Chapter 583 Motive
In a commercial police car.
Luke looked at Warlord Russell across from him. There was no trace of fear or anxiety on his face. He looked out the window from time to time. Luke followed his gaze and saw the location of the fire in Forest Park.
Luke asked, "Warlord Russell, what was the reason for your arson?"
Warlord Russell did not answer, as if he had not heard, still staring out the window.
Potter pushed Warlord Russell's shoulder, "Hey, our captain is asking you, why did you set the fire?"
Warlord Russell asked, "Why do you eat?"
“Because I’m hungry.”
“Why drink water?”
“When you are thirsty, you will naturally drink water. Does this have anything to do with setting fire?”
"Of course." Warlord Russell looked at Luke and Potter and said seriously, "It is your biological instinct to eat and drink, and it is my instinct to set fire.
There is no reason, it is just an instinct. "
Warlord Russell spoke very naturally, and Luke saw no trace of lying on his face.
Luke whispered to Potter, "Is this guy in his right mind?"
"Uh...his mind should have been normal when he was arrested last time." Potter's tone was a little uncertain.
Luke stared at the other person and pondered for a moment, "Describe how you set the fire?"
Warlord Russell glanced out the window, "I don't like the dark night, and I haven't like it since I was a child, so I usually go to bed very early.
However, I had insomnia last night. I was very depressed and couldn’t sleep no matter what.
Later, I went out for a walk and entered Mogaro Forest Park.
The trees in Mogaro Forest Park are very dense and the surroundings are dark. I smoked a cigarette and that was the only light.
The fire is very small and may be swallowed up by darkness at any time...
Soon, the cigarette will be finished, and I know I have to make a choice, light or darkness.
Finally, I chose the light! Warlord Russell looked out the window, as if talking to himself or telling Luke, "Don't you think it's beautiful?" "
Luke asked, "What time did you light the fire?"
“I can’t remember clearly, it must have been less than nine o’clock, maybe around eight-fifty.”
“What time do you usually go to bed?”
“Go to bed when it gets dark, around eight o’clock.”
“You went out for a walk because you couldn’t sleep?”
"Yes."
“What time did you leave home?”
Warlord Russell thought for a while, "I can't remember clearly. It might have been a little over eight o'clock, but it shouldn't have been more than eight twenty."
"Where do you live?"
“Ibarra community.”
Luke used his cell phone to check the community.
“Are you walking when you go out for a walk?”
“Sometimes I walk, but last night I wanted to go for a drive, so I drove out.”
"I just checked, it takes twenty minutes to drive from Ibarra Community to Mogaro Forest Park, and you left home at around 8:10 and started the fire around 8:50. Don't you think it's too late? ?”
Warlord Russell shrugged, "I think it's just right."
“Where in the park did you light the fire?”
“In the valley.”
"It takes twenty minutes to drive from the community where you live to Mogaro Forest Park, which is where we are now, and it will take at least ten minutes to enter the valley from here. Considering that it is night, the time may be longer.
Do you still think you have enough time? "
Warlord Russell licked his lips and continued, "I often come to Mogaro Forest Park and am very familiar with it. This time is enough for me."
“OK.” Luke stared at him and asked, “Which car did you drive when you came to Mogaro Forest Park?”
“A dark blue pickup truck.”
"number plate?"
“Hxeb328.”
As soon as Luke wrote down the bus number, there was a knock on the door outside.
Luke opened the car door. Jackson stood next to the car and glanced inside the car. "Captain, I have something to report."
After Luke got out of the car, he walked aside and asked, "What's the matter?"
“Preliminary autopsy results are out.”
“What was found was a male corpse. The body was not burned to death, nor was it suffocated by smoke. It was burned after death because the body was charred. The specific cause of death and time of death require further testing.”
“Where is the identity of the deceased?”
“The items related to the body were burnt, and the identity of the deceased cannot be confirmed for the time being.”
Luke sighed, "I know."
Jackson looked at the commercial vehicle and asked, "Captain, is this guy an arsonist?"
Luke didn’t answer. He turned back to the business car and asked Warlord Russell, “You just said that you set the fire out of instinct?”
“Yes, I have liked light since I was a child.”
Warlord Russell glanced at it and quickly turned his head to the side, "This has nothing to do with me. If I am to blame, it is because this unfortunate guy ran slowly. It is not so much that he was burned to death, but that he died of stupidity."
“Did you set the fire deliberately to burn him to death?” “No, I don’t know him at all.
I even admitted to the crime of arson, so there was no need to lie about it. "
“No matter what the reason was, you set him on fire and burned him to death, and you are a murderer.”
Warlord Russell sighed, "I'm sorry too... I just like fire and I didn't mean to kill anyone."
