FULL NOVELXO Chapter 1871
After what had happened with Edwin, the Paramount Criminal Police Team once again was shrouded in gloom. Jefferson's arrival and the quick solving of the rotten corpse case made the other officers have high hopes for him.
The whole team originally thought the dismemberment case would be solved since Jefferson was around, even if it lacked clues. However, the fact was that as smart as Jefferson was, facing a case without leads, he could only proceed like ordinary people. He went on the streets to ask around, hoping to find some clues.
It didn't matter if they could find any useful clues. The most important thing was that they must not stop looking for evidence.
Of course, they didn't just walk around randomly. They had a plan and acted out accordingly. They split into two groups and went on separately.
Jefferson led a team and visited the relatives of the deceased couple while Quill led the other team to visit the close friends of the deceased couple. It took two days for them to finish talking to everyone. Just when the chances looked dim,
Quill's team made a huge discovery.
The team had learned a lesson from Edwin's incident. They did not get excited immediately because of the major discovery. Quill did not even report the discovery to Jefferson. Everyone knew that if they continued investigating, it was possible that they wouldn't even be able to find the killer but just another innocent person.
This time, the new suspect was Aaron Ziglar, who had a good relationship with the deceased couple. Moreover, he was the deceased couple's only child's godfather. The two families had a relationship closer than any of the blood relatives of the deceased couple.
The last time they visited, the officers asked Aaron's wife, Janet Moore about Aaron's whereabouts. At that time, Janet told them that Aaron had been working outstation for a month.
The other neighbors could also prove that Aaron was not at home. Then, the officers also went to the railway department to verify it. It was confirmed that Aaron had departed Chatterton Town by high-speed rail, and because of that reason they didn't investigate any further.
This time, when they revisited the Ziglar Village, Aaron was at home. When the police checked again, Aaron's reply was the same as Janet's. He told the police that he had just returned home two days ago. However, based on Quill's experience, he thought that something was wrong with Aaron's testimony but he could not tell the specifics. Therefore, he asked the railway department to find out when Aaron returned to Chatterton Town. However, they could not find any record of him returning to Chatterton Town by train.
Therefore, Quill went to several other transportation departments to check it out. However, he could not find the records of Aaron's return to Chatterton Town, whether by plane, ship, or car... Quill believed that Aaron was suspicious, but he still could not confirm how he had returned to Chatterton Town.
Another two hours later, Quill received news from an online car-hailing department. It appeared that Aaron had avoided all means of transportation that required identification by booking a car online with an unverified phone number. The officer from the transportation department found him through the picture that was taken inside the car that Aaron had taken.
Now, Quill had evidence that Aaron did leave Chatterton Town a month before the dismemberment case, but he also had evidence that he had returned on August 15th, which was two days before the murder. Aaron returned to Chatterton Town, but he didn't go home. This alone was suspicious enough.
After getting the evidence, Quill immediately returned to Aaron's house to arrest him. Unexpectedly, it was as if Aaron had figured that they would come back to arrest him. He had already climbed to the rooftop and waited for the police to come look for him.
Many onlookers downstairs were discussing, "Mr. Ziglar is an honest man and he had been very helpful to the neighbors in the past few years. Why does he want to kill himself?"
Someone continued, "I heard that the police went to his house this morning and interrogated him as if he was a criminal. He must have felt ashamed and didn't want to live any longer."
Someone chimed in, "That's outrageous. How could the police push the blame on him? Mr. Ziglar had always been an honest man and his reputation meant a lot to him. They're obviously forcing him to death by doing that to him."
When Quill, who had just at the scene, heard the discussion, he immediately flew into a rage. "The police had only asked him some routine questions. Who told you guys that they interrogated him like a criminal? Let me tell you, if you don't understand the situation, don't spread rumors."
When the crowd saw Quill who was in his police uniform, they stopped talking at once. However, their expressions showed dissatisfaction.
"Mr. Scott, I beg you. Please save Aaron! I'm begging you! Only you can save him now!" Janet rushed through the crowd with her five-year-old daughter and knelt in front of Quill. She was in tears as she pleaded, "Mr. Scott, Aaron is a timid man. When the police mentioned that he had committed murder, he was so scared that he climbed up the rooftop and sat there for hours. As long as you tell him that he didn't kill anyone, he would come down by himself."
"Stop the nonsense, Janet. We approached him just to ask some questions. Who said we accused him of murder? You'd better not spread rumors to confuse the crowd, or you will also be charged for violating the law." Originally, the discussion was already unfavorable to the police. After hearing what Janet had said, the people felt that the police had abused their power. Quill certainly would not allow others to slander the police. His face was livid.
Quill's solemnness and words made everyone angry, but they did not dare to speak out. The seeds of anger began to grow in their hearts. They firmly believed that Aaron wanted to kill himself because of the police.
"Okay, I apologize for saying that, but could you please go up and have a word with him first, Mr. Scott? He told me that he would only talk to you and he wouldn't let anyone else go near him. Otherwise, he would jump down from the rooftop..." Janet burst into tears as she asked for Quill's favor.
Since Aaron wanted to meet Quill, Quill had to do it. He ordered the other officers to contact a negotiation expert, and then agreed to Janet's request. "I'll see Aaron now."
Janet wiped off her tears and reminded, "Mr. Scott, Aaron is timid. He didn't actually want to die. I beg you to be patient with him and bring him down safely. Please tell him that my daughter and I won't be able to live without him."
"I'm going to see Aaron at your request. If I can't persuade him, the negotiation expert will take over. You don't have to worry." Quill comforted Janet, but he did not know why he was a little flustered. He felt that something was going to happen.