Genius Detective

To make sure, Lin Dongxue took the cleaner back to the conference room. The cleaner was a little scared when she got there, pointing to the window and saying, "He was sitting there facing outside, and he jumped down without saying a word."

"Was there no one else in the meeting room?"

"The lights were on inside and I'm pretty sure there was no one inside except the one who committed suicide... Oh, yes, there were even broken wine bottles on the ground. I thought to myself whether he was committing suicide because of a lost love. Haii, taking his own life so prematurely at a young age?"

"How do you know he’s young?"

"I heard that a young actor died. In fact, this place has had someone die here before. She was an actress. It seems that she was caught while engaging in the unspoken rule. She couldn’t look past it and jumped off the building... The entertainment circle is really hard to be a part of!"

"Do you remember what he was wearing?"

"A colorful piece..." The cleaner tilted her head and recalled.

Lin Dongxue pulled out a photo of the corpse. Seeing the photo, the cleaner was so frightened that she stopped looking at it. After a while, she mustered up enough courage to take a few glances and nodded. "This is the man!"

Tao Yueyue asked, "Auntie, was there anyone in the corridor at the time?"

"No one was in the corridor... wait. Before he jumped off the building, I seemed to have seen someone going downstairs."

"Where did you see them?"

The cleaner took them to the other end of the corridor and pointed to a door. "I just finished cleaning this room. As soon as I went out, I saw someone going down wearing a brown or gray robe. I didn’t see it clearly as they just flashed past."

After making sure she had nothing else to add, Lin Dongxue thanked her and took Tao Yueyue back to the room.

After running around all morning, Lin Dongxue was exhausted. She collapsed on the bed to replenish her strength when she entered the house. Tao Yueyue paced around in front of the TV, and her eyes lit up. "Sister Lin, I have already completely understood what the trick behind this case is."

"Okay, let's hear it!"

"But, I'm not sure if that person is the screenwriter."

"This has to wait for fingerprint identification. If the suspect is the screenwriter, as a novice, the possibility of leaving no trace at all is close to zero."

"In other words, no matter the reasoning, it isn’t as important as a fingerprint on a corpse?"

"Haha, cases are handled scientifically, but the reasoning process is still very meaningful. Your Uncle Chen and I often brainstorm by bouncing ideas off of each other sentence by sentence. It’s very enlightening. So, my little genius detective, what did you think of?"

"I want to wait until I see the appraisal results."

At this time, Lin Dongxue's cell phone rang. She picked it up and glanced at it. "Okay, since you’re acting secretive, I’ll do the same. I won't show you the information I just found!"

"What did you investigate in private? Show me!"𝗳𝘳𝐞e𝙬𝙚𝚋𝗻𝚘𝚟𝗲l.𝑐𝑜ｍ

The two jokingly fought for the information. Lin Dongxue gave her the phone. It turned out that she asked kk and Sun Zhen to investigate the screenwriter this morning. The police could only find his household registration information, so it wasn’t as detailed as the detective office.

Looking at the above text, Tao Yueyue said, "It turns out that his script studio has already been dissolved. His wife divorced him because of this. It’s really pitiful. It took two years to create and revise a full-length script. In the end, the investors said they didn’t want it just like that."

"He's also a person with a backstory!" Lin Dongxue sighed.

"If the murderer is him, can the sentence be reduced if he killed out of impulse?"

"What impulse killing? I’m still at a loss. The body is full of doubts. Someone saw the deceased fall from a building, and someone saw the deceased commit suicide. Furthermore, the screenwriter has an alibi. What exactly did you think of?"

"Okay, let me tell you. In fact, all of this can be rounded up! The key is the trick used by the murderer..."

After speaking, Lin Dongxue opened her mouth in surprise. "That’s too ridiculous!"

"But it’s the only possibility, and there’s already evidence to support it now." Tao Yueyue announced confidently.

