"Agents, psychologists, forensic doctors, lawyers."
"The four professions mentioned in the hint represent the four digits of the password."
"Anyone who thinks that is an idiot."
Gu Moli criticized himself a few minutes ago without hesitation.
"It's all bullshit."
"That's not the hint at all. It's just a trick. It doesn't make any sense at all. There's no number corresponding to the profession. Even if there is, it's impossible for a third-rate detective novelist to write it. That kind of password is too complicated and too brain-burning."
Li Caijin: “… … ..”
"But I have to admit it."
"This code is really cleverly designed."
Gu Moli knocked on the safe beside him and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you did give a hint and set a password, but you didn't hide it very deeply. Just like the layout of the safe in the room, you actually put everything in the open."
"Openly?"
Hua Qiong raised the question at a very timely moment.
"Good question~!"
Gu Moli gave Hua Qiong a satisfied look, and then said: "The hint is not actually a challenge letter, it was given to confuse me, or in other words, the hint given in the challenge letter is the Intelligent Detective, which is suggesting that our method of committing crimes is related to this novel."
“But that’s all.”
"The real hint about the password came during our first meeting with Mr. Li."
"Do you remember what he said at the beginning?"
"Well."
Hua Qiong frowned, thought for a moment and said, "He analyzed your clothes, and then analyzed your motive for coming here, and by the way... ah."
After seeing Hua Qiong's reaction, Gu Moli continued:
"That's right."
“He said something very thought-provoking: Many things are not that complicated.”
"He didn't need to turn around to guess that I brought you here, but he didn't rely on any complicated reasoning, but simply relied on the mirror-like floor-to-ceiling glass."
“It’s the same thing.”
“Smart people often have a similar shortcoming, which is that they always think things are as smart as they are, but in fact there are many things in this world that are simple and direct, and this difference always makes them overturn in some simple little things.”
"So... ..it's not some complicated or deep code."
Hua Qiong lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"Yes."
“The answer is simple.”
Gu Moli looked at Li Caijin and continued, "Based on what you said before about the relationship between you and the deceased, I can guess that the reason you asked the deceased to open the safe was probably because you left a will or something like that for her to take. But you've already said that before."
"Your wife doesn't actually trust you."
"What if the password is fake? If the deceased has doubts like this and then does something beyond your plan, it will undoubtedly ruin your plan."
"So you have to convince her of the authenticity of the code."
"Then here comes the problem."
"How can I make her believe it?"
"love."
At this point, Gu Moli glanced at Hua Qiong subconsciously: "... I have always believed that love is the biggest enemy of reason. Your wife doesn't believe you, but she can't be indifferent to your feelings for her. A set of codes, as long as it is in the name of love, even if your wife has doubts."
"At least she'll try."
"The code in the name of love..."
Hearing this, Li Caijin gripped the remote control in his hand so tightly that his five fingers turned pale.
Hua Qiong, on the other hand, was thinking hard.
Password, love, testimony of love between each other... .
... .ah!
Gu Moli smiled proudly, ready to reveal the truth... .
"It's 4735, right? That's the password!"
“… … ..”
Gu Moli turned around silently and looked at Hua Qiong, who had excitedly given the answer in advance. The expression on his face was extremely wonderful.
To describe it in detail, it's like when you are playing a game and you use WQQER to beat your opponent to low health, and you are about to get the kill and carry the whole game from then on, but then the Thresh with the electric knife next to you swings the hook in his hand, triggering a critical hit and taking the kill.
Frustrated.
"The password is out in the open. Yes, it's the Twin Towers! The left building is number 47, and the right building is number 35. In this place that symbolizes their love, if you tell them the password and add some affectionate words, I would definitely give it a try."
"This is the code in the name of love."
“Simple, but ingenious.”
"... .Yes."
All the words had been interrupted, and Gu Moli could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement.
Then he looked at Li Caijin.
"Anything else to say, Mr. Li? Can you put down the remote control in your hand?"
"... .there is none left."
After looking at Gu Moli and Hua Qiong for a while, Li Caijin shook his head helplessly: "Smart people always think about problems from a smart perspective. This is a kind of inertial thinking and also a weakness of smart people. I originally wanted to teach you this truth."
"But it seems you are even better than I thought."
"really."
"I was too naive back then. I had no talent for reasoning. My first detective novel only looked good, but in fact, my methods of committing crimes and reasoning were full of loopholes. I really don't know why my wife fell in love with me because of that novel."
"Now that I think about it, maybe it was just an excuse my wife made up to be casual."
"After all, even the techniques used were directly borrowed from that novel. Obviously, if my wife still has even a little impression of it, she won't be fooled."
Gu Moli could only remain silent in response to Li Caijin's sigh, because as Li Caijin himself said, he really gave Mrs. Li many chances.
