Chapter 58 "The Culprit is You" (Part 2) 16,000 words Bonus Chapter C...
The scene begins to replay, showing Coldy's sister sitting in a wheelchair. After hearing the sound of the secret passage door opening, she cuts the wire hanging from the stone in front of her to imitate the sound of falling from a building, and then squats in front of the wheelchair to cover herself.
While these people were running to the terrace, she moved behind a cover on one side of the terrace, waited for them to go down, and then ran out again, returning to the media room through a secret passage, thus escaping successfully.
Coldy's sister's body was already there; she had fallen to her death before 11 o'clock.
The reason for choosing 11 o'clock was to increase the credibility of Yoon So-ah's return as a ghost, and it was also a punishment from the younger sister to her older sister.
Seeing her younger sister, who has the same face as her, living a life that is neither human nor ghost, the older sister is still laughing!
That's why she was punished by heaven, causing her to be in a car accident and unable to walk upright again.
But the younger sister still remembers the beatings and scoldings her older sister inflicted on her, especially after she became disabled. Every time she came back and saw her healthy self, she would become even angrier and throw everything at her. The younger sister absolutely hated her older sister.
The audience learned the truth earlier than the headless detective team inside.
[It was all Coldy's doing! She's a completely wicked woman!]
[The one who bullies his sister is the bad Coldy!]
[Ah...so those high heels Yoon Jung-won mentioned before were also made by Coldy?]
[That's quite possible; she must have been very busy that night.]
[Your acting is really good! You play two roles, and the characters are very distinct.]
[Ugh, is that this Coldy or that Coldy?]
[It's obvious that the Coldy who was killed wasn't very intelligent; it's always been this bad, non-disabled Coldy who's been with us.]
[A very reasonable line of reasoning... If Coldy is right, my sister should have come back today, but was kidnapped on the way home.]
[When we meet again, it's Sister Corpse. Goodbye, my friend~]
[It seems that Coldy, the younger sister in the story, is quite a good actress. Look, when the rich businessman died, she even did a leg-pounding motion, which is so realistic for a disabled person, it really shows how much she hates that she can't walk.]
【Coldy, you really lied to me so badly! I was so heartbroken just now!】
But our goofy detective team doesn't know the truth! They look really sad.
Although we didn't spend much time together, we were still partners for a while.
I told you Coldy was a villain! She just looks like a bad guy. Even when she plays a seemingly innocent but actually wicked character, she still comes across as malicious.
[kkk I'm already looking forward to seeing how the Detective Boys react when they find out the truth. They'll probably look like the sky has fallen.]
I was thinking, was doing this in front of Kwang-soo on purpose, or was it revenge, like trying to make him feel guilty?
[kkk This sounds like something Coldy would do. Kwangsoo, I told you not to mess with her.]
She's the kind of woman who dares to touch a giant spider with her bare hands.
The Foolish Detective Team, with grave expressions, began questioning the living murderer: "Miss Yoon Jung-won, why did you kill Choi Myung-woo?"
Kim Se-jeong: "Was it because Choi Myung-woo killed the wealthy businessman?"
Ahn Jae-wook: "No, doesn't Miss Yoon Jung-won dislike wealthy businessmen? Why would she seek revenge for him?"
Lee Kwang-soo: "Yeah, Se-jeong, have you forgotten? We asked together with Coldy."
Mentioning "Coldy" brings a heavy sigh to everyone's face.
Yoo Jae-suk made a "shh" gesture: "Let Se-jeong finish speaking first."
Yoon Jung-won, who had been absent-minded, suddenly reacted upon hearing Kim Se-jeong's words: "It's all because of him that I won't get any of the inheritance!"
Kim Se-jeong: "As expected, you don't actually hate the businessman as much as you say. We unlocked the businessman's phone and found a contact named 'Morning Courtyard.' Courtyard sounds exactly like Jingyuan. Your chats are quite ambiguous. Your relationship is not simple."
Yin Jingyuan suddenly pursed her lips again: "It wasn't me."
Yoo Jae-suk directly used the businessman's phone to call "Morning Garden," and Yoon Jung-won's phone rang as expected.
Although they are fool detectives, their methods are extremely cruel.
Lee Kwang-soo immediately began reading the text message: "Ah, I've missed you so much these past few days while I've been away from home. I miss the wrinkles around your eyes, I miss your smile..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Yin Jingyuan quickly interrupted, "I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"
The others quietly gave Lee Kwang-soo a thumbs-up.
