Chapter 1159 The truth about to be revealed
"That was almost two years ago. At that time, my wife had just died of illness. I came back from the Navy to take care of my son. I was very uncomfortable with everything."
He rubbed his face hard, his face was full of pain and lingering fear.
"So the gunshot that alerted the neighbors and attracted the police was not an accidental discharge?" Jubal has seen too many retired soldiers like this who cannot integrate into society, and he has already guessed the whole story.
There is a saying that choosing to join the army is a good way out for ordinary people in the United States. Although there are some thresholds, as long as they retire normally, the army will help them pay full pensions and medical insurance.
So just don’t sign random things, participate in any human experiment that seems to have favorable conditions, or be unlucky enough to be sent to the front line where roadside IEDs may blow up to the sky at any moment, or blindly see a psychiatrist and be prescribed a bunch of messy drugs.
Most soldiers can wait until they retire and then easily find a job with a decent salary in the police station in their hometown.
Therefore, even though the rape rate in the military is said to be as high as 80%, there are still a large number of women who are willing to join the army. After all, the happy education they have received since childhood is not enough to prepare these young people for the competitive pressure brought by those crazy involution immigrants. , get a better job.
"You are right. I wanted to shoot myself at the time, but because I was too nervous, my fingers spasmed and the gun went off."
Nathan Curtis let out a long sigh. Some things became less difficult to say after he opened his mouth. "That's when I asked Valerie for help."
"But we didn't see your name in her patient file." Jack didn't see any trace of lying from his micro-expression.
"Yes, because we are friends, she was unable to provide psychological counseling for me, so she recommended me to her colleagues." Nathan Curtis looked at the two FBI agents opposite him sincerely.
"But I am still very grateful to her. Without the help of her and her colleagues, I would not have been able to get out of that shadow."
These things were not difficult to check. There were several other people in the listening room next door. Soon Jubal received a text message on his cell phone. Clay confirmed the authenticity of the story from one of Valerie's colleagues.
"So where did the gun go?" Jubal continued.
"After that incident, Valerie was very worried and asked for the gun, locked it in her husband's gun cabinet, and said she would give it back to me after I fully recovered."
Jack thought about what he said before, "She didn't know you had other guns?"
"Yes." Nathan Curtis nodded, "But I swear, it was just to not worry her, and after that I completely forgot about the gun. Her husband also knew about the gun. You completely You can ask him for confirmation.”
"We will." Jubal glanced at Jack and motioned for him to continue.
"So your relationship is more than just friends, right? As a half-psychiatrist, I am certain that if your relationship is more than just friends, Valerie will not refuse to provide you with psychological counseling."
Jack's words made Nathan Curtis' face turn extremely ugly for a moment, and he hesitated for a long time before he reluctantly admitted.
"I admit that we have feelings for each other, but it is only on a platonic level. We have never had anything beyond friendship. I swear to God!
His husband is also a navy man. There is no way I would allow myself to do something like that. It would be so immoral! ”
Seeing that he was getting extremely excited, Jack remained unmoved. Are there too many dumpling lovers these days who try to take advantage of their brothers?
What's more, this person also said before that he was not very familiar with Lieutenant Colonel Barnes. "Before inviting you to come, we did some small investigation. Some witnesses mentioned that about two months ago, you and Valerie had a quarrel outside your two children's school. Can you tell us what happened? What happened? ”
Jack continued to observe the other party's micro-expressions while asking. Although this kind of thing cannot be used as evidence, and sometimes even as long as the other party's acting skills pass, it may not be 100% reliable, but it is still a very useful interrogation technique.
"It was just a small dispute, and we reconciled quickly. It was far from rising to the level of murder." Nathan Curtis's expression told Jack that he was trying to hide something.
"Then please continue talking and use the facts to convince us that you are innocent." Jubal deliberately looked impatient to apply pressure.
"Okay, this actually involves some privacy of the Barnes family, but if you insist."
Under the intense gazes of the two people, Nathan Curtis reluctantly told the whole story, "There was a little problem between Valerie and Ryan (Barnes).
Every time Ryan and Rachel, the father and daughter, were close, Valerie would act very uneasy. I also noticed that Rachel often had some bruises on her body, so I questioned Valerie that day. ”
"Why not report it directly to children's rights organizations? Let them investigate?" Jubal asked.
"Because she swore to me that things were not what I thought and that Ryan would never hurt Rachel."
Nathan Curtis' tone seemed a little helpless, "You know, in a sense, she saved my life, I owe her, can you understand what I mean?"
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"How credible do you think Nathan Curtis's words are?" Jack walked into the listening room next door and asked other people's opinions.
Clay looked a little confused, "I paid attention to and observed the situation of Lieutenant Colonel Barnes and Rachel when they were sent to the safe house, and I didn't notice anything unusual.
If you have to say something is wrong.”
At this point he visibly hesitated.
"Go on," Aubrey urged.
"Well, maybe that's just my illusion. You know, I haven't had much time since I started learning behavioral analysis theory, and you guys always don't let me get the chance to practice"
"Clay Spencer!" Everyone complained in unison.
"Okay." Clay raised his hands in surrender, "I have a feeling that the moment she met her father, Rachel was not as happy as a child who had just lost her mother."
"What's that like?" Jack motioned for him to continue.
Clay hesitated to recall the scene he saw at that time, struggling to describe it in words, "She showed an innocent and sweet smile, like a child who had just got candy and was satisfied, her smile was so innocent. But it makes me shudder"
"What kind of bad metaphor is this?" Aubrey complained in a low voice, "Isn't she just a ten-year-old girl?"
(End of chapter)