At the same time.

In the room where Byron was held.

Stone looked at the down-and-out charlatan in front of him and was also thinking about a question.

That's why the internal organs of Gode's body found in [Summer Records] pointed to Byron.

It was obvious after Lu Ban's examination that there were no fragments of Gode's body in Byron's body, so he should not be the one who ate Gode's internal organs.

So what lies behind the problem?

Stone didn't know about Lu Ban and Xia's investigation. He took a sip of wine and watched the storm outside the window getting stronger and stronger. Due to long-term erosion and soil erosion, some trees were directly uprooted and fell to the ground.

The trees piled up together, blocking the road and making the way up the mountain even more difficult.

Seeing this scene, Stone suddenly had an inspiration in his mind.

It is obvious that Byron was not the one who killed Gold, at least not the one who devoured Gold's internal organs. If we believe that Stone's own [Summer Record] will not go wrong, there is only one explanation.

Godet's entrails and Byron's are the same thing.

When Stone thought about this possibility, he felt like he might be crazy.

Under normal circumstances, Stone would not have been able to imagine such a development, but now, after experiencing all this, his idea has grown stronger and even become mainstream.

Stone glanced at Byron, who was staring at the clock in boredom and didn't notice Stone's gaze at all.

Once the spark of Stone's thinking emerges, it is difficult to contain.

He quickly thought of his answer.

The reason why Gode's viscera point to Byron is because Byron is Gode's viscera.

Or if you think about it from another perspective, Godard is Byron.

This sounds a bit outrageous and unbelievable, but in the context of an exotic country, it seems very reasonable.

Whether it is God or Byron, both are one.

Godet is Byron, and Byron is Godet.

They are all part of the sludge monster.

Since the mud monster can mimic a human, it can also mimic two people.

Gode ​​and Byron are humans mimicked by mud monsters.

This is why Stone's [Summer Return] discovered Byron's hiding place when tracking God.

The two of them are one.

Thinking of this, Stone suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He is now in the same room with this mud monster.

Stone is very clear about the power of the mud monsters. It can even be said that no one knows better than him what these monsters can do.

Ten years ago, he witnessed these monsters drilling into humans' bodies and causing glass flowers to bloom in their internal organs, and all it took was the monsters' gaze.

Although Stone knows how to get along with these monsters and avoid their harm, this does not reduce their danger in the slightest.

"What's wrong?"

Byron suddenly asked, he turned his eyes away from the swinging pendulum and turned to Stone.

"I thought of something."

Stone turned around calmly and looked at Byron.

"Do you know how detectives work?"

"How should I know, sir? I'm just a wanderer."

Byron frowned slightly, indicating that he was not quite sure.

"When a detective does something, he must first believe."

Stone said seriously.

"Believe? Isn't that doubt?"

Byron felt strange and asked curiously.

"If you choose to doubt, then everyone and everything will be doubtful, all evidence and testimony will be overturned, nothing in the world will be true, and the investigation will never be able to proceed normally."

Stone said, placing both of his hands on the table to give Byron a sense of security.

"So, the first step in the investigation is to believe, trust the testimony of every witness, acknowledge every piece of evidence, and use this evidence and testimony to reconstruct the case."

"But won't this cause any contradictions?"

Byron questioned.

“That’s the point.”

Stone replied.

"When all the testimonies and evidence are combined and there are contradictions, we can find suspicious targets. We investigate these contradictions and find out who is lying."

“That’s a good idea.”

Byron couldn't help but say.

"Yes, so, I asked Mr. Butler before, and he said that no vehicle had ever arrived at Stormy Mountain Villa during this period of time. Let's assume that what he said is true, then during this period of time, apart from us, no one else came here by car."

Stone said slowly.

"But according to what you said, Mr. Byron, you fell asleep on the way here, and found yourself in a wine barrel when you woke up. Moreover, Mr. Gold arrived before you, so there must be a car that took you to this Stormy Mountain Manor, which contradicts the testimony of Mr. Butler."

"Are you saying that I lied to you?"

Byron suddenly became a little nervous. He retracted his hands and looked very embarrassed.

"But according to my investigation, you didn't lie. A car did bring you in, and you were indeed put into a wine barrel. You were not released until we found you."

Stone looked at Byron.

“That’s the contradiction.”

"Mr. Detective, I'm not lying, really, I know nothing."

Byron leaned back, a subconscious move to avoid danger.

"I think that neither you nor Mr. Butler are lying."

Stone groaned.

"It's just that something went wrong somewhere."

Byron looked confused.

"To put it simply, you did go here at Goder's invitation, and you did take a car here. You lost consciousness on the way, but that was not during the past few days."

Stone explained.

"You were chosen by Gao De a long time ago as the material for this ceremony. I don't know why he chose you. Maybe it was because you had read the works of Taoist Heming, or maybe it was some other reason. He made up a reason for you to come here to preside over the soul-calling ceremony. Then, on the way, you lost consciousness and were locked in a wine barrel and stored in the underground wine cellar until now."

"I'm not sure how long this has been. According to the way everything is arranged, it's even possible that you were already locked up in the underground wine cellar when the mansion was sold to Browning."

After hearing what Stone said, Byron became even more confused. If it was really as Stone said, he should have starved to death long ago!

"That's right."

Stone saw Byron's confusion and quickly explained.

"Because you are no longer human."

He connected it all.

During the time Byron lost consciousness, he had been swallowed by the mud monster and his soul and memories were sucked away. The culprit of all this was God himself.

When "God" suffered a fatal injury, the mud monster activated Byron's consciousness in the wine barrel in order to hide itself, pretending to know nothing and hiding in God's subconscious.

Obviously, because "Gaud" needs to hide something.

What is he hiding from?

When Stone was thinking about this, a bolt of thunder struck. He saw that the expression on Byron's face was constantly changing. After fear and confusion, it finally turned into numbness and indifference.

His eyes were blank, like a broken doll.

“Ah… wu… ah… ga…”

A sound like bubbles bursting echoed from Byron's throat.