Yoon Jung-won: "You know... that dead child, her parents are already divorced, and her father promised me that he would marry me soon, and that I would have all the property after marrying me, but this man ruined everything."
Yoo Jae-suk: "Why are you so certain that Choi Myung-woo killed the businessman?"
“Because of this.” Yin Jingyuan took out a pack of cigarettes. “I found this on Cui Mingyu while they were drunk. Although Cui Mingyu is a director, how much money can a director from a small island earn these days? You can’t eat Conch Cider, so he wouldn’t use such high-end cigarettes. This brand is commonly used by wealthy businessmen, and tucking a corner of the cigarette pack in is in line with his habits.”
Kim Jong-min: "It's also possible that it was a gift from a wealthy businessman."
Yin Jingyuan glanced at him and said, "He's as stupid as he looks. Rich businessmen care about their image and will only give new gifts, not things they've already used."
Kim Jong-min: "?"
"That's true... There's an ashtray on the table with cigarette butts in it, but he doesn't have any cigarettes on him." Yoo Jae-suk completed the chain of evidence based on the criminal's words.
But it felt very strange.
Would someone kill someone and then openly keep the victim's belongings on their person? That's incredibly audacious.
Generally speaking, those who keep murder souvenirs are serial killers... But Choi Myung-woo has already killed Yoon So-ah, so killing another wealthy businessman would also make him a serial killer.
Yoon Jung-won: "He also ruined my sister!"
The detective team quickly pressed, "What happened this time? Do you think Choi Myung-woo killed Yoon So-ah?"
Lee Jae-in and Park Woong-jin, standing nearby, both had somewhat subtle expressions: "Jing-won, we know you've been holding a grudge about this, but listen to me, it really wasn't Myung-woo's fault..."
"If he hadn't gone up to my sister and started yelling at her, how could my proud sister have committed suicide?"
"suicide?"
This contradicted the detective team's predictions, leaving them completely bewildered by the current situation.
Yin Jingyuan: "Yes, this man has said countless times when he was drunk how much he regretted saying those things to my sister. He said a lot of outrageous things, such as being shameless, that you should be ashamed, and that I regret being with a promiscuous woman like you."
“My sister has rejected the advances of many wealthy businessmen, and their relationships have always been completely innocent.”
Lee Kwang-soo: "Miss Yoon, the wealthy businessman is so infatuated with your sister, and he's with you too. Don't you think... there might be some substitutes involved...?"
As soon as that word came out, he was slapped by Yoo Jae-suk again.
Yoo Jae-suk: "Hey! Let's not worry about things that aren't related to solving the case."
Lee Kwang-soo covered his face: "I feel like there's a strong connection."
Yin Jingyuan: "I don't care what he thinks of me, I just want money. It's just a pity about that child..."
She sighed: "She must have figured out the relationship between me and her father. Maybe all of that combined drove her to her death."
The butler, who had been staring at Coldy's body, was filled with grief, and his eyes seemed to be glistening with tears.
Watching them get completely fooled by Coldy really made me want to laugh.
Coldy in the monitoring room must be grinning too.
[The Pabo Detective Team lives up to their name! You guys should investigate the bodies more thoroughly; you might discover they're not all the same person.]
But that must be difficult, right?
Wait a minute... we seem to have overlooked something? Doesn't the butler know there are two young ladies?
[How could the housekeeper not know that another person was living in such a big house? Ah, I finally understand what that strange feeling is. Think about it, Coldy was with Kwang-soo the whole time, only disappearing at the very end. How could she have had time to make her sister fall to her death beforehand? If she pushed her sister down after entering the secret passage, why would she bother cutting the rope? She could have just pushed her down at 11 o'clock sharp.]
Before this, besides the Detective Club, the only one who could act independently... wasn't it the butler?
[No wonder she asked Kwang-soo to take care of her; it turns out she was going to kill someone. Thinking about it this way, if this older sister is so quick to beat and scold her younger sister, then the housekeeper must be even worse off. The housekeeper and the younger sister are probably in cahoots!]
The cigarette was such an obvious clue. Now that I think about it, maybe the butler put it there? The butler was with these four people eating the whole time; he had plenty of opportunities to do something, and putting it in his coat would have been easy for him.
[Furthermore, the butler was helping with the grilling and was wearing black gloves, so there wouldn't be any fingerprints.]
