Chapter One: Night of the Dead
At night in Binhai City, the wind and rain raged, the wind whistled against the Windows, and the bean rain crackled to the ground. Li Hua's villa stands on the edge of the city, shrouded in darkness and wind and rain, and looks particularly lonely.
Police sirens cut sharply through the quiet of the night, red and blue lights flashing in the rain. Police officers rushed to the scene and put up a cordon to prevent anyone from approaching. Lin Yu, an experienced and wise detective, is in charge of the case. He was tall, wearing a long black trench coat, and appeared tall and firm in the wind and rain. His piercing eyes seemed to see through the darkness.
Lin Yu stepped into the study, the room filled with a dull atmosphere. He walked carefully, taking every step with extra caution for fear of destroying any clues that might exist. He carefully observed every corner, not letting go of any clues.
He saw Li Hua sitting calmly in the chair, with a calm expression, but with a hint of fear in his eyes. The fear seemed to be frozen in the moment of death, making people shudder. The coffee on the desk was still faintly steaming, and the rising water vapor quickly dissipated in the cold air. The handwriting on the open trade secret document was blurred by the coffee splash.
"What's going on here?" Lin Yu frowned, his heart was full of doubts. His voice echoed in the silence of the study, with a heavy sense of pressure.
He began to question the staff at the villa. The housekeeper, Lao Zhang, with a frightened face and a slightly trembling body, said in a tearful voice, "Mr. Li has been staying in the study and has not heard any abnormal sound." I really don't know how it happened, Sir Is usually very kind to us."
The maid, Xiao Fang, bowed her head, twisted her hands around the corners of her coat, and her voice trembled: "When I brought the coffee in, Mr. Li was still fine." He also said thank you to me and told me to go to bed early. I could never have imagined that such a thing would happen."
Lin Yu's eyes moved back and forth between Lao Zhang and Xiao Fang, trying to catch a glimmer of useful information from their expressions and words.
"Did you prepare the coffee?" Lin Yu stared at small Fang asked.
Xiao Fang quickly nodded, "I prepared it according to Mr. Li's habit, using the coffee beans he often drinks."
"Who has access to the library?" Lin Yu's voice was serious and deep.
Lao Zhang quickly replied: "In addition to Mr. Li himself, only I occasionally go in to clean, and his secretary Xiao Liu will deliver documents."
Lin Yu paced slowly in the study, and the sound of wind and rain outside the window became more and more fierce, as if urging him to solve the mystery as soon as possible.
"What is the secret of this seemingly peaceful night?" Lin Yu muttered to himself.
Chapter Two: Mysterious clues
The wind and rain still did not stop signs, but more violent. Lin Yu stood at the window of his study, looking out the window at the world flooded by rain, and the mystery in his heart became more and more heavy as the chaotic weather.
He revisited the crime scene, focusing on the cup of uncooled coffee. Lin Yu put on gloves, gently picked up the coffee cup, carefully observed the rim of the cup, found a very fine trace of white powder residue.
"What could it be?" Lin Yu whispered to himself.
At this time, the assistant Xiao Wang rushed to, "Detective Lin, we found a mysterious email in Li Hua's computer, the sender is unknown, the content is only a brief sentence - 'Your secret is about to be revealed'."
Lin Yu eyes a tight, "immediately trace the source of this email."
Xiao Wang looked puzzled, "Have tried, the other side is obviously a master, hidden all traces."
Lin Yu fell into deep thought, turned around and began to check Li Hua's bookcase. In a humble old book, he found a piece of paper sandwiched in the middle with a strange string of numbers and symbols on it.
"Is this some kind of code?" Lin Yu heart doubts even more.
Meanwhile, the coroner's preliminary report came in. "Detective Lin, a rare poison was detected in the victim's body. It is very toxic and acts quickly."
Lin Yu's brow tightened, "This kind of poison is not common, investigate Li Hua's recent contacts, whether there is access to this poison."
Just then, Xiao Liu, Li Hua's secretary, came in. She looked flustered and her eyes wandered.
Lin Yu keenly caught her anomaly, "Secretary Liu, what do you seem to be hiding from us?"
Xiao Liu stammered back, "No... No, I was just frightened by the sudden change."
Lin Yu stared at her closely, "Really? I advise you to tell the truth."
Xiao Liu bit his lip, hesitated, and finally spoke: "In fact, Li Hua has been very unhappy with several partners in business recently, and they had a big fight in the office."
Lin Yu heart move, "Who are these partners?"
Xiao Liu reported a few names, Lin Yu one by one, decided to launch an in-depth investigation of them.
"Where does this mysterious series of clues lead?" Lin Yu took a deep breath and felt that the truth seemed to be in front of her, but it was separated by a layer of fog.
