The building on the right side of the Twin Towers.
In the top floor suite, Gu Moli and Hua Qiong were standing silently beside the corpse.
"... ..the time of death is probably within half an hour."
"The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head."
“It’s just that you saw it, too.”
"The look of death."
Listening to Hua Qiong's report, Gu Moli's expression became even heavier. The deceased was Li Caijin's wife, and when she died, she seemed to have thought of something happy. There was no surprise, panic, or fear on her face, only a beautiful smile.
But with bright red blood.
This smile seemed so weird and scary.
Not to mention Hua Qiong, even Gu Moli had only helped others catch mistresses before, so he had no such experience. As for the cases in the game, they were just games after all, and there was still a gap between them and reality. So even though both of them had excellent psychological qualities, they inevitably had some psychological shadows.
However, Gu Moli quickly adjusted himself and focused all his attention on investigating the corpse.
To be honest, he regretted not being able to prevent the murder.
But now that it has happened, we can’t dwell on the past.
Revealing the truth and finding the murderer is the greatest respect for the deceased.
"When will the police arrive?"
"I've called the police, but they say it'll take at least half an hour. It seems like the Caijin Group has made a request..."
"...I see."
Gu Moli smacked his lips. He understood when he heard the news. It seemed that Li Caijin was very obsessed with replicating an anime-like environment where detectives and murderers competed with each other. It seemed that there was no hope of waiting for professional police to come and solve the case quickly. He could only do it himself.
"interesting... .."
Thinking of this, Gu Moli not only felt a little excited in his heart, but also an excited smile slowly appeared on his face.
"... .Hmm!"
The next second, Gu Moli covered his mouth heavily.
Smiling at the crime scene is the greatest disrespect to the deceased, and I didn’t choose to become a detective just to satisfy my interest in solving puzzles.
After a few seconds, Gu Moli calmed down and stopped smiling, then he looked at Madam Li's body again.
"First, the deceased's death and before and after death."
"Are you sure that Mrs. Li died after the banquet started?"
"I am sure."
Hua Qiong said confidently, "In addition to me, many people saw Madam Li. In fact, Madam Li said she felt a little dizzy after receiving many female guests, and then disappeared from my sight. It was only about five minutes before I realized something was wrong and went to look for her."
"Five minutes..." Gu Moli looked at his watch: "What's the exact time?"
"Six forty-three in the evening."
"Five minutes, forty-three to forty-eight? At this time..."
Gu Moli recalled the time he had confirmed before.
"Li Caijin came out at 6:45, with only a two-minute overlap. He has been in my field of vision since then."
"No, Boss..."
Hearing this, Hua Qiong said with some doubt: "If it's a rich man like Li Caijin, there's no need for him to do it himself, right? Just like the gunman who assassinated him, it wouldn't be difficult for Li Caijin to hire a assassin."
"you're right."
Gu Moli nodded, then shook his head: "But I don't think Li Caijin would do that."
"But it's just an idea after all. How about this, you investigate according to your idea, and I'll follow mine. This way, the efficiency will be higher."
"Well, leave it to me."
Because the deceased really appeared, Hua Qiong did not mutter words like "I must defeat you" as before, but left the crime scene with a serious expression.
After watching Hua Qiong leave, Gu Moli immediately began to think about the situation at the scene.
first.
From a common sense perspective, Hua Qiong's statement is correct, because Li Caijin simply did not have the ability to commit the crime. It only took two minutes for him to cross the horizontal distance of at least 100 meters and the vertical distance of at least 100 meters between the left and right buildings of the Twin Towers. This is theoretically impossible.
Not to mention the gunshot wound to the head he was trying to inflict.
First guess: long-range sniping
"... ... no."
Gu Moli shook his head. The left building of the Twin Towers has 47 floors, while the right building has only 35 floors. Given the height difference, it would be impossible to snipe a fixed figure in the right building from the left building unless the two were on parallel floors. However, Li Caijin and Mrs. Li were both on the top floors of their respective buildings.
The most important thing is that long-range shooting would inevitably break the glass windows of the room, but in fact all the glass windows remained intact.
Moreover, even from the angle at which the body fell, it was unlikely that the shooting came from the window.
So the sniping condition does not hold.
Second guess: manipulated shooting
The perpetrator does not need to be present. In this day and age, with Li Caijin's financial resources, it is not impossible to use some kind of tool that can fire automatically, but the question is where did those tools go? The room is so small, unless there is a secret room, it is impossible for such a tool to not be discovered by itself.