[Just a pack of cigarettes actually lured Yoon Jung-won into taking action, eliminating Choi Myung-woo as well... Ah, could Coldy be like Yoon Jung-won, thinking Choi Myung-woo killed Yoon So-ah? Yoon So-ah was her teacher, whom she considered a mother figure, so she harbors resentment towards Choi Myung-woo as well.]
[It was a crime committed by two people; using someone else to do the dirty work is quite clever.]
[Coldy just quietly eliminated everyone like that?!]
What kind of genius criminal girl is this?
[The comment section is full of people who could be detectives lol]
A new mystery has emerged: was Yoon So-ah's death a suicide or a murder? Could it really not be Choi Myung-woo who did it?
[Furthermore, how did Cui Mingyu know that the wealthy businessman would be in the video room at that time, and how did he know about the secret passage?]
This is the first time that the progress of the comments section is far ahead of the detective team, as if they have opened their third eye.
“We have a locked photo album here that we can’t open.” Park Min-young took out the businessman’s phone again. “Perhaps you know something about it?”
"I don't know, it's probably another one of my sister's special occasions."
Oh Sehun: "Birthday? When is Yoon So-ah's birthday?"
Park Min-young entered the string of numbers that Yoon Jung-won had given her, but she still couldn't solve it.
Yoo Jae-suk: "Death anniversary won't work, birthday won't work, how about combining them?"
Once you piece it together, you can solve it.
The first video is a shot from the terrace from above, showing Yoon So-ah and Choi Myung-woo.
Just as Yoon Jung-won had said, Choi Myung-woo's expression was ferocious and angry, and he said a lot of nasty things. In the end, the two parted on bad terms.
After a while, Yoon So-ah turned her head to look downstairs, probably watching Choi Myung-woo's departing figure.
It was already 10:59.
While there is a possibility that Choi Myung-woo will return, the timing seems far too tight.
Everyone was waiting until 11 o'clock to see the truth, but the video abruptly ended.
Yoo Jae-suk: "Then he didn't kill him."
"Damn, it was just one minute short!" Lee Kwang-soo slammed his fist on the wall.
Park Min-young suddenly had a flash of inspiration and looked at the housekeeper: "Is the camera on that terrace still working? Maybe we can see what happened when Coldy fell from the terrace?"
The housekeeper shook his head: "I've never seen a camera in that place; it must have been removed a long time ago."
The group went up to check and found that there were indeed no cameras.
"Ah!" Another bolt of lightning struck above the open-air terrace, startling everyone into a scream.
Lee Kwang-soo was quite high above the railing and almost fell, but luckily he managed to grab it.
"Could this be the truth? Yoon So-ah was so frightened by the lightning that she fell and died in an accident."
Yoo Jae-suk tapped Lee Kwang-soo on the head again: "It wasn't raining that day, so where did the lightning come from?"
“Wait a minute,” Yoo Jae-suk seemed to remember something, “I remember at the time… when lightning struck, I think I saw something reflective.”
Kim Jong-min: "Is it an armrest? Won't the wheelchair armrests reflect light?"
"No, it seems to be a little lower..." Yoo Jae-suk frowned, frantically trying to remember, "What could it be..."
"Ah! A raincoat! It's a raincoat!" Yoo Jae-suk had been with Jiang Tinghan, who was wearing a raincoat, for a long time and was very familiar with it.
Lee Kwang-soo: "But there's no raincoat on the body, butler. Where's Coldy's raincoat?"
"In the trash can on the first floor next door."
The raincoat was indeed there, and it was dry.
"Finding a raincoat is easy, but the problem is that Brother Shi saw a raincoat, but the body didn't have one, which means that it wasn't Coldy who fell down."
"But this is her body, there's no mistake."
"Could someone have taken off my raincoat?"
"What's the point of taking off a raincoat? Unless it has their fingerprints on it."
"In any case, this proves that she also killed Coldy."
The group split up; some went to re-examine Coldy's body, others went to the video room to investigate the incomplete surveillance video from ten years ago, and still others continued to question the remaining three for any new clues.
Almost simultaneously, all three parties made discoveries. Park Min-young found in the video room that the duration of the deleted recording matched the surveillance video, indicating that it was this recording that was deleted. Therefore, it is very likely that the wealthy businessman deliberately lured Choi Myung-woo here before he was murdered.
It's possible that they used this as a threat to get Cui Mingyu to do something, which would explain why Cui Mingyu knew about the secret passage, and why the butler said that the wealthy businessman specifically ordered Cui Mingyu to stay in this room.
