Chapter 24 24·Painter

"I just came here, and what I saw was not the case report, but this!"

The leader of the Witlow serial murder task force sent by the federal police slapped an evening newspaper directly on the table in front of Agent Gemma.

"I just told them my conjectures truthfully. The motive for Witlow's murder was very complicated, but judging from his background and character profile, it is very likely that he was influenced by religious beliefs.

Moreover, the previous Holy Bishop of this town was a man who preached the theory of catastrophe, and he also created a Holy Son.

I highly doubt that the direct cause of Whitlow's religious influence was catastrophism."

Gemma gave a tough explanation, but it even aroused the team leader’s scolding: “These are all your suspicions, your speculations, where is the evidence?

You are an agent of the federal police force, not an outside detective chasing rumors. You cannot rely solely on suspicion!

Do you know how many of your colleagues believe in the Holy Bishop?

Your partner is a devout believer in the Holy Bishop.

And most of the local people believe in the Holy Bishop, and you also know that the Holy Son has a very high reputation here!

But you still gave him a hard kick in the newspaper.

These guests have been waiting for the arrival of the host's family. Some guests who came to Gannon Town from outside without knowing the situation only knew that Mr. Barry went to attend a very important mass.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself: "I feel like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world."

The team leader took a deep breath and continued: "When I first came here, I had already met with Director Yasen. He was busy for two days and one night. He is going to attend a friend's birthday party tonight and will return early.

Rest at home.

"Can I sit here? There's no one here. It would be quite awkward for me to sit there alone."

"Ahem!" Director Yasen coughed a few times from behind, and then looked at these people with eyes full of boredom.

Regardless of whether it's found out or not, you can go back and rest. You two don't need to be here tonight. These reports are enough for the few of us to read all night."

"It's so luxurious!" Stuer sat in the car and looked at the scene outside through the window.

"Of course, you can do whatever you want. I will also ask someone to arrange a guest room. You can stay here tonight."

And Stuer complained in his heart that even with two lifetimes of experience, watching so many movies and TV series, the film and television works have not captured the true luxury of the top rich, even a little bit of charm.

In the huge lounge, apart from the waiter, there were only two people sitting far apart, each eating something.

As night falls, the main building of Bali Manor, the huge and luxurious house like a castle, lights up.

Its appearance is illuminated into a castle of light that only exists in fairy tales.

Half of the people present felt puzzled. It seemed that Mr. Barry was a little too enthusiastic about the young and outrageous priest.

Rust and Leyden were just about to nod in sympathy when they suddenly noticed that it was the Holy Son who said it, and immediately looked down at the toes of a pair of cloth shoes.

The Barry family's manor was very lively tonight.

This is how big capitalists work.

Mr. Barry hired a group of polite and good-looking young people, wearing black dresses and carrying light-colored handkerchiefs in their coat pockets, to stand outside the manor gate to welcome guests.

Firstly, we must respect Mr. Barry, and secondly, these people from outside must expand their network of contacts with each other.

If there is no investment relationship from the Bally family behind him, but he still appears here, then Mr. Bally needs to take the initiative to say hello to the other party.

When Mr. Barry got out of the car, he took the initiative to open the back seat door and welcomed Stuer out.

This was the reason why he had not remarried for so long after his wife's death, and even though Stuhl was only fourteen years old, he was very handsome.

Stuer nodded, the waiter placed the plates, and then the old man slowly sat down.

Stuer took more food, looking at the exquisite food and tableware made him feel hungrier.

The team leader did not believe in any religion and was very smart. He was very angry as to why Gemma would do such a stupid thing.

In addition to the news published by Burris in City Window, at the end of his article he highly praised the Holy Son and even used the term "witnessing miracles".

He was able to take care of the Bally Group in key aspects of some major matters.

The priests of the Holy Bishop can only wear cloth shoes, even Stur.

He looked at Mel and Gemma respectively and said: "I have one last small task for you two today. It's almost seven o'clock now. You can go to any place in the town, a restaurant or a bar.

The atmosphere in the task force's office is very quiet. All seven members of the task force are here, including Mel and Gemma.

A very famous band invited from another country will play live. The conductor of the band is a very gentleman, and he is exchanging the charm of music with the elegant guests who are already present.

