The prince said solemnly:

"Why?"

The killer prisoner was silent for a while.

"A dog's nose is very good, he might be able to smell me," he turned around and snorted coldly, "Besides, dog blood is not as delicious as human blood."

Thales frowned.

"Look, Lausanne II, I'm trying my best to understand you," the young man looked at the captives in front of him with a headache, thinking about letting Morgan and the others in directly to be "civilized and courteous", "but you seem to be quite resistant to kindness from others.

"

Lausanne II sneered.

"Good intentions are poison," he said unappreciatively, "and are false excuses for people to fall into the abyss."

Seeing the prisoner's helpless appearance, Xi Lai sighed helplessly.

"Told you."

She made a "did you see that?" look to Thales:

"It's just despairing."

"yes."

Thales crossed his arms and nodded seriously:

"It is precisely because he is desperate that he deliberately angers me."

Just want a quick death.

Lausanne II remained silent.

"Please."

Hilley rolled his eyes:

"I'm not talking about him."

Thales' expression froze, but he quickly coughed to wipe away the embarrassment.

"Well, since you refuse to accept kindness and help, it doesn't matter," Thales pulled out a crumpled document from his bulging pocket, "but would you mind giving some away?"

Hilley wondered:

"What?"

Thales opened the crumpled documents, pulled out a few of them, and showed them one by one in front of the killer:

It was a set of sketches, which seemed to depict the interior of a mansion. The stamp of the Police Department was faintly visible under the document.

Lausanne II kept frowning until he saw the last picture:

"What's this?"

"This is the crime scene where the wool merchant Diop and his mistress both died." Thales took back the sketch depicting the two bodies tied to the bed. "In fact, this is the crime scene he rented to his mistress.

, a private residence convenient for their trysts.”

Lausanne II understood and couldn't help but sneer.

"Like the wine merchant Moss, the defense attorney Slimani, and many others on your list who were also killed: Diop once lived in poverty, but after the assassination of the old Duke, he became rich and became the leader of Kongming Palace.

Black account butler."

Thales stacked up the documents and changed his voice:

"However, since then, he has indulged in sexual activities, such as keeping a stage actress as his mistress."

Lausanne II remained unmoved.

"Diop's married wife knew this very well. But just like the wives of many successful people, for the sake of their children and dignity, Mrs. Diop had to pretend not to know, and she had to endure it when her wealthy businessman husband was on a business trip.

She has been suffering and tormented by supporting her mistress’ dignity in front of others, smiling and pretending to be happy,” Thales lamented, “On the contrary, after Diop’s accident, she became much more relaxed.”

Hilley raised his eyebrows.

"One of my men keenly noticed this during the investigation. Through patient conversation and enlightenment, he successfully made Mrs. Diop let down her guard, tell the truth, and gave the address of her mistress's residence - yes, she

I have always known where my husband was on a 'business trip', but ever since he was 'educated' with a stick by the latter, I have never questioned him again, let alone come to catch him."

Lausanne II remained silent.

"It was in that mansion that my two men found Diop and his mistress who were tied to the bed and had died long ago." Thales said with a serious face and got to the point, "They also met you for the first time.

"

After hearing this, the killer finally sneered:

"What I did, do you have any objections?"

"Yes, you did it," Thales nodded slowly, "My men, including the police department who investigated the case, also think so - a ruthless killer who leaves no survivors or witnesses."

Lausanne II snorted disdainfully.

Thales observed his expression, paused briefly, and spoke softly:

"Until Judge Brennan, he refused to sign the case report when he reviewed it and ordered it dismissed."

Lausanne II was slightly startled.

"Brennan?"

"Yes, that's the old judge who had a drink with you."

Thales sighed and pulled out another page, on which Brennan's signature was clearly visible:

"In fact, this was the last case he handled during his lifetime - the laws of the Emerald City stipulate that all cases of unnatural death within the jurisdiction must go through a final review by the trial hall and confirm that there are no problems before the case can be closed and the body can be buried."

Xi Lai, who was listening in, had a premonition of something and his eyes moved.

"It was the meticulous Grand Inquisitor Brennan who noticed at the last step of the case that the closing report on the Diop case was too simple, hasty and incomplete."

The killer froze.

Thales sighed softly and pulled out another report from the file:

"Until this morning, Brennan's student and successor, Acting Grand Inquisitor Ibonin, finally got the latest and most complete autopsy report in a hurry."

Thales cleared his throat:

"Based on the oral accounts and recollections of the on-site coroner and police officer, and after repeated cross-checking by the three coroners, the police department confirmed that the death times of the two deceased persons, a man and a woman, were not consistent, with the female earlier and the male later.

Later, the difference can be estimated to be up to twelve hours."

What?

Hilley was slightly surprised when he heard this and turned to look at Lausanne II.

But the latter didn't move at all, just staring at the darkness above his head.

"Even the cause of death was different: the male deceased's wrist artery was cut with precision and sharpness, and he eventually bled to death."

"But the other female deceased died from multiple blunt blows to the head," Thales read the report with a slightly gloomy tone. "The rope marks on her hands show that she had a fierce struggle before her death."

At that moment, the killer's eyes were extremely complex.

“Even the two deceased persons were tied to the bed, and the knots tied at their hands and feet were made in completely different ways: the knots used to tie the male deceased were simple and tight, indicating that the person who bound the deceased was obviously stable and experienced; the knots used to tie the female deceased were

It’s messy and complicated, and there are many dead knots that are ineffective and repeated, which may mean that the binder is panicked and nervous.”

Thales put down the report and sighed softly.

"My two men, firstly, the incident happened suddenly and they didn't have enough time. Secondly, they are neither professional nor have relevant experience. Thirdly, they only focused on the target person and did not observe the other deceased at the scene carefully enough..."

Thinking of Glover and Glover, Thales spoke with a heavy tone and mixed emotions:

"As for the police department that later took over the scene... First of all, the big shots in Kongming Palace said: Reduce the impact, close the case as soon as possible, and do not hesitate to appoint the 'murderer' if necessary. Secondly, the police officers assigned to the case are all human beings Well, especially since there are so many things involved in this case, it is conceivable that no one wants to cause trouble. They just want to wrap up the case quickly and end it as soon as possible. One more thing is worse than one less thing."

In other words, everyone is more concerned about the power struggle behind it, but no one pays attention to the details of the case itself.

That's why the complete autopsy report was suppressed and not released.

For the stability of the overall situation, and for the benefit of many parties.

Thus, living human lives are ignored.

The voice in his heart was calm and cold:

This is a conspiracy from top to bottom, consciously or unconsciously.

The reasons are sufficient and the motives are reasonable.

The price is the disappearance of the truth.

Until the aging Judge Brennan used his last breath of persistence to pierce the shroud covering everything.

Lausanne II was still looking at the dark ceiling in a daze.

Xi Lai understood something. She looked at the killer in front of her in disbelief: "So, you...you..."

Thales' cold and serious voice sounded at the right time:
To be continued...