Si Lei looked down at his watch and said with a smile, "I already made an appointment with the Viscount on the way back. Let's go now?"
"Let's go," Qianye agreed happily, "I just happen to have a bunch of questions to ask you."
On the way from the police station to L'Enfant Avenue, the two of them were still the same as before, with Si Lei driving and Chiba sitting in the passenger seat. But this time Qianye became very talkative. She asked many details related to the case, and Si Lei answered them one by one.
Although Qianye had disturbed his mood before, Si Lei still had some respect for Qianye next to him at this moment - Qianye's questions were so detailed that Si Lei could almost imagine how much she spent on studying the case materials. effort.
"Why do you think the murderer does so many unnecessary things?" Chiba looked forward, as if talking to himself, "Photos are sent every day, proving that the murderer shows up once a day. This pattern Besides increasing the risk of TA’s exposure, what’s the value?”
"I don't know, maybe this is also a way to show one's strength," Si Lei replied, "I have met this type of suspect before who likes to make previews of murders. Basically everyone is confident or narcissistic to a pathological level. ——I think the detail of scattering photos this morning is quite typical. The murderer can no longer bear the fact that this murder can only be carried out in the dark, and he wants everyone to know that he is 'doing something big'."
A red light stopped Si Lei's car, and a newsboy quickly ran to the middle of the road and knocked on her car window.
Si Lei quickly rolled down the car window.
"Read the newspaper, madam!" The newsboy raised the tabloid in his hand, "New extra number!"
Just as Si Lei was about to reprimand the two children, Qianye had already dropped two coins from his pocket and said, "Have one."
"Okay!" The newsboy took the money and handed the newspaper to Chiba, "I wish you two ladies good luck today!"
"Wait, you-" Si Lei was about to speak, but the newsboys had already run to the window of the next car. She stuck her head out of the window, "This is very dangerous!"
Chiba patted her arm, "The light is green, friend."
Not far away, two children also noticed the change in the traffic light. Si Lei followed them with her eyes. She didn't start the car until they returned to the sidewalk.
"What are their parents doing? How can they let such young children run out to do such work?" Si Lei was a little annoyed. "If they run into the blind spot of the big car, the driver won't be able to see them at all!"
Chiba didn't feel anything about this. She just glanced at the special cover in the hands of the two newsboys - it was an old photo of Hoffmann and Fernand. At this moment, she began to quickly read the various titles of the newspaper. So I quickly flipped through the entire newspaper from beginning to end.
"Which newspaper's extra number?"
""Anecdote Express"..." Chiba replied, "Have you heard the name of this newspaper?"
Si Lei shook his head, "No."
"Neither do I. It may be some newly established small newspaper."
Si Lei glanced at Qianye, "What was the newspaper talking about? There won't be reports about the photo shower this morning so soon, right?"
"No, there is no mention of Viscount Richie and several other potential victims." Chiba turned the newspaper back to the previous page and began to read several articles that caught his attention. The private lives and fortune histories of Ernan and Hoffman have been sorted out, and it seems that they have uncovered a lot of bad things they did in the past."
Speaking of this, Qianye suddenly said, "But at this pace, there should be a personal exclusive account for Viscount Richie tomorrow."
"These newspapers are really interesting," Si Lei said sarcastically, "Whoever is the victim, these people will dig up information."
Qianye looked over and asked, "Officer Si Lei, are you sympathizing with them?"
"I can't say I'm sympathetic," Si Lei replied, "I just don't like the current trend in District 3 of inflicting insults on victims... Have you read any noteworthy details in the newspaper?"
Chiba shrugged.
Just for a moment, she had already caught a glimpse of an unknown story about Fernando. According to an old servant who had followed Fernando for many years, Fernando had traveled to several wastelands in the third district several times around 4619 to help some people. The master in the habitable area is looking for some interesting things, including the legendary long hair of the Hesta people in District 14, which is as red as flames.
This piece of information also appeared in Ava's report. Although the content related to it in this newspaper was only half a sentence, when Chiba's eyes glanced at it, she still felt a little bit in her heart.
"...Not yet," Chiba replied. "Judging from the wording, I don't think the credibility of these newspapers is very high."
"Then you still read it so enthusiastically..." Si Lei sneered, "These tabloids know how to incite public sentiment best. They can either exaggerate people or make them do all kinds of evil with just a few baseless words. Why do you think so many people believe it after seeing it?"
"No matter what you say, some people believe it," Chiba said. "Only 'the most perfect victim encounters the most vicious murderer' can arouse the widest sympathy. Otherwise, some people will say that the victim must have done something that shouldn't be done." Either he did something that brought about his misfortune, or the murderer himself will share half of the public pity.”
"Yeah?"
"Recall Hesta in the 'Robert Case' eight years ago. Once the video of Hesta beating someone in the corridor came out, no one would feel sorry for her anymore - because of that moment , Hesta suddenly "deserved it", since she is a little girl who likes violence, then she deserves to be treated with a mercury needle."
Si Lei was noncommittal.
Chiba turned the page and said, "Have you heard of the 'Fair World Hypothesis'?"
"……What?"
"It is an assumption. People who believe in this assumption usually think that the world is completely fair and just. Therefore, no one or anything around us can escape from the principle of 'good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil'." Iron law."
Si Lei laughed, obviously not convinced.
"It's not surprising that one or two idealists hold such beliefs, but to say that a considerable number of people have this tendency... is a bit ridiculous."
"How ridiculous," Chiba put down the newspaper, "Didn't you just say that these newspapers only dig up information about the victims?"
"What's the connection between the two?"
"Let me put it this way...Have you encountered any unnecessary disasters in the past, Officer Si Lei?"
"Yes, I have encountered it." Si Lei gave an affirmative answer.
Chiba continued, "Before it happened, did you never think that it would happen to you?"
Si Lei didn't answer immediately. Her hand on the steering wheel became tighter and she stared straight ahead, as if she didn't hear Qianye's question at all.
