Ark's Journey to the Demon God

"Long time no see, indeed long time no see." Count Vincent shook Shen Muke's hand and said, "I was worried about the prisoner. Now that you are here, I feel relieved a lot."

No wonder the Earl is so concerned, this incident involves the escort from Londinium!A little carelessness may affect his family's management and development of Duolun County. Of course Vincent takes this matter seriously!

"Then, let's get straight to the point and try to be as efficient as possible..." Shen Muke said with a smile: "Lord Count Vincent, can you tell me some clues you know first? For example, the causes and consequences of this incident?"

"Of course." Count Vincent pinched his eyebrows. His sleep quality has been very poor recently, which was obviously caused by this difficult problem.

"Two weeks ago, news came from Londinium, hoping that the prisoners could be taken to the capital for custody. This would be safer... I signed and asked Carter and the others to prepare. Oh, by the way, Carter is the captain of the Doron County Guard. , my subordinates."

"Who gave you the news? What preparations did Captain Carter make? When did the escort arrive from Londinium?"

"Carter told me the news. As for what preparations she has made... I don't know the details about these. Maybe you can go to her and ask?" Count Vincent shrugged and said: "Unfortunately, It’s not very convenient for her right now.”

"Why is this?" Maena asked puzzled.

Vincent looked at the young man and said, "Let me ask you, if it were you, after leading people to attack your own convoy, could you still sit in the office and wait for others to ask questions?"

"Count Vincent, where is Captain Carter currently being held?"

"In the Duolun County jail, in a separate room... I can have someone take you to see her."

"I can't thank you enough." Shen Muke said with a smile, leading Ma Enna out of the count's manor.

"Ma Enna, do you have any guesses?" Shen Muke asked.

"Well..." Maena pondered for a moment and said: "My guess is that the problem most likely lies with Carter. The news she conveyed may not be true. Maybe she directed and acted everything by herself. ?”

"Your idea is very good." Shen Muke nodded his chin and said: "But there are some small loopholes. If she is really the mastermind behind the scenes, why is she behind bars at this time? Besides, Londinium's escort team is There were real casualties, how can we explain this?"

"This, is there something wrong with the people from Londinium?"

"Maybe, we can ask her before we talk?" Shen Muke said with a smile.

……

Inside the Toronto County Jail.

wow-

The steel prison door opened, and Shen Muke walked into the prison with a cane.

Through the prison door in front of him, Shen Muke saw Captain Carter.

Erin Carter, captain of the Toronto County Sheriff's Department.A few days ago, she was the one who led a surprise attack on the escort team in Londinium.

The captain is a 20-year-old Felin with heroic short brown hair. However, her brows are furrowed and her temperament is quite haggard.

"Are you here again? What do you want to ask me today? Oh, I have nothing to say."

"Captain Carter, it's been such a long time."

Ok?

Carter raised his head, revealing his bloodshot eyes, and looked at Shen Muke and Ma Enna for a while.

"Are you...Agaritu?" Carter asked in surprise.

Shen Muke and Carter first met more than half a year ago, when they rescued a kidnapped child. At that time, Count Vincent assigned Carter to cooperate with Shen Muke's actions.

"Why did you come here?"

"It's for you, Captain Carter~ Why, is it difficult to do the errands in Duolun County? Why don't you follow me back to Londinium? I still need a receptionist."

Objectively speaking, Carter's tall figure and dashing temperament make him a real front-end material, and he will probably attract a lot of critics~

"Oh, please don't make fun of me..." Carter smiled bitterly: "Now, I really can't speak clearly even if I have a mouth."

"Maybe I can help you?" Shen Muke sat down across the iron door and said, "Tell me, what is the situation?"

Carter sighed and said softly:

"A few days ago, I received news from Londinium that the prisoners were to be transported to Londinium... I reported it to Lord Vincent, and then started preparing for the handover... That afternoon, I personally watched the prisoners being transported to Londinium... Put him in a prison van."

"Did anything strange happen at that time?"

"No, the adjutant and I confirmed the escort documents, and there are no problems with all procedures."

"Then." Shen Muke lowered his voice and said, "Why did you lead people to attack the convoy?"

"I said it, would you believe it?" Carter raised his eyelids and asked.

"Maybe?"

"Huh" Carter shook his head helplessly.

She lowered her voice and her tone gradually trembled:

"In my opinion, what I attacked was not the escort convoy at all, but a group of... monsters!"

Chapter 56 Different Testimonies

monster?

Shen Muke looked at Feilin in front of him. This battle-experienced strong woman was actually trembling a little at this moment.

What scared her like this?

"Can you be more detailed?" Shen Muke turned to Ma Enna. The young man took out a notepad from his body and started recording.

"I put the prisoner in the prison van and returned to the office. Soon I received a call for help."

"Whose cry for help?"

"The colleagues in charge of escorting Londinium... they said they encountered unknown enemies..."

"What kind of enemy is it?" Shen Muke signaled Ma Enna to pay attention, and here comes the important point.

"They didn't make it clear and the call was cut off soon..."

"Then you took people to the scene?"

"Yes, that's right."

"However, when you went there, you took action against one of your own!"

Larmer's recollection of the past is not a lie, it is what really happened. In the "past", Carter did lead his men to attack his own people.

"I don't know, I really don't know, I don't know how to explain it to you..." Carter hugged her head, she trembled: "We arrived at the scene, and what we saw were obviously monsters!"

"What kind of monster is it?"

