The latter half of the recording is roughly about the man in the black robe persuading Mingmei to cooperate.

But Mingmei just wouldn't budge.

The conversation contained little useful information.

But he listened very attentively.

He was judging by the sound whether the man in the black robe had used violence to extract a confession.

To his relief, this did not happen in the recording.

Throughout the entire conversation, the man in black robes mostly used kind and gentle words to persuade him.

Occasionally, she would get angry and question him loudly.

But he did not hear any sounds of violent interrogation.

However, it's just a recording and doesn't mean the man in black didn't use violence to extract a confession.

It was just a camping trip, and there wasn't even a video of it.

After listening to the recording, Shuichi Akai picked up his cup and took a sip of black coffee.

The bitter coffee calmed him down.

He looked up at the man in black robes opposite him, maintaining his calm tone, and asked:

"Only audio recordings?"

It is said that "hearing is believing, seeing is believing".

Although there are exceptions to this statement, it is not always the case.

But it speaks volumes.

Currently, he has only heard Akemi's voice from the recording.

This does not necessarily mean that the voice belongs to Akemi.

Moreover, he and Mingmei haven't been in contact for two years.

The voice was familiar; he could immediately place it in his mind's eye and think of Akemi.

However, this does not necessarily mean that it is Akemi's.

Perhaps they are just similar.

He remained somewhat skeptical until he saw it with his own eyes.

Let's not even talk about the sound.

Even videos can be manipulated.

However, video is generally more reliable than audio recording.

"Of course, only recordings are allowed."

The man in black robes smiled, as if he were laughing at Shuichi Akai's naiveté.

He looked through the hole in the mask at Shuichi Akai, whose expression remained calm, and spoke his mind directly:

"As expected of Shuichi Akai."

"Knowing that his girlfriend, who should have been dead, was still alive, he remained so calm."

"If it were me, I might just take action and force them to reveal their location."

"Should I say your reaction is calm and rational?"

"Or is it that you don't actually care about your girlfriend at all?"

"Don't you actually have any feelings for her?"

"From beginning to end, you just wanted to use her."

Which type are you exactly?

"Um?"

"FBI Investigator, Shuichi Akai."

The man in black robes also added a respectful title.

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