As soon as he stepped off the porch, Ethan shivered from the cold rain.

He quickly quickened his pace and got into the car.

After Siobhan's SUV started, the two people left one after the other.

Ethan wiped some water on his face and cheered up. The visibility outside was very low, and the car's windshield wipers were swinging wildly.

The wiper speed slowed down a little, and the front windshield was filled with rainwater.

In this case, Ethan had no choice but to turn on his police lights, and the SUV in front did the same. The two police cars broke through the rain and drove forward.

More than twenty minutes later, the vehicle arrived in front of a wooden house.

This was the gathering place that Hood had arranged with them. Several police cars with flashing lights had been parked in front of the house.

Ethan opened the door and got out of the car. As soon as he took off his feet, his boots got stuck in the mud.

By this time, it had been raining heavily in the middle of the night, and everything outside as far as the naked eye could see was muddy.

He helplessly tightened his clothes, and together with Siobhan, he quickened his pace and ran towards the porch of the house. Several people were already standing on it.

Ethan greeted Emmett "Who is missing?"

He took off his coat, shook the water droplets off his body, and took out his cigarette.

Fortunately, the box was not completely wet. He picked a dry cigarette and put it in his mouth.

"This is Mr. Bowman's home, and the missing person is Solomon Bowman."

Emmett walked over and said solemnly.

Behind him, Brock and Hood were asking an Amish man with a gray beard something.

Ethan took a closer look and saw that it was Bowman who came to the police station to report the crime that night at the barn rave party.

He was also Rebecca's father. Ethan lit up his cigarette and looked at Emmett.

Emmett continued to tell them: "Today Mr. and Mrs. Bowman went to attend a wedding. When they came back, they found that Solomon Bowman was not at home."

"They didn't pay attention at the time and thought Solomon was going to a friend's house to play."

"But he didn't see Solomon come home until late at night. Mr. Bowman went to several of Solomon's friends' homes to look for him. They all said they didn't see Solomon. In desperation, Mr. Bowman called the police."

Ethan took out his watch, wiped off the water droplets on it, and looked at it. It was almost midnight.

Looking outside again, it was violently windy and rainy.

He took a deep drag on the cigarette. The situation was not good.

At this time, Hood and Brock came over.

Hood clapped his hands and said, "It is now confirmed that Solomon has disappeared."

"Characteristics are as follows: Caucasian male, blond hair, freckles on face, slightly chubby, wearing a white shirt and black suspenders."

"Now we are going to search for Solomon nearby, and they will also arrange some manpower to assist us. The weather conditions outside are so bad now, everyone should pay attention to safety later."

Everyone nodded, and after waiting for a few minutes, a dozen people wearing black traditional clothes, wide-brimmed felt hats, and carrying kerosene lanterns walked over through the rain.

Ethan scratched his head. These people made him feel like he was in the 18th century.

After smoking the last bit of tobacco, Brock's assignment was done.

The group of them divided into several teams, with Hood taking the lead.

Ethan threw away the cigarette butt, turned on the tactical flashlight, and then, led by the two bearded men, walked towards the dark cornfield.

The raindrops crackled on the corn leaves, and the strong wind blew, and the water droplets hit the face.

The already heavy boots were now covered with mud and seemed even heavier. They walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

There were shouts from time to time nearby, but the sounds were quickly blown away.

Not long after, the two bearded men in front began to breathe heavily.

"where is this place?"

he shouted to the front.

“The surrounding area is the Bowman family’s cornfield, and our children often come here to play.”

One of them, a bearded man holding a lantern, turned around and shouted back.

Ethan used his tactical flashlight to scan around the area, but found nothing, so he had to wipe the rain off his face and continue searching.

This damn weather is like taking a shower.

After passing through the cornfield, the view becomes a little wider, surrounded by apple trees more than one meter high.

There is grass below the apple tree, which is much firmer when stepped on.

They quickly quickened their pace and kept calling Solomon's name.

At this moment, a bearded man in front slipped his feet, and with a splash, he fell into a small pond next to him.

Ethan quickly threw the tactical flashlight aside, rushed over and grabbed the bearded man's arm, and pulled him up from the small pond with another person.

The man who fell into the pond wanted to stand up, but his feet gave way and he sat on the ground.

"I sprained my ankle," he shouted sheepishly to Ethan.

"It's true that the house is leaking but it rains all night, and the boat is late and encounters a strong wind." Ethan complained helplessly in his heart, then patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, let's carry you back first."

"You watch him, I'll get the flashlight."

Ethan said something to the other bearded man, and then walked to the other side.

In his desperation just now, he had thrown the tactical flashlight far away, and Ethan followed the light and touched it.

After seeing the tactical flashlight on the ground, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was really difficult to move without any light now.

He bent down to pick up the flashlight and took two steps back. The movement of his feet suddenly stopped.

"No, why is the water on the ground red?"

Ethan quickly turned around and shined his flashlight on the ground. The water on the ground had a few wisps of red.

He followed the few wisps of red to an apple tree with a solemn expression, and then stopped.

On the grass in front, there is a yellow and black blanket.

Lying on her side on the blanket was a girl with long black hair wearing denim shorts and a blue top. Her hair was washed by the rain, covering her face.

The rain fell, and the long-haired girl remained motionless.

Ethan sighed, pressed the police radio and shouted: "Chief, this is Ethan, I have a situation here."

After a burst of noise, Hood's voice soon sounded on the radio.

"Have you found Solomon?"

He covered the radio and said, "No, a female body was found. It was next to a small pond, surrounded by apple trees. People, come here quickly."

The next moment, the radio began to ring with received voices.

"What's going on here?"

Two exclamations came from behind, and Ethan turned around. The two bearded men were worried about him and helped each other over.

Ethan quickly stretched out his hand to stop, "Don't come over here, a murder happened here, you can't destroy the scene."

After the two bearded men stopped, Ethan squinted and looked up, shaking his head. It rained so heavily that the crime scene was basically destroyed.

After waiting for a long time, several people from the police station, led by the Amish, arrived at the scene one after another.

Looking at the girl with long black hair lying on the blanket, and the ax hammered into her head.

Bowman's legs gave way and he fell into the muddy water.

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