"My name is Tony Smith.

I am guilty of killing Shuate, a ten-year-old boy.

I can't forgive myself. After so many years, I still dream about that scene, and my heart is full of guilt..." Xiao Hei stopped after reading this and said with emotion,

"Poor Tony, he didn't even know that Shuart was not dead at the time, and he always feels guilty for something he didn't do."

"Shut up! Keep reading, or I will do it." David reached out to take away the diary.

"Don't even think about it." Xiao Hei would not miss the opportunity to show off, and continued reading, "Fifteen years ago, I was still living in Heim City. I had a girlfriend Cindy who I loved. She was from Tellson Manor.

Maid, that manor is the largest and most beautiful manor in Heim City.

Cindy has always dreamed of owning a dreamland like this.

I have also been working hard for Cindy's dream.

One day, Cindy came to me and told me that Anna, the mistress of the manor, was leaving the manor and asked me to drive Anna to Los Angeles and I would pay a high commission.

I agreed……"

Marcus described the incident in his diary. The first part was consistent with Cindy and Cole's description, until it was different after the money was divided.

Lawn took the child and left.

Facing the corpses of Anna and Shuart, I was dumbfounded and at a loss.

Although Cindy was a woman, she was calmer than me. She directed me to put the body in the car and drive to the desert near Los Angeles. We were going to bury the car and the body together.

At this time a terrible thing happened, Shuat woke up.

He wasn't dead! He just fainted.

I was so excited at the time, I didn’t kill anyone, I’m not a murderer!

I'm going to send him to the hospital for treatment and he will get better.

but……

Cindy stopped me.

She became pregnant and had our daughter, my lovely Lisa.

Cindy asked me, what would happen to a robber if a child learns after birth that his parents are murderers?

I am speechless.

Cindy asked me to kill Shuatt, she said it would be good for everyone.

Shuart doesn't have to endure the pain anymore.

I hesitated.

I do not know what to do?

Cindy called me cowardly and asked me to give her the knife.

She is still pregnant with my child, how could I let her do such a thing.

I did.

He stabbed Shuart in the chest with a knife.

I killed him.

it's me.

I am a murderer!

I can't forgive myself.

I didn't dare tell anyone, even Dave, whom I trusted the most.

I feel like I am being punished by God every day of my life!”

After reading, Xiao Hei showed an exaggerated expression, "Wow, it turns out the murderer is really Tony! I always thought he was wrongly accused."

The deputy shook his head, "The real murderer is Cindy. We want to charge her with intentional homicide, not manslaughter."

Xiao Hei shrugged, "Will she admit it?"

The deputy team leader said confidently, "With this diary, I will make her admit it."

The survey team has been searching the warehouse and sorting out everything inside.

Most of them were worthless sundries and rubbish. The valuable items were Anna's lost jewelry, but the oil painting was not found.

A dagger was also found, which may have been the murder weapon used to kill Shuart.

…

They were busy until the afternoon before everyone returned to the police detective station.

As soon as he entered the door, Matthew said hello, "Guys, welcome home, I also have news to tell you."

"what news?"

"A good news or a bad news, which one should I hear first?"

Marcus said, bad news."

"Those paintings have been inspected, and there are no interlayers in them, and the oil painting by the impressionist master Schilder Hassen was not found."

Marcus looked at Luke and said, "Man, the $200,000 you were thinking about has gone away again."

Matthew continued, "The good news is that the reward for that painting has been increased to three hundred thousand dollars, which is also effective for the police."

Hearing that the reward amount had been increased, Luke couldn't help but walk over to check, showing a thoughtful look.

It was not Hans, the original owner of the oil painting, who increased the reward amount, but the insurance company.

Luke continued to check the information. This oil painting had a huge amount of insurance from the insurance company, and the compensation had been paid out.

He thought about all the people involved,

Cole, Tony, Cindy, and Lawn all claimed that they had never seen this oil painting.

Because of the deaths of Anna and Shuart, the police had always thought it was a robbery, and they also preconceived the idea that the oil painting had been taken away along with other property.

If what they told was true, Anna did not take away the oil painting, and they had never seen the oil painting.

Where are the paintings?

Hans, he was the only one left who might have hidden the painting.

Luke asked, "Deputy, did the police know that the oil painting had a huge amount of insurance twenty years ago?"

The deputy replied, "Of course, it is normal for a valuable oil painting like this to be insured. Do you suspect that Hans is committing theft?"

"Isn't this possible?"

“We also investigated initially, but could not find the whereabouts of the painting.

And don’t underestimate the insurance investigators. For a large insurance policy like this, they will track it for months or even years, and they will have already searched Hans’ house.”

Luke said, "What if Hans hadn't kept that painting in his house all these years?"

"What do you mean?"

"David and I went to the city of Heim this time and heard rumors that the 'Telson Manor' was haunted. We went to investigate at night and found that the man who pretended to be a ghost was Hans.

We asked him why he was pretending to be a ghost.

His reason at the time was that the insolvent manor had been mortgaged to the bank, but he did not want the bank to sell the manor. There were memories of him and his family here.

What if the memories he was talking about were that oil painting worth tens of millions?

The Tellson Manor is already owned by a bank, so it is impossible for insurance investigators to go there to investigate, and the Tellson Manor is so large that it would be too easy to hide a painting.

The reason why Hans was so pretentious was because he didn't want the manor to be auctioned by the bank so that he would have no place to hide the oil paintings. After all, no one knew the manor better than him.

This is the best place for him to hide his paintings."

David said, "Last time we arrested Cole and Cindy, I already led people to search the Tyerson Manor, and the oil painting was not found."

Luke thought for a while and said, "When Hans saw him at the manor, we already knew that the police were re-investigating the 'Missing Case at Telson Manor' and would probably return to the manor to take away the painting."

The deputy team leader nodded, "The reasoning is fine. Do you have any evidence?"

Luke recalled for a moment, "When did Hans come to the police station to identify the body?"

Jenny replied, "I am the one to receive you. It should be at five o'clock in the afternoon on March 25th."

"We met Hans in the early morning of the 25th. At that time, he was very anxious when he heard that his wife's body was found, and he left the manor before dawn to rush to Los Angeles.

Judging by the time and driving distance, he could arrive at the Los Angeles City Bureau in the morning, or noon at the latest.

But he delayed his arrival until five o'clock in the afternoon, maybe he didn't mean what he said."

Everyone was gradually convinced by Luke's reasoning.

The deputy team analyzed the trend, "When the case is restarted, the insurance investigators will probably pay attention to the painting again. If the painting was really hidden by Hans, it would definitely not be stored in a warehouse or bank.

In a hurry, it was difficult for him to find a more suitable place to hide the oil painting. If it were me, I would probably hide it at home.

Of course, this is temporary and I will move once there is a better place.

Until I find a suitable location, I will put it under my nose."

Jenny said, "We seemed to have no reason to search his home, and it would be difficult to convince the judge to issue a search warrant."

Matthew said, "Guys, I found Hans' current residence.

It's an apartment in Los Angeles, but the apartment belongs to Anna."

Susan nodded, "Good, we have no way to search Hans' home.
Chapter completed!