“However…let’s get back to the point.” Feng Bujue also thought that Sam needed more time to think about what to say and what not to say, so he immediately took over the conversation and changed the subject. “Sheriff…” He looked at Doughty and continued, “This is, after all, a murder case. You don’t think… things can be swept under the rug without reporting it, do you?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Doughty replied. “Of course, I know I have to report it, but…”

“The thing is…” John interrupted Doughty again. His mentality was similar to Brother Jue’s, just worried that his ‘pig teammate’ would use inappropriate words and put the situation at a disadvantage. “Mr. Feng, you’re not a local, so you’re not very familiar with the situation here… Because Cochi Koti Island has a small population and a simple, honest culture with a very low crime rate, the island’s police station only has a few officers on duty at night. Also, this island doesn’t even have its own police call center… In other words, if I call the public emergency number to report the case, the first person to answer my call will be an operator far away from the island. I’d have to communicate with this operator first, and then he or she would contact the local police station through the dispatch system. After learning that this is a murder case, the on-duty officers at the local police station would still have to contact Sheriff Doughty…”

“Oh… so you skipped those steps and contacted the sheriff directly?” Feng Bujue followed his lead.

“That’s right.” John nodded. “Even though I didn’t contact him through the emergency number, but through my personal phone, my actions should undoubtedly be defined as ‘notifying the police as soon as possible.’ In fact… my approach should be more efficient than ‘calling the emergency number.’ As for further investigation of this case… the sheriff will naturally follow the normal procedures next, and I will actively cooperate with the investigation.”

“Hmm…” Feng Bujue recited casually, “Simply put, the purpose of you calling the sheriff out alone is to implant some preconceived notions in his mind, and then let the police conduct the subsequent investigation according to your ideas, right?”

Although his tone was relaxed, his words were direct and incisive…

“Watch your words, Mr. Feng…” John said, “You’re making such accusations without any evidence. I can sue you for defa…”

“Sue who? Sue me?” Feng Bujue didn’t let the other party finish speaking. “And defamation?” A smile appeared on his face, a clear sign that his cheapness value was rising. “Do you have any culture? Do you understand human language? Is English your native language? Every sentence I just said and these three sentences right now… every one of them is in the form of a question. Can a ‘question’ be considered defamation? ‘You are a piece of shit’ and ‘Are you a piece of shit?’ are different, understand? I’m just raising a point of view and asking for your opinion. You’re using threatening words to deny my question itself. Are you guilty or covered in shit? Is your chance of winning a defamation suit against me greater, or is my chance of winning an intimidation suit against you higher?”

“Uh…” John’s thoughts were originally very clear, but after encountering this powerful logical bombardment, his mind was now basically just a pile of shit.

“If you want to talk about facts, we’ll talk about facts. If you want to talk about logic, we’ll talk about logic. Even if you want to talk about crime… I can give you a good lesson…” Feng Bujue said as he approached John. “But as for criminal investigation and law… I suggest you don’t try to show off in areas I frequently deal with.” His speech was extremely fast, clear, and imposing. “Anyone who can submit a lawsuit against me alive can be your teacher. Anyone who can complete a lawsuit against me alive will advise you not to seek your own death… My attorney can make your attorney cry in front of the jury in court. The number of bizarre victories I’ve obtained in civil lawsuits is enough to destroy your understanding of the entire judicial system…”

As he spoke, Brother Jue had already arrived in the corridor, and John had been forced back step by step until the back of his head was against the wall.

“Tonight, I will say a lot more and make a lot more inferences… But if I hear anyone use a threatening tone again, using such a low-level lawsuit threat like ‘defamation’ to interrupt me, I will… feed! him! shit!”

When those last four words came out, Feng Bujue’s face was almost touching John’s nose, so when he finished speaking word by word, John had been sprayed with a face full of saliva.

In this situation, John’s brain inevitably short-circuited.

Indeed, he was a capable businessman and a shrewd criminal, but facing this rogue who could comprehensively suppress him in thought, language, and behavior, he was helpless.

“Then…” John was stunned for a full five seconds before replying, “…You… what do you want now?”

“Hehe…” Feng Bujue smiled and turned to look at Doughty. “Sheriff, judging from the traces in the room, you should have roughly looked at the crime scene. No matter how Mr. Herbert guides your judgment… In short, you should call your men over, right?”

…………

Under Feng Bujue’s pushing, things naturally developed according to his wishes.

In less than half an hour, more than a dozen Cochi Koti Island police officers, who were already asleep, got out of bed and rushed to their posts as quickly as possible. In less than forty minutes, a police car full of officers drove into the Herbert family’s manor…

The cordon was finally set up, and the evidence-collecting officers finally began to collect evidence and take photos at the scene. The blaring sirens and the mighty formation were bound to be seen by some people… So, the onlookers came.

The news spread much faster than expected. Even at this early hour, many island natives gathered outside the Herbert Manor and began to discuss it.

Someone (actually, ninety-nine percent of the time it was the staff in the manor) leaked the news, revealing the two key pieces of information: “Sam is back” and “Someone seems to have died in John’s room”… Now, the onlookers took out their mobile phones and woke up everyone they knew (of course, also residents of the island) from their dreams, and announced the “blockbuster news” they had just learned again and again in vivid detail.

By one o’clock in the morning, things had escalated to the point where even tourists were attracted… The entrance of Herbert Manor was almost crowded.

Unsurprisingly, the “fake will case” from that year was like a piece of old chewing gum that hadn’t lost its flavor, and it was chewed by the residents of the island again…

Interestingly… after the incident in front of them, many people seemed to have chewed out some fresh flavor from that piece of gum…