In the open space not far ahead on one side of the road, on a burning pile of firewood, a bound figure was struggling fiercely in the flames, and the wailing sound came from the other person's mouth.
However, the sound is disappearing very quickly.
The next moment, there was no sound.
All that was left was the flames, the crackle of firewood and grease.
"parking!"
Hall's loud shout woke up the bewildered coachman. The coachman pulled the reins and stopped the carriage firmly. Before the carriage could stop, Jason Hall jumped out of the carriage.
At the same time, the mf92 pistol appeared in Jason's hand.
There is no doubt that this is a homicide.
The specially cleared bushes, firewood, and restrained people all told Jason all this.
And the murderer who committed this murder is very likely still nearby!
Without Jason's reminder, Detective Hall pulled out his revolver and walked forward, looking around cautiously.
But until the two of them walked in front of the man who had been burned to death, nothing happened.
Neither the murderer was seen nor any danger encountered.
As a police detective, Hall kicked away the burning firewood, and then shouted to the driver: "Are there any tools like shovels?"
"Yes, yes."
The coachman stammered in reply, and opened the lock of the toolbox from under the coachman's seat. Inside were short-handled shovels, wrenches, and other tools prepared to deal with unexpected events such as damage to the carriage, roadblocks, etc.
The driver picked up one of the short shovels and ran over, stumbling and falling down.
Obviously, the other party was frightened by the scene before him and could no longer maintain his role as a wealthy businessman's coachman.
In fact, it goes without saying that these people who have just been hired and have not yet integrated into the upper class society, even those who are real upper class people, can never stay calm when they see the scene in front of them.
After the driver in front of him handed the shovel to Hall, he showed no intention of helping. He turned around and ran to the side of the road, bent down and vomited.
At this time, the other party had already forgotten his identity.
If possible, I really want to escape from here right away.
Jason glanced at the vomiting coachman and ignored him. He also ignored Hall who was putting out the fire. He frowned and looked around.
The scene in front of me is really strange!
The road they were on on the outskirts of the city was straight with no forks. There were bushes and woods on both sides of the road. According to common sense, since the other party could have time to clear out an open space, why didn't the other party go deeper and choose a better place?
In order to be a hidden and unknown place? Instead, they chose this side of the suburban road that is easily exposed?
In other words, why not use other methods?
Do you have to use the most cruel and conspicuous method of 'burning at the stake'?
It just so happened that we were passing by!
Show off?
Jason thought of something, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and he quickly walked to the coachman who was still vomiting.
"Hello, are there many people passing by this road?"
Jason asked in a gentle tone.
"not much."
"Because this only leads to Fullerton Hall."
"If I hadn't been visiting the manor, I wouldn't have come here at all, but the master has already declined most of the guests. Especially after expelling some of his former friends, no one comes here anymore."
The coachman, who had encountered such a tragic corpse for the first time, did not dare to hide it at all. He wiped his mouth and answered Jason's questions fearfully. He even said some things that a servant should never say.
"Well, thank you."
Jason nodded, deep down he already had some guesses.
The other party's arrangement was probably aimed at them.
According to Detective Hall, Flatton lives in isolation and rarely has anyone visiting him.
And just now Fullerton was kidnapped again!
Therefore, the only people passing by here may be police detectives.
After a lot of trouble, the other party just wanted the police detective to see the scene in front of him!
As for why?
Almost subconsciously, Jason thought that the kidnapped rich man Flatten also suffered from the fire.
Revenge?
Jason, who was thinking, subconsciously walked to the edge of the clearing.
Shrubs and trees that were cut down before are piled neatly here, with neat cuts, whether they are shrubs with small branches or trunks as thick as the mouth of a bowl.
Jason squatted there, carefully examining the remaining traces on the broken tree trunk.
On each tree trunk, the ax lands on the left side, and the opponent's dominant hand is his left hand.
Basically, in two or three strikes, the opponent can chop down a tree. Obviously, the opponent is very strong.
Judging from the height of the remaining tree stump, although the opponent is strong, he is not tall and should be similar to an ordinary person.
Having come to these conclusions, Jason turned around and continued walking along the edge of the clearing.
He hoped to find traces such as footprints, but found nothing.
After searching again and confirming that there were no clues, Jason walked towards Hall.
By this time, the fire had been extinguished, revealing the charred corpse inside.
Detective Hall frowned and squatted in front of the body, trying to find some clues from the body. However, even the most experienced detective, Hall had no way of doing anything when faced with a body that had been burned to such an extent.
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"Damn it!"
"How could such a thing happen!"
Hall was angry at the murderer's brutality, and was thinking about how to solve it.
If he wanted to find the murderer, he would naturally start with the burnt corpse in front of him. According to his experience, as long as he found out the identity of the corpse, half of the murder case would be solved.
And this requires a lot of manpower!
However, at this moment, Sheriff Bundy is leading most of the people to find the whereabouts of those 'monsters', and it is really difficult for the remaining people to complete the investigation work.
Hall, who was in trouble, happened to see Jason walking over. Thinking of Jason's inspection of the scene just now, the detective couldn't help but ask:
"Sir Jason, have you discovered anything?"
"Is Fullerton left-handed?"
"Height is about the same as an average person, but very strong?"
Jason did not answer directly, but asked Hall instead.
"Yes."
Detective Hall nodded. Then, the detective subconsciously looked at the felled trees in the distance, and then looked at the charred corpse at his feet. He was not an idiot, and the detective with rich business quickly quickly
