A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

"This chainsaw killer hasn't committed any more crimes since the Sawyer family fire."

"And the town's residents gave almost unanimous testimonies."

"obviously."

"Commander, the fire at the Sawyer family residence was not an accident."

"..."

Chapter 465 Angel Miller, Demon Sawyer

It's not an accident.

What else could it be?

Human intervention.

Based on the intelligence gathered, although there was no concrete evidence, the matter pointed to the so-called chainsaw killer being a member of the Sawyer family. Combined with the testimonies of the town's residents, it also pointed to the fact that the fire at the Sawyer family's residence was not a simple accident.

The Lone Star State has a long history of simple and honest folk customs.

and so……

It looks like the townspeople discovered that the Sawyer family were chainsaw killers, and then gathered together to burn the entire Sawyer family to death.

Apart from the baby girl who was pulled from the fire years ago, still in swaddling clothes.

Edith Ross Sawyer.

That is, Heather Miller in her current life.

As Hill listened to Natasha and Commander Hand's report, he subconsciously glanced at Luke beside him.

Luke noticed Hill's gaze and turned to look at him.

next second.

He understood the meaning in Hill's gaze.

"Ah."

“Commander Hill.”

Luke looked at Hill with interest: "The way you look at me gives me the feeling that you're afraid I'll suddenly explode."

Hill ignored Luke's teasing.

"Then you can?"

"One of my strengths is that I never like to get involved in things that don't concern me."

"Such as this."

The townspeople banded together and deliberately set fire to the town, killing everyone in the Sawyer family except Heather Miller.

So?

and then.

What does this have to do with him?

He was neither a Texan nor a Commonwealth citizen, nor a member of the Sawyer family, nor even a member of the Dane family.

So what does it have to do with me? Unless I'm bored out of my mind, I wouldn't bother with things that have long passed the statute of limitations.

As Lu Ke said this, he shook his head and turned to walk towards the upper deck: "Boring. I thought there was some different inside story, but this is nothing. It's not even a federal case. It's boring."

Just as Luke turned around, a projected photo was displayed on the big screen.

moment.

Luke noticed something in the photo, and his movement of turning around halfway stopped abruptly. He turned back to look at the photo on the big screen.

The scene in the photo was taken inside the Sawyer family home after the fire.

Everything was charred and black.

Everywhere you look, the floor is charred, as are the wooden tables and chairs; everything is black.

But amidst all this darkness, a book that appeared to be burned but still retained its original shape caught Luke's attention.

Because of the outline of the book cover, it gave him a very familiar feeling at first glance.

Having confirmed the outline, he subconsciously sketched it out in his mind.

A six-pointed star.

Commander Hand said the moment the photos were released: "We just found the photos taken at the scene. The fire occurred seven days after the fire at the town police station's evidence room. This is the only photo of the scene that survived the fire before the investigating officers had a chance to file a report."

Hill ignored Commander Hand and instead looked at Luke, who had turned around and was looking at the photo on the big screen.

"Director Dan, what have you noticed?"

"No."

Luke abruptly withdrew his gaze, chuckled, and looked at Hill: "What's so strange about a suspected man-made fire?"

Hill confirmed with his tone that Luke truly didn't care about the truth of the fire at all.

but……

"Lennancial punishment is not justice."

"So, Commander Hill is planning to overturn the verdict?"

Luke chuckled and looked at Hill: "The fire happened twenty years ago. Even if you overturn the case, what can you do? The statute of limitations has long expired. Otherwise, why do you think Heather's biological grandmother would find Heather now, instead of finding her after the fire and taking her back?"

Can't afford to raise them?

Stop it.

Heather's maternal grandmother left her an estate.

Well known.

Federal properties are freehold, provided you can afford to pay property taxes every year, which fluctuate based on local property values.

So, would a grandmother who can afford to pay the property tax for a luxury manor every year not have the financial means to raise Heather?

Of course not.

However, if the grandmother was able to raise Heather, the only reason she chose not to and watched Heather grow up being raised by the very people who had wiped out her clan is that there is only one explanation.

Hill had already thought of that.

"for safety."

"There is only one reason why a small town could unite to not only set fire to the Sawyer family's house but also stand together to commit perjury."

Luke held up one finger.

"The Sawyer family has offended the entire town to the point where no one in the town wants to see them continue to live."

"The fact that they conspired to commit perjury only proves one thing: they were involved in the fire together, and they would do anything to protect the truth behind the fire."

"After the fire, the Miller family adopted Heather, while Heather's maternal grandmother chose to remain silent."

“I have seen the information about that maternal grandmother.”

"One hundred and eight years old."

"Tsk, tsk."

"When Heather met the lawyer, it was the day after the 22nd anniversary of the Sawyer family fire. In other words, this grandmother only chose to reunite with Heather after the statute of limitations for the case had expired."

Hill continued, following Luke's words.

"Twenty-two years, the statute of limitations has long expired."

"In this way, even if the townspeople know that Heather's maternal grandmother has come looking for her, they will not choose to cover up the truth of what happened back then again."

"After all, even if the case from back then were exposed, they wouldn't face any consequences."

Luke snapped his fingers.

"That's it."

"so!"

Luke stretched and looked at Hill: "That's roughly the situation of this case. It's not a federal case, and the statute of limitations has expired, so there's no need to delve into it further. If nothing unexpected happens, Heather's maternal grandmother should have a letter for Heather, in which she will tell Heather the truth of what happened back then."

Done.

Luke turned around again, and this time, without any surprise, walked straight towards the spiral staircase and returned to the upper cabin.

After sitting down, Luke picked up the bourbon on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

next second.

Lu Ke recalled once again the scene of the fire, where a six-pointed star was outlined on the outside, but he didn't know if any books inside had been destroyed.

If the inside was also burned, then it would just be an ordinary book.

However, if only the outside is charred but the inside is intact, then there's more to it than meets the eye.

Sawyer?

If he remembered correctly, Hela mentioned that when she spoke of Mephisto, she seemed to have said that in Hell, under the command of the monarch Mephisto, there were twelve demons, just as God in the Heavenly Dimension had twelve angels.

Sawyer is the name of one of the twelve demons.

And Miller?

It seems to be the name of one of the twelve angels.

coincidence?

Lu Ke thought to himself.

at this time.

Maria Hill returned from the lower deck and sat down opposite Luke, looking at him with some curiosity.

"What if Heather wants revenge?"

"revenge?"