Chapter 173 Reasoning session
Rachel picked up the small key and looked at it carefully, "When your adoptive father passed away, did he have any filing cabinets or locked boxes at home?"
Rosko looked thoughtful and said, "No, I sorted out all his belongings. I didn't find anything unusual."
"Where else could he put something important?" Finlay asked.
"Gray is either staying at the police station or in this house. No, I have never mentioned my adoptive father's suicide to you. How did you know about it? Are you investigating me?" There was suspicion in Rosko's eyes. Look at Jack.
"Eh?" Question marks also appeared on Jack's head. He had indeed asked Justin to help look up information about his adoptive father Gray, but Justin hadn't provided it to him yet. Where did the impression of suicide come from?
"The barber named Mr. Mosley, I remember the barber shop you introduced us to." He patted his forehead.
"At that time, Reacher was provoked by little Kleiner. I chatted with Mr. Mosley and he said that your adoptive father, Gray Conklin, was a good man. He was surprised that your adoptive father would commit suicide."
Jack also felt that there was no need to hide it, "I learned from him that Gray was once the former chief of police in Margrave, so I paid attention and am asking my friends to help re-investigate the cause of his death."
Rosko narrowed her eyes dangerously, "You mean, you suspect that the cause of my adoptive father's death was not suicide?"
"What do you think? You are the person closest to him."
Jack threw the question back, "As Reacher said, if this key is indeed the most important thing to him, why would a suicide give this box to you a year before he died? In my opinion It seems that this is more of a preventive measure."
"He meant, maybe he did it because of my God, who did this to protect me, who loves me very much and gives me a bouquet of my favorite daisies every year on my birthday."
Rosko inserted her fingers into her hair, a look of pain on her face.
Hearing Jack mention the black barber, Reacher looked thoughtful and seemed to have caught some inspiration in his mind.
"Rosko, those photos that were displayed in the room were of you and Gray, right?"
Rosko didn't speak, just nodded his lowered head.
"You did say before that your adoptive father would go to Mosley's barber shop once a week when he was alive, but in the photo, he had almost no hair on his head."
Roscoe raised her head and looked at him blankly, with self-blame, anger and sadness intertwined with various complex emotions. At this time, she had lost the ability to think normally.
"Gray may have hidden things that need to be opened with this key, and Mosley must also know something." Reacher affirmed.
"It's not urgent. Our barber is still safe and sound so far, which means he has not been exposed. We are definitely being targeted now. Before we get rid of the possible tail, if we come to look for him without permission, we will only bring trouble." He brings danger.”
Jack waved his hand to show that he was not in a hurry and that his reasoning was not over yet.
"Rosko, please keep this key first. We need to wait for the right time."
Jack turned to continue prompting Reacher, "Speaking of Little Kleiner's provocation, do you still remember the scene?"
Reacher nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Jack looked at Finlay again, "Do you remember what Reacher said when you and he discussed the crime scene?"
Finlay nodded doubtfully, not knowing what he wanted to express, "He said that there were at least three people at the scene, a calm gunman, a lunatic who insulted the corpse, and a person with some empathy."
"You mean little Kleiner and his crazy cousin Dawson?" Reacher's eyes lit up.
Jack asked Rosko again, "Little Kleiner is your suitor, right? Do you know what his shooting skills are like?"
Roscoe roughly understood, "He has good marksmanship and once showed off to me his past hunting experiences in Africa."
Jack clapped his hands and pointed in the direction of the front door, "So, is there a possibility that we already know the person who attacked the deceased and Reacher's brother under the overpass, the person who caused the murder at Director Morrison's house, and even this morning The person who broke into this place is..."
"These sons of bitches, hybrid beasts, I'm going to kill them." Rosko got up angrily and was about to rush out.
Jack, who was well prepared, left his seat almost at the same time and stopped in front of her at a faster speed than her. Roscoe tried hard to push Jack away, but he held his shoulder down and inexplicably spun around in a circle and a half, feeling dizzy. He fell into the arms of Rachel who followed him.
"Watch your girl." Jack returned to his seat and slammed the table aggressively.
"Now that I've finished my reasoning, you can each tell your own thoughts. There's no need for Rosko. You just expressed it very clearly."
"I don't have any ideas. I just want to find all the people who hurt my brother and kill them all." Reacher replied expressionlessly while holding Rosko tightly, who was still struggling.
"I am a policeman. Although this town does not welcome me, I must fulfill my duties. It is my duty to deal with crime." Although Finley's words were a bit arrogant, the meaning expressed was also very clear.
"Well, I have a plan," Jack said, hesitated for a moment, and decided to change the word.
".I have an idea, you can always help me add it."
"First of all, we need to confirm whether the mastermind behind all this is the Kleiner family. Although it is not necessary to obtain evidence that can bring them to court, for now, everything is just my and Reacher's reasoning, Qiao Although Yi is awake, he does not trust my friend and refuses to reveal more details except his name and identity."
"So, we need to rush to Atlanta as soon as possible to let the Reacher brothers meet. It's safe, and we can't take the tail with us."
Finlay objected, "But it's difficult to do. Margrave is too small. Every move we make will be watched by interested people. Maybe we will be followed as soon as we leave here."
Jack pointed at him and agreed, "So, why not expose the other party more obviously and give them a reason to stop us."
"Paul Heborg is missing, but his wife and daughter are still there. Sorry Rosko, I overheard your conversation with Stevenson."
Seeing Jack apologizing to herself, Rosko, who was still in Reacher's arms, quickly waved her hands, indicating that she didn't care about such a trivial matter.
"How do you think Paul's wife and daughter would react if we took them away and protected them at the same time?"
Roscoe looked hesitant, "I have a good relationship with Charlie, so we should be able to convince her to come with us, but wouldn't it be too dangerous? Are you using her and the two children as bait?"
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