amaotonovel Chapter 2964 Leisure Time (34)
Chapter 2964 Leisure Time (34)
Chapter 2964 Leisure Time (Thirty-four)
"Feast? What feast?"
A series of images flashed through Tim's mind: a rainy night in Gotham, the reflection of leather shoes, a dark umbrella, and a red vortex crashing into the rain...
Tim had never actually seen Professor Schiller kill anyone, he only learned about the turbulent events of the previous era from Cobert and others, but he had always had a rich imagination, and his smart brain allowed him to perfectly complete the details of certain stories.
There was only one word spinning in Tim's mind - no good banquet.
At this time he heard noises coming from outside the room. Peter seemed to say something, but soon the footsteps disappeared.
This meant that someone might be coming, but Peter couldn't stand at the door waiting for him too long and had to leave.
This is just right, Tim thought. It's troublesome to have someone following him. There are too many things he can't do.
Soon there was no movement on the balcony. It seemed that Schiller had finished his call. Tim did not stay there for too long. He climbed over the windowsill and returned to the house, speculating on where Schiller might have gone.
When passing by the window of the second-floor corridor, he saw that as time got later, more and more people came. Cars stopped at the gate of the farm, and guests poured in from the gate.
There is no time to delay, Tim thought. The identity of a cleaner is a good disguise, but it won't last long. Once the banquet officially starts, all irrelevant staff will not be allowed to stay here. They will be kicked out.
Tim took the mop and took a few quick steps, but he saw Harley's fleeting figure in the crowd. Before he could say hello to her, she quickly crossed the hall and disappeared.
Just as he walked out of the gate and was about to go around the back of the house, he vaguely heard the sound of something heavy falling above his head.
Tim looked up and saw a room on the second floor with the curtains half-drawn. A figure flashed past but no other sound was made.
Even so, Tim realized something was wrong. He was very close to the back door at this time. He picked up the cleaning tools and ran upstairs quickly. He fooled the security guard on the second floor with the excuse that the room needed cleaning and arrived at the door of the room as quickly as possible.
The door was not locked, leaving a small gap. Tim tilted his head slightly and looked inside. He saw a figure leaning on the bed with one hand covering his stomach.
Tim took a deep breath, held all his things in one hand, gently opened the door, slipped in sideways, and tiptoed to the man's side.
This was the big shot they had seen in the room before. After looking at his face carefully, Tim was sure that this was the congressman.
He was unconscious at this time, but it was probably not due to excessive blood loss. It was more like he was anesthetized. Tim checked the wound on his abdomen and found that he was probably stabbed. No important internal organs were injured and the injury was not serious, but if he continued like this, he would definitely be fatal.
Tim, who has extensive experience in murder cases, immediately realized that the person who anesthetized the congressman and the person who stabbed him might not be the same person. If they just wanted to stab him, there would be no need to anesthetize him. If they could have done it, there would be no need to stab him.
This was quite interesting, but Tim didn't have much time, so he immediately took off the congressman's coat, tied it around his abdomen to stop the bleeding, grabbed the cleaning tools and rushed out the door shouting.
"Someone come! Someone come quickly! Someone is being attacked!!!"
The security guard heard the news and rushed directly into the room where Tim was. The congressman was quickly helped out. As expected, FBI agents followed closely behind. Tim saw Steve and Jason.
This place is quite far from the town, and before the ambulance arrived, someone was using a first aid kit to give the congressman first aid.
Tim recalled the figure he had seen before. It didn't look like Schiller. He should be stronger than Schiller. He searched for all the people he had seen in the house so far. Finally, he was surprised to find that the person who did it might be an acquaintance he had met.
When he thought of this, he quickly stepped back and blended into the crowd because Matt was coming over with his students.
Tim lowered his head, but his eyes glanced over the trouser legs of the two men. Everyone here was dressed in suits and it was impossible to tell anything from their clothes.
Tim paused slightly, walked around the back of the crowd, and came to the bathroom on the first floor near the back door.
No one would use a snake spear to stab someone in such a situation. The weapon must be small so that it is easier to hide. Tim also checked the wound and it was probably caused by a dagger.
A relatively short weapon would inevitably cause a problem, that is, the hands would be stained with blood. Even if the suit was thicker and the wearer was skilled, the part close to the abdomen could not be kept clean.
If there is blood, you have to wash your hands. The crowd came up from the stairs at the main entrance, so it was impossible to take that staircase, otherwise you would run into people. There are two possible routes, either jump directly from the balcony, or take the stairs at the back door.
But no matter which route you take, there is only one bathroom you can choose, and that is the one near the back door.
