"The door is impossible, the windows are impossible, and the surrounding walls are impossible. What about the ceiling?" Lu Ming raised his head.
"Then it's even more impossible. The ceiling is thicker than the wall, and there is no mezzanine. Not to mention, if you want to escape from the ceiling, you must have a ladder to go up. The lifting rack here is twice that of an ordinary house. You can stand on it
The table can’t even reach the ceiling.”
Zhang Ziyang measured the dimensions when he surveyed the site that day, ruling out the possibility of hiding in the ceiling and escaping.
Lu Ming had to change his mind. He walked around the room and muttered: "Change flowers and trees, secretly infiltrate Chencang..."
"I can only keep this case from being closed and wait for you to come back and start over again. I have no idea at all. This is not a criminal case at all, but a supernatural incident. Miss Shanda may be an accomplished immortal. In this room
If you become an immortal, then naturally you won’t explain it in your book or mine.” Zhang Ziyang said with a bitter smile.
The two were silent for a while, neither speaking.
"I think there must be blind spots in this case that we have overlooked." Lu Ming took a deep breath and said.
"Blind spot? I think we are trying to figure out the elephant." Zhang Ziyang said dejectedly.
"It's the blind spot in people's daily understanding and vision. For example, something is obviously here, but you can't find it after searching the whole house. Your eyes may have scanned it many times but ignored its existence. Could it be Sheng Muyi
Or did someone else create a blind spot in this case?"
"Ah? You said, wait, let me think about it..." Zhang Ziyang seemed to be touched by something, frowning and thinking hard.
These days, when he was free, this case was on his mind, and he repeatedly speculated on the various possibilities of the case. The result was just like this closed room, with no way out at all.
"There is such a possibility." Suddenly a light flashed in Zhang Ziyang's mind and he shouted.
When he looked at Lu Ming, he knew that Lu Ming was thinking the same thing as him, because Lu Ming's face was full of sadness at this time.
"It seems that we are thinking of getting together again."
"I hope it's different from what you think." Lu Ming sighed.
"Tell me what you think first." Zhang Ziyang said.
"If there is a blind spot, it must be here." Lu Ming pointed to the bathroom on the right side of the door.
This presidential suite is not only large, but also has two bathrooms. One is in the bedroom and the other is on the right side of the entrance. This should be prepared for guests, because outside is where the owner works and entertains guests.
"Yes, this move is so clever that people can't even imagine it. Just keep talking." Zhang Ziyang said.
"When everyone came in, there was indeed someone in the room. Let's not say who this person was. He was hiding in this bathroom. When everyone swarmed in, where was the first thing they wanted to check?" Lu Ming asked.
"Of course it's the bedroom, because the living room is immediately visible after entering the door."
"Yes, so after everyone came in, no one would glance at the bathroom. Instead, they all went to the bedroom to look for Sheng Muyi. At this time, the person hiding in the bathroom could appear openly, or join the crowd coming in, or Shi Shiran went out, and then
Walk away in style."
"If he joins the crowd looking for Sheng Muyi, these people will think that he followed him in, and will not think that he was hiding in the house. If he goes out, people outside will only think that he is the one who went in to look for Sheng Muyi.
I won’t doubt him.”
"Brilliant, the man is clearly right in front of you, probably half of the people have seen him, but they just didn't expect that this man would be hiding in the house. The key to the case, the incomprehensible part, is him."
"Yes, this is a blind spot. Everyone only had one thought at the time, what's wrong with Sheng Muyi? Is she sick? She has no time to pay attention to other people. Even if she sees him, she won't care, and she won't think of any connection between this person and Sheng Muyi."
"Well, you or other police officers might even have questioned him afterwards, but they would never have thought that he was the one who committed the crime." Lu Ming said.
"It's very possible, of course, it's also possible that he left and disappeared. However, there is still a question. Sheng Muyi's suitcase and dressing box are missing. How to explain this?" Zhang Ziyang asked.
"Of course he was transferred away, along with Sheng Muyi." Lu Ming said sadly, a layer of mist rising in his eyes.
"Then do you think it was Sheng Muyi who walked out of the house? She carries a makeup box with her so that she can disguise herself and put on makeup." Zhang Ziyang's mind suddenly opened up. He really wanted Sheng Muyi to still be alive. He
Knowing the relationship between Lu Ming and Sheng Muyi, he didn't want his brother to suffer such a heavy blow.
"It's impossible. Anyone who comes out can be it, except Sheng Muyi." Lu Ming shook his head, then raised his head to suppress the tears that were about to flow out of his eyes.
"Yes, everyone in the room or in the corridor is too familiar with her. Even if she changes her appearance, her body shape will still be recognized. It is impossible for her to change her height, weight, and thinness."
"If you have time and props, of course you can, but after all, Sheng Muyi is not a movie or drama makeup artist. She does not have such high makeup and disguise skills. She cannot disguise herself as another person in two hours." Lu Ming
Judgment.
He turned around secretly and wiped his eyes. Although Zhang Ziyang was not someone else, he was still ashamed to shed tears in front of outsiders.
