Ethan's Deal Throughout

　　the journey James was very excited, tightly holding the jewelry box filled with jewelry, afraid of any accidents that would cause him to lose them.

　　This trip was not in vain; he found important evidence.

　　Going back, even if Ethan refused to confess, Benjamin wouldn't have any excuses left.

　　Back at the police station, he immediately handed over the jewelry to his colleagues in the forensic science department for identification.

　　Even if one of these pieces of jewelry matched the imprint left on the deceased's body, it would be a victory for him.

　　The results came out quickly, but unfortunately, none of these pieces of jewelry matched the imprint left on the deceased's body.

　　Whether it was the shape or the size, they didn't belong to the deceased.

　　James felt extremely disappointed after seeing the results, slumping in his chair and saying, "It was all for nothing.

　　None of the pieces belonged to the deceased.

　　Just where did that guy hide the jewelry?"

　　"You don't have to feel so discouraged, we haven't gained nothing," Emma consoled.

　　"Besides wasting time, what else can we gain?" James said dejectedly.

　　Emma glanced at Benjamin.

　　James immediately understood that Benjamin, who had been silent since coming back, must have discovered something and was currently pondering the case.

　　He stood up and went over to Benjamin, smiling.

　　"Brother, you've been running around with me all day, you must be tired too, right?" "What?" Benjamin's train of thought was interrupted.

　　"It's mealtime now, I guess you must be hungry.

　　How about we go out and have a meal together?" James said cheerfully.

　　Benjamin could tell that James had more than just treating him to a meal in mind.

　　"What do you want to say? Just say it." James quickly replied, "Brother, I know you observe more carefully than me, and your mind is quicker than mine.

　　Today, you must have discovered something that I haven't.

　　Can you tell me what you found?" "I do know some things, but it depends on what you want to know," Benjamin didn't deny it.

　　"For example, about our search of Ethan's home and company, did you find anything?" James asked.

　　"A lot.

　　First, Ethan and Sophia's affair is semi-public, but he's just a figurehead as CEO, the real control is in the hands of his wife, Olivia.

　　In order to swindle money from the company to squander, he's done a lot of false accounting, which Olivia has already noticed," Benjamin said.

　　These were things James already knew, so he continued to ask, "What else?" "You should pay more attention to Olivia herself, she's also highly suspicious." "Her? How come I can't see it?" "As I said earlier, Olivia has already noticed her husband's false accounting, and also, she definitely can't turn a blind eye to him keeping a mistress.

　　In order to cover up, she even lied." "She lied?" James furrowed his brows, carefully thinking back to Olivia's every word and action, but couldn't remember where she actually lied.

　　"Do you remember when you threatened her about destroying evidence, what did she say?" "At that time, she took out a lot of jewelry and threw them on the ground, saying something about finding out which one was the foxy lady's." James recalled the situation at that time.

　　"Yes, that's what she said.

　　But when I asked her if she recognized Sophia, she said she didn't and even claimed she hadn't even seen her." James suddenly realized, shouting loudly, "That's right, she lied about this matter.

　　Since she doesn't know Sophia, why would she curse her as a foxy lady? That means she actually knows Sophia and knows about Sophia's relationship with Ethan." "Exactly, because of this, she would curse Sophia as a foxy lady." "Right, she must know about this!" James exclaimed, "Oh my god, how could I have overlooked so many important clues?"

　　"Benjamin continued, 'Furthermore, from the time we saw Olivia until we left, she displayed multiple emotional changes.

　　At first, her expression was wooden, like a defendant ready to plead guilty.

　　When she learned that her husband was suspected of killing Sophia, she was very surprised.

　　And when she found out that her husband dumped Sophia's body and all evidence pointed to him, she became extremely angry, even wanting to kick us out of the house.' 'I think the situation must be like this,' James began analyzing the case.

　　'Ethan and Sophia were in a secret relationship, and in order to support their daily expenses, Ethan committed numerous fraudulent transactions, deceiving the company out of its funds.

　　Eventually, Olivia discovered this and used financial threats to force Ethan and Sophia to break up, even going as far as to let him kill Sophia.

　　Ethan met with Sophia to negotiate, but Sophia refused to break up.

　　This led to a dispute between them, during which Ethan pushed Sophia, causing her to hit the back of her head on the coffee table and lose excessive amounts of blood, resulting in her fainting.

　　At that time, Ethan thought Sophia was already dead, so he began cleaning up the scene, but to his surprise, Sophia suddenly woke up, and another dispute ensued.

　　In desperation, he covered Sophia's mouth and nose with his hand, ultimately causing her to suffocate and die.' After James finished analyzing the entire case, he felt a sense of ingeniousness and smirked confidently.

　　However, he also worried that he might have missed something and asked Benjamin, 'Was my analysis correct?' Emma interjected, 'Your analysis is meticulous and the situation could be as you described.

　　I suggest we interrogate Ethan again.' 'You're right, we should question Ethan again,' James said as he left to carry out another round of interrogation.

