Chapter Seventy-Three: Third-Rate Detective Opera (End)
"Agents, psychologists, forensics, lawyers."
"The four professions mentioned in the hint represent the four digits of the password."
"Anyone who thinks that way is an idiot."
Gu Moli didn't hesitate to lash out at himself a few minutes ago.
"Jeonnyima is."
"The hint is not this at all, it's just a trick, it doesn't make any sense at all, and there are no numbers corresponding to the profession, and even if there is, it is impossible to write it at the level of a third-rate detective novelist, and that kind of password is too complicated and too brain-burning."
Li Caijin: "........"
"But I have to admit it."
"The design of this password is really clever."
Gu Moli knocked on the safe beside him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you did give a hint and set a password, but you didn't hide him very deeply, just like the arrangement of the safe in the room, you actually put everything on the bright side." β
"On the surface?"
Hua Qiong asked questions very timely.
"Good question~!"
Gu Moli gave Hua Qiong a satisfied look, and then said: "The hint is actually not a challenge letter, it was given to confuse me, or the hint given by the challenge letter is a smart detective, which is implying that our modus operandi is related to this novel." β
"But that's about it."
"The real hint about the password was when we first met Mr. Lee."
"Remember what he said?"
"Ugh."
Hua Qiong frowned, thought about it for a while, and said, "He analyzed your clothes, and then analyzed your motive for coming here, by the way..... Yes. β
Seeing Hua Qiong's reaction, Gu Moli answered:
"That's right."
"He said something very thought-provoking: a lot of things aren't that complicated."
"He didn't need to turn around to guess that I had brought you along, but he didn't rely on complicated reasoning, but simply on mirror-like floor-to-ceiling windows."
"It's the same."
"Smart people tend to have a similar disadvantage, that is, they will always think about things as smart as they are, but the fact that there are many things in this world that are simple and straightforward, and this difference will always make them roll over on some simple little things."
"So..... It's not a complicated password. β
Hua Qiong lowered her head and muttered to herself.
"Yes."
"The answer is simple."
Gu Moli looked at Li Caijin and continued: "Based on your previous account of your feelings for yourself and the deceased, I can guess that the reason why you called the deceased to open the safe was probably to leave a will or something for her to take, but you have already said it before." β
"Your wife doesn't really trust you."
"What if the password is fake? If the deceased had a question like this and then did something that was not what you had planned, it would undoubtedly bankrupt your plan. β
"So you have to convince her of the authenticity of the password."
"Then here's the problem."
"How can you get her to believe it?"
"Love."
Speaking of this, Gu Moli subconsciously glanced at Hua Qiong: "... I have always believed that love is the worst enemy of reason, your wife does not believe you, but she cannot be untouched by her feelings, a set of passwords, as long as it is in the name of love, even if your wife has doubts. β
"At least she'll give it a try."
"A password in the name of love...."
Hearing this, Li Caijin held the remote control in his hand hard, and his five fingers turned pale.
And Hua Qiong is desperately using her brain to think.
The password, the love, the testimony of love for each other....
.... Yes!
Gu Moli smiled proudly, ready to open his mouth to reveal the truth....
"It's 4735, right? That password! β
β........β
Gu Moli turned around silently and looked at Hua Qiong, who excitedly said the answer in advance, the expression on his face was extremely exciting.
To describe it specifically, it's like when you WQQER beat your opponent to pieces of blood when you are playing a game, and you are about to take down this head and take off from now on, but the hook in your hand is thrown off by the electric knife hammer stone next to you, and it triggers a critical hit and takes the head away.
Aggrieved.
"The password is on the surface, yes, it's this Twin Star Building! Building forty-seven on the left, building thirty-five on the right, in this place that symbolizes the love of the two, if you say this password, supplemented by some affectionate words, I will definitely try it if I change it. β
"This is the code in the name of love."
"Simple, but ingenious."
β.... Yes. β
After the words were snatched up, Gu Moli could only grit his teeth secretly and nod in agreement.
Then he looked at Li Caijin.
"Is there anything else to say, Mr. Lee? Can you put down the remote control in your hand? β
β.... Without. β
After looking at Gu Moli and Hua Qiong for a while, Li Caijin shook his head helplessly: "Smart people always think about problems from a smart point of view, this is a kind of inertial thinking, and it is also the weakness of smart people, I originally wanted to use this to teach you this truth." β
"But it seems like you're better than I thought you would."
"Sure enough."
"I was still too naΓ―ve back then, I had no talent for reasoning at all, and the first detective novel I wrote only looked good, but in fact, the modus operandi and reasoning process were full of loopholes, and I really don't know why my wife fell in love with me because of that novel."
"Now that I think about it, maybe it was just a random excuse for my wife to make a scene."
"After all, even the techniques are directly borrowed from the novel, and it is impossible to be fooled as long as the wife still has even the slightest impression of it...."
