Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

By this time the sky had darkened and it was raining hazy.

Ken walked over from the opposite side, and he looked a little unhappy.

"Chen, what did the police ask you just now?"

"Ken, tell me first, did you kill that person?"

"No, no..." Ken became even more frightened and said, "It's really not me. Believe me, it's really not me. I didn't kill anyone."

"Then where were you three hours ago?"

"I...I..." Ken's lips began to tremble. He was really frightened: "I'm in Deppler's house."

"You were in his house? What were you doing?"

At this time, Chen Zhao had to wonder whether he was someone willing to kill.

"I...I..." Ken suddenly covered his face: "Chen, I really didn't kill the person. You have to believe me."

"Can you tell me the truth?"

"I...I have been stealing things from the winery before, and I transferred the things to Deppler." Ken said painfully: "Today he came to me to borrow money. He said that if he didn't lend him the money, he would To make this public, he had evidence, so I secretly sneaked into his home to look for evidence.”

At this time, Chen Zhao couldn't help but think about whether he was willing to collide with Dai Pule, and then the tall and powerful man was willing to kill Dai Pule.

But thinking about it again, if Ken really did this, he wouldn't tell the truth.

"Tell me the truth, you really weren't the one who killed me, right?"

"No, it wasn't me. I was looking for evidence on the second floor. Then I heard a noise downstairs and ran downstairs. I saw Dai Pule's body. I don't know how Dai Pule's body appeared in the room. There was nothing there when I went in."

"How did you get in?"

"I know Deppler's key is hidden on the door frame."

"So did you see the murderer?"

"No...I didn't see anything. From the time I heard the noise to when I came downstairs, it took maybe just one minute to see Deppler in a pool of blood."

Chen Zhao frowned: "Then do you think there is a possibility that Dai Pule and the murderer came back together, and then they killed Dai Pule after entering the door. When you went downstairs, the murderer was actually still in the room?"

Ken's face turned even paler: "I...I don't know."

Ken was really frightened. After all, he had just escaped from a murder scene.

And he is likely to become the biggest suspect. Chen Zhao believes that Ken must have left a lot of evidence against him at the scene, such as questioning and hair and dander.

Ken was not a professional criminal, so he didn't think much about it at all.

"I didn't say anything to the police, but I need to go to the crime scene to take a look." Chen Zhao said, "You go home now and don't think about it."

"good……"

Chen Zhao went back to the house and called Fali: "Fali, drive me to the town."

Chen Zhao wanted to believe that Ken was not the murderer, but he was worried about Fali being at home alone, so he called Fali over.

"What are you and Ken talking about?"

"Ken could be in trouble, big trouble."

"what happened?"

"Ken said he was at the gangster's house when the murderer committed the crime."

Fali drove the car to the scene of the crime, and a warning cordon was already surrounding it.

Chen Zhao stood outside. Leonardo saw Chen Zhao and came forward: "Chen, Fali, what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see if there was anything we could do to help."

"Then come in."

Deppler Russ's home is a slightly dilapidated duplex bungalow that looks like it has not been repaired for more than ten years.

I smelled a musty smell when I entered the room. The room was slightly dark, with only one flickering light on the walkway.

Many police officers walked around the house, looking for even the slightest evidence.

His body was on the walkway at the door. There was a large pool of blood on the ground. There was blood all around the walkway. It looked like it had been spattered around.

Chen Zhao blocked Fali behind him: "Do you want to go out and get some fresh air?"

"No need, I'm not as fragile as you think."

Chen Zhao raised his head and said, "Leonardo, is the forensic doctor here?"

"not yet."

"Then can I check the body?"

"Try to keep it as it is."

"Got it, get me a pair of gloves."

After Chen Zhao put on his gloves, he squatted in front of the body.

Pulling open Daiple Russ's clothes, Chen Zhao saw two holes in his chest.

One hole penetrated from the back, and the other was at the heart.

He must have been penetrated from behind and then lost his mobility.

"Leonardo, after the forensic doctor comes, it's best to test the deceased's blood."

"Why?"

"The wound on the deceased should have been from behind, but this wound was not enough to cause the deceased to lose mobility and the ability to call for help. Therefore, there is probably a highly effective anesthetic on the murder weapon that can produce a paralyzing effect in a short period of time. .”

Chen Zhao continued: "Also, the blood of the deceased was too little. Either it was taken away by the murderer, or this is not the scene of the first murder."

At this time, Meyerson came over and said, "Chen, you should come and work as a forensic examiner for our police station."

"If you can give me a higher salary, I will consider it." Chen Zhao said with a smile, while Meyerson shook his head with a wry smile.

The salary of forensic doctors is really low, and Chen Zhao has no interest in sacrificing his own interests to serve the American people.

Of course, forensic doctors can work part-time, and most forensic doctors in the United States work part-time.

"But how do you explain the blood stains around?" Leonardo said.

"The murderer may have deliberately spread blood everywhere in order to avoid being discovered at the scene of the first crime. The blood stains around it may look like a lot, but in fact it only requires a small amount of blood to do it." Chen Zhao said: "So, I think you can investigate where the deceased went and who he met before he died."

"The heart of the deceased is held in his hand. What is the murderer's purpose for doing this?"

"I don't know. It should be your police's responsibility to investigate this clearly."

Halfway through Chen Zhao's words, the bloody heart in Dai Pule Las's hand slipped. At this time, Chen Zhao saw a mark.

Chen Zhao remembered this mark. He seemed to have seen it in a magic book, but he couldn't remember what this mark represented.

"What does this mark mean?" Leonardo also saw this mark.

"The deceased last time had similar marks on his body," Meyerson said.

"The deceased from last time?"

"It was the wanted criminal who hanged himself that time," Meyerson said.

Fali glanced at Chen Zhao, and now she was even more suspicious that the death of this gangster was related to Chen Zhao.

Chen Zhao came to the murder scene mainly to confirm whether Ken was the murderer.

It is now generally certain that Ken is not the murderer, but this still does not eliminate Ken's suspicion.

Of course Chen Zhao doesn't want Ken to be the murderer because he likes Bent and Mary.

There was also the mark that Chen Zhao found at the scene, which reminded Chen Zhao of the Gate of Hell.

Chen Zhao suspected that the death of Deple Lass was probably related to the Gate of Hell.

On the way back——

"Chen, tell me, that bastard's death has nothing to do with you."

"Please, if I really did it, do I need to hide it from you?"

"What's with the mark on that man's hand?"

"I'm not sure yet. I need to go back and read a book." Chen Zhao said, "By the way, I think the town may not be very safe. You can go and stay with Sienna for a few days."