Section 520 The Quagmire of Greed X (11)
"Rest assured, our methods are very clever, you are safe, and you will not be discovered."
Outside the curtain of the B&B. Most of the people who had followed Henderman on his outing were standing there. Beside them, the curtain formed a small room, which was about to be examined by them in turn.
In the trembling body, such a voice came from the belt, soothing him.
"I know." Goodale continued to tremble. "I'm not afraid."
"The timing of your killing of Jack is also the best." The voice of the belt continued to comfort. "Someone had just killed the man named Henry. The person who investigates the case will definitely link the two things together. When the time comes, the chances of doubting you are even smaller. β
"I'm not afraid." This time, Goodall's voice was a little firmer. "At the time, he was the most vicious one to insult Big Brother Nals. Even if they find out that it is me and kill me, I will not regret it at all. But I couldn't control my body. It's shaking all the time, I can't help it...."
Faced with such a statement, the voice on the belt was silent for a while. "Okay, but what are you going to do after a while, when they ask?"
"I tremble every time something like this happens." Goodale said. "They're all used to it. If I hadn't shivered this time, they would have doubted me. β
"I see...."The voice on the belt was a little speechless. I see. β
"It should be fine." Goodale said. "If I'm lucky, as you say."
"There's no doubt about that." There was such a sound coming from the belt. "They won't suspect you?"
"Yes, because they all thought I was a coward--- didn't dare to resist at all. Yes, I'm a coward. But in such a situation, this cowardice will protect me. The people who used to rebel against oppression before were more suspicious than I was. β
"It's very clear-headed." The voice on the belt praised. "Are you actually smart?"
"No, I've just seen something like that." Goodale said. "In the orphanage, someone hid stolen goods from me. I didn't know it at the time, but I was just as scared when I searched. β
"But the man in charge of the search saw it and let me go. The man laughed and said that I 'didn't even dare to do anything bad,' so he didn't search me. β
"If that's the case, it's for the best." There was such a sound coming from the belt. "Also, be careful. There was a faint energy around me, and if it got stronger, it could be overwhelming. When the time comes, I may not be able to talk to you. β
"What energy?" Goodale asked, surprised. "Enemy's?"
"Your teammates'." The belt said. "Probably to find out if any of you have a murderer."
"The crystal thing is more troublesome." Goodale seemed to think of this out of the blue. "If someone asks me to hand it over, I'll only have to take out two, and one of them has already been used.... How to explain it? β
"And no one found out that you took three, and told them that you only got two, isn't it?" The belt replied.
Goodale was silent for a moment. "By the way, normally speaking, killing the contractor in this scene can get all the equipment on the other party. Why did I kill Jack and get nothing? β
"I'm afraid it's the crystal." There was such a sound coming from the belt. "It allows you to bypass contracts and hurt teammates who would otherwise be unable to attack, but it also has a negative effect and you can't get any benefits. Does it matter? β
"No, it's not very important." Goodale said. "Actually, it doesn't matter..."
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"You mean, Henry took an energy crystal from you?"
"Yes," Collier said with his head down, looking at Alan in front of him, as well as the other seven people. He said that he has been short of money recently, and he has a lot of things he wants to buy; Then he said that he could help me sell the energy bunker and in return, ask me to give him a crystal. β
"You just gave it?" One of the seven people sitting next to Eren spoke.
He is also a lobster soldier named Idler. When asked, his voice was stern.
"yes.."
Collier replied with his head bowed.
Several of the Inquisitors began to talk, but did not immediately proceed to the next question, so Collier threw his mind into the buttons.
"Is this really possible?"
"No problem." There was a sound coming from the buttons. Then, if they reprimand loudly, you change your story. shed some tears and said that it was not you who gave it to him, but he snatched it. β
"Isn't persistence the best?"
"Because you have the impression that you are a coward, you will not insist. Therefore, it is appropriate to change the statement to match their impression of you. Just stick to the key parts and you can change the rest at will so that they don't suspect you. β
"Makes sense. But if they don't want to find out the truth, but want to find a scapegoat, I'm in trouble. β
"No, it won't. After all, it was true that a teammate died. It's not the captain who is in charge of the trial, it's your head of the regiment, and it's his job to find out the truth..."
While they were talking like this, in front of them, Idelle slapped the table hard. "You're lying!"
Collier raised his head and looked at the few people in front of him with a look of fear. "I...."
"Lie!" Idelle repeated, yelling at Collier. "Obviously you killed Henry and Jack, why don't you confess quickly!"
Collier raised his head and shook it desperately, with tears in his eyes, "I didn't...."
"Alright." Henderman looked at Idler. "You want to find out the truth? Or do you want to put on a show? β
Idelle looked at Allen to the side, turned his face to the side, and muttered softly.
"And the face to say, I was ashamed to take people out, but two teammates died..."
Henderman turned ugly and glared at the other. Idelle also turned his head and glared at the other party without showing weakness. But before they started arguing, Alan spoke. "You two, shut up!"
Idler glared at Henderman angrily, stood up, and walked out.
Alan and Henderman looked at each other, shook their heads slightly, and looked back at Collier in front of them.
"Are you sure that only Henry extorted a crystal from you, and Jack didn't?"
"No.. No! Collier replied hurriedly. I mean... Yes. Only Mr. Henry took the crystals, and neither I nor Mr. Jack spoke...."
Alan didn't continue to ask, but looked at Henderman on the side. "Were you locked in by the enemy during the attack?"
"Possibly." Henderman was silent for a moment, then replied. "The enemy is not guarding against it on the surface, but in fact he is secretly doing something..."
Before he could finish speaking, another muffled sound came from outside the curtain.
The voice was soft, but several officials heard it. Hendermman's face changed, and he rushed out quickly.
Idler's body lay outside, having lost its breath. Around him, a slight sound echoed.
βkilling spreeοΌβ