Chapter 251 Solving the Case
The phone screen lit up, and in the photo, a young man in his early twenties was holding high the flag of the "Speed Mountaineering Association", his smile bright and dazzling in the sun.
"Rapid Mountaineering Association?"
Ji Xuehui frowned and muttered, "Aren't Lin Yue and the other four members of the 'Peak Mountaineering Association'? Could it be that any of them have ever joined this association?"
Xu Ying suddenly leaned closer to the screen and gently tapped the man's eyebrows with his fingertips. "Look, this man's facial features are about 70% similar to Lin Yue's!"
She looked up at Chen Su and asked, "Could this phone belong to Lin Yue?"
Chen Su rubbed his fingers lightly on the back of his phone. "I just tried searching for 'Speed Mountaineering Association', and the results showed that the association has been disbanded."
He frowned slightly. "Even stranger, all the related online articles show 404 results when I click on them—like they've been manually cleared."
"Someone is deliberately erasing the traces of this association..."
Xu Ying pondered, "Captain Ji, could you ask our colleagues from the Information Department to conduct a more in-depth investigation?"
Ji Xuehui immediately dialed the number.
Guan Lin suggested, "Let's go down the mountain first and use professional equipment to recover the phone data. The truth should be in there."
Before leaving, Xu Ying carefully reminded the mountain goat leader of precautions and promised to come to change the medicine in three days.
The snow ferret rubbed her boots reluctantly: "Don't forget our promise, see you on the variety show!"
Xu Ying said goodbye to the little animals.
When we returned to Xishan Police Station, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Guan Lin immediately sent the phone to the technical department.
Two hours later, a shocking report was presented to everyone.
"Confirmed to be Lin Yue's phone."
Guan Lin's voice was a little tense. "We recovered a text message that was not successfully sent."
The screen clearly displayed:
"The plan is complete, brother. I have avenged you."
Recipient: Lin Qian
A colleague from the Information Technology Department added, "Lin Qian is Lin Yue's younger brother. He died in a mountaineering accident five years ago. At the time, Lin Yue was overseas doing business and was unable to return in time to see his brother off."
Xu Ying and Chen Su looked at each other, and there was understanding in each other's eyes.
At this moment, an intern from the Information Department rushed in. "Captain Ji! We've contacted the families of the three deceased and confirmed they were all members of the 'Speed Mountaineering Association'!"
"From Luo Zhiqiang's wife, we learned the details of the accident five years ago..."
The intern flipped open his notebook and read, "The four people on the mountaineering team were the three victims of this case: two wealthy second-generation friends, Zhou Mo and Cheng Zeyan, and the mountain guide Luo Zhiqiang."
"And the fourth person is Lin Yue's younger brother, Lin Qian. While climbing the 'Ghost Sees Sorrow' Peak, they encountered a blizzard. According to survivors, Lin Qian returned to the camp alone to fetch supplies in order to save his exhausted teammates, but was caught in an avalanche..."
Ji Xuehui interrupted, "The official conclusion is an accident?"
"Yes. But Luo Zhiqiang's wife revealed..."
The intern lowered his voice, "There was actually a heated argument within the team at the time. Some advocated giving up the climb, while others insisted on continuing. Lin Qian was the only one who supported giving up, and he got into a heated argument with the others over it."
"Zhou Mo and Cheng Zeyan are both from wealthy second-generation families and have a better relationship. Mountain guide Luo Zhiqiang is also on their side."
Chen Su suddenly stood up: "Lin Yue doesn't believe this was an accident. He thinks his brother was murdered."
Everyone fell silent after hearing this. It was obvious that the facts were just as Chen Su said.
The Snow Mountain Murder Case in this episode is the revenge that Lin Yue carefully planned for his younger brother.
At noon the next day, the lights in the forensic laboratory stretched everyone's shadow very long.
The forensic identification results are out, making the case clearer and providing more evidence.
The forensic doctor pushed up his glasses and placed the X-ray film on the light box. He pointed his finger at the image of Lin Yue's stomach. "Here, you can clearly see the remains of an incompletely dissolved capsule. The other deceased had only liquid ethylene glycol in their bodies."
Xu Ying stared at the blurry shadow, as if he saw Lin Yue tilting his head back to swallow poison before his death.
Chen Su stood beside her, his stern profile sharp and angular under the blue light: "He left himself a way out?"
"No, it's a dead end."
The forensic doctor shook his head. "Tests showed the residue contained cyanide. The concentration of ethylene glycol in Lin Yue's body wasn't enough to kill him. It was this capsule that actually took his life."
Ji Xuehui slammed the notebook shut. "So it was murder-suicide?"
"To be more precise, it was a carefully planned execution ritual."
Chen Su's voice was as cold as ice. "He specifically asked Luo Zhiqiang, our guide back then, to be a witness."
As the medical examiner explained, the cruel truth gradually became clear: Lin Yue had lured Cheng Zeyan and Zhou Mo to the snowy mountains under the pretext of a mountaineering trip. He had prepared an energy drink laced with ethylene glycol and watched them gradually lose consciousness in the extreme cold.
When Luo Zhiqiang tried to escape, he chased him and delivered the final blow.
Finally, he knelt in the snow, between Cheng Zeyan and Zhou Mo——
He forced the two people he believed to be the murderers to kneel down in the direction of Ghost Peak, and at the same time felt guilty for not being by his brother's side to protect him.
In the afternoon, the technical department further searched Lin Yue’s mobile phone and retrieved an encrypted video.
In the video, Lin Yue calmly said to the camera: "Xiao Qian, they finally knelt in front of you and confessed their guilt."
His eyes were frighteningly gentle, "Brother will be with you soon."
After watching this video, everyone fell into silence.
"Let's close the case."
Ji Xuehui said softly, gently covering the photo of Lin Qian's body on Lin Yue's autopsy report.
In this way, two similar young faces finally met again in the file bag.
Everyone sighed for a long time.
Now, the four bodies, including the murderer, the victim and the evidence are all complete.
This means that tomorrow’s second episode of “Rules of Desert Survival” can be live-recorded normally!
When Xu Ying called to tell Director Shao the good news, Director Shao almost cried with excitement. He immediately kowtowed to Xu Ying on the other end of the phone. Xu Ying could even hear the sound of the kowtow.
"Director Shao, you're exaggerating. I'm just doing my best to help the police solve the case."
Director Shao's voice choked with sobs. "Thank you so much for solving the case so quickly. The second episode has over 10 million reservations online. Such high popularity was almost extinguished by this murder."
"Master Xu, this is the overwhelming wealth you have caught with your own strength!"
"Don't worry, the top management has already discussed giving you a higher share of the program's revenue."
Xu Ying couldn't help but ask secretly, "How many can there be?"
Director Shao smiled mysteriously: "A number even more exaggerated than a million."
Ten million?
After hearing this, Xu Ying was almost overwhelmed with happiness!
You can get tens of millions in profit just by recording a few days of variety shows. It’s really easy to make money in the entertainment industry!
Xu Ying was halfway through laughing when she suddenly remembered something important she hadn't asked: "Wait, Director Shao, are the celebrity guests this time the same ones or are there any newcomers?"
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