But the Chamber of Secrets...
Gu Moli scanned the room, then walked through it again, checking every spot carefully.
Finally come to a conclusion.
"A secret room is unlikely. There is no extra space in the room."
Where did the bullet come from
And there's one more thing.
“No bullet craters or bullets were found at the scene.”
In all likelihood, it’s stuck in Mrs. Li’s head.
Thanks to this.
Because the bullet is difficult to remove, the police have not arrived yet, and there is no professional coroner, it is difficult to determine where the bullet was shot from.
Gu Moli began to re-examine the scene.
first.
Mrs. Li died in the center of the room. The bloodstains she left behind were in an arc shape, spreading out from Mrs. Li. Judging from the sprayed bloodstains, it was undoubtedly a headshot, not a shot from the back. So, judging by the direction Mrs. Li was facing... .
Gu Moli took a deep breath and built a model of the entire room in his mind.
The dead person's perspective.
The angle of the bloodstain.
Way of diffusion.
Although he was not in the game, Gu Moli once again experienced the pleasure of using the Refreshing Pipe to activate skills in the game, the feeling that everything was under control.
Gradually.
Gu Moli saw it. In the empty space, Gu Moli saw the trace of a bullet, which flew out from between Mrs. Li's eyebrows, then flew back, leaving a beautiful arc in the air.
... ... ... Not a secret room.
It's not that the murder weapon was hidden, but that it was placed in the open.
Gu Moli suddenly opened his eyes.
In the space he drew, the bullet of nothingness finally landed... ..
"Is it this thing?"
"But how?"
"... No, it is possible to do it this way... But it is too simplistic."
Gu Moli took a deep breath, and it felt like the clouds had cleared and the sky was revealed. But so far everything was fine. Although there were some troubles, they were all within the normal range.
The technique is surprisingly simple.
It feels like a third-rate mystery script that would be written by someone who often watches detective anime.
"He's obviously a big entrepreneur, but he's surprisingly naive."
"And there are so many foolproof plans, but you insist on doing it yourself, and use this method..."
Gu Moli shook his head and turned his attention back to the crime scene.
Both the method and the murder weapon have been found.
But the thing is.....
No evidence!
In modern society, evidence is needed. Without evidence, it is easy to overturn a case. Although it should be easy to find evidence when the police arrive, it looks like Li Caijin won't give himself this opportunity, so he must rely on himself and find evidence using the method in the anime.
So how do you find evidence
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Moli walked towards the killing machine he had identified.
... ... ... ... ... ... ..
"Ah, it's Miss Hua Qiong, what's going on?"
"Excuse me, old butler. I want to know, do you know what an Omnic Detective is?"
"Huh?"
The old butler was obviously stunned.
This reaction also made Hua Qiong secretly punch in his heart. It seems that he has found the clue!
Yes.
Unlike Gu Moli who specializes in on-site cracking, Hua Qiong thought of another way to solve the case, which was the challenge letter that Gu Moli received, and the sentence format on it that completely imitated the background setting of the Hero Trial game. The part about the intelligent detective attracted Hua Qiong's attention.
Who is the so-called intelligent detective
Is it a hint
With this idea in mind, Hua Qiong asked the old butler, and soon she got an unexpected answer from the old butler.
"What!?"
"Mr. Li Caijin was a detective novelist before he became rich!?"
“I can’t call myself a novelist.”
The old butler smiled and shook his head: "The master often jokes that he has no talent for writing mystery novels. As for the Robot Detective, if I remember correctly, it should be the master's debut work. In fact, it was because of that novel that the master and the lady met. I just didn't expect that the lady would end up..."
At the end, the old butler fell silent.
After getting the information she wanted, Hua Qiong immediately went online and began searching for a novel titled "The Robot Detective". Soon, information about the novel appeared on her mobile phone screen.
only... .
"Is the update discontinued? The book is not finished yet!"
"... ..That's right, after all, I went into business later."
With the intention of finding clues, Hua Qiong began to read the contents of the novel.
But time is limited.
So after she glanced at the beginning, she turned directly to the end.
There was only this sentence written at the end of the book.
"The detective finally figured out the clues and understood the method of committing the crime. The only thing standing in his way was the solid evidence. Out of confidence in his own abilities, he decided to go and look for evidence himself. Although there were some risks, the detective was willing to do it if it was to uncover the truth."
"But the detective doesn't know."
"His actions will lead him into a death spiral."
“Can’t help myself.”