NOVEL NEXT Chapter 74 - Twist and Turn
Chapter 74 Twist and Turn
The woman who looked like Cheng Yimei wrapped her face in the scarf and said, “Kid, don’t talk nonsense! I’m not Cheng Yimei, you got the wrong person!”
“If I’m not mistaken, the reason why Jiang Dahu’s hair suddenly caught fire was that someone sprinkled white phosphorus on his hair.” Long Xi said aloud.
“White phosphorus? Long Xi, say it clearly!” Jiang Ba surprisingly shouted.
“The ignition point of white phosphorus is shallow in oxygen, only 40°C. However, the heat generated by friction or slow oxidation may cause the local temperature to reach 40°C. Therefore, it can’t be said that the white phosphorus won’t spontaneously ignite below 40°C. It is a basin here, and tonight it is hot, the temperature is about 36℃, and those torches have also made here warmer. I just checked the hair of the deceased and found a little white phosphorus powder, Madame Fu can testify. “Long Xi calmly analyzed.
Xiaolu adoringly looked at her speaking and gesturing. “Isn’t My Master Xi so handsome while reasoning? Wow!”
Mo Kun said, “I add another point. White phosphorus will spontaneously ignite even if the temperature does not reach the autoignition temperature in the case of friction between flammable materials. While hair is flammable that easily rubs against each other.”
Jiang Ba abruptly realized and said, “Long Xi, Mo Kun, is that true? Did she kill my father?”
Long Xi said, “At that time, only you and she stood next to your father. If it was not you, then it was her. She quietly sprinkled white phosphor powder into your father’s hair when you are all absorbed in the exorcism ceremony. Besides, I just saw she secretly put a small cylindrical metal box in your backpack while she pretended to comfort you. You may have Madame Fu check it for you.”
Jiang Ba shook his head and uttered. “It’s impossible! Impossible! She is Cheng Yimei! The Chengs and the Jiangs are old friends! Uncle Cheng Gong and my father are sworn brothers. They are both leaders of ‘Brutal Pranks Gang’ and on good terms all along! Cheng Yilun and Cheng Yimei are just like brother and sister to me! It’s impossible!”
Mo Kun said, “Jiang Ba, Long Xi really wants to find out the truth of the case. Just listen to her.”
Jiang Ba followed Mo Kun’s words, immediately put down his backpack and handed it to Madame Fu.
Madame Fu wore special gloves and sifted through Jiang Ba’s backpack. As expected, she found a small cylindrical metal box with chocolate beans pattern. It initially should be a box of chocolate beans.
She opened it and found something residual like white phosphorus powder rather than chocolate beans.
The woman who looked like Cheng Yimei pointed at Jiang Ba and exclaimed. “Oh, It’s you! How could you kill your father? Heaven and earth will not tolerate you! Ba, I really don’t know you are such a man! Aren’t you too anxious? Sooner or later, you and your mother will inherit most of Uncle Jiang’s legacy! Why bother yourself with that?”
The woman sighed and disingenuously said, “Although Uncle Jiang once told my father that he intended to make a will at the end of this year, distributing all the property equally to his wife and fourteen children, including you. This way, the inheritance that you and your mother can get will be greatly reduced. Ah, it’s my fault, I shouldn’t tell you that I haven’t expected that you will kill your father!”
Jiang Ba pointed at that woman and sputtered. “How dare you? How dare you?”
Fu Xinjie took out an ultraviolet flashlight and shone it on to the box—the fingerprints on the box were very clear.
Fu Xinjie said, “I’ll bring this back to the police station to identify the fingerprints.”
The woman calmly responded. “This box seems to be mine. All the people close to me know that I like this kind of chocolate beans, and I enjoy eating one box of it every day. I casually throw the empty box to the trash can. I don’t expect it to be taken by someone to pack white phosphorus powder. Maybe he intended to frame me?”
Fu Xinjie said, “Therefore, do you admit that your fingerprints are on it?”
The woman said coldly, “I mean, it’s normal if my fingerprints were on it! Because it’s probably thrown by me!”
Long Xi clapped and said smilingly, “Wonderful! Cheng Yimei, you are really thoughtful, no wonder you’re a new leading actress! Your success is really not accidental because your acting can win you a ‘Best Actress’ award!”
The woman sneered and said, “I don’t know what you are saying, and I’m not Cheng Yimei. Excuse me!”
“You can’t go. Cheng Yimei, you’re on suspicion of murder. I’m the police of X City, and now I’ll officially arrest you.” Fu Xinjie showed her certificate to prove her police identity, and then took out handcuffs and walked over to that woman.
The woman said coldly, “Since you all believe that I’m the big star Cheng Yimei, don’t you know that Cheng Yimei is a good friend with your Superintendent Lu? Moreover, are you the police of X City? This is not your jurisdiction, do you have a cross-border arrest warrant?”
