"The murderer found out about all the people living alone on Klin Street and made plans for their attacks... This is too difficult. Counting those who have not been moved out before, there must be hundreds of people living alone on the entire street.
"A sheriff shook his head, not believing that there was such a terrible person on Crean Street.
If that's really the case.
That means the murderer's ultimate goal is to kill all the hundreds of people living alone on Kling Street.
Lin En also didn't think this was possible.
If the murderer really has this idea, the rating of this mission cannot be only level three. It is estimated that it will be more than level four.
"Then it can only be that the murderer himself planned to kill these five people tonight. These five people were also secretly coerced and refused to go to the church to receive unanimous protection." Eden cheered up and tried to clear his thoughts, "But
, if these people were under coercion, why didn’t they ask us for help when we visited them?”
"Could it really be..."
The case was so bizarre that some of the sheriffs could not help but shake their minds and doubt that ghosts and demons really existed in the world.
"Impossible." Lin En united everyone with a firm tone.
"Believing in the existence of ghosts and demons means that we believe that we cannot solve this case, and that we are bowing to the murderer and admitting defeat." Eden's eyes were firm, "We cannot admit defeat. If we admit defeat, what will happen to the remaining people living alone? They themselves
There is no other choice but to move away from Clint Street. But can we really achieve safety by moving away from Clint Street?"
"Then let's do it now..."
"At least it can now be ruled out that it was those who lived alone in the church." Eden regained his fighting spirit and reassured everyone, "I think we can now continue the investigation in three ways."
Lynn and others were all ears.
Eden said solemnly: "The first step is to check the solitary man who escaped at 10:55 and verify whether his purpose was to divert our energy and provide cover for the murderer."
"clear!"
"Second, I don't believe that the murderer can really enter the victim's house to commit the crime without knowing it, and then leave without knowing it. Immediately seal off the five crime sites and conduct a comprehensive investigation of the residents in the same residential building. And
The five crime scenes were carefully searched for traces."
"clear!"
"Third route, go and investigate those who have moved out alone and carefully verify their whereabouts tonight. All those whose whereabouts are unknown will be arrested for investigation."
"clear!"
Lin En had no objection to Eden's arrangement and volunteered: "I want to interrogate the person who escaped from the church again, and then go to the five crime scenes to investigate one by one."
"Okay." Eden went on to arrange work for the others.
A minute later, the distribution of people from all walks of life was completed.
"Without further ado, let's go!" Eden stood up and led a group of people out of the room where the scriptures were stored, back to the church hall.
In the hall, the solitary residents had already guessed from the silence of the sheriffs that another deceased person would appear tonight.
But they were not panicked.
Because Father Fitch played a crucial role in Lynn and Eden's meeting - he came to the reading table to read scriptures.
There are few atheists among the surviving solitary people.
They attributed the main reason why nothing happened to them tonight to the church and the protection of God. Therefore, Father Fitch read scriptures and gave them a brief moment of peace.
Although they should be most grateful to the peace officers who are fighting hard, it is also a good thing to be able to stabilize them now.
Lynn and Eden nodded slightly to Father Fitch on the reading table to express his gratitude, and then took the handcuffed and escaped solitary man back to the scripture room.
"I, I really have nothing to do with the eleven o'clock ghost. I just feel that you have found out my previous deception and kidnapping of children. I am afraid of going to jail, so I want to run away when the eleven o'clock ghost appears...
"The middle-aged solitary man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks burst into tears.
He knew what he had done was serious.
He also knew that if he got involved with the eleven o'clock ghost, the consequences would be a hundred times more serious.
"If you go out at ten fifty-five, aren't you afraid that you will become the target of the eleven o'clock ghost tonight?" Lin En asked coldly.
"I, I don't believe in the existence of ghosts..."
"If it's not the work of ghosts, it must be man-made. Aren't you afraid that the murderer will target you? You know, after you escaped, you became the only person living alone on Kline Street tonight who was not protected by the sheriff. You became the murderer.
The possibility of the next target is extremely high." Lin En pressed forward step by step, not giving this person a chance to move around.
The man living alone burst into tears and ranny nose: "I thought no matter what, it would be better than being imprisoned..."
"I'll give you one last chance. Frankly admit it now. The Public Security Bureau will take into account your attempt to make up for your mistakes and reduce your punishment as appropriate. But if you have to wait until we find out everything, you won't be able to survive."
It's over." Seeing that this man was timid and afraid of death, Eden threatened.
