Chapter 5 idiot's testimony

In the middle of the night, gusty winds carried raindrops and crackled against the windows.Helen was sitting quietly by the bed alone, listening to the endless wind and rain outside the window, she was both a little frightened and a little annoyed. "Oh, it's such a nasty horrible weather again!" She sighed, got into the quilt, and was about to reach out to turn off the lamp beside the bed when she was suddenly startled by the sound of "bang bang" coming from outside again. She jumped, and listened carefully, she guessed that the door of her garage must have been blown open by the wind, and the sound came from the impact of the garage door opening and closing with the wind...

The wind was still blowing, and the rain didn't seem to stop.She thought to herself: If the garage door continues to hit like this, she may not be able to sleep tonight, but her husband is not at home, and no one will close the garage door for her. Reluctantly, she had no choice but to get up and get out of bed, and wrapped a thin pajamas tightly around her body, showing her graceful curves through the thin, almost transparent pajamas.No wonder, she was just in her early thirties, and she was originally a pretty woman with fair skin and a charming figure. Helen walked out of the bedroom and walked softly through the kitchen, leaving the door ajar for convenience when she came back.When she walked to the porch, the heavy rain in front of her eyes made her nervous and hesitant again, "How can I close the warehouse door in this weather? It would be great if my husband was at home. After all, he is a man, so he can take the place I've done it!" However, no matter whether she was nervous or hesitant, she was alone now, and the noise from the garage was still ringing, so she mustered up her courage, wrapped her pajamas tightly again, and went He ran quickly down the narrow aisle leading to the garage.

There was no place to shelter from the rain in the aisle, and the cold raindrops mercilessly hit her thin pajamas.Soon, she was drenched all over.A gust of cold wind blew, making her shiver.She stumbled to the garage door, surrounded by darkness, she fumbled for the light switch, but couldn't find it, in desperation she turned around to find something to rely on, but at this moment, she suddenly felt a huge The pain seemed to be hit by something on the head. She wanted to scream, but before she opened her mouth, she fell to the ground with a black eye, and a large pool of blood flowed from her head...

The next day, Sergeant Steve rushed to the scene after hearing the news. He was also surprised by such a tragic murder scene.He has served as the police chief in this small town for almost thirty years, and he has never encountered such a serious case. Sergeant Steve inspected the garage first, then stood by the workbench in the garage, considering where to cut in.To be honest, he has no experience in this kind of cases, because he only heard some knowledge when he was studying in the police school in the early years, but the town he worked in these years has never had such a horrific murder case, so he has no such experience. aspects of practice.what to do?Without being very sure, he thought: Maybe he should push this case out; maybe he should turn to the serious crime team of the city police station that specializes in investigating such cases—to borrow manpower from them, because their experience in handling cases is certain. richer.At the same time, make full use of the seven police officers in his own police station, and in case those seconded officers fail to investigate, his own people will do follow-up actions... While thinking about it, he leaned back on the workbench again. .

There are two skylights on the roof of the garage, from which the sunlight shines down, allowing people to clearly see everything in the garage.At this moment, Sergeant Steve is carefully looking at an iron pipe in front of him with the help of light.The iron pipe was about two feet long, and one end had been sawn off, while the other end was stained with blood. Obviously, it was the murderer's tool. "Perhaps the murderer left some marks on this iron pipe," the sheriff thought to himself. "Wayne, after you finish your work, take this iron pipe to the police laboratory in the city, and ask them to test the blood type on it." The police officer who worked on the powder and sprayer ordered, then turned and walked out of the garage door.

"Okay!" The police officer named Wayne nodded. Through preliminary investigations, the police have roughly understood the basic situation of the victim Helen. She is a housewife, her husband is named Benjamin, and she works in G City in the south, a hundred miles away from here.Under the command of Sergeant Steve, they quickly contacted the G City Police Department, requesting their assistance in finding Helen's husband, Mr. Benjamin, and informing him of the news of his wife's misfortune.The sheriff also arranged for a photographer to film the scene of the crime.Finally, the sheriff notified the hospital to dispatch an ambulance, accompanied by a doctor who escorted the deceased to the hospital morgue.After all the busy work was over, Sergeant Steve breathed a sigh of relief.

