Chapter 22 Motivation (Part 2)

"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 operated a few more times on his phone and opened an audio file.

A few seconds later, a man's voice came from the player of the phone——

"I'm Pat Miller, it's six o'clock in the afternoon on October 12th, and in an hour I'll be meeting 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. Unlike the police surveillance equipment installed on the street...Businessmen usually don't If you keep 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 traceable.

"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 To kill him and silence him, he has to be prepared. 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 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 plan to commit a crime, he, the 'chief criminal', may never be released from prison in this life. ”

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 had already gone through the entire case in Zuo Yan's mind. Therefore, Zuo Yan could deal with such immediate problems on his own. This was also the reason for him and Wei Duo. A tacit understanding from Doc.

"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 pondered.

He is acting...

In fact, Brother Jue didn't understand this 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 patiently.

"Eh?" Just after he pondered, Feng Bujue seemed to suddenly remember something, 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 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 corpse’s thumbprint and discovered the recording just now.”

"Oh... is that so..." Feng Bujue said, "This is indeed a safe method. If Miller is caught by someone other than the police before or after the crime, and the recording is not on 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 find his mobile phone at his residence."

"Unfortunately... Miller has calculated everything, but he didn't expect that he would die..." Two seconds later, Zuo Yan took over the conversation again. At this time, his tone had a subtle change, and it seemed that Victor was back online, "Fortunately, he has left enough information, enough for me to deduce the truth of the case."

As he said, he cast his eyes on Sam again.

At this moment, Sam's face was pale and blue, and the cold sweat on his back had soaked his clothes.

Facing Zuo Yan's stare, Sam did not speak. He knew very well... At this moment, the more he said, the more mistakes he made. Although he had already felt desperate about the situation when he heard the recording, he still grabbed a branch called "lucky" on the edge of the cliff called "collapse" and barely supported himself without slipping.

"Hmph... you are quite quiet now." Zuo Yan said coldly, "After I proved that you are not 'not understanding what I am saying' and 'you and Miller do know each other'... you are acting like this again, it seems a bit embarrassing, isn't it?"

Victor was aggressive, but Sam continued to be as quiet as a cicada.

"Okay... Anyway, we can finally start talking about your motives..." Zuo Yan paused and said, "As I said before, your real motive... is not 'John stole the inheritance that should belong to you', but... 'John, a bastard who has no blood relationship with you, killed your father, and stole the inheritance that should belong to you.'"