The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
Fortunately, Gu Moli had anticipated this.
"It seems to be the first possibility. Mr. Li Caijin, you told Mrs. Li the wrong password, which is why he was killed by the safety mechanism of the safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Moli acted like lightning and randomly pressed four numbers on the safe.
Immediately following.
"drop!"
The safe made a clear and pleasant sound, accompanied by melodious music, but there was no trace of fire.
Still nothing happened.
"...Mr. Gu?"
“Cough cough cough!”
Gu Moli coughed heavily a few times to cover up his gaffe, and at the same time began to think quickly in his mind. He was 100% sure that the bullet was shot from this safe, but no matter whether it was the correct password or the wrong password, there was no way to trigger the trap.
What's going on
What went wrong
... .impossible!
Gu Moli's reaction speed was very fast. Besides, it was a matter of face. Hua Qiong was watching next to him. If she thought that he was a boss with nothing but a show, he would lose face. So in just a moment, Gu Moli quickly figured out his thoughts and put a smile on his face again.
"... I see. That's what's going on."
"Mr. Li, there should be two passwords to unlock this safe. One is 5207, and the other is a password that will attract gunfire."
"Both combinations will open the safe, but the second combination will result in the person who opens it being shot dead."
"Isn't that right?"
"I have no idea."
Li Caijin spread his hands and said, "Mr. Gu, if you have doubts, you can guess the password just like before, right?"
"snort."
Gu Moli sneered: "It's just a quibble. In fact, there is no need to go through so much trouble. As long as the police come, they can violently dismantle the safe and take a look at the mechanism inside."
"Is that so?"
Li Caijin nodded thoughtfully: "I understand."
"In that case, let me put it another way."
"Mr. Gu."
"I did kill my wife."
"!!!"
No one, including Gu Moli, expected that Li Caijin would admit his crime without hesitation.
Not even the slightest bit of concealment.
Then, the old man slowly took out a small and exquisite remote control from his arms, and said while playing with it: "Mr. Gu, with your wisdom, can you guess what this remote control is? You should have watched that very famous detective cartoon, right?"
“… … .”
Yes, of course Gu Moli had seen it.
In that anime, any big, expensive building that is known as the symbol of a certain city... .
... .Nine out of ten will be blown up!
Damn it!
"Are you crazy?"
“The choice is yours.”
Li Caijin's expression remained unchanged: "As you said, I was just a third-rate detective novelist at the time. You could easily see through my tricks. My design of the case was too monotonous and I completely ignored the existence of the police. The reality is countless times more cruel than I imagined."
"I'll just say it straight."
"You are right. This safe does have a password. When you open the safe according to the password, you will be killed by the machine gun inside the safe. After that, the safe will automatically return to its original state. As for this password, I told my wife before I met you. You also saw her, right?"
"I see... That's why Madam Li is walking over from the corridor."
Hua Qiong murmured in a low voice, finally understanding why she saw Madam Li in the building on the left before.
only... .
"Since you have already pleaded guilty! Why do you still want to do this?!"
"You don't want to kill your wife, do you?"
"No."
Li Caijin coldly denied Hua Qiong's statement: "I wanted to kill her."
"Or rather..."
"... From the day she tried to kill me, I was ready for this day."
"Varied... .!"
The words that came out of Li Caikou undoubtedly shocked Hua Qiong, but Gu Moli seemed to have expected it and showed an expression that said "as expected".
"... It seems that you have guessed it, Mr. Gu?"
"It's just a guess."
Gu Moli nodded. After all, Gu Moli had always been suspicious about why Li Caijin was attacked by Lin Xingyuan and the mysterious killer. If it was a self-torture trick, it was too real. The gun has no eyes. What if he was really shot to death
So he guessed that there must be another mastermind behind this.
I just didn't expect...
"That person turned out to be Madam Li."
“It’s very simple actually.”
Li Caijin smiled, and there was no emotion in his eyes, only indifference and indifference: "I am where I am today, largely thanks to the support of my wife. We supported and encouraged each other, and finally got to where we are today. But people will change after all."
"My wife has changed. She has become someone I am no longer familiar with."
"When I learned that she had been secretly plotting to get all my property after she found out that I was seriously ill, I was completely shocked."
"I don't understand why she would do that."
"It is true that my wife and I have no children. If I die, the inheritance will definitely belong to my wife, but she doesn't seem to trust me. She doubts that I will donate my shares or leave them to the old butler who has served me loyally for so many years. She only trusts herself."
"after... .."
"I even found out she was having an affair."
