Freya turned around and saw Jonathan walking towards her with a smile from afar.
“Officer Cooper.” Freya smiled, her gaze scanning the person beside him.
It was Radley. Why did she run into him again…
However, after thinking about how he had just sent her the evidence and recordings in the morning. Freya mustered a smile. “Mr. Monaghan, what a coincidence,”
A faint glint flickered in Radley’s eyes as he observed Freya’s unfamiliar and evasive attitude. It felt like something had pricked his heart.
Previously, he had followed the doctor’s advice and endured the longing for Freya for the past few months. to let her rest and recover her emotions. Yet now, it seemed like she had grown even more distant from him.
Meanwhile, Officer Cooper didn’t notice the emotions between the two.
“Miss Kaufmann, you should really thank Mr. Monaghan. Today, he brought the evidence, the suspect’s photos, and a witness!”
“Witness?” Freya looked at Radley with mild surprise. “Is it the owner of the camera?”
“Yes,” Radley replied in a gentle tone.
Freya frowned. She had already listened to the recording Radley had sent her earlier, and it was obvious how afraid the camera owner was.
“How did you manage to convince him?” she asked curiously.
Radley’s gaze softened. There was no need to convince him. He had already committed a crime himself.”
Jonathan chimed in, explaining to Freya from the side, That brat got into such a good university, yet he wasn’t studying seriously. He had even filmed all sorts of random videos and sold them online! I’ve already talked to him. This is an opportunity for him to redeem himself with a guilty plea.”
As the three chatted, they entered Jonathan’s office. He sat down on his chair, feeling a bit contemplative. “I never expected that the two of you would be so capable. The police have even unraveled the situation yet, but you two have investigated it thoroughly. Now, the suspicions against Melissa and Hannah have already been largely cleared.
Freya hurriedly asked, “When can my cousin be released then?”
“I know you’re anxious. Your cousin hasn’t done anything wrong, and she has lost her boyfriend and is now being detained here,” Jonathan sighed. “But this is the standard procedure. In order to release your cousin now, there’s still one final matter to address.”
Freya narrowed her eyes. “Are you referring to the evidence?”
“Yes, Jonathan confirmed. “After it was determined that Melissa and Hannah were not suspects, I showed them the knife from the evidence. They claimed they had never seen that knife before and clearly stated that they had never touched it. However, if that’s the case, there shouldn’t be any fingerprints from either of them on the knife.”
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Radley’s face turned cold. “But their fingerprints and skin cells are on that knife,”
“Yes; after all, people can lie, but evidence cannot.”
Freya pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed. “Officer Cooper, that’s why you called Mr. Monaghan and me here today for this matter, right?”
Jonathan chuckled awkwardly. “I can’t hide anything from you two, but I really was hoping to seek your help. When Benjamin died, the police examined all the traces around him. Yet, no one expected that the murderer would leave the footprint on the wall.”
He turned to look at Freya. “Both of you are meticulous people, so I thought letting the two of you look at the evidence as well might yield something.”
This was against protocol. However, Jonathan was convinced of Melissa and Hannah’s innocence. He believed that something was wrong with the evidence.
Both Radley and Freya agreed.
Before long, the knife, identified as evidence, was brought to Jonathan’s office and placed in front of them in a transparent bag.
Freya stared at the knife in front of her. It was a one-foot-long knife with a red plastic handle. The blade was slightly blackened, showing signs of age.
She examined the knife handle, and her heart skipped a beat. “I think I might know where the problem lies.”
Jonathan was surprised. “So quickly?”
Freya nodded and touched the knife’s handle through the plastic bag. She smiled faintly. “So, that’s it.”
Upon seeing Jonathan’s curious gaze, Freya didn’t keep him in.
suspense.
The blade of the knife had turned black over time, and the marks on the knife proved that it had been used for some time.
She pointed to the handle of the knife. “This kind of hard plastic wouldn’t last for so many years. Yet now, it is not only on this old knife but also brand new and hasn’t faded at all.”
Jonathan immediately sat up straight and stared at the knife. “This…”
He had been pondering it for a long time, but he hadn’t arrived at an answer. After Freya pointed it out, he immediately noticed the disharmony between the blade and the knife handle. The more he looked at it, the more it bothered him.
“The handle of this knife should be from a fruit knife. If Melissa and Hannah had used the same fruit knife, then it would be perfectly normal. And due to the hard plastic, all they needed to do was to heat the blade and insert it directly into the plastic handle, making the fusion quite sturdy.”
Jonathan got to his feet promptly. “Tll have the evidence analysis department examine it immediately to see when this handle was added!”
Then, he looked at Freya with some admiration. “Miss Kaufmann, it’s a shame you’re not in the criminal investigation department. You have quite an insightful eye.”
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Freya’s lips curled up. “Officer Cooper, you misunderstood. I’m not relying on any sharp insight this time.” “Then, what was it?”
“I have the same brand of fruit knife at home, and if you look at the circular groove below the handle, it seems like a decoration, but it’s actually the logo of the knife brand,” Freya explained. “This knife brand was just established last year, and compared to the marks on the blade, it must have been fused onto it.
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The flaw in the evidence was discovered, and now there were eyewitnesses and fingerprints on the crossbow arrows left behind by the perpetrator.
Jonathan had a confident look, and he looked at Freya. “Alright, with all these pieces in place, we can immediately search the database for this criminal suspect! But your cousin may still have to wait for a while. I need to report this information to my superiors. The knife also needs to be examined. After all, we can’t simply rely on verbal confirmation; we need substantial evidence. Once I present all the detailed information to my superiors and they approve it, we can release your cousin.”
Freya nodded. “Can I see her now?”
“Feel free to see her. Stay for as long as you like.” Jonathan smiled. “You both have been a great help to the police. From now on, Melissa and Hannah have no restrictions on the visiting time. I can definitely take care of that!”
Freya stood up, getting ready to visit Melissa.
Radley, beside her, also rose at the same time. “I want to see Hannah too. Let’s go together.”
Without Radley, even if Freya could find the evidence and witnesses, it wouldn’t have been as quickly as it was now for Melissa and Hannah to be released.
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