The Final Chapter Down

  "Xiao Jie is not the murderer." San Qi's sharp gaze cut towards Gu Tian Sheng "Gu Tian Sheng, if you don't surrender now, you'll have no chance!"

  "What! How can I also become a murderer? You three, each of you says one murderer, are you trying to arrest all of us?" Gu Tian's eyebrows slightly twitched.

  "I noticed from the moment I first saw you that your eyebrows twitch when you're nervous. Actually, you didn't leave the hotel today and stayed in your room, right? I just got confirmation of this from the front desk. You won't say you left through the back door, will you? If so, please tell me why you did it?"

  "I, I..." Gu Tian Sheng said "I, I" for half a day, but couldn't say the words that followed, his eyebrows still jumping violently.

  "Have you eaten too much chicken head? Why have you started crowing? Hehe. Why don't you dare to go out? Take a look at this thing and you'll know, it's your IOU from Jia Yanping's underground money house."

  "Bang!" Sanqi slammed a stack of IOUs onto the table. Guizhen's face immediately turned as white as death.

  "I think Jia Yanping came to this hotel just to spy on the plan you and Ma Chao are going to make, and the one who told him about it... is you, Xiao Xiao Jie."

  At this time, Huang Xiaoxiao was still silent.

  "This case is actually two overlapping cases. Guizhen Sheng and Ma Chao wanted to murder Jia Yanping, but things didn't go as planned. Firstly, the original 'murderer' - Ma Chao, was delayed due to some matters. Moreover, Jia Yanping suddenly appeared at this hotel, so your plan had to be suspended. Who knew that just when Jia Yanping wanted to expose your plan, Huang Xiaoxiao's intervention made things complicated. The whole process of the event is like what Ah Ming just did, except for two mistakes."

  "Two points wrong? What is it?" Tongtong couldn't help but ask Sanqi.

  Looking at Kong Ming, Sanqi slowly said to him: "You ignored two points. Firstly, you ignored the mobility of the deceased. The deceased Jia Yanping was not only a cunning businessman but also suspected of many illegal activities, yet the police never found any evidence to arrest him. This shows that he is a very clever person. From the forensic doctor's message, 'the knife that stabbed the back of the deceased had a small tip stuck in the ribcage', which means that the stab wound on the back did not cause death. Xiaoxiao sister, at this point, I think you don't have anything to hide anymore. I want to ask you a question: where did the deceased finally fall?"

  Huang Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly, "Is this really necessary? Is it that important to know who the murderer is? Haven't you heard of the phrase 'whoever kills the devil is a messenger of justice'?"

  "Nonsense! This 'justice' that's built on blood and slaughter is just an excuse to hide the evil in your heart. There's no justification for crime, no matter what. Even devils should be brought to justice, not killed by another devil. What's the difference between you and Jia Yanping now?" The crowd had never seen Sanqi look so vicious before.

  Huang Xiaoxiao's expression on her face changed from surprise to fear, and finally turned into admiration. She let out a light sigh: "Alright, I'll say it. The scene does look different from when I left. When I left, the room wasn't this messy, there was no bloodstain, the corpse was still in the bathroom, and one more thing, I didn't strangle him either."

  "What!" The thoughts in Zhuge Liang's mind suddenly accelerated. "So that's it!" He said, turning to Guan Yu.

  Here is the translation:

  "In fact, Huang Xiaoxiao overlooked one thing - she only emptied the rooms on both sides, but neglected the person right below her. At the time of the incident, you should have gone to inform Ma Chao about the change in plans, but instead you left your room temporarily. Why? Because you heard the sound of something heavy falling from upstairs. That's right, it was the sound of the victim falling to the ground. When you went upstairs, you saw someone leaving with their back turned - that person looked very much like Ma Chao. Chinese people have a distinct characteristic - they love to gather around excitement, and you're no exception. After seeing San Qi leave, you quietly came to room 1321. At this time, you saw the victim struggling to crawl towards the desk. As for the reason, I think it's possible that Jia Yanping was stabbed by Huang Xiaoxiao and pretended to be dead, waiting until she left before slowly crawling towards the desk to call for help. Because Jia Yanping is very cautious, he still worried that Huang Xiaoxiao might be nearby, otherwise he would have directly sought help from outside. When you saw this situation, you remembered your plan with Ma Chao and modified it slightly - you entered the room and killed the victim with a Swiss Army knife."

  "Wait... why wasn't it that woman who killed him? How can you believe her words so easily?"

  Kongming furrowed his brow "Why must she lie? This..."

  "What's inside Pandora's box is... your right hand. That's the answer." Sanqi gazed at him coldly.

  "I get it!" Ouyang Xuan had already gotten used to Sanqi's way of reasoning and his classic lines. "When the deceased was found, he was face down on the ground. But according to Kongming's reasoning, the deceased should have been face up. Because the wound on the left side of the deceased's neck was from top left to bottom right, if the killer was facing the deceased, it would indeed be a left-handed person holding the knife. However, in most cases, to prevent getting splashed with blood, the killer would choose to cut off the deceased's carotid artery from behind. So in the end, the deceased ended up face down on the ground like this. But then the killer becomes someone who is accustomed to using their right hand. And the only person who fits the standard is you, Guizhen Sheng."

  "But, however, there aren't many people who use their right hand, are there? Why does it have to be me?" Gu Tian's eyes were on the verge of collapse.

  "Ah, so this is my second mistake!" Kongming shook his head and continued: "Do you want evidence or not? This is really too much. The scene was messed up by you, but the evidence you were looking for was still not found. This case was a sudden idea of yours, so there must be fingerprints left at the scene. You took away the victim's cash, check your wallet and you'll find the victim's fingerprints on it. There are wounds on the victim's back, so there must be bloodstains on your clothes. The Swiss army knife you brought with you also has the victim's bloodstains on it. Hehehe, how much more do I need to say?"

  "Damn it! Why did that guy do so many bad things and get away with everything? I just worked up the courage to kill a blood-sucking devil, and now I have to die for this bastard!" Gu Tian Sheng gritted his teeth in anger, cursing Jia Yan Ping.

  "Hahaha……" At this time, Sanqi's laughter came "This is the funniest joke I've heard this year. 'Courage' is a good girl, don't insult her. Hehe, so-called courage is a kind of faith that makes people full of power when they are helpless and see the dawn in despair. I've never heard that 'courage' can be used as a reason for killing. You're really shameless!"

  Sanqi and Kongming watched as the crowd disappeared into the distance, then gazed at the sunset on the horizon.

  "Ah Ming, how did you come back?"

  "This is really my home! Haha, you didn't disappoint me. You won this time."

  "There is no winning or losing in the case, only 'truth' and 'mystery'. Isn't this what we are tirelessly pursuing?"

  "Why are you so convinced of Huang Xiaoxiao? Even if all the evidence points to her."

  "Because I don't believe someone who can get hurt for others would be such a ruthless killer."

  Kongming gazed at Sanqi for a long time, and smiled slightly.

  "What's wrong with you? What's on my face?"

  "Nothing, you're fine. Remember! You are always yourself, never change. I hope the next time I see Tian Sanqi, he still has that childlike persistence and that kind and just heart." With that, Kongming waved his hand and walked away into the sunset.

  "Hey! Ah Ming, where are you going?"

  "I'll be leaving here for a while. I'm going to find my Vega. Take care of yourself~"