Lin Dongxue looked at the ceiling and said, "That’s too smart. Can a scholar do that?" Then, she searched for the screenwriter's name on her mobile phone, "He has written several criminal investigation scripts before, so maybe he really has such intelligence!"

Tao Yueyue said, "I feel very excited to meet such a smart criminal."

"Haha, excited?" Lin Dongxue poked Tao Yueyue's head lightly. "This part of you is really like your Uncle Chen."

"Now, do we just need to wait for the appraisal results?"

"Yes, just like a reasoning movie, no matter how wonderful your reasoning is, you must produce decisive evidence in the end."

"Since we’re just waiting now, let's go play in the afternoon."

"That wouldn’t seem right. We’re going outside to play while people are thinking we’re investigating the case?"

"We can go further away. There are still a lot of crews filming. Do we want to be extras and earn some money?"

"Haha, becoming an extra? The protagonist's light would be overshadowed, right?"

"Haha, being born beautiful is so terrific!"

"It is terrific!"

The two laughed and play-wrestled each other on the bed.

Of course, although the facts of the case had been fully grasped, they still didn’t go out to play in the afternoon. Tao Yueyue played on the computer in the house, and Lin Dongxue used a tablet to carefully watch the hotel surveillance footage at the time of the case. She called Tao Yueyue to watch it together. Tao Yueyue happily replied, "No! In the future, I have to watch this stuff as a police officer. I don't want to watch it. I just want to play!"

"Okay, okay, you can enjoy the privilege of a child!"

In the evening, the two went out for a stroll. At the end of the day, Chen Shi called early the next morning and asked, "Do you miss me?"

"What do you think?! Why did you call me suddenly?"

"Because I’m on my way there now."

"Are you coming? Is it a matter regarding the appraisal?"

"We’ll discuss when we meet!"

"Tch, acting all mysterious again!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Dongxue glanced at Tao Yueyue who was still asleep, got out of bed quickly, washed her face, combed her hair, and cleaned herself up beautifully.𝒇𝑟𝐞𝐞w𝐞𝑏𝙣𝑜vℯl.co𝑚

Although they had been married for a year, the two were still in the honeymoon phase. Every day felt as fresh and novel as the previous,

As soon as she thought of seeing Chen Shi, Lin Dongxue's cheeks reddened like a girl in the peak of love.

At 9:00AM, Chen Shi's car stopped below. He and Xu Xiaodong got out of the car. Tao Yueyue happily threw herself into Chen Shi's arms and was picked up and turned around before getting put down.

Xu Xiaodong danced with excitement. "I heard that we could see Cai Zhengkai and Xia Xiaolou in the flesh. I begged and pleaded for Brother Chen to bring me along."

"I’ve told you not to ask for an autograph." Chen Shi reminded.

"I’ve already taken a photo with him!" Lin Dongxue smiled and showed off.

"Really? Let me see it later." Chen Shi said.

Xu Xiaodong asked for instructions in a low voice, "Captain, can I also ask for an autographed photo?"

"No!" He answered firmly.

"Why?"

Chen Shi replied frankly, "Because you’re not my wife."

Lin Dongxue smiled. "Have you eaten? Let’s go to the restaurant."

The four of them went to the restaurant and selected some food. Although there were a lot of varieties there, Chen Shi still chose soy milk and deep-fried dough sticks. They chose a place by the window to sit down. Lin Dongxue asked, "Captain, why did you come running here yourself?"

"I missed you!"

"Be serious."

Chen Shi looked at Tao Yueyue, then at Lin Dongxue. "Is the solving of the case already within reach?"

"Yes, this is all Tao Yueyue's credit. Her reasoning is very well-founded. I can't wait to get the key evidence and confront the suspect."

"Who’s the suspect?"

"The screenwriter!"

Chen Shi rubbed his chin. "Maybe I’ll make you guys disappointed. The corpse was exposed to the rain outside and was turned over again. In addition, the clothes he was wearing were textiles, so fingerprints couldn’t be found at all."

"Wh- what?!"