Chapter 240

Will is also receiving psychological counseling from Hannibal!

Naturally, he also counts as Hannibal’s patient!

And this conclusion naturally caused countless viewers to be surprised!

The previous speculation... didn't expect it to be overturned so quickly!!

Hannibal had no intention of becoming friends with Tobias!

His rejection at the time and the state he showed at this moment.

Clearly expressed this point!

Although Tobias has some points that are very similar to Hannibal.

But it only aroused Hannibal’s curiosity!

Making Hannibal curious about developing a friendship!

And the one who made Hannibal see the possibility of developing a friendship!

Was Will!!

[Holy crap!! Actually... it’s Will?!]

[Although Tobias is very similar to Hannibal, Hannibal actually had no interest in him??]

[Just a tool person who aroused Hannibal’s curiosity...]

[Then.. why is it Will??]

[No wonder Hannibal has been intentionally or unintentionally helping Will and guiding Will from the beginning!]

[Or rather, even Hannibal himself didn't realize this point at the beginning!]

[.........................]

[Could it be that some characteristics of Will also aroused Hannibal’s concern and attention??]

[Will... is very smart??]

[But Hannibal is also very smart!]

[It’s indeed hard to say, I feel this kind of thing is very mysterious!]

And following the viewers’ exclamation.

In the scene.

Hannibal also continued to say,

"We talked about him before."

"Will, Graham?"

"He is completely different from me, our cognition of things is different, but he can deduce my point of view."

"Using the technique of profiling psychopathic criminals?"

"He is quite good at it, it makes people feel very at ease."

"It’s a good thing for someone to understand us, Hannibal, or rather, to have the ability to understand us, and that also requires trust, you find it hard to trust others."

The woman looked into Hannibal’s eyes and said.

Her words hit the nail on the head.

She knows Hannibal very well.

People like Hannibal basically cannot trust others.

But this Will... seems to be an exception?

"You need to help me better understand what I want to get from a friendship, and what I don't want."

"Someone is worthy of your friendship."

"Maybe."

"You spent a lot of time closing your heart, Hannibal, so you want to see if there is a smart person who can climb over that wall."

The woman continued to analyze.

And the point of view she raised also made Hannibal realize more thoughts in his heart.

Sometimes analyzing things really requires others to look at them.

The bystander sees more clearly.

And on the other side.

Will, with two police officers, also arrived at Tobias’s string supply store.

And just happened to run into Tobias saying goodbye to a student who came to learn music.

"I am Will, FBI Special Agent, are you the store manager?"

"Yes, my name is Tobias."

Tobias’s face carried just the right amount of confusion and bewilderment.

As if he had no idea of the purpose of Will and his group’s visit.

And all the viewers couldn't help but exclaim when they saw Tobias’s natural acting.

"I was just about to send a student out, 337 excuse me for a moment."

"Okay."

Will nodded.

Walking around the store on his own.

And Tobias had no intention of running away at all.

Soon, he sent the student away and turned back to say,

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"We are investigating the Douglas murder case, he used to be..."

"That archer."

Tobias answered first.

Without hiding his thought that he already knew about this.

"Yes, do you know him?"

"I’ve heard of him."

Tobias nodded, spreading his hands elegantly.

"Baltimore is a small city, and the cultural and artistic circle is even smaller."

"We are here for this, Mr. Tobias."

"It is said that the killer cut his throat, trying to use it to play."

"Why say trying??"

"Strings need to be processed, after cutting a person open, playing directly on the internal organs cannot produce sound."

Tobias continued to explain.

Incredibly natural, without hiding his professionalism.

But in his words, he unconsciously pushed away his own suspicion.

He didn't know the body had been processed.

And his ignorance was expressed through Will’s sharpness!

Seeing this.

Will also sighed slightly, seemingly subconsciously excluding some of the suspicion on Tobias.

"The vocal cords were chemically treated, the same method as processing gut strings, we didn't announce these details."

"You are looking for someone who knows how to make gut strings, right?"

Tobias continued to perform.

Guessing the intention of Will and his group as an ignorant innocent bystander.

It can be said that the starting point of his acting was seamless!

Walking to a roll of strings in the store on his own, picking it up and handing it to Will.

