Originally, Tangning was looking forward to the results of Sophia's tracking after she published "Murder on a Train", but she didn't expect to find out the news first because Shani came to her door...
Shani looked dissatisfied and asked him: "Tony, what do you mean by "Murder on the Train"? Do you think I killed Taylor?"
Tangning had no choice but to quibble: "Shanni, you're overthinking it. My article was just an article, and I didn't write Taylor's name. Why did you take it so seriously?"
Shani retorted: "Am I thinking too much? How could I not think too much? Who else's first reaction after reading this article is not that Taylor was killed? Especially if I find out that you are also in that car, I'm sure
You should think so!"
"But I really didn't mean it like that!" Tangning could only hold on and refused to admit it!
Then he rolled his eyes and suggested: "How about I make a statement and say that this "Murder on a Train" has absolutely nothing to do with the murder of Mr. Taylor! It has nothing to do with all the passengers in the car!"
"Have you ever written a statement like this? When you say it, won't everyone think it's definitely related?" Shani said angrily.
In fact, Tang Ning was just teasing her, so she followed up and said, "Yeah, you see, the best way to eliminate the influence now is to ignore him, otherwise it will only make everyone think that what I wrote is true!"
Although Shani also felt that what Tangning said was right, she still felt annoyed: "You, you, I don't care, you have to make it up to me anyway, otherwise I will tell your wife that we slept together!"
"Hey, hey, hey, we need to make this clear. I didn't do anything with you. I was drunk at the time, so you are making a false accusation!" Tang Ning quickly stopped her.
Then he changed the topic and said: "But I can give it to you whatever you like! This is the friendship between us, not being coerced by you!"
Shani thought for a moment, then pointed to a painting next to the bookshelf and said: "I want you to give me a painting, a "Sleeping Venus" painted by you yourself, with me as the model!"
"No problem, whenever you have time, we can start painting!" Tang Ning agreed without hesitation.
After agreeing on the time, Shani said goodbye and left. What Tangning didn't know was that she didn't go home directly, but came to Mr. Batten's house, and several people in the carriage were also present.
When he saw her coming in, Mr. Lange asked anxiously, "What did Tony Tangning say?"
Shani replied somewhat depressedly: "No matter how I asked, he always said that this was what he wrote and it had nothing to do with this story!"
"What joke is he making? How could it not be relevant? Otherwise, he would not have written it sooner or later. Why would he write such a misunderstood article at this time?" Batten asked.
"But he just said it doesn't matter, and there's nothing I can do about it!" Shani said, spreading her hands.
"Hey, it's a pity that we didn't know him before, otherwise we shouldn't have taken action that day!" Phillips, the conductor on that day, said angrily.
The old woman who was vaguely the leader waved her hands and said: "Even if I know him, I have to take action that day, because this opportunity is really rare!"
Then he added: "But I think there is another possibility that this matter really has nothing to do with that Tony Tangning!"
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Shani asked curiously.
The old woman pointed to a name in the newspaper and asked: "Do you know who the second author Bessie Vergara is?"
Before anyone could answer, the old woman continued: "According to my investigation, she is Taylor's daughter Sophia!"
"What?! Sophia? How did she get together with Tangning?" Shani couldn't help but exclaimed.
The old woman replied calmly: "I don't know about this, but I think since Tony Tangning had no interest in investigating that day, he would be even less likely to do so afterward! And this Sophia must have enough motives. She came to investigate the truth behind her father's death, so it's very possible that she found something and then went to Tangning to write this article!"
"But why did she do this? Even if what she wrote is true, the police can't use one piece of evidence as evidence to convict us!" Baten asked in confusion.
The old woman explained: "Because she can use this to observe our reaction. If we panic because someone discovers the truth, it will be easy to reveal our faults. This is why I want to call everyone together today. Just to keep everyone calm and don’t do anything wrong during this period!”
After hearing this, Lange suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's it! Fortunately, you reminded us, otherwise I would have really planned to send someone to threaten this Tony - Tangning!"
"The most important thing we should do now is not to do anything. Time is one of the best medicines to solve all problems. After everyone forgets about it, there will be nothing left!" the old woman said slowly.
Shani echoed, "Tangning said similar things to me just now. It seems like he didn't want to harm us!"
"This is normal. After all, it is not of much benefit to him! But Shani, you should still find a chance to get close to him to see if it is the situation I speculated, and even ask through him to find out what Sophia knows. Get some clues so that we can respond more easily!" the old woman ordered, and then added: "It's just that your sacrifice is too great, but don't worry, we will definitely compensate you!"
Shani waved her hand generously and said: "This is all for everyone and me, so there is no need to compensate!"
"Actually, I think you are quite happy to get close to this Tony - Tangning, so naturally there is no need to compensate!" Lange whispered to the side.
But what he didn't expect was that Shani actually heard it, so she stared at him and asked: "Lange, what do you mean?!"
"Uh, I, I'm just joking, Shani, don't take it seriously!" Lange replied nonchalantly.
Originally Shani wanted to punish Lange, but fortunately at this time the old woman said: "Okay, no one is allowed to make such jokes in the future! Shani, you have done so many things for everyone, this compensation must be given You, otherwise it would be unfair! Okay, now that everyone knows the situation, let’s break up. If anything happens, I will issue a missing person notice in the "New Orleans Express", so everyone must pay attention every day newspaper!"
PS: I recommended the book "Goblin Slayer". In fact, the writing is average, but the allusion skills are really strong. To be honest, before this, I never thought that the overlap between goblins and a certain group is so high... ...(The author's recent new book is also in this way, if you like it, you can read it!)