When he came to the street not far from the garage of Benjamin's house, he saw a young policeman walking down the steps of the opposite house with a notepad in his hand. It seemed that he had just finished his investigation. "Hey, Dick, I'm here!" He waved to the young policeman, and the young policeman named Dick ran up to him when he heard the sheriff's greeting, and without waiting for the sheriff to ask him, he reported directly: "Sheriff, just now I have investigated all the residents on this half of the street, but I haven't found any suspicious people so far."

"Oh, I guessed it would be like this," the sheriff frowned, and then ordered, "But, Dick, you have to continue to check, remember to check carefully those who live in the back, and don't miss it." Don't worry about any details. Well, I'll wait for your report in my office." As soon as Sergeant Steve finished speaking, he heard a sound behind him. He and Dick looked back, and it turned out that a couple came out from the house next door to the garage. The woman was still holding a dog. . Seeing the other party getting closer, Sergeant Steve and Dick also went up to greet the couple and greeted the couple proactively.The two people also stopped in their tracks, and the man on the left said in a thick and deep voice, "My name is Edgar." Then he pointed to the woman beside him and said, "She is my wife. We will live here." Next door, we saw your police car and ambulance from home early this morning, may I ask, what happened here?"

"Oh, it's like this. Mrs. Benjamin died last night. I'm Steve, the sheriff here, and he's Dick. I want to know by the way. Did you notice anything unusual here last night?" Steve said the sheriff. "Ah? She died? How could such a thing happen?" Edgar showed a shocked expression.Then he said to himself, "It's a pity! That beautiful woman, she has added a lot to this place, and honestly, her death is a loss. You, do you understand what I mean?" ?” Obviously, when he said this, there was a feeling of savoring in his tone, and the sheriff could even see him licking his lips with his tongue.

"According to our on-site analysis, she was murdered. Excuse me, are you familiar with her?" Sergeant Steve asked. "Murdered?" Edgar opened his mouth wide in surprise, repeating the sheriff's words mechanically. At this time, Mrs. Edgar, who had been standing by the side all the time, looked unhappy, and she curled her lips and said, "How do we know her well? Besides, we are not the same as her. She Her husband is away all year round, and she is the only one at home. She can almost run around without clothes all day long, trying to seduce every man in the neighborhood. Is it strange that such a thing happened to her? Strange to say , I think this kind of thing didn't happen sooner." When she said this, she looked disdainful.

"Every man?" Sergeant Steve's heart moved slightly, "Mrs. Edgar, you just said that she seduced many men, so do you know the names of these people?" He continued to ask. "Well, what do you say? To be honest, Mr. Sheriff, although I haven't seen her with any man with my own eyes, I am sure that as long as this vixen is around, no woman's husband here will be innocent. Yes. Now, you just asked us if we found anything unusual last night, no, we really didn't hear anything special." After she finished speaking, she poked Edgar lightly, indicating that it was time to leave. Edgar also seemed a little impatient at this time, and he said to Sheriff Steve: "I'm sorry, Mr. Sheriff, do you have anything else to do? If not, we should go for a walk with the dog, because we Billy at home walks along a fixed route every day." Seeing that the sheriff didn't say anything, they were about to turn around and leave.Before leaving, Edgar said again: "Mr. Sheriff, my wife's evaluation of that woman just now may be right. She is often scolded by her husband. Maybe her husband also knows that she does not obey the rules." After finishing speaking, this The couple walked away with their dogs. Sergeant Steve looked at their backs and felt that the appearance of the