Saturday 27 January 2024

TISHW 58




Chapter 58  Team building camp 18

With Xiang Chen taking the lead, Jian Cang didn't mind enlarging the drama and said positively, "I want to know too!"

Ye Yuanyu looked at them expressionlessly. The few avoided his gaze. They were determined not to change their minds.

The audience couldn’t stop laughing:

【You are all really good friends. 】

Xiang Chen looked at Shu Hua who felt guilty and encouraged her gently, "You have to submit it sooner or later anyway. It's the same if you submit it now. If not, he might keep an eye on you from now until the end."

Shu Hua felt the pressure from Ye Yuanyu and felt that what Xiang Chen said was quite right. Anyway, extending the head was the same as shrinking it. The earlier it ended, the earlier it was over. So she raised her hand and said, "Deducing the truth of Li Er's death."

The director gave her a truth card. She explained to everyone while writing it: "Witnesses claimed that Li Er was dragged into the water while fishing. In fact, he wasn't dragged into the water by a fish, by someone." She picked up the fishing rod and tore open the black non-slip material on the handle of the fishing rod, revealing a thin layer of air bags wrapped inside. "It was filled with super glue. It will be pinched broken once force is applied."

"The murderer knew Li Er's hobby of fishing and was familiar with the model of his fishing rod. So he prepared a tampered fishing rod handle with the same appearance in advance. When clueless Li Er took it to fish, the murderer dived into the water, grabbed Li Er's fishhook and made him think that a fish was taking the bait. Then Li Er will unconsciously hold the handle tightly. The air bag would be crushed and the strong glue inside would flow out, firmly sticking Li Er's hand with the handle of the fishing rod. At this time, the murderer dragged him into the water with more force."

She gestured as if her hands were bound, "Li Er's hands were stuck to the fishing rod and he couldn't swim at all. So as long as the murderer pulled the fishing line to prevent him from coming out of the water, he would drown."

"Who is the murderer?" Jian Cang asked.

Shu Hua picked up the diving suit, "Li Er was very thin, while Zhang San was of medium build. Only Wang Yi, who was tall and strong, could wear this diving suit. So Wang Yi wore the diving suit and went to the bottom of the water to pull Li Er down and drag him into the lake and kill him."

Xiang Chen raised a question, "Even if his hands were tied, Li Er would struggle and flail around when he fell into the water. It would be eye-catching. Moreover, the size of this diving suit can only prove that the diving suit belongs to Wang Yi, how can it prove that it was him who entered the water to kill people? What if he likes diving? "

"Also, people under water may not have that much strength to pull a person on land down." Xiang Chen said, "The most important thing is that the time period when Li Er disappeared, there are surveillance videos and Mahjong friends that can prove Wang Yi was indeed playing mahjong and he has an alibi."

Shu Hua was caught out by this question. She couldn't help but look at Ye Yuanyu.

Xiang Chen grinned, "So you didn't deduce the complete logical chain of Li Er's murder. The evidence is incomplete. You realized that it was part of the evidence when you saw Ye Yuanyu taking the diving suit and then grabbed it? How did you grab it? What was your mental journey and what was the specific process? Please describe it in detail."

Shu Hua:......

Everyone:...

【Hahaha, as expected, he is waiting here. Those who didn’t know better would assume he is going to seek justice for Ye Yuanyu. 】

【On the surface, Lawyer Xiang: Come, tell me and I will comment on it for you; In fact, Lawyer Xiang: Quickly describe the scene at that time to satisfy my curiosity. 】

【Lawyer Xiang is truly unsatisfied with not being able to see the scene and exploit the interrogation process. 】

【This topic was brought up very naturally and there is nothing wrong with it. 】

【In fact, we are willing to listen again. Lawyer Xiang, as a lawyer, you should investigate the truth rigorously. 】

Ye Yuanyu finally couldn't resist the urge to grab Xiang Chen's neck and pressed him on his lap. Xiang Chen burst into laughter. Jian Cang was booing next to him, and everyone laughed.

