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Chapter 3866 Zoe
Chapter 3866 Zoe
"There are some clues." Angel nodded in acknowledgement.
But when Zuniga saw this, his expression was full of doubt: "Are you sure?"
He knew the upper limit of Traffic Bat's ability very well. With the effect of "Traffic Insight", it was impossible to find any clues.
Angel chuckled, "There's something special about my traffic bat. It has a unique appendix."
"Appendix?" Zuniga's eyes flashed with confusion. He certainly knew about the "Appendix".
"Appendix" and "Prologue" are actually both the outlines of the magic book, but "Prologue" applies to the entire book, while "Appendix" applies to a single page.
In terms of the diversity of effects, the "Appendix" is actually more "specialized" than the "Prologue".
"What is your appendix..." Zuniga asked subconsciously, but soon reacted: "Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask. Don't tell me."
Appendices, prefaces... these are all private.
Especially for magicians, if they ask about other people's "Appendix", those with a hot temper will probably get angry immediately.
Even though Angel, as an "outsider", may care about this privacy temporarily because of the short time of contact, but once he comes to his senses, it will be easy for a rift to exist between them.
Zuniga had worked so hard to build a peaceful friendship with the "Spiritual Rest", but he didn't expect it to fail.
Besides, if he asked Ingres and Ingres answered, what if Ingres asked him back? Would he reveal his true colors?
So, Zuniga cut his losses in time.
"I don't know what kind of 'Appendix' you gave to the Traffic Bat, but it can detect clues, so it's definitely not an ordinary appendix." Zuniga sighed: "By the way, this is the first time I've heard of someone using an appendix on a low-level monster..."
For example, "Appendix", "Footnote", "Chapter Page"... these are guidelines for a single page. Generally speaking, magicians will use them on mid- to high-level monsters.
Even Zuniga himself used the "Appendix" on high-level monsters.
After all, once you use it, you can’t take it apart.
Angel didn't care: "When I got the Appendix, there were only a few pages in the magic book, so I just used it."
As for the problem of being unable to be disassembled, it is not a problem for Ingres.
He has "golden scissors" that can not only remove "unactivated text", but also all other types of pages, including: preface, introduction, appendix, postscript, footnotes, etc.
Precisely because he had no worries, he dared to talk about the use of "Appendix. Virality" on traffic bats.
At present, the effect of traffic bats plus virality is quite good.
At least, if the "Knight's Disappearance Case" hadn't been viralized, he would have found it difficult to find clues...
"Yes, power is good only when it is in your hands. Moreover, special pages like the Appendix are extremely valuable. If you don't use them and others find out, they will probably come to snatch them away." So on the whole, Zuniga also thinks that Angel should use it.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Since you said you found a clue, I wonder what the clue is?" Zuniga was curious about the effect of the appendix, but he was more curious about what the clue was.
He had also been in this villa for half a day and found quite a lot of "suspected clues", but they were similar to the shadows, light spots, gestures, etc. he mentioned before. They were clues he "deduced" himself, but he himself didn't know whether his "deduction" was accurate or whether the clues were useful.
Now that Angel has clearly obtained the clue, Zuniga is also very curious and wants to verify whether it is consistent with his own guess?
Ingres did not hide it and pointed directly to the swimsuit canvas.
"Is the clue really hidden in this canvas?" Zuniga looked surprised. "Was my previous speculation correct?"
Angel: "...The clue is indeed this canvas, but it has nothing to do with your previous speculation."
Zuniga didn't care when he heard Angel's rebuttal. Instead, he continued to speculate with interest: "Then let me guess, could the clue be this..."
Zuniga pointed his finger at the round globe of the swimsuit woman in the canvas, who was pressed against the beach chair.
Because there is no direct sunlight, the round hemisphere like a cushion is not only white, but also looks full of fleshy elasticity.