couple was very inappropriate. You see, although the man was short in stature, he was handsome. The leather shoes are also polished and polished, and it can be said that they pay great attention to grooming from head to toe.Looking at his wife again, she is much inferior. Although she is several inches taller than her husband, she is plain-looking. The clothes she wore were even more tasteless. "It's incredible, how can these two people live under the same roof?" He couldn't help shaking his head with a smile. When Sergeant Steve left the scene of the crime and returned to the police station, he received a report from the duty officer, saying that the police in City G had found the victim's husband, Benjamin, and told him the news of his wife's tragic death. Benjamin was on his way home. "If only I were in City G, I can see for myself how Benjamin will react when he hears the news." He thought.Of course he also knew that this was impossible. Because there are fewer police officers in the town, the sheriff usually has to deal with all kinds of trivial matters personally, and now that such a major murder has occurred, Sheriff Steve is naturally very busy, no, he just flipped through the Some documents, and Dick came in, and the young policeman was going to report the newly discovered situation to the sheriff. "Sheriff, according to your instructions, I conducted a careful investigation of the residents around the place where the incident happened. They all said that they didn't see or hear anything when the incident happened. In addition, people's evaluation of the victim is not as expected. To be more specific, it means that she likes to wear those ultra-short shorts and walk around in her yard, but she doesn’t show off outside. What Mrs. Edgar said just now I heard it too, but what I understand is not exactly what she said, maybe only the Edgars saw something. By the way, Sheriff, I brought two people, a boy named Hubert And his mother, they live on the other street, and I heard from the neighbors of this mother and son that the boy is not very bright, and likes to stay in the garage of Benjamin's house all day, so I got him, and his mother was worried , and insisted on coming, do you think you want to meet them?" "Okay!" Sheriff Steve nodded. After a while, Dick led the mother and son to the sheriff.The sheriff looked up and down and found that the mother was thin and haggard, while her son, the boy named Hubert, was tall and fat, taller than himself and Dick, especially he On that fat face, there was a pair of small eyes. As soon as he entered the room, he looked left and right, with an uneasy expression. "You... hello!" The boy grinned at the sheriff with a naive look, and he was holding a hat that somehow kept falling to the ground. Sergeant Steve nodded slightly.He could hear that although this young man was tall, his voice was childlike, and that thin voice was full of trust and friendliness. "Hubert was reluctant to come at the beginning. He was a little afraid that we would hurt him. I asked him not to worry." Dick, who was standing by, said in a very gentle and calm voice. "Yes! I promise you will not come to any harm, come on, Hubert, please sit down, I just need to ask you a few questions." Sheriff Steve said with a smile, and then he turned to Hubert's mother , said to her, "Madam, please let Hubert answer when I ask a question later, I hope you will cooperate with me." Sergeant Steve was sitting in front of the desk, with a smile on his face all the time, but he was thinking to himself: "The boy in front of me is a man with a weak mind. What kind of questions can I learn from his answers? Get the clues you want to solve the case?" It seems that how to ask questions has become a big problem, but Sergeant Steve still has a way. "Hubert, do you know Mrs. Benjamin?" "Oh." A childish smile appeared on Hubert's face, and he shook his head slightly. "Hubert, you should know her. You often go to her place to play. Her house is very close to yours, only one street away." "Oh, you mean Helen, right? She's not Mrs. Benjamin. She lets