"there is only one truth".
Anyone who often watches suspense works is familiar with this sentence.
If the "truth" refers to "objective facts", there is nothing wrong with this sentence - we live in a regular and orderly world, and there can only be one objective fact.
But if “truth” refers to “people’s perception of objective facts,” then this statement is biased.
Give a simple example:
There are two parallel escalators, one going up and one going down. A walks up the downward escalator at an average speed, and B takes the upward escalator normally.
This is an objective fact.
When B passes by A's position, in B's eyes, he is going up and A is going down.
In A's eyes, although he is taking the downward escalator, he is going up just like B.
Now suppose there is C, not on any escalator, and at the same level as A. Then from C's perspective, A's position has not moved, but B's position has experienced changes from bottom to top.
A, B, and C's cognitions are all correct, but because they are from different angles, their cognitions deviate from the objective facts.
This is the difference between "perception" and "fact".
Perhaps there is something in common between their cognitions, but because of that slight deviation, future thinking based on this may be completely different.
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If the former imperial guard captain died in prison, if he was simply killed by a jailer, and the jailer's reason can be sympathized with by most people in the imperial capital, even if it is still full of doubts, few people will investigate the reason behind it. matter.
Including Elland.
He will be unbelievable and angry about what his cronies are doing, and will do his best to investigate the truth. But for the jailers, not much attention will be paid.
Because like most people, in Ellan's eyes, although what the jailer did was wrong, it was "reasonable".
When everything is logical and self-explanatory, it is difficult to make people believe that there is something deeper hidden behind it.
Erlan discovered the suicide of the former guard captain, which caused things to take another direction.
Why did he commit suicide?
Out of guilt and self-blame? Or to protect your companions?
No matter what the reason is, all this points to a deeper secret behind it!
"You know, my status is special. In order not to cause trouble, I have been keeping a low profile these years. Your light is too strong, many people may have forgotten me." Erlan suddenly smiled, "But not the Guards. Watt has just joined In prison, your former most effective assistant, Haider, came to find me."
Erlan's smile did not contain any negative emotions, and even looked a little relieved.
Maybe in his opinion, not letting go of any suspect is the quality that a law enforcer should have, and Haider who came to the door just proved this point.
"I was the biggest suspect, as it should be... I was emotionally unstable at the time, but Haider was still very polite. He probably investigated in advance, and I proved my innocence without much effort."
The prerequisite for "not letting any suspect go" becomes a virtue is to treat every suspect objectively and calmly, and not to unjustly accuse innocent people.
Haider did this.
Erlan's relief became more and more obvious.
After he finished speaking, his expression froze slightly and he sighed: "Even if I plan to go to the prison to question Watt, it is Haider who is helping me arrange it."
An recalled the soldier who was over fifty but still burly. Listening to Erlan's story, there is no doubt that he is an excellent and not rigid law enforcer.
"We were late. The jailer was caught by other guards and was about to report it."
"I went to see Watt's body first. There was only one wound on his body, at the carotid artery. There were no unnecessary wounds or signs of struggle in the rest of the body."
"When he arrived at the jailer, he was shouting with Haider that Watt deserved to die, saying that he was doing justice for God and got rid of Watt when he was not prepared. The jailer also said that he knew that he was making a mistake and was willing to accept the punishment he deserved... "
Thinking of the jailer's pretentious words, Erlan's emotions lost control again.
"Take advantage of him when he is unprepared? Just him?!" Erlan's face was low, "Watt is my most powerful warrior, not much worse than Haider. At most, he is an ordinary person who has gone through basic training. Why? Successful sneak attack?!"
Erlan lost control suddenly, but recovered quickly. He understood that now was not the time to vent his emotions.
"Phew - I looked at the wound carefully. Although the jailer caused secondary damage due to his own cleverness, when I went to observe again, I found that the fatal injury could only be caused by Watt's own hand."
After Erlan finished speaking, he looked at An.
Ann knew what that look meant.
If Watt commits suicide, Erlan will once again become the most suspected person.
In the final analysis, Watt is Erlan's confidant. If there is anyone who Watt would protect with his life, this person can only be Erlan.
Erlan's eyes asked:
Do you believe me?
The person he asked was Lecco.
An would be lying if he said he didn't know how deep the friendship between the two was.
Judging from the facts, no matter what Leko said to Erlan at that time, Erlan's willingness to merge the whole country into the empire was enough to represent his trust in Leko.
This kind of trust is simply unimaginable to ordinary people.
So does Leko have the same faith in Erlan?
With almost no thought, An said to Erlan in a declarative tone: "Tell Haider what you found."
Leko’s trust in Erlan is unquestionable. Therefore, An also chose to believe it.
Erlan pursed his lips, and a real smile appeared on his face: "That's right."
"Haider and I decided to start with the jailer and investigate the real culprit behind the scenes. But in order not to arouse alarm, we decided to go along with his story and announce it to the public."
Start investigating from the jailer...
"That jailer is still alive?" An heard the hidden meaning that surprised him.
Since he did not know that the former guard captain died of suicide, An had the same understanding as everyone else in the imperial capital, so he did not pay attention to the jailer.
Normally, if you kill an official, even if the person is convicted and imprisoned, such a crime will make it difficult for the prisoner to escape death.
Even though the laws of the empire have been transformed by Lecco and are much better than those of other countries, the result of the jailer's doing this will be that he will stay in prison for at least the rest of his life. What's more, he was engaged in the job of silence. With his freedom restricted, it was not surprising that he was silenced by his accomplices.
So Ann originally didn't think the jailer would survive.
"The guards are protecting him secretly." Erlan solved An's doubts.
An was speechless for a moment, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
I have to say that the guards are really excellent helpers. Without them, An would probably be unable to move forward!
Seeing An's "satisfied" look, Erlan couldn't help but said: "What kind of ecstasy soup did you give them?"
Not only are the people Leko cultivates excellent, but their loyalty is enough to make anyone jealous.
Of course An couldn't answer Erlan's question, so he said instead: "Where did you find out?"
An must understand the process in order to make subsequent plans, otherwise even if they want to cooperate, there will be no way to start.
Erlan would not give up on key issues: "There is no problem with the jailer's identity and resume. He is usually a person who admires the regent very much. When I first started investigating, I once doubted whether I was wrong. Until I Recently, it was discovered that in a village near the border of the empire, there was a person who looked exactly like the jailer."
Analyze in your mind.
Since Erlan mentioned it, it means that the similarity in appearance is not a coincidence.
——Swap identities!
Thinking of this, doubts followed.
According to the style of the mastermind behind the scenes, if the killer and the jailer exchange identities, then the real jailer should be silenced...
"Are you wondering why he was not silenced?" Erlan smiled, a little coldly. "I was also surprised, so I used various means to investigate and try to figure it out. Finally, I followed the clues and found the whereabouts of the jailer. That ordinary single-parent family.”
"His mother was a servant in a noble family."
"The name of this noble family is Rebain."
Erlan's words reminded An of a person's name.
——Alvin Rebain.
