Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 282 281. If you can cheat, cheat; if you can bluff, bluff; who knows? (Part )

If I were to say whether the investigation process went smoothly, I would only say it was quite smooth.

It’s not that there weren’t some people with bad attitudes who refused to cooperate and had no intention of cooperating with this independent mercenary in his detective game, but after Seifer’s physical communication, they became very cooperative.

In daily life, many people don't know how to communicate with unfamiliar friends. Here, Seifer can say with authority that without using firearms...

Most people would feel uncomfortable after being hit by a left straight punch, and a right straight punch at this time would make most people vomit.

Usually these two steps can make most people obedient, but for a few tough ones, the above steps need to be repeated one or two times.

Of course, some people objected to Seifer's overly straightforward communication, but after he asked the other party, "You have to choose between the death of your entire family and the death of someone else's entire family," they quietly withdrew.

This overly intuitive approach made many people working in the service industry here realize once again that independent mercenaries are indeed a group of lunatics.

If you're not crazy, who would have nothing better to do than challenge their own limits and drive something that can smash people into evenly minced meat?
After some investigation, although the operation was as fierce as a tiger, it was of no use, because everyone in the entire hotel was as pure as ice and jade.

Although everyone has done a lot of things, they all have their own excuses for this matter. Even the most cooperative supervisor said that in theory, the staff don't need to worry.

I glanced at the time. After all the tossing and turning all night, so much time had passed, and Feldrich's body must have become stiff... Just in case, I should let her lie down for a while longer.

At this point, Sefer finally stopped bothering to pursue any clues and went to the kitchen to stare at the chefs who were serving meals to everyone.

One extra thing to add here is that... the hotel also felt that it was not a good idea to keep all the guests here, so they took the initiative to propose holding a buffet party to calm the customers' spirits, etc.

It was said sincerely, and when you can't go out, it's not a bad thing to eat and drink something.

So after the evening break, everyone entered the restaurant after some preparation time. The restaurant even specially selected some relaxing songs, the main theme of which was compensation.

The supervisor also sincerely told Seifer that he hoped he could calm down. The customer's spirits were already very bad. If he continued like this for another day, and the criminal was not found, it would be difficult to end the matter if others collapsed first.

That's true, but... Cypher said it was no problem, he was fully prepared.

He didn't say what this preparation included, but the supervisor emphasized it again and again - he hoped that independent mercenaries would stop exaggerating the atmosphere of terror, because it would be difficult for everyone present to withstand greater pressure.

After expressing his understanding, Seifer actually sat quietly at the edge of the venue, watching the important people from various companies enter. He watched them finally relax a little after being awkward at the beginning, and even chat happily.

Then, when everyone was present and even commenting on the various dishes and drinks, he suddenly stood up.

Casually walking to the center of the venue, Seifer first apologized for taking up everyone's time. Then, without any complicated opening remarks, he said directly:

"To prevent us from spending too much time finding the murderer and wasting everyone's time, I decided to tell you that the method to identify the murderer has already been determined."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who had been having dinner together looked over.

"I'll take a moment to tell you a little bit about this murderer... He seems to be someone who really enjoys art, and his behavior clearly shows that."

With one hand on his hip, Cypher spoke freely, "Generally speaking, those who assassinate in public have a certain desire to show off, but the one we're facing is different. He used a feint to the east and attacked in the west."

"There weren't any 'two murderers' from the start. There was only one. He killed the I/O Enterprise executive at close range in the courtyard and then went into hiding." "He chose another victim who was resting alone, subdued him, and then spent some time tidying up his appearance and consuming the welcome gifts in the room. Finally, he plunged the uniquely shaped dagger into the victim."

Having said that, Sever paused, his eyes sweeping over the people below. "Do you think a normal mercenary, or what you consider a mad mercenary, would make something so complicated?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Mercenaries are a bunch of rough guys, and they definitely won't be so meticulous when taking action.

If you want to kill, you have to use the largest caliber gun! If guns don't work, use rockets!

If you kill a target, you must chop off his head as well. How can you just leisurely drink tea and listen to music before stabbing him?

"Excluding the possibility of a mercenary with strange tastes, the only conclusion is that the murderer did all these things to satisfy some... interests that cannot be revealed to outsiders."

After Seifer finished his summary, everyone nodded, and then someone suddenly realized... Wait, didn't you say you wanted to identify the murderer? Why are you doing so many profiles?
"This is very important. Doesn't this prove that the murderer is very confident and thinks his method is very advanced. Is this a good opportunity to push the suspense to the peak?"

"Perhaps the murderer is among us... Well, so I want to tell you something very important, something that no one here has ever heard of."

Down below, Tien, who was drinking, slammed her glass hard. "Stop keeping me in suspense! Tell me now!"

Her salary will be deducted later.

"I wonder if you've heard of the phenomenon of 'residual shadows,'" Cypher said, pointing to his own eyes. "In biology, the structure of living things' eyes is truly remarkable, especially the human eye."

"At the time of death, the human eye no longer rearranges the information received on the retina by seeing the reflection of things, so the last image a person sees before death will be like a camera film, leaving behind a reflection."

"The first victim was shot and stabbed from the yard. The one on the bridge was just a cover. So before he fell, he must have seen the killer. We just need to spend a little time extracting the 'remaining image' in the victim's eyes..."

Of course, this is pure nonsense. Anyone with a little understanding of biology knows that even after a person dies, their organs will continue to function for a short while until the supply is completely cut off.

Especially the eyes - but it doesn't matter, this firm attitude is what matters.

The reason why people will just follow the crowd is that you have to say it in enough detail and with enough confidence to not allow others to doubt or question you.

With all of this in place, as soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of many people around him immediately wavered. Seifer glanced around and took note of everything.

After all, there are probably not many of you here with clean hands. Who among you hasn't worked your way up in the company?

To be honest, it was probably just the person in charge of Q Company who was enjoying their meal there, because they are really just a food supply company.

"Of course, it's just this level. I think someone should be able to remain calm and think it's okay."

"But I have to say... one of the victims is not dead at all. How will you deal with this?"

(End of this chapter)