Chapter 2591 Dear Mr. Detective 42
However, the moment the words came out of his mouth, Alric found that he was far from being as carefree and calm as he had imagined.
He grabbed Jinchen's hand, and his fingertips tightened unconsciously with such force that Jinchen frowned slightly.
As if to hide his loss of control, Alric kissed Jinchen's lips again, his voice becoming a little unclear in the interval of kissing.
"In a sense, we're even, aren't we? You fooled me once, and I fooled you once. It's fair."
Jinchen: "..."
He took a deep breath and pushed Alric, who was almost kneeling on him and trying to get away with a kiss, a little further away.
Jinchen leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyebrows with his hand.
"So," he opened his eyes again, looked at Alric, whose eyes flickered with a bit of nervousness and anticipation, and asked the most crucial question.
"That night, after Joshua had already poisoned Vincent, how on earth did you manage to sneak into the heavily guarded Olga Manor and poison him a second time?"
"I've checked all the eyewitness testimonies and found no evidence that you were at the manor during that time."
When Alric heard this question, a cunning gleam flashed in his green eyes.
"No, dear, you got the order wrong." He smiled, his tone relaxed, "I was the first to poison you."
"The blow that idiot Joshua Klein delivered was truly fatal... the second time."
Jinchen sat up straight after hearing this, a little surprised, "What?"
Alric admired his surprised expression and deliberately dragged out his tone with a hint of teasing, "Why? My dear detective, are you going to start formally interrogating me?"
Jinchen felt helpless, "Alric, I'm not interrogating you, I just want to know the truth."
Alrick suddenly took the initiative to avoid Jinchen and moved closer again, trying to soothe him with a kiss.
He stood up and walked to the window. His figure looked inexplicably lonely in the dim light.
He leaned against the cold wall, facing Jinchen, his voice lowered and no longer teasing as before.
"Vincent Olga was indeed one of the few people I could call my friend. He was also one of my most capable and trusted subordinates, placed among the nobles of Book Harbor City, responsible for connecting with the black market forces."
Jinchen immediately remembered the words in Vincent's letter: "I betrayed a person I was truly loyal to and trusted."
It turns out that he was really Alric.
"The power and influence of Count Olga's family are gradually declining. Vincent is eager to change the status quo. He wants to make a big move, gain huge wealth for the family, and also seek recognition and promotion in London."
Alric continued, "So, I recommended him to London, asking him to secretly establish contact with nobles who also wanted to completely eradicate the Griffin Gang and assist in completing a secret mission to infiltrate the Griffin Gang's core members."
He paused, his voice tinged with sarcasm.
"But I didn't know that Joshua Crane was the pawn sent by the Griffin Gang to infiltrate the Olga family."
Jin Chen frowned slightly: "Don't you know that Joshua is from the Griffin Gang?"
"Yes." Alric nodded frankly, "But that didn't stop me from gradually realizing through other channels that something was wrong with Vincent."
"He's become impatient and greedy. I suspect he might have been promised huge profits, and he might have been tempted to play both sides, or even to use me and my allies to defect to the London black market."
Alric's eyes grew fierce. "He's obsessed with profit and has betrayed the most basic loyalty of cooperation. If he succeeds, my allies and I will be exposed and become stepping stones for his upward mobility. Only death awaits us."
Jinchen couldn't help but secretly admire Alrick's sharpness and decisiveness.
Without even knowing who the opponent was, and without knowing Joshua's identity, he was able to predict that Vincent would fall out with the Griffin Gang's undercover agent because of the failure of the mission, and thus be killed.
Therefore, plan ahead and decisively eliminate hidden dangers.
"But since you didn't know it was Joshua, and you might not even be aware that the Black Orchid Poison is the new symbol of the Griffin Gang after they changed their leader," Jin Chen raised another question. "How did you happen to choose to use the same poison?"
Alrick turned around and chuckled. The fierceness in his eyes faded away when he looked at Jinchen, and he remained gentle.
"My dear detective, this is not difficult. I just need to deduce that Vincent was favored by that unknown undercover agent, who was reluctant to see him die. To conceal his identity, he used a trace amount of poison."
He spread his hands and said casually, "As for the specific poison... does it matter? After Vincent's death, the official coroner will most likely only detect the last, most lethal toxin. The amount of poison I used won't be noticed at all."
"I originally just wanted to shift the blame to the Griffin Gang, but I didn't expect that by some strange coincidence, I would end up using the same poison as Joshua."
Jinchen's heart moved slightly.
