376 The Invisible Hand
"I mean, there's probably something wrong with your investigation. β
Holden's words made Trento cast his gaze, and his expression still did not change much, but the solemnity in his eyes revealed a little heaviness.
"What if the first victim was not Mrs. Alber, but Mr. Odin-Alber?"
Before Hoden's words fell, Ray Peters' exclamation was the first to blurt out, "What?"
All the investigations revolve around Mrs. Alber, but now it is said that Mrs. Alber is not a victim and Mr. Alber is the suspect?
What is this and what?
"But it was Mrs. Alber who was murdered. Trento didn't make a fuss and kept himself steady all the time, but the solemnity of his eyes and words was still revealed in the slightest way, and the whole aura became sloppy, obviously hinting that Horden had better not talk nonsense.
Hordon was not affected at all, he was still light and breezy, even if Trento faintly used psionic energy to exert pressure, but this had no effect on Hoden, but it was the psionic energy that dissolved the oppression of the aura with a slight turn.
"I mean, Mr. Alber is the end, and the dead Mrs. Alber is the means to the end. β
As soon as this explanation was given, the matter suddenly became clear.
Trento's first reaction was to cast his gaze towards Isa, but his seemingly calm eyes could not hide the turbulence in the depths:
What the hell is going on with this guy?
Issa is not surprised, today's Trento is the past self, and after experiencing the same situation a few times, he will get used to it, "What did you find?"
Instead of continuing to sell the papers, Hodden pulled out a document from the thick pile of materials on the table and pushed it in the direction of Trento.
Issa glanced at it quietly, and looked up at the "Southern Orson Company", could Alber's case really be directly linked to the company, so could Alber be able to connect with Victor?
Thinking of this, Isa's fingertips contracted slightly, a little nervous and a little excited, but it still didn't show too many waves on the surface.
Trento's attention was completely focused on Howlen's information, and he didn't notice the subtle changes in Isa, and all his minds were still in shock and confusion at this time, and his brain was running rapidly, "Wait, but we have investigated Albert's colleague relationship, and there is nothing abnormal. β
Hodden didn't say much, just waited quietly for Trento to finish reading the document.
Hodden understands that changing the direction of an investigation is not an easy task, because a change in the "subject" often means a huge difference in perspective, which may mean that all the materials of the previous investigation must be re-examined, examined, reviewed, and even some of the evidence needs to be overturned.
Trento's reaction was not unexpected.
In the silence, Issa and Thunder Peters both cast their eyes on Trento, curious about what important evidence Hodden had found.
Brutus, however, thought of a way to save the country and cast his gaze at Robben, because Robben had just flipped through the materials with Horden.
Robben still didn't have any special expression, but complained with his eyes, "Don't you see so much information on the desktop? How do I know what Hoden saw?"
The information that Hedon handed to Trento was a thick stack, about twenty pages, but Trento had already flipped through all the materials many times, and after only a few glances, he immediately knew what this information was, and then raised his head to look at HΓΆden, "This is just a land inspection report signed by Alber, and his daily work is these, on average, two to three copies are signed every week, there is nothing unusual." β
"But what if there's a problem with the land itself?" Holden asked rhetorically.
Trento had a thoughtful expression.
"Holden?" Thunder Peters called out without being able to contain his curiosity.
Hodden cast his gaze at Trento, but he didn't see that Trento was about to stop him, so he got straight to the point.
In June of this year, the Southern Orson Company prepared to develop a wasteland northeast of Iwabuchi and expand a residential area there, an official project approved by the city hall. Before the construction began, Alber was in charge of inspecting the wasteland, but he did not sign the report immediately. β
The test report was put on hold because of Alber's case and was not officially signed until September, when Alber was cleared of suspicion. β
"There are two possibilities, first, Alber is the murderer, he threatens the company with a land inspection report, and he must be helped to get rid of criminal suspicion. β
"Second, the company was the invisible hand behind it, and coerced Alber to sign it for the sake of this land inspection report, so it created the murder. β
On the night of the crime, Alber just went to Fenglan Lane to enjoy himself, but he ended up getting drunk and drunk, and then the professional killer infiltrated Alber's home to complete the murder and clean up the traces, and at the same time, the company arranged for fake eyewitnesses to produce a proper alibi. β
"If Alber refuses to sign, then they send Alber to prison, but if Alber wills, they are just in time to clear Alber's name." β
"Which one do you think?"
Holden's gaze swept around, and everyone looked at each other, and the answer was already coming out.
Trento's expression was very solemn, not at all glad that he was close to the truth, and he tried to struggle, "If the company needs to threaten Alber to sign, they still have a lot of means, there is no need to cause a murder, and there is nothing unusual about this test report." β
Indeed, this is still a doubt. I thought that Hoden would start a debate or refutation, but I didn't expect Hoden to nod in agreement, "Actually, this is just a guess, if you want to find the truth, there are still some pieces of the puzzle to complete, which requires Alber's help." β
No wonder!
No wonder Horden said from the beginning that he wanted to be able to talk to witnesses, suspects!
Trento's mind flashed, "That's why you asked to talk to the suspect from the beginning?"
From the short words of conversation at the Sekpeth Academy, did he already foresee the current situation......?
"Ha, of course not. Hoden seemed to be able to see through Trento's thoughts, "That's a dangerous idea, I'm just following the steps." β
Trento's attitude has changed dramatically, and he is strongly skeptical of Hoden's modesty and prevarication.
"Wait, there's another doubt. "I thought everything had been sorted out and developed according to Holden's vision, but Issa objected.
Issa could feel all the burning gaze projecting at her, but she wasn't distracted and stared intently at Howlen, "But if Alber was being coerced, why didn't he say it?"