me call her Helen. I like her a lot. Whenever I go to play with her, she makes me build things in her garage. We sometimes We're still drinking chocolate tea together." "Hubert, did you go to her garage to play at night? Think again, maybe you went last night." "Last night? I don't remember, I seem to have been there sometimes." As he spoke, he reached for the hat that Dick had just picked up for him and put it on the table. "Oh?" Hubert's hand caught Sheriff Steve's attention, and he moved back to the table. "Hubert," Sergeant Steve asked, staring at his hand, "what happened to your hand? When did you break it?" "My hand?" Hubert looked down, and there was indeed a wound. Because he had to concentrate on thinking just now, he ignored the wound on his hand. The smile on his face disappeared suddenly, and his face was sullen. , murmured, "I don't know, maybe I hurt it while climbing a tree in the park." "Hubert, listen to me carefully," Sergeant Steve looked at him with gentle eyes, "Helen was hurt last night, we know you like her, but you didn't hurt her, did you?" Hubert was fiddling with his hat with his big hands, and said nothing, but kept turning his little eyes. "Hubert, were you the one who hurt Helen last night?" Sergeant Steve asked again. Hubert remained silent, but after a while he suddenly replied in a grown-up voice: "No, I didn't hurt anyone! I hate it here." Then he raised his voice and shouted: "I don't like it here, I want to go home!" "Oh, don't be nervous, Hubert, wait a little longer," Sergeant Steve hurriedly comforted him, "Hubert, it's none of your business now, you and Officer Dick wait outside for a while, I and Talk to your mother for a minute, will you?" Hubert nodded resignedly, and followed Dick out of the office. Sergeant Steve turned his gaze to Hubert's mother, and said to her calmly: "Madam, you have seen it just now, I know your son's intelligence is not sound, but how serious is it? Is he still alive?" Other abnormal behavior? Has he ever caused any harm to others? Also, how old is he? These are all I want to know, please tell me about your son, please?" Facing a series of questions from the sheriff, the thin and haggard mother said wearily, "Oh! I am so miserable. Hubert is nineteen years old this year, but...but his intelligence is only five or six years old. level.” She took a breath, and then said slowly: “My husband has passed away, and I should send the child to the orphanage, but I really don’t feel relieved. Mr. Sheriff, my Hugh Burt is a kind boy, please believe me, I have sent him to several schools for disabled children before, and the teachers and classmates there also said that he has a gentle personality and a kind heart, and I am telling the truth. When I came, Officer Dick told me that there was a murder in the town, Mr. Sheriff, I can assure you that my son would not have done that kind of thing.” At this point, she took out her handkerchief and covered her face, choked up and speechless. Sergeant Steve understood the mood of the woman in front of him very well, so he didn't speak, but just waited silently.It took a while for Hubert's mother to regain her composure. Sergeant Steve wanted to learn about Hubert's behavior from the mother, especially what he did last night, so he asked again: "Madam, we don't know much about this child. He often Going out at night? Did he go out last night?" Hubert's mother looked helpless, sighed and said: "Oh! He went out. It rained so much last night. I was worried that he would catch a cold if he got in the rain, so I advised him not to go out, but he didn't Listen to me, I really can't stop him, as for where he went, I don't know." As she spoke, tears rolled down her skinny face again. "Oh, so that's the case." Sergeant Steve considered that the matter hadn't been clarified after all, and he needed to talk to Hubert again, so he stood up and said, "Ma'am, I know you believe in your son, But we still need to know more about his situation. I am going to talk to a psychiatrist to see if he can provide some clues. Don't worry, we will take good care of