Chapter 812 INTERVIEW (XVII)

Chapter 812 INTERVIEW (XVII)　　THE solicitor had already walked out of the study but Luo Yan was still deep in thought. He was contemplating about a lot of things. He didn’t notice that he remained in that state for almost 10 minutes. If not for the maid knocking on the door and asking him who she should call next, he would probably stay in that state for much longer.

He told the maid to call the next person to be interviewed – Peter Baker. The doctor entered the study not long after. He walked forward and sat on the seat opposite Luo Yan.

”Mr. Barker, I won’t beat around the bush, so I hope you can answer me honestly,” he first said. “Are you a real doctor or not?” 

Luo Yan was pretty certain now that the other wasn’t a real doctor. But if he was, then that could only mean that he lied on purpose about the identity of the corpse. Either way, the probability of this person being paid to be here was extremely high. 

He no longer wanted to beat around the bush and waste more time. After analyzing the situation, the role of this doctor wasn’t really that important in grand scheme of things. He was just here to throw the detective off by giving the wrong information. 

The only problem he could see because of his sudden straightforward question was that this guy would go and tattle to the person or people who hired him that his cover was blown off. But so what? Didn’t they already expect that? The moment they invited a detective here, they should have already thought that he could quickly deduct that this Peter Baker was not a real doctor. 

The fact that they still inserted this fake doctor meant that the other was just here to buy time, to prolong his investigation. Probably because they’re still not done. Luo Yan had a hunch that some time before the deadline of this task, one of the NPCs would die. 

He wasn’t planning on stopping it. That’s not what he was here for. Maybe he would even get more evidence if another murder occurred. He winced a bit. That was a bit heartless of him. But whoever would die next probably deserved it anyway. After all, a child died in that fire. Whatever reason the culprit of that incident had, it would never be justified.

He stared at Peter Baker. He could see the shock expression on the other’s face and then came the hesitation. But after a few seconds, that hesitation turned to something like relief.

”I guess you found out. You’re a famous detective after all,” Peter said, obviously acquiescing to Luo Yan’s question. 

He was a bit surprised that the other would readily admit it. He was prepared to threaten the other, of course, in a gentlemanly way. He even had this speech ready. Who would have thought that he didn’t need to do any of that?

He looked at this fake doctor with interest. The normal reaction would be to refuse. A couple of times, at least. Unless this was simply the character of this NPC. Or, this guy was one of the four. Surprisingly enough, the probability of the latter was fairly high.

Earlier when the other was examining the corpse, he appeared like he knew what he was doing. But if one was watching him closely, they could tell that he was just acting and he really didn’t know what he was doing. 

But what was more interesting was that Luo Yan could tell the other intended to show his ‘incompetence’ as a ‘doctor’. It might not be that noticeable. Unless one was observing him intently, that thought wouldn’t even cross their mind. But Luo Yan was doing just that and he would bet Peter Baker banked on it. That’s why he did all those small actions. So, Luo Yan could clearly see that he was a fake.

The only reason he could think of why the other would intentionally do that was because he was one of the four. Well, this was a good discovery. Now, he didn’t have to question whether what Peter would say was the truth or not. And most importantly, the members of ‘the four’ were now complete.

Hopefully, the game system wouldn’t judge the other’s actions as being OOC. But then again, all ‘the four’ were smart in their own right. If he acted this way, it meant that he’s confident he had room for maneuver. 

”Can you tell me the details why you ended up having the role of a doctor here?” he asked.

”I’m a theater actor, not really very well known. It’s the only think I’m good at. So, even though I only earn a paltry sum, I still continued on with it,” Peter started. 

Before continuing, an embarrased expression appeared on the other’s face. As if what he would say next would make him appear stupid. 

”But then, a month ago, I was involved in a vehicular accident. I was driving a car that I borrowed from one of my friends and I, well, I accidentally hit someone. I have to pay compensation to the victim or I’ll go to jail. The problem was, I didn’t have any money. That’s when someone contacted me and offered this job. I really needed the money and the job description was pretty easy. Just act as a doctor for four days. How hard could it be? But I didn’t sign up for murder and conspiracy and some other awful thing.”

Well, that’s very honest and detailed to boot. But at least now it’s confirmed that this guy truly didn’t have anything to do with this whole thing. He’s just an accessory to solidify the narrative that William Harcourt wanted to show them. 

Peter would definitely have done his job perfectly. If not for Luo Yan being here. And that’s actually one of the biggest questions here.

What exactly was he doing in this place? What kind of role did William Harcourt want him to play?