Chapter 257 Body Search
"It's quite heavy, it shouldn't be a letter." Song Zhiyuan opened the envelope.
Turning the envelope upside down, half a jade pendant fell out.
"Half of the jade pendant." Song Zhiwei was full of questions.
[I've always supported Zhou Qingli. Now it's clear that this jade pendant is evidence of communication between the two murderers.]
Chen Zhe confirmed, "This jade pendant should belong to the murderer. Now we only need to find the other jade pendant to determine who the murderer is."
The three of them took the jade pendant and went to Cheng Yuhan and Concubine Rong's room respectively, "Have you found any useful clues?"
"No." Members of both groups shook their heads.
Chen Zhe took out the jade pendant that the three of them had found and showed it to everyone, "We found half of the jade pendant. I suspect the other half is in the possession of the other murderer."
Lin Yu'an said helplessly, "We have searched Concubine Rong and the Second Prince's rooms thoroughly, but we haven't found any clues to the jade pendant."
Song Zhiwei touched his chin and suggested, "Is it possible that it is hidden on the murderer's body?"
Song Zhiwei's words opened up new ideas for everyone.
Chen Zhe suggested a body search.
"Sister Rong, let Brother Chen search." Everyone stepped back.
Zhang Rong puffed out her chest and took a step forward. "Search me! I'm not the murderer, so I'm not afraid of being searched."
[Sister Rong is so open and honest, maybe she is not the murderer at all.]
[It's hard to say. Sister Rong is a suspect, but not a big one. The palace maid and the Second Prince are more suspicious.]
Chen Zhe searched up and down but couldn't find the jade pendant that corresponded to Zhou Qingli's room.
Now everyone's attention is fixed on another suspect, Cheng Yuhan. Lin Yuan volunteered, "I'll search."
No one else objected, and they watched calmly as Lin Yu'an went forward to search Cheng Yuhan's body. When he touched Cheng Yuhan's waist, Lin Yu'an's hand paused slightly, and he looked at Cheng Yuhan in surprise.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, Lin Yu'an pulled out the jade pendant from Cheng Yuhan's waist.
When the other members saw the jade pendant, they were not only surprised but also understood.
Zhou Qingli came out of the Prince Consort's model room with nothing to show for it, surrounded by everyone's mixed looks. Lin Yu'an shook the two jade pendants and said, "Sister Qingli, what else do you have to explain? Why is there a pair of jade pendants in your room with the Second Prince's?"
"What's there to explain? The Second Prince said he wanted to take me in as a concubine and even gave me this jade pendant as a token of love." Zhou Qingli explained casually.
Seeing everyone's meaningful looks, Zhou Qingli immediately reacted, "You wouldn't suspect me of being the murderer just for a jade pendant, would you? I can only say that I'm innocent. You definitely won't win if you vote for me."
"Second Prince, is what the palace maid said true?" Chen Zhe asked uncertainly.
"Really." Cheng Yuhan nodded very confidently.
"If a prince marries a palace maid, it must not be sincere. He just wants to use the palace maid to achieve his own goals. If you don't believe me, think about it carefully." Lin Yu'an was very sure of his thoughts.
[Is there really no one who suspects Sister Song? I still feel there's something fishy about the correspondence between Sister Song and the Second Prince.]
[I also have a hunch that Sister Song isn't so innocent, especially her conversation with the movie star, which feels a bit unclear. However, based on the evidence currently before me, the palace maid and the Second Prince are more likely suspects.]
[But this jade pendant is very problematic. Would a prince marry a palace maid for no reason? In comparison, I still think the palace maid and the Second Prince are the murderers.]
There was no more evidence. Just then, Ma Tao's voice suddenly rang out, "Everyone, please return to the banquet and write down your final list of confirmed murderers. The winner will receive a reward from the program team."
"We will open an online voting session. Netizens in the live broadcast room can vote online for their favorite murderer. Netizens who successfully vote for both murderers will have a chance to draw a drawing for a member's figurine prepared by the program team."
During this period, the program team made figures for each guest member.
After Ma Tao's voice fell, the staff put the figures of each member and guest on the lower right corner of the screen.
Can we just have the figures of Sister Song, the movie star, and the top star Duoduo? I really don't want the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix figures, they're just an eyesore in my house.
You can throw it away, or resell it to their fans. Crouching Dragon and Phoenix still have a fan base. It's not an eyesore, and you can make some money, so why not?
This is a good idea.
The guest members of the program team wrote down who they thought was the murderer on a piece of paper and then threw it into the cardboard box prepared by the program team.
After seeing everyone vote, Zhou Qingli mocked them, saying, "You all voted for me, right? I'm telling you now, you all voted wrongly. I've been wronged."
Cheng Yuhan gave a sly smile.
Lin Yuan, who caught Cheng Yuhan's smile, immediately sensed something was wrong. "Why are you smiling so sinisterly? Did we really vote in the wrong place?"
Zhou Qingli added, "It must have been a wrong shot, otherwise he wouldn't have looked so smug. He was deliberately dragging me down to cover up for his partner."
Lin Yuan then asked, "Cheng Yuhan, who is your partner? It can't be Sister Rong, right?"
"Guess." Cheng Yuhan did not say it directly, but left it in suspense.
No way, no way, the murderer can't really be Zhou Qingli, right? I voted for Zhou Qingli and Cheng Yuhan. If this really isn't the case, I'll cry my heart out and I won't even have the chance to win Sister Song and the top-tier figures.
[Perhaps Zhou Qingli and Cheng Yuhan are deliberately acting to confuse us.]
[Why worry about so many things? Just follow your intuition.]
Ten minutes later, the online voting channel was closed.
Offline staff have counted the final voting results.
Ma Tao announced the voting results. "Let's start by announcing the members who were not voted out: Bai Qing, Su Qian, Lin Yu'an, Shen Jingmo, and Song Zhiwei."
"The one who received one vote was Professor Song."
"Zhang Rong received two votes."
Hearing that two members still voted for her, Zhang Rong was speechless, "I'm so innocent, why are you voting for me? I've already said it, there's no need to poison me twice."
Zhou Qingli almost gnashed his teeth as he interrupted the director, "No need to announce it again. I got six votes, and that idiot Cheng Yuhan passed unanimously."
[I didn't expect Zhou Qingli to have such a clear understanding.]
Ma Tao nodded in agreement, "That's right."
Lin Yuan quickly asked, "Director, did we vote correctly?"
Zhou Qingli sneered, "I told you, you voted in the wrong place."
Everyone still had doubts about Zhou Qingli's words, and they all looked at the director. Even the netizens in the live broadcast room were nervously expecting it.
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