“...... Don't...... Everything you just said was false?"

Isa's throat was so dry that such a simple sentence was squeezed out, and she deeply felt that her brain was no longer enough, and her unworking thoughts could not keep up with Howlen's rhythm, so she could only passively exclaim, and countless chaotic thoughts were surging in her mind.

Holden raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but still replied seriously, "No, what I said is true." ”

Issa closed her mouth, but she didn't know whether she should be happy or regretful, and her thoughts were forcibly cut off.

Hoden lowered his voice a little and continued, "The speculation about Nightingale's death is all serious, and I don't mean to joke, but I think there was a second person at the scene. ”

"......" Issa didn't let out a startled sound, but stared at Howlen with wide eyes.

Pasia, who was standing at the door, directly covered his mouth, so as to avoid exclaiming.

"I can't be sure for a moment whether the second man forced Nightingale to do it herself, or whether the second person created an illusion to guide Nightingale to do it herself, or whether the second person left and let Nightingale do it herself in fear and timidity...... The only thing that is certain is that the second man did not do it himself, and Nightingale did commit suicide. ”

Holden's words made Issa frown and ponder for a moment, but still couldn't find an idea, "I can understand that all the clues do point to Nightingale doing it herself, but how did the second person come out?"

"Fire ladder. Hoden reminded.

Issa immediately understood, "Ah!" because of Howlen's analysis, so much so that she forgot about it.

Judging from the confession of the next-door neighbor and the footprints of the fire ladder, there is indeed a second person at the scene, and this person is directly or indirectly related to Nightingale's death, but the clues at the scene all point to Nightingale's suicide, which also means that the trace of this person is difficult to trace. ”

Hodden didn't think there was a perfect crime in the world, and if the murderer did it, he would have left traces, but he had not found any traces so far, on the contrary, all the clues pointed to Nightingale himself, which was the most tricky.

However, this is still not the reason why Holden "expelled" Director Zvi and Julian.

"Remember that professional killer from the Victors?"

As soon as Hodden spoke, both Pacia and Issa looked horrified—the professional killer who had easily killed Victor in front of them, and who had killed Victor's family right under their noses, had so far not found any clues.

"Is that her?" Issa immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and her heart contracted violently.

Holden did not affirm or deny, "From the analysis of footprints, height, weight and body shape should be very similar, I will not rule out the possibility that there are two different killers, but the probability that the two killers are the same person is very high." ”

"The cry of the wild cat may be the wild cat that the killer has brought over, she is waiting for Nightingale to come home, and it may be a little boring, and the red moon should be the hem of the killer's skirt, bright red. Hodden paused slightly, then hesitantly added, "Maybe." ”

In fact, Hodden is not 100% sure, these inferences are not supported by direct evidence, and many are based on an intuitive inspiration.

Somewhat far-fetched.

But Howlen's heart was pounding rapidly, and his intuition was surging violently—because he knew many things that Issa and Patsia did not know, and because he knew that Nightingale and Victor had multiple and distant indirect connections, it was inevitable that such a distant connection would arise.

His intuition told him that he was right.

"But why?" Issa couldn't understand, "Wildcat, what kind of ridiculous pastime was this, and why didn't she kill Nightingale herself? Why did the scene become so chaotic? Didn't you say that Nightingale could have fallen into hallucinations and then been killed by her own hallucinations?"

"I know, this is also a part that cannot be explained for the time being, I don't know what Nightingale saw, and what was so terrible that forced him to do this. Hoden didn't hide his confusion, there are still too many mysteries on this continent to be explained for the time being.

"But I can explain the killer's choice. Although there are still many doubts, Holden's eyes are very determined, and he is confident in his inference.

"Remember? Victor's house became her playground, and she was playing as if she were playing, and Nightingale was the same. ”

Horden explained simply, "Whether it's the wildcats or the chaos of the scene, she doesn't really care, she doesn't mind leaving her own clues, and she even deliberately leaves some clues, because wreaking havoc and killing people is a pleasure in itself, and for her, it's all just a game." ”

"What?" Pascia couldn't believe his ears—

The last time he was at Victor's house, he collapsed from exhaustion and didn't witness Hodden explain the professional killer to Issa, and this was the first time he heard about it, and his face was full of question marks.

Issa's brow furrowed, her eyes full of focus and devotion, her brain turning quickly again, and after thinking carefully, she jerked her head up.

"But why? I mean, why did Nightingale force herself to kill herself? And in such a cruel way? Did Nightingale know something?"

Kill Victor because it was related to the arson of Viscount Philo's mansion, but what about Nightingale, a slum boy with no name?

The parchment roll in Hodden's pocket seemed faintly hot.

At one point, Hodden thought that perhaps he should give the parchment roll to Issa, after all, Issa was in the vigilante system, and it might be more convenient to investigate, at least than he was a student and a civilian.

But then, Hoden extinguished the idea. The Viscount Philo affair was wide-ranging, and the more vigilantes the police became, the more they were restrained by the nobility, from the murder of the Leno family to the murder of the Gustav brothers, in this land, the privileges of the nobles were greater than imagined.

Once Issa is involved, things could get more complicated, and Issa and Pascia could also be in danger.

"I don't know. Squadron Leader, this is up to you to complete the follow-up investigation. Holden said with an innocent look on his face, his eyes revealing sincerity.

Issa narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes shining with suspicion, "Holden." If you know anything, be sure to let me know so I can help. You should trust me. ”

"Squadron Leader, you should trust me too. Hoden's expression did not change, and he said calmly, "But you should really investigate this matter, and my suggestion is to start with Victor's company." Whether they know the truth or not, the company must have hidden eyes and ears. ”

Quietly, Hoden returned to the case again, giving advice from the bottom of his heart. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens