The Ghost in the Dark Night: The Ultimate Revenge Strategy

Office of the Serious Crime Unit of Scotland Yard

James Morrison frowned and said, "You mean our analysis is wrong?"

"Most of it is correct." Sebastian Gray stood up lazily, stretched himself, and said, "Call a meeting of everyone." After that, he walked outside on his own. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around, stared at James, and grinned, "You're in big trouble. This opponent is very powerful!"

Ten minutes later, in the large conference room

Everyone below was sitting in their seats, and their eyes were focused on Sebastian. He smiled slightly, glanced around at everyone, and said, "Let me go through the whole case first."

On the projector, there were four small circles, and each circle had words written in it, which were: The Ghost, Margaret, John Wilson, The Police.

He first pointed the laser pointer at the circle of The Ghost and said, "He is the real murderer of the murder case, the mastermind behind the scenes, and also the controller."

Then, he moved the light spot to Margaret and the police respectively and said, "Margaret and us are all chess pieces."

Finally, the light spot moved to the circle of John Wilson and said, "This is the target."

Sebastian turned to face everyone and smiled, "The process of the case should be like this.

First of all, the Ghost first got in touch with Margaret. I don't know by what means, but he made her agree to kill John at the designated time. Presumably, the method of killing John and the words she would use to deal with us afterwards were also prepared by the Ghost.

Then, the Ghost called us and made a murder prediction. So, as expected, we sent people to protect John. The purpose of his doing this was to keep John fixed at home and create an opportunity for Margaret to strike.

Finally, when we focused all our attention on the possible appearance of the Ghost, Margaret made her move and killed John.

Throughout the whole process, the Ghost only did two things: persuade Margaret and call us. From start to finish, this guy didn't even show up in person. If I'm not mistaken, the communication records between him and Margaret have already been destroyed. In this way, whether we can convict Margaret or not, the Ghost will be safe and sound. Even, we know almost nothing about this person."

"After talking about the general process, let's talk about the details.

First, how did Margaret kill John?

It can be confirmed that Margaret used penicillin, but the specific way she did it is not consistent with what we analyzed. I think Margaret didn't put the penicillin in the water, but smeared it on her chest."

"On the chest?" Everyone exclaimed.

Sebastian nodded with a smile, "That's right, smeared on the chest. Think about it, what would a man who especially likes a woman's chest do during sexual intercourse? I think you all understand, so I won't go into details. There are two advantages to doing this:

First, it's not easy for us to think of such a method.

Second, as long as she takes a shower, all the evidence will be gone. Moreover, taking a shower after doing that kind of thing is perfectly reasonable. Even if we think of it, Margaret can explain it away."

"But if it's really as you said, why did Margaret still leave penicillin residue on the water glass?" A police officer asked in confusion.

Sebastian clapped his hands, "This is one of the clever parts. Margaret was ill, so she bought penicillin. If she can't prove that she took it, where did the penicillin go? It's obvious that there's something wrong. So, she deliberately left a little residue on the water glass. This can not only prove that the penicillin she bought was all taken by her, but also affect our judgment. At the same time, this statement is reasonable, and we can't find a point to refute it."

Seeing that everyone stopped asking questions and were thinking instead, he continued,

"Based on this fact, I have three pieces of bad news to tell you.

First, currently we can't find out who the Ghost is, and we don't even know whether the person is male or female.

Second, as long as Margaret doesn't plead guilty and insists on that statement, I think we can't convict her.

Compared with these two pieces of bad news, the third piece of bad news is probably the worst."

As everyone listened, their faces became uglier and uglier. When they heard this, their hearts sank to the bottom.

Sebastian slowly revealed the third piece of bad news: "The Ghost will continue to commit crimes, and it should be in the near future."

"Wow!" As soon as the words were spoken, the conference room immediately became noisy. Thomas even stood up directly and asked loudly, "These are all your speculations. How can you prove that what you said is true? Is there any evidence?"

Sebastian remained calm and replied slowly, "Yes, there is.

Through the signal source, it can be proved that Margaret is not the Ghost because she can't be in two places at the same time. You should have already discovered this, but you just don't want to admit it.

Then, you can check Margaret's recent contacts, both online and in reality. At that time, you will find that everything is normal, and there are no suspicious people. It seems that the Ghost doesn't exist at all.

As for the Ghost continuing to commit crimes, it's very simple. That number 1 represents the first one. Since there is a first one, there must be a second and a third. As for how many there are in total, that's not clear.

By the way, there is one more thing. Margaret is a housewife. Although she's not stupid, could she have come up with the method of killing by smearing penicillin on her chest? Could she have been so calm and composed when facing the police, and replied with clear logic and valid reasons? "

Just then, a person ran in from outside the door. After coming in, he immediately reported to James, "Captain, Margaret's lawyer is here and demands that we release her."

James was in an extremely bad mood. In fact, he wasn't completely unaware of what Sebastian had said, but he just didn't think it through so comprehensively. The moment Sebastian said these words, he already believed it. Dealing with such a difficult case would make anyone irritable, especially when the mastermind behind the scenes was obviously not an easy opponent.

Now, when he heard that Margaret wanted to leave, he was immediately furious, "Release her? A murderer, and they ask us to release her?"

The young police officer who brought the message was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly and didn't dare to say a word.

Suddenly, a hand rested on the young police officer's shoulder, "Let her go. Go and release her."

Seeing that Sebastian was making the decision on his own, James was even more enraged and was about to lose his temper.

But before he could explode, Sebastian had already approached and spoke first, "What's the use of not releasing her? Without solid evidence, we definitely can't convict her. It's better to release her. Then, keep an eye on this woman. Maybe it can help us find the Ghost hiding in the dark.

Besides, this woman is very cautious now, and it's unlikely that she will reveal any clues. After she's released, she might relax and show her flaws.

James, what do you think?"

Looking at that smiling face, James gradually calmed down. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly, "Okay."

Seeing this, Sebastian immediately gave a thumbs-up, "Smart."