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Of course it's not too late to deal with it.On the contrary, the murderer has a lot of time.

"In order for Lena's body to be found." Ian replied.

"You also said that the murderer's posture to kill Lina is very complicated, so why did he use such a complicated posture?"

"...In order not to leave evidence of murder? To make Lena's death look like an accident?"

"If Lena's death is really an accident, who can benefit from it?"

Maddy Ron's words made Ian's brain start thinking again.

"It's insurance! If Lina's death is an accident, and she buys insurance, the insurance company will pay for it!"

"And it just happened that the school requires parents to buy insurance for every member of the swimming team. Now Lena is dead. Although there is a little bit of doubt, it is you who strangled her limbs underwater and made her unable to breathe and drowned. With no fingerprints, no DNA, and no other strong evidence to support your murder theory, Lena's family will soon be able to ask the insurance company for compensation."

"Oh...you should investigate this case yourself..."

"I'm your boss, and the boss never does it himself. Listen, Ian, I put you with Hailey not only because you can watch Hailey and wake him up when he's hallucinating. At the same time, I also hope that you can be his compass, so that you can look at everything rationally when he is stuck in the direction of what he sees and can't tell the direction of reality."

"I see, thank you."

"You're welcome, don't forget. Compared to Lena's case, the deaths of Alan and Annie are much more serious. Their families are also waiting for answers."

"I know. So I need professional forensic personnel to come here and take more detailed samples of the remains of the three victims."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Ian came to the dining table, half of the waffles on Hailey's plate had been eaten.

"Let me guess what Muddy Ron said to you."

"Oh, what did he say to me?" Ian put down his knife and fork and looked at Hailey.

"He told you, don't be fooled by what I show you. Many things are not complicated. As long as you think in a rational way, you may be able to get the most direct answer."

"It seems that you also know Maddy Ron very well. His suggestions are very valuable. The murderer killed Lena and left her body in the swimming pool to create the illusion of an accidental death. I am in today Lena’s house, I saw his father’s insurance application documents on his desk. I think we should investigate the financial situation of Lena’s family. One of Lena’s father and elder brother used to be a swimming instructor, and the other was because of his superb skills. Swimming skills get accepted to college, and they all have the ability to kill Lena."

"If I were you, I would be the first to rule out Lena's father. The insurance payment file you see is empty, and Lena's father is not in the mood to fill it out. And his pain of losing his daughter is not a disguise."

"Then we will investigate Lena's brother. Also, we must follow up the case of Alan and Annie."

Hailey smiled slightly, "After dinner, empty your brain and have a good sleep. Uncle Ian, I'm afraid you're overusing your brain."

"If you call me that again, I'm really going to blow your head off." Ian pointed at Hailey with a fork.

"In my heart, you are forever young." Hailey smiled and put a piece of waffle into his mouth.

Waking up early the next morning, Ian received a text message about the investigation of Lena's father and brother.

Lina's father is an honest swimming coach, with no loans, no loan sharks and no bad records.

But Lena's brother was different.The investigation revealed that he was expelled from the school because he joined a bad local organization.Just three months ago, he almost died because he embezzled a sum of money from the organization.

"Ah, that is to say, Lena's brother is likely to murder his sister to get the insurance to repay that debt?" Haili stretched his head over, and lightly tapped his chin on Ian's shoulder.

"I said, don't come so close to me." Ian raised his shoulders coldly.

"What? Are you going to break my neck?"

"Let's go, let's meet Lena's brother." Ian stood up neatly.

They came to Lina's house, and when they knocked on the door, it was Lina's father who opened the door.

"Are you looking for Lina's brother? He just packed his luggage and drove away!"

"Let's go, where are you going?"

"To deal with Lina's insurance... I'm really not in the mood to see this, but her brother said that insurance compensation is a very complicated process..."

Ian and Haili quickly turned back to the car and chased them out.

If Lena's brother was going to leave town, he had only one choice.

Ian and Haley catch up to him.Ian leaned out the window and asked Lena's brother to stop, but the other party ignored him.

"Help me up." Ian only said these few words coldly.

