My Beauty Collection: Starting from Banshee Town

Chapter 441
After leaving the sheriff's office, Antonio immediately called.

After confirming that Horstead was at home, the two packed up their things and left for get off work. Ethan went back to change into a private car and drove to the address given by Antonio.

After more than 20 minutes, I came to an apartment downstairs.

Just after parking the car, Antonio also rushed over.

The two got out of the car at the same time, with whiskey on one side and two dozen beers on the other, smiling at each other.

Chatting between men is just drinking and spanking.

It's hard to get Horstead off his guard without getting him drunk.

"Let's go."

Antonio weighed the beer in his hand: "I'm afraid there's not enough to drink here, and with yours, it should be almost enough."

"There must be some in that kid's house."

Going up the stairs all the way to the door of Horstead's house, Antonio unceremoniously stretched out his hand and slammed on the door.

"coming."

There was a voice from inside, and Horstead opened the door, and was stunned when he saw Ethan.

"Why, aren't you welcome?"

Ethan picked up the whiskey in his hand and said with a smile.

"Of course not, come in."

Horstead stepped aside quickly and beckoned them into the house.

The apartment is not big, it has a layout of one bedroom and one living room. The place where you enter the door is a small kitchen, and then you enter the living room.

Inside, the TV was on, and two hunks were fighting in the octagonal cage.

On the small coffee table in front of the sofa, there is still a bottle of beer.

Ethan and Antonio sat down on the sofa, and Horstead brought out a dozen beers and a few glasses from the kitchen.

"How's the bureau?"

Horsted took down the beer and handed it out: "I heard from Erin that you are investigating a case of counterfeit money?"

"Thank you." Ethan took the beer and unscrewed the bottle cap: "The main culprit was caught today, and now I want to celebrate with you."

Horsted scratched his waist and said regretfully:
"This injury heals too slowly, otherwise I can contribute my own strength."

Antonio is impatient, he drank half a bottle of beer in a few sips, and pointed out: "If you don't run around, I believe you will get better faster."

Well, when he said that, Horstead fell silent.

Ethan remained silent, looking at the layout of the room.

The furnishings are very simple. Under the TV, there are many photos, all of which are photos of some of his family members and photos when he was in the army.

On the TV, a heavy punch from the black trousers was thrown out, and the opponent fell to the ground in response.

Horsted took a sip of beer and started talking:

"You all know?"

"I don't know much." Ethan put down the empty bottle and opened the whiskey: "The director called Boyd twice today. The trouble you caused is not small."

Horsted pursed his lips and watched Ethan pour the whiskey into the glass, and the strong smell of wine came to his nostrils.

He picked up a glass of wine on his own, drank it dry in one gulp, and exhaled heavily:

"I didn't do anything wrong."

"I probably know something. You mentioned it to me before." Antonio scratched his face and asked seriously, "You have a good relationship with his family? What's the specific situation?"

Ethan filled the wine glass again, and the three of them picked up the glasses together and bumped into each other.

"Ben, the younger brother of my girlfriend in high school."

Horstead's expression was a bit complicated: "His parents, Danny and Gail, also attended my graduation ceremony."

"We'll also be together on Ben's birthday."

Ethan nodded: "It's like family."

"Yes."

Horsted gulped down the whiskey in his glass again, his eyes hurting: "When the incident happened, my partner and I were the first to arrive at the scene."

Thinking of the unbearable scene, his voice became a little choked:
"I saw a shoe at the time."

"I went over and pushed the reeds aside."

"Ben, he's lying in a beach, in the mud."

"That small body, he was only eight years old, I still remember the tragedy at that time."

Horsted was a little incoherent, his eyes flushed.

Ethan poured him wine again, and drank it up with Horstead.

No matter how many cases they have experienced, no matter how many tragedies they have seen, no hard-hearted person can bear what happened to their own people.

"I remember, it was Lonnie's father who gave him the alibi, right?"

Antonio picked up the wine glass, shook his head and said, "Other than that, you failed to find evidence of Lonnie, direct evidence of his murder."

"Not without evidence."

Horstead waved his hands excitedly: "One week before the murder, the police caught Lonnie masturbating in public outside Ben's elementary school."

"His computer is full of pedophile films."

"In his home, we also found private photos of Ben."

"Fack, you didn't tell me this before." Antonio thought of Diego, and if this kind of thing happened to Diego, he didn't know what he would do.

Ethan drank silently, and these were not direct evidence, but could only prove that Lonnie had a motive for committing the crime.

"We all know that Lonnie did it." Hosted gritted his teeth and said, "We all know."

"But it didn't work, his father lied."

"And you know, he hired a good lawyer, this fucking system, no matter what you've done, you just need to spend a lot of money to hire a good lawyer."

"It's as if it never happened."

The more Horstead spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he drank the wine, the more anxious he became: "The last two days were Ben's birthday."

"When I get to his house, it's the same as before."

"But this time, I can't meet the eyes of Danny and Gail."

"I know they won't blame me, but I blame myself, why didn't I find more evidence, and directly nailed Lonnie to death."

"You have to be careful."

Antonio pressed his shoulder and said meaningfully: "Your current situation is very wrong, and I don't want you to do things that you regret."

"Did you hear me?"

Horstead sniffed and nodded silently.

This guy is really affectionate, because of his ex-girlfriend's younger brother, he can sit this far.

Ethan patted his knee, and said meaningfully: "You are a police detective, you can do many things, why use the most stupid method?"

"If this Lonnie's father, find the news media and publicize your private revenge."

He tapped the police badge on his belt with his fingers: "When the time comes, you won't even be able to keep this thing, and you won't be able to do anything for Ben."

"I'm trying to force Lonnie to remember the past."

Horstead gritted his teeth and said: "This kind of person is crazy, he will definitely lose control of himself, and will definitely do this kind of thing again."

"I understand you're trying to force Lonnie to do it."

Antonio also persuaded: "But you have to take it easy, don't lose all your police badges."

"I see."

Horstead squeezed his hand, then let go.

Some things don't need to be said too much, he naturally understands this truth.

But getting the director to intervene also achieved his goal, proving that Lonnie's family has been pressed by him.

(End of this chapter)