musicians of old

Chapter 34 Separate Inquiries
Nelenia neighborhood.

No. 212, Green Peacock Street, Police Sub-bureau.

Three in the morning.

The light from the carbonized lamp was as pale as ever, and the small room, the hard-board bed, the gray wall, and the mahogany table were all illuminated brightly and coldly.

The two police officers opposite were wearing black uniforms, khaki epaulets and sleeve decorations, and red and white checkered wide-brimmed hats.

"Hello, Officer Ellens, and Mr. Police."

Fanning picked up the vertical glass on the table and took a big sip of water.

What's the difference between this and when I just crossed over...

Not even the style of the cup...

"Mr. Carlone Van Ning, I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

"No one wants such a thing to happen." Fan Ning's expression was helpless.

"Let me confirm that it was you who called the police at the school duty booth. You were the two of you at home. You shot and killed the person who broke in, right?" Officer Ellens held a pen, showing no expression .

"Yes." Fanning nodded.

"You first briefly tell what happened."

"We slept in separate rooms first. After I noticed something strange and searched to no avail, I stayed in Sheeran's room as a precaution. Then this man broke in and attacked us in a fatal way. We evaded and counterattacked. In the chaos, his revolver He was robbed by us and I shot and killed him."

Fanning's description is very brief, and the literal meaning does not contradict the fact at all.

"Where do you usually live?" Officer Ellens stared at Fanning.

"The apartment at 115 Lunwan Avenue, East Mecklen." Fanning replied.

"Then why did you choose to live at Xilan's house tonight? What's your relationship?"

"Of course it's because you should know about the previous incidents. It's the same as what I said when we first met. As the teacher's closest student, I have often stayed at his house, and I have a relatively familiar relationship with Xilan on weekdays. Tonight It was the first night she stayed home after finishing the coffin, and my stay was for protection purposes, after all, I am also an adult male in his twenties, and I have the strength to resist when encountering emergencies."

"You said you noticed something strange at first, how did you notice it?"

"I can't say it, but I have some intuition that someone sneaked in at home, although I also doubted whether I was oversensitive."

"How did he get into the room?"

"I can't tell."

"Why can't you tell? Door? Window? Waiting in advance? There must be a place."

"After we searched around, we went back to the room and fell asleep again. When we were in a daze, we were suddenly attacked. I really don't know how he came in."

The two police officers looked at each other.

"How did he attack you?"

"At first it was a knife, and after I narrowly escaped, it was a pistol."

"Did he shoot you?"

"opened."

"How many shots?"

"Five shots."

"Why do you remember so clearly?" Officer Ellens asked.

"Because I snatched the revolver after he loaded the second round of the magazine." Fanning said, "He fired all the bullets in the magazine, and there should be five bullets in it except for the anti-missing position he reserved. "

"How many times did you shoot him then?"

"One shot."

"Do you know how to use a gun? Do you own a gun yourself?"

"Very unskilled, didn't own a gun, my father had a gun a few years ago and touched it a few times."

"He fired five shots, and none of you were shot. You fired one shot, and you just blew his head off?"

"I don't know how he is, but after I snatched it, I fired the trigger and aimed at a very short distance, plus a little bit of luck."

"What did Sheeran do during this period?"

"I don't really remember, it's too confusing, I should have been a little frightened at first, but she should have participated when we fumbled for knives or pistols on the ground. Although she is young, she also knows that if she doesn't grab the weapon into her hands , life-threatening."

……

Another conversation room not far from Fanning's neighborhood.

Sheeran was wearing a hastily changed brown windbreaker, her shoulder-length hair was a bit messy, and her face was extremely pale.

She clasped her fingers together and put them near her lower abdomen, her thumbs were constantly squeezing each other.

There were also two policemen sitting opposite.

"Calm down, I want to calm down..."

"According to Caroun, I was a complete victim and did not engage in any of the controversial actions."

Fanning's last words kept repeating in her mind:
"The police may interrogate many details, but the point is not whether my shooting is illegal! The men in gray broke into our house, which is undoubtedly an act of intrusion! Their purpose is to see if there are mysterious factors!"

