"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Squadron Leader Trento still showed good qualities, from his demeanor to his tone, and then showed a polite smile to Horden and Isa, "Excuse me, have you gained anything?"
”Trento's eyes quietly glanced at the scrolls on the table: all the volumes had been dismantled and spread out across the tabletop, and the traces of repeated flipping could be clearly seen, especially the space in front of Holden, where every page of the scroll had been carefully read; And, even at this time, Hoden was still reading the archives.Focused, dedicated, serious.It didn't look like you were reading a case file, but more like you were reading a paper, and you had to go over and over again, word by word.But why?
Trento didn't quite understand, and his eyes couldn't help but linger on Hoden for a moment, but he couldn't look at anything."
Hoden?"
Issa, like Trento, was able to perceive that things were too coincidental after reading the scroll repeatedly, but the coincidence was not a crime, and without the support of evidence, suspicion would always remain in the stage of suspicion, and they could not do much more.Unlike Trento, Issa believes that Holden has captured any details, otherwise Holden would not have read them all in detail.Unexpectedly, Holden raised his head and showed a lazy smile, "Not for the time being."
Excuse me, have the witnesses and suspects arrived at the security squad?
”No?
Not at all?
Issa was a little surprised.But Trento calmed down instead, it seems that he still has a trace of unrealistic illusions, always thinking that Hoden may be a real genius, after all, "the shadow of a famous tree", but where are there so many geniuses in the world?
In the end, you still need to rely on your own ability to find the truth.He doesn't have much time or opportunity, and "Holden-Herlo" can't always work, he must seize today's opportunity to find as many flaws as possible, otherwise, the truth may be asleep forever - no one wants to easily offend the Southern Orson Company, because that company has deep roots and lush branches, and its energy is not trivial; And rumor has it that standing behind that company is ......
"Yes, they've all arrived at the vigilantes." ”Trento quickly collected his thoughts as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "Who do you want to talk to first?"
”"Witnesses."
Hoden's words were a little casual, a little uncertain, as if he couldn't be sure what he was doing and what he should do.What's going on?
Even Issa couldn't help but glance at Hoden, she was very unaccustomed to such Hoden, but because of her consistent trust, she still withdrew her gaze, even if she had no clue now, Hoden could always find clues in the conversation; Moreover, their main task is not the Alber case.…… Soon, Hodden saw witnesses, Issa and Trento, and others sitting scattered next to them, not intervening in their conversation.This eyewitness, Bet Roubini, had gray hair, wrinkles at the corners of his eyes that showed signs of age, and looked to be in his fifties, with a clear countenance with a little competence; A clean shirt, a clean suit, clean nails, and a clean face reveal a sense of decency inside and out.Hordon didn't ask questions as soon as he came up, but looked up and down carefully—without hiding his gaze, searching inch by inch with his eyes, as if he didn't let go of even a single fingernail, and that focused look was enough to make anyone feel uncomfortable, even offended."
Any more questions?
If not, then I want to leave now.I came all the way to provide clues, not to insult you. ”Bate's expression was very ugly, as an eyewitness who provided the tip, he was not a suspect, let alone a criminal."
Oh.I'm sorry. ”Hoden seemed to realize his faux pas at this point, but the apology was so dry that there was no sincerity, and then he showed a smile without emotion, and he didn't smile, "Can you please repeat what you saw that night?"
We just need to confirm a little more. ”Bette's face was full of confusion and she looked over to Trento, "I've already drawn a charge on my testimony, haven't I?"
Why do you have to repeat it. ”"Oh, that's right."
Holden directly cut off Trento's answer, "We suspect that you are lying, so we need you to repeat the testimony again to make sure there are no loopholes." ”As he spoke, Hodden also pointed to the testimony in front of him, and showed a bright smile at Bate, "Not a word is wrong." ”Look at each other.The whole conference room was exchanging glances, and it was obvious that everyone did not expect Hordon to be so open and honest in such a big way, and Trento was the most panicked, but he was not able to speak after all; Only Brutus had a playful expression on his face, faintly looking forward to it.Bett asked for Trento's help, but couldn't get a response, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then began to tell in detail.Gradually, both Issa and Trento sensed that something was wrong: not because Bet had made a mistake, but precisely because Bet had not made any mistakes, and although they were not copied and pasted identically, they had already thought about it, and the similarity between the two testimonies was infinitely close to 100%.It's seamless!
But this is precisely where the weirdness appears: human memory is prone to deviations and errors, nearly four months have passed since Alber's case, and the memory is even more easily blurred, and Bett vaguely remembers some contexts and frames, which is normal; But it's impossible to remember everything clearly.The only possibility is to lie, as if by memorization, to write down the whole story and then recite it over and over again.As a result, no matter how many times you are asked, you will never make a mistake in your words, just like a printed newspaper, where both right and wrong are perfectly reproduced.But how are they supposed to pierce Bate?
They can't say that Bate's confession is exactly the same, he has to find loopholes in his confession and expose Bate's lies to break the deadlock; The problem is that Trento has studied this testimony countless times, but has never been able to find a loophole.Trento and Issa exchanged glances with each other, both aware of the anomaly, but how to puncture it, both controlled their impulses.But Hodden always looked the same, and listened quietly like this, his eyes were not on Bate at all, and he was always looking erratically, as if he were ......
As if he hadn't listened at all, his attention had already begun to wander - and sure enough, Hoden immediately interrupted Bate's words abruptly, without warning, "I like your outfit, is this a Chester Street tailored suit?"
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