In the darkness of consciousness, the harsh and sharp sound of wood hitting and rubbing came from in front of him.
Awakened Morris who was originally unconscious.
What were you doing before?
By the way, he was hired by Mr. Everton to serve as a sentry at the exhibition outside Burrenwich.
Then......
"hiss--"
Taking a breath of cold air, Morris regained consciousness and recalled the scene he had seen before.
Originally this morning, he was on standby on the first floor of the exhibition venue as always.
As a result, not long after Mr. Ronald arrived here, the fierce black fog came from around him like a flood.
Corridors, halls, rooftops...
As far as the eye could see, there was absolutely no place to escape.
In a hurry, he prepared to cast a spell to defend himself, but when the spell was used, it could not stop the overwhelming black fog, and he soon lost consciousness during the impact.
so......
What's going on now?
Struggling to lift his heavy head, Morris saw the source of the sound that awakened his consciousness.
——Ronald.
Ronald Adler, who was nominally responsible for protecting the exhibition.
At this moment, he was dragging the backrest of a chair with one hand and walking out of a bottomless black mist.
What happened to this silent man.
The black fog around him that exuded a dangerous aura and suddenly took away his consciousness was now crawling at Ronald's feet like a jester greeting the king, and moved to both sides as he advanced.
Gradually walked to the center of the hall that was not shrouded in black mist.
Ronald set up a chair in front of everyone and sat down with an indifferent expression.
Surrounded by black fog, only a lantern placed on the ground provided illumination.
The light cast a shadow on Ronald's face, reflecting the black fog around him, and a chilling air suddenly rose.
Then, he spoke:
"I'm sorry, I'm going to apologize to everyone now."
"Next, I want to ask you some questions. If you haven't asked them, please don't speak..."
"Ronald! Are you crazy?"
Suddenly, a fearful voice sounded from the side:
"Why did you attack us?"
"Are you going to betray us [Ginkgo Ye]? Do you know what you are doing!"
Morris turned his head and immediately saw the man who dared to roar at this moment.
It's Mr. Everton's confidant, Mr. Hansen.
So far.
Morris has fully regained consciousness.
At the same time, I also realized how bad the current situation is.
Around an open space in the hall, the entire exhibition staff were tied to chairs and formed a circle. Except for the head, all other body parts were covered by thick black mist.
If that's all, forget it.
Not to mention Hansen, who only dares to yell and question, as a member of the mysterious side, Morris himself has to quietly cast spells to try to break free.
But he didn’t dare!
Not only Morris, but everyone present did not dare to act rashly.
after all......
The shining blade was right in front of them.
In fact, the black mist that enveloped everyone also controlled sharp knives against everyone.
The black mist that enveloped everyone almost stuck to their skin.
If someone makes some small movements, they may be noticed in the next second.
The results are self-evident!
"Ahem——"
At this time, Ronald coughed twice.
Then he said directly:
"Then I'll just tell you."
"There is a traitor among all of you present."
"He killed Mr. Kevin last night and then stole something important. This is why I control you."
"..."
As soon as Ronald finished speaking, the dark hall fell into dead silence.
Although the people present were scared, they also understood that Ronald, who had control over everyone's life and death, had no need to deceive them.
If this matter cannot be resolved.
Not to mention Ronald in front of them, Everton will definitely fire them in the future.
To all exhibition staff.
——This is absolutely unacceptable!
Seeing that everyone acquiesced to his statement in silence, Ronald nodded with satisfaction:
"Then, please answer my questions."
"Please don't panic."
Snapped--
Immediately, Ronald slapped his palm lightly.
"Then let me tell you from left to right the time and place where I last saw Mr. Kevin."
After finishing speaking, Ronald smiled slightly:
"By the way, a friendly reminder."
"I worked in the Investigation Bureau before. I believe you all know that there is a magic that can detect lies, right?"
"..."
After finishing speaking, Ronald did not rush anyone.
Just sit quietly on the chair and wait.
After nearly two minutes of silence, the first person on the left looked beside him and finally spoke:
"I saw Mr. Kevin in the corridor when I was having dinner last night."
After finishing speaking, he turned his gaze to the second person, and the person behind him immediately said:
"I...I was eating last night too!"
“Many people were there at that time!”
"Mr. Kevin's death has absolutely nothing to do with me!"
Immediately afterwards, the next person spoke:
"I met Mr. Kevin when I was changing my shift last night. He was still in the corridor on the second floor!"
Next person continues:
"I also saw him while eating last night, and I've been standing guard here on the first floor until now!"
Another person said:
"I'm just like them..."
After asking questions like this, a confusing situation emerged.
Ronald had just examined Kevin's body, and he died not long ago this morning.
But the problem is.
Everyone present testified that the last time they saw Kevin was before his death.
Ronald is not a bluff.
He did turn on the lie detector capability.
Although the guards in front of him had various mental states, none of them reported that "he was lying".
"hehe--"
Smiling and shaking his head, Ronald continued with some emotion:
"Next thing, each of you should say, 'I didn't kill Kevin.' Don't make a mistake in a single word."
This time there was no need for Ronald to indicate the order.
The man on the far left answered as if participating in a question-answering contest:
"I didn't kill Kevin!"
Next, a series of voices sounded between them:
"I didn't kill Kevin!"
"I didn't kill Kevin!"
"Kevin..."
Another round of answering ended, and everyone denied that they were the murderers, but Ronald also failed to tell that someone was lying.
This is interesting...
Not long after "The Divine Comedy" received the 'fraud', Ronald started to explore perception. Unless the murderer was a monster flying at a speed of several Mach, it would be possible for him to escape from his perception range in such a short period of time.
Ronald is confident that "The Divine Comedy" will not go wrong.
Then the result is very simple.
Someone is lying and he can pass a lie detector test!