Chapter 15 The Inquiry Begins

Twenty minutes later, in the study.

Feng Bujue was sitting behind the desk, flipping through the booklet that Officer Mark used to record the confession. Detective Scofield sat in a chair next to the table.

The two of them "commanded" this room and prepared to conduct individual interviews with the suspects one by one.

"Based on the confirmed criminal evidence and relevant information in this case, we can try to make a logical description and judgment of the criminal psychology of the perpetrator. These three steps are the basic steps from collecting information, to inductive analysis, to inferring the results. . Specifically, it is the use of deduction..." Feng Bujue was telling Scofield (showing off) the theory of criminal psychological analysis with great interest.

"Oh! Deduction! I've heard of it before." Scofield finally heard a clear word, and he continued, "Is it a concept in the "Sherlock Holmes" novel?"

"No, 'deduction' is just a way of saying it. This word can have many meanings." Feng Bujue shook his head, "In this case, what we need to use more is not Holmes's deduction method, but the so-called The deductive approach in 'criminal profiling'."

" "Uh... what is that..." Schofield asked.

"Infer the psychological characteristics of the criminal, and then outline some of his/her physical characteristics, personality traits, daily habits, etc., thereby reducing the number of suspects and delineating the scope of suspects." Feng Bujue explained: "This is not It is a science in the strict sense, but it is indeed a quite advanced detection concept." He licked his lips, "The deduction method in criminal psychological profiling is divided into two steps. The first step is to communicate with the suspect. Communicate and obtain the main evidence. These bases can be behavioral elements or criminal psychological trace elements; the second step is to start from the general principles of criminal psychology, physical evidence technology, and investigative science to associate criminal behavior or criminal psychological traces. relationship between specific suspects and draw profiling conclusions.

Of course, there are five steps and more than a dozen key points in the specific steps of portraiture, so I won’t go into details, and I can’t finish them in a short time. Anyway... I guess... these courses will be included in the police academy curriculum in ten years time... From now on, it will be an academic world, and those who can write reports will be promoted faster. "

Dong Dong——

Just when Feng Bujue was taking the topic further and further, there was a knock on the door, and Constable Dumpdy said outside the door, "Mrs. Carol has been brought here, sir."

Scofield and Brother Jue looked at each other. The latter nodded quickly, so the detective turned to the outside and shouted: "Please come in."

The door opened and Mrs. Carol came in. Her eyes were red and swollen, tears were not dried, and most of the expensive cosmetics on her face had been wiped off with a handkerchief. Her face, which was not even beautiful, looked even more haggard at this moment.

"I'm sorry to bother you again and again at this time." Feng Bujue spoke. Dumpdy had closed the door behind Carol from outside the study.

Carol replied: "It doesn't matter...you have responsibilities too." Her voice when she replied was low and slightly hoarse, which was also the sequelae of crying for a long time.

"Well... please sit down first." Feng Bujue stretched out his hand to motion to the seat opposite him.

Schofield stepped forward at the right moment and helped the lady hold the chair. Let it sit.

"Thank you." Carol said softly to the detective and sat down opposite Feng Bujue.

"I'll get straight to the point." Feng Bujue said as soon as the other party sat down, "The murderer is someone in this villa. He is among us."

Carol was also mentally prepared for this. No matter how sad she was, she couldn't even figure out such an obvious thing.

"Who is it?" Carol asked tremblingly.

"I did think of some hypotheses." Feng Bujue said. "But before I am completely sure, I would like to hear your opinion first."

"Me?" Carol asked doubtfully.

"Yes." Feng Bujue asked, "I would like to ask you to tell me, who do you think the murderer is?"

Carol's eyes flickered and looked uncertain, and she was obviously thinking about something in her heart, but she still replied: "I...I don't know...Why are you asking me?"

"Haha..." Feng Bujue smiled, "Since you don't want to say it, let me explain my reasoning." He leaned back in his chair and said in a relaxed tone, "I think... kill The person who killed Dennis Lovecraft is you, Ms. Carol.”

"What!" Carol was shocked and angry, her voice rising unconsciously, "How dare you say that! How much I loved my husband! My heart was almost broken when he died, and you actually accused me I'm a murderer!"

"According to your testimony..." Feng Bujue was not affected by the other party's excited attitude at all and continued on his own, "Before you opened the door, the door was locked. But after you opened the door and saw the body, He didn't even enter the room and collapsed in the corridor with fear." He shrugged, "But when we arrived at the scene, all the windows in the room were locked from the inside, and there was no other exit except for the murderer who had the key. "Who else could you be?" He deliberately said nonsense, "I think... you killed the person first, then locked the room, went out, disposed of the murder weapon and washed off the blood on your hands, and then came back. , pretending to be the discoverer of the body to clear away suspicion.”

"You...you are talking nonsense!" Carol was so angry that she couldn't speak smoothly. "Why should I kill my husband?"

"Motive... I think it's love turning into hate..." Feng Bujue raised the booklet in his hand and waved it gently, "According to the information obtained by Officer Mark... You and Dennis don't have any children, right?"

"Yes! So what! Is that illegal?" Carol asked back.

"A couple in their forties, the man's family is well-off, and the woman's family is even more wealthy. Under the premise of no life pressure, if the couple loves each other, why don't they have children..." Feng Bujue muttered, "Although it's not illegal... but it's very strange, don't you think?"

"This is our private matter!" Carol said angrily.

"Private matter... Ha..." Feng Bujue continued as if nothing had happened, "Then I, an outsider, can't help but continue to guess... Does your husband love you as much as you love him? Does he have any other purpose for marrying you? You also know that although the Lovecraft family is considered a wealthy family in the eyes of ordinary people, compared with your family..." (To be continued..)