The middle-aged man babbled the story of his acquaintance with Nightingale, because of nervousness and tiredness, his words could not be coherent into chapters, more of trivial and useless information, but this morning he had just experienced a mental shock, and he was a little unable to recover now.It was obvious that Director Zvi was a little impatient.Not to mention Director Zvi, even Issa is a little impatient.Hoden was still listening carefully and patiently, not because it was related to the case, but because the middle-aged man needed a little time to communicate and vent, only in this way could his spirit stabilize and prepare for the questions that followed.Waited quietly, and then Hoden quietly finished the guiding question, starting with some basic life questions, "Corbin, the past six months or a year, Nick......
Did he have something unusual?
I mean, his life has improved?
Or maybe you got a job?
”"That's true."
The middle-aged man looked at Holden in surprise, and his eyes were full of "How do you know", "He found a job as a part-time introducer, and his life has improved significantly by introducing jobs to receive commissions, and it should be ......
It should have been around March and April, and I can't remember the exact time. ”All eyes fell on Hoden, and they were even more surprised than the middle-aged man: surprise and dismay, so the emotions were intertwined - how did Hoden find the clue?
Issa didn't look surprised, she thought that Hodden had made a judgment from some clues.Holden didn't pay any attention to those glances, allowing such a beautiful misunderstanding to continue to spread, "Did he match you up?"
”"At first, he originally introduced me to that job, a part-time job for one night, but the income was very good, but then I don't know why I didn't follow up.I didn't ask either. ”The middle-aged man's words fell on Howlen's heart, and gently rippled - it seems that Nightingale did know some secrets, if not the whole picture, but also knew that the job could not be tried lightly.From the outside, the middle-aged man is very healthy and very robust, fully in line with the standard, and may be a little older, but Holden estimates that the middle-aged man's appearance has increased due to the vicissitudes of life caused by years of exposure to the dock, and the actual age should be younger.Then, Nightingale's action of preparing to introduce but repenting is hidden.But I don't know, when did Nightingale realize it?
Before or after meeting Horgan and Samuel?
What did he realize?
Director Zvi's face was full of question marks, he couldn't understand what Holden was doing at all, and the questions that went around and around seemed to be completely unfocused, but vaguely, he could feel Holden's power, and a lot of information that they didn't know was revealed in just a few words.This contradiction and confusion made him hesitate a little.After hesitating for a moment, Director Zvi cast an inquiring glance at Julian, but Julian suppressed Director Zvi with his eyes, signaling that there was no need to be in a hurry, and said with his mouth, "A bit of a doorway", and then looked at Hoden again, waiting to see what happened.Director Zvi didn't lose his temper after all.The quiet atmosphere quietly became solemn.Howlen didn't pay any attention to the movement behind him, and all his attention was focused on the important inquiry in front of him, "What about the recent period?"
”"I ......
I don't quite know what happened......"
The middle-aged man's eyes were a little puzzled, and he thought seriously for a moment, and finally shook his head, "Recently, I've been busy with work, and I haven't had time to talk to Nick, I'......
I didn't notice what was going on with him at all......"
At this point, the middle-aged man slowly lowered his head, buried his head between his elbows, and let out a desperate moan, deep in self-blame."
I should ......
I should......
That time Nick came to me and said he wanted to talk to me, and he didn't look right, but I was so tired that I said I'd talk another day......
I should have talked to him, maybe I could help today. ”The middle-aged man muttered desperately, and the fragmented words didn't seem to have much content, but Hoden keenly grasped the important details."
When did this happen?
He wants to talk to you?
”Hodden asked.The middle-aged man slowly raised his head, and his confused eyes refocused because of Holden's voice, "......
Four days ago?
Or five days ago?
I don't remember exactly when it was, but it should be this week. ”Well, it's after Horden and Robben besieged Nightingale.With the words, the middle-aged man's eyes gradually became clearer, as if the memory was becoming clear, "Because two or three days after he looked for me, that is, the night before, I could hear the voice, he was screaming, he was roaring, as if he was immersed in some pain." ”"I was woken up in the middle of the night and went next door and knocked on the door, but he said it was okay.He just asked me to leave, he said he had some stomach aches because he had the wrong thing for dinner, he just needed to take a break, I was going to call a doctor for him, but you know, we are not qualified to see a doctor. ”The calm words revealed a sense of helplessness, and the reason behind that calmness was of course the most desperate and sad reality."
Are you sure it's his voice?"
Hodden interjected.The middle-aged man nodded, "Yes, I'm sure."
I mean, I could feel that he was a little weak from the pain, and his voice had changed a little, but it was still his voice. ”Holden bowed his head slightly, did not comment, and motioned for the middle-aged man to continue, "And then?
”"So, I went back."
The middle-aged man continued."
In the middle of the night, I could hear him scratching the wall, creaking......
Creak......
It was like the sound of a mouse gnawing on a plank, accompanied by a low moan, and I knew he was in pain, but there was nothing I could do to help, I forced myself to fall asleep, and then the sound was gone. ”These statements coincided with what the breakfast shop proprietress had seen, and Holden muttered, "And what about after you get up the next day?"
”"I knocked on his room door, but he didn't respond, I just thought he should need a break, after all, he was tired after a night of tossing.I went straight to work at the docks. ”The middle-aged man replied.Issa frowned slightly, "......
But you don't smell blood?
”It's a suspicion – and Issa's progress can be seen in this detail: as Holden said, everyone should be considered a suspect, and then the next step is to clear the suspicion little by little through investigation and evidence.The middle-aged man showed a wry smile, "Sir, we live on the dock, and the smell of fish and sea is the daily life, and we can hardly detect other smells. ”Issa cast her gaze towards Holden, trying to find out; But Hodden didn't respond, still immersed in his thoughts, which means he has no objections?
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