Trento's gaze slowly shifted from Bate to Howlen:

The unhurried, unhurried posture, from beginning to end with a posture like a spring breeze, if there is a pot of January embers and some snacks in front of them, they are like sisters enjoying afternoon tea, there is no aggressive and tense atmosphere in the interrogation room, and the playful and joking tone does not feel any edge at all-

Without listening carefully to the content of the words, judging by the expression and demeanor, Trento can't help but paint the voice of "Today's dessert is really delicious" in his mind, and with screaming, orchid fingers and stomping small movements, pink bubbles seem to be on standby at any time.

However, concentrating on listening carefully to the content of the words, the invisible rope firmly bound Bate, and the barbs hidden in the rope slowly and slowly pierced Bate's body, and then, Bate's eyes and face dimmed little by little, and finally the whole person seemed to be sucked away from his backbone, and his shoulders drooped weakly.

Witnessing the whole process with her own eyes, Trento felt a chill of fear.

Horden seemed to sense Trento's gaze, raised his eyes, and smiled innocently at Trento.

Da-da-da-da.

The goosebumps on his entire back jumped up like this, and Trento himself didn't notice it, quietly straightened his waist, sat up to meet Holden's gaze, and smiled at him, pretending that nothing had happened.

Fortunately, Hodden then turned his head to look at Bate again, "Why don't we make a deal and you tell us what's going on, and then we'll let this end the matter; ”

"What do you think, Mr. Bette Roubini?"

Hodden showed an innocent smile, kind and lovely.

......

"I knew it. ”

Trento said word by word, not thundering, but his elegant and decent face was gloomy, faintly revealing a low pressure, and the slightly tight jaw curve could still feel the surge of emotion.

Bate said it all:

All of this was instigated by Alber, and in order to escape responsibility, Alber bribed Bate to fabricate an alibi that did not exist at all, and cleared the charge.

So, after going around and around, the suspect returned to Alber again, that is, the only suspect in this case with a criminal motive.

Compared to Trento, Issa is still able to remain objective and calm, because she didn't bring her emotions into it, and because she knew Holden -

When Trento said, "I know," Holden's eyebrows twitched slightly, and it seemed as if there was a different opinion.

"Hodden, do you think there's someone else?" Issa asked, straight and straight.

Trento cast a glance at Holden, his eyebrows frowning slightly, although he didn't say anything more impulsively, there was still a hint of doubt in his expression:

Who else but Alber?

Hodden glanced at Trento, and immediately understood what Issa meant: this was the territory of the Third Precinct after all.

So, Horden nodded in affirmation, "The unexplainable loophole still exists, and it's a big loophole that affects the whole story." ”

"Let's assume that the murderer is Alber. ”

That night, Alber made a murder plan, first went to Fenglan Lane to drink, and then found an excuse to leave and return home to kill his wife. ”

At the same time, Alber bribed Bate and Hood to create an alibi for himself, and Hood pretended to be himself, went to a restaurant to eat, and lost his wallet, creating a strong impression, and the shopkeeper and Bate formed a double-insurance confession. ”

In the end, Alber returned to Fenglan Lane again, creating an alibi to form a loop, but was confronted with an accident in the carriage. ”

A succinct summary framework that outlines the context of the entire event is very clear, so where exactly is the anomaly?

All eyes were on Holden, but all with question marks, waiting for the following.

Holden didn't sell it either, "First, the premise we assume is that Alber went to the third jurisdiction to report the crime in order to determine the alibi and clear his suspicions, so the confession of Roubini and his son should be said as soon as possible, why did he wait until the last moment to reveal it? Such a dramatic turn of events is definitely not the result that Alber expected." ”

Not only did they wait for almost three months, but they also entered the judicial process, which was not consistent with "pre-arranged alibi".

"Second, if all of this was an orchestrated situation by Alber, then, when did he get drunk? After the murder was over? According to Maple Lane Joya's confession, Alber had drunk a lot before leaving—knowing that he was going to carry out the murder?"

"Maybe it's for ...... Courage?" Thunder Peters joined the discussion with some uncertainty.

Hoden smiled and nodded, "Indeed, it's a possibility. But how did Alber manage his proportions, and how should he commit murder when he had drunk too much, perhaps even drunk, for the sake of emboldening?"

Without further explanation, Horden turned to look at Trento.

Trento sensed the temperature of his gaze, paused slightly, and finally opened his mouth to make a supplementary explanation, "The murder scene is not chaotic, on the contrary, the whole scene looks very neat, and all relevant clues have been cleared. ”

It can't be done when you're drunk.

Albert's drunken time, then, is an inexplicable contradiction: is it before the killing, or after the killing?

Of course, it can also be explained that after Alber's murder, he drunk himself on the way back to the 12th arrondissement out of fear or pleasure.

However, it is difficult to convince Trento and Issa of such a reason: how can a man who has been able to clean up a crime scene after a crime get himself drunk with excessive excitement because he has succeeded in committing a crime?

Issa knew more about Holden because of the loophole that Holden said "affects the whole story", which means that Holden must have found other clues, and clues that could get rid of Albert's suspicion - not just ambiguous circumstantial evidence like drunken time.

"You mean, there are other suspects?" Issa said her guess.

Trento's expression was a little solemn, "However, we have investigated all the relevant circumstances of Lady Alber in detail and have not found any motive for the crime. The only thing that could be found was that Mrs. Alber was trying to file for divorce. That's why we call Odin Alber. ”

"I don't mean to condemn you for failing to do anything in your investigation. Haddon could feel the weight behind Trento's words, and explained with a smile, "I mean, you may have gone a little wrong in the direction of your investigation, what if the first victim is not Mrs. Alber, but Mr. Alber?"