When Hua Qiong hurriedly ran towards the building on the right, he happened to meet Gu Moli who was returning to the building on the left through the communication bridge.
"Boss Gu...!"
"Um?"
Gu Moli, who was originally walking hurriedly, suddenly stopped and looked at Hua Qiong with a frown: "Have you found any clues?"
"Well, a little."
Hua Qiong did not hide anything. After all, the content she saw at the end of the last chapter of the Robot Detective made her a little nervous, so she handed the phone directly to Gu Moli.
"What... Omnic Detective? Is this a novel?"
“Who is the author?”
"Li Caijin himself, who has not yet made his fortune."
“… ..!”
Gu Moli reacted quickly, so he immediately realized that he had ignored the content of the challenge letter, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt something was wrong.
"The Robot Detective, a novel by Li Caijin, lend me your phone so I can read it..."
Gu Moli continued walking towards the building on the left, holding his mobile phone and began to browse the specific content of "The Robot Detective" at a glance, even slowing down his pace for this purpose.
"I just checked."
"The Robot Detective is a novel written by Li Caijin before he became rich. It was also this novel that brought Li Caijin and Mrs. Li together. They fell in love and announced their marriage within a year. At the same time, Li Caijin also announced his retirement from the novel industry and devoted himself to becoming a tycoon in the business world."
Gu Moli said in a low voice without taking his eyes off the phone screen.
"Something like a token of love?"
"That's right."
Hua Qiong nodded, and then deliberately lowered her voice: "... In addition, there is another thing, which is a well-known secret, which is related to Li Caijin's history of making a fortune."
"I know."
Before Hua Qiong could speak, Gu Moli interrupted her: "A down-and-out detective novelist, no matter how you think about it, has nothing to do with today's business giants. If you want to become that kind of giant and build up the current Caijin Group, the start-up capital is a huge sum."
"It was provided by Li Caijin's wife, right?"
"...Uh, yeah...How did you know that?"
"nonsense."
Gu Moli only then looked away from his phone and rolled his eyes at Hua Qiong: "You said it's a secret known to everyone, how could I not know it?"
"alright."
"I have basically grasped the clues and confirmed the motive. It's about time to reveal the truth."
"Ohhh....eh!?"
Hua Qiong, who was nodding just now, turned around suddenly: "Reveal the truth? Do you know who killed Madam Li...?"
"That's right."
Gu Moli nodded firmly.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
"so?"
Li Caijin leaned on the wheelchair, with a bandage on his shoulder, and his face was pale without a trace of blood: "You found it on me? Are you trying to say that I killed my wife?"
Behind Li Caijin, the old butler stood silently. Under his gray hair, his eyes were like those of an old lion and as sharp as a sword. Hua Qiong was a little nervous and swallowed silently.
"That's right."
Only Gu Moli remained calm and said directly: "I confirm, Mr. Li Caijin, you are the murderer."
"... .Tell me about it."
"Then I'll just say it straight."
Gu Moli was not polite. After standing still, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Although this case seems incredible at first glance, it is actually a very childish case that cannot stand up to scrutiny. The perpetrator did not even dare to let the police intervene in the investigation because it was too simple."
"From the methods of crime, to the motives of crime, to the criminals themselves."
“It’s full of childishness.”
"How should I put it? Well, it's as childish as a script written by a third-rate detective novelist."
“… … .”
Facing Gu Moli's sharp sarcasm, Li Caijin's expression remained unchanged, but his hands on both sides of the wheelchair clenched silently.
"Can you tell me more specifically?"
"It is better to obey than to be respectful."
Gu Moli nodded, and then said: "First of all, I must admit that I failed to prevent this case from happening. It was my own fault. Your plan had actually started when I came here. If I had been more careful at the time, maybe I wouldn't have been deceived."
"Secondly, let's talk about the method of committing the crime. The deceased... Mrs. Li, died from a gunshot wound to the head. The murderer must have experimented hundreds of times to confirm that the gunshot could kill the victim with one shot, while allowing the kinetic energy of the bullet to move the deceased's body so that she would not fall directly in front of the murder weapon."
“But it’s still too naive.”
"Based on the height of the deceased, the angle of the bloodstains, and the inspection of items at the scene, the murder weapon is not difficult to find."
"Even the murderer himself did not hide the murder weapon, but put it in the open. Although it is bold, it is very reckless. To be honest, this kind of behavior... ..."
Gu Moli changed the subject: "Like a murderer who worships romanticism."
"I've watched too many detective anime and TV dramas, and I designed my own methods, but I didn't take into account the powerful criminal investigation capabilities of the police, and I put the task of solving the case on the detective and the criminal. Moreover, if the methods in the novels could be truly applied in real life without being discovered, there would have been a lot of murders in the world long ago."
"Do you think this is making an anime and writing a novel?"
"Childish! So childish!"
“Reality is not that romantic!”
Li Caijin: “… … ..”
After a long while, Li Caijin spoke again: "So? What exactly is the murder weapon you mentioned?"
"The safe located at the crime scene."
"Oh?"
Li Caijin raised his eyebrows, while Gu Moli continued, "According to my guess, the murderer must have used some method to get the deceased to open the safe, but told her the wrong password. In the end, the deceased triggered the safety line of the safe herself and was killed by the pistol built into the safe."
"Of course, it is also possible that the safe itself was a trap, and the correct combination was actually given to the deceased, so that he was shot dead by the pistol inside the safe the moment he opened it. In any case, the safe placed in the room where the deceased was was the murder weapon in this case."
"By the way, the safe should have automatically returned to its original state after Mrs. Li was shot, so it looked normal at first glance."
"... Where's the evidence? Your evidence?"
"This is the evidence."
Gu Moli picked up the phone that Hua Qiong had just handed him, and what was displayed on it was Li Caijin's debut work "The Robot Detective".
"I just took a quick look at this book. It's also a detective story, and you can tell from every word that it was written by a novice. The methods used in the cases in the book can also be described as crude and awful. Most importantly, the methods used are exactly the same as what I just described."
"Mr. Li Caijin, can you explain this amazing coincidence to me?"
"If you insist that this is a coincidence and you want solid evidence, that's fine. Just come with me to the crime scene and I'll use the safe there..."
"No."
"I'll have someone bring the safe over here. You can ask the lady next to you to go with you. Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to leave this room. After all, I was just shot, and I'm seriously ill. I really don't have the energy to walk around anymore."
"... ..Alright."
Gu Moli pondered for a moment, then nodded and gave Hua Qiong a look.
Hua Qiong naturally understood and followed the bodyguard away.
About half an hour later.
The door of the room opened again, and Hua Qiong came in with a group of bodyguards. Behind them was a safe on a cart, which was exactly the same as the one Gu Moli saw at the crime scene.
"That's it."
"I watched them load it onto the truck with my own eyes, and they didn't even blink."
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"... ... ... "
After rolling his eyes at Hua Qiong, Gu Moli looked at Li Caijin again: "Then next, I will prove my hypothesis one by one. Mr. Li Caijin, first of all, can you please tell me the correct password of the safe?"
"certainly."
Unexpectedly, Li Caijin did not keep silent, but nodded readily.
"The password is 5207."
"OK."
Gu Moli took a deep breath, then stepped forward, first pushing the safe towards the wall, then standing on the right side of the safe, extending only one hand to press the password on the front.
After a moment.
Click.
There was a sound of lock opening from inside the safe. Gu Moli's expression became more serious. He pulled the handle of the safe and slowly opened the door.
Then the next second... ..!
Nothing happened.