The entrusted case accepted by Dean is located in a nearby small city.

   Early the next morning.

  He bid farewell to Neil, and drove to the place they agreed to wait for yesterday.

  The two agreed to meet at this location at eight o'clock.

  But for some reason, Dean didn't see Happy's figure until 8:10, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

  He doesn't like guys who aren't punctual.

   Just when he was about to take out his mobile phone and call Happy.

   "Didi~"

  The horn of a black car interrupted Dean's movements.

  A familiar head stuck out from the window of the driver's seat: "Boss Dean, I guess you have to go through this commission by yourself."

   It turned out to be Harry.

   To be precise, it was Harry with a bruised nose and a swollen face.

  Dean realized something was wrong: "Did you fight?"

Harry subconsciously touched his swollen cheeks, a little embarrassed: "It's like this, Hapi, I don't know what happened yesterday. When we were drinking together, he kept staring at a woman, but the woman's man My friend was a member of a small gang, and we ended up having a fight, and Happy's little brother was kicked and probably spent a few days in the hospital."

   Dean rolled his eyes.

  He still wanted to find someone to help him, but this happened.

  Harry hesitated: "By the way, Boss Dean, why did Happy say that his abnormal behavior yesterday is the only way to become a good detective?"

  He was curious what Dean taught Happy yesterday that made him a moron.

   Dean: "."

  God is my witness, he is just that Harpy can try to develop the habit of observation and analysis, but he didn't tell him to stare at a woman in a bar like an idiot.

   Wordlessly bid farewell to Harry.

  Dean can only embark on the journey alone.

  Happy, the little brother, he is not going to accept it.

  This kind of straightforward idiot can easily lower the IQ of the team.

  The small town of Carlo, which was entrusted, is not far from downtown Los Angeles, only more than 80 miles away. It belongs to an independent town, but because it is close to Los Angeles, the population is constantly being siphoned, with only two to three thousand people.

   In the afternoon, Dean arrived in the small town of Carlo.

Small but complete.

  The school and hospital here are as well-equipped, but it looks very old, the houses are far apart, and the streets are spacious. There are not many pedestrians on the road, only some middle-aged and elderly people sitting on their own lawn basking in the sun.

  According to the address, Dean came to the house of the client whom he had contacted in advance.

   "Hello, I am Detective Dean. I am employed by the Smith Detective Agency and have taken over the commission of your son's case." Dean looked at the tired-looking middle-aged man in front of him and revealed his identity.

   "Thank God you're finally here."

  The man stepped aside, and after Dean sat down, he hurried to the refrigerator to get water.

  Looking at the back of the man, Dean began to recall the information he saw in his mind.

  He is the client, named Fadili, a middle-aged white man who is the owner of a fried chicken fast food restaurant.

   A few days ago.

  The middle school teacher of Fadili's son was murdered and died in his home. When the town police arrived after receiving the news, they happened to meet Fadili's son who was about to escape.

  Although no evidence of Fadili's son's criminal process was found throughout the scene, it was difficult to explain why Fadili's son appeared at the teacher's house at that time for no reason.

  So, the town police took Fadili's son back to the police station.

   One more thing to add here.

  Fadili's son, named Tiger, is only fifteen years old this year. He is tall and thin. Judging from the photos alone, he gives the impression of being taciturn, with a slightly gloomy temperament.

   This may also be one of the reasons why the town police regarded him as the first suspect.

   In addition, the middle school teacher who was killed by Tiger was a female teacher.

The name of the victimized female teacher is Toli. She is only 26 years old this year. Judging from the photos on the information, Toli is not only good-looking, but also has a plump figure. Lips, with style.

  Judging from the data alone, people subconsciously guess that the fifteen-year-old boy Tiger may have some kind of chaotic relationship with his teacher Tori, which led to the murder.

   As for the truth, Dean needs to see Tiger before he can make a judgment.

   "Mr. Dean, water."

  The client, Fadili, handed a bottle of ice water to Dean.

"Thanks."

Dean took the water, put it aside, and said seriously: "Mr. Fadili, the longer it takes for this kind of case to happen, the fewer useful clues can be found, so let's go straight to the topic, can you tell us from your perspective? , tell us about your son’s case in detail?”

"Can."

