Chapter 1280 A down-to-earth wise man
“These fish monsters are liars. It’s very simple, because your warehouses also store dried human meat and stolen goods from merchant ships. What if you are the ones being robbed? If you are qualified to eat robbers, how can you have the goods on the merchant ship?" Odysseus gave his own judgment after being silent.
What does dried human meat taste like?
Wen Rensheng smiled. He was indeed a famous wise man and gave physical evidence.
Catching thieves and stolen goods is a principle that has never changed since ancient times.
However, the other party could smell the smell of human flesh. He was indeed a wise and experienced commander...
"That's right, King Odysseus!" The sailors cried with joy!
“Yes, this is ironclad proof!”
They could not be sure of this before, so they did not dare to say it, but Odysseus was able to confirm this with one mouthful. This is the wisdom of both parties. difference.
“Hmph, what kind of evidence is this?” The old strange fish said without hesitation, “The dried human meat was the robber we killed, and the goods were obtained by defeating the robber!”
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At this point, these strange fish can still quibble and refuse to admit it.
"Alas, which one of you is right?"
The big shark was confused. It opened its bloody mouth again, the kind that could swallow half of a merchant ship in one bite.
"Well, if you don't admit that you are robbers, then I want to ask, what do you do for a living?" Odysseus asked again.
“Of course we make a living by fishing.” The old strange fish said disdainfully.
"Why didn't I see fishing nets and hooks?"
"Because those fish would jump onto our raft automatically."
"They were tricked into it, just like these merchant ships. I have long heard a rumor that there is a group of fish monsters in the Mediterranean Sea. As long as you meet them and bring them goods, you can get the pearls and shipwreck treasures in the deep sea," Odysseus revealed.
"Yes, we came here just because we heard this rumor!" the merchant ship's mate affirmed.
Odysseus continued: "Fish monsters, can you find pearls and sunken treasures on your raft?"
The old strange fish said tit for tat: "Huh, that rumor is ridiculous. It was spread by people who wanted to rob us."
Wen Rensheng shook his head.
It is difficult to make these strange fish, whose power is based on deception, bow their heads by just relying on words. They have endless lies, unless they find a dilemma and put the other party into an irrefutable situation.
Can Odysseus find it?
Odysseus was silent again. He observed the raft carefully. Suddenly he pointed at the big shark and said:
"In this case, do you dare to swear to the darling of the sea in front of you?"
The strange fish swore the oath without hesitation.
For them, oaths and promises are just like the old guys who borrow money.
Odysseus smiled, and then he said:
"In this case, open the warehouse and the door to prove your innocence to this darling of the sea!"
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"Open it, open it!" The strange fish had just sworn. If he could not prove his innocence, it would be disrespectful to the big shark.
Because Odysseus is not asking them to prove their innocence to himself, they have no obligation or need to prove their innocence to him.
The warehouse was opened.
There was nothing inside, except for the dried salted fish and some seaweed.
However, in Wen Rensheng’s eyes, dried salted fish is strips of dried human flesh, while seaweed is like bones.
There are also wooden boxes tied with hemp rope, containing various goods.
They are not robbers, who are the robbers?
It's a pity that the sailors couldn't see this, they could only bow their heads helplessly.
"Damn it, why is there no evidence?" the first mate said angrily.
“They must have been thrown into the sea.”
However, Odysseus did not panic, he just looked at the big shark. I saw the big shark suddenly spraying a large mouthful of sea water into the warehouse.
Then the illusions disappeared, revealing a horrifying reality.
The sailors were stunned. This was indeed a monster's lair. They had heard many legends of cannibalism at sea.
For example, the sirens would confuse sailors with their songs, and then eat them while they were asleep.
"Oh, darling of the sea, as I just said, these things belong to the robbers. We defended ourselves and defeated them, and finally got these trophies." The old strange fish calmly said what he had said before, Repeated again.
However, Odysseus burst out laughing:
"Looters, there are clearly many bones and flesh of children under five years old here. You have to say, they are also robbing. "
The strange fish were speechless.
They were finally checkmate.
After a long time, a strange fish finally stammered: "These children were brought by a slave trader and killed by them..."
"Stop quibbling, darling of the sea, with your With one's eyesight, one can see at a glance that the knife marks on the corpses of adults and children are from the same group of people."
The lie will eventually be exposed.
Wen Rensheng saw the wisdom of Odysseus. He first talked here and there to lower the defensiveness of these strange fish, and then used an oath to force them to make a commitment to the most powerful shark. , and finally forced them to open the warehouse for inspection.
And he seemed to have known for a long time that there were children's bones inside, which should have come from the preliminary investigation.
Children were good candidates for slavery, and the slave trade was common in ancient Greece.
Odysseus was a little puzzled that Odysseus could see that the big shark had the ability to break illusions.
Perhaps the other party received an oracle?
He understood very well that in ancient Greek mythology, there were oracles in many stories.
"Damn it, how dare you deceive me, deceive the great, the wise, the upright, the kind, the lovely..." Xiao Huan couldn't continue.
Then the big shark crashed headlong into the raft.
The rafts fell apart one after another, and the strange fish screamed and fled in all directions.
"Saved, thank you, wise King Odysseus!" The sailors praised one after another.
"No, you have to thank this fair and wise darling of the sea. It has seen through everything long ago. It just wants to give mortals a chance to show their wisdom. We have to use the altar to thank it." Decius gestured to everyone.
Then the merchant ship hurriedly set up an altar and began to offer sacrifices to the big shark and deliver gifts.
"Thank you, fair and wise darling of the sea, for freeing us from liars and robbers."
"It's really interesting that he can actually figure out a way to break the deception of these strange fish, and he hasn't even asked for immortality yet." Worship Buddha." Xiao Huan said to Wenren in the water.
"After all, he is the most wise man in ancient Greece. He relied on a Trojan horse trick and has been passed down for thousands of years. His name is known to everyone at home and abroad." Wen Rensheng smiled.
He saw the background of Odysseus.
Be good at investigation, prepare in advance, and have a keen eye. You can identify the main contradictions and the strongest forces at the first time.
These are the prerequisites for a wise man.
And he is cunning enough and extremely greedy for money.
Why was this added? Because Wen Rensheng clearly saw that when the big shark disappeared and the sailors were busy making sacrifices, Odysseus was the first to order his men to put down the boat, Go and salvage precious cargo floating on the water.
The people on the merchant ships were busy making sacrifices and could not find time to collect the goods.
The most precious and valuable cargo fell on Odysseus' battleship.
This is a real person, not a selfless wise man on paper.
From beginning to end, he did not contribute any effort or take any risk, and got the most generous benefits.
(End of this chapter)