However, probably due to wanting to get rid of these harmful friends’ mockery as soon as possible, Ye Yuanyu gave a complete chain of evidence afterward.

"First of all, Wang Yi was too deliberate about taking a shower because of the hot weather. Even if the weather is hot, there is air conditioning in the room. So he wouldn't be too hot from sitting still and needed to take a shower. On the one hand, his purpose was to go out and take action; on the other hand, in order to create an alibi for himself." 

He took out a USB flash drive and handed it to the director, "Please turn on the surveillance video."

Shu Hua was surprised, "How come you have this?"

Ye Yuanyu glanced at her and said calmly, "I got it from the shop owner. Didn't he say? The mahjong friends had a deep impression of him that day and there was surveillance video to confirm that he was at home."

Embarrassed, Shu Hua rubbed her nose.

The director opened the video. Ye Yuanyu took the remote control to control the progress of the video, "This is obviously in the living room of the Lakeview Courtyard. First of all, this is an unusual place. The three of them came here to hunt for treasure. Since they arrived on the island not long ago, they aren’t familiar with the people on the island at all. How could Wang Yi invite four-five people to play mahjong at home? This is one of those deliberate points. Secondly, the time he left to take a shower was 10:30. The time he came back was 11:10. He disappeared for half an hour. As we all know, men aren’t that slow when it comes to showering."

"It wouldn't even take a minute to run to reach the lake from the lake view courtyard. So within half an hour, Wang Yi finished putting on his diving suit, went to the lake, went into the water, dragged Li Er into the water, came back, took off his diving suit, and took a quick shower in the bathroom. Of course, this process sounded a bit tight. Especially when dragging Li Er into the water shouldn't be that easy. But what if he used tools?" Ye Yuanyu picked up another small iron piece, "This is the remains of the underwater propeller."

"Wang Yi first induced Li Er to pinch the handle of the fishing rod to stick his hand and the fishing rod together. Then tie the fishing line to the underwater propeller and start it. The speed and power of the underwater propeller are enough to pull people into the water at once and not let Li Er have a chance to react or struggle."

"The most important thing is that the underwater propulsion speed is very fast. Wang Yi does not need to drive it himself. Whether it is for the purpose of destroying evidence or because he is in a hurry, he only needs to adjust the direction of the underwater propeller and directly let the propeller take Li Er toward the center of Lake." He pointed to the crooked and pulpy place on the top of the fishing rod, "This can explain why the strong carbon fiber fishing rod becomes like this. Because it is entangled in the propeller."

"Probably for this reason, Li Er wasn't taken very far and was brought back by the tide. Of course, the most important evidence is here," Ye Yuanyu fixed the video after Wang Yi came out of the shower, "Look around his eyes."

Jian Cang leaned over and took a closer look, wondering, "What's there?"

Xiang Chen said, "There are indentations."

"Yes, this is an indentation in the shape of a diving goggle," Ye Yuanyu said. "Although he completed the entire murder process in half an hour, it was precisely because of the short time that he pretended to take a shower in the bathroom and the indentation on the face hadn’t faded."

Xiang Chen lamented, "He deliberately left this video to prove his alibi, but didn't expect it to be the most critical evidence."

Ye Yuanyu submitted the truth card and the director said, "The reasoning is correct, please submit the evidence."

Ye Yuanyu paused. The USB flash drive had been handed in. The rest... He turned back to look at Shu Hua.

Shu Hua picked up the fishing rod and diving suit warily, mulled over it, and discussed, "I found the reasoning and evidence about the fishing rod. Shouldn’t I get some points?"

Ye Yuanyu didn't speak. Shu Hua gestured to a 7. After thinking about it, she reluctantly changed it to a 5 and said cautiously, "Just divide it into half."

Jian Cang said, "But you tore off the other party’s clothes. Aren't you allowed to pay some compensation?"

