Chapter 18: ch18
"I declare that the murderous flower case has been solved!" Alex came to the police station lobby and shouted. At that moment, I saw many people breathe a sigh of relief, as if they had been waiting for this result for a long time. The investigators interrogated John Doe overnight and finally got to the bottom of everything, including the matter of the two brothers exchanging identities.
John Doe will be sent to the Supreme Court for final punishment for murder, and John Young will also pay the price for the crime of harboring a criminal.
"That's great. I can sleep well this time. Mike, didn't you say that you would treat us to a meal after this case is over? Do you still mean it?" Michael patted Mike's shoulder and said.
"How come I didn't know about this? Are you accusing me? I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to the toilet. Ahem..." Mike left with an embarrassed look on his face.
In fact, we all know that he just doesn't want to treat us to a meal.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Everyone has worked hard on this case. You haven't slept well these days. It's time to relax. I'll treat everyone to barbecue tonight." Alex looked at the people in front of him with a smile.
"Long live Captain Alex!" In an instant, there was thunderous applause, as if they had never been so happy before. In fact, I know that for people like them, happiness is actually very simple. Sometimes they have to fight for a case for several months. Sometimes when they encounter a big case, they can't even go home for several months.
They also need to relax and adjust their mentality, because they are also human beings. Everyone gets tired and everyone gets overwhelmed at times. But when the case is solved, we all feel that all the efforts we made before are worth it...
After work in the evening, all the people related to the case gathered together.
"Ryan, actually I'm very grateful to you this time. If it weren't for you, the murderer might have run away long ago, so I think I should toast you with this glass." Alex came to my side, and I also picked up a glass full of juice on the table.
I never drink, and many people have known about this habit of mine over the past decade. At the same time, this habit has caused me to lose popularity, and many people think that I am a person who never socializes with anyone.
Later, I also got some information from Alex. The reason why John Doe killed people was because he wanted human corpses to cultivate konjac. And finally, after our investigation, we found three corpses in the underground where John Doe cultivated konjac.
I was busy for a few days, and after the autopsies I found that the oldest of the bodies had been dead for more than two years, which means that all this happened two years ago, but why didn't anyone report it? Although many missing persons files are submitted every year, I didn't find any information about these three people in the end.
Alex said that he would find a way to find the families of the deceased, and would find out the identities of the deceased as soon as possible and solve the case thoroughly.
After a satisfying meal and a few drinks, everyone went back home, and I was on my way home as usual.
This street is always so quiet at night, I can only hear the sound of the wind. Under the dim street lights, a kitten or puppy occasionally appears, but they turn around and leave when they see me. I don't know if they are afraid of me or if there is something about me that makes them disgusted...
I was about to reach the neighborhood where I lived, but at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew past, making me feel extremely uneasy. It was as if someone was watching me from behind.
I turned around suddenly, but the road behind me was empty. Under the street light, I could only see my own shadow, nothing else.
Did I see it wrong again? I don't know what happened during this period. I have an illusion that someone is following me. The feeling is very strong, but I can't find that person every time. Am I really too tired, or do I really have some psychological disease as Alex said?
I came to the iron gate of the community and pressed the password.
"Crack!"
The sensor light in the corridor suddenly lit up, and the dark space suddenly became as bright as day, but the strange feeling was still there. I thought that I was too tired, so I had an illusion. I went home to take a hot bath and have a good sleep, and maybe everything would be fine.
I live on the sixth floor, so I often take the stairs. That strong feeling was getting closer and closer to me, so I quickened my pace and ran upstairs quickly.
But suddenly when I was almost on the second floor, I stopped because I didn't hear the sound I should have heard, of course, the sound of footsteps.
Although there were some problems with the iron gate at the bottom of the community, it took me at least 20 seconds to walk up to the second floor, which was enough for the gate to close. However, I did not hear the sound of the iron gate closing, but instead heard the sound of people's footsteps.
I quickened my pace, and the sensor lights upstairs lit up one by one, but the footsteps actually followed me slowly upstairs.
His steps were steady and he wasn't in a hurry at all. Our voices were the only ones in the entire corridor. It was so quiet, so quiet that it actually scared me.
I quickened my pace again and came to the staircase on the fourth floor, trying to see who this person was through the corner of my eye. Why was he following me? I hoped that this was just my suspicion.
But the moment I stopped, his footsteps also disappeared, which made me feel even more that something was wrong. This person was coming towards me and he didn't even make any sound.
After standing there for about 30 seconds, the footsteps slowly began to sound, but they were so light that the surrounding sensor lights didn't even light up.
The corridor was very dark and I couldn't see my hand in front of me. I didn't know who this person was. Although the other person's footsteps were very light, I could still hear them. He was approaching me step by step and had now reached the third floor.
I moved my feet gently, then leaned against the wall, took out a scalpel from my sleeve, and pressed the blade with my index finger. In the darkness, I couldn't see the man's face clearly, and I could only use my ears to judge the direction of observation.
I believe he did too, but as I heard the sound getting closer, my heart almost rose to my throat for a moment. I could even slowly hear his breathing, very light, as if he was observing everything around him.
About five seconds later, the dark shadow appeared in front of me. In the darkness, although I couldn't see his face clearly, his hand was already grabbing me.
"Bring it on!"
I shouted, then picked up the scalpel and stabbed him, but I didn't expect to be grabbed by this person by the wrist.
"What are you doing?"