Luke wrinkled his nose and smelled the smell of barbecue. It was different from ordinary barbecue. This smell of barbecue made people feel a little nauseous, and the breakfast in his stomach was also churning.

"Damn Fake Oil..." Xiao Hei cursed again, his eyes widening, "Is this a human being?"

Although it has been burnt, the head, limbs and torso still retain the shape of a human.

Susan asked, "Sheila forensics, did you find anything?"

Forensic doctor Sheila said, "The scene was first burned by fire and then flooded with water. It was completely destroyed.

The water in the ruins of the house was at my ankles. In this case, it was difficult to complete a preliminary autopsy, so the body could only be taken back to the police detective bureau for autopsy.

What is certain now is that the deceased should be a woman."

At this moment, a BMW parked nearby. A man and a woman got out of the car and headed straight to the crime scene.

A patrolman stopped the two people and said, "Stop, there is a crime scene in front of you and it is under martial law. Stay back."

The man stared at the ruins and said, "My name is Martin Cage. My house was burned down. I bought it accidentally. How could this happen?"

The woman next to me was also jumping up and down anxiously, "How could this happen? I already told you to rent out the house, but you insist on keeping it.

If we had rented it out earlier, this might not be the case.”

"Fuck, what else would you do besides complaining? You should be glad that the house is not rented out now. If the tenants are also burned to death, things will only be more troublesome."

Luke heard the noise and came over, "What do you want?"

"My name is Martin Cage. I am the owner of this house. You called me to come."

"Let them in." Luke waved to the patrolman to let them in.

"I am Luke, the deputy captain of the Robbery and Murder Division. This case is investigated by the First Squadron of our Robbery and Murder Division. What is your name for this lady?"

"This is my wife Larina Cage."

"Boy, can you tell me about the condition of this house?"

Mastin Cage said, “We bought this house in 2016. It has two floors, five rooms and three bathrooms. We carefully selected the decoration and furniture.

We have other properties in Los Angeles, so we don’t usually live here.”

Luke asked, "Who stayed here last night?"

Mastin Cage said, "I told you, we rarely live here."

"What about the others?"

"What other people?"

"Does anyone else live here besides you?"

"No, except for my occasional visit, this house has been vacant."

Luke continued, "We found a charred body in the house."

"Burned corpse!" Mastine Cage showed a shocked expression.

His wife was so frightened that her face collapsed, "What body did you just say?"

"Yeah, that's what you heard. So, I want to know who's in the house?"

Mastin Cage's wife said, "It's impossible. The house here has been vacant and unrented. There can't be anyone in the house."

Luke said, "Ma'am, didn't you hear clearly just now? We are from the Robbery and Murder Department. If it is just an ordinary fire, there is no need for us to rush to the scene."

"Fuck! How come there are dead people!" Mastine Cage's face became very ugly.

"This is also what I want to ask you. Now we not only need to investigate the cause of the fire, but also the identity of the deceased.

As homeowners, you don’t know who lives in the house?”

Mastin Cage’s wife said, “We really don’t have people to live in. Could it be that we are homeless?”

"The one who was burned to death was a woman."

Mastin Cage's wife frowned slightly, "Do you have any photos? I want to see them."

Luke opened the photo and asked her to check the photo of the deceased, but when she saw the charred object that looked like a human body, she said, "Ah!"

Martin Cage's wife was so frightened that she screamed, "Did this thing die in our house? I bought it by chance. It's terrible."

Now that he had seen the photo, Luke continued to ask, "Do you know this person?"

Mastin Cage's wife replied, "She was burned to ashes. How could I possibly recognize her?"

Mastin Cage asked, "Deputy Luke, are there any witnesses?"

"Yes." Strictly speaking, the neighbors came over after the fire started. They only saw the situation after the fire, not before the fire.

But based on Luke's experience, it's better to say yes now.

Luke continued to ask, "You two, the person was burned to death in your home. He might be an acquaintance of yours. Can you guess the identity of the deceased?"

"cannot."

"Neither can I.

The couple shook their heads one after another.

"Have you offended anyone recently?"

"No", they all said in unison again.

"Have any strangers stayed here before?"

Mastin Cage's wife shook her head, "No, this is our family's private property, and we don't rent it out, so why should we let others live in it?"

"Have you been threatened or heard anything about arson?"

"No."

"Besides you and your wife, does anyone else have the key to this house?"

Mastin Cage’s wife answered simply, “No.”

Mastin Cage did not answer, and Luke looked at him as if he was a little hesitant.

Later, Luke asked Raymond and Jenny to write notes for Mastin Cage's wife, while Luke kept Mastin Cage.

Luke said again, "Mr. Cage, besides you and your wife, does anyone else have the key to this place?"

Mastin Cage nodded and whispered, "Don't let my wife know that I did give someone else a key."

"Who did you lend the key to? What is your relationship? Why did you lend the key to the other person?"

"It's a friend... We come here to meet occasionally. In order to avoid being seen by the neighbors, I gave her a key. She can go in directly when she comes here."

"Was she in the house last night?"

"We didn't meet last night, and I don't know if it was her?"

Luke showed the photo again, "Is this the person you were talking about?"

"I bought it. I...can't recognize it at all. Take it away quickly."

Luke took the photo and asked, "What's her name?"

"Gail Thompson."

"Why did you arrange to meet here?"

Martin Cage looked at his wife in the distance again and whispered, "She is my lover."

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

Thanks to book friend ‘Okiben’ for the reward of 10,000 starting coins.

The outline of the new case is still being sorted out.

There are only 4,000 words left today.

Be steady.
Chapter completed!