"I can't tell clearly... I was hit on the head during that battle... I only remember that they were a group of black monsters with dark red spells... At that time, we just took a look, and there were many police officers I was so scared that I dropped my weapon..."

"So, do you remember how you ended the fight?"

"I don't remember. I was hit on the back of my head... When I woke up, I was already under control."

"You are locked up here, what about the local police force in Duolun County? Who will manage them?"

"It should be my adjutant, right? Walter, he is a very serious person and should be able to solve the current matter..."

"I see."

Shen Muke nodded and said, "So, your statement is that those you killed were all monsters?"

"Yes, in fact I have said too many words and explained too many times..."

"Okay, I'm done asking." Shen Muke nodded and said, "Captain Carter, you should have a good rest first. I should come to see you later..."

Shen Muke shook Carter's hand through the bars, then put on his hat and left the prison.

……

"How is it? Ma Enna?" Shen Muke asked with a smile: "Do you think there is anything wrong with Carter?"

"This..." Maena shook his head helplessly and said: "Sorry, sir, although I had many guesses before, after this inquiry, I am a little confused... but I feel that Carter is not lying."

"Just a feeling?"

"Just a feeling. Six ⑨ four ⑨ three ⑥ one ③ five"

Shen Muke smiled and said:

“What’s the best way to determine whether a person’s testimony is true?”

"Another witness?" Maena replied.

"Hey, smart!"

In the police station, Shen Muke met Walter as he wished.

This middle-aged man with a tough face was very enthusiastic. He invited Shen Muke and Ma Enna to sit down and poured coffee for them.

"Captain Walter, you must know our purpose of coming, right?"

"Yes, I know." Walter nodded: "Master Vincent asked you two to investigate this case... To be honest, I can't believe that Irene would do such a thing..."

"It seems like you have a good relationship with Captain Carter?"

"Of course! I have been working with her for nearly ten years!"

Shen Muke nodded in agreement and asked, "Were you the first to discover that scene that day?"

Walter spread his hands and said: "Not just me, but also the subordinates I brought... We received the news and rushed there, but the battle was already over by then."

"What's the situation at the scene?"

"It was a mess." Walter thought for a while and said: "At that time, most of Londinium's colleagues had lost their lives, and Erin and the others also fell to the ground... We rushed them back to Duolun County in a hurry. But in the end, almost all of my colleagues were wiped out..."

"Almost? Not all?"

"No, in addition to Carter being knocked unconscious, there was also a colleague from Londinium who luckily escaped. But unfortunately, he suffered a severe brain injury and is still awake. The doctor said that he is awake. The possibility is probably not very high…”

Shen Muke nodded silently, and then said: "So, even you didn't see the complete battle process, you just saw the scene at the end where Captain Carter and his colleagues in Londinium were both injured. Is it okay for me to say this?" "

"That's right." Walter nodded: "But what's the point? Although we didn't see the complete process, the scene was real. Although I don't believe Carter would do such a thing, but …”

"But the evidence is conclusive, so you can't help but not believe it, right?" Shen Muke added for him.

"That's it."

"Hmm, then, can we go see the unconscious colleague?"

"can."

……

In the ward, Shen Muke saw the wounded man. His whole body was wrapped in bandages, like a rice dumpling.

Shen Muke reached out and touched his wrist with a pulse check. The pulse was relatively stable.

Shen Muke sighed. His pulse was stable, which meant that there was no serious physical problem and he couldn't wake up. It was probably because his brain was stimulated, and he couldn't help.

"Thank you very much for your testimony and I will contact you later."

"It doesn't matter. If you need anything, you can come to me."

Shen Muke and Ma Enna exited the hospital. Shen Muke pretended to be nonchalant and asked: "How is it? Ma Enna? What do you think now?"

"Honestly, I'm really confused now. This seems to be a dead end, sir."

Maena shook his head helplessly and said: "We asked Captain Carter first, and she said that she and her people were dealing with monsters. But Mr. Walter, who arrived later, saw the scene where his colleagues were both injured... Between these two parties, they seemed to say It’s not the same thing!”

"You overlooked one detail. It was not Walt alone who saw the scene, but a group of people who arrived later."

"That's right...So, looking at it this way, Mr. Walter's testimony is more convincing?"

"There is no need to rush to a conclusion." Shen Muke spread his hands and said: "We already know that Walter arrived at the scene after everything was over, and if we want to know the specific situation at that time, we only need to listen to Walter's testimony It’s not enough, Captain Carter’s testimony is also something we need to refer to.”

"But the testimonies on both sides don't match up."

"That's true, but who said there are only two parties? Doesn't the one lying on the bed count as one party?"

"But he can't even wake up while lying in bed!"

"Who said it's useless if you can't wake up?" Shen Muke said seriously: "You have to understand that for a case, everything can be used as a clue. Although he can't wake up, sometimes, even if he doesn't speak, it can also be used as evidence. A sort of!"

"Why is this?" Ma Enna asked puzzledly.

"The two witnesses present had completely opposite opinions. At that time, almost all the parties involved were already dead, and the only person who might bring a different point of view fell on the bed and couldn't wake up. How about it? Do you have any ideas? "

"It seems like what a coincidence?"

Oh~(￣▽￣~)~

Shen Muke looked at Ma Enna in surprise, then smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "Is it true that he is worthy of Linguang? It's just one point."

Ma Enna smiled shyly and waited for Shen Muke to say the next thing.