Creak. Creak.

The sound of footsteps on the planks was faintly heard, and Nair returned to his room, but the four people in Holden's room remained silent.

Not because I don't dare to say it, but because I don't know what to say.

"Holden ......"

Brutus made a sound, but the follow-up words could not be continued, so they were cut off, and the depths of his eyes were also obscure, and he could not get a response, and after a moment of silence, Brutus threw out the following questions with difficulty.

"What does that mean exactly?" Samuel...... Has Samuel become the new Viscount Philo?"

Absurd, funny, and stunned, all the doubts seem to have finally been explained:

Why was Viscount Philo's body never found?

Why does Samuel be seen intact in the Ashes Divination, and he is still pampered, but he has not contacted his family?

Why did Samuel and Horgan disappear together that night, but Hoden woke up and didn't see Samuel's body?

Those puzzled, those clueless questions, now finally solved-

Samuel became the new Viscount of Philo.

The absurd reality cut off all voices and thoughts in unison, but what is even more terrifying is that if things really turn out to be like this, does that mean that what happened to Holden was also caused by Samuel?

So, Samuel is the murderer, at least one of the murderers?

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, all the fearful thoughts came to his heart like this, and his heart was almost about to burst, Robben suddenly raised his head to look at Hoden, but he lowered his head again in a panic because of timidity and fear, he didn't even dare to look Hoden in the eyes, if Samuel was the one behind the attempt to murder Hoden?

"Robben. Hodden called out calmly, "Don't be cranky. ”

Robben closed his eyes in despair, "I...... I can't. Then he clenched his fists in chagrin, "Damn." For the first time, he began to hate himself.

"Robben, I know what you're thinking right now, and if I need to be angry, I'll find the right person and not be angry, you know? You should have faith in me, and you should have faith in yourself. Holden's voice was still as lazy and casual as usual, as if he was haggling at the vegetable market, and he didn't notice the turbulence behind the shock.

Robben still didn't react.

"What's more, things are still undecided now, Blue, I can answer your question, my answer is no. ”

Holden remained calm, not because he was the smartest, but because he was a true outsider from start to finish.

Whether it's Robben, or Brutus and Ray Peters, they all have too many subjective perspectives, so they are pulled by emotions, but Hoden is different, he always believes that this is his way home, not as a victim of all this.

The change in mentality allowed Hoden to calm down quickly and then look for answers through his brain.

Brutus opened his mouth and didn't speak, but pondered over Holden's words.

Thunder Peters was a little more anxious, "But ......"

Hodden shook his head, "However, there are still many doubts. I mean, using Blue's conjecture, we can answer some questions, but again, there are a lot of questions. I can list them briefly. ”

"How did Samuel do it? Not to mention the people in Tuno who haven't met Viscount Philo, but Viscount Philo's property and glory need to be inherited by the city hall, Samuel appeared with a completely different face, how did he deceive everyone?"

"How did this happen? According to our previous inference, Samuel should be the victim and Viscount Philo was the perpetrator, but now the position is completely reversed, and it doesn't look like an accident, but like a premeditated one. Let's not talk about how Samuel premeditated, how could Viscount Philo let himself fall from being a premeditated perpetrator to a position of indifference?"

"And, don't forget, what role does this guy play?"

In the last sentence, Hodden also pointed at himself, and the relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth rose, which made the tense atmosphere unconsciously relax again.

"This is only part of the story, besides, why are the homeless people missing? Why are the nobles killing Nightingale, Alber, and others, but not Samuel? If Viscount Philo is their community of interests, why hasn't anyone come forward to pierce Samuel's disguise?"

Speaking of this, Horden's gaze gently picked up, "If necessary, I can continue to list such suspicions." Then his gaze fell on Luo himself.

At this time, Robben had reopened his eyes, and there were mixed emotions hidden in the depths of his eyes, which were difficult to describe simply.

"Robben, remember what I said to Ray today?"

"We don't know the truth right now, maybe it's good, maybe it's bad, and we should gather as many clues as we can before we make a judgment, and then follow the evidence to get closer to the truth. ”

"Ray is right, the truth can be terrible, but it can be beautiful, but whatever it is, we should be firm in what we believe. ”

Holden is not defending Samuel, he, like the three friends, has a violent impact on his thoughts tonight, but he still tries to stay as calm as possible, because the truth is hidden behind the fog, and his panic and blindness will only lead him to the abyss.

Speaking of this, Brutus had completely calmed down and turned his head to look at Robben, "Besides, Nair's words also make sense, we can't deny it, maybe someone who looks a little similar? ”

Robben's nose was slightly clogged, but all the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound at all.

"There's no need to be too impressed, I'm trying to buy my companions, don't you notice?" The corners of Holden's mouth rose slightly, still with a lazy look of underbeating, which made Brutus and Ray Peters both laugh.

Ray Peters didn't say much, just patted Robben on the shoulder and expressed his support with practical actions.

Hoden was about to say something more, but an inspiration flashed through his mind, a clear and exact completeness...... And ridiculously terrible inspiration.

This one inspiration instantly connects everything – everything in the truest sense of the word!

But the idea was so absurd and terrifying that a thin layer of goosebumps crept up on Holden's back and he shivered.

He needs to calm down, carefully clear his mind, not be impatient, must not be impatient, this is like a chess game, the more intricate the chess game, the more he needs a calm overall view to be able to control the overall situation.