Chapter 297 Tiger, Lies

The commissioned case that Dean accepted was located in a nearby small city.

Early the next morning.

He said goodbye to Nell and drove to the place where they agreed yesterday to wait.

The two agreed to meet at this location at eight o'clock.

But for some reason, Dean didn't see Happy until eight ten, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.

He doesn't like guys who are not punctual.

Just when he was about to take out his mobile phone and call Happy.

"Didi~"

Dean's movements were interrupted by the honking of a black car.

A familiar head stuck out from the driver's window: "Boss Dean, for this commission, I guess you have to go alone."

It's actually Harry.

To be precise, it was Harry who was bruised and swollen.

Dean realized something was wrong: "Did you fight?"

Harry subconsciously touched his swollen cheek, feeling a little embarrassed: "It's like this, that guy Happy, I don't know why he got crazy yesterday. When we were drinking together, he kept staring at a woman, and it turned out that the woman's boyfriend My friend was a member of a small gang, and we ended up having a fight, and Happy’s little brother got kicked, and he’ll probably have to stay in the hospital for a few days.”

Dean rolled his eyes.

He also wanted to find someone to kill him, but this happened.

Harry hesitated: "By the way, Boss Dean, why did Happy say that his abnormal behavior yesterday was the only way to become a good detective?"

He was curious as to what Dean had taught Happy yesterday to make him an idiot.

Dean: "."

God testifies, he is just a happy guy who can try to develop the habit of observation and analysis, but he is not asked to stare at a woman in a bar like an idiot.

Saying goodbye to Harry without words.

Dean could only embark on the journey alone.

He is not ready to accept Happy, his younger brother.

This kind of upright idiot can easily lower the IQ of the team.

The commissioned town, Carlo Town, is not far from the city of Los Angeles, only more than 80 miles away. It is an independent town, but because of its proximity to the city of Los Angeles, the population has been continuously siphoned off, with only two to three thousand people.

In the afternoon, Dean arrived in the small town of Carlo.

Small but complete.

The schools and hospitals here are also well-equipped, but they look very old, the houses are far apart, and the streets are spacious. There are not many pedestrians on the road, only some middle-aged and elderly people sitting on their lawns and basking in the sun.

According to the address, Dean came to the client's home who had contacted him in advance.

"Hello, I am Detective Dean. I am employed by Smith Detective Agency and took over the commission on your son's case." Dean looked at the tired-looking middle-aged man in front of him and revealed his identity.

"Thank God you're finally here."

The man stepped aside, waited for Dean to sit down, and then hurriedly went to the refrigerator to get water.

Looking at the man's back, Dean began to recall the information he had seen.

He is the client, named Fadili, a middle-aged white man who is the owner of a fried chicken fast food restaurant.

a few days ago.

Fadili's son's middle school teacher was murdered in his own home. When the town police received the news and arrived, they happened to meet Fadili's son who was about to escape.

Although no evidence of Fadili's son's crime was found at the entire scene, it was difficult to explain clearly that Fadili's son appeared at the teacher's house for no reason at that time.

As a result, the small town police arrested Fadili’s son and took him back to the police station.

I have to add something here.

Fadili’s son, named Tiger, is only fifteen years old this year. He is tall and thin. Just from the photos, he gives people a taciturn impression with a slightly gloomy temperament.

This may be one of the reasons why the small town police regarded him as the first suspect.

In addition, the middle school teacher who Tiger was killed was a female teacher.

The victim’s female teacher’s name is Tori. She is only 26 years old. Judging from the photos in the information, Tori is not only good-looking and plump, but also has the unique charm of a mature and plump woman, especially the plump breasts of the other party. Lips, with their own style.

Judging from the information alone, it makes people subconsciously guess that the fifteen-year-old boy Tiger may have some kind of chaotic relationship with his teacher Tori, which led to this murder.

As for the truth, Dean needs to meet Tiger before he can make a judgment.

"Mr. Dean, water."

The client, Fadili, handed a bottle of ice water to Dean.

"Thanks."

Dean took the water, put it aside, and said seriously: "Mr. Fadili, in this kind of case, the longer it takes for the incident to occur, the fewer useful clues can be found, so let's go directly to the topic. Can you tell me from your perspective? , tell me in detail about your son’s case?”

