《A Murder Case （全英文）》一团星火

5、CAPTURE FIVE Rya

　　Ryan knocked at the door of Amy 's neighbor's house.
　　"Who is it?" The sound came from the other side of the door.
　　"It's police." Ryan placed his credentials in front of the peephole.
　　The door opened. A chubby women invited him into the house.
　　"I want to know some information about your neighbor. You know John was dead?"
　　"Yes, I have heard that." The woman took a sip of water and went on,"I'm not familiar with them. But……but I always hear the cries of the hostess next door. And the sound of falling things. I think they are quarrelling."
　　"Did you hear something unusual on December nineteenth?"
　　"Let me think about it. That day……nothing special."
　　"OK. Thank you."
　　Ryan went back to John's house. Amy had moved away.
　　Ryan turned the lock and opened the door. No sign of the door lock being tampered with. Looks like an acquaintance commit crime. There is a box of shoe covers in the doorway.
　　Their wedding photos hung in the bedroom on the second floor. The shower in the bathroom was bent under pressure.
　　The wound on the back of John’s head was matched with the ashtray on the nightstand. But police found no fingerprint on it. Clearly, the murderer wore a pair of gloves, or he had wiped it. So, the murderer had a anti-detection consciousness.
　　Ryan wondered in the room, but had no inspiration. Piecemeal clues floated in his mind. But he could not integrate them.
　　Suddenly, Ryan seemed to be struck by the sudden thought and left in a hurry. He rushed into the bath house. There was a door in the bathroom, but locked. He asked the boss whether the door was locked on December 19th. The boss said the door was not locked that day because of some reasons.
　　Ryan opened the door. The door leaded to the outside. It only take 15 minutes to walk to John’s house. Edison took a two-hour shower. It was too long. It’s abnormal. Ryan wanted to bring Edison to the police office for further interrogation. However, when he opened Edison’s door, there is no one in the house. Only a letter lay on the table.
　　“It seems that you had found out who is the murderer. Do you want to find me? Come to the Century Park. By the way, I take Amy with me. If you want to save her, come alone.”
　　Beside the letter, there was a recording pen. Ryan played the record. There was a yell of a lady. Ryan recognized it was Amy’s voice.