"Miss Leroya, you have always made me insist that the adventurer who opened the shop is a fool...... Wouldn't that be too deliberate? The staff was still a little puzzled after talking to Lei Ruoya for a long time.

The staff originally thought that Lei Ruoya would say something to refute after hearing his words, but he didn't expect the other party to nod after hearing this: "Yes, you are right, it is really deliberate to repeatedly emphasize that the store owner is a fool like us, if you come up with this set of words, as long as the other party is not stupid, you will be suspicious." ”

The staff was shocked: "Then why are you still letting me do this?" ”

"Lord Staff, don't be so flustered," Lei Ruoya suddenly smiled, there was a hint of lightness in her smile, "I didn't expect to be able to convince the City Lord with just this set of rhetoric, these things ......"

Lei Ruoya paused, then continued heavily: "It's just foreplay. ”

"Former ...... Foreplay? The staff was stunned, obviously not understanding what Lei Ruoya said.

"Yes, the necessary foreplay to the climax." Lei Ruoya stroked her palms and chuckled, and at the same time asked a question to the staff, "Staff Lord, let's assume that there is a murder case, and this murder case has a major suspect A.

A has evidence that he was not present at the time of the crime, but his alibi is a little weak: the evidence appears to be true, but it appears to be false - in short, the evidence produced by A looks somewhat suspicious.

And as the official investigation deepened, his evidence became clearly suspicious.

My Excellency, if you take over this case, what will you do under the current conditions? ”

The staff pondered for a moment and said to Lei Ruoya: "Naturally, we should continue to verify the authenticity of A's alibi. ”

"Yes, your thinking is exactly what most normal people think of," Lei Ruoya clapped her hands, "Since A's evidence has been clearly suspicious, then of course we should start with the problematic part and investigate thoroughly." ”

The staff heard that Lei Ruoya's words seemed to contain something else, so they frowned and asked, "So is there anything wrong with this?" ”

"Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, but ah......" Lei Ruoya changed her words, "Your Excellency, what if Suspect A suddenly comes up with highly credible evidence at such a time?" How will you react? ”

The "......" staff was stunned.

"I think for the vast majority of people, this is a completely unexpected reversal. It felt as if everything I had decided had been overturned in an instant...... Most people, when caught off guard, will probably subconsciously change their previous opinions. Lei Ruoya said slowly to the other party, her beautiful eyes shining brightly. This of course also includes the conclusions they have previously assumed. ”

The staff thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with Lei Ruoya's statement, but they felt that something was wrong: "Since Na Jia has such evidence, why didn't he just take it out at the beginning?" ”

"As long as it is not absolutely infallible evidence, the strength of the evidence itself needs to be contrasted to be highlighted. In fact, no matter how strong the evidence the suspect adduces, it may be suspected by the investigators, so ah......" Lei Ruoya shook his head slightly, "No matter how convincing the evidence itself is, as long as he chooses to take it out bare at the beginning, he will lose that gap in feeling." To be reasonable, if a suspect is locked up when handling a case, no matter what alibi evidence the suspect presents at the beginning, the case handler will usually be suspicious. But if this kind of thing is made of meaning later, it will be completely different......"

"If the detectives spend a lot of time trying to disprove that fragile piece of evidence, and are about to succeed, they suddenly find that A doesn't need the evidence at all...... Because he simply has stronger evidence. You say, what would the detectives think at such a time? ”

“…… Most of them feel that they have done useless work. The staff replied.

"Your statement, my lord, is too elegant, if a normal person encounters this kind of thing, he will definitely say 'down' first." Lei Ruoya said lightly, but her expression was a little serious, "It's like if A is a suspect in a murder case, he first cited a lot of alibi, but after investigating them one by one, they found that none of them were true, just when everyone thought that the murderer was about to surface, there was good news ahead-in fact, A is just a girl who looks a little like a man." ”

"I think at this time, the hearts of the detectives are thousands of grass and mud horses galloping by."

The staff was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but the focus was a little wrong: "What is the grass mud horse?" ”

"A kind of monster in our hometown...... It doesn't matter," Lei Ruoya waved her hand indifferently and continued, "Under the influence of this unexpected reversal, the detectives will definitely investigate this matter next, but as long as A's gender inquiry is true, the investigators will naturally give up the investigation of A-even if they don't give up completely, I believe it will no longer be the focus of their work for some time to come." ”

"But in fact, if you think about it, even if A is a girl, it doesn't mean that she can't do such a thing as a female killer...... I'm sorry, it's a bit informative in this sentence. Although this is indeed a relatively strong piece of evidence, if you really want to dig deeper, even if her gender is female, she cannot directly deny the assumption that she is the murderer of the case, and if she shows this evidence from the beginning, I am afraid that it will still arouse the suspicion of the detectives - 'Why do you look like this!?' 'It's so weird that you're like this, I think you're very suspicious!' ’。 ”

"But if this evidence is released after the investigators have painstakingly examined other evidence for a long time...... This is the psychological effect of people, and this incident has caused a great psychological gap for the detectives, because this evidence will be very strong compared to the previous one! So even if this evidence is not as strong as it seems, the mental impact and shock brought by the sudden revelation of this matter are still enough for them to trust her without hesitation! Or, at least for a short time, enough to gain their trust! ”

"So, all the things I told you earlier, any fool is fine...... Leather armor sells for only 20 copper...... The reason for this obvious problem is to let the city lord find out the suspicions, and to let the city lord hold on to this matter and not think about other issues, anyway, he will definitely be suspicious about this matter, so I will simply sell him a flaw! ”

Lei Ruoya finally took a deep breath and said to her staff in a very heavy tone: "The more you foreshadow, the better, the richer the foreplay, the more pleasant it will be when the climax comes." When the lord of the castle discovers the suspicions I have left behind, and then aggressively confronts you......