"Can."

Fadili rubbed his swollen face with both hands, organized his words, and then suppressed his anger and said: "The thing is actually very simple. Teacher Toli invited my son Tiger to go there on the day she was killed. When Tiger arrived, , Tori was dead, he was scared and called the police.”

Dean interrupted: "You mean, your son was invited over by Tori and he also made the police call?"

The entrustment information is relatively simple.

This point is not mentioned in the information.

But if this is the case, without evidence, the small town police officer is unlikely to directly regard Tiger as the first suspect.

After all, this is not the 1950s or 1960s, and the town of Carlo is a small place. Everyone is acquaintances without looking up. This situation cannot be justified.

Fadili nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I'm sure that the call to the police was indeed made by Tiger. It's just that he was still young and was scared to stay there. In the end, he wanted to leave secretly, but he happened to bump into him. Small town police officer, he also ran away.”

Dean: "."

"This is not a normal reaction, what happens next?"

Fadili nodded bitterly:

“Yes, Tiger is too timid.

Because he escaped abnormally and no useful evidence was found at the scene, those bastards took Tiger away and conducted a lie detector test on him.

As a result, Tiger failed, so Tiger became the first suspect.

The town is not big.

Teacher Tori was killed, which had a very bad impact. After some interrogation, Tiger was directly identified as a first-degree murderer by the county prosecutor, but I swear, Tiger is so cowardly, there is absolutely no way he could kill someone! "

Dean ignored Fadili's vow.

Human nature is a complicated thing.

Especially at certain times, honest and timid people, once impulsive, are far more cruel and impulsive than ordinary people.

However, he noticed several key information in Fadili’s words: the police found no useful evidence at the scene, and Tiger failed the polygraph test.

You can guess.

During the interrogation, Tiger also had a lot of problems.

Regardless of whether he is the murderer or not, this kid is hiding something.

Dean continued to chat with Fadili. After seeing that he could no longer get any useful information, he stood up and said: "Okay, Mr. Fadili, I can't give you an answer now until I see Tiger. Can you make arrangements?" ?”

Tiger has been charged by local prosecutors.

He was invited by Tiger's father as a detective. Without Fadili's support, Dean could not see Tiger.

"I'll make arrangements."

Fadili also knew that if he wanted to clear his son's name, he could only make every effort to assist Dean, the last straw.

Half an hour later.

A police car came to Fadili's house and picked up Dean and Fadili.

The person who drove to pick them up was a female police officer. She looked young, average-looking, and had an average figure. However, her neat ponytail gave people an energetic impression.

journey.

The female police officer kept secretly looking at the handsome and tall Dean with her peripheral vision. When she was about to arrive at the detention center, she finally couldn't hold back her youthful heart and pretended to say to Fadili who was sitting in the passenger seat: "Fadili." Mr. Deeley, is this the detective you invited?"

The two obviously knew each other.

Fadili nodded and introduced: "Nellie, Mr. Dean, is the special consultant of Smith Detective Agency. He can definitely help Tiger find his innocence!"

In fact, as a small-town fried chicken restaurant owner, Fadili had no idea about the status of Smith Detective Agency. It was only through the introduction of a lawyer that he learned that this detective agency was very powerful and might be able to help his son.

Nellie had also obviously never heard of the Smiths Detective Agency.

She just wanted to strike up a conversation with Dean: "Hello Dean."

"Hello, please excuse me." Dean smiled back like a scumbag.

Next.

His actions will be accompanied by Nellie, and a good first impression will help determine the scale of subsequent actions, so sacrificing yourself a little bit can be regarded as a righteous move with professional ethics.

It can only be said that Fadili is lucky to meet a detective with integrity and professional ethics like him.

During a simple chat.

Dean learned that the small town police station only had six regular police officers, and they usually dealt with trivial matters in the town. Once special circumstances were encountered, there were also many voluntary "auxiliary police" (Auxiliary Police) to assist.

As for the prosecutor

There is no prosecutor in the town, and Tiger's case was reported to the superior department of Carlo Town, which is actually Los Angeles County, for processing.

The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now.

The process for this kind of small town case is quite cumbersome.

