After listening to Sheriff Vernon's story, Arthur couldn't help but secretly shake his head. This family went to a man who didn't believe in ghosts and gods to exorcise demons. It's no wonder that their child was judged to be mentally ill.
However, this is indeed a reason for committing the crime that is barely justified.
Arthur and Vernon sat in Ove's former office and summoned the nun.
This was a very young and beautiful woman. Arthur frowned unconsciously. You must know that the current church has strict regulations on priests and nuns.
Not only could they not marry, they could not own private property.
The young and beautiful girl in front of me looks like she is only in her twenties. She does not look like the kind of person who has abandoned all love in the world and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the embrace of the Lord.
"Sister Pamela, what is your relationship with Father Ove?"
Arthur's blunt question made Vernon, who was still obsessed with the nun's beauty, startled.
Sister Pamela didn't seem to expect that Arthur would be so rude.
With an angry face, his voice suddenly became sharper.
"What do you mean by asking this? We are all servants of the Lord. Your question is simply slander."
Pamela is not as weak as she looks.
Arthur pressed it with his hand, "I remember it is written in the Bible that lying is a mortal sin. You'd better tell me the truth now. I believe you will get the same answer from other nuns."
"Just because I feel sad about Father Ove's death, do you doubt me?"
Pamela was the nun who held Ovie's body, but her level of sadness at the time did not look like a simple relationship between a priest and a nun.
"Yes, I think not only me, but many people will think that you and Father Ovie have an ulterior secret."
Hearing Arthur's words to ridicule Ovie, Pamela couldn't bear it anymore and shouted to Arthur excitedly: "You are not allowed to slander Ovie, okay! I will tell you that it was me who kept pestering him, but Ovie I wholeheartedly serve the Lord, so he rejects me every time.”
What was originally a good question was turned out so badly by Arthur. Vernon on the side was obviously not used to such a scene. He now felt that letting Arthur participate in the case might not be a wise choice.
Arthur nodded with satisfaction at this time.
"Can you tell me what happened last night? When was the last time you saw Father Ovie?"
"Father Ovie had a sermon last night. More than ten people came from the town. I served in the church until about half past eight. After the sermon was over, I went back to my room."
Pamela spoke very stiffly, and it was obvious that the anger just now had not subsided.
Arthur immediately asked: "Do you remember the exact number? Is it a dozen people?"
Pamela stared, but seeing Arthur's serious attitude, she still thought about it and replied: "It should be 13 people. They are all residents of the town, come here often, and are loyal believers of Rosslyn Church."
Arthur touched his chin, "So when you left, were they still in the church?"
"On the ground, they were all still praying when I left. Because it was too late, Father Ovie asked me to go back and rest first."
Speaking of this, Pamela couldn't help crying sadly again, "If I could have stayed here last night, maybe Ovita wouldn't have been killed."
Arthur shook his head, "If you were here, I believe there would only be one more corpse."
Looking at the horrific stab wounds on Father Ovie's body, Arthur did not believe that the murderer would give up his murder just because there was an extra woman.
"Why did Father Ove give his sermon so late?"
"That's because the residents of this town need to work during the day, unlike you sir."
It was obvious that his words just now were still hurting the young nun.
Looking at Pamela's departing figure, Vernon couldn't help but mutter in his mouth: "She is really a little wild cat."
But when he realized that the person he was teasing was a nun, he immediately shut up and hurriedly crossed himself.
Arthur had just asked Pamela to write down the names of 13 people, and now he showed them to Vernon, "Do you know all of these people?"
"Yes, I know them all. There aren't many people in this town."
Arthur nodded, and then asked the remaining nuns and servants in the manor, but they did not see Father Ovie again after his sermon.
Pamela has become the last person to see Father Ove, which makes Arthur scratch his head.
Judging from today's questioning, Pamela's suspicion was not high, and Arthur didn't quite believe that a girl could be so cruel as to stab Father Ovie fourteen times.
Seeing Arthur put on his top hat, Vernon couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Doyle, where are we going next?"
"Please take me to the house where the child died."
The roads in Roslyn are extremely muddy, and poverty and hunger are written on the faces of every resident, but their houses are built with great characteristics.
The walls are made of granite stones, which are strong and beautiful. However, due to their age, they are covered with moss and some unknown vines that are good at climbing.
Vernon knocked on the door of the family's room. This family was originally a family of three, but now that their only son died, it seemed that the couple had lost the courage to live.
The man's name is Cosi Villalba. He is not very old, only in his thirties, but his weathered face and arched back make him look more like an old man. The same goes for his wife. in this way.
Arthur asked about the situation when Father Ove came to his house to exorcise demons that day. Corsi immediately yelled: "He is a liar. He doesn't know how to exorcise demons at all, and he killed my son."
Arthur could understand Corsi's mood at the moment, but Vernon on the side scolded: "Please watch your words Corsi, you are accusing a priest, and this is sinful."
Corsi no longer cares, "Whatever crime I am guilty of, the St. Clair family is guilty. This is what we all know in Roslyn Town."
Vernon couldn't help but touch his nose in embarrassment when he saw that he failed to calm Corsi.
At this time, Arthur also stopped him from showing off his power again, and asked Corsi gently: "I know a lot about exorcism. Can you tell me about your child's condition at that time?"
In such a remote town, they all knew Arthur's name, so when Arthur said that he could exorcise demons, Corsi had no doubt at all.
He immediately grabbed Arthur's hand and said: "If only you could come a few days earlier, sir, everyone here trusts you. You are a great magician who can help us defeat the plague."
Arthur had to interrupt at this time: "Actually, I use medicine, sir."
Arthur could only break into a cold sweat. If this were the Middle Ages, he would probably be thrown into the fire.