"Unlike me who is older, my wife is still young. With careful maintenance, she still maintains the youthfulness and vitality of her twenties."
"But her heart is different from when she was in her twenties."
"... So you're going to kill her?"
"I gave her a chance."
Li Caijin glanced at Gu Moli, and then said, "I am already a dying man. Even if my wife didn't say it, I originally planned to persuade her to remarry. Now it's just a matter of time. Although it's sad, I finally convinced myself to accept it and didn't expose my wife."
"She planned to kill me today."
"Lin Xingyuan and the gunman were all arranged by her. Her original plan was that after Lin Xingyuan poisoned me, the gunman would kill Lin Xingyuan immediately to completely destroy the evidence. I'm afraid the gunman didn't know the details, he only knew that the mission was to kill Lin Xingyuan."
"If the plan succeeds, even if the gunman is caught, no one will think of me. As for the gunman's employer, my wife should have handled it perfectly. In the end, the investigation will only lead to one of Lin Xingyuan's enemies. Similarly, no one will associate him with my wife."
"In the end, I will be quietly killed by the slow poison on my bed under the careful care of my wife, and leave behind a so-called will before I die."
"Leave all the property, including the company shares, to her."
"It was a fairly good plan, but the funny thing is that my wife did a terrible job of keeping it a secret."
"What's even more ridiculous is that the fake will drawn up by my wife is exactly the same as the will I wrote myself."
"I originally intended to leave all my inheritance to her."
At this point, Li Caijin clenched his fingers tightly: "I promoted Lin Xingyuan, allowed the gunman to walk into the venue with a gun, and even had a detailed discussion with my wife before, telling her sincerely about my plans after death, and she comforted me very gently, saying that I would definitely not die..."
"But the look in her eyes is different from ten years ago."
"I have been struggling in the business world for ten years. I have learned to deceive others, but I have not learned to deceive my family. But my wife is different. She has not only learned to deceive others, but also learned to deceive me. Or, has she been deceiving me from the very beginning? Maybe her marrying me was a conspiracy from the beginning? I don't know now."
"Finally, I watched her leave."
"What happened next was just as you said, Mr. Gu. I killed her, using the opportunity that brought us together and the method I wrote in the novel. In fact, I was already prepared. It would not be a bad idea if I could die like my wife did from that gunshot."
"But since I'm not dead."
"Then we can only carry out the original script to the end."
“… … .!”
After listening to this patiently, Gu Moli finally understood everything.
Damn it!
"Do you want to die here with Madam Li? The Twin Towers... I get it! Is this your token of love?"
"The man is on the left and the woman is on the right. The building on the left has the 47th floor, and the building on the right has the 35th floor. Do they represent the ages of the man and woman respectively?"
The collapse of the Twin Towers.
It symbolizes the end of love.
... ..Suicide for love.
This guy is really crazy!
"There is no point in doing this! I don't care about your love story, but do you know how big an impact the collapse of the Gemini Tower will have? More than tens of thousands of people will be affected! Including the people in the building right now! Do you want these innocent people to be buried with you?"
"...Is it possible?"
"What did you say... !?"
"I told you so."
Li Caijin raised the remote control in one hand and pointed to the safe with the other.
"The choice is yours."
"Mr. Gu."
"You are the best detective in Guanghui City. Also, I forgot to tell you before that the novice scenario "Four Detectives" that you experienced in "Hero Trial" was designed by me."
"... .Varied!?"
"I've been watching you for a long time."
Li Caijin kept talking, and as time went by, a blush appeared on his pale face: "In "Four Detectives", your performance is exactly the same as the detective I imagined, sharp, intelligent, decisive, adventurous, and knowledgeable."
"That's why I chose you."
"What do you mean?"
"Untie it."
Li Caijin pointed to the safe for the second time and said word by word, "You can't dismantle it violently, and there is no help from the police. Just like what is depicted in movies, novels, and cartoons, use your wisdom to find the second combination of the safe to prove your hypothesis and inference."
"This is not reality, but my personal wishful thinking. If I must say... Yes, it's just a game."
"Game... You actually treat the lives of so many people as a game..."
"Have you forgotten? In the challenge letter I gave you, what were the conditions for leaving?"
Survive
"Untie it and I'll give up on blowing up the Twin Towers. You can do whatever you want after that."
"If you can't solve it, you will be buried here with me."
At this moment, Gu Moli, whose memory was evoked by Li Caijin's words, subconsciously recalled the first two lines of the challenge letter.
To the famous detective of Guanghui City
Take on the challenge!