Feng Bujue's threat … gave off a subtle vibe. After all, what he said didn't sound like something that could actually be carried out.
If one had to make an analogy, it was like a common swear word that was often heard in daily life — "F * ck you." That was how it was said, but no one would actually put it into action.
However, if it was Brother Jue who said it, the situation would be different …
Even though Hardedef had only known Feng Bujue for a few hours, the latter's various actions and his undeniable presence made Hardedef consider the risk that the man might turn some of his' ridiculous threats' into reality.
After thinking for a few seconds, John curled his lips and said to Zuo Yan in a cold tone, "Okay … please continue."
Zuo Yan didn't hold back. He continued the topic and began to relay what Vidocq had said in his mind. "If I'm not mistaken … everyone here, except for Feng …" He paused. This was because in their telepathic conversation, Vidocq had referred to Brother Jue as "Feng Bujue." However, the person who was speaking now was Zuo Yan. "… except for Brother Jue …" Zuo Yan quickly changed his words. "The rest of you should know more about the case. After all, two of you were involved in the case. As for Sergeant Doster, as the law enforcement officer on the island, he was undoubtedly the first person who handled the case."
"So … why bring up the past again?" John muttered again when he heard this.
"But!" Zuo Yan also changed the topic at the right time and gave a corresponding reason. "The so-called 'understanding' is only relative. The same 'one plus one' math problem has a completely different meaning in the eyes of a primary school student and in the eyes of a mathematician. Similarly, I believe … this case has a completely different appearance in the minds of you, Sam, and Doster.
"What I want to do now … is to restore the original appearance of the case as much as possible so that everyone here can see the same thing. Then, we can discuss the murder in front of us more smoothly."
When Feng Bujue heard this, he was very happy because he thought … If this continued, I would probably use another way of narrating the previous chapters, "The Mystery of the Will (1), (2)," through Zuo Yan. Then, I would force it to be three or even more chapters.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Here, I will use a simple section to skip the plot that I have already described to show that I am serious about my work and that I am extremely professional.
Hence, in front of the four people, Zuo Yan told them about the case regarding the inheritance from the beginning to the end, which was told to him by Vidocq. During Zuo Yan's narration, John, Sam, and Doster interrupted Zuo Yan more than once due to various reasons such as surprise, guilt, or sudden realization. Of course, in the end, Zuo Yan still managed to finish his narration.
If no one interrupted Zuo Yan, he might have finished the story in ten minutes. However, in reality, he spent twenty-five minutes talking.
Fortunately, for the audience who were reading the novel, it didn't matter whether it was ten minutes or twenty-five minutes. In their eyes, it was just about a hundred words.
There was no doubt that Feng Bujue was very dissatisfied with this situation. The novel could have been written with six to seven thousand words, but it was compressed to only three percent. This cast a shadow over his prospects of clearing the game. However, there was nothing he could do about it.
"That's my opinion on the will case." After twenty-five minutes, Zuo Yan announced the end of the previous speculation with this sentence.
"That's just your 'opinion,'" John emphasized. "In the end, this is all speculation. First, there is no ready-made evidence. Second, there is no way to prove it. Compared to the Supreme Court's judgment, this is a joke."
"Hmph …" Sam sneered when he heard this. "Of course, you hope that this is a 'joke.'"
"The two of you … Enough is enough." At this time, Feng Bujue interrupted again and stopped the two from arguing further. "Whether it's a joke or the truth, from a practical point of view, it doesn't matter. Zuo Yan must be very clear about this … "He paused for a second and looked at Zuo Yan." … Due to the long interval, the evidence related to the case, including some of the witnesses, has been destroyed by the merciless passage of time. Even if there is a part left, it has long lost its effectiveness. "
"Yes, Brother Jue is right." Zuo Yan nodded. "What we are going to talk about next doesn't need to rely on my previous speculation to support the facts. However, it can be used as a logical basis to explain some problems …"
"You mean the motive, right?" The person who asked this question was Doster.
It seemed that the sheriff had some skills. Although he was a little tipsy after listening to Zuo Yan's narration for half an hour, he was still able to respond quickly to relevant criminal investigation situations.
Zuo Yan also looked at Daoist with a slightly surprised expression before he replied, "That's right." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Sam. "Although I can also say 'the victim was instigated by Sam to kill John' as the opening statement of this conversation, in that case … your understanding of the motive may be skewed."
"What?" This time, Doster was shocked. Even though he could follow Zhao Yu's train of thought in terms of theory, when it came to the actual case … He really couldn't learn the fleeting thinking of a famous detective. "You said that Sam is …"
"Don't you think that's ridiculous, Mr. Zuo Yan?" Sam didn't wait for the sheriff to finish speaking. He said to Zuo Yan in a cold tone, "If you want to use 'John stole the inheritance that should have belonged to me' as the so-called 'motive' to support your reasoning, then I want to ask … Why haven't I committed any crimes in the past few years? Why would I wait so many years, when it's been so long, to do this kind of thing again? "
"It's very simple." Zuo Yan said, "Because your motive wasn't 'John stole the inheritance that should have belonged to you.' In fact, at this moment, you said this yourself just to mislead us … to cover up your real motive, right?"
His tone sounded confident, and it was clear that Vidocq had already given him a very convincing answer in his mind, and that was...
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