Quick Wear: Saving the Sickly and Paranoid Villain

Following the old lady's instructions, the butler distributed candles to everyone, and then everyone returned to their own rooms.

It was getting dark, and no matter how thick the fog outside was, no light could penetrate the room. Lu Huaizhou lit a candle, placed it on the table, and went to the bathroom.

Although there was a power outage, there was no water outage. The weather was not that cold, so it was okay to take a cold shower.

Everyone had three candles, and each candle could not burn for a long time, so they should be used sparingly at this time. However, Lu Huaizhou said nothing and lit the candles himself. I don't know what he was thinking.

At this moment, in a room on the first floor, the flickering candlelight illuminated the three people gathered together.

Gao Hong spoke first: "What do you think?"

Zhang Zhize: "Today's power outage was so timely. I don't know if it was man-made."

Tang Ran: "Maybe it's the game setting."

Gao Hong: "What you said is possible. The housekeeper just said that the food is enough for everyone to eat for three days, but in reality it may be less than three days."

Tang Ran was puzzled: "Why do you say that? Is the butler lying?"

Zhang Zhize looked at Gao Hong: "Should we consider the variable of weather?"

Gao Hong nodded: "So we have to solve the case as soon as possible. If we don't complete the task, we will not survive."

The habitual smile on Zhang Zhize's face disappeared: "Everyone knows, but the problem is that we can't find the key clues, and those suspects are hiding things!"

Tang Ran listened and sighed silently, why is the task so difficult?

Gao Hong frowned slightly: "It's not like we found nothing. At least we have ruled out some people."

There was doubt in Tang Ran's eyes.

Gao Hong patiently explained, "The deceased's carotid artery was slashed with a dagger. The wound was deep and neat. The deceased had no obvious signs of struggling. The dagger was not very sharp, so the murderer needed some strength to do it."

"There are two explanations. First, the deceased was killed while conscious. This rules out the elderly and frail Madam Lu, and the two daughters Xu Meir and Liu Yue."

Tang Ran: "Why not exclude the two maids?"

Zhang Zhize: "I have observed those two maids. They are quite strong when moving things. It is possible that they could have killed the deceased when he was not prepared."

"Well," Gao Hong continued, "Secondly, the deceased was killed while unconscious. In this case..."

He paused.

Tang Ran added: "This way, everyone has a chance."

Gao Hongwei tapped his slender fingers on the table and said, "No, I still think that such a neat wound requires strength, or the murderer had a deep hatred for the deceased and killed him in anger."

"What do you think?" he asked Zhang Zhize while thinking.

Zhang Zhize narrowed his eyes slightly: "Based on the information we know so far, Xu Meir and Liu Yue are far from hating the deceased. I am more inclined to believe that the murderer is a man."

Tang Ran raised his hand silently: "Can't they just talk about the shares? The deceased's will gave Xu Meir more than Liu Yue."

Gao Hong: "If that's the case, then the one who resents Lu Huaiwei more should be Liu Yue, and Liu Yue doesn't seem to like Lu Huaiwei, and it doesn't seem like he helped him kill people for the sake of shares."

Zhang Zhize: "Another thing is that Liu Yue is also from a wealthy family. She is not short of money."

"Yes," Gao Hong nodded, "So she has even less reason to kill the deceased, unless it was a crime of passion, or the deceased did something disgusting..."

Tang Ran recalled Liu Yue's words and actions in his mind: "Liu Yue is always so cautious, she doesn't seem like someone who would dare to kill. But then again, she always makes a lot of small moves and reacts so strongly that it's hard not to be suspicious. But when we ask her, she insists on hiding the truth."

Gao Hong opened his notebook and asked, "When you questioned her alone before, didn't she say anything more to you?"

"No," Tang Ran closed his eyes and saw that scene, "She only told me that Lu Huaiwei beat her and that Lu Huaiwei behaved strangely. It seems that their relationship can be said to be bad."

"I actually doubt Liu Yue because she looks so innocent. That's how it's written in novels. Generally speaking, the more innocent a person is, the more likely they are to be the real culprit behind the scenes."

Zhang Zhize also expressed his own guess: "In fact, I have always suspected Lu Huaiwei, but he is too relaxed, and acts in a high-profile and arrogant manner. If he is really the murderer, it would be too obvious."

"Unless he has a very high psychological quality, this is somewhat possible."

Tang Ran thought for a moment and asked, "Is it possible that he feels the same way and therefore does the opposite?"

Gao Hong crossed his arms and said, "I've also thought about the one you mentioned. If this is the case, he must be a very smart person. I have carefully observed his behavior these days. He doesn't look like a person with a high IQ. Lu Huaizhou is a meticulous person who always looks calm and composed."

"So you suspect him?" Tang Ran raised his voice a little, "This person looks decent, but he's actually not a good person?"

Gao Hong: "What are you referring to? Is it what Lu Huaiwei said about Lu Huaizhou forcing Xu Meir to marry him?"

Tang Ran nodded: "These two couples are so weird, it's hard to tell them apart."

"We're still a long way from solving the case." Zhang Zhize sighed.

Zhang Zhize's eyes darkened, with a hint of hostility in them: "I do have a good way to complete the task."