Thanks for the diamond (courtesy of HGT's commentary)

  I slightly gloated over his misfortune, but he rebuked me in a low voice: "Stop your evil thoughts and make the report quickly."

  At the words, I composed my expression and slightly adjusted my thoughts before speaking: "In order to clarify what follows, let's first reiterate the three points you analyzed last night: Firstly, closing your eyes made me mistakenly think you were drowsy; Secondly, the wheelchair overturning and the large gate opening made me directly assume you had gone out; Thirdly, I sensed something was amiss and turned back into the house, but due to unclear details, I hesitated and gave up halfway.

  Here is the translation:

  "These three points are my understanding: first, the surface characteristics of the Wu Yan and Yu Xiuping family massacre led everyone to subjectively judge it as a serial murder; second, the direction of suspicion in the case clearly pointed to several people, namely Ma Tao, Qin Yali, and Du Xiangyuan, but only one of them was the real target. When this person gradually became clear, most people would again be swayed by their subjective consciousness and determine that this person was the murderer, thinking that the case had been solved; third, even if a small number of people still had doubts and re-examined the evidence, due to insufficient evidence and too many suspicious points in their thinking, they would ultimately give up halfway."

  My mouth was a bit dry after saying so much, but I just moistened my lips and looked at Gao Cheng with expectant eyes. Approval is not expected, being acknowledged is already satisfying.

  But Gao Cheng's face was expressionless, and he didn't say a word. He stared at me silently for a moment before speaking slowly: "All your deductions are based on the premise that you already know the answer. What if you don't know the final answer?"

  I was taken aback for a moment, this hypothesis hadn't been considered at all.

  "Suppose these existing arguments are the result of your overnight work, then your test is unqualified. Before you can provide me with more new arguments, you must accept punishment."

  "What punishment?" I asked in a daze.

  "Go get me some hot water for a bath, I've gotten dirty all over this morning."

  Ten minutes later, listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, I thought silently: I seem to have lost my reason, and it seems that I will be enslaved for a while.

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  When I received Xu Jianglun's phone call, I was in a painting gallery. He asked me: "Du Xiangyuan is going to be tried, do you want to come and listen?"

  I glanced at the quiet person sitting in the corner flipping through a book and asked in a low voice, "Isn't High City going?" The other end fell silent for a moment before responding with a hint of helplessness, "Our bureau chief personally invited them, but they all declined. Then the chief had me invite you over to see if...".

  It suddenly dawned on me that I was actually being asked to be a spokesperson. When did my role become so important?

  He didn't promise anything immediately, just said try and see, then hung up the phone.

  He walked up to Gao Cheng and before he could even open his mouth, the latter said without lifting his head, "If that little cop sent you here to plead on their behalf, then shut your mouth. I'm not in the mood to listen."

  I raised an eyebrow, and for this kind of monster ability that can shut you down as soon as it opens its mouth, I've already gotten used to it. All I can say is that after a week, I can still stand in front of him with strength, which has nothing to do with my strong personality.

  "I thought for a moment, 'Maybe from Du Xiangyuan, I can get some information about that mark.'"

  Gao Cheng looked up from his book, narrowed his eyes and asked: "Do you want to go?" I hesitated for a moment before honestly admitting: "Since I've already gotten involved, I hope I can see it through to the end. Besides, I want to hear Du Xiangyuan's final statement." After all these days, his emotions should have calmed down by now, and he shouldn't be as...

  With a loud slap, the book was slammed onto the table. Gaosheng stood up: "Go ahead, fulfill your little wish."