Yes, with the crude autopsy technology and investigative methods of this era, it is very likely to be misjudged as the result of a one-time poisoning.
Jinchen didn't ask for any more details.
Alric no longer held back and continued to explain, "After the incident, when the court inspector intervened in the investigation, I secretly investigated and quickly confirmed Joshua Crane's true identity. At that time, I knew that this case would most likely be handed over to my detective agency due to its involvement with aristocrats and complicated background."
He took a few steps closer, leaned over to look at Jinchen who was sitting on the chair, reached out and gently stroked his cheek, his eyes complicated.
"So... I need a brand new detective who appears clean and reliable and is willing to follow my guidance. I need him to follow the clues and hints I've laid out in advance, gradually suspect each of my pre-set suspects, and ultimately... point all the evidence to Joshua Klein."
Jinchen: "..."
He finally understood.
Why did Alric's attitude towards the case become a little subtle after their relationship was established? He seemed to be cooperating, but in fact he didn't really care, and sometimes even showed a perfunctory attitude, as if he just wanted the case to be closed as soon as possible.
Alric carefully observed the subtle expressions on Jinchen's face, and suddenly sat astride Jinchen, with his shirt open, revealing his tight abdominal muscles and chest. He looked straight into the depths of Jinchen's eyes, with emotions so complex that they were difficult to describe.
"Well," he said, his voice a little hoarse than usual, "that's all I have to say. Now, my dear detective, who do you think is the real murderer, me or Joshua Crane?"
Jinchen frowned, snorted, and poked his chest with his fingertips.
"You've lied to me and schemed against me for so long, and you still have the nerve to ask?"
Alric grabbed his disruptive finger, brought it to his lips and kissed it, reiterating his position confidently.
"I said, it's even. You lied to me once, and I lied to you once. It's fair."
Jin Chen was almost amused by his logic. "No wonder you accepted my identity so quickly and didn't get angry or pursue it. It turns out you were waiting for me here!"
Alric bent down to kiss him again, mumbling, "This proves we're meant to be together. We even have such a tacit understanding when it comes to lying."
Jin Chen sighed helplessly, "Then how do you let me...tell John about this later?"
Alric immediately glared at him with dissatisfaction and said sourly, "It's John Olga again! Do you care that much about his feelings?"
"Why don't you just tell him directly that Vincent Olga betrayed his black market collaborators and intended to sell out everyone for his own future. He deserves death, right? That's the truth!"
However, as soon as he said this, Alric suddenly realized something, and the fingers on Jinchen's shoulder trembled.
"Do you not know how to tell John, or do you not intend to forgive me?"
"Even if you hand me over to the court, they will only convict Joshua, the last poisoner, as the real murderer, unless..."
Alrick grabbed Jinchen's hand and pressed it against his heart, a smile on his lips, but his eyes were complicated and vaguely sad.
He pressed his fingertips so hard that he almost pinched the back of Jinchen's hand. He stared at him intently, and every word he spoke seemed to be cutting his heart open.
"You want to tell them everything about me, tell the nobles and gentlemen of Port Booker, my calculations and identity in the black market, so that you can successfully execute me."
Jinchen: "..."
He sighed, reached out and cupped Alric's cheek, his thumb gently rubbing across the corners of his slightly red eyes, "I think you want to succeed in pissing me off first."
No matter how well Alric hid it, Jinchen could sense his deep inner uneasiness from the suppressed anger he had just expressed when he recounted Vincent's betrayal, and from the nervousness and fear that made him almost speak without thinking at this moment.
He even gave people a feeling of determination... that no matter whether Jinchen gave him tolerance, pain or deadly poison at the moment, he would accept it calmly.
Jinchen no longer gave him the chance to think too much, lowered his eyes and kissed him.
This was a kiss without any secrets or barriers.
Alric's sanity was gradually eroded and melted by the gentle attack, as if countless tiny electric currents were flowing through his body, igniting every inch of his flesh and blood, and he could only sink into this fatal attraction.
"Chen... answer me." Alrick panted lightly in between kisses, but his fingers still stubbornly grasped Jinchen's shoulders tightly.
"The murderer is Joshua Crane."
Jinchen stroked Alric's slightly sweaty brows and eyes. "I will be with you to witness the complete demise of the Griffin Gang, Joshua's hanging, and... the eventual peace and stability that will finally come to Book Harbor and Bayar City."
Alric closed his eyes and hugged the person in front of him tightly.
[The villain's darkening value is detected -20, totaling 5! 】
