The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 101 Diaowei Ya

"Maybe it's because she's not famous yet, so she's embarrassed to give suggestions?" Wu Shanqiu said.

"If Hong Mei didn't die, it would be understandable. However, she already knew at that time that Hong Mei died as shown in the film. Isn't that enough to arouse her vigilance?" Qi Fei didn't think it was that simple. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Wu Shanqiu nodded in agreement after hearing what Qi Fei said. "So, it is indeed true... And, thinking back on it now, that private message she sent to Hua Deping before Hong Mei died, it seems to have a deeper meaning."

Qi Fei looked at the sentence in the transcript and read: "I have an audition in this city, and it could be my big break. Well, don't you think it sounds like she knew in advance that she was about to get the role of 'Xian Yao'? Is she a prophet, or..."

……

On the messy set, Qi Fei stood on a high platform for a long time. This was the place where Lan Die had last stood on a wire. The view from up there was much higher than he had imagined. The towering artificial bamboo forest at Qi Fei's feet was like a hunter's trap, ready to kill the falling beast at any moment.

The wire artist at the side lamented, "The actor least likely to get into trouble in the entire crew is Lan Die. Alas, life is unpredictable."

"Hmm? Why do you say that?" Qi Fei turned around and asked.

"Everyone knows that the company wants Lan Die to transform into a martial arts actress. She has undergone intensive training, so these aerial moves are easy for her. However, if the rope breaks, even if the martial arts director goes up on his own, he will be in great danger and it will be difficult to save himself. Alas, there is no way. Speaking of which, you should know that this has nothing to do with me! I have really checked it out!"

Qi Fei suddenly realized a problem and immediately asked the wire master: "Master, I want to experience the wire hanging!"

When Wu Shanqiu saw him, Qi Fei had already put on a full set of wire harness equipment and was swinging in the air.

Despite his training in the police academy, he was still a bit overconfident and his posture in the air was far from graceful.

"Brother Fei, where did you suddenly get the mood to play this?" Wu Shanqiu shouted at the top of her voice.

Qi Fei was seen struggling in the air, cooperating with the wirework master to get close to the bamboos, but his movements were clumsy. The bamboos in the air looked much smaller than they actually were, like toothpicks, making it difficult to locate them.

Although people on the wire seem to do nothing, they actually consume a lot of physical energy. After a while, Qi Fei was sweating profusely. He finally gave up the attempt and got down to the ground.

"Landie may have committed suicide." He said to Wu Shanqiu as soon as he landed on the ground.

"Ah!" Wu Shanqiu looked surprised.

"You just saw it. Landing from a bamboo sling while suspended by a wire isn't as easy as you might think. It requires professionally trained actors. In other words, to make Lan Die die in a manner that perfectly replicates the photo, it would be impossible without Lan Die's cooperation."

"That wire rope..."

Qi Fei glanced around. "Weren't we missing a pair of wire cutters? I think our search radius is still too small." He walked toward the perimeter. "Before the actors were suspended on the wire, the wire master checked the equipment and said there were no problems. If Lan Die committed suicide, then the rope must have broken after she put it on. The takeoff platform is so small. If it had been left there, it would have been found, unless she threw it." He looked back at the platform. "At that height, the object might not have landed on the ground."

Sure enough, just as Qi Fei guessed, after some searching, he found the lost wire shears on a beam.

The lost and found scissors were carefully placed in the evidence bag.

"If all the inferences are correct, there should only be Lan Die's fingerprints on this pair of scissors." "No need for ifs, there will definitely be no other people's fingerprints." Zhong Kui's voice suddenly came.

Sure enough, the snow stopped and she reappeared.

The moment he saw Zhong Kui, Qi Fei ran over to her in a clumsy two or three steps and asked knowingly, "You disappeared without saying hello again, investigating a case? Aren't you being too casual as a consultant?"

Zhong Kui raised an eyebrow: "How do you know I'm not investigating the case?"

"Investigating in the mountains?"

"I was just checking in the mountains." Zhong Kui grinned, "I had nothing better to do, so I watched all of Hong Mei's TV dramas."

"Watching a TV series? Does that count as investigating a case?"

"Those superficial TV dramas are really boring. If they are not for investigating cases, are they for entertainment?" Zhong Kui rolled his eyes.

"Then, may I ask Master Zhong, have you made any remarkable discoveries?" Qi Fei proudly showed off the scissors he had just found, boasting about his major breakthrough.

"Yes." She took out a CD and said, "This is the unreleased clip I just asked the director for. I'm waiting to watch it with you!"

"Wait." Wu Shanqiu interrupted the conversation between the two. "Let's put this drama thing aside for now. There's a very important question: why did Lan Die commit suicide?"

Zhong Kui looked at Wu Shanqiu: "It's simple, because she knows we will definitely know."

"What kind of tongue twister is this?" Wu Shanqiu was confused.

"That day in the RV, she tried to mislead us, saying there was a female ghost haunting us, but it was obvious that neither Qi Fei nor I were buying it. She had already achieved her goal and was free of worries. When she saw the set, perhaps she remembered the dramatic death in the photo and decided to end it all."

"I know you want to say that Landie killed Hong Mei, but we have discussed this before. She simply didn't have the time to commit the crime..." Wu Shanqiu said with a frown.

Zhong Kui played with the CD in her hand. "Of course, she traveled thousands of miles in a single day and worked so hard to create an alibi. This must be to evade responsibility. If she was the only one who committed this murder, she certainly wouldn't give up her life so easily. However, if she wanted to protect someone through death, that's another matter. Lan Die's suicide just reveals that the murder of Hong Mei was not done by her alone." After she finished speaking, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes fell on Qi Fei. "I think this matter can only be resolved in the Cloud Deep Secret Realm."

……

In Liu Tong's office, he held a thermos cup, looked at Zhong Kui, and then at Qi Fei.

Zhong Kui gave him that irresistible smile: "Liu Tong, I want to take Qi Fei to the Cloud Deep Secret Realm to stay for two days. Do you have any objection?"

Liu Tong always looked like a good guy, and said with a smile: "As long as our Fei brother is willing, I have no objection."

(End of this chapter)