Chapter 258 Impulsive Trap
Xia Lili looked at Lin Fang's height information on the phone. Lin Fang was a print model and was 171 cm tall. This height was very close to the masked woman she saw in her hallucination who complained about the killer killing the wrong person.
The masked woman in the hallucination was estimated to be about 1.68 meters tall, with blonde hair, a fox mask, and a blue princess dress.
She instructed the deputy director of security: "Send two more people to keep a close eye on Lin Fang."
--"yes!"
Xia Lili looked at her watch to see the time. Time passed by minute by minute, but Zhou Ruoxing was still nowhere to be found.
She was really afraid that the murderer would find Zhou Ruoxing first and kill her.
As the party was approaching, Xia Lili received a call from Qin Chaoyang.
"Officer Xia, I'm now wearing the clothes you provided."
"I was wearing a silver glitter mask and a tactical uniform, on the ground behind the hotel."
Qin Chaoyang was setting up a drone remote-controlled reconnaissance device in the hotel's grass while speaking on the phone.
Xia Lili felt relieved when she heard that Qin Chaoyang was already in place.
Soon it was 10:50 pm.
Guests have already arrived at the banquet hall.
Xia Lili also followed Pei Qinyue, who was dressed as a woman, to the terrace.
Xia Lili had placed a gorgeous armchair at the location where Ms. Lu was attacked by the drone, according to the position where Ms. Lu was standing in the illusion.
Pei Qinyue was holding up her princess dress at this time, and she sat down gracefully on the chair with a reclining back, leaning lazily against the backrest with her legs curled up in her skirt.
He also had an exquisite little handbag on his right hand, which contained a walkie-talkie, allowing him to clearly hear Xia Lili's instructions.
"Look at my posture."
Xia Lili looked at the enchanting Pei Qinyue: "...very beautiful, very good in the film."
Pei Qinyue received Xia Lili's praise and shook the champagne glass in his hand with satisfaction.
Xia Lili: ...It seems like this guy has gotten into the role.
Just then, the intercom on her chest rang.
The deputy director of security's voice came over the intercom: "Director Xia, we've found the masked guest in the blue dress you described!"
"It's Lin Fang that you asked us to keep an eye on!"
Xia Lili narrowed her eyes immediately. This clue was very crucial.
Lin Fang was one of the people who knew about the murder.
With Lin Fang's shallow social connections, it is unlikely to find a killer.
Then Guo Zekai, who had something to do with Lin Fang, was most likely his accomplice.
As for why Zhou Ruoxing was killed, the answer is already obvious. It was nothing more than the huge inheritance left by Zhou Ruoxing's death, and Guo Zekai, as his spouse, had the legal right of inheritance.
When Xia Lili thought of this, she suddenly shuddered and felt a chill on her back.
So, Guo Zekai knew that Zhou Ruoxing secretly came to Emerald Island?
And the killer had already been arranged, which meant that Guo Zekai knew long in advance that Zhou Ruoxing was going to come to Emerald Island to catch her cheating.
The more Xia Lili thought about it, the more horrified she felt.
She even speculated that the news of Guo Zekai's secret meeting with Lin Fang might have been arranged by her to be known to Zhou Ruoxing!
Otherwise, there is no way to explain this carefully planned assassination.
Guo Zekai also knew what accessories Zhou Ruoxing would wear, but he didn't know what clothes Zhou Ruoxing would wear.
Xia Lili quickly reported this discovery to Li Qihan.
Li Qihan understood, and he provided information to support Xia Lili's guess.
Zhou Ruoxing traveled light this time to Emerald Island, bringing only a small carry-on suitcase. She also asked the crew to put a pair of jewelry in the safe.
"Guo Zekai knew very well that Zhou Ruoxing was wearing the pair of Feiyu gilded earrings."
Li Qihan's deep voice came through the phone, slightly hoarse like an electric current: "There are only two possible channels for the information leak - the crew, or Zhou Ruoxing and Guo Zekai's accomplice."
His voice was calm and controlled, yet there was a hint of tension: "I will continue to pursue this line."
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone for two seconds.
"Your side..."
Li Qihan paused, his tone slowing down in a rare moment, "Don't be too stressed."
Xia Lili held the phone in her hand, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised: "Captain Li, are you afraid that I can't handle it?"
She drawled out her tone, "Don't worry, I can do it even without you frowning and staring at me!"
On the other end of the phone, Li Qihan's low voice suddenly came: "Well, I believe you."
——Beep, beep, beep...
Before Xia Lili could recover, the call was abruptly cut off. She froze, clutching the phone, the man's deep voice still lingering in her ears.
"This person..." Xia Lili blinked.
The strange thing was that these five simple words were like a shot of adrenaline, inexplicably relaxing her tense nerves.
Xia Lili took a deep breath.
We have been through a lot of storms these past two days, and now we can get off work as soon as we catch this murderer!
As the clock hands quietly passed 11 o'clock, the long bell echoed under the dome of the hotel.
Xia Lili unconsciously clutched the hem of her skirt, and her fingertips felt slightly cold.
The mask party has begun.
The hotel's first-floor lobby has been completely transformed, with crystal chandeliers reflecting a halo of faint blue and dark red light.
Guests dressed in strange costumes and wearing various masks walked around.
The guy wearing vampire dentures was grinning at the light, his fangs reflecting a creepy cold light.
The clown in the corner grinned with his bloody mouth, and his laughter made people feel creepy in the dim light.
A few guys wrapped like mummies were holding champagne, and low laughter came from the gaps in their bandages, as if they had just crawled out of the pyramid and rushed to the party.
Xia Lili walked around, feeling horrified at the thought that a murder might really happen in such a weird party.
On the terrace, Pei Qinyue lazily reclined on a velvet lounge chair, her champagne-colored puffy skirt spread out, her long chestnut curly hair drooping over her shoulders. At first glance, she looked like a bored aristocratic lady.
But Xia Lili's gaze fell on the fingertips holding the phone - those slender fingers were trembling uncontrollably, and even the reflection on the screen was shaking slightly.
She sighed softly.
Sure enough... this guy is far from being as at ease as he appears to be.
Xia Lili leaned in the shadow of the second-floor terrace, the night breeze blowing through her hair.
She glanced at her watch—she had been squatting for thirty-seven minutes.
Suddenly, a high-frequency buzzing sound pierced the night sky.
She looked up suddenly and saw a black drone swooping down from the roof of the hotel like a hunting night owl, its wings glowing coldly in the moonlight.
"Officer Qin, the target appears!" She immediately pressed the microphone and whispered.
"Signal jammer activated." Qin Chaoyang's voice came with an electric noise. "As long as he dares to reconnect, we can—"
Before he could finish his words, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded from the intercom.
"Locked on!" Qin Chaoyang's voice suddenly rose. "The operator is 300 meters to the southeast."
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