Fadili rubbed his swollen face with both hands, and after organizing his words, he suppressed his anger and said, "It's actually very simple. Teacher Toli invited my son Tiger to go there on the day she was killed. When Tiger arrives , Tori was dead, he was terrified and called the police.”

  Dean interrupted him: "You mean, your son was invited by Tori, and he was the one who called the police?"

  Consignment information is relatively simple.

   This point is not mentioned in the data.

   But if this is the case, without evidence, it is unlikely that the town police will directly regard Tiger as the first suspect.

   After all, it’s not the 1950s and 1960s, and Carlo Town is a small place. Everyone looks down and sees them. They are all acquaintances. This situation cannot be justified.

Fadili nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I can be sure that the alarm call was indeed made by Tiger, but he was still young and was very scared to stay there. In the end, he wanted to leave secretly, but he happened to bump into small town police officer, and he escaped."

   Dean: "."

   "This is not a normal reaction, what happens next?"

  Fadili nodded bitterly:

   "Yes, Tiger is too timid.

  Because he escaped abnormally and no useful evidence was found at the scene, the **** took Tiger away and conducted a polygraph test on him.

   As a result, Tiger failed, so Tiger became the first suspect.

  The town is not big.

  Teacher Tori was killed, and the impact was very bad. After some interrogation, Tiger was directly accused by the county prosecutor as a first-degree murderer, but I swear, Tiger is so timid, he will never kill anyone! "

  Dean ignored Fadili's swearing appearance.

  Human nature is a very complicated thing.

  Especially at certain times, honest and timid people, once impulsive, are far more cruel and impulsive than ordinary people.

  However, he noticed some key information in Fadili's words: the police did not find any useful evidence at the scene, Tiger's polygraph test failed

   Can guess.

  During the interrogation process, Tiger also had a big problem.

  Whether this kid is a murderer or not, he is hiding something.

Dean continued to chat with Fadili, and seeing that he could no longer get useful information, he got up and said, "Okay, Mr. Fadili, I can't give you an answer until I see Tiger, can you arrange it?" ?”

  Tiger has been charged by the local prosecutor.

  He was invited by Tiger's father as a detective. Without Fadili's support, Dean couldn't meet Tiger.

   "I'll arrange it."

  Fadili also knew that if he wanted his son to be exonerated, he could only do everything possible to assist Dean, the last straw.

   Half an hour later.

  A police car came to Fadili's house and picked up Dean and Fadili.

   It was a policewoman who drove to pick them up. She looked young, average-looking, and unremarkable in figure, but her neat ponytail gave off an impression of vitality.

   road.

The female policeman has been secretly looking at the handsome and tall Dean from the corner of her eye. When she was about to arrive at the detention center, she finally couldn't help but feel her youthful heart. She pretended to say to Fadili who was sitting in the co-pilot: Mr. Dealey, is this your detective?"

   The two clearly knew each other.

  Fadili nodded and introduced: "Nellie, Mr. Dean, is a special consultant of the Smith Detective Agency. He can definitely help Tiger regain his innocence!"

  In fact, as the owner of a small town fried chicken shop, Fadili didn’t know the status of Smith’s Detective Agency at all. It was only after being introduced by a lawyer that he realized that this detective agency was very powerful and might help his son.

   Nelly also obviously hadn't heard of the reputation of the Smith Detective Agency.

  She just wanted to strike up a conversation with Dean: "Hi Dean."

   "Hi, I'll trouble you next." Dean smiled back with the standard of a scumbag.

  Next.

  His actions will be accompanied by Nelly's whole body. A good first impression will help the next action scale, so sacrificing himself a little is also a righteous act with professional ethics.

   It can only be said that Fadili was lucky to meet a detective with integrity and professional ethics like him.

   During a simple chat.

  Dean understood that the small town police station has only six official police officers, and they usually deal with trivial matters in the small town. In case of special circumstances, there are also many voluntary 'auxiliary police' (Auxiliary Police) to assist.

   As for the prosecutor

   There is no prosecutor in the small town. Tiger's case was reported to the higher-level department of Carrow Town, which is actually Los Angeles County, for processing.

  The county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

  The process of this kind of small town case is quite troublesome.

   This is also the main reason why Dean was able to contact Tiger as a detective.

  Fadili is just an ordinary small owner of a fried chicken shop, and he doesn't have such a big network.

