Editor-in-Chief Guo and Qin Xi had no intention of hiding anything. One said that it was impossible for her husband to knowingly commit the crime, while the other said that he must have been deliberately misled. They both pointed the finger at each other.
This turn of events was really unexpected. Jian Jing originally thought that today's theme was Tomb Raider, but who would have thought that there would be a locked room murder case.
The person she suspected in her heart was Qin Xi, for the simple reason that she was the designer and manager of the villa, and had the conditions to kill. Furthermore, Qin had cheated on her before, so her motive for murder was also very clear.
Editor-in-Chief Guo was visiting the villa for the first time, so it was impossible for her to know the security design, and she had no motive to commit the crime. With the death of Boss Qin, her ambition to become a regular employee was ruined, and she lost everything.
But you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want.
No matter how suspicious Jian Jing was, she couldn't point out anything without any evidence, so she could only watch the show in silence.
As it was late, after giving brief statements, the police allowed them to leave temporarily and assist in the investigation if necessary.
This suggestion was exactly what they wanted. No one wanted to go to the police station out of cold and fatigue, so they said goodbye and went home.
Jian Jing returned home at four in the morning, took a bath, drank a cup of Isatis root, and hurried to bed. She did not wake up until about one in the afternoon of the next day.
There was a text message from Kang Mucheng on the plane: [Are you up? Auntie brought you food]
She quickly replied: [Yes, thank you]
Kang Mucheng didn't come back, probably he was busy.
Jian Jing didn't care. She slowly got up, washed up, and took out food from the insulated box at the door. It was a pot of chicken soup specially cooked by Kang Mucheng's housekeeper. She ate it in big mouthfuls and now had the energy to review the system's settlement.
[Mission name: Escape from Yuhui Villa (Completed)]
[Task Description: 30 points of courage + 10 points of special contribution (you have made a great contribution during the escape)]
[Note: Courage can be used to draw cards (normal), each time costs 5 points; Contribution can be used to draw cards (special), each time costs 10 points]]
"A-choo." Jian Jing, who had been caught in the rain last night, sneezed and decided to draw two ordinary cards first.
"Draw two common cards."
[Card drawing in progress]
[Extraction completed]
[Name: Enhancement Card: Explosion (1 point)]
[Content description: Enhance the coordination ability of different muscles and improve explosive power]
[Note: Your performance at a certain moment will determine life and death]
[Name: Enhancement Card: Strength (1 point)]
[Content description: Increase muscle size and improve body output]
[Note: When two people meet on a narrow road, the one with the bigger fist will win.]
Ah, it was indeed a strengthening card. It seemed that the system felt that if she wanted to live a good life, the most important thing was not to master more knowledge and skills, but to improve from a weakling to an average person.
She looked at the character panel again and the description changed.
Physical fitness: 5 (the consequence of staying up late all year round)
Strength: 5 (Don't arm wrestle with others)
Agility: 7 (You are slightly more agile than an average person)
Explosion: 5 (You will regret it when it comes to life and death)
Stamina: 5 (Your stamina is clearly not very good)
It hurts.
Jian Jing couldn't help but ask: "Do I have to use the card to strengthen it? Can I train it myself?"
[System: Of course you can. It is because the host's physical data is poor, so we have targeted enhancements.]
She: “…” Why didn’t you say so earlier
Since she could exercise on her own, she would save as much courage as possible. Jian Jing immediately turned on her phone and looked for a nearby gym. She found a national chain and drove straight there.
The fitness industry in this world is also very developed, and the nearest gym is only a 10-minute drive away.
The scale is also quite impressive, with three floors. There are not only open-air tennis courts and badminton courts, but also a swimming pool, as well as private lessons of varying sizes and prices.
Jian Jing had money, so after trying one lesson, she readily booked a one-on-one private lesson.
The private trainer was not handsome, but he was young and fit, and he was pleasing to the eye. After carefully asking Jian Jing about her requirements, he congratulated her: "You don't need to eat a fat-reducing meal. You should pay attention to the nutritional balance of your diet. The ratio of carbohydrates, protein and fat should be about 5:3:2. I will give you a reference recipe, and you just need to follow it."