Luke said to Potter beside him, "Look at him."
“Yes, sir.”
Luke got out of the commercial vehicle and recalled the conversation between the two. He saw no obvious signs of lying on the other side, but there were contradictions in his confession.
First of all, the crime was committed in a hurry, and secondly, the body was not burned to death, but burned after death.
So who is the murderer of that body?
Luke thought it was not Warlord Russell.
He even admitted to the crime of arson. If he was really the murderer of the corpse, there was no need to lie.
Subsequently, Luke called the deputy team and asked him to investigate Warlord Russell's whereabouts last night to determine whether the other party had the time and motive to set the fire.
Luke himself continued to watch the scene.
The fire continued for another three hours. It was not until 5 a.m. that a flash of fish belly white appeared on the sky, and the firefighters finally extinguished the fire.
During the period, because the fire was so intense, two firefighters were injured and were sent to the hospital for treatment.
Eight o'clock in the morning.
Luke led a team into Mogaro Forest Park to search and investigate the cause of the fire.
Mogaro Forest Park, which was originally lush with trees, has now become bare. There are dark trees everywhere. The road underfoot is very muddy. Every time you step on the black mud, walking is very difficult.
Xiao Hei shook his head and sighed, "That **** actually burned half of the park bald because of his perverted hobby. He really should be sent to the electric chair."
Jackson sniffed hard, "I smell a burning smell."
Xiao Hei sniffed hard, "There is a burnt smell everywhere here. I can't smell any difference."
Jackson didn’t say anything and walked forward quickly. He saw a charred object next to a burned tree. Jackson moved it with a stick and frowned, “It looks like a wild boar.”
Xiao Hei also came over and said, "Wow, it's really a roasted wild boar. Your nose is almost as good as a police dog's."
Jackson had an unbearable look on his face, "Poor little guy, he must have been in pain and helpless at the time."
Xiao Hei shook his head, "You are not God, you cannot save every pig."
Jackson sighed, "I don't want to talk to you right now, you unsympathetic fellow."
“No, I am not an unsympathetic person. I have always been a kind person, but my sympathy will not be used on a pig.
I don’t think it is any different from the pig on the table.
Of course, maybe the pork on the table will be more fragrant, who knows. "
Jackson put his hands on his hips and asked, "Then do you still want to take a bite and try it?"
“Hey, stop arguing.” Luke interrupted the two of them and pointed forward, “Go and see what that is?”
Xiao Hei made a face at Jackson, turned around and walked in the direction Luke pointed. Before he could get closer, he stopped and even took two steps back, shouting, "Fuck, what is this?" What the hell…
It seems to be a person! "
Luke also walked over and saw a charred object. He carefully identified it and it looked like a humanoid object. "Call the forensic and technical team over."
Soon, the forensic doctor and the technical team arrived at the scene. After forensic identification, it was indeed a burnt corpse.
Twenty minutes later, Raymond also found a body on the other side of the valley.
After investigating the scene, the police left Mogaro Forest Park with two newly discovered bodies.
Xiao Hei smelled the clothes on his body, "I feel like my whole body stinks."
Jackson shrugged, “You always think about things from a novel perspective, and the focus now is that a fire burned three people to death.
And because the bodies were burnt, we couldn’t even identify the deceased.
Don’t you think this is the point? "
The deputy team member walked over holding his nose and said with a smile, "Marcus is right, you two guys really stink!"
Xiao Hei added, “I was just smelling burnt, but this rookie has bad breath.”
Luke briefly washed up, changed into clothes and shoes from the car, and asked, "Deputy team, how is the investigation going?"
“We found Warlord Russell’s house and I talked to Warlord Russell’s wife.
According to her, Warlord Russell did not leave home after eight o'clock last night. He hurried out after seeing the fire reported on the TV news.
It should have been about half past nine.
Judging from the description of Warlord Russell’s wife, Warlord Russell did not have the time to commit the crime. "
Xiao Hei said, "Could it be that Warlord Russell's wife lied to protect him?"
The deputy team member continued, “I also guessed this possibility.
Then we checked the surveillance and found the dark blue pickup truck with license plate number Hxeb328 driven by Warlord Russell.
The car left the community at 9:32 pm and arrived near Mogaro Forest Park at about 9:55 pm.
Furthermore, road surveillance also captured footage of Warlord Russell driving a car.
This guy lied, he was not an arsonist at all. "
Jackson spread his hands and said, "Arson is a felony. Since he didn't do it, why should he plead guilty?"
The deputy captain rubbed his chin with his right hand, "Based on my experience, this guy is probably taking the blame for someone else."
(End of this chapter)