Park Min-young found water stains on the ground, which had spread from the secret passage, but they clearly came in through the main entrance, meaning that someone had already been here.
Look closely, there are so many screens here that it looks like a monitoring room, which means that someone is watching their every move.
"Ah... I really have goosebumps." Park Min-young kept touching her arms.
Kim Jong-min: "There really are people we don't know about..."
Kim Se-jeong found the investigation report on Yoon So-ah's death on Choi Myung-woo's phone, which showed that Yoon So-ah had lost one of her earrings.
Kim Se-jeong took a picture of the earring and simultaneously gave it to the other members of the detective team.
I feel like I've seen this earring before.
Lee Kwang-soo quickly replied: [These are the earrings Coldy wore today. They were also on the corpse. And, listen to me, I've seen the scars on Coldy's legs before, but they feel different. The ones on this corpse seem to be longer and lower, but the scars on the Coldy I was with weren't like that.]
Sixteen-year-old Coldy, who was six years old ten years ago, how could she push an adult off a cliff? If she had Yoon Soo-ah's lost earring, it could only be...
"It was given to her by a wealthy businessman! The wealthy businessman is the real murderer who killed Yoon So-ah!" Yoo Jae-suk exclaimed excitedly.
"After Choi Myung-woo left, the wealthy businessman went to the terrace and pushed Yoon So-ah off. However, he pretended that it was Choi Myung-woo who said those words, which provoked Yoon So-ah to commit suicide. He also picked up the earring that Yoon So-ah dropped when he pushed her off."
"He probably switched the surveillance footage, which is why he has the surveillance footage from the theater that he didn't take over at the time."
Lee Kwang-soo: "Ah, right! Coldy said that her dad's attitude towards Yoon So-ah is one of wanting to possess her, but what if he can't? Wouldn't he just destroy her?"
Wu Shixun: "But why would the wealthy businessman use this record to lure Cui Mingyu here? What does he want to threaten him with?"
The mystery was quickly solved when Kim Se-jeong and Ahn Jae-wook worked together to decipher an encrypted recording.
The wealthy businessman said, "You've already made Suya... don't make another mistake!"
The initial recording was taken at this point.
"How did you get this video? What did I do wrong?"
The wealthy businessman earnestly said, "The tragedy happened last time because you wanted to leave this island."
Choi Myung-woo sneered: "You're afraid that if I leave the island, no one will help you with smuggling, right? How did you get those famous paintings, including how you transported 'Requiem for the Sea' abroad and sold it at a high price... That bastard Park Woong-jin thought you were so powerful, he's so stupid."
The wealthy businessman's tone changed as well: "Oh, didn't I split the profits from 'Requiem for the Sea' with you? Didn't you only cooperate with me after you tasted the benefits? Now you think you can just cut ties like that? It's not that simple!"
The recording stopped here.
The wealthy businessman intended to persuade Cui Mingyu to stay, as he wanted to leave the island, thus depriving the businessman of a capable assistant. However, the video recording led Cui Mingyu to discover something amiss, and he suspected that he might have been responsible for his girlfriend's death.
He turned around when he heard the scream and saw Yoon So-ah fall from the building. He also vaguely saw a figure on the balcony. He thought he was seeing things and believed that he was the one who killed Yoon So-ah, but the wealthy businessman had surveillance footage.
He pressed the businessman for details about what happened at 11 o'clock, discovered the businessman's weakness, and in a fit of rage, smashed the man to death with Yoon So-ah's trophy that he had just grabbed.
He might have harbored the intention of avenging Yoon So-ah, but it could also be as Lee Kwang-soo said—"the spoils were not divided fairly."
“We’ve solved everything about the Yoon So-ah case and the tycoon case. The problem now is—this Coldy isn’t the Coldy we know!” Yoo Jae-suk said.
“The scar that Kwang-soo mentioned is suspicious, as is the raincoat, and there’s another thing… The corpse’s ear piercings are fresh, still bleeding, and only one ear is pierced, the other one isn’t. This is too illogical, it’s like the ear piercings were done temporarily just to put on an earring.”
Lee Kwang-soo: "Does this mean..."
Oh Sehun: "Is there another Coldy?"
Lee Kwang-soo, who had been thoroughly deceived, blushed deeply; heaven knows how guilty he felt just moments before.
They simultaneously realized a problem: "If there are two Coldys, how could the butler not know? He just never told us."
"Grab her!"
Ahhh, I finally noticed!
Even the best-laid plans can have flaws; it all started with the raincoat's reflective surface.
