"So, according to you …" John continued, "Sam actually didn't know about my identity from Miller, so he came to the island yesterday to reconcile with me?"
"Yes," Feng Bujue replied without hesitation.
"Ridiculous!" John exclaimed. "Then how do you explain Miller's recording? And how do you explain Sam giving Miller money? "
"It's simple," Feng Bujue said. "Miller was blackmailing Sam."
"Huh?" John was so shocked that he didn't know what to ask next.
"If what you said is true …" Zuo Yan was still the clear-headed one. He immediately continued, "Then I'm curious … How did Miller blackmail Sam? Does he have any dirt on Sam? "
"Yes." Feng Bujue looked as if he had already thought of the answer.
This time, even Sam was shocked. He asked himself in his heart, "Did he?"
"Let me reconstruct what happened a year ago and correct the mistakes in your reasoning." Feng Bujue continued confidently. "About a year ago, Miller didn't 'find Sam'. Instead, he bumped into him on the street.
"After Miller recognized Sam, his sophisticated criminal mind immediately made him think that this person in front of him had something to gain from him.
So, he followed Sam and found out where he lived and worked. Then, he appeared in front of Sam and threatened him … 'I'm going to tell your colleagues and friends your real identity.' "
"Wait a minute …" Zuo Yan had already heard some clues from these few sentences. He interrupted and asked, "What do you mean by 'real identity'?"
"Haha …" Feng Bujue replied with a smile. "Regarding that … none of us here know about it, but … since last night, I have had quite a long chat with Sam, so I know …" He paused. "Now, Sam is living in New York. In America, the name he uses is not Sam Herbert but Sam Parker."
"What?" Doster's eyes widened as he exclaimed.
"There's nothing strange about that." Feng Bujue said, "Why don't you put yourself in my shoes? Let's say you're a rich playboy who mingles in the social circle every day before the age of thirty, and your father happens to be a rich man whose face and name are printed on canned food and is well-known in Europe. One day, you suddenly lose all your property in a lawsuit, and you're branded as a liar. What should you do then? How can you start living like a normal person again? "
"Go to the other side of the ocean, conceal your identity, and change your appearance …" Zuo Yan muttered to himself as he read out the answer.
Pa!
Brother Jue snapped his fingers. "Correct."
At the same time, he looked at Zuo Yan with approval, but the latter was not happy at all.
A few seconds later, Feng Bujue continued, "There's no doubt that the reason Miller blackmailed Sam is because of this …"
"Over the past seven years, Sam has finally gained a foothold in the United States. He has a well-paid, stable job that allows him to display his talents and realize the value of his life. He also has a girlfriend who is good enough to talk about marriage and some real friends who are not just fair-weather friends.
"Under such circumstances, if Miller came out and told everyone around him that Sam was a liar, and that his identity was fake, I'm sure you can imagine the impact and consequences it would bring.
"In conclusion, Miller has enough capital to blackmail Sam."
When he said this, Sam's face was full of "WTF?" But in his heart, he was muttering, "If I didn't know that I was hiring a hitman, I would have believed him."
"In the following year …" On the other side, Feng Bujue continued his narration. "Sam continued to give Miller quite a bit of money. Just like you said …" He looked at Zuo Yan. "To not leave behind any evidence, Miller has been using the method of leaving a code on the public message board to ask Sam to come out and hand over the money in person, and he chose to do so at a public place … Why would he do that? Of course, it's because he was blackmailing Sam. He didn't want to leave any evidence like a call record, and he also wanted to prevent Sam from harming him in a place where no one was around. When Miller received the money, he asked Sam to pay him in cash, just like yesterday. That way, there wouldn't be a record of the bank transfer. "
"Wait!" John interrupted again. "You just said that it was a coincidence that Miller and Sam came to the island on the same day, but now …"
"That's just now." Feng Bujue did not even allow the man to finish his question. "Earlier, I was merely responding to your 'bullsh * t' and giving you a logical explanation. That explanation was to show you that … without any evidence, using 'coincidence' can easily refute your question. And now … I'm talking about the real case … "
"Are you trying to say …" Zuo Yan narrowed his eyes and took over Brother Jue's words. "Miller and Sam came to the island on the same day because Miller asked Sam to come to the island to pay the money?"
"Idiot! You've been led into his logic! "Vidocq reminded Zuo Yan in the dark, but it was too late. Zuo Yan had already said it.
"Well, you're indeed a detective. Your reaction is fast." Feng Bujue continued. "Then … Sam, who came to his hometown, suddenly felt a little melancholy and emotional. He recalled the grudges of the past. He felt that family was the most important thing. Anyway, he was living a good life now. So … he suddenly decided to visit John and reconcile with him."
"Enough is enough!" John couldn't stand it anymore.
At that moment, John and the other two people in the room were like women who had been pressed to the ground and raped. However, this kind of violence came from the level of thinking.
"According to what you said … no one paid Miller to do it, right? Then why did he want to kill me? "John shouted.
"To let Sam inherit your inheritance," Feng Bujue said.
"Huh?" John didn't know how many times he had reacted like this. He was about to cry.
"Isn't it obvious?" Feng Bujue said. "Miller blackmailed both of you at the same time. Although you were rich, you only gave him a small amount of money every month. Sam, on the other hand, gave him a large amount of money every time. Comparing the two, of course, Miller felt that blackmailing Sam was more cost-effective, but he also understood that Sam didn't have that much money for him to exploit. So … from Miller's point of view, what do you think can be done to adjust this situation?"
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