Chapter 264
"Who discovered it first?"

Facing a large group of residents, Chang Wei said solemnly, "Please come out and tell me."

The old woman with the basket, Mrs. Green who had dealt with several times before took a step forward hesitantly: "Chang, it might be me."

"Ms. Green." Chang Wei nodded and said, "Can you tell me in detail?"

"Of course." The old woman said: "I came to pray in the morning, and after I left and returned home, I remembered that my handbag was left in the church, so I came back to get it. I didn't expect that when I got here, there was thick smoke billowing inside, I shouted loudly, Lyle listened Come here first."

"Then Mrs. Green," Chang Wei said, "was there a cry for help inside? Was Father Coggins inside?"

Mrs. Green shook her head: "I didn't hear the call for help, and I don't know if the priest is inside."

At this time, Samantha came over with the hose: "Sheriff, you can start putting out the fire."

"Okay." Chang Wei nodded, waved to Mrs. Green, and then said to the residents: "Everyone, spread out and pay attention to safety."

Then he said to Samantha, "Turn on the water valve."

Samantha quickly walked towards the water valve, while Chang Wei picked up the water pipe and aimed at the burning church.

The fire in the church has already started, and the water jets sprayed from the water pipes will have difficulty suppressing the fire for a while.Fortunately, the church is a single-family building, and there are no other residential buildings nearby. This is a good thing. No matter how big the fire is, the church will be burned down at most, and the innocent will not be affected.

The fire was put out here, and Linda and Jules rushed over after a while.Together with Samantha, the two found two more water pipes and cooperated with Chang Wei to put out the fire.

The church fire attracted more and more residents. By the time the fire was suppressed, there were almost more than 100 people.Not only residents, but even some tourists.

People were pointing and talking.

The three water pipes rushed to put out all the fireworks, Samantha quickly turned off the water valve, Chang Wei threw down the water pipe, and Linda and the others walked into the church where only the frame structure remained.

"Here! Often!"

The four searched separately, and Samantha quickly found a scorched corpse in the ruins that had been burned and shrunk into a ball.

Chang Wei, Linda and Jules hurried over. Chang Wei didn't hold back on anything, grabbed the charred corpse and walked out of the ruins of the church.

Seeing the scorched corpse that looked like a child in Chang Wei's hands, people couldn't help screaming and exclaiming.Reporter Julia is also taking pictures with her camera at this time.

Chang Wei didn't care about this, he put down the charred corpse, found a stick, and fiddled with it while observing.

After a while, Linda and the others came out and shook their heads at Chang Wei, saying that there was only this charred corpse and nothing else.

"Can you confirm your identity?"

said Jules.

Chang Wei nodded. With the stick in his hand, he pushed aside the arms tightly held in his arms, and touched the melted metal on the chest of the corpse: "It's Father Coggins. This is his cross. Melted, pure silver.”

Samantha said: "Many believers also wear crosses."

Chang Wei said: "Coggins' cross is very big, look at this mass of melted silver, it's definitely not the kind of small cross that ordinary believers usually wear."

As he spoke, he fiddled with the neck of the charred corpse again, and a thin chain was clamped inside. One end of the chain had a copper frame inlaid with a lens, which had been burned and deformed: "This is a pair of glasses, Coggins The priest's spectacles. His ears were burned, and the chain would not hang, and fell in his neck."

Linda suddenly said: "That's right, Father Coggins has a pair of glasses like this."

Two notable features confirmed the identity of the charred corpse, that is, the priest of the church, the coroner of Mill Town, one of the four survivors in Duke's mouth, and the host of the warehouse independent workshop, Liszt Martin Coggin s.

The three policewomen looked at each other, then looked at Chang Wei in unison.

Chang Wei nodded slightly, and whispered to Linda and Jules: "Go to the warehouse factory immediately. Coggins didn't die in the fire, he was burned like this after he died. The murderer is someone else. The independence factory may not be quiet."

Linda and Jules cheered up and nodded in unison: "We'll go there now."

"Be careful." Chang Wei warned.

Reporter Julia came over and pointed her simple microphone at Chang Wei: "Sheriff Chang Wei, has the identity of this corpse been confirmed? Is the church fire accidental or man-made? What do you think about this?"

Chang Wei smiled: "Reporter Julia is very dedicated."

"Of course." Julia showed no sign of weakness.

Chang Wei said, "Your eyes are beautiful."

"Thank you." Julia said, "I also think the golden contact lenses are very beautiful."

"The colored contact lenses are indeed very beautiful, and they match your hair color very well." Chang Wei smiled and said, "The identity of this corpse is Father Coggins. At present, I think the church fire should be an accident."

As he spoke, he pointed to the church and said, "According to my observation, the church fire started in the backyard. The place where the church stores propane is in the backyard. It should be caused by a propane leak. Father Coggins' body is It was found in his bedroom where he was probably resting, so unfortunately it was a disaster."

Julia nodded: "So Sheriff Chang thinks propane is a safety hazard?"

Chang Wei laughed, and then said seriously: "No, I think kitchen knives, fruit knives, steps in front of the door, vehicles on the road, mobile phones, etc. are all potential safety hazards. There are also guns, alcohol, and swearing. Knives can kill people, and guns can also kill people." It can kill people. If you accidentally fall when going up and down the stairs, you may die. Vehicles on the road will have a car accident, your phone will explode, you will go crazy after drinking alcohol, and you will have conflicts when you swear. Of course, there are also reporters who like to provoke. a major safety hazard."

Samantha couldn't help laughing.Julia's face darkened: "Well, what Mr. Sheriff said makes sense. But it cannot be denied that propane is a safety hazard, right?"

"That's right. So I have to remind the residents of the town to pay attention to the process of using propane." Chang Wei said.

"That's all."

"Otherwise?" Chang Wei turned away her phone, turned to Jules and said, "Get the body back to the police station first. The church has been burned down, and the morgue has to be moved."

Samantha nodded.

Chang Wei didn't let Samantha touch the body, put it in a body bag, picked it up and threw it into the trunk of the police car.

Then he walked in front of all the melon eaters and clapped his hands: "Everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

"The church is on fire, and the initial observation is that propane is the cause." Chang Wei's voice is like a bell: "We have used propane for many years in Mill Town, and there have been very few accidents caused by propane. This church fire is considered the most serious. Once. So we must know that propane has potential safety hazards, but at the same time, we must also know that as long as it is used safely, the hidden dangers can be eliminated. Just like the knives and firearms we usually use, if you are careful, nothing will happen. So you don’t have to Worry about it, remember this lesson, be careful in the future, and there will be no problems."

(End of this chapter)

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