Chapter Three: Suspects emerge
The gloomy sky is still shrouded in dark clouds, as if to predict the mystery of the case. Lin Yu sat in the police station light slightly dim office, the table in front of a variety of information, documents are placed in disorder, just like his confused thoughts at the moment.
The first to enter Lin Yu's sight is Zhao Qiang, a partner who has a major dispute with Li Hua in business. Zhao Qiang, a fat businessman with sly eyes, will stop at nothing for profit. Lin Yu through in-depth investigation found that Zhao Qiang's recent financial situation is a complete mess, the mountain of debt pressure him out of breath, and Li Hua's hands that trade secret documents is undoubtedly his out of trouble, the last lifeline.
Lin Yu decided to summon Zhao Qiang first. Zhao Qiang swaggered into the interrogation room, his face full of impatience, "Comrade police, you are looking for the wrong person?" How could I have killed Li Hua? I'm a serious businessman!" The fat of his oily face quivered with the movement of his words.
Lin Yu's eyes burned, staring at Zhao Qiang, his voice was low and powerful, "Zhao Qiang, don't be innocent here." Your recent financial situation, I'm afraid not "not optimistic" three words can describe it? Isn't Li Hua's trade secret very attractive to you?"
Zhao Qiang's face suddenly darkened, his eyes flashed a hint of panic, but he quickly pretended to be calm, "This... It's a business competition. I wouldn't kill anyone! Don't do wrong to a good man!"
Lin Yu sneered, "Good guy? You think we don't know what you're doing?"
Then Wang Tao was taken into the interrogation room. Wang Tao is tall, his face is cold, but at this moment, he pretended to be calm expression, it is difficult to hide the inner tension.
As soon as Wang Tao sat down, he said loudly, "I'm just passing by Li Hua's villa. What does that mean? You can't just doubt me!" His voice echoed through the small interrogation room.
Lin Yu pressed, leaning forward slightly, "But someone saw you and Li Hua had a fierce argument before the crime." Tell me, what was the quarrel about?"
Wang Tao dodged his eyes, dared not look directly at Lin Yu's eyes, "It is just a business disagreement, which is not a common thing in the market?" Is that why you suspect me of murder?"
Finally, Li Ming is brought in. Li Ming, a slight man with gold glasses, looks urbane, but there is a visible strain in his eyes.
As soon as Li Ming entered the door, he said eagerly, "I am also very sad about my uncle's death. I always respected my uncle, how could I hurt him?"
Lin Yu looked directly at him, his eyes seemed to penetrate his heart, "Li Ming, you can do a lot of small actions in the company." Don't think we don't know."
Li Ming sweated on his forehead and stretched out his hand to wipe it, "I was doing it for the development of the company. I wanted to contribute to the company. I had no other thoughts."
Lin Yu leaned back in his chair, folded his hands over his chest, and was lost in thought. These three people, each of them is a suspect, each of them seems to have a reasonable explanation, but they are full of flaws.
"Who is the real murderer?" Lin Yu muttered, the office filled with a depressed atmosphere.
Chapter Four: In-depth investigation
The sky outside the police station is still cloudy, Lin Yu decided to carry out a more in-depth investigation of these suspects. He took his assistant Xiao Wang to Li Hua's villa again, hoping to find more clues that had been missed.
The villa is filled with a stale atmosphere, as if there are still some of the tension and fear of the night of the murder. Lin Yu carefully searched every room, not letting go of any corner.
In Li Hua's bedroom, Lin Yu found a diary hidden in the deep drawer. He gently opened the yellowing page, the above handwriting is a little fuzzy, but still can see Li Hua's inner unease and worry. "Recently I have felt that someone is spying on me. My business rivals are becoming more unscrupulous and I have to be careful." This page is dated just before the murder.
"Could this be the key clue?" Lin Yu thought to himself.
At the same time, Xiao Wang found some trampled flowers and plants in the corner of the garden, which seemed to show signs of intense struggle.
"Detective Lin, look at this!" Xiao Wang shouted.
Lin Yu walked quickly over and squatted down to carefully observe the marks.
"Could this have been left by the murderer?" Xiao Wang asked in disbelief.
Lin Yu frowned, "It is possible, but it is not certain."
They continue to search for clues in the villa, and Lin Yu's mind is racing to try to piece together these fragmentary clues.
At this time, Lin Yu's mobile phone rang, is responsible for investigating Zhao Qiang police called.
"Detective Lin, we found that Zhao Qiang had bought a large number of chemicals before the crime, some of which were similar to the poison detected in Li Hua's body."
Lin Yu's eyes lit up, "Continue digging!"
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu's suspicion of Zhao Qiang was heavier. But he knows it's too early to tell.
"The truth seems to be getting closer, but more evidence is needed." Lin Yu took a deep breath and said to Xiao Wang, "Let's go and see Zhao Qiang again."
Chapter 5: The Truth comes out
Lin Yu and Xiao Wang came to Zhao Qiang's company again, Zhao Qiang saw them, the face instantly turned white.