him. If you want to see him, you can always You can come, do you think this is okay?" Hubert's mother stood up slowly and nodded. Sheriff Steve returned to the office after sending Hubert's mother away.He recalled the conversation with Hubert and his mother just now, thinking carefully: Hubert went out in the rain last night, what on earth would he do?Although I have seen some children lose their temper or get angry suddenly, but like Hubert, who has only the intelligence level of a five- or six-year-old child, would he suddenly lose his temper to hurt others, and even grab iron pipes as a substitute? Weapons kill people?Also, he liked Helen so much, but why did he still hurt Helen?He thought over and over again, but couldn't figure it out for a moment. In the following time, Sergeant Steve not only called a psychiatrist, but also talked to Hubert several times, but they were all as futile as before.Although Hubert was very polite and grinned from time to time, he never answered the topic of the murder, no matter how inspiring he was, it was useless.Naturally, the sheriff could not get any valuable clues. Sergeant Steve was sitting in his office, troubled by Helen's murder, when the watchman told him someone was coming, and quickly led a man in. "Mr. Sheriff, I'm Benjamin, Helen's husband, please tell me what happened? Who did it? Oh my God, I can't believe it!" The man who came in had a painful and nervous look on his face, saying After he finished, he sat down on the sofa, holding his head in trembling hands. Sheriff Steve told him what happened.After hearing this, Benjamin froze there for a long time without moving, then suddenly he jumped up, his face was flushed red, his eyes glowed with anger, and he shouted: "Yes, he did it! It's the door!" I saw him outside just now! Helen, why are you so confused, I told you that stupid boy is not a good thing, don’t invite him to our house, but you just don’t listen, What's going on now? Oh, my God!" After a while of roaring, he pointed to the half-open door of the office and shouted, "You, what are you police, you should have arrested him long ago!" Steve The sheriff noticed a cut on Benjamin's outstretched hand. "How did you hurt your hand?" Sergeant Steve asked, looking him in the eyes. "My hand?" Benjamin turned his hand over to look at it, then lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "Oh, it's my shoe that got chewing gum stuck to it, and I accidentally scratched it when I was scraping down, It's okay. Mr. Sheriff, what do I have to do now? Where is Helen now?" When he said this, his tone was much calmer. "There's nothing you 'must' do, Mr. Benjamin. We've taken your wife to the hospital. You'd better go there and take care of the funeral. Of course, I have some questions for you, but You can wait and see, you take care of your own affairs first." Sergeant Steve said. Benjamin stood up slowly, and it was not difficult to see that he was suffering from pain in his heart.When he walked slowly towards the door of the office, Sergeant Steve suddenly remembered something, stopped him and said: "Mr. fingerprints, do you agree?" Benjamin stopped in his tracks and nodded. Sergeant Steve called Sergeant Wayne to come to the office and said to him, "You print Mr. Benjamin and send him home yourself." After Wayne led Benjamin away, Sergeant Steve sat in front of the desk again, and at this moment his mind was full of Benjamin again. "What kind of person is Benjamin? How could he have injuries on his hands? Could it be that he scratched chewing gum? Judging from the expression on his face when he heard about his wife's murder just now, his face did show shock and pain, but Is this true? It may also be pretended. Also, when this person came in, he was very angry and yelled. If there is no doubt, it is understandable. After all, his closest relatives died, but How did the mood change so quickly? Could it be that he has had a lover for a long time, and now his wife is dead, just as he wished?" Sergeant Steve racked his brains to think. Sheriff Steve stays late at the office.During this