As soon as Haili grabbed the handrail of the roof, Ian stepped on the accelerator and rushed up.The sound of the engine seemed to tear through the air, and just over half of the opponent's body, Ian quickly turned the steering wheel, and there was a sharp friction sound between the tires and the ground, and the body suddenly crossed in front of the opponent.

"Are you crazy!" Lena's brother kicked the car door and rushed to Ian and Haili angrily.

Without saying a word, Ian directly folded his hand and pressed him firmly on the front hood.

"Feds ordered you to stop and you swaggered on. Are we crazy or are you crazy?"

His face had been deformed by the pressure, and when he realized that he couldn't break free from Ian, he changed his arrogant posture just now, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Mr. Detective! I didn't mean it!"

Haili leisurely walked to the other party's car, swayed, smiled and walked over with something, "Oh, you are very good! Smoking marijuana while driving?"

"You guys stopped me for this? I promise I won't do it again next time! I promise!"

"I never believe in the guarantees of addicts. Tell me, where were you from six o'clock in the afternoon to the early morning on the day Lena died?" Ian's face did not show any emotion.

"What? What do you mean by asking me this question? Do you suspect that I killed Lena! That's my sister! My real sister!" Lena's brother growled.

Ian still firmly suppressed him, "Answer the question."

"I'm in my university! Sleeping in my university dormitory, are you satisfied!"

"Of course we are not satisfied with this answer." Haili sat down beside him, lowered his head with a smile, and his hair fluttered slightly in the wind, leaving a glimpse of light on Brother Lena's face.

He seemed to be drawn by Haili, and his eyes became long and empty.

Ian coughed.To be honest, he really doesn't appreciate Hailey's way of using his own appearance to distract others to achieve a certain purpose.

"Now let me ask you again, where were you on the day Lena died, from [-] pm to early morning?" Haili lowered his body and asked softly, like a very patient trainer.

"...I'm at home drinking beer until I'm dead drunk."

"Has no one testified for you?"

"No."

"Why stay home alone and drink beer?"

"...I had to drop out of the college swimming team because of my shoulder injury! I was in so much pain! Lena had a great future and I lost everything because of my shoulder injury!"

"Oh..." Haili raised his eyebrows and looked at Ian.

If what brother Lina said was true, if his shoulder injury was serious enough to quit the swimming team, he would not be able to subdue Lina underwater.

Ian let go of Lena's brother, without a trace of sympathy in his voice, he said in a completely business-like tone: "Now you must return to W Town with me until your suspicions are completely cleared."

"What do you mean? My sister is dead. Instead of catching the murderer, you suspect me here?"

Haili's eyes fell on his face, and the hollow corners of his lips brewed a mysterious smile: "Be a good boy."

It was like a spell, Lena's brother swallowed, and obediently followed Ian into the car.

Not long after, Lena's brother's medical records were sent to Ian's cell phone.

His shoulder was really hurt, and it was so bad that he was never going to be a swimmer.And this injury made him simply not have enough strength to subdue Lina underwater.

"Howdamnshit!" Ian leaned hard on the back of the chair, and there was a small cigarette shop opposite Lena's house, and the camera happened to be able to capture Lena's house.From the time Lena's father and brother came home at six o'clock in the afternoon, until the next morning, they did not leave the house.

"Everything is back to square one? The original theory of insurance fraud doesn't seem to be so tenable."

"What advice do you have?"

"Me? I still think these three cases are connected. Let's go, let's study the bodies of Allen and Annie.

They have been waiting for a long time.Perhaps the clues that cannot be found in Lena can be found in Alan and Annie. "

They drove back to the morgue.

Ian put on his gloves, carefully inspected Allen's body, compared it with the autopsy report, and examined every place that might hide clues.

When he raised Alan's right hand, he found scratches on his jaw and palm.

"Hailey, come and take a look. It should have been formed before death. If I'm not wrong, he should have grabbed something very hard."

Haili lowered his head, and the moment his eyes fell, the whole world suddenly moved away.

"The bodies of these three children should really be transported to the city for a more detailed inspection...here..." Ian raised his head, saw that Haili was already nodding, and finally understood what was going on.

Ian put down Alan's hand and squinted at Haili.

He was like a static statue, and no one could see what was happening on the other side of his line of sight.