"It's really not me. I don't know about the eleven o'clock ghost at all. I have nothing to do with them. I have said everything I need to say, and I have fully confessed all the things I have committed before. I really don't know anything else.
I know, and I beg you to restore my innocence..." The man living alone was trembling all over and crying so hard that he was out of breath.
Eden looked at Lynn.
"First investigate his relationship chain to see if there are any suspicious persons." Lin En looked at the time. It was already 11:30 in the evening. "I will go to the crime scene and take a look."
The mystery of the case is getting thicker.
He must hurry up.
"Thank you for your hard work." Eden was grateful.
If Linn hadn't been there, he would have been even more clueless these days and would have been completely led by the murderer.
And Lin En still helped him without hesitation even when he was injured.
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll wait for you to treat me to a drink at dawn." Lin En remained calm on the outside.
Eden was quite infected: "Okay!"
After leaving the church, Linn first went to the place he had monitored.
On the way, he also bumped into Gotha Paul, who was rushing back.
"How is Peter?" Lynn hoped that the victim who lived alone could be rescued.
"It doesn't look good... Anyway, he has been sent to the hospital. I hope I have a chance." Paul said with regret.
"Mr. Linn, what's going on in other places now? What happened to the solitary man who fled at 10:55?" Gotha was still unclear about the situation outside.
"Let's talk as we walk." Lin En needed help this time, so he asked the two of them to follow him back to the scene, and informed them of the situation and Eden's rearranged work.
Gotha was so angry that he was breathing rapidly: "What scum! Five lives! Five more lives, just gone!"
Paul grieves for those who have passed away: “When will the end…”
"We have to find him tonight, and the most important thing you need to do now is to calm down and don't rush into chaos." When he came downstairs, Linn said hello to the sheriff who had come to seal off the residential building.
, took the two of them back to Peter's house.
The house is very clean and there are few things.
It's easy to check.
Linn focused on the bed and bookshelf.
There was nothing wrong with the bed, except that the sheets seemed to have not been washed in a while.
There was nothing hidden in the bookshelf, only various heavy books piled up.
How did the murderer threaten Peter?
Why didn't Peter ask the Sheriff for help during the afternoon visit?
The more he checked, the more confused Linn's mind became.
Only now did he realize Eden's feeling of confusion and helplessness.
Only when you witness a bizarre case happen in person can you deeply understand how difficult it is.
After searching to no avail, Linn moved to four other places.
The other people living alone also died around eleven o'clock, and the methods of death were all 'suicide' or 'accidental death'.
Some were electrocuted to death.
There is gas poisoning.
Some cut their wrists.
There was another one who also hanged himself.
This person who also hanged himself made Linn's eyes light up.
At present, the other people died in different ways, making him think that the murderer was deliberately distinguishing them.
But now there are two people who hanged themselves. What does this mean?
The murderer can't come up with a new way to die?
Or is there another secret?
There were too many clues, questions, and speculations in her mind. Lin En decided to calm down and sort them out again.
The first is the most critical point. Why does the mission description call the murderer the ‘initiator’?
What exactly does this mean?
Is it possible that these people were not killed directly by the 'murderer', but were killed by other means by the 'initiator'?
In other words, did these people really commit suicide?
Did the initiator just make them have suicidal thoughts?
Looking at it this way, it can explain why these deceased died in different ways, and there were no traces of the murderer left at the scene.
But it's still outrageous.
With a few words of encouragement or other guidance, would so many people living alone really be willing to die?
And he is so obedient to the manipulator behind the scenes that one person dies every two days and waits until 11 o'clock in the evening before taking action?
What is the meaning of waiting?
Why did you choose 11pm?
There are too many things that don't make sense...
After thinking for a while, Linn decided to seize this clue and give it a try.
Because he recalled a sentence he retained when adapting "The Sherlock Holmes".
——When you eliminate all the impossible situations, what is left, no matter how unbelievable, is the fact.
If someone is really inducing people who live alone to commit suicide, then apart from these few, other people living alone should have also been contacted.
As long as you ask this question uniformly, it shouldn't be difficult to find the answer.
"Let's go back." After Linn inspected the five crime scenes, he took Gotha and Paul and rushed to the church.
"Do you have any ideas?" Gotha was very concerned about whether the murderer could be caught tonight.
"Some of them can only be verified after returning to the church." Lin En did not dare to boast rashly. He was not even sure that he was close to the truth.
"Do you think the murderer is in the church?" Paul guessed.
Lin En now had no definite doubts in her heart: "It would be great if this were really the case."