Fu Xinjie was startled.
The woman meaningfully looked at the direction of Xu Xian’er and thought, “Xu Xian’er, don’t forget your promise!”
She directly conducted Yamamoto Shang and others to the grain-sunning ground.
Fu Xinjie kept following them.
Long Xi said to Mo Kun, “Let’s go after the fake Xu Xian’er, I must see who exactly she is.”
Xiaolu asked, “Master Xi, why are you so sure that it’s just acting? Ordinary people can’t suspend in midair.”
Long Xi said, “If I am not wrong, it’s actually a small trick. A humanoid hydrogen balloon with a wig and a red skirt, carrying something like a vocal apparatus or a microphone.”
Mo Kun said, “If so, then the family of Xu Xian’er wants to seek revenge for her. So why must we stop it? Bad deeds must rebound upon the doer, that is what a harmonious society should be!”
Long Xi said, “You cannot suppress violence against violence. Life is equal, we have no right to override other people’s lives. We can’t be judges of other people’s lives!”
Mo Kun said faintly, “Why not? If there is a chance, I will reorganize the old order of the earth and make the world a better place.”
Mr. Xu said, “I agree. Those do bad deeds always get good results, how can this happen? Long Xi, you are a good girl, don’t help the wicked grow!”
Long Xi was speechless.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz…” They could hear sounds like this from the grain-sunning ground where a helicopter took off slowly.
Three minutes later, Fu Xinjie frustratingly walked back. “I can’t believe they use private helicopters! Indeed, poverty limits my imagination. Oh, I almost want to quit. What’s the meaning of being a wimp policeman who can’t uphold justice?”
Mo Kun said, “It’s time to reorganize the order! Otherwise, it makes no sense!”
Long Xi said, “Don’t think like that. There are also shadows in bright places. You can’t just look at the shadows.”
Xiaolu asked, “What about the blood on the train’s mirror?”
Long Xi replied. “That old lady should be a relative of Xu Xian’er. She pretended to be granny who went to the bathroom, and she had calculated that Xiaolu would let her go first. Then, she used the prepared blood to write the words on the mirror. After that, she suddenly rushed out to call for help, telling us that bloody words suddenly appeared in the mirror. Madame Fu, do you find the appearance and career of Xu Xian’er’s mother?”
Fu Xinjie said, “Right. Xu Xian’er’s mother is a Broadway drama actress. I have her photos on my phone.”
Long Xi looked at the photo of Xu Xian’er’s mother and handed the phone to Xiaolu. “Look, doesn’t she look like that old granny?”
Xiaolu looked at the photo and see a middle-aged woman in the picture. She was cuddling with a middle-aged foreign man and smiling sweetly. Her features were indeed similar to that granny. “Did Xu Xian’er’s mother put on some makeup to play the old granny?”
Xiaolu asked, “Then, what method did they use to make Jiang Ba and others here?”
Long Xi looked at Jiang Ba, who seemed very miserable and said, “Jiang Ba, why are you here?”
Jiang Ba held the body of Jiang Dahu and could not say a word. He ignored Long Xi’s question.
Mo Kun said to Jiang Ba, “Answer her quickly.”
Jiang Ba listened to Mo Kun’s words and took a black letter from his backpack. He said, “My dad received such a letter early this morning. Chen Jian, the old guy, also received the same letter! Oh, my dad died so miserably! If I knew what would happen, we wouldn’t have come!”
Long Xi saw that there were several blood words on this black letter: Intoxicating wine adjoins songs, Aroma smells far away. Village mischievous boys beat dogs at the sight of them. Xu Xian’er awaits you at 12 a.m. tonight.
Xiaolu also approached and asked, “This letter doesn’t mention Intoxicating Aroma Village, does it?”
Long Xi said, “In fact, it does. You see, what is the first word of these sentences?”
Xiaolu suddenly realized, “Oh, the first word at the beginning of these sentences is ‘Intoxicating, Aroma, Village’. Hey, why not directly say it? Why beat around the bush! Bluffing!”
Long Xi said, “They deliberately beat about the bush, just to make others believe this is a haunted ghost’s plot!”
Fu Xinjie called the headquarter and said, “I got it. The surname of Xu Xian’er’s mother is Yuan. She is a Broadway drama actress. Gong Luxing’s birthplace is Gong Village, not far from Intoxicating Aroma Village.”
Long Xi said, “This is why they want Jiang Ba to go to Intoxicating Aroma Village. Gong Village and Intoxicating Aroma Village are close, just separated by a mountain where the so-called female ghost appeared. The mountain is called Guniang Hill because many different kinds of wild mushrooms grow there. Since Gong Liuxing is from Gong Village, so he must be very familiar with the path in this mountain. They chose to make the ghost appear in this mountain so they could escape quickly afterward.”