He paused here deliberately and emphasized: "After working out, your muscles will grow and your weight will go up. It's not that you will look fat, but you will definitely not be in the shape you have now. You have to think about it."
Jian Jing thought to herself, life and death are at stake at any time, so it’s no big deal to maintain a good figure or not wear size S clothes.
"I'm more into health," she promised.
The personal trainer was obviously relieved, because he was most afraid that female students would make a fuss after working out, saying that having too much muscle didn't look good.
Of course, the male trainees are not much better, they ask when they can have abdominal muscles after lifting an iron. One hour of fitness, ten minutes of exercise, twenty minutes of taking photos, thirty minutes of chatting, there is no way they can show anything after exercising.
"As long as you know the result, I will arrange it for you." The personal trainer complained in his heart, with a polite smile on his face. "By the way, I suggest that you take a boxing class at the same time. You can learn some basic self-defense skills, which is very suitable for girls."
"Okay, let's sign up." Jian Jing paid the money without hesitation.
With this arrangement, the schedule is already full enough. I have classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, and I work out on Wednesdays and Thursdays, in addition to the activities that I need to attend as a writer. You can foresee how fulfilling my life will be.
However, even so, Jian Jing did not forget to pay attention to the follow-up of Mr. Qin's affairs.
She asked Kang Mucheng indirectly about Editor-in-Chief Guo's situation.
Kang Mucheng seemed to have guessed something and replied, "She's fine. It should have nothing to do with her."
Jian Jing confided the truth to him: "I feel that it was Qin Xiaoxiao who planned to kill Mr. Qin."
"There is no evidence." Kang Mucheng said, "After all, this is Mr. Qin's villa. As long as Qin Xi insists that Mr. Qin knew about it, it will be difficult to convict her."
She was suddenly speechless.
"Jingjing, solving the case is the police's job." Kang Mucheng's heart, which had been at ease for a while, picked it up again and said, "Don't get involved."
Jian Jing retorted: "How can it be called interfering? I didn't mean to interfere, it's just..."
But what? She thought about it, maybe she was unwilling to accept it. Knowing that there might be something fishy about a murder case, but keeping silent about it, she inevitably felt like she was helping the evil.
But it was hard to say these words, and she didn't want Kang Mucheng to worry about her when he was busy, so she said, "Well, it has nothing to do with you anyway."
"That's right. I have an appointment with screenwriter Xu. I'll tell you later." Kang Mucheng seemed to have not been affected by the incident at Yuhui Villa at all. He went to work as usual. "He's dead."
"That you're busy.
Before Jian Jing could finish her farewell words, there was a beep on the other end of the line, and then there was silence.
She hung up the phone reluctantly, but she still felt aggrieved. It was also a task she completed, but she felt much better when the Detective Agency arrested Luo Jun.
Jian Jing was scrolling through her phone out of boredom for a while. Finally, she made up her mind, opened WeChat, and looked for Ji Feng—she had added him as her contact after their last case.
I clicked on the chat page, but hesitated.
The police are so busy at work, is it appropriate to disturb them with trivial matters
She hesitated for a moment and sent a red envelope first.
Monsoon responded quickly: [? Bribe? ? ]
Jian Jing: [I have something to ask you. This is the consultation fee.]
He quickly accepted it: [Ask, no answers as it is confidential, no refunds]
Jian Jing asked: [If someone uses the security system to cause the death of another person, would this be considered intentional homicide?]
Ji Feng: [Of course it counts. Intentional homicide can be divided into direct intentional homicide and indirect intentional homicide. Knowing that the security system may cause someone's death, but allowing or directing the result, it is also considered intentional homicide.]
Jian Jing asked again: [So, if the deceased knew that there was a problem with the security system, but died, would another person who knew the same thing also count?]
