“The first one,” Shang Yechu read, “is that Master Mei’s full name is Mei Zhenbang.”
“Let’s just pass on this kind of thing that everyone knows,” Fatty Zhang laughed. “Hurry up and see which clue can prove my innocence, and untie these two rubber bands for me.”
Shang Yechu blinked twice and switched to the next card:
"He made his fortune by hoarding and speculating during times of national crisis and was involved in the arms trade. Later, he participated in currency reform, making money from both legal tender and silver, and accumulating a large fortune."
Wu Jianing hesitated for a moment, then nudged Lin Hao. Lin Hao lowered his head and remained silent.
Lin Hao's character is a top student, so there are some questions he can't easily ask, otherwise it would shatter the fans' illusions. Seeing this, Shang Yechu recalled the glorious deeds of the Nationalist government she had read about in a book when she played Li Yiming, and added: "Legal currency was the money issued in that era. It forced ordinary people to exchange their silver for legal currency according to regulations, for example, one silver dollar for one unit of legal currency; in reality, once the printing press started, they could print as much legal currency as they wanted, essentially exchanging waste paper for the silver in the hands of ordinary people. In short, Master Mei was a very immoral person."
“That’s no surprise,” Huang Feizhang shrugged. “He deserves to die!”
Shang Yechu nodded slightly and turned to the next page:
"Master Mei has connections with high-ranking military and political officials of the National Government, and prominent figures in the business world are also his guests. The Mei Mansion is frequently visited by dignitaries and important figures... Master Mei has access to many things, such as business guild ledgers, records of interactions with political figures, records of embezzlement and bribery, and lists of supplies."
Upon reading this, Shang Yechu paused and reminded him, "We've already searched, and these things aren't in Master Mei's room."
Gu Wenhua pondered for a moment and said, "I remember that after Master Mei died, someone went to his room and ransacked it, as if looking for something. The scene of his death was also messy, as if someone had searched it. Could it be that they were looking for these confidential records?"
Shang Yechu gave him an approving glance: "Not bad, Director Gu. If you hadn't said anything, I would have thought you were the murderer."
Seeing this, Zhuang Sheng interjected, "So the murderer is the person threatened by these secrets? Madam Mei died because someone went to Master Mei's room a second time to search for these records, and ended up running into Madam Mei, who was forging the will..."
Fatty Zhang clicked his tongue twice: "Records of interactions between high-ranking military and political officials, isn't this a spy manual?"
Mei Yaohong clapped her hands and laughed, "Good, good, good! Xiao Ye feels a sense of warmth, like coming home!"
“This angel,” Huang Feizhang reminded him, “once you’re registered as a spirit, you shouldn’t interfere in human affairs.”
The group chimed in, drawing Shang Yechu's attention away again. Unlike his praise of Zhuang Sheng to Gu Wenhua, Shang Yechu waved his hand and begged for mercy, saying, "Spare me, I really am a reporter this time. Next lead: Hey, this time it's good news, the New Party is about to storm the old city where the Mei family is located!"
Zhuang Sheng's cheek muscles bulged.
"Next up is this: Dr. Wu's favorite thing to do is to watch the moon with the frail young master."
As soon as Shang Yechu finished reading this sentence, everyone's faces immediately showed a gossipy expression. Mei Yaohong even teased, "It's perfect timing that I'm going up too. Why don't I be your matchmaker from heaven!"
In "The Legend of Happiness Street," Lin Hao's portrayal of Lin Tiancai and Wu Jianing's portrayal of Wu Yue sparked a lot of chemistry, making them a popular on-screen couple. Qingping Entertainment intentionally promoted a real-life pairing of the two to build hype for a second season. Everyone tacitly understood this and often joined in the teasing.
"Zhuang Sheng admires the New Party and seems to have a lot of contact with people from the New Party."
"Mr. Mei and Dr. Wu often meet in private to have private conversations..."
Shang Yechu has collected many clues, but the more clues he has, the more shrouded in mystery he becomes.
Lin Hao was frail and sickly, and was not favored by Master Mei, and had a bad relationship with his father.
Chef Zhang's room contained many poisonous drugs, but some of them were so expensive that a cook like him couldn't afford them.
Several pieces of gold jewelry were found in Zhang Pangzi's room. They were women's style, and Wu Jianing and Lin Hao immediately recognized them as Madam Mei's jewelry.
This greatly increases the likelihood that Madam Mei murdered her husband. But the problem is, Madam Mei is already dead!
What made Shang Yechu even more dizzy was that, in order to fit the detective persona, she sprinkled fine ash on the door of each guest's room and got up early to check on the ash.
As a result, apart from Zhang Pangzi who was tied up and Gu Wenhua who lived next door to Shang Yechu, Wu Jianing, Lin Hao, Zhuang Sheng, Huang Feizhang, Mei Yaohong, and the dust in front of the door were all trampled on.
Shang Yechu really wanted to ask these people, "Aren't you going out to enjoy the snow so late at night?"
Left with no other choice, Shang Yechu, posing as a detective, conducted surprise interrogations of the people who had left the house in batches. Lin Hao and Wu Jianing gave the same answer: they were having an affair and had gone out for a secret rendezvous that night. Zhuang Sheng and Huang Feizhang also gave the same answer: they were hungry and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
The most absurd thing is that Shang Yechu searched the kitchen and actually found fine ash! This means Huang Feizhang and Zhuang Sheng might not have been lying...
Lin Hao and his stepmother have a strained relationship, so it seems quite possible that he could kill her while Madam Mei is forging the will. Furthermore, given Lin Hao's relationship with Wu Jianing in the script, it's not impossible that she helps him cover up his lie.
While Zhuang Sheng might not have killed his own mother, he was connected to the New Party. Perhaps, while searching for secrets in the dark, he mistook Mei Yaohong for a thief or a spy and accidentally shot her.
And Huang Feizhang, a rickshaw driver who had never been inside the house before, how could he find the Mei family's kitchen so easily?
The only suspect who can be ruled out is Wu Jianing. The bullet trajectory of Mei Yaohong's gun was downward, meaning the killer was definitely taller than Madam Mei. Wu Jianing is half a head shorter than Mei Yaohong, so it's impossible for her to jump up and fire the gun.
Who is the murderer?
Shang Yechu suddenly recalled Huang Feizhang's strange attitude when the eight of them were discussing the clues together.
Huang Feizhang is a carefree and somewhat dim-witted member of the Xingfu Street team. However, he didn't laugh when he saw Mei Yaohong's comical behavior today; when Mei Yaohong made a spy-themed joke, he even tried to stop her from speaking.
If he was sent by a high-ranking official of the Nationalist government, and his mission was to find classified records, that seems plausible...
The suspect in Master Mei's death is almost obvious, but the suspect in Madam Mei's death has grown even more!
Regardless, Huang Feizhang was the prime suspect. Shang Yechu simply had Lin Hao, Huang Feizhang, Zhuang Sheng, and Gu Wenhua sleep together, while he and Wu Jianing shared a room to keep an eye on both groups of suspects.
Day three.
Wu Jianing is dead.
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