period, he received a call from the chief of the serious crime team of the G City Police Department: "Hello, is this Sergeant Steve? I'm sorry to call you so late. The hospital has confirmed the cause of Helen's death." The time of his death was between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the evening. In addition, we also conducted an investigation on Benjamin's situation. We found the night manager and waiter of the motel, and they provided an important clue——Benjamin I went out at nine o'clock on the night of the incident and didn't come back until two o'clock in the middle of the night. This time coincided with the time Helen was murdered, and it was not too far from City G to your place. Of course, they also reported that Benjamin heard The news of his wife's murder was so painful, but who knows if he was faking it? Because they found out that when Benjamin was in City G, a woman always called him, and that woman even came to the hotel to look for him. According to the night shift manager of the hotel Said, he can hear the voice of the woman on the phone, if it needs to be identified, he can cooperate, and that's the situation." Putting down the phone, Sergeant Steve came to Wayne's office quickly again. He wanted to know how the fingerprint matter was going.In order to solve this murder case as soon as possible, all the police officers in the town are working overtime and are extremely busy. "Well, are the fingerprints out?" he asked. "It will take another hour, and we can figure it out tonight." Wayne, who was buried in his work, raised his head and said. At almost ten o'clock in the evening, Wayne came to the sheriff's office, and he reported: "Sheriff, the fingerprints at the scene of the crime have come out, there are Mrs. Benjamin's fingerprints on the car and the garage door frame, and Benjamin's It is everywhere, Hubert's fingerprints are there, and there are other fingerprints, and I am going to send these fingerprints to Washington, please check there if there is any match with their files, if any , we will have one more clue to solve the problem. Unfortunately, the fingerprints on that iron pipe are not very clear, and I can hardly identify them after using it for a long time." Listening to Wayne's report, Sergeant Steve first said He nodded thoughtfully, then frowned again. After Wayne left, he looked at the fingerprint report on the table, and kept thinking: "Who does this unidentifiable fingerprint belong to? This is obviously another mystery to be solved. Yes, I should still find Talk to Benjamin!" After making up his mind, he immediately drove to Benjamin's house. At this moment, Benjamin's house was brightly lit, and his car was parked in the yard instead of the garage. Sergeant Steve certainly understood this man's psychology.He drove the car across the driveway and also parked in the lot in front of the house next door. When he got out of the car, there happened to be a man walking down the steps with a dog. When he saw him, the man stopped and stood there hesitating for a while, but he quickly recognized the police officer in front of him. And greeted enthusiastically: "Oh, so it's Mr. Sheriff, what's the matter? You're here again, have you found any clues? Is there anything I can do for you? Look, I'm about to bring Billy out Walking around, it's all a habit." "Good night, Mr. Edgar." As he said that, he bent down and touched Billy's ear, and then continued, "It's nothing. I know Mr. Benjamin is at home and I want to talk to him. Please go ahead." "Okay then, I have to go, look Billy is pulling me by the leash, the little guy doesn't like to be disturbed on his walk".With that said, Edgar turned and left. He had just walked a few steps, then turned around and said to Sergeant Steve: "However, if you find anything new, please let me know, because I am also very concerned The progress of this case, goodbye!" Sergeant Steve stood there watching Edgar being dragged forward by the puppy. Suddenly, he was stunned because he found that Billy and his master were acting strangely. The puppy was trying to rush