Chapter 277: A Bad Day (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote) 4100 Words Combined Chapter

Westin's house is in the east of the town. Jiade Town is a vast area and sparsely populated. Except for the three streets in the middle of the town, which are slightly more prosperous, people live sparsely in other places. Generally speaking, it is normal for two households to be tens of meters apart. →

So when the Westin family was found, the family had been dead for three days. There are three people in the Westin family. Both parents are over fifty years old, but their son is only fifteen years old. Late marriage and late childbearing are not uncommon in the United States.

When Kai arrived at the scene, all the bodies stunk. But strangely, the female body that was half buried in the ground in the basement of Westin's house was intact. The skin is fair, even better than normal people's skin. Although the body was half buried in the soil, what was surprising was that the body did not feel dirty at all. Instead, it still smelled of body fragrance.

If it weren't for the fact that the female corpse had no physical characteristics, others would have thought it was a living person.

Kai stood in the basement, looking at the big pit in the basement and the female body in the pit. Also confused. He couldn't help but feel something was wrong, but after taking a closer look, he didn't know what was wrong.

The basement of the Westing family has a cement floor, and the pit where the body is buried is more than five meters deep. The coroner has to rely on the help of others to get down. Logically speaking, even if the Westing family kills people and buries bodies, they still need to use No need to dig so deep.

"Have you found out the identity of this female corpse?" Kai asked Saji beside him.

"No, we contacted the DMV and checked. There is no such person, at least not in Minnesota. And I have also contacted surrounding police stations, and there are no similar missing persons. There is nothing on the deceased to prove his identity. something.”

Saji took a small notebook and reported to Kai.

"That's it... Then arrange for someone to ask people around to see if anyone has seen her. By the way, also ask about the Westin family to see if they have behaved abnormally recently." Wuming Bodies... This is the case the police hate the most because it means there will be very few clues.

"By the way, send a co-investigation notice to other police stations to see if anyone knows the identity of this woman."

At this time, Coroner Tommy also climbed up from the bottom of the pit.

"How's it going? Did you find out the cause of death?" Kai offered his hand and pulled Tommy up.

Tommy is a sixty-year-old white man, short and fat. He is the only coroner within hundreds of kilometers. What is interesting is that he is not a police officer or even a regular government official. He is a private coroner who specializes in contracting autopsy work in several towns within a radius. Of course, Kai could also send the body to Wyndham City, which is not far away, but that would be very expensive.

Or private contractors like Tommy are cheaper. In the United States, many small town police departments do not have forensic personnel because such personnel are generally professionals and are very expensive. It's not the kind of thing a small American town can afford. Moreover, the professional equipment required for forensics is also an astronomical figure.

So this kind of private contractor was derived. After all, the United States is a business society, so this is not unusual. Although the appraisal made by this kind of private contractor also has legal effect, if you want to conduct more professional authentication, you still need to go to the city to find professional authentication personnel.

"There are no external injuries. I need an autopsy before I can tell the cause of death." Tommy took off his gloves and shook his head. This was the first time he had seen this kind of corpse. There were no external injuries. There were no traces of injury on the surface of the corpse except for some bruises on the hands. "But it is certain that the deceased was tied up before his death. It should be related to kidnapping."

Kai nodded, indicating that he understood, and then continued to ask: "What about the Westin family?"

The bodies of the Westin family had been put into body bags.

When Kai asked this, Tommy's expression became even stranger. "They were all tortured very cruelly before their death...and their bodies were burned in the end. But judging from the scene, it was not done by outsiders. There were no traces of fighting and no blood in the whole house. All the traces were concentrated in the basement. , and from the information I have collected now, they are more like self-mutilation..."

"You said they committed suicide?!" Kai said in disbelief after recalling the tragic situation of the Westin family. Would someone who committed suicide be so cruel to themselves? Generally speaking, people who commit suicide focus on a painless and quick death, but looking at the traces on the body, it is not like the effects that can be achieved in a short time.