"Why are you here again?" Zhao Qiang said, pretending to be calm.
Lin Yu sneered, "Zhao Qiang, what about those chemicals you bought?"
Zhao Qiang's eyes dodged, "That... That's for research and development."
Lin Yu pressed step by step, "Stop sophistry! We have investigated that the ingredients of the drugs are highly similar to the poison in Li Hua's body."
Zhao Qiang began to sweat on his forehead. "This... It's a coincidence."
Lin Yumeng hit the table, "Coincidence? Do you expect me to believe that?"
Just then, Xiao Wang received a phone call, said that in Zhao Qiang's private warehouse found the same coffee cup as the crime scene.
Lin Yu stared at Zhao Qiang, "What else do you have to say?"
Zhao Qiang finally couldn't support it and sat down in a chair, "I... I'll tell you all. I killed Li Hua. I was desperate. He had a deadly hold on my company and was going to drive me over the edge, so I impulsively..."
Lin Yu took a deep breath, "Finally admitted." But I'm afraid it's not that simple."
After further interrogation, Zhao Qiang confessed that he had another accomplice, Li Ming, Li Hua's nephew. In order to get the property of Li Hua as soon as possible, Li Ming colluded with Zhao Qiang and planned the murder.
Lin Yu immediately took someone to arrest Li Ming, Li Ming saw the police arrived, tried to escape, but was eventually caught.
"Let go of me, I have been wronged!" Li Ming shouts loudly.
Lin Yu looked at him coldly, "Your accomplices have already confessed, and you still want to deny it?"
Li Ming's face turned ashen and he lowered his head.
The case seems to have come to light, but Lin Yu always feels that there are some details that have not been sorted out.
Chapter Six: The final showdown
The light in the interrogation room was dim and depressed, as if it were shrouded in this heavy atmosphere. Lin Yu sat at one end of the interrogation table, opposite Zhao Qiang and Li Ming, their faces very pale in the dim light.
"Zhao Qiang and Li Ming, don't think you've all confessed and the case is over." Lin Yu's voice was deep and commanding, echoing in this narrow space, "I always feel that there is a deeper conspiracy behind this." His eyes were like swords, stabbing straight at the two men opposite.
Zhao Qiang looked up with a flicker of panic in his eyes, tried to avoid Lin Yu's eyes, and stammered: "Detective Lin, we've said everything we need to say, there's really nothing else." We've already confessed. What more do you want?" His forehead was covered with beads of sweat and glinted in the light.
Lin Yu suddenly stood up, his hands vigorously supported on the table, leaning forward, "less this! What is hidden in Li Hua's trade secret documents? Why are you so eager to kill him? There must be a secret behind it!" His voice grew harsher, as if to break the psychological defenses of the two men completely.
Li Ming bit his lip, which trembled slightly and remained silent. His eyes wander, dare not look at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu continued: "Also, what role did Wang Tao play in this? Don't think I didn't notice something strange about him. Wang Tao's appearance is not accidental, you'd better give me an honest account!" His eyes moved back and forth between Zhao Qiang and Li Ming, catching the slightest change in their expressions.
At this time, Li Ming could not help but open his mouth, his voice with a bit of trembling: "Detective Lin, Wang Tao really has nothing to do with this matter, it is our use of his conflict with Li Hua, deliberately create confusion, divert your attention." We thought we'd get away with it, but..."
Lin Yu snorted cold, "You are playing a good abacus." But you think you're gonna get away with it? It's so simple!" He sat down again, his hands folded in front of him, his eyes still fixed on them.
Suddenly, the door of the interrogation room was violently pushed open with a loud bang. Xiao Wang, the assistant, came in in a hurry, his breath short and his face tense. "Detective Lin, we have found something new. A secret agreement was found in Zhao Qiang's office that appeared to be linked to a mysterious organization." Xiao Wang said, while the hand of the document to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu opened his eyes wide, quickly took over the agreement and began to read it carefully. His brow grew tighter and his face more serious. As he read deeper, his heart seemed to quicken.
"So there was such a big conspiracy behind it." Lin Yu raised his head and looked at Zhao Qiang and Li Ming again, "You are just pawns being used by others. How foolish of you to think you are clever when you are used as a gun!" His words were filled with anger and disdain.
When Zhao Qiang and Li Ming heard this, their bodies trembled involuntarily. They knew that this time there was no way to escape.
After an in-depth investigation and interrogation, Lin Yu finally completely uncovered the truth of the whole case, and the black hands behind the scenes were found out one by one. It is a vast criminal organization that hides in the dark and seeks to gain huge profits by controlling business giants.
Binhai city has returned to the past calm, the sun once again sprinkled in the streets. And Lin Yu's name once again became a symbol of justice and wisdom in people's mouths, and his heroic deeds were celebrated by people and became a legend in the city.