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The term "Exchange Murder" was somewhat unfamiliar to Zou Xingjing. Although he had heard of the concept before, he couldn't quite recall its specific meaning at that moment.
Song Nian elaborated, "Let me start from the beginning. What is an Exchange Murder? First, Wang Jian has a motive to murder Shen Zhi. Meanwhile, in another location, there are two individuals whom we will refer to as A and B. Among them, A also has a motive to kill B. In a normal scenario, Wang Jian would kill Shen Zhi, and A would kill B."
Zou Xingjing nodded as he listened, "Okay, and then?"
"However, because Wang Jian has a motive to kill Shen Zhi, if Shen Zhi were to die, Wang Jian would undoubtedly become the primary suspect in the eyes of the police. The same goes for A; if B were to die, A would also be the main suspect due to his motive."
Song Nian paused for a moment before continuing, "If they want to obstruct the police from tracing the suspects through the motive for murder, they must carry out an Exchange Murder."
Zou Xingjing's expression turned serious. "Explain further."
"What I mean is that Wang Jian and A get in touch with each other and exchange their intended targets—Wang Jian helps A kill B, while A helps Wang Jian kill Shen Zhi. When Wang Jian kills B, A creates an alibi for himself; when A goes to kill Shen Zhi between two and three o'clock this morning, Wang Jian also creates an alibi for himself. This way, those with motives for murder have alibis that hinder the police investigation."
"On the other hand, since Wang Jian and B, as well as A and Shen Zhi, have no connection whatsoever, when B is killed, the police won't think to suspect Wang Jian. Similarly, when Shen Zhi is killed, the police would never consider that A—who has no prior acquaintance with Shen Zhi—could be the murderer. This significantly complicates the police investigation."
Upon hearing this, Zou Xingjing slapped his forehead. "Your reasoning makes sense! It’s precisely because it’s an Exchange Murder that Wang Jian knew in advance that Shen Zhi would be killed; thus he created an unbreakable alibi for himself during the time of Shen Zhi's murder! But..."
Zou Xingjing furrowed his brow and continued, "If A and Wang Jian are accomplices, then why did A leave Wang Jian's lighter at the crime scene?"
"To divert our attention towards investigating Wang Jian while overlooking other leads," Song Nian deduced. "Although A was very careful not to leave any fingerprints or hair at the scene, one cannot escape justice forever; a crime without flaws is impossible. A knows this well and deliberately left a lighter bearing Wang Jian's fingerprints at the scene to make us believe that the truth was right before our eyes and lead us to identify Wang Jian as a suspect. After all, with his perfect alibi, he could never be arrested by us. In our investigation of Wang Jian, we would overlook the possibility of other individuals being involved in the crime. Following this false lead regarding the lighter would cause us to miss those subtle clues left behind at the scene. By the time we realize that Wang Jian cannot be the murderer and go back to re-investigate, those genuine clues will have vanished with time."
"Remember my phone number. If there are any new developments in the case, call me, and we can discuss it together," Song Nian said, flashing a slightly mischievous smile. "Honestly, I'm quite interested in this case."
"Alright." Zou Xingjing noted down Song Nian's phone number on her mobile. "If there's any new information, I'll reach out to you."
"Well, it's about time for me to go. Goodbye."
"Wait!" Zou Xingjing called out to Song Nian.
"Hmm?"
"What’s your name?"
"My name is Song Nian, and I’m a Magician." With that, Song Nian turned and walked away without looking back.
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