Ye Yuanyu:......

Shu Hua stretched out her hand to hit Jian Cang, and pushed out her gritted teeth, "No one will treat you as a mute if you don't speak,!"

Everyone laughed. Shu Hua became depressed from their laughter. She got up and gave the fishing rod and diving suit to the director. The director took out 15 points and was about to give them to Ye Yuanyu. Shu Hua quickly grabbed them. Seeing Ye Yuanyu looking at her, she carefully took 5 points. After a moment of hesitation, she put back 1 point, handed over the rest, and said pitifully, "It can't be any less. I at least helped you carry the evidence back, right?"

【Hahaha, our Huahua is so pitiful. After being busy for a long time, she ended up making wedding clothes for others. 】

【Yeah, fishing rods and wetsuits were so hard to get. 】

【Huahua, so what if you robbed him? In the worst case scenario, just tear off his clothes again. Who's afraid of who? 】

【ABove, your abacus bead is all off my face, haha. 】

Obviously there was more than one person planning this. Xiang Chen encouraged Shu Hua warmly, "Shu Hua, you are too careful. Even if you take everything, can he still take it from you?"

Seeing that Shu Hua was really hesitant, Ye Yuanyu quickly took the 11 points and walked back.

Shu Hua felt heartbroken when she saw this, "I think I should get at least 5."

Ye Yuanyu quickened his pace and sat next to Xiang Chen, hooking his hand around his neck to stop him from speaking again. He directly asked Jian Cang, "Have you found your treasure map?"

Zhou Feifei, who never had a chance to speak, said quickly, "Found it. You will never guess where it is."

She turned around and asked Qin Shiyu with a smile, "Can you guess it?"

Qin Shiyu looked at Jiang Yu, "Where do you think it is?"

Jiang Yu contemplated and said, "Probably somewhere that can only be seen after the tide goes out."

Jian Cang snapped his fingers, "Bingo! That’s right, in a reef!"

"His poem was adapted from Yang Pan's "On the Qiantang River", which hints at the tide. The last sentence, 'The strong man’s dream has been in the eyes of everyone for several years.' It means that the treasure map of those pursuing on becoming a strong man is hidden among a bunch of eyes. The reef has many eyes?"

Xiang Chen broke free from Ye Yuanyu's clutches and said with a smile, "Li Er's treasure map is indeed very clever. Not to mention that other people don't understand the tides, one had to find it within a specific hour or two. How amazing.”

Zhou Feifei grinned, "But we still found it." 

She got up and submitted the treasure map. When she came back, she and Jian Cang and  Xiang Chen shared 25 points.

"In the end, all that's left is Wang Yi's treasure map and the reasoning behind Zhang San's death." Xiang Chen looked at Jiang Yu and Qin Shiyu, "Have you found them all?"

Qin Shiyu directly took out Wang Yi's treasure map.

Jiang Yu said, "The photo Wang Yi gave is a partial photo of the tiles. The treasure map is hidden on the tiles on the roof."

"Ah! It turned out to be the tiles on the roof!" Jian Cang said depressedly, "I was thinking since Wang Yi likes darkness under the light, it should be hidden somewhere at home. I looked at all the cyan places. Why didn't I think of it tiles?! Ahhh, missed out on 25 points."

Xiang Chen comforted him with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of heights? Even if you know it's on the roof, you may not dare to go up. These 25 points are destined not to belong to you. Thinking like this, you don’t feel sad right?"

Jian Cang let out a fake cry and said, "Even more sad. Elder Brother Chen, even if you don't know how to comfort people, why are you still giving a knife?"  

Everyone laughed.

Qin Shiyu received the truth card amidst their laughter and began to reason about the cause of Zhang San's death. He first concluded: "The murderer is Li Er."

The group sighed. Xiang Chen said, "The case of serial murders within the treasure hunting group; Wang Yi killed Li Er, Li Er killed Zhang San, and Zhang San killed Wang Yi. It's brilliant."

