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Chapter 257 What exactly is the principle behind this?
I could see that my emotions were somewhat out of sync with those of the people around me.

Director Xia composed himself and calmly pulled his daughter over.

"Tian Tian, ​​what did Teacher Nan just do... Tian Tian? Tian Tian!"

"Ah... ah?"

The little girl looked as if she had just woken up from a dream, reluctantly pulling her gaze away from Nan Zhuren: "What's wrong, Dad?"

Director Xia took a deep breath.

He forced himself to remain calm and pointed in Nan Zhuren's direction, saying, "What did Teacher Nan just do? Why do you all have that expression?"

I heard this question.

The little girl's eyes lit up immediately: "Ah, after Dr. Chen woke Professor Lin up, Teacher Nan asked Professor Lin where the ledger and USB drive were. Then, even though Professor Lin didn't say anything, Teacher Nan suddenly asked if the USB drive was in the briefcase, and Professor Lin immediately panicked after hearing that."

Director Xia remained outwardly calm, but nodded as if he understood, and began to analyze the principle—

—In theory, a USB flash drive can be carried around. But after subduing Lin Lilin, Director Xia casually checked him over and found that Lin Lilin had nothing on him except his cell phone and a box of painkillers.

Then this "potentially portable USB drive" will only be in the briefcase.

Using reasonable deductions to bluff a suspect, and then confirming your guess based on their reaction. This technique also exists in criminal investigation, and experienced detectives are generally capable of it.

At most, we can only say that Professor Nan's guess was quite accurate...

"Then Teacher Nan instructed that senior student surnamed Huang to look for it, and sure enough, it was found in the briefcase!"

Xia Tian felt excited just recounting what happened next: "But then that senior brother Huang said the USB drive was password protected. Professor Nan immediately asked Professor Lin for the password; he asked several times, and even though Professor Lin didn't say anything, Professor Nan quickly figured out that the password was 8 digits, without any letters or characters. Then he asked a few more questions and confirmed that it was a birthday."

"But it seems that Professor Nan didn't know Professor Lin's birthday, so he determined it digit by digit... I don't know how he did it, but it's really amazing!"

……

Director Xia always felt that his daughter's choice to study law was a very suitable major, because his daughter had always had strong language skills, and spoke clearly and logically.

But for the first time, Director Xia felt that his daughter was being rather incoherent.

He was completely confused.

What is all this about? He asked and answered a few questions himself, and then revealed a password?

What is the principle?
Could it be that my daughter has a problem repeating what she said?
No, probably not.

That can only mean that Mr. Nan's operation was flawed!

The methods used are inexplicable, and the answers obtained from asking questions may not necessarily be correct...

Not far away, Huang Xin quickly rummaged through Lin Lilin's briefcase and pulled out a USB drive from it. Then, following the answer to Nan Zhuren's question, he entered Lin Lilin's birthday into the USB drive.

"It's solved!" Huang Xin was even more excited than if he had graduated himself. "It's this USB drive!"

In his eagerness and excitement, Huang Xin inadvertently allowed the contents of the USB drive to be projected onto the large screen via the computer. He then realized that this might involve the visitor's privacy and immediately disconnected the data connection.

But in those few seconds, it was enough for everyone present to catch a glimpse of the contents of the USB drive. Through the neatly arranged folders and files, they immediately understood what Lin Lilin had been doing all along.

And what Nan Zhuren just did.

Those who had just shared Director Xia's doubts about whether he was just guessing have now fallen silent.

At the same time, their gazes towards Nan Zhuren were filled with more confusion and more astonishment. It was as if an immature monkey was watching its kind pry open a coconut with a stone, then casually make a small raft from a pile of coconut shells and sail out to sea.

—I don't understand it at all!

Of course, not all monkeys are not fully evolved. There are a few older monkeys in the troop who are good at thinking and have made conjectures such as "a stone can crack a coconut" and "the buoyancy of multiple coconut shells combined is enough to support a monkey floating on water." At this moment, they look at Nan Zhuren with more admiration.

as well as.

Possessiveness...

……

Under the watchful eyes of these old monkeys, Nan Zhuren continued to question Lin Lilin.

"Alright, now all we have left is the ledger. But now that we've found the USB drive, 'teacher,' are you still going to resist?"

Nan Zhuren resumed using the honorific title, but this time, it carried a hint of teasing.

"At this point, voluntarily providing evidence that wasn't collected might result in a lighter sentence, right, Director Xia... Director Xia?"

Director Xia had somehow appeared next to Huang Xin.

He snatched the mouse from Huang Xin's hand, quickly browsed the contents of the USB drive, then glanced at the screen, then at Huang Xin, then at the screen again, and finally back at Nan Zhuren.

Nan Zhuren blinked, considered his options, and quickly stepped forward.

"Director Xia, can the contents of this USB drive be used as evidence?"

Director Xia looked up from the computer.

He remained expressionless.

He replied, "Yes."

“However…” he paused, then tentatively asked, “You said before that he also has an account book, right? Could you…”

"Yes." Before Nan Zhuren could finish speaking, she turned to Lin Lilin and asked, "Teacher, where did you put your account book?"

He started working out the logic on his own.

“The ledger is inconvenient to carry around, so even if you don’t have it with you, you’d only feel at ease if you kept it in a place you visit every day, or at least every two or three days, right?”

"Yes—very good, then I'll guess in that direction."

It was indeed a strange self-questioning and self-answering situation... Director Xia narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out Nan Zhuren's actions.

"Is it at home? -- No."

"A mental health clinic? — No, that's not quite right either."

"It can't still be an office—a real office, can it?"

Nan Zhuren's tone rose: "You actually put it back where it was? Is it because you've been discharged from the hospital and feel safe in the office? At least you changed your password, right—yes, you did."

Director Xia pursed his lips.

I saw it this time, and... I didn't understand it.

Sure enough, it looks a bit far-fetched.

Because it's too easy, it's even hard to believe.

but……

Director Xia turned around and looked at the laptop and the USB drive that he had pulled out of his palm.

(End of this chapter)