Tell him, my stupid brother...... It's a piece of rubbish! A waste that doesn't even have first-level magic or vindictiveness! ”

The staff noticed that Lei Ruoya's expression seemed a little awkward when she said the word "waste", but she frowned slightly and then continued: "If he found out about this kind of thing from the beginning, he would definitely think that my brother was hiding his strength, or he would think that this adventurer was very strange.

But at this time, it is the heaviest bargaining chip to refute him - because compared to the statement that "he is a fool so there is no threat", a waste is really impossible to produce any threat!

The more powerful you are, the better, no matter how fierce he was to you before, you will give him twice as much!

Let him experience the thrill of reaching the clouds brought by this sudden contrast! ”

……

Lei Ruoya said a long paragraph to herself a month ago, and the staff listened patiently.

What Lei Ruoya said sounded a bit fanciful at the time—and that was only part of the reason.

What's more, he felt it from the other person's glances and lines......

That Miss Lei Ruoya seems to treat the city lord as an enemy at all!

Because of this, he was a little disgusted with this adventurer from the bottom of his heart, but when the city lord began to question himself as she said, he unconsciously remembered the other party's words.

Thinking of this, he frowned, but his voice did not drop by half a minute: "The adventurer you suspect, he is an out-and-out waste!" It's not a small reputation, but it doesn't have any strength, and it's been so long since I came to the Azure Continent, but I don't even have a first-level fighting spirit or magic power! ”

“…… It's true? The city lord was stunned, thinking that he hadn't even discovered such an important thing.

"I really don't know if the adventurer is a fool or not, I really don't know what he wants to do with his leather armor for only twenty copper, I don't even know if he is an adventurer or not! However, there is one thing I am very sure of...... "The staff member spoke more and more vigorously, and he actually pressed the sturdy city lord with his thin body, "That guy, he just has no first-level fighting spirit or magic power. ”

"I do think what he's doing is a bit weird, but I also think that a piece of waste who doesn't have the strength at all has no effect on us in Belia. Now that manpower is so tight, there is no need to waste effort on such a small person. ”

The city lord took a step back, silent, and his expression looked very strange, as if he had eaten a huge fly, and his stomach was turning over at the moment.

After saying this, the staff took several quick breaths.

The tent fell silent again, and only the heavy gasps of the staff and the fine tapping of raindrops could be heard.

"I know how you're feeling right now, and I understand why you're suspicious...... But I thought you'd be more rigorous when you suspected that it was me. After a long while, the staff spoke to the city lord again.

The lord of the city did not answer.

The silent city lord gave birth to a strange feeling in the hearts of the staff, and he suddenly remembered the last scene of the conversation a month ago.

"After all, Miss Leroya, why did you make me go to such lengths to prepare for this? At the end of my life, I suddenly remembered the most critical thing.

The tone of the young lady Lei Ruoya was still a little abnormal: "Because it can be used." ”

"I feel that Miss Lei Ruoya, you seem to regard the city lord as an enemy, and we don't need to guard against him so much...... Or do you really want to do something shady? ”

In my impression, I seemed to be trying my best to suppress the anger in my heart at that time.

"I don't have anything to do." Lei Ruoya shrugged her shoulders and replied a little helplessly.

This is only a small part of the content of her answer, and her answer is quite normal so far......

But the next part is really a little confusing: "Do you know, staff? When a person tries so hard to accomplish something but finds that he seems to be hindered, that person will do whatever it takes to remove the obstacle...... No matter how trivial this obstacle may be. ”

"If you really come across one of those situations that I assumed earlier...... Well, I think it was normal for you to think that the castle lord had such a reaction at that time, and at that time, I hope you will remember what I said to you, especially the previous paragraph. In short, I didn't let you do anything bad, and my brother and I are also great good citizens, if you believe me, it will not hurt you to remember a few more words. ”

He was taken aback when the words of Lei Ruoya, which had previously been heard as a joke by the staff, came to mind.

If it was just a feeling before, then when the staff really recalled every word Lei Ruoya said, he really found ...... Everything is really developing according to what Lei Ruoya said!

The lord of the castle was really starting to suspect that the adventurer was opening a shop outside as she had said—and of course the lord's behavior did seem normal now.

And that's not all...... She also said, "At that time, you must have thought that it was normal for the castle lord to have such a reaction."

She said this...... It's already clear that I know I'm going to react like this!

She knew exactly what was going to happen in a month!

She just knew......

They're coming back!

But she's a newcomer who has only been in the sky for two months...... How the hell did you know this so far in advance!?

And, in such a situation, what did she wish she could remember......

"When a person tries so hard to accomplish something but finds that he seems to be in the way, the person will do whatever it takes to remove the obstacle."

What is she trying to express?

At this time, the staff suddenly remembered the rumor that had been circulating in the barracks for so long that "the staff member was behind the disappearance of the soldiers".

He suddenly seemed to think of something, and suddenly raised his head to look at the city lord who was silent.

A strong wind mixed with raindrops suddenly lifted the curtain of the tent, and the staff who were unsuspecting and exposed to the cold wind suddenly felt excited.

He felt a little cold, and he didn't dare to look up any further, for fear that even colder raindrops would hit his face.

The staff who lowered their heads found that the cup of tea no longer wafted white gas, and it seemed to have been cold, and they thought that after the city lord left, they would make a cup of hot tea to keep out the cold.