Seeing the reactions of everyone in the crowd who were already suspicious of Nok, Allen was very satisfied with this change.
He decided to give Nook Lane another beating.
"Everyone, please be quiet. This director has something else to say."
Everyone fell silent and waited quietly for Allen to continue breaking the news.
Allen took out an investigation report, showed it around, then patted the report with his hand and said.
"Everyone, this is our police department's investigation report on the fire scene in the monastery yesterday. It clearly states that the cause of the fire was that the prisoner spread kerosene in the house, and then used candles and kerosene to make a delayed ignition device. The mechanism controlled the time of the fire."
"Obviously, the prisoner did this to create an alibi for himself."
"And Nock Lane, who pretended to be comatose, invited a doctor to see the doctor, and left the two children of the abbey who were missing to serve as witnesses, became the most suspicious target."
"So, the director led people to investigate all night, and finally found out that yesterday morning, a group of extremely vicious people came to the orphanage and tried to take the children away by force.
But perhaps the children's resistance was too fierce, and the group temporarily left the monastery. "
"After investigation, we found that this group of people is a group of lawless elements engaged in slave trading activities under the guise of merchants. This group of people has been operating in the Birmingham area before, but this time they came to the British city. Apparently someone contacted them specifically."
"So we investigated their movements along the way, and found that they did not stop at any time after entering the city, and went straight to the monastery. Therefore, their destination was the monastery."
"Combining their behavior yesterday morning with their movement trajectory, it is not difficult for us to infer that someone sold the children of the monastery to this group of human traffickers."
"At this time, there was a mysterious fire in the monastery and the two missing children. Are they all related to that group of people?"
"As the only person in charge of the monastery, accidents happen frequently in the monastery when he gets sick. Isn't it too much of a coincidence?"
"But what if our Father Nock Lane himself is a prisoner?"
"He was the one who contacted the human traffickers, he was the one who set fires and caused riots, and he was the one who took the opportunity to arrest the children and sell them. In this way, do the above coincidences become more reasonable?"
"The most powerful evidence is this bag of gold coins!"
Allen proudly pointed to the evidence in Sheriff Domir's hand and said loudly: "A whole fifty gold coins! It's more than our Sheriff Domir's salary for a year. Ask yourselves, how long will it take you? Earn this amount?”
"One year? Two years? Or five years!"
"How come he, a poor church priest, can hide such a huge fortune in a secret room! And the children in the monastery eat chaff every day!"
Allen's remarks instantly caused the crowd to burst into uproar.
"Wow!"
"No!"
"I didn't expect him to be so vicious at such a young age!"
"You know people but not their hearts! It's a priest! Bah! The priest of the Natural Church is more reliable."
The crowd burst into foolish remarks, seemingly convinced that Nok was guilty.
Even a wise man like Dr. Markram had doubts about himself at this time and felt that he had really been deceived.
Lilian couldn't bear the insults thrown at Nok by outsiders. She retorted loudly: "Nonsense! You're all lying! I've been taking care of Nok all day long, and he never left the room!"
"Yes! We have been with Brother Nok the whole time! He didn't leave secretly!"
Hywell also loudly supported Lillian.
Facing Lilian's rebuttal, Allen put on a compassionate face this time and said softly:
"Young lady, I understand how you feel at the moment. The person you trust most has been deceiving you, and you must be feeling uncomfortable. However, in the face of the evidence, please be more rational. Think about it carefully, Are you sure you are really staying by Nook Lane’s side all day?”
"Nock Lane is a professional. He has too many ways to deceive you simple people. For example--illusion. Maybe you don't understand this kind of magic, but in the black market, with There are many props with illusion functions.”
"Coincidentally, we found out that Nook Lane has frequently been in and out of the black market in recent months. It seems that he contacted the population buyer through the black market, and then bought the illusion props, and then successfully deceived you. Two of your children were sold.”
"Believe me, the next person he wants to sell is probably the four of you."
"So, wake up, kid. Nook Lane is not worthy of your trust!"
Allen's "good words of advice" made most people agree with him and seemed to think that what he said was right.
Even Crowell, who was caught, was shaken at this moment. After all, what happened yesterday morning and Nok's reaction were indeed a bit strange.
Only Lilian refused to accept it and retorted loudly: "Nonsense! You're talking nonsense! Nok went to the black market because he wanted to sell the monster materials he hunted at night on the black market! It's not what you said at all!"
coming!
When Allen heard this, his eyes flashed!
He wasn't arresting Nock Lane for mere arson and human trafficking charges.
But to find out Nok Lane's hidden identity as the Ripper!
"Haha, young lady, how can you be sure that Nok Lane went out late at night to hunt monsters? Did you see the corpse of the monster? Or was it the materials for the monster? You didn't, right?"
"But now I have new doubts!"
At this point, Allen turned to look at everyone and asked loudly: "I wonder if everyone has heard of the Baker Street Murderer?"
Someone in the crowd replied: "I know, the perverted murderer [The Ripper]! I've heard of it!"
Allen was very satisfied with this answer and immediately said loudly:
"After listening to what this young lady said, I suddenly thought of the evidence that Sheriff Domir had found, and an idea came to my mind. If, I mean if."
"If Nock Lane does not go hunting monsters at night, but hunts women who return late, then can those blood-stained handkerchiefs and necklaces explain their origins? And the handkerchief that obviously belongs to a noble The scabbard may be the stolen goods he snatched."