If Madam Li had the intention to repent, he would pretend that nothing had happened, tell Madam Li the real password, and give her his will and property after his death as a surprise. In his will, Li Caijin might even have written something to persuade his wife to remarry... .
Even if Mrs. Li had no intention of repenting, Li Caijin actually gave her a chance.
Because the method he used to commit the crime was actually the token of love between him and Mrs. Li, the method of committing the crime in the book "The Intelligent Detective", and it has not been changed at all. If the relationship between Mrs. Li and Li Caijin in the past was real, then Mrs. Li must have remembered this method and would not have died.
In other words.
This case was actually just a test of Mrs. Li by Li Caijin, a test to verify the love between them. As long as Mrs. Li still had a little attachment to Li Caijin, and had a little bit of true love in the past, Mrs. Li would never die at the hands of Li Caijin.
Otherwise, with Li Caijin's ability, he could definitely write more complex puzzles. After all, so many years have passed, and he is no longer the failed novice author he used to be.
... .It's just a pity.
Mrs. Li ultimately failed this test.
but... ..
"Mr. Li, have you ever considered this possibility?"
"What?"
"What if your wife actually intends to die with you?"
Li Caijin: “… ..!!!”
Gu Moli's words were like a sledgehammer, hitting Li Caijin's heart hard, leaving him stunned for a moment.
"Die with me... .? With me?"
"Xiyue... die with me?... No, that's not right. What evidence do you have?!"
"No."
Gu Moli shook his head: "But it is undeniable that there is such a possibility, right?"
"Possibility... .Oh, impossible."
Li Caijin sighed and shook his head with a gloomy expression: "Anyway, everything is over."
"... It's not over yet, Mr. Li. No matter what your reasons are, killing is wrong and is not allowed by society. Since I won the fight just now, Mr. Li, please put down the remote control and come with me to surrender."
"Turn yourself in?"
"Let's just forget it."
Li Caijin shook his head and pressed the button on the remote control in his hand.
Gu Moli: "!!!"
Hua Qiong: “!!!”
Damn it!
"Why! You clearly promised..."
Boom!
Gu Moli's voice stopped abruptly.
Because pressing the button did not cause an earth-shattering explosion, but a series of sounds that were very familiar to both Gu Moli and Hua Qiong. These sounds were not unfamiliar to either of them. After all, every New Year, everyone could hear such sounds in various places to a greater or lesser extent.
"... .fireworks?"
"ah."
Sitting in the top room on the 47th floor of the building on the left, fireworks rose from the top floor of the building on the right, exploding in front of the French window of the room where Gu Moli and others were, turning into images made of fireworks, with heart-shaped patterns, human-shaped patterns, and other patterns... .
Beautiful, gorgeous, and dazzling, even the dark night sky is lit up by them.
“This is what I originally intended for my wife.”
"If my wife is willing to give up those ridiculous plans, I will be here with her to enjoy this carefully prepared fireworks show. The Twin Towers, when I built this building, I promised my wife that this building symbolizes the everlasting love between us."
"Like the twin stars in the sky."
"... ... ... "
"Maybe I shouldn't have stopped at testing her, but should have told her everything directly... No, I'm actually afraid to hear the answer. If my wife is really just deceiving me, then I'd rather not hear it all, but maybe Mr. Gu is right? Xiyue wants to be with me... Hmm!"
Li Caijin covered his face in confusion, and it took him a long time to calm down.
“When a person dies, it is like a light going out.”
"It's just a pity that I can no longer confirm my wife's feelings."
Bang.
The remote control slipped from Li Caijin's hand and fell to the ground, waking up Gu Moli and Hua Qiong who were shocked by the grand fireworks.
"Mr. Gu, Ms. Hua, I won't watch this fireworks display to the end."
"But then again, Mr. Gu, you guessed wrong about one thing."
"Mr. Gu, my original intention of inviting you here was not to challenge you. The reason I chose you was just because you are very similar to the character in my first novel, and you just happened to be involved in the hero trial. I need a detective character to appear in this farce."
"Like I said before, it's just a game."
“And now you have passed the level.”
"As for the name of the game... Haha, since it was written by a third-rate person like me, let's call it "Third-rate Detective Drama". I'll give you the reward for clearing the game."
"As for this farce itself, no matter how it goes, the result will not change."
"It's just a matter of time."
"What... Ugh! Mr. Li! You... stop him!"
Gu Moli reacted instantly and was about to rush forward to stop Li Caijin, but before that, Li Caijin had already raised a pocket pistol and pointed it at him, and pulled the trigger before Gu Moli could. The old butler behind him had a look of grief on his face, but did not stop him.
Bang!
Outside the window, brilliant fireworks illuminated the night sky.
Inside the window, blood splattered across the room.