"You just answer truthfully what you can remember, and truthfully tell what you can't remember. You just need to ignore those few factors... Don't have a psychological burden and feel that you are hiding something! You are scared to death, and it would be good if you can talk to them !"

"I will come out later than you. Just follow what I told you when you come out, and then wait for me in the reception room of the lobby. Don't leave the police station... By the way, let's go downstairs to pick up the knife first. Put it back on the spot."

Under the table, the little girl's smooth calves under the windbreaker were tightly pressed together, and the toes of the little wine red leather boots were tapping frequently.

She kept taking deep breaths, and her heart rate slowly dropped.
"Hiran Conor, right?" said the officer across the way. "What's your relationship with Caroline Van Ning?"

"He's my dad's student."

"Why is it just today that you let him live with you?"

"My dad's funeral is just over and I'm scared at home."

"Why did Carlon notice something strange and come to your room?"

"I do not know."

"How did that person get into the room?"

"I don't know, I fell asleep."

"How did the two fight?
"I don't know exactly. The guy shot me, and then I got knocked down by Caroun, and then they got into a scuffle."

"Then what were you doing after that?"

"I later tried to snatch the weapon with Carlon in the chaos, because I knew I would die if I didn't get it."

"What was the man's condition when Calone finally shot him?"

"I don't know, it's such a mess. I just hear gunshots and it's over."

Amidst Sheeran's various ignorance, the pen in the opponent's hand quickly wrote records.

The conversation here ended very quickly, and the police knew that this was just a weak and poor girl.

In the end, the police told Sheeran that the investigation of Fan Ning would take time, and it could take as long as dawn or a few days, and they could send her back first.

Sheeran said that she was afraid to go home and had nowhere to go, so she wanted to stay here and wait.

Then she was placed on a soft sofa in the duty room, and the police kindly provided a thin blanket.

Fanning, for his part, was given a nap by Officer Ellens after the initial conversation, on the hard cot.

As the progress of the police's detection, processing, investigation, and interrogation at the scene moved forward, people came to Fan Ning to further verify the situation, so his sleep was interrupted several times.

Overall, the efficiency has greatly exceeded the average level of police forces in this era.

After all, this house had only died three days ago, and there were several other lives associated with it.

At about half-past seven in the morning, they gave Fanning tea and bread once.

After resting for a while, Fanning regained a lot of exhausted inspiration after using the gift ability several times in a row.

Sheeran also went out once, saying that she had a meal nearby—in fact, she was free, so she just said it casually, and the police officer on duty said "oh".

She is very familiar with this area, and it took her five minutes to walk to the newsstand with a public phone, dialed the number 43, Kedston Street, East Mecklen District, according to what Fan Ning explained, and then returned to the police station to continue wait.

Until more than seven hours had passed since the alarm was called, at ten o'clock in the morning.

When Fanning's door was pushed open again, he saw two new faces, and when the door was opened and closed briefly, a group of police officers gathered in the corridor outside.

One of them was also wearing a police uniform. Although Fan Ning didn't understand the police rank pattern on the epaulettes, it was obviously more complicated and had a higher rank. Fan Ning even guessed that he was even higher than the chief of the police station in this neighborhood.

But this police officer is just a second.

The man sitting directly opposite him looked much younger than the police officer next to him who looked like a leader with a bitter expression and a look of hatred.

"Meyers Benjamin." The man's voice had a strong nasal voice, and he directly reported his name.

Fanning looked at Benjamin. He wore a gray windbreaker, white gloves, and a silver-gray soft felt hat. He had a broad forehead, stern eyes, and a crimson pipe in his hand.

Here, I finally met the people from the Special Patrol Office.

He had expected it.

"Mr. Fanning, three questions, you can leave after you finish." Benjamin said briefly.

"Please speak, Mr. Benjamin." Fanning looked at him.

"One, are you a knower?"

Am I going so straight forward?

Question and answer yes, or no?Or answer "I don't understand what you're talking about"?
Should expression management be embarrassing, dazed, or calm?
At this moment, Fan Ning was obviously caught off guard.

　Thanks to the beginning of the legend, book friend tail number 3183 for the monthly ticket~Thanks to Big Strawberry, Miaou Miaou, book friend tail number 3911 for the reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)