Police deduced that Gu Zihan's time of death should have been two days prior.
She had been staying at the hotel, but two days ago, when the hotel cleaning staff came to clean, they found a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on her door.
Because customers often did this, the cleaning staff didn't pay much attention. However, two days passed, and the sign on her door remained the same, which aroused the cleaning staff's suspicion.
The manager knocked on the door but couldn't get it open, so he asked someone to get a spare room key. Upon entering, they witnessed a horrifying scene…
"She had no external injuries."
At the police station, Gu Feng whispered to Huo Junyu and Jiang Mianmian, who had come to investigate, "But the forensic examination revealed toxins in her blood..."
"She was poisoned?" Jiang Mianmian found it strange. "Has the composition of this toxin been tested?"
"It's in progress." Gu Feng leaned against the wall, looking preoccupied.
Even though he didn't get along with Gu Zihan's family, they were still all surnamed Gu. Gu Feng didn't want to watch his niece die right under his nose.
"Have you checked the surveillance footage?" Huo Junyu asked. "Who has been entering or leaving Gu Zihan's room these past few days?"
“She’s been in Yangcheng for a while now,” Gu Feng replied. “But none of us in the Gu family knew she was in Yangcheng. Even I only found out that Zi Han was in Yangcheng and that she was involved in the incident after I finished investigating the banquet at the film studio.”
"Could she have committed suicide out of fear of punishment?" Jiang Mianmian whispered. "After all, this is poisoning, endangering public safety, a serious crime!"
Just as everyone was speculating, the police announced that they had apprehended the suspect!
Gu Feng, who had been waiting for a day and a night, suddenly perked up.
However, the truth surprised him greatly.
The police said that after interrogation, the suspect admitted that he was sent by the Gu family. When asked why he wanted to kill Gu Zihan, the man said that the Gu family said they didn't want to support another useless person.
Gu Feng remained silent.
These words do sound just like what Gu Zihan's selfish and domineering parents would say.
With her face disfigured, Gu Zihan was even more useless than trash to the entire family; killing her wouldn't be a loss.
However, Jiang Mianmian harbored some doubts in her heart.
It was the next day when I left the police station. The morning was slightly cool, and the ground was wet from the rain the night before.
Huo Junyu held Jiang Mianmian tightly, trying his best to keep her warm.
"What are you thinking about?" Huo Junyu asked in a low voice. "Let me take you to have breakfast first."
“Junyu,” Jiang Mianmian frowned, “don’t you think something’s strange?”
Huo Junyu was suddenly taken aback.
This whole thing is really strange. It seems that the person who poisoned the banquet has been caught, the reason why the celebrities vomited and had diarrhea has been found, and Gu Zihan deserved to die.
They even found out who killed Gu Zihan.
Logically speaking, the matter has been perfectly resolved.
But a knot remained in his heart: the person who started all this seemed to be hiding behind it all…
"What do you find strange?" Huo Junyu asked Jiang Mianmian.
"If the Gu family truly believes Gu Zihan is a good-for-nothing, why didn't they deal with her in Jiangzhou instead of sending people to Yangcheng to settle things now?"
"So," Huo Junyu's eyes narrowed slightly, "you think there's someone else behind this?"
Jiang Mianmian muttered to herself, "The police checked the surveillance footage and found that Gu Zihan checked into the hotel before the celebration banquet at the film studio. After the incident at the celebration banquet, the person who was arrested said that he was acting on Gu Zihan's orders. Now Gu Zihan has been poisoned to death... I always feel that there is some kind of unseen connection between these things."
"The key point is the person who brought her to Jiangzhou!"
Huo Junyu nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly with Jiang Mianmian's statement.
As for the person who sent Gu Zihan to Jiangzhou... a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
*
Huo Junyu took Jiang Mianmian home to rest, and then went to Fu Xiuyu's residence alone.
Fu Xiuyu lived in a villa area by the sea. Having spent most of her life alone, she surprisingly began to consider settling down after meeting Pan Dafu.
She bought this villa because of its tranquil environment, which was ideal for writing. Although she and Pan Dafu spent most of their time in England, they still preferred to stay here when they occasionally returned for vacation.
Huo Junyu pressed the doorbell, and a moment later Fu Xiuyu came out to open the door herself. Upon seeing her eldest grandson, she smiled and patted his head, immediately offering him a red envelope.
Huo Junyu was both amused and exasperated: "Grandma, how old am I already!"
"No matter how old you are, you're still Grandma's good grandson!" Fu Xiuyu smiled especially happily. "Why did you suddenly decide to play with Grandma today?"
"I'd like to ask when Grandpa Pan's new work will be released!"
"It's still early!" Fu Xiuyu pouted. "That old man, he always goes into seclusion when he's creating, and he didn't even come with me to Yangcheng this time! Humph, fine, if he doesn't want to come, so be it, I don't care!"
"Grandma," Huo Junyu paused, "Grandpa Pan, how about writing a bizarre murder case for your new book?"
"What, do you have material?"
“I really do have some.” Huo Junyu looked at her seriously. “And the material comes from right around me, and perhaps… it’s even related to the people Grandma brought!”
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