- The Owner of the Voice

　　James continued to accompany Benjamin and Emma to the entrance of the police station.

　　He didn't want to go back and rest.

　　Even if he did, he wouldn't be able to sleep unless he solved this damn case.

　　Once James was out of sight, Benjamin asked Emma, 'Did you receive the files I sent?' 'Yes,' Emma took out her phone and played a recording, which was the same one Ethan had used to threaten him.

　　'I don't understand why this recording was sent to my phone.' 'The police wouldn't allow us to take Ethan's phone out of the station.' 'I know that, but I still don't understand why it was sent to my phone.' 'We need to find the other person in the recording.

　　They are the key to solving the case.' 'How do we find them? The other party used voice conversion software, so it's impossible to tell whose voice it is.' 'That's the problem.

　　The fact that the other party used voice conversion software means they were afraid Ethan would recognize their voice.

　　This indicates that Ethan knows them, at least has had a conversation with them.

　　If we can restore the voice, we can find this person.' 'But how do we restore the voice?' 'Come on.

　　I'll take you to meet someone who can help us find that guy.' Benjamin said.

　　The two walked towards the city center and entered the most luxurious internet cafe in town, Haotian Internet Cafe.

　　The occupancy rate in the internet cafe reached 90%, mostly teenagers playing the most popular online games.

　　Behind the bar, there sat a young and beautiful female waitress.

　　When she saw Benjamin and Emma approaching, she put on a sweet smile and asked, 'Are you two here to use the internet? Please show me your ID cards so I can register for you.' 'I'm looking for your boss,' Benjamin said.

　　The waitress looked cautiously at the two.

　　'I'm sorry, but our boss is not here.

　　Do you have any business, maybe I can pass along your message.' 'I know there is a basement below the internet cafe, and your boss almost always stays there for 24 hours, unless there is a fire or an earthquake.' Benjamin said.

　　The waitress's smile froze on her face.

　　It's always embarrassing to be caught lying.

　　'I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.' 'Don't be nervous.

　　Just give him a call and tell him Benjamin is looking for him.' Benjamin said.

　　'You are Benjamin?' The waitress widened her eyes, staring at Benjamin as if she had seen a rare treasure.

　　'Yes, and this is my assistant Emma.'"

　　"Benjamin said, 'Please contact him for me.

　　I have an important matter to discuss with him.' 'Please wait a moment,' the waitress said and picked up the phone.

　　After the call, her attitude improved again, and her sweet smile reappeared on her face.

　　'My name is Ding Li.

　　Nice to meet you all.' 'I'm also glad to meet you.

　　What does your boss say?' Benjamin asked.

　　'The boss asked me to bring you inside.

　　Please follow me,' Ding Li said, walking out from behind the counter, leading Benjamin and Emma inside.

　　Benjamin and Emma were taken to a VIP room.

　　Ding Li entered a password into the open computer, and the wall behind it moved to the left, revealing a hidden door.

　　'This place is really secretive,' Emma whispered.

　　'He doesn't like to see people, so he always locks himself in the basement,' Benjamin said.

　　Ding Li led the two to the hidden door and said, 'I don't have the authority to go in.

　　I can only bring you here.' 'Thank you very much,' Benjamin said and entered the hidden door with Emma.

　　The door automatically locked once they entered.

　　It was a spiral staircase going downwards.

　　Just as they stepped onto the steps, a voice came from below, 'Great detective, it's been a long time since we last met.

　　I didn't expect you to remember me.

　　Wow, this time you brought a beauty with you too.

　　Is she your wife?' 'No, she is my assistant,' Benjamin glanced up, indicating that there was a camera above Emma's head.

　　After going down the stairs, Emma was shocked by the scene in front of her.

　　The 200-square-meter basement was half occupied by a server, and on the other side, a dozen monitors formed a circle, with the eccentric person they were about to meet sitting in the center.

　　When Emma heard Benjamin say that they wanted to restore the original sound on a recording, she knew they were going to meet a computer genius.

　　Combined with everything she had seen on the way, she thought the person would be in their forties or fifties at least, but she didn't expect him to look no more than twenty, obese like a small mountain.

　　It made one worry if his chair could withstand such immense pressure.

　　'Ezho, you've gained even more weight than before,' Benjamin said as he walked over.

　　'There's nothing I can do.

　　My range of movement is limited,' Ezho shrugged, even he himself was troubled by his excess fat, but he was just too lazy to exercise.

　　'What are these things for?' Emma stared at the machines in the room.

　　'They are my treasures that ensure I won't be caught by anyone,' Ezho smiled, always feeling happy when it came to these treasures.

　　'Not being caught by anyone?' Emma looked at the strange person in front of her, and her first reaction was that he was a criminal.

　　'He's a computer genius who, at the age of twelve, hacked into the defense systems of several major countries using personal computers.

　　As a result, he was wanted by multiple countries,' Benjamin explained to Emma.

