"I … Premeditated murder?" John looked at Brother Jue in disbelief and repeated, "Me? Premeditated murder? Murder? "Every time he said a word, he would raise his pitch.
"Yes." Feng Bujue was still pointing at John. "It's you!"
"Heh …" John was so angry that he laughed. This laugh was almost squeezed out from the tip of his throat, and it sounded as if someone had stepped on his kidneys. "Okay … Okay … Then you have to explain to me … Miller, the 'victim' …" As he spoke, he raised his hands and made a quotation mark gesture. "Why did he sneak into my house in the middle of the night with a murder weapon and attack me from behind?"
"Good question." "Actually, that is easy to explain … First, he did not sneak into your house; it was you who let him in. Second, he did not carry any tools with him, and it was you who placed the fishing line at the crime scene. Third, he did not attack you from the back, but you attacked him from the front." Feng Bujue's eyes were filled with doubt. He did not sneak into your house; it was you who let him in.
This time, even Zuo Yan couldn't understand. John, Sam, and Doster were even more dumbfounded by his words.
"Uh … Brother Jue …" Zuo Yan was, after all, smarter than the other three. After a few seconds, he was the first to ask, "Then, in our reasoning … the part about 'Miller came to murder Sam,' has been refuted by you?"
"'In the end … The two different versions of the reasoning that we heard just now were just speculations made in the early stages of the case, when the investigation and evidence collection work had not been fully carried out.'" Feng Bujue repeated the words that Hardedef had said a few minutes ago word for word. Then, he tossed Hardedef a condescending look. "You … were the one who said that, right?"
"Phew …" John had to exhale a long breath from his chest to respond to this question. "Yes …"
He didn't want to say another word, so he gave a concise answer.
"Why don't we reanalyze 'part of my reasoning' now?" Feng Bujue glanced at everyone and said, "Is Miller's motive for murdering John … really that sufficient?"
Hearing this, Zuo Yan was also shocked by Brother Jue. He thought to himself, My brother … He's playing around with his own reasoning … This is the first time I've seen something like this … "
"Now that you think about it, the recording that he has, can he really use it to threaten Sam?" Feng Bujue continued. "What can that one sentence prove?" He spread out his hands and shrugged. "Anyone can record a voice recording with a mobile phone or any other device, saying that they are going to meet someone next … For example, I can record a voice recording now, saying that I am going to meet the Queen of England later. After a while, I will go out on the street and kill someone randomly. Then, I will take out the recording. Will that prove that the Queen ordered me to do it?"
"Erm …" Doster thought about it. "Now that you put it that way … it does make sense."
"So, the truth is that Miller didn't have enough motive to kill John." Feng Bujue took advantage of the situation and came to a conclusion.
"Tsk … Isn't 'hiring a murderer' a motive?" Vidocq, who was hiding in the dark, would not be led by Brother Jue. His mind was clear from the beginning. At that moment, he immediately complained in his mind, First, he used a piece of reasoning to overturn the part of my reasoning that you didn't want to admit, then kept the part that you wanted to use, and then used another piece of reasoning to overturn the part that you didn't want to keep. In essence, this guy is just using logical means to repeatedly prove the basis of his' speculation 'to give people the illusion that he has evidence to back up the' truth 'that he had thought of from the beginning … Thinking about this, Vidocq couldn't help but laugh. Ha … Feng Bujue … You are definitely the most shameless detective I've ever met, but you are also very likely the most capable one I've ever met.
Vidocq didn't tell Zuo Yan about this through telepathy. He didn't want to give off the feeling that he had met his match in front of Zuo Yan.
Therefore, no one could hear the cat detective's analysis of Brother Jue.
"Then … How do you explain the series of events that happened yesterday?" On the other hand, Doster asked a rather constructive question.
"It's easy to explain." Feng Bujue said, "If we look at it from the perspective of each of the three people involved in the case, the situation is very clear. First, let's look at Sam. He was blackmailed by Miller and came to the island to hand over the money. However, after arriving on the island, Sam decided to reconcile with John at the last minute. So, he went to visit John during the day and gave Miller the money at dusk. At night, he was drinking in the bar when he met me.
"As for Miller, he blackmailed Sam and John at the same time. Why did he ask Sam to come to the island to give him the money this time? Because he happened to be on the island for the past few days. What was it? Of course, he wanted to negotiate with John and blackmail him for more money.
"At dusk, after Miller took the money from Sam, he waited at his place. He waited until late at night before he went to Herbert Manor.
"From here on, let's start from John's point of view. John had been blackmailed by Miller for a long time, and Miller had asked him for more money more than once in the past year. John felt that it was not a good idea to let this matter drag on. His identity was in the hands of someone like Miller, and the blackmail would be endless. In order to 'solve the problem' once and for all, John and Miller agreed to negotiate again about this matter.
"So, at around ten o 'clock last night, Miller came to the mansion as promised. Of course, John couldn't let Miller enter through the front door, so he left a way for him to come in. This was a piece of cake for the owner of the house.
"While the two were talking, John, who was already prepared, suddenly lunged at Miller. At that time, he might have prepared other weapons, but what he didn't expect was that … his collision directly killed Miller at the corner of the table.
"Right at that moment, Sam's call came in. Worried that the ringing of the phone would attract the staff in the mansion, John had no choice but to answer the call. When he heard Sam's voice, John had an idea. He thought of a plan to frame Sam …
"So, John started to imitate the sound of the two men fighting. Anyway, he was just panting and didn't need to talk. Even if they found the recording, they wouldn't be able to find any loopholes.
"After that, John hung up the phone and got rid of the weapon that he wanted to use. He also got a fishing line from the house and used it to make a mark on his neck to create the illusion that he was defending himself.
"After everything was done, he picked up the same phone and dialed Sheriff Doster's private number. He tried to use his relationship with the sheriff to push the case in the direction that he wanted from the beginning. In this way, a lot of the evidence against him wouldn't be kept or would be buried for various reasons.
"Just like the inheritance case back then."
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