This is also the main reason why Dean can contact Tiger as a detective.

Fadili is just an ordinary fried chicken shop owner, and he does not have such a large network of connections.

Dean guessed that Fadili was able to arrange for him to meet his son so quickly because of the permission of the town's administrative officials and the police chief.

After all, no mayor or police chief wants a case of a fifteen-year-old boy killing his teacher to appear on the news in the town under his jurisdiction.

The small town detention center is not big.

Policewoman Nellie and the guard briefly said hello, and Dean met the key figure entrusted with the case, Tiger, in a small room.

Dean needs to talk to Tiger alone.

The real Tiger is the same as in the profile photo, tall and thin, but his eyes are dull. Obviously, the experience during this period has had a great impact on this fifteen-year-old boy.

"Hello, Tiger."

Dean looked at the young man with dull eyes and unresponsiveness, and stretched out his palm: "My name is Dean. I am the detective hired by your father to help you. I can help you, but this requires your cooperation."

Hear help.

Tiger's dull eyes finally gained a hint of agility.

He raised his head and held Dean's hand excitedly: "Can you really help me?"

Dean nodded confidently: "As long as you can cooperate with me, of course it's no problem!"

After simple comfort.

Tiger's condition finally became normal.

He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Mr. Detective, I swear, I really didn't kill Teacher Tori. I will cooperate with you no matter what you want to know!"

Dean glanced at Tiger's eyebrows.

When he spoke, Tiger's eyebrows trembled, which was the result of guilty conscience.

This guy, there is something wrong.

Did the local police officers not slander Tiger?

Dean remained calm, but took back the words that were originally on his lips, and began to ask about Tiger's school life.

Regarding study life.

Tiger was a little silent, and those were obviously not some good memories.

But for freedom.

He still told Dean some of his school life according to Dean's questions.

During the chat and questioning.

Dean kept observing Tiger's facial expressions.

He noticed that when facing his detailed questions, Tiger's eyes looked down and interrupted his eye contact. This was actually because Tiger was recalling.

He was recalling his past daily life to ensure that he gave Dean a true answer.

This shows that what Tiger said is true.

Those are some bad memories.

Being bullied but not knowing how to resist, this may be the reason why Tiger, who is fifteen years old, has a gloomy temperament.

I see that the foreshadowing is almost done.

Dean looked into Tiger's eyes and suddenly asked: "Tiger, why did you end up in Teacher Tori's house?"

Tiger was stunned at first, then stared at Dean, and was silent for a while before slowly saying: "Teacher Tori said she had something to talk to me about, but when I went over, the door of the room was open. I saw the teacher lying in a pool of blood, I was very scared, I ran away, and saw a telephone booth in the middle, so I called the police and went back to the house, wanting to wait for the police to come, but..."

He tilted his eyebrows, lowered his head again, held his head with both hands, his tone was painful, and his body trembled uncontrollably: "But, I really didn't kill Teacher Tori. I saw the blood all over the floor and was very scared. I was afraid that the murderer would come back again, so I wanted to leave again, but I happened to meet the police who came over!"

Dean looked at Tiger, who was trembling and helpless, and shook his head slightly.

This guy, his words are both true and false.

When answering why he appeared in Tori's house, Tiger's eyes were blank, without any recollection behavior when answering about school life before, and his expression was clear and without pause, indicating that this was the argument he had prepared long ago.

The following words.

Dean was not sure whether Tiger's words were true or false.

He could only see that Tiger was indeed sad about the death of female teacher Tori, but whether Tori's death had anything to do with Tiger was really hard to analyze under the hidden sadness.

"Okay, Tiger, thank you for your cooperation, but you need to rest more now. I will try my best to investigate the truth of the case before the process is completed."

Dean patted Tiger, wanting to take the opportunity to see the real expression on Tiger's face under his lowered head.

But this guy kept his head down.

This is not an interrogation after all.

Dean couldn't use some means to treat prisoners as before.

Helplessly.

He nodded to the guard who had been watching here and left the small room.

After going out.

Dean took a deep breath.

I've been resting for so long.

I feel fulfilled again when I take on the case again.

I just hope this case won't be so boring!

I just remembered that I haven't sorted out the reward list. Damn it!