Tim walked in, picked up the cleaning sign next to the door and put it in front of the door to prevent anyone from disturbing him. He looked down at the floor and saw obvious footprints with water marks.
This is not surprising. It has been raining a lot on the west coast recently and the air humidity is very high. The floor of the modern stone cottage is marble. It is almost evening and the temperature is dropping, so a layer of water mist will condense on the ground.
It is very thin and has almost no effect on walking, but it will leave footprints.
Tim found two footprints under the sink.
If nothing goes wrong, this was left by Matt's student named Larry. The height, weight, walking posture and the way he bends over to wash his hands are exactly the same.
Larry stabbed the congressman and then hurriedly ran away, went down the stairs on the other side of the corridor, went into the nearest bathroom, washed the blood off his hands, walked back through the corridor to the main entrance, and went up to the second floor with Matt from the stairs at the main entrance. His movement trajectory and timeline made perfect sense.
The motive for the crime is not clear yet, but this injury is not enough to kill the congressman. If Larry did it, he could not have failed to notice that the congressman was anesthetized. If he wanted to kill him, he could have just stabbed him in the neck.
This shows that Larry didn't want to kill him, and the stabbing was probably just to vent his anger.
That's right, Tim thought, it was because Larry found out that the congressman was drugged and realized that no matter what he did, the congressman would not find out, so he stabbed him.
Do the two of them have a grudge? Tim thought of Matt's previous comments about Larry. This person is obviously a narcissistic person, self-centered, and has a bad temper.
If the two of them didn't know each other before, it is possible that the conflict arose after they came here.
Combined with the information Tim had previously learned, the congressman wanted to win over this internet celebrity lawyer to build momentum for them. The process of winning over might not be so pleasant, or perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a threat. Larry stabbed the congressman in a fit of rage.
But there is still one thing that is not convincing, that is, how did Larry know that the congressman was anesthetized? How come the anesthetic took effect just when he went there, causing the congressman to fall into a complete coma?
It would be very dangerous to go there early or late. If we go too early and the congressman has not been anesthetized, and his face is seen, he will definitely be the primary suspect. If we go too late, the congressman will be awake and it will be impossible to take action.
And why does Larry trust the effectiveness of anesthetics so much? What if the dose given to the person is too small and the pain wakes the person up after he cuts him?
Although he is an internet celebrity, it is no easy task for him to become a member of Congress. If he committed the crime out of passion, there are too many variables. For the sake of his career prospects, he would not be so stupid as to do this.
Then it must have been premeditated, which means that the person who drugged the congressman and the person who stabbed him were in the same group.
As for why they were divided into two people, it was probably to clear suspicion. This way, they could provide alibis separately. The person who stabbed the person when he drugged him would have an alibi, and the person who drugged him when he stabbed him would have another alibi.
Although this little trick may not fool detectives like Batman, if it is done cleverly, it should be able to fool the FBI.
Who will cooperate with Larry?
Tim felt that the answer was obvious. Who else could it be other than the teacher of this internet celebrity lawyer?
But Matt is supposed to be a superhero, he wouldn't commit murder unless the purpose of him and Larry doing so was not just to hurt the congressman but to bring some benefit to him.
Judging from the congressman's current condition, his life is unlikely to be in any danger, and he will be fine after a month of rest. So, Master Matt and his apprentice just want the congressman not to show up recently?
No, no, no, if that's the case, there's no need to do it at a banquet where people are coming and going. We can do it tomorrow where there's no one. It's safer and less likely to be discovered.
Then I just want the congressman to leave here early.
But why?
Tim didn't have time to think too much as he was called over by FBI agents for questioning. After all, he was the first to discover the crime scene.
Since he dared to shout out, Tim was naturally prepared. He told the agent calmly that he was just a cleaner who came to the second floor to clean. He found that a door was not closed and wanted to remind the other party. He took a look through the crack in the door and found someone lying beside the bed, and then he shouted out.
The detective did not raise any objections, because after all, the person was not dead and was only slightly injured. There was no such thing as the person who discovered the crime scene being the murderer. The earlier the crime scene is discovered, the higher the chance of the person surviving. The murderer must be hoping to be discovered as late as possible.
However, the agent still diligently asked some details, and Tim answered fluently and performed flawlessly, so he was not suspected.
Not long after, the ambulance arrived. Tim watched a group of people put the congressman into the ambulance. He then looked at Master Matt and his apprentice who were greeting the people next to them, and narrowed his eyes.
Just then, he heard another bang behind the wall. He turned his head suddenly and looked out the window.
Screams broke the silence of the farm.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
"Someone jumped from the building! Someone jumped from the building! Someone come quickly! Mr. Lanter fell from the third floor!"