[kkkColdy probably didn't want to get wet in the rain, otherwise it would have been a real mess; there would have been water all the way back.]
[That was a truly amazing performance!]
Is the final showdown coming?
Ah! Suddenly I remembered that the back of the director's pocket watch mentioned something about a third act, right? Think about it, there's also a painting in the second-floor corridor, a third peacock with its head bowed! Come to think of it, peacocks and swans have many similarities, which already hinted that Yoon So-ah was killed by the wealthy businessman.
[Oh my god, these two men are both "false kings," how despicable! They actually secretly sold Yoon So-ah's "Requiem for the Sea," and it's not just missing! They're in cahoots!]
[kkk, so both of those scoundrels ended up with the sound of bells, on the same day, ten years after Yoon So-ah died.]
[Since all the dead were bad guys, I'm not angry at Coldy at all; his methods were just a bit extreme.]
Ugh, I really don't want Coldy to get arrested!
The entire detective team sprang into action, transforming into Running Man.
The butler saw the detective team's eyes and immediately knew he had been exposed, so he started to run away, but was eventually caught by Kim Jong-min and Oh Se-hun.
But she refused to say anything until she was led to a door that was hidden deep under the stairs.
"We haven't opened this door. Is she inside?"
Lee Kwang-soo used the knowledge Jiang Ting-han had taught him: "In such a hidden corner, there is no dust on the ground, so someone must come and go frequently."
They were all very excited and eager to catch the wicked woman who had fooled them so easily.
The butler opened the door as if to give in, but the moment everyone stepped into the room, someone came down the stairs and ran quickly outside.
"What?! Here we go again!"
"Is this a scene from a movie about tearing off name tags?!"
The room was empty, but they were all huddled together, giving Jiang Tinghan a chance to escape from somewhere else.
The ladies, along with their elder brother Ahn Jae-wook, stayed behind and began investigating the new room.
Everyone else chased after her. The girl ran very fast, her black hair flying wildly behind her. Under the light, her long, white legs, which were glowing, no longer bore the scar.
I'm not pretending anymore!
"Coldy, you'd better just surrender and stop running!" Lee Kwang-soo ran the hardest, determined to catch Coldy no matter what.
When everyone saw the living Coldy, they were incredulous; there really were two of them!
But Jiang Tinghan ran really fast!
She even had the leisure to turn around and give everyone a carefree smile: "I won't."
"I didn't do anything, why are you arresting me?"
Yoo Jae-suk chased after him, shouting, "What do you mean you didn't do anything? You and the butler teamed up to push the other Coldy down, didn't you?"
Oh Sehun: "Is that your older sister or younger sister? Are you twins?"
“That’s my enemy.”
Panting as he ran, Yoo Jae-suk said, "Why did you only answer Kwang-soo and Se-hun's questions? What about mine? You're the murderer who killed the other Coldy, aren't you?"
Jiang Tinghan said matter-of-factly, "Because you didn't help me push my wheelchair."
Upon hearing this, the two men who had served Miss Coldy for some time suddenly became even more breathless, as if they had been deceived emotionally.
Yoo Jae-suk vented his frustrations on behalf of the two: "But you don't need to be pushed in a wheelchair. Your legs are much healthier than the rest of ours."
Being young is great; you can practically fly.
Jiang Tinghan stuck out his tongue, looking like a mischievous fox. He didn't say anything, but his expression seemed to say, "What can you do to me?"
Some are happy, some are sad.
Kwon Ji-yong, watching from outside the screen, almost clapped with joy, a smug smile on his face.
Vests, vests! That's how it should be! We've got all these people under our thumb, but in reality, we don't care about a single one of them!
Who said this episode was bad? It was filmed really well.
Jiang Tinghan had already slipped away quickly to the door leading to the theater, with the detective team following closely behind.
But when the door was opened, a completely different world was revealed. The once flat and smooth floor was now filled with all sorts of props.
Jiang Tinghan stopped running and stood in the center. Although it was a task assigned by the production team, she acted it out as if it were her own bad idea.
"I can go with you, but only if you beat me in this game."
Jiang Tinghan ran a lap and seemed quite relaxed, while the other men were panting and holding their knees. Wu Sehun, being an idol, was slightly better, but not by much.
The girl ran really fast, maintaining a 50-meter sprint speed for a long time.
Yoo Jae-suk: "So what are the rules of the game?"