Jian Cang said, "That's not right. Wasn't Li Er already dead at that time?"

Qin Shiyu replied, "En, he made a delay mechanism." 

He took out a fishing line, a rubber warp and three iron nails, as well as the broken ship plank and the mineral water bottle with the plastic piece of fishing line. .

Qin Shiyu pointed to the fishing line and nails and said, "Li Er knew that Zhang San would sit opposite the window of the west bedroom every evening to enjoy the lake view. So he fixed the gun on the roof of the west bedroom with a fishing line and nails in advance. Using the green plants, he aimed at the chair where Zhang San usually sits. 

Then he pointed at the rubber band, "At the same time, an automatic device for pulling the trigger was made."

"The next most critical thing is how to trigger the mechanism to pull the trigger at a set time while destroying the corpses and traces of the gun fixed on the roof."

Jian Cang looked at the broken ship planks and mineral water bottles curiously, "Is it made of these? I can't even figure it out with the evidence here. How can this be done?"

Qin Shiyu said, "Using the tide."

"Li Er understood the laws of tides very well. The lake will ebb at around five o'clock every day in July, which is the time for Zhang San to enjoy the sunset."

"Although the tide of the lake isn’t as powerful as the tide of the sea, it is more than enough to take away a plastic bottle." Qin Shiyu picked up the plastic bottle and placed the plastic piece at the bottom into the frame where the battery was placed on the broken ship. "

"Residents on the island often use this kind of electric boat as a means of transportation. So it isn’t unusual to park it on the shore. Li Er inserted this plastic piece into one pole of the electric paddle battery, which is equivalent to making a second switch."

"He turned on the switch of the electric propeller. Because the plastic sheet was insulated, the electric boat still hadn’t started. But when the tide receded and the plastic bottles floated away, the thin plastic sheet would be dragged away bit by bit. At this time, the electric propeller started, the boat slid out quickly, and the fishing line tightened. This not only pulled the mechanism on the shotgun trigger, but also dragged the gun directly into the lake, destroying the body and leaving no trace."

Shu Hua said, "Ah, the traces of the snake in Wang Yi's diary weren’t snakes at all. It’s traces of the gun being dragged away."

"Fudge, it can still be like this! Whether it's hiding treasures or killing people, Li Er has made full use of the tide."

The director team announced: "The reasoning is correct and the evidence is conclusive."

Qin Shiyu came back with 40 points. Without dividing, he handed them directly to Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu had given up resisting. Without saying anything, she picked it up and put it into her small bag.

Jian Cang looked at her bulging bag and remarked with envy, "Elder Sister Yu, how many points do you have in that!"

Zhou Feifei grinned, "Will the one with the most points treat us to meat tonight?!"

Jian Cang was excited, "Wow, this is a good idea. Eat meat! Eat meat!"

Jiang Yu nodded in agreement, "Okay."

When she said this, everyone else was stunned for a moment. Didn't she have the most points?

Everyone started to lower their heads and count their points. As they were counting, Jian Cang suddenly remembered something, "Is there one treasure map we haven't submitted yet?"

Shu Hua remembered, "Zhang San's treasure map!"

They both looked at Xiang Chen and Ye Yuanyu at the same time. Jian Cang asked, "Which one of you got Zhang San's treasure map?"

Ye Yuanyu and Xiang Chen looked at each other. The two people who had been hurting each other now reached a tacit understanding of a united front. Xiang Chen grinned, "Guess?"

Jiang Yu immediately said, "Are there any points for guessing correctly?"

Shu Hua, who had the fewest points, suddenly became energetic, "Yeah, you've been leaving us hanging for so long and be a clown for you to laugh at for nothing? Give points for guessing correctly." She mulled over it and stated, "It's not much. 5!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Yuanyu stood up and walked toward the director, "Submit the treasure map."

Shu Hua:......

【Hahaha, want to scam? No way. 】

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