　　The interrogation commenced once more, and Ethan's mental state didn't appear as composed as the first time, especially after learning that James had searched his company and home.

　　He seemed noticeably nervous.

　　'Have you found what you were looking for?' 'Ethan, we haven't found the jewelry you hid, but don't get too cocky; we still made significant progress,' James replied.

　　'Oh, I'm curious to know what progress you've made,' Ethan exerted effort to appear more composed.

　　'Take a look at this,' James took out the invoices they found inside Ethan's company and placed them on the table.

　　Initially, he didn't think these items would be of any use, but the reality was that they played a crucial role now.

　　Upon seeing these items, Ethan became even more nervous, his body trembling slightly, as if the temperature had suddenly dropped below zero.

　　'You showed these things to my wife, didn't you?' 'Not yet, but I do plan on showing them to her.' 'Please, don't let my wife see these things.' Ethan pleaded desperately.

　　He knew that if his wife saw those items, he would truly be finished.

　　'Why?'"

　　"James flashed a small smile of victory at the corner of his mouth.

　　It seemed that he had completely restrained the other party.

　　'I believe your wife must be very curious about the origin of these things,' he said.

　　'Please, I beg you, do not let my wife see these things,' Ethan pleaded again, almost kneeling before James.

　　'Do you think your wife doesn't know about you and Sophia?' James stared at Ethan, trying to find a flaw.

　　'To be honest, we have also met your wife.

　　There is now sufficient evidence confirming that she knows about you and Sophia.

　　She is very angry about it, and I imagine she will either force you to break up with Sophia or make you kill Sophia!' Ethan lowered his head and, after a moment, said in a voice that only he could hear, 'Let's make a deal.' 'What did you say?' James couldn't hear clearly.

　　Ethan looked up at the invoices on the table and said, 'I said, let's make a deal.

　　I will provide you with clues to solve the case, and you help me keep this secret, don't let my wife see these invoices.' 'Ethan, do you still want to argue now?' James suddenly said angrily.

　　'I'm not arguing.

　　I can provide you with clues to solve the case, but you have to agree to my conditions first.

　　don't let my wife know about those invoices!' Ethan said firmly, treating this as a negotiation.

　　Ethan, who had experienced countless battles in the business world, was back once again.

　　James turned his head and glanced at Benjamin and Emma, realizing that the situation might have changed, and calmly said, 'Ethan, you have no right to negotiate conditions.

　　Right now, you are a major suspect in a crime, and providing favorable clues is also a way to save yourself!' 'Unless you agree to my conditions, I won't say anything at all.' James thought for a moment and said, 'Let's hear your clues first.

　　If they really help solve the case, we will keep this little secret for you.' 'Alright, I'll speak,' Ethan knew when to advance and when to retreat, not wanting to push the police too hard.

　　'Actually, I had already planned to break up with Sophia.' 'Are you saying that Sophia has been pestering you?' James believed that this was just an excuse from Ethan, an attempt to shift the blame onto Sophia.

　　'No.

　　I really like Sophia and hope to be with her.

　　It's just that her husband found out about our relationship,' Ethan said.

　　'You mean Alexander?' James was somewhat surprised.

　　He had thought that Ethan was unaware that Alexander had discovered their affair.

　　'Yes,' Ethan nodded.

　　James glanced at Benjamin, then continued to speak to Ethan, 'Go on.' 'That shameless guy!' Ethan cursed, 'He's not even a man.

　　He doesn't earn money to support his wife, and after discovering that his wife has another man, he not only isn't angry, but also uses it to blackmail me and demand money!' "

　　"Are you saying that Alexander approached you and asked you for money?" James was once again surprised.

　　If this were true, he would reassess his opinion of Alexander.

　　"Yes.

　　Three months ago, he came to me and said that he wouldn't interfere with me and Sophia being together as long as I gave him some money as a separation fee.

　　At first, I satisfied his demands and gave him some money.

　　But this guy's appetite grew bigger and eventually exceeded my capabilities.

　　Just yesterday, Sophia called me and said that he was asking for a million-dollar separation fee.

　　I was worried that my wife would eventually find out about this, so I took the initiative to propose a breakup to Sophia." "Did she agree?" James asked.

　　"At first, she didn't, but later, I don't know why, she agreed.

　　Yesterday, she called me and said she wanted to have one last meal together, but little did I know that she was already dead when I arrived.

　　I was worried that this matter would implicate me, so I put the body in a box and threw it into the river.

　　Officer, what I'm saying is true, I didn't really kill Sophia, if anyone wanted to kill Sophia, it must be Alexander.

　　He threatened us before, saying that if we didn't give him the money, he would kill both of us!" "If you suspected that Alexander killed the person, why didn't you speak up earlier?" "I wanted to say it earlier, but Alexander had intimate photos of me and Sophia in his hands.

　　He used these photos to blackmail me and extort money from me.

　　I was afraid that the photos would leak, so I kept quiet."