A few minutes later, Fu Qian sat in the car driven by Chief Jones himself and asked thoughtfully.
The town is not large, and the time spent from yesterday to now is enough for him to imprint the overall layout in his mind, especially the location of such a violent institution.
Before paying, I made sure that this was not the direction to the police station.
"Now that there is one more missing person, there is no need to go back and organize more manpower to conduct a blanket search?"
"Blanket search, that does seem to be the most reasonable approach."
Jones finally reacted, but he snorted coldly.
"But my experience tells me that there was nothing gained just now, and doubling the manpower will most likely not make a difference."
"I like something less reasonable, but probably more effective."
"Oh? What's more efficient?"
The police chief brother was indeed no ordinary person, so he asked with interest before paying.
"All violence has a motive, and it starts with the person who has the motive and continues until they are proven innocent."
"You can just say elimination method, but in many cases, this is indeed an effective method."
Fu Qian was not too surprised by this answer.
"Considering that I, the suspicious person, is under control, are you going to find - Harold?"
hehe.
Jones snorted and did not deny it.
"Fake the accident scene, but actually plan to kill your wife. With all due respect, although it is a common scene, this operation still requires a certain level of execution."
Nod before paying.
"I am increasingly doubting whether you are a student after all."
Jones took a deep look at Fu Qian.
"You sound more like a professional criminal consultant."
Obviously, this person also heard the conversation between Fu Qian and Fran, who claimed to be a consultant.
"In fact, I checked Harold's neighbors immediately and confirmed that Mrs. Harold did drive out alone yesterday morning."
"Oh? What about you?"
"Although it will be a lot of trouble at once, we have to consider the possibility of hiring a murderer to kill someone."
"I agree with your point of view. I can still fake the scene of a murder, hide a body, and avoid being discovered by me. This operation requires a certain level of skill. It's hard to believe that a middle-aged man with occasional emotional outbursts can do it."
"But no matter what, such an extremely professional person needs a motive to make the previous move."
"Obviously, if you are collecting money to do things, your husband will undoubtedly be the first suspect."
Fu Qian nodded, expressing his understanding of the police chief's thoughts.
…
Not long after, Jones took control of the car and stopped in front of an ordinary yard.
Looking over from this position, you can see that the garage next to it is open and empty.
Jones' expression became visibly serious, and he opened the door and got out of the car.
After knocking on the door twice and getting no response, he kicked the door open without saying anything.
There was an ordinary layout inside, but it looked a bit messy. After searching around quickly, Jones finally returned to the living room with a cold face.
Bad news, there's no one in the house.
Good news, there are no dead people in the house.
Several other places were in a mess, as if someone had searched them all over.
"So according to the common plot, this should be the ending that was not agreed upon and the killer killed his employer in anger?"
Fu Qian stood aside and deduced according to Chief Jones's ideas.
…
"But there is a problem here. Killing is killing. Does Brother Killer have any special hobbies? He must take people away?"
"Is it possible to have a joint burial for the couple?"
Jones was silent before Fu Qian continued.
But the next moment this guy thought of something and turned around and went out.
Fu Qian followed him out and found that Jones kept walking and walked straight to the neighbor's door dozens of meters away.
The movement of the police car just now had obviously attracted the neighbor's attention. Before he could knock on the door, someone came out to greet him.
"Did you notice when Harold left?"
Jones didn't waste any time and asked directly to the rugged man.
"before noon."
The neighbor's tone was quite positive, sounding like he had some understanding of the couple's tragedy.
"After I came back in the morning, I went to visit Harold. Later, he stayed alone for a while and drove away near noon."
"Driving a car? Are you sure it's Harold?"
Jones' face was expressionless.
"It should be so. I was in the room and his face was blocked by the hat. I could only see a little bit. Judging from his body shape, it should be right."
The neighbors are obviously quite conservative.
"He's driving with a hat on?"
Jones frowned.
"It's a bit strange, maybe it's some kind of new trend?"
The neighbor seemed to think of something while talking.
"Speaking of which, his wife seemed to be like this when she went out yesterday."
Harold's missing wife also wore a hat before going out?
Jones' eyes suddenly became sharp.
"are you sure?"
"certainly."
The neighbor's tone was very positive.
"What happened? His wife was found?"
…
Upon returning from the investigation, Chief Jones' face was so gloomy that he almost shed tears.
"You stayed with Fran to clean up yesterday?"
After searching Harold's house again and finding nothing, Jones directly signaled Fu Qian to get in the car, and after walking some distance, he suddenly asked.
uh-huh.
The injustice was avenged, but there was no reaction before the payment was made.
After returning home from the exchange this morning, I had many opportunities to confirm this.
"It seems that things have gone in a dramatic direction!"
The next moment he blinked.
…
"The person who drove out yesterday was not Harold's wife, but someone else, just wearing her hat and clothes."
Not sure if he was stimulated by what he said before paying, Jones began to speak in a deep voice.
"At that time, Mrs. Harold might have encountered something unexpected."
"After it was finally taken to the mountain, the car was disguised as if it had been robbed, and then the body was disposed of secretly."
"It's a pity that this scene was accidentally bumped into by three people who were out shopping, and then they encountered threats."
"The guy was obviously very intimidating and gave them considerable terror. That's why they seemed emotionally disturbed and refused to reveal anything."
"Then the next day, Harold met the same fate as his wife."
"Sounds reasonable."
He agreed casually before paying.
"Then how do you explain Jessica's accident?"
"He has no confidence that Lei and the others can keep the secret, or does he choose to believe in the dead?"
Jones sounded a little unconfident.
But other than that, he could hardly think of a more reasonable explanation.
"According to what you said, it seems like it's time to go home and take a look."
I didn't question it before I paid, and even thought about it and reminded him.
"After all, there are two witnesses left, and they are at your house now."