Chapter 71

At twelve o’clock at night, the two men changed shifts.

David rested.

Luke looked out the window, it was dark and the manor was large, it was hard to detect someone trying to sneak in.

I don’t know how long had passed, but a cry was faintly heard.

“Oooh ……”

The sound of crying was depressing, high and low, like a woman, and like a child.

The sense of desolation was the same as the sound he had heard in the hole in the ground.

Luke looked out the window at the estate, it was dark everywhere and he couldn’t see anything unusual, and began to check his sidearm.

David, not sure if he heard the pistol cocking or was awakened by the sound of crying, rubbed his hands over his face, got out of the car, changed his gear in the trunk, and tossed Luke a set of body armor.

Luke put on a bulletproof vest, although he has a bulletproof card, but that card is a critical moment to save life with, who knows next time still can not draw, can save it.

Two people packed properly, left hand holding a flashlight, right hand holding a gun, a left and a right toward the manor, but the two did not turn on the flashlight for the time being.

Walked to the wall, Luke looked into the manor, the manor is overgrown, people lying on the ground is difficult to detect, not to mention there is a hole in the ground, the other side may sneak into the hole in the ground at any time.

Since we know that the suspect may be near the hole in the ground, Luke two people simply do not turn on the lights, over the stone wall, quietly creeping forward towards the direction of the hole in the ground.

Sure enough, the further they went, the louder the sound of crying became.

David in front suddenly waved his hand, signaling Luke to stop, as if he had discovered something.

Then, David violently turned on the strong flashlight.

“Ah!” Someone screamed in the distance.

Luke got up and saw the figure illuminated by the strong flashlight with a megaphone in his hand.

The other person had been dazzled and couldn’t see anything for a while, so Luke turned on the strong flashlight as well and ran forward catatonic.

“LAPD, on the ground, hands on your head, don’t move!”

David rushed up as well, shining his bright flashlight around to see if there was anyone else.

Luke rushed up and overpowered the man with the megaphone, cuffing his hands from behind.

It was a middle-aged man, looking to be in his fifties, tall, somewhat thin, with meticulously groomed hair.

Luke questioned, “Do you have any more accomplices?”

“No, I’m not a bad guy.”

“Who are you?”

“Hans Miller. This is my home and I am the owner of the estate.”

“You are Anna’s husband?”

The man was a little surprised, “Yes, you know my wife?”

Luke sized up the man’s appearance, he had seen a picture of Hans Miller, however, that picture was already twenty years old, much older through the years, but the features were unchanged, it was indeed Hans Miller himself.

“What are you doing here?”

“I missed my wife and kids and came back to visit.”

Luke kicked the megaphone next to him, “That’s how you see them, there have been rumors of hauntings in the manor, you’re the one who made it happen, aren’t you?”

Hans Miller gave a stubborn look, “I didn’t hurt anyone.”

“If you don’t tell us, we’ll take you back to the police station and see if the neighbors will sue you when things are cleared up?”

“No, I’ll tell you guys.” Hans Miller sighed, “Twenty years ago, my business had some situations, and I was busy working all day long, causing problems in my relationship with my wife.

Later, my wife and children disappeared and took away the family’s belongings, cash, jewelry, oil paintings ……

My sky collapsed, and I had even less desire to do business, and was completely bankrupt.

My manor, our home …… was also taken by the bank.

There are memories of our family here, and I always expect my family to come back ……

Even for their sake, I have to keep this manor.

In order to avoid the manor being bought by auction, I used this tactic.”

David put away his gun, “I can understand your feelings, but this is not a honorable tactic.”

“I know, I’ve been trying again to earn money to redeem this manor from the bank, I’ve never given up and will never ……” Hans finished, as if he remembered something.

“Why are you guys here? Did someone call the police?”

“No, we’re here to investigate the case of your wife and children, and we’ve tried to contact you, but you’ve changed your cell phone number.” Luke helped him out of the handcuffs.

“I kept that cell phone number for ten years so that I could find my wife and children, but for ten years the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment …… debtors called every day.

I got severe depression, and the doctor advised me to change my cell phone number.

Why are you investigating my wife’s case again, haven’t the police given up on the investigation? If there hadn’t been no clues for so many years, I wouldn’t have been completely disappointed.

It’s been twenty years, twenty years.

Do you guys know how I’ve lived these twenty years?”

“We are from the Los Angeles City Police Department, and just two days ago, we discovered new clues in the case, and the city council decided to reopen the investigation into the ‘Telson Manor Disappearance Case’. We are looking for you because we also hope that you can assist in solving the case.”

“What new clues have you discovered, no one is more familiar with this case than me.”

Luke mused for a moment, “We found the red Ford Focus …… and two bodies.”

“WHAT? My wife and child are dead? Is that what you mean?”

“We just found two bodies in the car, the DNA results are still pending.”

“NoNoNo, it’s not right, it’s definitely not right, it’s not two, it’s three, you’ve got it wrong, it’s not their bodies, I don’t believe it …… it won’t be.

I’ve waited so many years ……” Hans couldn’t help but cry.

Luke also did not stop, want to cry as much as you want to cry, he does not know how to persuade?

Crying it out might be good.

“Oooh ……” Hans let out a loud cry, more mournful than the cry from the loudspeaker just now.

I guess tomorrow someone would be screaming that the manor was haunted again.

After a long time, Hans stopped crying, “Where are they? Where are the bodies, I want to see them, I want to see them now ……”

“Los Angeles City Detectives Bureau.”

“Did you just say two bodies? Whose bodies are they?”

“The bones of a woman in her thirties and the bones of a boy in his teens, they died twenty years ago.”

“Where’s my daughter? Where’s Lily? Where is she?”

“It’s not clear yet, we also came here this time to investigate the case clearly and collect more clues, so that we can catch the murderer and find your daughter as soon as possible.”

“Can you guys be sure that my daughter is still alive?”

“Can’t.”

“Are there any characteristics on your daughter?”

“I have a picture of her as a child that I always carry with me.” Hans pulled his wallet out of his pocket and handed Luke a picture that was clipped inside.

It was a picture of a family of four.

Luke didn’t take the photo, took a picture of it, and handed it back to Hans.

“Thanks.” Hans took the photo, gently stroked it with his hand, and carefully put it back into his purse.

“Is there anything else I can do for you?”

“Sure. I’d like you to identify a few people.” Luke pulled out the sketch portrait photo of Cole, “Do you recognize him?”

“He …… “Hans looked at it for a moment, an angry look on his face, “Cole the driver, I know him in ashes, he’s the one who killed my wife and child, that’s him.”

“Take it easy for a moment, we’re already looking for him.”

Luke pulled out another picture of Tony and Lawn, Hans carefully identified them, but didn’t recognize either one.

Luke asked, “Your family’s estate is so big that you don’t employ anyone other than Cole, the driver?”

“We did employ quite a few people in the past, servants, gardeners, and cooks, but then my business had problems. They were all dismissed one by one to cut down on unnecessary expenses.

I didn’t want this, but …… it was really difficult at that time.”

“Do you remember the name of the estate’s hired hand?”

“Cindy Botto, Shaney Cabin ……”

Luke jotted down the names and compared them to the names on the dossier.

After making his statement, Hans Miller bid farewell to both Luke and couldn’t wait to rush to the city of Los Angeles.

He had waited too long ……

Too long ……