Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 72 72. Devil or Innocent

outside the interrogation room.

The five police detectives observed Abby's performance behind the glass window. Some had stern faces, some had raised brows with deep sorrow, and some remained silent.

The air was filled with astonishing depression.

Di, who has been observing from the beginning to the end, realizes that the nature of this case may be very unusual.
In the last murder case, the atmosphere in the group was far from being so heavy.

"Guys, what is the big case that made you treat a weak high school girl so meanly and arrest her in front of her family?" Dean interjected,
"Abby Clark is definitely not a weak girl."

Carl handed an autopsy report to Dean, and said in an unprecedentedly complicated tone,
"You have been her classmate for so long, have you never realized that she is most likely a demon in human skin!"

"I still remember how desperate and heartbroken the parents were when they heard the news of their son's death." Another police officer added viciously, "If Abby was a few years older, I couldn't help but shoot him. she!"

Dean opened the file silently, and saw the first record——

Dead: Bucky Fran
Sex: Male
Age: 8
Place of death: West Ninth Street, Booker Park.

Cause of death: Excessive blood loss from multiple traumas.

……

This place is not far from Gretchen and Abby's house, and it takes only half an hour to walk.

Dean frowned.

When I saw the first photo below the record, I couldn't help but tense up.

In the photo, there is a small person, lying like a rag doll on the lawn beside the green desert willow, his whole body is as horrible as being eaten by a hungry beast.

Blood stained everything red.

Dean was silent. What kind of pervert could commit such a terrible crime?

……

He turned back sullenly, but failed to see the end, so he closed the report with a heavy expression, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

Even though his volitional attribute has surpassed that of ordinary people, facing such a cruel scene is still a bit unbearable, and his spirit seems to have been polluted by some kind of strange, cruel and bloody scenes flashed before his eyes, and his temples seemed to be tearing the skin. non-stop.

This is not like a case that normal humans can commit. How could Abby be the murderer?Regardless of emotional, intuition, or rational levels, Dean couldn't accept this result!

"Abby isn't that kind of person, she's timid."

A memory flashed through Dean's mind——

With a shotgun at her feet, Abby didn't dare to pick it up and fight back against the hunter who kidnapped them. How could she have the guts to commit such a heinous crime!

"Dean, we didn't believe this result at first...a shy and introverted female high school student with no criminal record or mental illness history in the past 18 years of life, and the file is as clean as a piece of white paper. "Holden paced slowly around the round table, "It doesn't fit my judgment of the murderer at all... Ninety percent of cases of the same type are committed by psychologically distorted men."

"And according to my experience, such a vicious 'child killer' must go through a process of growing from scratch. Before committing crimes against people, there is a high probability that he has practiced with small animals or other things."

"But Abby, a girl, ever abused a small animal?"

Dean shook his head,

"If Abby is such a person... It is impossible for Gretchen, who has a strong sense of justice, to be a good sister with her for more than ten years."

"The Thomas family and Abby's family have been neighbors for more than ten years. They should know Abby's personality better than us! By the way, where is Thomas Allen going?"

Dean looked around but couldn't see the kind fat face,

"Thomas has always regarded Abby as his half-daughter. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not participate in most of the investigation and analysis of this case. I also gave him an annual leave so that he could spend time with his wife and daughter. He has probably gone back to appease his family and neighbors now. ’” Holden explained.

Is it necessary to be so rigorous?
"From your analysis, Abby has absolutely no motive or possibility of committing the crime." Dean asked, "Then how do you think she is the murderer?"

"A great deal of evidence points to her."

Carl Dawson took up the conversation, stating hoarsely,
"Let me talk about it, and everyone will revisit it by the way, clear up their thoughts, and see if there are any omissions."

"Four days ago, September NO.20, at five o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, West Ninth Street Booker Park, Ms. Sophia, who was walking with her pet dog, accidentally found the deceased in the depths of the park, and immediately called the police."