towards Benjamin. the driveway of the house, while Edgar yanked back on the leash from behind, trying to stop it. "Please stay, Mr. Edgar!" Sheriff Steve yelled, and Edgar stopped, watching the sheriff walking towards him, "It seems that your puppy really wants to get into that Lane, may I ask, is that the walking route it is familiar with every day?" "Oh, no, no! Maybe there is something attracting it today, and its nose smelled something." Sergeant Steve could obviously feel that Edgar's voice was a bit strange when he said this. "Really? Then let me try it too." As he spoke, he took the dog's leash from Edgar's hand. Sergeant Steve loosened the leash as much as possible, and he followed the puppy and let it lead the way forward. As a result, the puppy ran straight towards the garage. When he came to the garage door, he pushed open the door, and saw the puppy The dog went around the car without hesitation, ran to the wall closest to Benjamin's house, then stood up on its hind legs, stretched its front paws to the workbench, and made a "whoop" sound in its mouth. Sergeant Steve carried the puppy to the workbench, and saw it lying there obediently curled up in a ball, with a carefree look. Then he looked out the window and found that what he looked at was Benjamin home bedroom. Sergeant Steve then left the garage, came to his car, opened the door, and picked up the microphone: "Hello, is this the night duty officer? Please find Wayne quickly and let him go to the police station. I'll wait for him there." .” The puppy Billy also came back to the yard. Sheriff Steve picked him up and shouted to its owner, "Edgar, get in the car!" "Police...Mr. Sheriff, what are you talking about?" Edgar walked towards the car slowly with stiff mechanical steps, and asked cautiously. "You should know what I'm talking about in your heart. Come on, get in the car and wait, I'll take your dog home first. Remember, don't play tricks with me, if you dare to sneak away, you will be regarded as a fugitive !" Under Sergeant Steve's majestic gaze, Edgar didn't say anything, but sat in the car obediently.At this time Dick just came over and stopped beside his car, "Dick, you give this dog to Mrs. Edgar and tell her that her husband was taken to the police station by me for questioning, nothing else Say more, that's it, go!" He ordered. "Why, Edgar is suspected of murder?" Dick asked hastily. "It's just a suspicion, but I'm sure I can get something valuable from him, maybe he's the one we're looking for!" Sergeant Steve took Edgar to the police station. On the way to his office, he met Hubert's mother and said "OK" to her. "Sheriff, Wayne is here," the night watchman reported to him. "Got it, I'll call him later." When he came to the office, Sergeant Steve pointed to a chair and said unceremoniously to Edgar: "Sit down! Tell me the truth, what is your relationship with Mrs. Benjamin?" Edgar became even more disturbed. He looked around and kept clearing his throat, as if there was phlegm stuck in his throat. "Go, there's a drinking fountain." The sheriff pointed to the corner, and Edgar stood up staggeringly, took a large glass of water from the drinking fountain, and drank it all in one go. After returning to his seat, he said, "There is no relationship between me and Mrs. Benjamin." Then, with almost all his strength, he screamed, "Sheriff, I swear, I don't even know that woman! Please believe me!" "Wayne!" Sergeant Steve yelled out the door. "Sheriff, what are your orders?" Wayne appeared at the door almost immediately. "Check the fingerprints on this glass, hurry up!" "Yes!" Wayne quickly took the cup away. Edgar, who was sitting on the chair, was a little at a loss.Sergeant Steve looked at him silently for five minutes and then said: "Now let's infer: You have to take the dog out for a walk every night. The dog went to their garage and peeped into the bedroom from the garage window, and of course it was Mrs. Benjamin, who was alone at home. I remember you saying she was 'beautiful' and a sight to behold in the town. Of course, I don't mean that you have anything