Jiang Tinghan: "You can see the piano squares in front of you, right? Step on them and they will make a sound. Play the prescribed melody within five minutes. Whoever succeeds first wins."
"By the way, the melody was prepared by the production team, I didn't know about it, so it's very fair."
Behind them, the other members of the detective team also came over.
Park Min-young: "Oppa, we think we know the secret of Coldy's past."
"Chaga macha ma, let's talk after we finish playing the game." Yoo Jae-suk raised his hand to indicate that they shouldn't speak yet. "Can we play together as a group of seven?"
Jiang Tinghan: "Sure, we can bring the housekeeper and eight other people too."
Lee Kwang-soo: "Wow, that's quite confident."
He had already rolled up his sleeves: "I'm going to catch her no matter what, and stop her from being so arrogant."
A string of letters appeared before everyone.
【I, J, D, E, E, D, J, I】
It wasn't do re mi fa, nor was it 1234; it was a string of completely incomprehensible English letters.
It turns out that those three minutes also included solving a mystery!
"Sehun and Sejeong, you two know more about music, right?"
"We can only give it a try." The two idols were completely baffled by the string of letters.
They looked at Jiang Tinghan in front of them, who also seemed troubled and couldn't solve the problem so quickly.
Park Min-young: "Is this a word that can be spelled out and form the name of a song?"
Ahn Jae-wook: "I can't tell what word it is?"
"Or did you use some internationally recognized encryption password?"
"This is the kind of thing we're worst at." The detective team all looked worried, recalling their previous competition with the genius detective team, where the opponents easily solved the puzzles with things like World War II codes and the Fibonacci sequence.
To make matters worse, Jiang Tinghan has already started making moves.
She hopped and skipped across the piano keys, quickly producing a string of smooth notes that sounded like "Swan Lake," and then the door opened, indicating that she had cleared the level.
So easy!
Lee Kwang-soo: "No, how come it's so fast? We were given five minutes but only used three. Aren't the remaining two minutes wasted?"
Kim Jong-min: "We have absolutely no clue what to do yet."
Jiang Tinghan casually spread his hands: "This is Caesar cipher, right? Move it three places forward, and it's F, G, A, B, B, A, G, F. If we use 1234567 to represent ABCEFG, then it's the most classic solfège score of Swan Lake: 6, 7, 1, 2, 2, 1, 7, 6."
"Oh dear, this isn't fair! Our opponent is someone who writes songs all the time."
Jiang Tinghan's eyes drooped slightly, making him look somewhat innocent: "I don't understand, and I can't write songs."
[Hahaha, Coldy said he can't write songs, the biggest joke I've heard all year!]
I have a feeling this scene is going to be captured and used as a meme.
[Kwang-soo, when will you finally get a grip? Actually, you could probably guess it, right? Coldy mentioned "Black Swan" to you before, didn't he? You can probably guess it's "Swan Lake" by making the connection.]
[This kind of association is too much to ask, lol]
[Sigh, the detective team lost. Does that mean they can't catch Coldy?]
[Not necessarily. Maybe the detective team will say that the others didn't agree to the game and then go and arrest them.]
[Something that seems like something they would do]
"I've given you the answer, so you can just keep jumping."
As soon as she finished speaking, she ran towards the door again, grabbing the raincoat stained with the wealthy businessman's blood along the way. Before rushing out, she put it on, skillfully pulled up the hood, and ran into the rain.
"Ah, this is it!" Yoo Jae-suk clapped his hands. "Quick, quick, grab her!"
Lee Kwang-soo was exhausted: "Damn it, wanting to be a track and field athlete is just this Coldy girl's dream! What a load of rubbish!"
The detectives all came out again, and without time to grab umbrellas, they got soaked in the rain.
After wiping my eyes for a while, I looked outside. At the end of this narrow alley, there was a black car parked. There seemed to be someone in the back seat, and the car door was open in advance.
As soon as Jiang Tinghan got into the car, she escaped.
This path was their only chance.
It begins with raincoats and paths, and it also ends with raincoats and paths.
All the detectives were running wildly down the path, with Yoo Jae-suk saying as he ran, "Be careful."
Lee Kwang-soo yelled, "Ugh, how many times am I going to get soaked today?! It's always because of Coldy!"
Jiang Tinghan was already very close to the unlicensed taxi; once he got in, it would all be over.
But the next second, someone grabbed her raincoat sleeve.
Jiang Tinghan turned around and saw Wu Shixun's face.
