Law enforcement officer: "But after the crane inspection was completed, you were the only one who stayed next to the crane alone."
"I've worked there, but I've never operated a crane."
At this point, the interrogation seemed to have reached a stalemate, because it was impossible to commit a crime in five minutes.
It was around 10 o'clock. Everyone was on the upper shell of the ellipsoid. It was an extremely hot day. Although the temperature was slightly lower in the crevice, it was still quite high, around 40°C.
Grandpa Lu was about to order that everyone related to the case be detained and taken to the elliptical.
Bai Shuang said, "Let me ask."
She looked at the first person and asked, "When you're guarding the crane, do you sit or stand?"
"Sit down."
Which direction are you facing?
He pointed to where he was sitting, with his back to the crane, facing the opposite direction.
"Wasn't there a group of people doing construction nearby at the time, making a lot of noise?"
"Yes."
"I suspect the murderer is not between these two people, but a third person, and the second person is an accomplice."
The second person: "You're talking nonsense!"
Bai Shuang ignored him and continued to tell everyone her guesses.
"Five minutes isn't enough to commit a crime, but it can help a third person escape the scene."
While you were sitting with your backs to the crane, the third person was already committing the crime.
At that time, the loud noises around him completely drowned out the sound of him loosening the screws.
If I'm not mistaken, the time he committed the crime was precisely the time he asked you to open the bottle cap.
He did this to distract you and prevent you from discovering the person behind him.
The bottle cap must have had something coated on the inside beforehand, making it impossible to open.
After the third person loosened the screws, he should have hidden inside that metal frame.
At this point, he discovered that the third person had already finished committing the crime, so he asked you to get the pliers so that the other person could escape.
When you came back, the bottle of water he showed you, already opened, wasn't the original one; it had been replaced.
"You're talking nonsense, you're making things up."
Whether it's fabricated or not, the answer will soon be revealed.
After saying that, Bai Shuang took out a pill from her bag and handed it to the law enforcement officer, saying, "Give this to him."
The staff member next to him took the medicine and grabbed him.
“I told you, I told you everything, please don’t give me medicine.”
The second person was shouting, and a puddle of water flowed down below.
Although he didn't know what kind of medicine it was, he knew it couldn't be a good one. If he was in unbearable pain all over his body, he might as well tell the whole story and die a quick and painless death.
The law enforcement officer looked at Bai Shuang, and seeing that she nodded, he released her.
"Speak."
"Someone who knew I was assigned by my boss to guard the crane transferred 2,000 points to me and asked me to help cover for him."
He said he just wanted to steal some fuel from the crane, and that it was all my fault for being greedy and helping him.
If I had known they were planning to loosen the screws and harm people, I would never have agreed to it, even if you killed me.
Law enforcement officer: "What's that person's name? What does he look like?"
"I don't know his name. He was wearing a mask, and he was about 1.75 meters tall and very thin..."
The law enforcement officers carefully noted down his description, then looked at Mr. Lu.
Old Master Lu looked at Bai Shuang: "Girl, is there any need to keep them here?"
"Kill them."
Bai Shuang's expression was calm, as if she were talking about eating and drinking today.
But the people around were in an uproar. The commander actually asked a girl for her opinion!
Even if we were to discuss it, we should ask the Army Commander.
Old Lu nodded to the law enforcement officers. Two shots rang out, and the two men fell into pools of blood, ending their lives.
The retrial also failed to yield any results, partly because the perpetrators were allowed to commit crimes for money.
The other one was merely negligent in his duties, which wouldn't normally warrant the death penalty, but he was still derelict in his responsibilities.
First he sat with his back to the crane, then he shakily left, almost causing the deaths of 10 important people. He deserves to die.
As for the one who escaped, the fact that he was able to get onto the crane so quickly after the inspection must mean he was from the construction team.
If I'm not mistaken, this person is likely a pawn bought off by someone else. The mastermind behind it wouldn't easily take action themselves.
Lu Yu said to his bodyguards, "Have someone keep an eye on every member of the construction team."
Grandpa Lu: "You shouldn't go out today. Wait until the Heavenly Ladder is finished before you go."
The group followed Grandpa Lu back, and Lu Yu quietly asked Bai Shuang, "Were those two people really found by the snow leopard?"
Bai Shuang glanced to the side and had already distanced herself from the others.
"Of course not. The screws were full of the smell of lubricant. The murderer didn't leave any clothes or anything, so how could the snow leopard smell it?"
It was just a scam.
Back inside the ellipse, Bai Shuang felt very weak.
Braving the scorching heat and the constant danger of falling into a crevice, they helped everyone find a suitable place for a new base, only to find that someone there was plotting to harm them.
"Grandpa, let's not be this damn leader anymore, let's not bother with these people anymore."
Let's go find a quiet place where the few of us can live together.
Old Lu chuckled and said, "You Bai family members aren't going to care anymore? And Lu Yu's army isn't going to care either?"
"Never mind, everyone has their own destiny and relies on their own abilities. I'm not going to carry all the burdens on my own shoulders."
Grandpa Lu nodded. "But in these times of crisis, is there a quiet place to retreat to?"
Bai Shuang recalled the flash floods and hurricanes that occurred during the extreme heat, as well as the recent super earthquake and tsunami, and then she remembered the time when Uncle Li and his group almost starved to death in the life pod.
"It seems not."
Even if you have your own space, there are time restrictions, so it can only be a temporary shelter and you can't live there for a long time.
In a sense, the base protected its peace twice, and the sphere is the crystallization of collective strength.
Mr. Lu: "In the face of major events and disasters, the more concentrated the strength, the greater the advantage."
Most survivors will stand on the side of justice.
As for the few bad people, although they exist everywhere, they are like rats in the dark, unable to see the light, and are nothing to fear.
If we leave, it's tantamount to retreating. Being afraid of them will play right into their hands. Are you willing to do that?
"I understand now. We are the stronger ones, so why should we retreat?"
"Go back and get some rest. We'll find a new place to rest tomorrow morning."
On the way back, Bai Shuang told Bai Jiu, Xiao Wang, and Xiao Liu to go back first, while she and Lu Yu took the snow leopard and the big box to Uncle Li's house.
"Shuangshuang, I was just about to go to your house. What exactly happened today?"
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