"I was a little off on what I thought before. Judging from the canvases and tapestries here, Alfred must be a pervert. His focus must be on some special parts, like here." Zuniga: "If he wants to hide clues, it's probably here!"
Angell: "Does it have to be the breasts? Why can't it be the butt?"
Zuniga: “???”
Judging from this painting alone, the hips are much more expressive than the breasts, and look more majestic.
Angel: "And even if we focus on the chest, what clues did Alfred hide? How are you going to interpret it?"
Zuniga was silent.
In fact, from Angel's calm tone, Zuniga already knew that he had probably "reasoned" wrong again. But he was still a little unconvinced, and whispered: "Look, does this look like the number 3..."
Angel looked at Zuniga silently, his eyes changing from calm to strange, then to subtle, and finally to a bit of pity.
Zuniga wanted to argue: "If it's not this, then is it ..."
Angel: “Stop guessing.”
"I'm not guessing, I'm inferring." Zuniga felt a little embarrassed, but still wanted to argue.
Angel: "Okay, it's reasoning. But this time the clue shouldn't require such advanced technology."
"what?"
Ingres pointed at the woman in the canvas and said, "The clue this time is her. It's not the shadow on her body, not her gestures, not her breasts or her buttocks, but her as a person."
Zuniga didn't react at first. "You mean..."
"Her name is Zoe. According to traffic insights, she is Alfred's secret lover. She is also deeply related to Alfred's disappearance." Angle paused, "And her current location is..."
Angel turned and pointed at the poster.
"Sharp Arts Theater."
……
A quarter of an hour later.
Angel and Zuniga have emerged from the underground neighborhood and reached the surface.
Get ready to take the Circumcity train and go to the Ruiyi Theater to meet Ms. Zoe.
As he walked to the train platform, Zuniga muttered to himself, "The clues are so simple? There's not even a hint of reasoning. Why?"
Angel said calmly: "After all, novels are novels, and reality is reality. The schemes in detective novels serve the plot. If the deceased had the time to leave such complicated clues before his death, it would be enough for him to save himself, or even go to the hospital to see a doctor..."
Zuniga sighed deeply.
When he learned that Alfred's villa contained clues that even the Knights had not found, he was actually very excited.
He is not a typical mystery fan, but he has read a lot of mystery novels. Suddenly, he plays the role of a "detective" himself, and he really wants to shine.
If he could use his powerful logic and sharp thinking to organize the evidence into a chain, and put it in front of Angel, causing him to exclaim in amazement... Zuniga would feel great just by imagining it.
But the reality is helpless. There is no such complicated reasoning and the clues are right in front of us.
Also, because the clues were too straightforward, his previous reasoning seemed extremely absurd.
Ugh.
"You said, since this clue is so simple, even free, why didn't the Knights discover it?" Zuniga asked.
It was precisely because he learned that "the Knights had not cracked the clues" that he came to act as a detective excitedly.
Angel shrugged. "I don't know either. But... if you've read a lot of detective novels, you'll find that when the clues come from inanimate objects at the scene, reasoning is usually easier, because the state of these dead objects is relatively stable, and the factors that can be analyzed are relatively clear."
"But if the clues point to living things, including animals, humans, etc., then the difficulty of reasoning will be greatly increased. After all, humans are the most uncertain variable. Their behavior, motivations and psychological states are complex and changeable, and it is difficult to accurately predict and grasp them."
"So, is there a possibility that the Knights went to see Ms. Zoe, but Ms. Zoe denied her relationship with Alfred. The Knights had no other evidence, so they had to give up this line."
After hearing this, Zuniga fell into deep thought: "You are right. According to you, Ms. Zoe is Alfred's secret lover. Since she is a 'secret' lover, she must not be known to outsiders."
Now that Alfred has disappeared, as long as Zoe insists that she has nothing to do with Alfred, it will be difficult for outsiders to get the truth from her.