"Perhaps the Westin family has joined some kind of cult?" Tommy also knew that his speculation just now was a bit unreliable. But I still thought of a possibility.

The United States is known as the world's most developed country, but it is no worse than other countries in terms of superstition. There are so many cults in the United States. Qigong masters from China are just little kisses in the United States. Many cult teachings here are deceptive and even insulting to the IQ. But the amazing thing is that some people actually believe them.

The United States can be said to be the country with the most cult organizations. According to a survey report, there are as many as 2,000 to 5,000 cult organizations in the United States, and 10 to 20 million people are involved in cult activities to varying degrees.

For example, the largest cult in the United States is Scientology. This broken church was founded by a science fiction writer. Its teachings are extremely nonsense, and it is very similar to the background of Star Wars (you can search it online, it is very interesting). But such a cult has now become a behemoth, and even Hollywood star Tom Cruise is a devout believer. (The deeds of this cult are quite impressive. Others have turned science fiction novels into formal religious books)

In short, it is not uncommon to believe in cults in the United States, and it is not uncommon for people to commit suicide because of cults.

Kai shook his head. "I remember that the Westin family is a devout Christian. They go to mass every week. It shouldn't be because of the cult. →"

"Then I don't know." Tommy didn't argue. He was a forensic officer, not an investigator. He would only provide scientifically verified evidence, and reasoning was not his business.

...

After Tommy loaded the body and took it home, Kai led people to visit. In Jiade Town, such vicious cases rarely happen. The whole family was killed. No matter how much attention is paid, it is not enough.

But the results of the visit were not good. There were not many clues.

The Westin family has a good reputation in the town. They are kind and enthusiastic. Mr. Westin runs a car repair shop and a farm in his home, and Mrs. Westin is a housewife. The children of the Westin family are in high school. They are not good or bad in school. They are just ordinary children. In short, there is nothing special about the family, and there has been no abnormal behavior recently. They had planned to go to Wyndham for a few days.

Because of this, the neighbors hadn't seen Mr. Westin's family for three days and didn't care. If Mr. Westin hadn't told his employees about this, the store employees would have come to find Mr. Westin after seeing that he hadn't come to the store for three days or called, and the discovery of the body would have been delayed.

However, Kai still learned from the neighbors that the Westin family originally planned to renovate the basement and turn it into a game room. They originally planned to start the work after they returned from their trip. For this reason, Mr. Westin even specially greeted the neighbors and said that it would be a bit noisy at that time.

Kai immediately followed this clue to see if the Westin family really wanted to rebuild the basement or really bury the body. Although it was a bit unreasonable to dig so deep to bury the body, what if others were more cautious? They thought that the body would be less likely to be discovered if it was buried deeper. This possibility is not impossible.

But after a day of investigation, it was found that Westin seemed to really just plan to expand the basement.

Because this matter was originally because of the Westin family's child. He said in school that he wanted a game room that could be used as a secret base. Children of this age always have all kinds of strange ideas, and all the friends of the Westin children at school know about this.

In addition, Mr. Westin's recent consumption records can also prove that Mr. Westin obviously loves his son very much. He started preparing three months ago. For this purpose, he specially consulted a construction company and asked the construction company to make an assessment and construction plan. After that, he also purchased three game consoles, a pool table and some toys.

To say that Mr. Westin had planned a murder three months ago... That's too magical. He is not a professional killer, and he prepared three months in advance... Real killers don't have this patience.

Of course, this cannot rule out Westin killing and burying the body. But at least it was not intentional.

This case is still confusing, and the key is the body. The origin and cause of death of the female corpse are still a mystery.

...

Just when Kai was investigating the case, in Wyndham City, a black Chevrolet Impala left Kai's residence in Wyndham City and drove towards Jiade Town.

There were two men in the car, wearing the standard outfit of FBI agents, a black coat and a black suit.

"Dean... maybe we really have a younger brother. A younger brother we have never heard of." A man with long middle-parted hair sitting in the passenger seat said hesitantly to the man driving.