Dean glanced at Holden unhappily. He had discovered the body four days ago. Why did he only find out when he ran into it today?

Holden shrugged helplessly,

"The bureau is too busy, searching for evidence, questioning witnesses, and applying for an arrest warrant with the district attorney, which takes too much time and accidentally ignores you. I am also worried that such a bad case will leave a shadow on your mind. Going to let you know."

"I'm not that vulnerable," Dean said.

Carl continued,

"Our people rushed to the park at [-]:[-] and immediately sealed off the scene of the crime, checked and collected the traces left by the murderer, and questioned the witnesses who were in the park at that time."

"Three witnesses all stated that they saw a girl with short hair, pimples, white sportswear, and sneakers, riding a bicycle and driving the victim to the depths of the park."

"The height, build and appearance of the cyclist they said were [-]% similar to Abby, and according to their confession, apart from Abby and the victim, there was no third person who entered the park where the incident occurred."

"Later, the witnesses accurately picked out the photo of Abby Clark from a bunch of photos. That tomboy was quite eye-catching."

"We checked all the surveillance around the park, and also found a video of Abby riding a car with the victim to the park. The video data is the best evidence."

Carl threw a few photos to Dean. In the photos, Abby was wearing a white sportswear. Not only the back view, but also the front face were clearly taken.

The three black stripes on her sleeves are very eye-catching in the sun.

"The most critical point is that Thomas Allen obtained Abby Clark's hair, fingerprints and saliva samples under legal conditions. We sent Abby's samples for inspection along with a large amount of evidence at the crime scene. Guys After working overtime and after two rounds of tests, the results finally came out this afternoon—the DNA and fingerprints all came from Abby Clark."

damn it!
Dean's face darkened,
"But this can't prove that Abby is the murderer, right? As long as she has normal physical contact with the victim, she may leave a biological sample!"

"You're right, but how do you explain these two points? Abby's fingerprints and skin cells were found on the victim's murder weapon found in the trash can in the park... If she wasn't the murderer? Why did she touch it? The murder weapon?" Carl threw several other test reports in front of him, "In addition, the victim... the saliva samples taken from tissue tears and bite marks exactly matched Abby's samples."

Carl paused, his eyes shot a cold light like a knife, "She hurt that boy 100%."

These words were like a heavy hammer that shattered the last luck in Dean's heart.

His face turned pale, and he gripped the corner of the table tightly with both hands.

A large number of witnesses, plus DNA and fingerprint evidence are enough to convict Abby, how can I clear her from the charges?

Dean's original firm belief began to loosen——

Abby, did I really know that shy, innocent, innocent girl?Or is there a demon hidden deep in her heart!
……

Dean had just had this idea in his mind, and a bright red reminder flashed in front of his eyes:
Trigger new events - demon or innocent?
Your friend Abby Clarke is in big trouble, and the LVPD Major Crimes Squad has got enough evidence to prove her involvement in a serious case. The evidence is in front of you, and your heart is shaking.

But the truth is really as seen with the naked eye?
Now, get involved and discover the truth behind this brutal case.

Help Abby clear her name and arrest the real culprit.

Or find out more evidence and crucify Abby's sin.

Difficulty: Unknown (too little information)

Completion reward: at least 80 experience points...

Failure penalty: none
Duration: two weeks

Investigation progress: 5/100.

……

"You and Abby are good friends, it's normal that you can't accept the reality for a while."

Seeing his companion's face turned pale and cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, Holden persuaded, "Don't worry about this case, go back and have a good rest."

"Everyone, please allow me to participate, let me just watch." Dean stood up abruptly, and glanced at the seniors firmly, "Abby is my good friend, if she is innocent, I want to do something , to clear her name, but if she commits a crime, I also want to ask her why!"

Carl Dawson rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, and was about to speak,
"Caz—"

The door to the office was suddenly pushed open.

A detective in a black suit came in and said flatly,

"We found new witnesses in a bar, let's go and see together."

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(End of this chapter)