  Dean guessed that Fadili was able to arrange for himself to meet his son so quickly, which should have been chartered by the town's administrative officials and the sheriff.

   After all, there is no mayor or sheriff who wants a fifteen-year-old boy to kill his teacher in a small town under his jurisdiction, and it will appear on the news.

  The detention center in the small town is not big.

  Nellie, the female police officer, and the guards briefly greeted each other, and Dean met Tiger, the key person entrusted with the case, in a small room.

   Dean needs to talk to Tiger alone.

  The real Tiger is as tall and thin as in the profile photo, but his eyes are quite dull. Obviously, the experience during this period has had a great impact on this fifteen-year-old boy.

   "Hello, Tiger."

  Dean looked at the young man with dull eyes and unresponsiveness, and stretched out his palm: "My name is Dean, and I am the detective your father invited to help you. I can help you, but this requires your cooperation."

  Hear help.

  Tiger's sluggish eyes finally became more agile.

  He raised his head and excitedly held Dean's hand: "Can you really help me?"

  Dean nodded confidently: "As long as you can cooperate with me, of course there is no problem!"

  After a simple appeasement.

  Tiger's state is finally quite normal.

  He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Mr. Detective, I swear, I really didn't kill Teacher Tori. I will cooperate with you whatever you want to know!"

  Dean swept Tiger's eyebrows.

  When he was speaking, the corners of Tiger's eyebrows trembled, which was the result of guilty conscience reflected on his face.

   This guy, there is a problem.

   Didn't the local police officers slander Tiger?

  Dean remained calm, but took back the words that had come to his lips, and began to ask about Tiger's school life.

   For study life.

  Tiger was a little silent, it was obviously not some good memories.

   But for freedom.

  He still told Dean some of his school routine based on Dean's questions one by one.

   During chat inquiry.

  Dean has been observing Tiger's facial expressions.

  He noticed that when faced with his detailed questions, Tiger's eyes were down, and he broke off his eye contact. This was actually because Tiger was recalling.

  He was recalling his past daily life, making sure to give Dean a real answer.

  This shows that what Tiger said is true.

   Those were some bad memories.

  Being bullied but not knowing how to resist, this may be the reason why the fifteen-year-old Tiger has a gloomy temperament on him.

  See that the preparation is almost the same.

  Dean looked into Tiger's eyes and suddenly asked, "Tiger, why did you end up at Teacher Tori's house?"

Tiger was taken aback for a moment, then stared at Dean in a daze, and after a little silence, he said slowly: "Ms. Tori said she wanted to find me, but when I passed, the door of the room was open, and I saw the teacher Lying in a pool of blood, I was very frightened and ran away. I saw a phone booth in the middle, so I called the police and went back to the house, trying to wait for the police to come, but..."

His eyebrows slanted, he lowered his head again, put his head in his hands, his tone was painful, and his body trembled uncontrollably: "But, I really didn't kill Teacher Tori, I saw blood all over the ground, I was very scared, I was scared The murderer would come back and wanted to leave again, but just happened to run into the police who rushed over!"

  Dean looked at the trembling and helpless Tiger, and shook his head slightly.

  This guy, there are truths and lies in what he said.

   When answering why he appeared at Tori’s house, Tiger stared blankly. He didn’t have the slightest recollection behavior when answering the school life before, and expressed it clearly without pause, indicating that this was a speech he had prepared long ago.

  The following words.

  Dean wasn't sure Tiger was telling the truth.

  He can only see that Tiger is really sad about the death of the female teacher Tori, but whether Tori's death has anything to do with Tiger, because under the cover of sadness, it is really difficult to analyze.

   "Okay, Tiger, thank you for your cooperation, but you need to rest more now. I will try my best to investigate the truth of the case before the process is over."

  Dean patted Tiger, wanting to take the opportunity to see the real expression on Tiger's face under his lowered head.

   But this guy kept his head down.

   This isn't an interrogation after all.

   It is impossible for Dean to use some methods as he used to treat prisoners.

Without any choice.

  He nodded with the guard who had been looking inside, and left the small room.

   After going out.

   Dean took a deep breath.

   After a long break.

   After taking over the case again, I felt fulfilled again.

  I just hope this case won't be so boring!

  I just remembered that I haven’t sorted out the reward list, I’m so damned!