Chapter 243

And with the viewers' exclamations.

On the screen.

Hannibal continued to say.

"We've talked about him before."

"Will Graham?"

"He is completely different from me. We have different perceptions of things, but he can infer my point of view."

"Using the technique of profiling psychopathic criminals?"

"He is quite adept at it, which can make people feel very at ease."

"It's a good thing that someone understands us, Hannibal, or rather, has the ability to understand us, and that also requires trust. It's hard for you 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 out of a friendship, and what I don't want."

"Someone is worth your friendship."

"Perhaps."

"You've spent a lot of time closing off your heart, Hannibal, so you want to see if there's 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 own heart.

Sometimes, when analyzing things, one really needs an outsider's perspective.

The bystander sees more than the player.

And on the other side.

Will, accompanied by two police officers, also arrived at Tobias's string instrument shop.

They happened to run into Tobias saying goodbye to a student who had come to the shop to learn music.

"I'm Will, a special agent with the FBI. Are you the shop manager?"

"Yes, my name is Tobias."

Tobias wore an expression of perfectly measured confusion and bewilderment.

As if he had no idea of the purpose of Will and his party's visit.

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

"I'm just about to send a student out, excuse me for a moment."

"Okay."

Will nodded.

He wandered around the shop on his own.

And Tobias had no intention of running away at all.

He soon sent the student away and turned back, saying.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

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

"The archer."

Tobias answered first.

Without any intention of hiding the fact that he already knew about this.

"Yes, did you know him?"

"I've heard of him."

Tobias nodded and spread his hands elegantly.

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

"That is exactly why we are here, Mr. Tobias."

"It is said that the murderer cut his throat and tried to use it to play music."

"Why do you say tried??"

"Strings need to be processed. After cutting a person open, you cannot produce sound by pulling a bow directly on the internal organs."

Tobias continued to explain.

Incredibly natural, without concealing his professionalism.

But in his words, he unconsciously deflected suspicion from himself.

He didn't know the body had been processed.

And his lack of knowledge was further highlighted by Will's keenness!

Seeing this.

Will also sighed slightly, and in his heart, he seemed to subconsciously rule out some of the suspicion on Tobias.

"The vocal cords were chemically treated, the same way as catgut strings. We didn't release those details."

"You are looking for someone who knows how to make catgut strings, aren't you?"

Tobias continued to perform.

Guessing the purpose of Will and his party's visit as an innocent bystander who didn't know anything.

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

He walked to a roll of strings in the shop on his own, picked it up, and handed it to Will.

"My goods are all the best catgut strings imported from Italy. The string section of the Baltimore Metropolitan Orchestra refuses to play with other strings."

"The sound is more authentic."

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

And just while Tobias was explaining.

Will's face suddenly changed.

He seemed to hear something.

"Did you hear that??"

"What??"

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

Obviously.

Will's auditory hallucinations were acting up again!

And because of this.

Will also walked out of the music shop on his own.

Coming to the busy street to look for the source of the sound.

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

In the live broadcast room.

Countless viewers had no time to care about Will, who had fallen into auditory hallucinations again.

Instead, they were all amazed by Tobias's perfect acting!

Just now, facing the police and Will who suddenly came to ask about the situation!

Tobias didn't even show a hint of panic at the first moment!

Let alone normal people who couldn't do it!

Even many well-trained professionals couldn't help but be amazed!

First of all, Tobias wouldn't know, nor would he think that Hannibal would betray him so straightforwardly.

Because this kind of behavior is too crazy.

Naturally, he wouldn't expect the police to come to his door so quickly!

But facing the police's sudden attack.

Tobias's performance, and everything he said, could be called watertight!

Even in the conversation, he was able to dig a hole for Will and the police, making the most favorable defense for himself.

It also makes people have to marvel at Tobias's strong psychological quality!

[This... this is too good at pretending?!]

[This psychological quality... is amazing!]

[Too powerful, this answer is watertight!]

[Clearly committed such a terrifying and cruel crime, but when facing the police, can his expression be so natural?!]

[Don't forget, this is a psychopath just like Hannibal!]

[That's also............................]

[Is this the commonality of psychopaths?]

[High IQ, rigorous logic, possessing various talents beyond ordinary people, but thin humanity!]

[I feel like this Tobias is very similar to Hannibal, it seems like they both have a feeling of disregarding life!]

[Not disregarding, I feel like it's looking down! Just like gods looking down on all living beings!]

[Indeed!]

[Will, don't be fooled by this Tobias's acting!!]

[But as long as the police investigate carefully, this Tobias will definitely reveal his flaws!!]

Also amidst the exclamations of countless bullet screens in the live broadcast room.

Will rushed out of the shop door.

Looking around at the street where everything was normal and no accidents had occurred.

His expression carried a hint of trance.

He shook his head.

Will finally understood that he had fallen into auditory hallucinations again.

He quickly took out a medicine bottle from his pocket and took two pills, swallowing them without even waiting for water.

For some time now.

He seemed to have become accustomed to this daily routine of taking medicine.

Taking various stabilizing drugs day after day.

But...

What made Will feel very depressed was that his condition had not improved at all.

And the work of the special task force was becoming heavier day by day.

On one hand, the case of the Chesapeake Ripper, which the special task force valued most, or rather, which Jack valued most and was obsessed with, had made no progress at all.

Instead, it was repeatedly frustrated!

This made Jack transfer all the pressure onto Will!

And after Will listened to Hannibal's words.

He had quite a few complaints about this.

He was very dissatisfied with Jack's obsession with the Ripper.

The mental pressure was naturally a bit greater!

On the other hand.

Besides the Chesapeake Ripper.

Other murders were also happening one after another!

The String Killer who appeared at this time.

Was even more shocking in terms of perversion!

It also brought a lot of mental pressure to Will!

Further aggravating Will's condition!

Will's way of solving cases was to put himself into the perspective of the murderer.

Empathizing with the murderer's thoughts, mentality, and motives!

It was already easy to get deeply involved!

Making his own thoughts and mentality change to a certain extent!

If he wasn't careful, he would easily be doomed!

Even turning himself into a complete psychopath!

But...

Jack and the special task force seemed to be as Hannibal said.

They didn't care about Will's mental state at all.

They just kept forcing Will to solve the case.

And these damn cases appeared one after another.

Pushing Will toward the abyss step by step!

And facing all this.

All Will could do was try his best to solve the case.

The only place in his whole life where he could relax seemed to be Hannibal's mansion.

And only Hannibal's comfort could make Will feel that he was being looked at and understood.

Hannibal even violated his own code as a psychiatrist.

Informing him of Tobias's information!

It could be considered a great help to Will!

Thinking of all this.

Will, who had taken his medicine, walked back into the string shop.

"I'm sorry..."

Will, who was just about to apologize, stopped abruptly.

At this moment in the shop.

It was actually empty!

Tobias, who had just been talking to him here, had disappeared!

Along with the two police officers who had followed him, they were also nowhere to be found!

This immediately made Will alert!

"Officers??"

While calling out.

Will drew his service weapon from his waist.

Often serving as a criminal consultant for the police.

Will considered his marksmanship to be quite good.

In the first serial killer case, he had shot and killed the killer who was holding his daughter hostage at close range.

And in the string shop.

Will began to explore the shop with extreme caution.

Although there was no substantial evidence or signs indicating that any serious accident had occurred in the shop.

But his intuition about danger made Will use his weapon!

And during the exploration.

As Will pushed open the door of a music room!