　　'Ever since then, all he has been doing is ensuring that he doesn't get caught.' 'Alright, I believe you didn't come here just to dig up my past.

　　Let's get to the point and tell me why you came to find me.' Ezho said impatiently.

　　'I want you to listen to a recording.'"

　　"Benjamin asked Emma to play the recording.

　　After listening to the recording for two weeks, he said, 'Was one of the voices altered?' 'Yes, the other party used voice conversion software to change their voice.

　　I came here hoping that you could restore it,' Benjamin said.

　　'Do you need me to give you my phone?' Emma handed her phone over.

　　'No need,' Two Weeks tapped the keyboard lightly and replayed the recording.

　　'I have already recorded it.' Emma looked curiously around, realizing that they were being fully monitored and every word they said was being recorded.

　　'Can you restore it?' Benjamin asked.

　　'The other party used the latest voice conversion software.

　　Only a few people can restore it.' Two Weeks said while typing on the keyboard.

　　'I believe you are one of those few,' Benjamin said.

　　Two Weeks smiled and said, 'Of course, I designed this voice conversion software.' After finishing his sentence, he tapped the enter key and said, 'Here it is.' The recording played again, and another voice was restored.

　　Upon hearing the restored voice, Benjamin and Emma both frowned.

　　'William,' Emma exclaimed in surprise.

　　If she hadn't heard this voice with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that William, the person who demanded money from Ethan, was the one.

　　'I don't know who William is, but this is indeed his original voice,' Two Weeks said.

　　'Thank you,' Benjamin asked Emma to make a copy of the restored recording and then left Haotian Internet Cafe.

　　After walking out of the cafe's door, Emma couldn't help but say, 'I never expected that person to be William.

　　Should we tell James about this?' 'Let's not tell him for now.

　　Let's wait until tomorrow morning,' Benjamin pondered with his head lowered.

　　'Alright,' Emma knew that Benjamin was organizing the clues of the case, so she didn't disturb him.

　　Benjamin didn't say a word to Emma all the way home, and once he arrived, he immediately entered the bedroom and only came out the next morning.

　　'Emma, make something to eat.

　　After we finish, we need to go to the police station,' Benjamin's mood seemed good, indicating that the problem that had troubled him last night had been resolved.

　　'Okay,' Emma brought out the breakfast that had already been prepared.

　　Just as the two of them sat down to eat, they heard a knock on the door.

　　'Go open the door.

　　It's James.

　　He probably hasn't slept all night and may not even have gone home,' Benjamin said while enjoying his own breakfast.

　　Emma opened the door and indeed saw James, with bloodshot eyes, standing at the door.

　　He looked tired, with unkempt facial hair, and appeared to be in poor spirits.

　　'You spent the whole night at the police station?' 'Yes,' James said, 'My mind was full of that damn case.

　　How could I fall asleep?' 'You're right, he stayed at the police station all night.'"

　　"Emma turned around and called out to Benjamin, then said to James, 'Come in.' 'Are you having breakfast?' James said as he stared at the food in Benjamin's hand.

　　'Give our friend some breakfast too, he must be starving,' Benjamin said.

　　Emma brought out another breakfast, and after James took it, he began to wolf it down and said, 'Now I realize how mentally exhausting it is to think seriously about a problem.

　　I don't know how you manage to think so much all the time.' 'So, have you figured anything out?' Emma asked.

　　James shook his head and said, 'No.

　　Ethan admitted to cleaning up the crime scene and disposing of the body.

　　In my opinion, he's highly suspicious and very likely the killer.

　　Alexander reported to the police on the second day of Sophia's death, and Ethan accused him of threatening him and suspected him of killing Sophia, so he can't escape suspicion either.

　　William discovered the body, and this guy deliberately concealed his relationship with the victim.

　　He resigned immediately after the victim's death, and everything he did is very suspicious.

　　Overall, all three of them are suspects, and any one of them could be the murderer of Sophia.

　　In addition, the behavior of Ethan's wife, Olivia, also seems strange, as well as the previous three suspects.

　　It seems that they are all hiding something.

　　Honestly, I haven't been able to figure out these questions despite thinking all night, and now my head feels like it's going to explode!' 'The person who threatened Ethan in the recording on Ethan's phone isn't Alexander,' Emma said.

　　'What did you say?' James asked.

　　Emma glanced at Benjamin and, seeing that Benjamin didn't object, she took out her phone and played the restored recording.

　　'William!' James stood up excitedly.

　　'What's going on here?' 'This is the result of a friend of mine restoring the voice.

　　The voice you hear now is the original voice of the person who threatened Ethan,' Benjamin said.

　　'Did you take the evidence out of the police station?' James looked at the two of them reproachfully.

　　They had kept this from him and who knew what else they were hiding.

　　'Now is not the time to pursue this, right?' Emma said, somewhat angered.

　　'We've done you a big favor, otherwise, you might never have known that person was William.'