

"Uncle... We will try our best, but we can't guarantee that we will do it." Shirley said softly: "Actually, as long as any detective is responsible, he will never promise to solve the case for you. A dead end without a clue has to be defeated. The invincible detective only exists in fiction."

"There are a lot of movies and animations." He Nan couldn't help but say so.

"Do you have to slap me?" Shirley frowned and glanced at him, and whispered in his ear.

"Cough—rigorous, rigorous." He Nan also whispered to her quietly: "This is the part that shows our professionalism as detectives."

"Then why don't you talk about drama?" Shirley took up the conversation again with a blank expression.

In fact, He Nan originally wanted to say that there are usually no detectives in dramas, so it can be ignored.

However, it would be endless if it went on like this, so I didn't say anything more.

What's more, just a few words will suffice.The guests are still here, so the influence is not good.

"...It's okay, just do your best to investigate the case." Just when He Nan was wondering if he would get up and leave because he couldn't accept it, he said, "Help me find the murderer...I will deal with it myself. You guys The conclusion given must be 100% convincing to me, okay? I'm not a policeman, and I don't need the evidence that can convict... But it must sound reasonable, and there is no one else but him! This is very important, and there must be no mistakes... "

"Yes, I understand." He Nan nodded, knowing that the client planned to deal with the grievance by himself: "Then, please tell me about the situation on the day when the crime happened."

So Tom recalled what happened that day with a look of pain.

When talking about his wife, he was almost in tears.

That was last year's Christmas party.

Tom Kennan and his wife Beth Kennan invited three single friends to a party at his country house.

They are Maggie Connor, Miriam Dole and Lorenzo Cooper.

Maggie Connor and Miriam Dole are both Beth Kennan's best friends.

And Lorenzo Cooper is Tom Kennan's best friend.

Tom and Bess came to the cottage at noon, cleaned it, and waited for their friends.

Since the afternoon, three friends have arrived one after another.

Lorenzo arrived ahead of the appointed time.Around two o'clock in the afternoon.He also helped with cleaning.

Maggie and Miriam arrived at 04:30 pm and [-]:[-] pm respectively.

After that, the party begins.

The carnival lasted until midnight.

At eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, their cabin experienced a power outage.

Tom went down to the basement to check the fuse, found nothing wrong, thought it was just a trip, and turned the switch back on.

After that, everyone was tired and did not continue the party, and everyone went to do their own work to prepare for a rest.

But after one o'clock, the power went out again.

He went to the basement to check again, and found that there was nothing wrong with the switch this time, but the wire was cut.

He felt that the prank was too much, so he went back to the hall and complained loudly, and the person who wanted to do it admitted himself, so don't wait for him to find out.

However, no one admitted that it was their own doing.After asking several times but no one came forward to apologize, he felt that something was wrong-because his wife never responded.

So he asked who had seen Bess where, and Miriam said she had seen her enter her room almost half an hour ago.

Everyone hurried to find her and found that the room was locked.No matter how hard she knocked on the door, there was no sound, and when she called her cell phone, she could only hear it ringing inside, but no one answered.

Therefore, everyone broke open the door, and after opening the door, they found a terrible scene-her neck was tightly strangled by the piano wire, and the other end was tied to the phonograph needle to die.

Afterwards, everyone called the police.

The police arrived early the next morning and concluded that she had committed suicide by using a gramophone, so the case was closed.

"...So that's the case." He Nan hurriedly recorded these contents in his notebook, thought for a moment, and then said, "Please be more precise. When did the police estimate the time of death, and when did you find the body? When did Liam see her, and is it true that the others have absolutely no idea of ​​Beth's location?"

"This is the police report." Tom took out the file from the briefcase and told him with a sigh: "The autopsy information and our statement are all in it...the questions you just asked me are all answered in it."

He Nan took the files, unfolded them, and Xue Li read each page.

The time of death estimated by the police is about the same as the time they found the body, with an error of no more than half an hour.

That is, the period from 45:[-] to [-]:[-] in the morning.

According to the statement above, the last time the deceased saw her was Miriam.

She claims she saw Bess come into her own room.Almost half an hour ago.

When Miriam answered Tom's words, it was around twelve o'clock. After hearing what she said, everyone immediately took action, and opened the door at fifteen o'clock, witnessing the death scene of the deceased.

If Miriam's "half hour" is accurate, then she should have seen Bess around 42:[-].

More people saw Bess before Miriam.

Tom, Maggie, Lorenzo had all seen her.

The last time Tom saw her was about ten past zero.Bess hadn't left the hall at the time.

Maggie claimed that the last time she saw her was around 25:[-]. She wanted to talk to Beth about tomorrow's arrangements, but Beth seemed uncomfortable and didn't talk to her.

Lorenzo claimed that the last time he saw Bess was around half past midnight.He saw Bass on the second-floor terrace overlooking the night scene outside.

(End of this chapter)