Regarding Li Caijin's sigh, Gu Moli could only be silent, because as Li Caijin himself said, he really gave Mrs. Li many chances.
If Mrs. Li has the intention of repenting, then he will also treat it as if nothing happened, tell Mrs. Li the real password, and give Mrs. Li his will and posthumous property as a surprise, and even in the will, Li Caijin may really write words to persuade his wife to remarry....
Even if Mrs. Li didn't mean to repent, in fact, Li Caijin also gave her a chance.
Because the modus operandi he used was actually the love token between him and Mrs. Li, the modus operandi in the book "Detective of the Machine" has not even been changed, if the relationship between Mrs. Li and Li Caijin in the past is real, then Mrs. Li must remember this modus operandi, and she will not die.
In other words.
This case is actually just a test for Mrs. Li Caijin, a test to verify the love between each other, as long as Mrs. Li still has a trace of nostalgia for Li Caijin, and there was still a little bit of true affection, then Mrs. Li will never die under Li Caijin.
Otherwise, with Li Caijin's ability, he can definitely write more complex puzzles, after all, it has been so many years, and he is not the fledgling street author at the beginning.
.... It's just a pity.
In the end, Mrs. Li failed to pass this test.
But.....
"Mr. Li, have you considered such a possibility?"
"What?"
"What if your wife actually intends to die with you?"
Li Caijin: ".....!!! β
Gu Moli's words were like a sledgehammer, hitting Li Caijin's heart hard, making him stunned for a while.
"Die with me....? With me? β
"Xiyue.... Die with me? .... No, no, what proof do you have!? β
"Nope."
Gu Moli shook his head: "But it is undeniable that there is such a possibility, isn't it?" β
"Possibility.... Oh, impossible. β
Li Caijin sighed and shook his head with a gloomy face: "No matter what, it's all over." β
β... It's not over yet, Mr. Li, no matter what kind of reason you have, what kind of hardship you have, killing people is not right after all, and it is not allowed by society, since I won the competition just now, Mr. Li, please put down the remote control and surrender with me. β
"Turn yourself in?"
"Forget it."
Li Caijin shook his head and pressed the remote control button in his hand.
Gu Moli: "!! β
Hua Qiong: "!! β
Damn it!
"Why! You promised..."
Thundered!
Gu Moli's voice stopped abruptly.
Because what was caused by pressing the button was not an earth-shattering explosion, but a sound that Gu Moli and Hua Qiong were very familiar with, this kind of voice was not unfamiliar to both of them, after all, every year during the Spring Festival, everyone could more or less hear such a sound in various places.
β.... Firework? β
"Ahh
Sitting in the top room of the forty-seventh floor of the building on the left, from the top floor of the building on the right, fireworks rose into the air, and exploded in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the room where Gu Moli and the others were, turning into images constructed by fireworks, with heart-shaped patterns, human-shaped patterns, and others....
Beautiful, gorgeous, dazzling, even the dark night sky is lit up by them.
"This is what I was going to give to my wife."
"If my wife is willing to give up those ridiculous plans, I will be here with her to enjoy the fireworks display that I have carefully prepared. Twin Star Building, when I built this building, I promised my wife that this building symbolizes the eternal love between me and her. β
"Like the twin stars in the sky."
β.........β
"Maybe I shouldn't have stopped at the temptation in the first place, and just made everything clear to her.... No, I'm actually afraid to hear the answer, if my wife is really just cheating on me, then I'd rather not hear all this, but maybe Mr. Gu is right? Xiyue, she wants to be with me.... Not! β
Li Caijin covered his face a little tangled, and it took a long time before he calmed down again.
"A man dies like a lamp goes out."
"It's just a pity that I can't confirm my wife's intentions anymore."
Bang dang.
The remote control slipped from Li Caijin's hand and fell to the ground, which also woke up Gu Moli and Hua Qiong, who were shocked by the grand fireworks for a while.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Hua, I won't see the end of this firework."
"But then again, Mr. Gu, there is one thing you guessed wrong."
"Mr. Gu, my original intention in inviting you here was not to challenge you, the reason why I chose you is just because you are very similar to the character in my first novel, and you just happened to be in contact with [Hero Trial], I need a detective character to appear in this farce."
"As I said before, it's just a game."
"And you've cleared it now."
"As for the name of the game.... Ha, since it was written by a third-rate person like me, let's call it "Third-rate Detective Opera", and I will send you the reward for clearing the customs. β
"As for the farce itself, in fact, no matter what the process is, the result will not change."
"It's just the difference between morning and evening."
"What... Not! Mr. Lee! You.... Stop him! β
Gu Moli reacted instantly, and was about to rush forward to stop Li Caijin, but before that, Li Caijin had already raised a pocket pistol aimed at him, and pulled the trigger before Gu Moli, while the old butler behind him was sad, but he didn't stop him.
Bang!
Outside the window, brilliant fireworks illuminate the night sky.
Inside the window, splashes of blood fell into the room.