"A hunter wandering in the night, a blood-stained lady's handkerchief and necklace. When connected in this way, everything seems to be very reasonable. [Ripper] Nook Lane! What else do you have to defend! Let's arrest him without mercy!"
As the words "Ripper" Nok Lane were shouted out, at this moment, everyone forgot to breathe and turned their attention to the unmoving Nok.
"It's so noisy!"
A curse without anger sounded in the church.
Nok stood up slowly and turned to look at everyone.
He said coldly: "You have disturbed my prayers and blasphemed the glory of the Lord."
Everyone was stunned by Nok's reaction.
At this time, shouldn’t you defend yourself or cry out for injustice?
We can understand even if you run away!
You are in turn blaming us for disturbing your prayers. What kind of operation is this!
No one can understand Nok's behavior, including Lilian and others.
"Nock Lane, don't be pretentious, we have solid evidence! In the name of the British Police Commissioner, I announce that you have been arrested!"
Nok looked at Allen indifferently and said lightly: "The evidence is conclusive? What you call evidence is a bag of gold coins, a blood-stained handkerchief, and a necklace that can be bought anywhere on the street?"
"Is fifty gold coins a lot? Then you didn't find the purse I put under my pillow with dozens of gold coins? Since you can find my purse hidden in the secret compartment under the bed, there is no reason why you can't find it under my pillow. Money bag! Or were you heading for the secret compartment in my room from the beginning?"
Allen didn't expect that his men would make such a stupid mistake. He had clearly told him to act more carefully.
"Aren't you curious about where the money in your hand comes from? Then I'll tell you directly. This is the reward given to me by Mr. Ford Holmes, a total of one hundred and fifty gold coins.
As for why he paid me such an expensive reward, it’s thanks to your police department for framing him for providing a false confession, so I had the opportunity to earn this reward!
By the way, I spent sixty gold coins on the black market to buy nutritional medicine for my younger brothers and sisters to make up for their poor bodies. "
"Excuse me, if I just sold them for a mere fifty gold coins, then why should I spend sixty gold coins to recuperate their bodies?"
As soon as Nok said this, everyone's expressions changed again.
Colowell, who was originally shaken by Nok because of Allen's words, also reacted at this moment. He was not sure about other things, but he had personally drank the nutritional potion, so it was not fake.
"Humph, who can prove what you say!"
Obviously, Allen does not intend to give Knock a chance to turn around.
His argument that he suspected Nock was the Ripper just because he went out at night could not withstand scrutiny.
There are so many loners wandering around England at night, aren't they all suspects?
Therefore, he wanted to cut through the mess quickly and nail Nok Lane to death once and for all.
Nok said calmly: "Okay, let's not argue about this first. Let's talk about the blood-stained handkerchief and necklace."
He looked at Allen and asked: "Are you so sure that these things come from women killed by [The Ripper]?"
Allen nodded and said, "That's natural. You have a motive for committing the crime."
Nok smiled disdainfully and said, "Then I'd like to hear it. I wonder what my motive for committing the crime is?"
Allen sneered: "Huh, you are an orphan who has been abandoned since you were a child and grew up in a monastery. The nuns and priests who raised you have died one after another. You can't bear the blow and your mind is twisted. You are also young and have to choose. He took on the responsibility of raising several orphans, so he developed a rebellious mentality and wanted to sell these burdens."
"But what you hate most must be the mother who abandoned you. So, you want to kill all those young women in exchange for the pleasure of your revenge! This is also the reason why you disembowel those victims every time !”
Allen's testimony was stern, as if Nock was really the Ripper.
Nok laughed out loud: "Hahaha, it's a waste of your imagination not to write third-rate storybooks. Just because I'm an orphan, will I attack those women when I grow up?"
Allen suppressed his blush and shouted: "I have a basis for this! In the newly learned "Encyclopedia of Medicine", it is stated that people like you are patients with mental illness. Because of the twisted mind, the disease Sometimes, your thinking and behavior will be different from ordinary people!”
Nok said disdainfully: "Oh, miraculous medicine can actually study human souls? They have surpassed gods! What a breakthrough for the ages!"
Nok's tone suddenly changed: "But the kind of patients you mentioned with twisted minds and behaviors that are different from ordinary people and like to attack humans are called demoniacs in our church. If such people are not serious, our church will purify them with holy water. Remove the dark energy from him and save him. If the situation is serious, we will send him to the stake and give him redemption."
"So, Mr. Director, how do you think I look like a possessed person? I can give myself some holy water or purification techniques. Or, Mr. Director, prepare a torture rack for me? Maybe I can become the second person after Father Dante. The priest at the stake!”
Nok's words immediately stunned Allen.
Send a priest of the Holy Church to the stake! That is something even Her Majesty the Queen has no authority to do!
Seeing Allen being restrained, Nok seized the opportunity and said to everyone: "I can tell you that the blood stains on the bloody handkerchief are mine.
The handkerchief and necklace were both gifts given to me by a woman. But for the sake of that woman's reputation, I cannot reveal her name and identity. "
"Stop framing me with the ridiculous reason that they are the victims' belongings. If they were the victims' belongings, why did I only get these two pieces back? As far as I know, [the Ripper] killed There are no less than ten women, right?"
"Your police station can't catch [the Ripper], so you want to blame me? I'm afraid that when the time comes to go to court, the judge won't admit your so-called evidence of guilt!"
"Mr. Director, the investigation of the case cannot be closed by false accusations alone! If I became a [Ripper] just because I wandered around at night, then there would be at least hundreds of [Rippers] wandering around the city of England every night!
Your evidence doesn't stand up to scrutiny! "