He finally redeemed himself and caught up with her. Who would have thought that the girl who was so weak and frail that she needed help to sit up in the first ten minutes of the show would run so fast when the show was about to end that it would be difficult to catch up without her desperate efforts?
Wu Shixun's gaze was firm, and he said in a deep voice, "This time, I won't let you go again."
Jiang Tinghan: "Can't you be reasonable? Detective, I even went out of my way to wear an earring on my own ear and on that other person's ear to remind you who the murderer is. I also provided you with a lot of clues. Why can't you let me off the hook?"
On the surface, the wealthy businessman was killed by Cui Mingyu, and the sister was pushed by the housekeeper; neither of them did it themselves.
She's so innocent!
Wu Shixun: "But you're also connected to the murder case..."
"Sss—" The girl in front of him took out the spray again and sprayed it on his face. Then she deftly pulled her hand away, took off her raincoat, and got into the car.
"Bang!" The car door slammed shut.
Wu Sehun wiped the water off his face and glanced at the other person in the back seat. It was indeed the butler. He took one last chance to look at the driver and caught a glimpse of the driver's face in the rearview mirror.
He was immediately taken aback.
Several people arrived late and stomped their feet in frustration.
"Sigh, she still managed to escape." Yoo Jae-suk shook his head and sighed.
Lee Kwang-soo still refused to give up: "Let's go to the pier. There's no way we can set sail tonight in this weather. We can still catch her."
“It’s impossible. She can just take over Coldy’s identity and leave on a private cruise ship.”
Oh Sehun patted Yoo Jae-suk on the shoulder: "Hyung, the person in the back seat is the butler."
"Damn it, I knew it! We should have had someone keep an eye on her!" Yoo Jae-suk exclaimed, pounding his chest in frustration.
However, at that time, there were wolves in front and tigers behind. At first, the butler lured the tiger away from the mountain, but later Coldy used games to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Wu Shixun continued, "I saw the driver's face."
"It's Lee Jae-in."
One of the suspects, tenor Lee Jae-in, who had always had a low profile, finally came into the public eye.
Yoo Jae-suk: "Did we find out before that Lee Jae-in had some kind of grudge against the tycoon?"
Kim Se-jeong said, "He also admired Ms. Yoon So-ah and had been criticized by a wealthy businessman for his lack of ability. However, later a report was found saying that he was very grateful for the businessman's guidance, which made him work harder. His motive for murder was not strong."
Yoo Jae-suk clenched his fist: "Ah, that was when we didn't know the truth about Yoon So-ah's death. If Lee Jae-in knew that Yoon So-ah was killed by a wealthy businessman, he might very well have cooperated with Coldy and the others."
Park Min-young suddenly realized: "Ah, if Coldy unnie came back from the dock today, then the person who could have successfully gotten her into the car without any suspicion and then been kidnapped is very likely an acquaintance or friend of Father's."
Yoo Jae-suk: "So it wasn't just two people, it was three people. Ah... she had spies everywhere. She knew exactly what we did. Two of us could report to her where we were, which allowed her to successfully play hide-and-seek with us for so long."
Lee Kwang-soo clenched his fists twice: "I'm still really annoyed!"
Wu Shixun silently echoed, "Yes..."
It was so close, just a tiny bit more.
Yoo Jae-suk patted Oh Se-hun on the shoulder: "Kenchana, Se-hun, there will definitely be another chance to catch him next time."
They then began to review the situation.
Based on clues found in the stairwell room, they unraveled the mystery of Coldy's sister's origins, found recordings of her sister frequently beating and scolding the housekeeper, as well as the nearly used bandages and medicinal wine in the first-aid kit, and the hospital's injury assessment report.
Some of the injuries occurred outside of holidays, suggesting that the wealthy businessman, like his sister, may appear glamorous on the surface but secretly enjoy using violence.
So the two joined forces and invited Li Zai-ren, who also had a grudge against the wealthy businessman, to plan this case.
Cui Mingyu's body is still there, but Coldy's sister's body is gone. The rain washed away the bloodstains. They went to the police station the next day, and the police chief arrested Yin Jingyuan. However, since Coldy's sister's body could not be found, they could not arrest or convict anyone based solely on the bloodstains contaminated by the rain and the statement "Coldy is dead."
There seem to be many clues, but Coldy's sister was registered dead ten years ago, and no one can prove her existence. This is not a perfect crime, but it is not enough to close the chain of evidence.
Jiang Tinghan changed into a beautiful long dress, just like Yin Suya in her gorgeous attire at the celebration banquet years ago. She gently clinked glasses with Butler Jiang and smiled.