"My goods are all the best gut strings imported from Italy, the string section of the Baltimore Metropolitan Orchestra refuses to use other strings to play."

"The sound is more orthodox."

"A fuller, deeper sound! Letting music express what words cannot."

And just during Tobias’s explanation.

Will’s face suddenly changed.

Seemingly hearing something.

"Did you hear that??"

"What??"

On the side, Tobias and the police officers were all bewildered.

Obviously.

Will’s auditory hallucinations had started to flare up again!

And because of this.

Will also walked out of the music supply store on his own.

Coming to the street with cars coming and going to find the source of the sound.

Leaving the two police officers in the store looking at each other.

Will was quite surprised by Hannibal’s candor.

Beyond the surprise, he was also somewhat moved.

After all, he had known Hannibal for quite some time.

From Will’s perspective,

he considered himself to have some understanding of Hannibal.

The impression Hannibal had always given him was not that of someone who would casually violate his professional code.

That he was now willing to break the psychiatrist-patient confidentiality rule to reveal information about a murderer to him

was something that caught Will off guard.

In his heart, he felt a bit more gratitude toward Hannibal.

Will did not say much in the way of thanks on the surface.

He was, by nature, an introverted and reserved person.

He silently noted this favor from Hannibal in his heart, then asked,

“What did he say about his friend?”

“He opened a musical supply shop in Baltimore, specializing in string products.”

Hannibal said, after a brief moment of recollection.

This clue further corroborated the truthfulness of that patient’s claims!

A musical supply shop!

And one that specialized in string products!

Everything matched up!

Immediately,

Will nodded solemnly, indicating that he took this very seriously.

And the next day,

before the police could reach Tobias,

Hannibal had already arrived at his psychiatrist’s home for a routine session.

It was the same elegant, poised middle-aged woman, who was currently brewing tea for Hannibal.

Hannibal, meanwhile, was speaking of his own discovery.

“I saw the possibility of developing a friendship for the first time.”

“Have you met someone new?”

Hannibal’s statement immediately caught the woman’s attention.

The expression on her face was full of surprise and astonishment.

It was as if hearing these words from Hannibal was simply inconceivable!

And in an instant,

all the viewers understood the reason for the woman’s expression!

This... was Hannibal!

This was the Chesapeake Ripper! A serial killer who had committed dozens, if not more, brutal murders!

Hearing the words "developing a friendship" from Hannibal’s mouth

was undoubtedly mind-boggling!

Who... could possibly be someone that a psychopath like Hannibal would want to develop a friendship with?!

And immediately!

All the viewers thought of that other psychopathic murderer!

Tobias!

Coincidentally!

Last night,

Tobias had visited Hannibal’s home as a guest!

And he had revealed that he knew Hannibal’s identity as a murderer.

He had even expressed a desire to become friends with Hannibal!

Only to be rejected by Hannibal at the time!

Could it be that...

Hannibal had only rejected him on the surface?

Did he actually want to have a friend who was also a psychopath?!

[Hannibal... actually saw someone he could develop a friendship with??]

[This... is hard to imagine coming from Uncle Hannibal!!]

[Usually, we only see Hannibal wanting to eat someone... who would have thought Uncle Hannibal would want to be friends with anyone??]

[It must be another psychopath, right??]

[Ah... this isn't about Tobias, is it!!]

[It's possible!]

[Tobias and Hannibal do have a lot in common!! And both of them have thought about killing the other!]

[But didn't Hannibal already reject Tobias yesterday??]

[Maybe he only rejected him on the surface??]

[Is this playing hard to get??]

[Maybe Hannibal wants to test the other person a bit more??]

[Right! That's really possible!]

[Is this why Hannibal told the police about Tobias?? To test if Tobias could handle the police??]

[Holy crap!! Is that it!!]

[This test is way too hard...]

In the live stream,

the viewers were speculating wildly.

Although they couldn't reach a final conclusion for the moment,

most of the viewers agreed that this line of speculation was not wrong!

It was very likely that Hannibal had intentionally leaked Tobias’s information to the police!

He wanted to test whether the other person had the ability to escape police pursuit and investigation!

...wanting to test whether the other party had the ability to evade police pursuit and investigation!