"Comrade, the two of us have only one child in our lives. It's killing us two to watch her die... We have never done anything evil in our lives, and we have taught Bonnie to be a good person since she was a child. Why does such a thing happen to her? God is really blind! "
Mrs. Gu tried her best to hold Arthur's hand tightly. She had cried too much to shed any tears. When she spoke, her voice sounded hoarse and desolate.
Mr. Gu stood aside silently, with the last glimmer of life in his old and turbid eyes. He said in a trembling voice, "My wife was right. Bonnie is gone. How can we live in the future?"
Arthur's hand was scratched a few bruises by Mrs. Gu. The brocade flag under his armpit suddenly seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, so heavy that he could not lift it.
After a long while, Arthur said awkwardly, "Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu don't worry. We will find the murderer."
Mrs. Gu's hand was so weak that it seemed that all her life force had been sucked out. She stared at Arthur stiffly, which made him a little flustered and unnaturally avoid eye contact.
"Even if you find the murderer and tear him into pieces, Bonnie won't come back." Mrs. Gu murmured.
Arthur didn't know what to say, so he stood there silently. The forensic expert asked someone to take the two elders down for a record. After the two elders left, the originally depressing air seemed to be a little relaxed.
Arthur took out a cigarette and lit it. He lowered his eyebrows and asked coldly, "What's wrong with the autopsy?"
The legal examiner's surname was Qin, the chief of the Forensic Department. Smoking was prohibited in the dissecting room, but the chief didn't stop them. In their profession, sometimes it was not only physical fatigue, but also mental pressure, such as Bonnie's parents. They had been good people for a lifetime. They didn't steal or rob, who could be regarded as good people in others' eyes, but God would not favor them because of this.
Bettina was right. Sometimes living was an original sin.
Mr. Qin handed the freshly printed corpse examination report to Arthur, "She died of mechanical suffocation. She should have been strangled to death by someone. Judging from the scars on her neck, it should be something like a soft silk scarf. There are no other scars on her body, but there are sperm in her vagina. She should have been raped before she died."
"Bastard!" Arthur's eyes were red and he almost blurted it out. Probably because he was smoking, he said in a particularly low voice, "She is only 21 years old. How can these beasts do that?"
Mr. Qin didn't say anything. His profession demanded that he often dealt with dead people. However, even though he was used to life and death, he still couldn't get used to this. She should live in the scorching sun, enjoying her life, but unfortunately, she could no longer do it.
The atmosphere was a little embarrassing for a moment. After a while, the walkie-talkie in Arthur's trouser pocket suddenly rang, and then came the voice of Bettina.
"Boss, we have found the murderer!"
Hearing this, Arthur was stunned. He grabbed the walkie talkie almost reflexively and pressed the button on it with his trembling hand. "Where are you?"
"There are two people in an abandoned factory in the suburbs, but both of them are dead."
Arthur's face darkened, "Cut the crap. Inform everyone to rush to the scene."
After saying that, Arthur immediately raised his eyes and said, "Mr. Qin, let's go to the scene!"
As soon as he gave the order, the police who had been watching began to move. They knew their identity. Even if they had a deep grudge against the dead, and even if the murderers in front of them were all evils, they had to do their own job dutifully.
Sometimes, they had to hide their joy and sorrow under the uniform.
Everyone started to move, and even Arthur was looking around. Only Carlos, who was standing there alone, calmed down a little bit after the eruption of emotions in his chest.
He didn't know how long he had been standing there like an outsider until Cassandra came over and patted him on the shoulder, "I'm sorry, Carlos."
She said sorry because she couldn't tell whether Aron died for her or for Carlos.
Carlos' throat moved slightly, like a traveler who had traveled a long way. After going through hundreds of tribulations and hardships, he finally found the last oasis.
"It's the first time that I've fallen in love with someone since I was born. It's the first time that I want to stay with someone..." Carlos' voice trembled, and he raised his dark eyes. "I'm waiting for her there. I'm afraid that she won't come, and I've ordered a cake, and... But I will never see her again. "
His last sentence, wrapped in a little despair, hit Cassandra's heart hard.
Cassandra's heart trembled. She took a few deep breaths and said, "Don't worry. I will revenge for you. Even if I have to kill and set fire, I will revenge for you. "
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