Huo Cheng left in a daze, feeling unsteady on his feet.
Luo Beishi looked away, and seeing her husband's cold and indifferent expression, she loved him even more.
But a hint of sadness flashed in Huo Cixiao's eyes, which he noticed with his sharp eyes. "Honey, you're not blaming yourself, are you? It's not your fault, they brought this on themselves." Luo Beishi couldn't help but say.
But in his heart, Huo Cixiao will always be the protagonist, not some villain. To him, Cixiao is the best person in the world.
Huo Cixiao chuckled softly, "Wife, you're overthinking it. I just feel a little sad because my status is lower than Momo's."
Luo Beishi looked down at Momo in his arms...
Huo Cixiao paused, his cold gaze sweeping over Momo, then said, "Wife, it's over a month old now, it should be able to go to school."
A Quan: "..."
He shouldn't be here; seeing the pitiful, milky-white puppy now is just...
I'm really worried that the young master might throw Momo out if he's unhappy. Maybe it's because of their names, but A Quan and Momo are very close. A Quan Momo been taking care of Momo almost all the time, except when we went to the hot spring resort, when he left her with Uncle Chen for two days.
Luo Beishi noticed A Quan's complicated gaze and couldn't help but laugh, "No need, don't we have professionals here? From now on, Momo- A Quan can teach Mo-Mo."
Huo Cixiao turned his head and saw A Quan...
When he was selecting people, how come he didn't notice that all twelve of them looked like this...?
Huo Cixiao lifted Momo into his arms. "Fine, I'll raise my own son."
Luo Beishi: "Okay, I'll bring it to you."
Changing the subject, he asked, "How's the situation over there?" He wasn't interested in going to the scene, but he knew quite a bit about it.
Huo Cixiao: " Huo Qiuya is practically a princess. The Huo Corporation family sent people to assist, and they agreed. The autopsy report is out, and we can't rule out the possibility of a gang committing the crime."
Luo Beishi patted Momo's head and continued, "I'm guessing, based on the information we've gathered here, that almost everyone present went up to the attic floor to look for clues in the murder mystery game. Is it possible that the murderer was frightened and accidentally killed someone in a state of extreme panic, and then someone who was close to the murderer decided to stage a locked-room murder?"
Based on the clues provided, the locked room wasn't a completely locked room at all. The lock was two-way, but its complex structure made it rare and expensive, often mistaken for a one-way lock.
Another crucial question is: where did the key come from?
The average person might think it's a locked-room murder, but actually, there are clues everywhere.
Huo Cixiao nodded slowly. "Continue."
Luo Beishi continued, "The reason why there are clues everywhere is that the scene has been dealt with once, and the person who is close to him may be someone the young master of the Lan Family knows well. Of course, the young master of the Lan Family cannot be ruled out. Someone who is familiar with the environment and knows how to use the lock and where the lock is is indeed a sensitive person and is easy to find."
Although there is only one surveillance camera at the stairwell, it is also possible to climb up to the attic from other rooms along the water pipes, giving more time to commit the crime while avoiding the camera.
What we can think of, they can think of too. The case should be solved soon. The case is solved quickly... but the murderer and the mastermind behind the murder may not be the same person. It is possible that someone else was used to commit the murder.
The purpose of damaging the victim's fingers and heart was merely to make it appear more like a meticulously planned murder. The actual cause of death was blunt force trauma, as can be seen from the autopsy report.
He raised an eyebrow and said, "A bunch of young kids thinking they can get away with just reading a couple of books." After saying this, he picked up his teacup, took a sip, and gestured with his chin, "What do you know?"
Huo Cixiao: "We mainly investigated Huo Qiuya, getting information from her friends and uncovering a rather interesting network of relationships."
He looked down at Momo, who was lying pitifully in Huo Cixiao's arms, not daring to move, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth as he listened.
Huo Cixiao: "A few years ago, Huo Qiuya was still at the age of being a fan of celebrities. She spent a lot of money on Wu You'an, a popular star in the entertainment industry at the time, and invited him to dinner. Luo Bai happened to go along as well. As a result, Wu You'an took a liking to Luo Bai. Huo Qiuya didn't know this and thought that Wu You'an was just friends with Luo Bai."
Wu You'an also had another layer to his identity: he was Hu Lian's neighbor, a few years older than Hu Lian. Hu Lian was often bullied as a child, and Wu You'an frequently protected him. Therefore, it's obvious why Hu Lian developed a seemingly innocent but actually cunning personality.
Luo Beishi stared wide-eyed in surprise. "Holy crap, why is Luo Bai everywhere? He looks so stupid, why is he always here?" But it could also be because he's the protagonist of the original book.
Huo Cixiao patted his head with his other free hand and continued, "After that, Wu You'an and Luo Bai... Hu Lian probably saw something and harbored resentment."
Now that Hu Lian has moved into Huo Cheng, Huo Qiuya has probably been on his radar for a long time. With his prey right beside him, he'll definitely have to pick a good day to make his move.
If Hu Lian hadn't been born a few years too late, Huo Cheng's shares probably wouldn't have gone to Huo Cifeng.
Luo Beishi looked into his eyes, "What do you mean?"
Huo Cixiao: "Because of this murder case, he was almost completely detached from the case. Not a single clue points to him. He was the one who brought Huo Qiuya there. Even if he had a motive to kill, arresting someone requires evidence. Even if others suspect him, without evidence, it's useless."
Luo Beishi clicked his tongue twice. "If he comes out unscathed after the whole ordeal, he's a real dangerous guy. Actually, I don't think many of his classmates would suspect him. He just acts cowardly in front of others, which only makes people pity him or think he's a hapless guy."
A few days later
Luo Beishi learned the result.
The Cen Family, in a fit of extreme fright, killed Huo Qiuya, whose face was glowing green.
The reason Huo Qiuya's face was glowing green was that when she was touching up her makeup in the Lan Family's bathroom, she mistakenly applied a box of fluorescent powder as foundation to her face.
Later, Cen Gongzi became extremely frightened, so he conspired with the son of the former servant of the villa, who was also his classmate and younger brother.
The two simply staged a murder.
Young Master Cen had just come of age recently, and now that he had killed someone, he was panicked and at a loss. Coincidentally, his younger brother was the son of a former servant of the Lan Family. His younger brother often went to the Lan Family to play when he was a child, and he and the young master of the Lan Family were childhood playmates.
However, the young master of the Lan Family and this playmate had parted ways a few years earlier because his younger brother had stolen money from the Lan Family, and both he and his mother had been kicked out of the Lan Family. So he harbored resentment and decided to go all out.
After reading it, Luo Beishi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Although it was outrageous, it was also surprisingly reasonable. Hu Lian had escaped unscathed? The system hadn't detected any suspicious behavior from him these past few days.