The mayor of Gannon Town is one of the politicians invested by the Bally Consortium, but he has the lowest political status in the field. In the eyes of others, he is just a mayor of a small town, and he is probably the lowest-ranking retainer of the Bally family.

This evening's Evening News, all newspapers that reported on the Withrow case, threw dirty water on the local priest, although they did not directly mention Stull's name.

Stuart wiped his mouth and decided to eat later and talk to the lonely old man for a while.

Let's go see if there's any information on Witlow's previous involvements.

Shouldn’t we visit the local area and conduct investigations?

I’m pretty sure that if you enter any local house that believes in the Holy Lord, the other party will smash you out with a teacup.”

Mr. Barry's car can drive directly into the manor and drive towards the outdoor dance floor.

When Stuart entered, there was already a person sitting there enjoying dinner slowly.

For other people's cars, there are greeters who will drive them to the designated internal parking lot of the village to park.

When he was free, Yassen came to Barry's side to wish him a happy birthday, and then talked about the evening newspaper.

The silver tableware is shiny, and even if you don't taste the food inside, you will feel that the taste must be delicious.

It was a very old man. Stuer was sitting on the other side, holding a plate, next to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

"Yes, team leader." They both responded at the same time.

Looking through those giant floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the lights are gorgeous.

This will inevitably arouse the disgust of the local people. How can our task force investigate the case?

"I know, everything has been arranged!" Mr. Barry gave him a reassuring look, and then said something in Director Yasen's ear.

When the local people who were invited saw that Stuart was here, they seemed even more enthusiastic than Mr. Barry. Most of them had attended Stuart's mass today, and they had witnessed miracles.

Mr. Barry paused and continued: "I will also make arrangements for them."

Some people who don't know the truth are still whispering to others, maybe Mr. Barry has that kind of hobby.

Rust and Leyden didn't say anything. The three of them were wearing divine robes and looked a little out of place here.

These people touched their noses and thought that the other party was a devout believer of the Holy Bishop. Director Yasen's eyes were very sharp and he stared at them as they continued to communicate elsewhere.

The other party said with a gentle smile, and Stuart simply hummed.

"I love watching you young people eat, especially a kid like you, so energetic!"

Apparently these people had read the evening papers from other newspapers.

Mr. Barry wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and decided in his heart that it would be better to live a simpler life in the future.

"Think about all the bad things that their Holy Bishop did in private, all of which were exposed by the media!

Stuer looked at the gray-haired old man in front of him. The waiter next to him was holding a dinner plate for him, and he really asked Stuer if he could sit here.

Each piece of food is served on very delicate silver tableware and spaced equally apart.

The business partners of the Bally Wine Consortium, artists, celebrities with business backgrounds, politicians invested by the Bally Consortium, and a group of elite cadres in the consortium who are loyal to Mr. Bally.

At this moment, Mel's eyes were spitting fire, and he wanted to cut Genma into pieces.

The team leader also saw the evening newspaper of City Window, saw the crowded scene in the photo, and compared it with other articles that published interviews with Gemma, and immediately broke into a cold sweat.

Looking at Mr. Barry's exquisite, even reflective, expensive leather shoes next to him, I suddenly felt that these priests were so cheap.

"My name is 'Becas Croft' and I am a painter!"

The roof is paved with dark red tiles and the walls are lined with hand-carved granite.

Maybe it's too expensive.

Therefore, Mr. Barry does not think that all the arrangements he made for his birthday will arouse the resentment of the Holy Son.

The team leader brought a total of four detectives over.

"Of course, there is a divided rest area inside. I will take you there." Axinsha led him to the main building like a castle inside.

"Can I get something to eat somewhere else?" Stuer whispered to Mr. Barry in a somewhat embarrassed voice.

The people who can be invited to Mr. Barry's birthday party are all celebrities, people in a specific social circle, the kind that even if you have money, you can't get in.

Asinsha had other things to do, so she left.

Behind politicians, if only the Bally family invests, then they are the retainers and aides of the Bally family!

When Mr. Bali sees these people, he just needs to nod. The politicians he needs to greet and shake hands with are those politicians jointly invested by the Bali family and other big forces. The other party has the ability and status, and is not only related to the Bali family.

There are erected lampposts inserted around it, which is different from the ordinary ones with lights hanging on the top.

Since Mr. Barry was still entertaining outside, the guests would not go inside to rest.
To be continued...