Lin Sanjiu looked at Zuo Yan's room.
"Phew …" After closing the door, Zuo Yan heaved a sigh of relief and muttered, "I've been flying and boating all day … Finally, I can take a break …"
As he spoke, he tilted his right shoulder and let the sports bag on his shoulder slide to the floor.
At the same time, Vidocq climbed out of the sports bag and poured a bucket of cold water on Zuo Yan with his usual sharp tongue, "But I don't think you'll be able to rest for long."
"Huh?" Zuo Yan's butt had just touched the bed when he heard this. Naturally, his expression changed slightly. "Why?"
"Do you remember the guy we met at the elevator entrance?" Vidocq did not answer Lin Sanjiu's question directly but threw a question back at him.
"You mean … Brother Jue?" Zuo Yan asked.
"Are you an idiot?" Vidocq jumped onto the bed and squinted at Lin Sanjiu through the peephole. "I told you we met at the elevator entrance. We met Feng Bujue when we walked into the elevator, didn't we?"
"At the elevator entrance?" Zuo Yan looked puzzled. "Did we meet anyone before we entered the elevator?"
Lin Sanjiu's reaction was understandable.
Even though there were not many people in the hotel lobby, there were at least a dozen employees and guests coming and going. If Zuo Yan had to count the number of people he had "met", every person who appeared in his line of sight or within a ten-meter radius of him could be counted as "meeting" him.
However, as a normal person, it was impossible for them to remember the faces of every passerby that appeared around them. Even if they wanted to remember, they probably did not have the ability to do so.
From the moment Zuo Yan left the reception until he arrived at the elevator entrance, he did not speak to anyone. He did not even make eye contact with anyone. When he arrived at the elevator, he saw that the elevator door was about to close. Hence, he shouted loudly and rushed into the elevator.
As a result, he didn't notice a middle-aged man brushing past him as he ran to the elevator.
"Let me help you recall …" Vidocq licked his paws and said to Zuo Yan through telepathy, "A white man in his forties, about six feet tall, wearing a dark suit and a brand new Panama hat …"
"Hmm …" Zuo Yan muttered after he heard Lin Sanjiu's words.
After all, he only had a short-term memory. With Vidocq's reminder, Zuo Yan seemed to recall some vague memories. "Now that you mention it … I think there is such a person."
"Forget it …" Vidocq said. "You should stop trying to recall. Just listen to me …"
Vidocq did not let Zuo Yan think any further because he could tell that Zuo Yan did not pay any attention to the person at all. Taking into account that the Vague Trace Theory would cause memory errors, instead of letting Zuo Yan recall in this state, it was better to give him reliable information, which was the information that Vidocq had observed himself.
"Although the guy pulled the brim of his hat very low, from my perspective, I could still see his entire face, so I recognized him at a glance …" Vidocq continued. "… He was Sam Herbert."
"Herbert?" This was the first time Zuo Yan had heard the name "Sam," but he had heard of the surname before.
"That's right." Vidocq replied. "It's Herbert …" He paused. "Sam Herbert is John Herbert's younger brother."
"Uh …" Zuo Yan thought for a moment. "I know his brother's name. He is the current president of the Herbert Company. But this' Sam '… How do you know him?"
"I don't know him." Vidocq said. "I just saw his photo in a news report. It was an article about an inheritance case. The content was quite dramatic. I think when you heard the word 'inheritance,' you could basically guess the plot …"
Zuo Yan thought for two seconds and said, "Is it … After the old Herbert died, he left all his inheritance to his eldest son, so the second son was dissatisfied and took his brother to court, and eventually lost the case?"
"Hmm …" Vidocq also pondered for a moment and said, "… No."
"Huh?" Zuo Yan was stunned. He obviously did not expect that he had guessed wrong.
"It's the opposite." Vidocq continued. "After the old Herbert died, a will found in his safe showed that he left all his assets to his second son. The eldest son didn't even get a penny."
"So …" Zuo Yan followed the other party's train of thought and read, "It was actually John who took Sam to court?"
"Yes." Vidocq said, "John hired a very good lawyer and claimed that the will was forged by Sam and asked to deprive Sam of his inheritance."
"From the current situation … He seems to have succeeded." Zuo Yan continued.
"Yes." Vidocq paused for half a second and continued, "Although the will had the old Herbert's signature and the key to the safe had always been with the old Herbert, in the end … John still won the case."
"That works?" Zuo Yan wondered.
"Ha!" Vidocq lay down on the bed sheet and began to lick his fur. At the same time, he smiled and said, "Why not? Only the signature part of the will was handwritten. The rest of the content was typed on an old-fashioned typewriter. John's lawyer only needed to argue that Sam imitated the deceased's signature. As for the key to the safe … That was not a problem at all. The Herbert family's mansion was very large, and his two sons could go back and live there at will. If they wanted to copy the key … there would be plenty of opportunities. "
"Even so … This case won't be so easy to decide, right?" Zuo Yan continued.
"Well … You're right. Logically speaking, for a case involving a huge inheritance like this, the court's decision would be quite cautious." Vidocq continued, "In addition to the existing physical evidence, they would also consider many other factors. For example … As early as five years before the old Herbert passed away, John had already opened his own investment company and was already a young talent in the business world. Sam had always been a well-known playboy. In a year, he would only stay at home for one or two months. The rest of the time, he would spend all over the world spending money and having fun. Coincidentally … It was in the month when Sam came home for the last time that the old Herbert died of illness. Then, the will appeared in front of everyone. "
"That is indeed quite suspicious …" Zuo Yan said. "The time he spent at home was obviously enough for him to forge the will."
"The judge thought so too." Vidocq's story was not over yet. In fact, the best part was just about to come. "So … After getting the consent of the Herbert brothers, the police used the most advanced technology at the time to identify the will …"
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