Monsoon: [The deceased knew there was a problem, which makes it more complicated]
He was probably curious, so he asked directly: [Did you encounter a case while collecting materials? Tell me more about it.]
Jian Jing: [You are very free?]
Ji Feng: [After a month on duty, I finally have a day off. Do you think I’ll be free?]
Jian Jing: [blank]
Ji Feng: [Wrong, I am on my way to find the suspect]
Jian Jing expressed her deep sympathy for the police's workload, but she still had to ask the right questions and briefly recounted to him the whole story of the villa.
Ji Feng called directly and said, "This case is not easy to handle."
"Because there is no evidence?" she asked.
"Liu Baofeng is the designer of the villa, so she must be responsible. But you said she committed murder intentionally, so there must be sufficient evidence. First of all, there is a motive. You said she killed her husband because he cheated on her. Is there anything that can prove this? If there is no evidence, and you said that they always loved each other in public, it would be difficult to establish a motive."
Ji Feng didn't know where he was. There was a lot of noise on the phone, it was very noisy: "Yes, the prerequisite for intentional homicide is knowing that it might cause the death of others. If it was someone else, it would at least be manslaughter, but the deceased is the owner of the villa. It is easy to prove that he knew about it, but it is difficult to prove that he didn't know about it."
"Alas." Jian Jing sighed after listening, "What should we do?"
"Why do you think Qin Xiu is a murderer?" he asked.
"My intuition tells me that the time she left was a coincidence. She happened to be locked in the switch room, and President Qin died when she was with Editor-in-Chief Guo." She paced in annoyance. "What a coincidence! I don't believe there is such a coincidence."
Ji Feng said bluntly: "What kind of coincidence is this? I have seen many more coincidences than you."
Jian Jing emphasized: "As soon as she saw them, she knew they were having an affair. Qin Xiaoxiao is Mr. Qin's wife, don't she have any feelings at all? Even if there is no evidence, she can feel whether her husband is cheating."
"I don't think it can be used as evidence." Ji Feng was well-informed and didn't take it for granted. "Go report the affair to the police in charge. There's nothing else I can do."
Jane was silent.
Ji Feng sighed and said sincerely, "Ms. Jian, I admire your sense of justice. However, reality is not a novel and is subject to many complex factors. As long as we do what we can, we will have a clear conscience."
"Is this a perfect crime?" Jian Jing asked.
"No." Ji Feng pondered for a while, "If the murderer is Qin Xiao, then it can only be said that he committed a very clever crime."
There is no perfect crime in the world. The more perfect it is, the more flaws it has. But Qin's design is not perfect. She told everyone that she was the designer a long time ago and admitted that she used non-compliant equipment. She has a good attitude and cooperates with the work. It is difficult to determine that it is intentional homicide. It is most likely manslaughter or accident.
She also took the initiative to report the case and cooperated with the police. Even if she was finally sentenced, it would most likely be suspended.
Jane was silent.
Ji Feng added: "There are many cases where security systems have caused death, and generally people tend to give lighter sentences. This is because this is to protect private property, do you understand?"
"I understand." Jian Jing couldn't help but say, "I hope this is all your speculation. The fact is very simple. It was just an accident."
"Well, actually you can do something." Ji Feng said.
"What?"
"Catch the guy in the novel," he suggested solemnly. "How about that? Isn't it a good idea?"
Jian Jing: “…”
Although I know he is talking nonsense, why am I still a little moved
"I have something to do. I'm hanging up now. Let's talk next time." Ji Feng was as swift and decisive as Kang Mucheng. He hung up right away without giving Jian Jing a chance to say goodbye.
But this time, she was much calmer.
After communicating with the police who left her phone number and reporting the affair between Mr. Qin and Editor-in-Chief Guo, she turned on her computer and created a new document.
A woman killed her cheating husband and got away with it. Is she a good person or a bad person? Does her heart taste delicious or poisonous
What was her motive for deciding to do this
Did she hesitate or regret
At this moment, is she celebrating her success or trembling with guilt
Jian Jing thought and thought for a long time, but could not put pen to paper.