Chapter 257: Hunting the Murderer
Pei Qinyue thought for a moment, then looked at Xia Lili seriously with his amber eyes. "I'll put on a wig and a mask, sit on a stool on that terrace you mentioned, and then wear an exaggerated puffy skirt to cover myself up, and wrap myself in a blanket. It shouldn't be noticeable, right?"
"Besides, I have thin muscles, so I won't look very strong in a dress."
"I'm a fashion designer myself, and no one knows how to dress better than me."
Xia Lili looked hesitant.
"So many things happened on this cruise, and you were the one who solved them all. I already feel guilty enough."
Pei Qinyue scratched his head. "Besides, you're over 160cm tall. You'll have to wear high heels. Dodging drones in high heels is going to be a real hassle. What if you get bumped into something?"
"I have thick skin and tough muscles. My father used to beat me with a belt every day since I was a child."
"Since you can calculate your own life and death, you can also calculate mine. I'm going to go on stage later. Why don't you calculate for me whether I will die or not?"
Pei Qinyue actually discovered that what Xia Lili said could only calculate the life and death situation, but if it was not an injury that affected life, could Xia Lili calculate it?
He didn't want Xia Lili to get hurt. He already owed Xia Lili enough.
Xia Lili, who had been skeptical, finally gave in. "Then try wearing women's clothes first. If it doesn't look right, forget it."
Pei Qinyue snapped his fingers: "Just wait."
Pei Qinyue called his assistant and asked him to deliver a lot of things, a whole big box.
After everything was delivered, Pei Qinyue said to Xia Lili, "I'm going to change my clothes. You can't peek."
Xia Lili rolled her eyes: "Who cares!"
Behind him came the sound of Pei Qinyue changing clothes.
Then came the sound of tinkering with various bottles and jars.
Xia Lili looked at her phone anxiously for the Nth time. The time had already reached 22:05.
She tapped the ground with the tip of her shoe anxiously: "Pei Qinyue! Are you embroidering your own wedding dress? The mask party starts at 11 o'clock!"
"Why rush? Beauty takes time~" Someone's leisurely humming could be heard from behind the dressing curtain.
With a "swish", the locker room curtain was suddenly pulled open.
Xia Lili's pupils suddenly dilated and her cell phone fell to the carpet with a "click".
The "beauty" standing in front of her was wearing a champagne-colored puffy skirt, and the layers of tulle rippled as she turned around.
The mixed-race facial features faintly visible between the long chestnut curly hair are incredibly delicate.
The carefully drawn brows, the deep eye sockets smudged with rose gold eyeshadow, and the peach-colored lip gloss with a watery glow.
"How is it?" The diamond hairpin on Pei Qinyue's wig sparkled in the light. "Even the Adam's apple is covered with the clavicle chain."
Xia Lili gasped: "This is a mixed-blood Barbie Benbi!"
Pei Qinyue turned around proudly, and suddenly there was a "pop" sound.
They both lowered their heads at the same time - only to see a pair of blue flip-flops revealed under the puffy skirt, and the strap on the right foot had broken into two pieces.
“…”
“…”
She took back her words about being a mixed-race Barbie, and she was still essentially a 186cm tall man.
The corners of Xia Lili's mouth began to twitch wildly: "So, so in this hour you..."
Pei Qinyue calmly kicked the broken flip-flop aside: "The details are not important."
"I'll ask my assistant to bring a new pair of slippers."
After he said that, he curled up on the sofa and put on a peacock feather mask. After he sat down, he curled his legs into his puffy skirt. At first glance, there was really no clue.
Seeing the look on "Princess Barbie's face," Xia Lili smiled and said, "Wait for my news here. I'm going to go get those Phoenix-Rock-Wooden-Tong earrings from Ms. Lu."
Xia Lili's eyes quickly searched the banquet hall full of elegantly dressed people, and finally locked onto Ms. Lu who was chatting with someone next to the champagne tower.
She stepped forward quickly and was about to speak——
"Ah, nice to meet you."
Ms. Lu gracefully pulled a check from her purse and handed it over with a smile, "Please pass it to Miss Pei. I'll buy these emerald earrings."
She gently stroked the sparkling jewel on her earlobe and said, "This shade of green will perfectly match the costume I've carefully prepared for the masked ball later."
Xia Lili's heart suddenly tightened, and her fingertips unconsciously pinched into her palms.
She had to stop Ms. Lu from wearing the death earrings without alerting the enemy.
"Ms. Lu," she suddenly smiled apologetically, her voice low, "I'm so sorry... These earrings are actually new and were just taken out. According to regulations, they must be returned to the maintenance room after wearing them for two hours."
Xia Lili pointed to the earring setting and said, "Look at the emerald claw setting. Wearing it for a long time will affect the metal color... We need to do another maintenance treatment.
Seeing Ms. Lu's hesitation, Xia Lili took the opportunity to lean in and whisper, "Next week, I'll personally deliver the well-maintained earrings to your house, along with our latest jewelry catalog."
Ms. Lu reluctantly took off her earrings, her fingertips lingering over the gemstones: "Then...you must remember to send it back."
"Sure." When Xia Lili took the earrings, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.
"Huh~ I finally got it."
At this time, the deputy director of security suddenly called Xia Lili.
"Director Xia! We're following Mr. Guo Zekai, the man you told us to keep an eye on... He entered the fire escape on the third floor of the hotel with a woman."
Xia Lili's eyes widened immediately. She didn't expect there was such explosive gossip.
The deputy director's voice hesitated, "Guo Zekai and that lady seemed very close, but... as far as we know, Guo Zekai's wife is Ms. Zhou Ruoxing, the daughter of a real estate tycoon..."
"The woman who was taken into the fire escape is the hostess we invited for this fashion dinner. Her name is Lin Fang and she is a model."
Xia Lili pressed on: "Do they look familiar? Did they just meet and were attracted to each other, or..."
The deputy director replied, "They look familiar with each other. They seemed to have agreed in advance to meet here at the fire escape."
This... Xia Lili took a look at the employee information list sent by the concierge department.
The resume of concierge Lin Fang shows that she often works as a model in Haicheng.
Guo Zekai’s office building is in Haicheng.
Xia Lili suddenly thought of the post Zhou Ruoxing had posted on her Moments: [I'm in a really good mood today, so beautiful~ [sun] I'm going to meet an "old friend" later, I hope he'll be happy to see me too [smile]]
This copy didn't seem like anything special at the time, but considering the current situation, it seems a bit weird and carries a sense of hidden murderous intent.
Considering that Zhou Ruoxing tried his best to conceal his flight itinerary and pretended that his check-in location was in Haicheng.
Guo Zekai attended this kind of entertaining mask party for the first time.
Could it be that Zhou Ruoxing knew that Guo Zekai was having an affair and was taking advantage of the fashion dinner to meet with his mistress, so she concealed her itinerary and prepared to come to Emerald Bay to catch him in the affair?
Thinking about it this way, it makes sense for Zhou Ruoxing to do this.
I just came to catch someone cheating, so why was I targeted by the killer?
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