"That's a good question." Zuo Yan continued, "I can tell you clearly that of course I have evidence, and it is very conclusive evidence."
As he spoke, he did a few more operations on his phone and opened an audio file.
A few seconds later, a man's voice came from the player of the mobile phone
"I'm Pat Miller. It's six o'clock in the afternoon on October 12th. In one hour, I will go to meet Sam Herbert..."
Zuo Yan only played the first few sentences and immediately pressed the stop button.
And Sam... just after hearing this beginning, his expression changed involuntarily.
"The reason why you had the confidence to say what you just said is undoubtedly because you thought you didn't leave any evidence of your interaction with Miller." Zuo Yan was not surprised by the change in Sam's expression. He just said lightly.
He continued, "Indeed... Miller is very cautious. In order not to leave a record of the call, he used the method of 'talking to you suddenly in public' when he came to you for the first time; and every time you talked after
Appointments are made by leaving a coded message on a public online message board to agree on a time and place.
"Most of the places where you meet are in busy business centers. The surveillance equipment in those places are installed and managed by businesses, which is different from the police surveillance equipment installed on the streets...Businesses usually don't
If you keep the surveillance video for too long, the period of clearing the video files can be as short as one week or as long as two months. Therefore, even if the scene when you met was captured by a camera, don't worry that the image will be retained for too long.
Long.
"I have to say that this method of 'talking in person' is very good, and it greatly increases the efficiency and safety of your work...Including the key link of 'payment', you also hand over cash in person, without any involvement.
Bank Transfer.
"Almost everything you do...is traceless.
"However... because of this, the cautious Miller will definitely keep a hand; after all... after the matter is completed, he will have to get a 'final payment' from you, just in case you default on the debt or attempt to
He has to be prepared to kill him and silence him. Otherwise... he will take the blame for you in vain.
"So, this evening, before meeting you, Miller... made such a recording in advance, telling you the transaction between you and him from beginning to end; if something unexpected happens later, for example...
...If you want to refuse to pay the balance, then he can use this recording that was 'recorded before the time of the crime' to threaten you..."
"Wait a minute." At this time, Feng Bujue interrupted, "Miller himself is also involved in the case. If he hands over the recording to the police... won't he die with Sam?"
"It's not 'die together'." Zuo Yan looked at Brother Jue and replied, "If Miller takes the recording and goes to the police to surrender, considering the content of the recording and the circumstances of the surrender, he will most likely be treated lightly as an 'accessory' in the end.
And Sam... because of the fact that he was declared a liar by the court in the will case that year, coupled with a clear motive and a planned crime, he, the 'chief criminal', may never be released from prison in this life.
Already."
In the above answer, Zuo Yan is not retelling Vidocq's inner monologue, but he is speaking it himself. Because before coming to this room, Vidocq has already roughly gone through the entire case in Zuo Yan's mind.
So, Zuo Yan can deal with such immediate problems on his own. This is also a tacit understanding between him and Vidocq.
"Similarly..." After a slight pause, Zuo Yan added, "If Miller is arrested during the crime, then this recording can also be used as evidence to mitigate his crime, so that he can be prepared."
"Well...that's it." Feng Bujue heard the words, put on a thoughtful look, nodded and groaned.
He is acting...
In fact, Brother Jue didn't understand this only after listening to Zuo Yan's words, he had already thought of it himself; but... in order to keep the case going to Chapter 33, Feng Bu didn't think it was timely to ask some such questions.
From the perspective of Zuo Yan and Vidocq, Feng Bujue's questions were reasonable and could help them explain the case and the logic of each party's behavior more clearly, so they answered them patiently.
"Eh?" Just after he pondered, Feng Bujue seemed to suddenly remember something again, and asked in a higher tone, "Then how did you get this recording? Did Miller have this recording with him?"
"See clearly, Brother Jue." Zuo Yan smiled and raised the phone in his hand, "This is not my phone."
Feng Bujue had already discovered that the phone Zuo Yan was holding at the moment was different from the one he handed to Daost before. He only asked knowingly.
"This mobile phone belongs to Miller." Zuo Yan continued, "Of course, he didn't have it with him when he committed the crime, otherwise... Mr. Herbert would definitely have discovered the recording before all of us.
"As he spoke, he glanced at John, hinting at the fact that the other party had searched the body before the police arrived. "About an hour ago, the police who confirmed Miller's identity found this person through a search of his residence on the island.
A mobile phone; and ten minutes ago, I unlocked the screen of the mobile phone with the thumbprint of the corpse and discovered the recording just now."
"Oh...that's it..." Feng Bujue muttered, "This is indeed a safe method. If Miller is caught by someone other than the police before and after committing the crime, and the recording is not with him, he is not afraid that the evidence will be destroyed;
And once he is formally arrested by the police, he can ask the police to go to his residence and find the mobile phone."
"It's a pity... Miller calculated everything, but he didn't expect that he would die..." Two seconds later, Zuo Yan took over again. At this time, his tone changed subtly. It seemed that Wei Duo
Ke is back online. "Fortunately, he has left enough information for me to deduce the truth of the case."
As he said that, he turned his attention to Sam again.
At this moment, Sam's face was pale and green, and the cold sweat on his back had soaked his close-fitting clothes.
Faced with Zuo Yan's gaze, Sam didn't speak. He knew very well... At this moment, talking more would be wrong. Although when he heard the recording, he already felt despair about the situation in his heart, but in the moment called "Crash"
On the edge of the cliff, he still grabbed a branch called "Lucky" and managed to hold on without falling off.
"Hmph... You are quite quiet now." Zuo Yan said coldly, "After I proved that you don't understand what I'm talking about, and that you and Miller do know each other...
…If you behave like this again, you’ll look a little embarrassed, won’t you?”
Vidocq was aggressive, while Sam remained silent.
"Okay... Anyway, we can finally start talking about your motives..." Zuo Yan paused and then said, "As I said before, your real motive... is not that 'John took away Ben'
It should be your inheritance', but...'John, a bastard who has no blood relationship with you, killed your father and took away the inheritance that should belong to you.'"
