Hodden is using psionic powers, but instead of coercion or hypnosis, he creates a soothing and relaxing environment for Alber's tense nerves to relax.

From his eyes to his movements, from his expression to his tone, Horden's use of psionic energy is becoming more and more proficient, and his fingertips can't even detect the slightest superfluous movement, and that warm and lazy atmosphere quietly spreads in the conference room, not only Alber, but even Issa does not notice his emotional relaxation.

Secret?

The secret is music!

After many attempts, Hodden noticed that the melody itself has the effect of transmitting emotions and soothing emotions, and the psionic effect can often be amplified, the most direct proof of which is the demonstration of the psionic circle in Professor Bertinos's first class, and the melody he hummed has such an effect.

But the goal of the melody itself is too obvious -

He can't take out a flute every time he plays against an enemy, or he can't just sing every time he needs to plot against an opponent.

Then Horden realized that the melody is actually hidden in the corners of life, not the "corner of life" that uses a glass to create a scale, but the ubiquitous fragments of sound, footsteps, breathing, hitting, etc., and most importantly, the words themselves.

The use of vowels and consonants, the switching of onomatopoeia and interjections, and, of course, the intonation of voices.

These trivial details hidden in the dialogue can often create a hidden effect that is unexpected, and the situation can be controlled quietly.

Originally, Horden had a vague concept in his mind, but then the principal of Tarbes Girls' High School brought inspiration to refine Horden's idea, using words as the main body, and at the same time assisting fingernails to hit the table, toes to collide with objects, breathing rhythm regulation, etc., to build an invisible space, and every move can convey the effect he wants.

"Mr. Alber, do you know Victor Miguel?"

The low and hoarse voice was like smoke and mist, Holden's eyes were hidden in the halo, it was difficult for others to capture accurate eyes, only a vague emotional feeling, and the thoughts were dragged into the mire little by little, not hypnosis, just a kind of traction.

"Victor Miguel. ”

Alber's mind was slowly drawn into the depths of his memory.

"Of course I do. Our senior engineer, an arrogant and proud fellow, could not accept that a woman would say no to him, because all women must fall for him, and who knows? ”

Alber's gaze looked at Howlen, "What, does this have anything to do with my case?"

Hodden only guided Albert's thoughts and did not forcibly control them, and it was precisely because of this that he was silent, neither Alber nor Issa noticed the anomaly, "Judging from the current situation, we suspect that Victor Miguel's death may also be related to this case, after all, this is a case involving 30,000 crowe." ”

A little reluctant to explain, but Alber was not suspicious, "Even if it is involved, I am not surprised, he has always been their darling, I mean, Lovett and Etaro are very fond of him, because he is a guy who understands the 'rules of the workplace', who can not love him?"

As he spoke, Alber raised his hands and made a double quotation mark gesture to show his mockery.

They also invited Victor to a mysterious dinner, which was rumored to be a private dinner for only the true aristocracy and elite to receive invitations. ”

Victor accidentally missed the dinner, but then he realized his mistake and quickly shut his mouth. However, he also understands that the more he maintains a sense of mystery, the more he can prove that he is unique and high-class, and that the whole company has a unique treatment that cannot be attained by the whole company. ”

Hodden could feel the afterglow of Isa's gaze, hot and cloudy, full of doubts and trouble—

Because Issa doesn't understand what connection Victor's death has to do with the dinner, and what does the dinner have to do with the fire in Viscount Philo's private residence?

Vaguely, Issa's instincts sniffed something unusual, but he couldn't say why.

Hodden didn't turn his head, not that he didn't dare to face Isa, but looked at Alber with all his attention.

"Dinners, oh, aristocratic dinners, are held every once in a while, and indeed, it is an honor for anyone to be a guest of honor. ”

Hodden said in a gentle tone, with a shallow smile, but saw Alber shake his head slightly.

"No, not the kind of public dinner, but the mystery dinner. We, the outsiders, are always outsiders and don't know anything. Victor didn't say much, mysteriously shrouded in a layer of fog, I am afraid that it was the fun dinner of those nobles, and the object of fun ......"

Alber didn't continue, just chuckled twice, revealing the meaning of "you know what I know".

"Once, however, when I was looking through the test report submitted by Victor, I once accidentally flipped through a financial report and noticed at a glance that our company had a fixed monthly expense, three kilograms, payable to Mr. Harford, for at least a whole year, and the older financial report was on file separately. ”

"I made a private inquiry about Mr. Harford and, apparently, he is not an employee of our company and is not a customer of our company. ”

"I guess this is Victor's own accidental discovery, and the results are mixed in with the test report. ”

Alber smiled again, a bitter look welled up in his eyes, "I don't know what they're doing, I don't want to know, I can understand men's impulses and needs, so, they can enjoy themselves, I just want to do my job." ”

So, I shut up, pretended I had never read the report, and returned it to Victor, telling him that there were many errors on the first page of the report, and asking him to revise it before submitting it to me. But I didn't wait for that report any longer, and he died three months later. ”

"Of course, I myself was in a difficult situation and all work was put on hold. ”

The truth, at least partial, finally unfolded before Hoden's eyes, little by little.

Despite the turmoil in his mind, but still calm on the surface, Horden quietly continued, "Is that all? Do you know anything about Victor? especially a month before his sudden death. ”

"No, sorry if this is related to the case, but sorry I wasn't able to help. Victor in the company...... Rarely talk about yourself. We have some speculation, but we don't know where to start. Alber lowered his gaze again, revealing a sad smile, "Does that mean there's no way we're going to pull Anderson's guys off the horse?"