"Heh, that's just a trap! A trap set by the devil! You don't really believe those nonsense, do you?!" The man named Dean obviously didn't like what the man with the middle-parted hair said. "Sam! Do you really believe that we have a brother we have never heard of?"

"But..." Sam hesitated and said, "Listen, brother. I don't want to believe this either. But it's not impossible, right? Dad goes out for a few weeks every time. He is not an ascetic. A hunter comes to a small town, kills monsters, saves beauties, and sometimes girls will be very grateful..."

"Shut up, I can think of the scene of dad's XXOO!"

Sam curled his lips: "Maybe he didn't control his lower body that time?"

"Hey! Man!"

"Okay, okay. But the information we found all matches. According to dad's diary, he was investigating a case in Minnesota in March 1991, and Adam Milligan was born nine months later. At the same time, the last two pages of the diary were torn off. You must be prepared, we may really have a brother. A brother that dad never talked about."

Dean obviously didn't want to believe this, because in his concept, his father's love for his mother was eternal. It's impossible for him to be with another woman, have a child, and rebuild a family!

After a long while, Dean said, "What did you find out about that kid?"

Seeing that Dean calmed down a little, Sam said, "Not much. I just know that he joined the army six years ago after his mother died. According to his neighbors, he came back once some time ago, and then went to Jiade Town to be the sheriff. Oh, by the way, he also changed his name."

"What's his name?"

"Kai Wayne."

"You see, there must be something wrong, otherwise why would he change his name?"

"Dean!"

"Reasonable suspicion, isn't it?"

Seeing Dean's sophistry, Sam finally couldn't help it anymore.

"Listen, Dean, I know it's hard for you to accept that dad has another son outside. But you must know what we are fighting now. They are already targeting Adam. Once those monsters succeed, you know the consequences. Bar!"

"Then we should shoot him to death!"

Dean was obviously a little relieved when he heard this. But he still couldn't break away from the stereotype that his father was an infatuated person. He still couldn't believe that his father was having an affair! Although his mother has been dead for more than 20 years...

"Dean..."

"Okay, okay, I know, we don't kill humans."

After a while, Dean said again: "Only if he is human!"

Wyndham City was not far from Garder Town, and soon they saw the road sign for Garder Town.

…

"Hi, I'm Kai."

"Hello, Chief Kay, this is Chief Sheldon of the Carter Town Police Department."

Kai raised his eyebrows. Carter Town was not too far from Guardian Town. It was just next door to Guardian Town, only thirty minutes away. "Hello, Sheldon. What, what's up?"

"Um...there is indeed something." The other person hesitated for a while, and then continued: "About Tommy."

"Tommy? What's wrong with Tommy?" Kai had a bad feeling. Tommy is the coroner. If he releases the autopsy report, according to the procedure, he should be notified directly, because this is a case in Jiade Town, and police from other places are not qualified to participate, but now the chief of Carter Town told him at this moment When it comes to Tommy, it's a little unusual.

"Tommy is dead...and Tommy's son Austin is also dead. I know that their last job of the day is to perform an autopsy for you, so we need to understand the situation with you."

"Tommy is dead?"

"Yes……"

"How did you die..."

"We don't know yet, but Austin seems to have fallen to death..."

Kai was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"I'll get there as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your cooperation." Sheriff Sheldon opposite was very grateful for Kai's cooperation. After all, he couldn't control Kai. If Kai resisted, there was nothing he could do.

"It doesn't matter, I also want to know what happened." Kai suddenly thought of something in the middle of speaking. "By the way, I wonder what happened to the corpse we sent over?"

Kai didn't know why, but subconsciously felt that this matter seemed to be related to the strange corpse.

"Um... I need to look for this. There was a minor fire at the site and a lot of information was burned. I need to screen it."

"Okay, I'll rush there as soon as possible." Kai said a little frustrated before hanging up the phone: "What a bad day."

"Yeah, what a bad day."