From today onwards, there will only be one Coldy in the world.
Afterwards, she will return to Hotwind Island and inherit the wealthy businessman's fortune openly and legitimately.
Let my sister's body sink to the bottom of the sea along with that big rock.
In the end, the detective team still believed that the wealthy businessman was killed by Cui Mingyu, even though they already knew there were two wounds on his head. They still thought that Cui Mingyu had lost control and hit him twice.
The scene begins to replay. At 9:15, Cui Mingyu takes action and kills the wealthy businessman in the audiovisual room. At 9:25, Coldy's sister enters the audiovisual room to finish him off. She is wearing a raincoat, and it seems that blood has been splattered directly onto her clothes. She then takes off the raincoat, folds it up, and stuffs it into her clothes before returning to the second floor of the theater and exiting through the fire escape and the back door.
This part is very risky, but everyone has already dispersed by this point, so the chance of being hit is not that high. After that, put on the raincoat, pretend that the wheelchair is stuck in the mud, let the rain wash away the bloodstains, and then anxiously call for help.
When the detective team first met her, she had just committed murder, but she calmly answered all of their questions as if nothing had happened.
The raincoat that was left behind was clearly evidence, but for some reason, the detective team didn't submit it.
The third episode of the fourth season of "The Culprit Is You" – "The Ocean Opera House Case".
The prisoner has successfully escaped!
[Ahhh, I never expected this ending! I also never imagined that the wealthy businessman was the one Coldy delivered the final blow.]
So the high heels were made by the housekeeper?
We overlooked a common-sense point: it's perfectly acceptable to leave the kitchen while the ribs are cooking; those few minutes are enough for the housekeeper to put on her high heels.
[Because Coldy confidently stated that it would take fifteen to twenty minutes, everyone assumed that the butler would spend those fifteen to twenty minutes at the pork ribs grill, and Coldy had led him astray again TT TT]
While Coldy lured the detective team away to play games, Lee Jae-in and the butler moved the body into the car and waited for Coldy. The three of them then made their escape.
So tonight it's not just one person who's busy, it's three people who are busy, but Corpse Brother Cui Mingyu is also very busy.
[This is all so confusing, I don't understand it, but I know Coldy is really good.]
[I'm dying of laughter! What does unnie carry around all the time? Is that some kind of hydrating spray?]
Poor Wu Sehun, he must be so frustrated not being able to catch the criminal.
[They really escaped! Will they make a comeback like Yoo Yeon-seok in the first season?]
[I'm still amazed; they took down all their enemies in just one night!]
[The detective team must be traumatized by now, lol. Was not handing over the raincoat their last act of kindness?]
[After all, it must be heartbreaking to see the past of her sister being imprisoned for so many years. She's so energetic and can run and jump, yet she couldn't step out of her house for so many years.]
Fortunately, I bravely resisted and have a bright future.
[Coldy's physical strength and intelligence were both on full display in this episode; she's simply my perfect wife.]
[There are so many gangs! A new criminal organization is rising in popularity.]
[Since she was able to kidnap her sister, her sister's identity information must be with her, right? Leaving Hot Wind Island would allow her to truly live as Coldy, not only killing her enemies but also gaining freedom.]
[So good! I love watching Coldy strategize like this!]
[Ahhh, I really hope there's more to come! I'll keep waiting!]
[Please bring it back! Please bring it back! QAQ——]
After watching the variety show, Kwon Ji-yong, very maturely, only sent Jiang Tinghan a message: "[You've been caught in so much rain, don't get sick]".
Anyway, he was very satisfied with the ending.
The variety show had only been airing for a few days when August 18th arrived.
Kwon Ji-yong and Jiang Tinghan can finally meet in secret!
Kwon Ji-yong didn't tell Jiang Tinghan the location, but only sent her a coded message.
Let's travel through time and space to find our eighth scene under those ancient eaves covered with black tiles.
Jiang Tinghan: "?"
Whose riddle-solving boyfriend is he?
The ancient eaves of the black tiled roofs should refer to traditional Hanok houses. The eighth view is the famous "Eight Views of Bukchon", so it is Bukchon Hanok Village, which can be matched even when traveling through time.
But... Oppa, you're addicted too? Want to be on "Busted!"?
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Author's Note: I spent the whole day reading "The Culprit Is You," it was really funny.
The fourth season features Xiaohan (Minor Cold) alone; the fifth season brings her husband along.
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