to do with her by saying this, it's also possible that you just wanted to satisfy your senses by peeking, which you did more than once. Perhaps it was your despicable behavior that was caught by Benjamin on that stormy night. Madam discovered it by accident, maybe you accidentally knocked the wrench on the workbench to the ground while peeking, and the noise alarmed Mrs Benjamin. Anyway, when she came to the garage to check, she was surprised to find you, and you were worried that the matter would be exposed , kill her in a hurry! Mr. Edgar, am I right?" During Sergeant Steve's narration, Edgar was at a loss, and his forehead was sweating anxiously after listening to it. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by the door opening: "Sheriff, I After repeated comparisons, I just found a fingerprint that matches exactly, but I need to check again." Wayne poked his head and said. "Okay!" Sergeant Steve nodded to Wayne.Then, looking at Edgar again, he said to him, "Did you know we found your fingerprints in the Benjamins' garage? How do you explain it?" Edgar tidied up his clothes, coughed a few more times, and then said in a low voice: "Sheriff, I admit that I often go to their garage to spy on her. I found that location by accident. At the beginning, I warned I was worried that something would happen if I did this, but I couldn't help it later, and I gradually developed the habit of peeping. But I definitely didn't kill her, Sheriff, I swear, I didn't even touch her She!" His flushed face showed a confident look. Sergeant Steve suddenly grabbed Edgar's hand across the table, and turned it over to take a closer look. It turned out that there were no injuries on his palm or wrist. "Edgar, Edgar! What have they done to you?" Mrs. Edgar's voice suddenly yelled outside the door, and in an instant the woman with loose hair and slippers barged in. "Oh, I'm not, it's fine." He seemed a little afraid of her, stood up and dodged back again and again. "You, why did you come here?" he asked his wife in a low voice. "Mrs. Edgar, we are arraigning your husband, you go outside and wait!" Sergeant Steve said with an unhappy expression. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm here to accompany my husband! Don't think I'm easy to mess with, I won't let him be tortured by you alone!" the woman yelled violently, and she pulled Sitting in a chair next to her husband, he looked at Sheriff Steve with a challenging look. At this time, Sheriff Steve seemed to be hesitant. Facing such an ignorant and tough woman, he didn't know whether to allow her to stay or ask her to go out.At this moment, he noticed a figure shaking outside the door, so he stood up and walked out. 原来是本杰明和休伯特母子正在门外谈话，见他出来了，本杰明走过来对他说：“警长先生，我家里发生了这么大的事情，我实在是不想一个人待在家里，就又来了。我在家仔细想了想，觉得海伦不会是被休伯特伤害的，虽然此前我一直认为是他。警长，你还是解除对休伯特的怀疑，让他回家吧。” 史蒂夫警长用怀疑的目光盯着他：怎么，难道这个男人又是在表演吗？他皱了皱眉头，语气生硬地对本杰明说：“你先不要管休伯特，还是说说你自己吧！我来问你，你在G市认识的那个女人究竟是谁？你昨天晚上九点到午夜两点都不在旅馆，你去哪儿了？” 望着史蒂夫警长那一脸严肃的神情，再听着他那一连串的发问，本杰明惊讶地瞪大了双眼：“你，你在胡说些什么呀？我的母亲和妹妹就住在G市，昨天晚上我去看她们了，怎么，难道你在怀疑我吗？”本杰明涨红着脸说。 史蒂夫警长心里想：“这个本杰明的话是真是假，不难查清楚，倒是那个艾德加不大好办，他既有作案机会，又有作案动机，但难的是没有确凿证据，仅凭指纹来断定是不行的。” “好了，你先回去吧，本杰明先生，现在暂时没有什么事儿，如果有的话我再和你联系。” “好吧，谢谢警长！哦，我想，我可以顺便送休伯特和他母亲回家吗？” “可以，你们走吧。”史蒂夫警长高声说着。然后，他又迈着沉重的步子回到办公室，继续面对眼前的两个人——垂头丧气的艾德加和他那位如母老虎般凶悍的太太。 “艾德加太太，如果你想留下来也可以，但是你不能妨碍我的工作。”他对那位女人说道。 “艾德加，现在我们继续之前的谈话，我要求你从头开始，具体说说你是怎么杀害本杰明太太的。” “没有，我没有杀害她！警长，我说的都是实话。”艾德加拼命辩解着。 这时，门外传来一个孩子的声音：“晚安，警长，我们要走了。”史蒂夫警长抬起头，只见休伯特和母亲正站在门边。 休伯特走进来说：“妈妈告诉我说现在可以回家了，我很高兴，但我想走之前应该来跟你道个别。”说这话时，他的脸上露出了孩子般的天真笑容。他看到艾德加夫妇也在这里，也向他们微笑着点了点头，并且讨好地说：“艾德加太太，艾德加先生的感冒好些了吗？” “谁说我感冒了？你弄错了！”艾德加没好气地说。 “是艾德加太太昨天晚上对我说的呀。”休伯特的热心讨好遭到了冷遇，他满脸无辜的样子，“我没有别的意思，只是想问问你是不是好点儿了。” 这时，坐在一旁的艾德加太太恼火了，她怒气冲冲地喊着：“警长，快让这傻孩子走开，他再胡说八道，我就要找律师了。” 史蒂夫警长似乎从中看出些端倪，他起身走到他们中间，先是对艾德加太太挥挥手说：“艾德加太太，先别着急，听他说。”然后，他又转过头去，温和地对休伯特说：“孩子，别紧张，仔细想想，艾德加太太什么时候对你说她丈夫感冒了？” “昨天……” 当休伯特缓慢但清晰地叙述时，坐在椅子上的艾德加一直低垂着头，并用手蒙着脸，因为，他清楚地听到休伯特说出了这样一段让他震惊无比的话：“昨天晚上，天下着雨，我出去了，刚走到海伦家门口，就碰到艾德加太太从海伦家的车库里出来，手里还牵着那条小狗，她对我说，艾德加先生感冒了，由于下雨，他不能出来遛狗，只好由她出来牵狗散步，说完她就急匆匆地走了，当时，我还看到她的手受伤了，我还以为她也是像我一样因为爬树弄伤了手呢。” 艾德加太太脸色苍白，顿时瘫坐在椅子上，最后她招认，是她在那个雨夜潜进本杰明家的车库，杀害了她丈夫每晚都去偷窥的那个漂亮女人。