"If the inference is true, the first suspects are still the two bodyguards. Not only do they have the opportunity, but they also have the ability to collude with outsiders to kidnap Sheng Muyi or kill her." Lu Ming said.
"They pretended to accompany the police upstairs and downstairs for inspection, cleverly creating this blind spot so that they could get rid of their own suspicions," Zhang Ziyang said.
"This is a standard missing-in-a-secret-room case. People can't find where to start. In the end, they have to leave it alone and treat it as a supernatural incident. The most brilliant part of the whole case is here."
"The people in the room and corridor at that time were either members of the Sheng family or hotel employees. If an outsider suddenly appeared, it would probably arouse suspicion." Zhang Ziyang suddenly thought of a question.
"So, this has narrowed the scope. We can be sure that the person hiding indoors is either a mole of the Sheng family or an employee of the hotel." Lu Ming said firmly.
Thinking of what Sheng Youde said to him last night, he was more inclined to believe that there was a mole in the Sheng family, and he did not even rule out that one of Sheng Muyi's maids acted as a mole.
Zhang Ziyang recalled all the people he had interrogated immediately after the incident. The people from the Sheng family and the hotel employees had all passed the screening. It seemed that no one met this condition.
"Zi Yang, you can't think of any flaws when you look back now. You must go back and carefully check the confessions of everyone at that time. If it doesn't work, then re-record the confessions of everyone present." Lu Ming insisted on his point of view.
"Can we find a breakthrough through oral confession? Anyone who does this kind of thing must have rich counter-reconnaissance experience." Zhang Ziyang hasn't figured out this question yet.
"There must be such a person among the people present at that time, a person who suddenly appeared at the scene, as if he came out of the ground. This guy is the criminal we are looking for." Lu Ming said.
"Yes, when a person suddenly appears in front of everyone, even if he is a familiar person, it will actually arouse suspicion. But no one thought about it at the time, so no one had any suspicion." Zhang Ziyang patted Lu Ming.
shoulder and cast an approving look.
"Let's sort out the case." Lu Ming walked to the door of the suite.
"Afternoon tea ended at about 3:50, Sheng Muyi went upstairs, followed by bodyguards and maids." Zhang Ziyang began to sort out the case from the beginning.
"Sheng Muyi was about to enter the room. She took the things from the maid's hands, carried the suitcase and dressing box by herself, and told no one to disturb her," Lu Ming continued.
"Stop, why does she have to carry her suitcase and dressing box by herself? Why doesn't she let her personal maid help her change her clothes and touch up her makeup?" Zhang Zi waved his hand.
"Well, this is one of the important doubts. I originally concluded that Mu Yi disappeared on her own initiative. I won't discuss the reasons. She carried the suitcase and dressing box by herself and did not let the maids enter the house. This is effective evidence." Lu Ming nodded.
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When discussing cases, he and Zhang Ziyang often have a clear understanding of each other, but when it comes to cases, in other aspects, their ideas and views are basically opposite. If they can't convince each other, they can try their hand at each other.
For example, Lu Ming is a relatively wealthy owner, but he never touches stocks, let alone casinos. Zhang Ziyang only lives on his salary. Although he cannot be said to be a moonlighter and the money he can save is limited, he likes stock trading and gambling.
"Then how do you explain this?" Zhang Ziyang asked.
"This is against the norm. Normally she wouldn't carry her suitcase and dressing box into the room by herself. Obviously she doesn't want others to go in. Why?" Lu Ming started thinking.
"Well, this is indeed a doubtful point, please continue."
"Another possibility is that after Sheng Muyi entered the house, she was attacked by someone who had hidden in the house. If so, then the person hiding in the house was an employee of the hotel, because only employees of the hotel can get the master key.
Hide inside in advance." Lu Ming continued to reason.
"There are many rooms in the hotel, how does this person know that Mu Yi will definitely come to this suite to rest?" Zhang Ziyang asked rhetorically.
"This is not a problem. Everyone in the hotel knows that this suite is reserved for the Sheng family. The person who is eligible to enter and rest is either Sheng Muyi or Sheng Youde, which means that there is a 50% chance that Sheng Muyi will enter this suite.
And Sheng Youde will definitely leave the best room to his daughter. If you reason like this, Sheng Muyi may enter more than 80% of the rooms." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"But how can they be sure that Sheng Muyi will definitely enter the room to rest? What if she goes home?" Zhang Ziyang asked again.
He is not trying to hold back, but wants to plug any potential loopholes. This is also a way for him and Lu Ming to cooperate.
"After afternoon tea, there is basically no program. There are still two hours before the dinner and evening celebrations. The celebration is to prepare for an all-night celebration. Everyone needs to have a good rest and recharge their batteries to prepare for the dinner and evening celebrations.
The situation that day just illustrates this point. Everyone found a room to rest. Not to mention the guests, even the servants all had rooms."
"Well, it seems that the hotel employees are most likely to be suspected. They can obtain internal information in advance and then conspire with the bodyguards."