Of course, there are some issues to be resolved here, for example, Alfred hanging Ms. Zoe's cool canvas in his own home is itself a very strange behavior.
If the Knights really wanted to investigate "Alfred's disappearance case", they should not ignore this anomaly.
Just as Zuniga was lost in thought, suddenly, a voice came from his chest pocket.
"Master, I have found out about Ms. Zoe."
Angel stopped walking instantly and looked at Zuniga's chest pocket.
Zuniga pulled a card from his chest pocket. As soon as the card came into contact with the outside world, it turned into thousands of colorful lights, forming an illusory colorful human figure.
From the graceful figure and charming eyes, it can be seen that this person is the print girl, Dan.
Not long ago, when Zuniga learned of Zoe's existence, he had Print Girl create a clone to find out Zoe's identity.
According to his idea, even if the Print Girl could split into thousands, it would probably take some time to find out Zoe's identity. But now, less than 20 minutes had passed, and the Print Girl had found the information, which surprised Zuniga.
After Dan's silhouette appeared, before she could show her seductive posture, she heard Zuniga say, "Stop being awkward and get down to business."
Dan opened his mouth, but finally said nothing and nodded: "I just found out the identity of Ms. Zoe. She is quite famous in Modern City, especially twenty years ago. She was almost the dream lover of a generation..."
As Dan told their story, they also gained a general understanding of Ms. Zoe's experience.
Ms. Zoe is now in her forties and is currently the big boss behind the Ruiyi Theater, but this is just a small chapter of her experience. If you turn the page, you will find that Ms. Zoe's experience is extremely legendary.
She was born in an underground neighborhood. Her parents died when she was young. She had no identity and no ability, and she lived a miserable life every day. Later, when she grew up a little, she went to the Red Lane to make money because she was pretty.
After three years in Hongxiang, she was fortunately spotted by a big boss who brought her to the surface to be trained as an artist. Although her debut drama was also an adult drama, it was very explicit, but her wonderful performance on the stage made almost all the men in the modern city crazy about her.
She was just 20 years old at that time and she became the dream lover of a generation.
After that, her experiences became richer, with both success and failure.
He has been a humble idol in front of the stage, and has also shined as a behind-the-scenes staff.
He was once implicated in a murder case and was also rumored to have an affair with the former chairman of Prada Media. Later, he was wanted by several chaebol companies.
After twenty years of ups and downs, although she no longer shines on the stage, she is a pioneer artist who not only controls the Ruiyi Theater, but also has her own fashion brand.
It can be said that Zoe is definitely a legendary figure.
Because she was extremely famous, Dan had almost no trouble looking up her information and found it quickly.
"Are you sure the information you found is true? Including the fact that she made money in Red Alley?" Zuniga looked at Dan. He had been in Modern City for ten years and knew very well what Red Alley was.
Dan nodded: "It's true, she said all this when she was interviewed by reporters."
Some people, after achieving success, are unwilling to talk about their past scandals; but some people, however, do not mind revealing their scars. They may call it letting go or creating a new persona, but in short, Zoe revealed all of her past.
Instead, many people felt pity for her and gave her higher fame.
“Now that I understand, I understand why the Knights didn’t continue investigating Zoe…” Zuniga murmured.
In a sense, Zoe debuted as a "porn star". Her cool canvases are not only owned by Alfred, but probably by many men at home.
Therefore, when the Knights saw the swimsuit canvas of "Zoe" hidden in Alfred's bedroom, they probably just thought that Alfred was a "fellow traveler" and did not think that he had any connection with Zoe.
Zuniga: "Has Zoe ever been involved in any scandal with Alfred?"
Dan shook his head: "No, since Zoe retired from the first-line stage and started to enter the design industry, she has not had any love scandals."
In other words, the relationship between Alfred and Zoe is indeed a secret.
It is estimated that even the Knights did not know about it, which is why the Knights did not conduct further exploration into the Zoe line.
(End of this chapter)