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V raised her elegantly arched eyebrows slightly, blinked her eyes gently, and then slowly turned to look at me. With her lips slightly parted, she said word by word, “I believe that the killer X is not that man, but someone else entirely.”
“Ah—” I gasped softly, “How could you think that?”
V cleared her throat and continued, “Point one: Why did X summon you, B, and C to the company and broadcast the murder live before your eyes? Point two: Why did X install and detonate those micro-bombs on A’s body to destroy it? Point three: If X had already decided to commit suicide, why go through such elaborate measures to kill someone? If there was no intention of escaping legal consequences, why wear a mask to conceal their identity?”
I listened intently, nodding as she spoke.
After laying out all the points, V concluded, “Therefore, I deduce that the man you saw hanging in the executive office is not the real killer X. The real killer X has already escaped!”
I was astonished by what she said. “You really are impressive; just from my account, you can deduce that the man is not the suspect.”
V furrowed her brow and glanced at me but remained silent.
“It’s like this,” I cleared my throat and explained, “The investigation into this case is being handled by a young detective named Huo Qi Xia. He is intelligent, calm, and quite charming. Initially, Detective Huo and his team believed that the man hanging in the office was the killer based on the scene and our testimonies, thinking the case was closed. However, yesterday Detective Huo called me to say that the man was not the killer and that there is another suspect.”
V responded with a cold “oh,” nodding slightly while gently biting her thumb.
I continued, “Yesterday, Detective Huo told me over the phone: ‘Miss Zhang, after further investigation, we found that the man who hanged himself in the office was not the perpetrator; there is another suspect.’ I asked him, ‘But how could the suspect have moved two large men into the company? Also, the suspect clearly entered that office and kept its door closed until you arrived; how did they disappear from there?’ Detective Huo replied, ‘I’m sorry; we must keep details of how the crime was committed confidential. But I can tell you that the perpetrator is an employee of your company—a girl named Liao Mengwei. The man who hanged himself was merely a scapegoat; he didn’t commit suicide but was killed by Liao Mengwei and then staged to look like a suicide.’ I asked him again, ‘Detective Huo, can’t you tell me how Liao Mengwei escaped from that sealed office? There are no windows!’ Detective Huo finally said, ‘I’m sorry; it’s my duty to keep this information private. The matter has been settled; don’t overthink it. Goodbye.’”
“The true X—Liao Mengwei—how she disappeared from that sealed office is precisely what you find so perplexing?” V asked.
"Yes," I nodded. "I'm really curious! She clearly walked into the office, closed the door behind her, and then B and C and I kept our eyes glued to that door without looking away for even half a second. So why, when the police arrived, was Liao Mengwei—who should have been hiding in the office—nowhere to be found? Instead, there was the body of a man who had hanged himself? This is truly a locked-room mystery."
V gently turned his neck and said in an extremely calm tone, "Everything is clear and obvious. Since you're interested, I'll tell you how Liao Mengwei disappeared from that office."
"I just raised three questions: First, why did X call the three of you to the company and stage a live murder in front of you? Second, why did X install and detonate a micro-bomb on A's body to destroy it? Third, if X had already decided to commit suicide, why wear a mask to hide their identity?"
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