Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven Continues to Track

Early the next morning, after Ellery and Professor Adori had breakfast, Ellery hurried to Bratt's house to check again.Originally, he hoped to investigate quietly by himself, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stepped into the garden of Bratt's house, he saw Prosecutor Esham's car parked there, and stood on the face of the nearby policeman. An unusual expression.Ellery thought that something else was going on, so he picked up his pace and walked into the house. In the corridor, Ellery met Stallings.Palely, he pointed to the study room, where Prosecutor Esham and Police Officer Bonn were glaring at Fox, who was sitting across from them.Fox clasped his hands tightly, his eyes filled with uneasiness, while Mrs. Bratt, Heilin and Jonas Lincoln were like statues of gods made by Greek artists, sitting on the sidelines dumbfounded.

Esham saw Ellery standing outside the door: "Come in! Mr. Quinn. You came at the right time. Fox didn't tell us the truth at all." Ellery walked into the study quietly, and saw Fox standing motionless: "I don't know!" He said, of course he knew!It's just that he doesn't want to admit that this will bring him a blow. Bonn was really angry at the moment, and he grinned and said, "Don't pretend to be foolish, didn't you go to see Batosi Malone on the night of Thomas Bratt's tragic death?" Hearing this sentence, Fox trembled with fright on the spot, and his lips turned white.His body remained motionless as if being attracted by a magnetic field.

Elsham continued: "The time you let Stallings and the others get off at Roxie was eight o'clock in the evening, right?" Fox still stood there like a stone, his face pale. "What else do you have to say?" Bonn yelled, "How do you explain this? How could an innocent driver end up in a heinous den of thieves?" Fox moved a bit, but remained speechless. "Are you still refusing to tell?" The police officer walked to the door and gestured to a policeman outside the door, "Mike, go get the printing pad and paper." Soon the plainclothes criminal police brought the paper and printing pad.Seeing this, Fox immediately went mad and wanted to rush out the door.The plainclothes policeman put down the printing pad and paper, grabbed Fox's hands, and at the same time the police officer also tripped his feet, and slammed him down on the floor, leaving Fox with no room to resist.Herring had a look of horror on his face, Mrs. Bratt was expressionless, and Jona Lincoln couldn't bear to see him turn around.

Bonn ordered: "Take his fingerprints!" The police immediately grabbed Fox's struggling right hand and reluctantly stamped his hand, and then his left.Fox had a troubled expression on his face. "Go and check!" Officer Bonn approached Fox: "Fox isn't your real name, is it? In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't say it, we have already found out! Now, can you tell us why you went to Malone?" Fox still wouldn't say anything. "Where were you born?" Still silent. Bonn walked to the door, and stretched out his hand to call the two policemen standing in the corridor: "Shut this guy in the hut first, and investigate later." The two detectives pulled Fox away, and Fox tried his best to avoid Brad. The eyes of Mrs. Te and Miss Herring.

The officer wiped the sweat from his brow, turned around, smiled sheepishly, and said, "I'm so sorry, Mrs. Bratt, for doing such a rude thing in your house. But this guy is too good at acting." Mrs. Bratt said in shock, "No! I don't believe it. I think you are probably mistaken. Fox has always been a very polite young man. He works hard and never does anything wrong. Probably not, everyone. Is it him?" "If so, then..." Bonn asked suspiciously. "I don't think he will." Heilin said the opposite, her eyes were full of sympathy and pity, "Fox is a very educated person, he is definitely not a murderer. He doesn't associate with gangsters, doesn't drink too much, and never does bad things , I often see him reading some good books or collections of poetry!"

Esham shook his head sympathetically: "You have to know that some gangsters are very cunning. They are good at disguising, and even the people they kill can't believe it. You can't just judge by the appearance, of course, we are in the truth Before the truth comes to light, he will not casually wrong people. We checked his ID card, and he only worked for the previous owner for a few months." "Maybe he's working there to get his ID card," Bonn continued, and then he turned to Ellery again. "It's all with the help of your lord. This informant was introduced by your father. The arrangement is the first place."

"Are the sources correct?" Ellery asked. "The informant said that that night, he saw Fox go to the residence of the underworld boss Malone." Ellery shrugged. Miss Hei Lin said at this time: "You seem to always like to think of the worst side of people, it's really troublesome." Lincoln sat down, lit a cigarette, and said, "Miss Herring, we'd better keep our mouths shut." "Really? Lincoln, then please mind your own business!" "Well, these two are still like children," said Mrs. Bratt weakly. Ellery sighed softly: "Mr. Ersham! Are there any new clues?"

At this time, Police Officer Bonn said with a smile: "Mr. Ellery, let's talk about it after reading this!" So Bonn took out a bundle of typewritten documents from his pocket and handed it to Ellery, "If you can find any clues in it, Then you are a genius. But..." Before Bonn could finish speaking, seeing Lincoln was about to leave, he stopped him, "Mr. Lincoln, please stay, I still have something to ask you." The timing was perfect, and Ellery finally believed in Officer Bonn's tact and tactical ability.Lincoln paused and blushed, while the two ladies sat unnaturally in their chairs.At this time, the atmosphere seems to be about to explode after being suppressed.

"What's up?" "It's like this," Bonn stepped forward and said in a relaxed tone, "You said that you came back with Mrs. and Miss Bratt the night that Bratt's accident happened. Isn't that true?" "I... what do you mean by that?" Esham shook his head and sighed at the side: "It seems that you are not enthusiastic about this matter at all, but instead hide the truth, so that the case has not progressed so far. Mrs. Bratt, this is your husband's case! Honestly Let me know that the police have located the taxi driver who drove two of you home on Tuesday."

"Two people?" Ellery was surprised. "Yes! According to the driver's description, only Mr. Lincoln and Miss Bratt were the ones who came back by car that night." When Mrs. Bratt heard these words, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her whole expression turned strange. Seeing this situation, Miss Bratt stood up excitedly, stared and said, "Mom! Let me tell." She turned her face to Esham, "Do you mean to say that some of us and Murder related?" "Hei Lin, we still..." Lincoln wanted to stop Hei Lin's rude attitude.

"Jona, don't say anything, or I'll scold you too!" Lincoln bit his lip to avoid Hei Lin's gaze, and walked outside the house.Mrs. Bratt hid beside the sofa and wept.Hei Lin stood in front of his mother as if he wanted to protect his mother from being humiliated. "What should we do? Mr. Ellery!" Elsham spread his hands, "This kind of thing always happens in investigations. Miss Heilin, I understand your feelings very well, but please forgive me, because all the current Everyone is involved in the case, which means that each of you is a suspect."